Новости за 11.08.2015

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A longtime manager of a railroad responsible for some fiery oil train crashes in North Dakota has been hired as an inspector for the state's new rail safety program. Karl Carson, a 23-year employee of BNSF Railway and a manager for the railroad since 2004, starts the $90,000-a-year state job next week conducting track and worker safety inspections. While North Dakota's Public Service Commission has touted its hiring of Carson to help supplement inspections by the Federal Railroad Administration... Читать дальше...

The Jets will turn to Ryan Fitzpatrick as their starting quarterback after Geno Smith suffered a broken jaw in a locker-room fight, and it’s possible they’ll keep Fitzpatrick under center even after Smith heals. Jets coach Todd Bowles said today that if Fitzpatrick plays well while Smith is out, Fitzpatrick could remain the starter. “I’m…

It's been a few months now, time that in the Cunningham household is best measured by the decreasing number of visits 9-year-old Kennedy Cunningham makes to the doctor.

Milwaukee reportedly to open season by hosting Knicks

Ever since the federal government mandated that health insurance cover birth control under the Affordable Care Act without cost-sharing--that is, no co-pay charges or deductibles--Catholic employers have been trying to undercut the requirement.

NEW YORK (AP) — Next year's Westminster Kennel Club show will showcase dogs on their very best behavior: It's adding an obedience competition.

There's something wonderfully ironic about the life-saving merger of insurance annuity giants Just Retirement and Partnership Assurance

Keira Knightley. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic) New mom Keira Knightley has learned to appreciate her body after realizing how “extraordinary” the journey to motherhood is. The star welcomed her first child with her musician husband James Righton in the spring, and the British actress is only now opening up about the arrival of the baby, who the couple named Edie. In her first interview since the birth, Knightley tells Elle magazine, “The love thing is astonishing. It’s a very primal, primal love. Читать дальше...

Sunday’s Hall of Fame game officially kicked off the start of the 2015 NFL preseason, but Week 1 of exhibition games will start at M&T Bank Stadium when the Baltimore Ravens host the New Orleans Saints. The Ravens bring back a core of players that had a chance to reach last year’s Super Bowl, while the Saints are hoping that a few new additions will help them improve upon what was a disappointing season.

CHICAGO - Barely 2 years old, Talia Pisano is getting tough treatment for kidney cancer that spread to her brain. She's also getting a chance at having babies of her own someday.

A television version of Nicholas Sparks’ romantic drama The Notebook is in the works at The CW network, EW reports! The official log line for the show is as follows: This series will follow the romantic journey of the two beloved central characters Noah and Allie, at the outset of their blossoming relationship as they [...]

Jordan Parkes scored twice as Ebbsfleet beat Maidstone in front of a record Gallagher Stadium crowd on Tuesday night.

Gillingham hit back with two late goals to beat Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday night.

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry said Tuesday he has decided to vote no on the proposed Iran nuclear deal.

NEW YORK - Among the big winners from last week's Republican presidential debates: Fox News Channel.

NEW YORK (AP) — Among the big winners from last week's Republican presidential debates: Fox News Channel.

If you’re the type of guy who spends his off time on or near the beach, I’m sure you’ve run into this problem: You’re way out in the water, and suddenly need to know the time. Instead of all resorting to the old “wading with your iPhone held aloft” trick (and risking splashes or worse), try you investing in a gorgeous dive watch. Unlike your traditional stainless steel or leather-band watches, the dive watch is not only chic, but fully functional while doing your water activities. Here are 11 dive watches that keep you on track... Читать дальше...

The airport of the Canadian capital Ottawa saw disruptions due to a taxi drivers’ strike.

The number of first responders to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City who have been diagnosed with cancer has reached 3,700.

Computer-security researchers found flaws in several mobile-money apps aimed at people in the developing world, suggest users could be exposed to fraud and theft.

Russia pressed its diplomatic offensive Tuesday in the Syrian crisis by hosting the Saudi foreign minister for talks that derailed over whether Syrian President Bashar Assad should have a role in the embattled country's postwar future.

Twenty inmates reportedly were injured in a crash involving an Arizona Department of Corrections bus.

Anthony Davis is absent from the 49ers locker room, but their former right tackle has had a notable social-media presence the past two days.