Osborne’s chance to be a real reformer
So far the UK chancellor has a mixed record and has often succumbed to a worrying urge to tinker
So far the UK chancellor has a mixed record and has often succumbed to a worrying urge to tinker
Ed Adamczyk
LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- Roads melted, train schedules were disrupted and emergency calls rose Wednesday as Britain endured its hottest July day on record.
A Columbus man was killed and a Tilden man injured in a fiery crash Tuesday on U.S. 81 near Pierce, the Nebraska State Patrol said.
Asia’s wealthy individual investors have loaded up on high-yield bonds in the past three years, including a large helping of debt from Chinese property firms that have been facing a weak housing market.
As the temperature goes up, men don't have to sacrifice comfort for style. Gilt's Andrew Powell talks to WSJ's Tanya Rivero about menswear summer dressing tips.
He has been making movies for almost twenty years now, and up until his 2011 film “Incendies,” Denis Villeneuve only ever made films in his native country of Canada. So perhaps it’s understandable that it took his first Hollywood production, 2013’s “Prisoners,” for the filmmaker to receive international acclaim. Since then, Villeneuve has been on a roll with last year’s “Enemy” and the upcoming “Sicario,” the latter receiving a wealth of positive buzz when it premiered at Cannes this past May. Villeneuve... Читать дальше...
At least 19 people including four women were killed and about 15 others injured on Wednesday when the private bus they were travelling in collided with a truck.
New York is getting an audience with all the big names.
Elizabeth Shim
HONG KONG, July 1 (UPI) -- A rally that marked the 18th anniversary of the Hong Kong handover was attended by tens of thousands who took issue with China's meddling with domestic politics.
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, also known as PREPA, reached a deal with creditors to make a $416 million payment
Kimora Lee Simmons, the former designer of Baby Phat, is a launching a grown-up luxury-priced fashion line for working women. WSJ's Christina Binkley discusses. Photo: Annie Tritt for The Wall Street Journal
RICHMOND, Virginia - Alanna Durkin, who has covered state government and politics for The Associated Press in Maine, has been named a reporter for the news cooperative in Richmond, Virginia.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania high school teacher awaiting trial on charges he had sex with a student and previously intimidated the girl by contacting her must remain jailed for again phoning and emailing the girl despite a court order, a judge ruled Wednesday. Defense attorney Randall Ricciuti argued that the new messages didn't contain anything intimidating, despite the latest witness intimidation charge police filed Tuesday. The email messages described in the new charge indicate Ruggieri referenced a favorite song of the girl... Читать дальше...
Having already signed former Canuck Brad Richardson.
Gov. Pete Ricketts is seeking qualified applicants for an open seat representing an Omaha district in the Legislature.
Most Americans reach for their phones first thing in the morning and fall asleep with them at night, according to a survey by Bank of America. BofA's head of digital banking Michelle Moore discusses. Photo: Getty
The hottest tickets in town Tuesday were those to gain admission to President Barack Obama’s speech today (Thursday) at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Airport staff and city officials gathered Tuesday morning to watch Mayor Merrill Sanford cut a red, white and blue ribbon stretch across the new runway. Construction crews removed three inches of old asphalt from the runway and laid down five inches of new asphalt. Federal money paid for almost $20 million of the project and the local match was split between the city and state.
PARIS - French President Francois Hollande says authorities remain concerned about the American-owned gas plant attack last week by a man with links to Islamic extremists in Syria.
Brooks Hays
ZURICH, Switzerland, July 1 (UPI) -- A team of astronomers in Switzerland have discovered a young gas giant still in the early stages of formation.
A report by ComScore finds that the online travel industry performance in the first quarter of 2015 is bright.
Cozymeal is seeking to carve out its own niche by offering cooking classes in the homes of professional chefs.
HMRC announces cull of eligible schemes for transferring savings overseas
Internet satellites, virtual reality, even real working AI: It all pales in comparison to the future that Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has in mind.In a Q&A session with site users on Tuesday, the 31-year-old said he envisions a world where people — presumably Facebook users — don’t need these types of communication intermediaries. Instead, they’ll communicate brain-to-brain, using telepathy.Read full article >>