Новости за 29.12.2018

How the surge of migrant families is putting the Border Patrol to the test, a look back at the year in movies and the gift that keeps on re-gifting for college bowl teams.

Birmingham, Ala., where youth unemployment remains high, is seeking German companies to bring job apprenticeship programs to the U.S. as an alternative to a four-year college education.

For three decades scientist Peter Doran has collected environmental data in Antarctica. This year he is leading a project that uses aerial sensors to probe beneath the surface of vast glaciers. Photo and video: Alexander Hotz/The Wall Street Journal

Chains that invested to improve stores and boost their e-commerce businesses were rewarded in 2018 as a surging economy lifted consumer confidence and spending.

The goal of retraining programs was to help displaced workers gain skills in new industries. But multiple studies have shown that many workers leave the program earning less than they did at their old jobs.

Smaller, ultraefficient long-range airliners are overtaking the once celebrated giant of the sky. It is a mixed blessing for passengers, who can pick from more direct flights, but often end up in crammed planes offering fewer perks.

Saudi officials arrested a partner at consulting giant McKinsey in 2017 and have been holding him in detention since, people familiar with the matter say. In recent months, he has been beaten, two people said.

Growth-friendly states gain population, and it isn’t just the weather.

Edward Lampert’s ESL Investments moved forward with an offer to save Sears stores on Friday, but the retailer’s survival isn’t guaranteed.

Tesla named two new independent directors including Oracle’s Larry Ellison, a public booster of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, as the board has been under pressure to increase oversight of its outspoken founder.

Congress passes legislation to hold lawmakers accountable.

The U.S. is looking to enlist Brazil’s newly elected right-leaning president in its trade battle with China and its efforts to isolate Venezuela’s leftist government.

Despite vigorous efforts to court customers who would otherwise have shopped at the shuttered retailer, the toy industry appears to have largely missed out on the holiday spending spree during that critical time of year.

After his World War II service, Richard Overton never stopped serving his community.

Thirty years ago, crime was out of control. Then came ‘broken windows’ policing. Are politicians forgetting its lessons?

His Categorical Imperative steers us away from both selfish and zealously idealistic behavior.

A school won’t be named after Fred Yamamoto because of an unfortunate coincidence of surnames.

Don’t be surprised if Kevin Spacey makes a comeback or if the notion of a ‘Netflix Killer’ fades out.

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating what its chairman called a “completely unacceptable” nationwide service outage at telecommunications company CenturyLink, which disrupted 911 call operations and temporarily shut down businesses and government facilities.

The number of U.S. existing homes going under contract declined in November, signaling home sales may remain in a slump in the coming months.

The former mayor would be a welcome addition to the Democratic race.

A federal judge has blocked the federal government from cutting drug subsidies to certain hospitals, a decision that could restore hundreds of millions of dollars in lost payments.

A gene-editing trial in China lost touch with cancer patients whose DNA was altered, alarming some Western scientists who say subjects should be monitored for many years.

White House officials are trying to arrange a meeting between President Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, but a sit-down could pose serious risks to the Fed’s perceived independence.

A bomb attack on a sightseeing bus near Egypt’s famed pyramids killed at least four people and wounded 12 others, as attackers struck a target near the heart of the country’s struggling tourist industry.