Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms added oil rigs for a fourth straight week, according to data that highlights how a period of stable prices earlier this summer lulled some drillers into stepping up spending just before a second oil market slump.
A Palestinian detainee who has been on a hunger strike for 60 days slipped into unconsciousness on Friday and was being treated in the intensive care unit at an Israeli hospital.
Authorities want to talk to a man who donned a fairly realistic bear costume - head and all - and wore it when harassing a mother bear and two cubs trying to feed on pink salmon in an Alaska river.
New York City police say they found a loaded gun inside a hollowed-out lockbox that resembles the Bible during a traffic stop.
A Pennsylvania borough is putting the brakes on a disgruntled handyman's attempt at paying his $25 parking fine with 50 rolls of pennies.
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. hip-hop mogul Dr Dre topped the British album chart on Friday with "Compton", his first record in 16 years, while "Marvin Gaye," U.S singer Charlie Puth's collaboration with Meghan Trainor, climbed 89 places to become the highest-selling single.
The White House just dropped President Barack Obama's Summer Playlist on Spotify, the popular streaming service. The release features tracks handpicked by the president on two separate night and daytime playlists.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered an overhaul of the judiciary after the country's most influential Shi'ite Muslim cleric singled it out as one of the most important priorities of a new campaign against corruption.
Parents are hitting the snooze button when it comes to stocking up on school supplies, working with smaller budgets and using up last year's leftovers. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Parents are hitting the snooze button when it comes to stocking up on school supplies, working with smaller budgets and using up last year's leftovers. Bobbi Rebell reports.
North Korea now has its own time zone.
China said Japan should make a “sincere apology” for its World War II aggression on Friday, hours after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated Tokyo’s past expressions of “deep remorse” over the conflict. China’s foreign ministry made the demand in a statement posted on its website, Beijing’s first official reaction to Abe’s remarks on […]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Attendees at opening night screenings of rap biopic "Straight Outta Compton" in Southern California dismissed concerns about the film triggering violence amid heightened racial tension across the nation, although theaters stepped up the security presence.
Police are placing the blame for a fatal crash on the man who died.
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A man and a woman were found dead early Friday morning in the street outside a Ridgeville night club.
“It’s 10 minutes past eight on 14 September 2015, and you’re listening to Today with me, John Humphrys, and Mishal Husain.
An open house for “The Art Alliance Instructor’s Show” will give prospective students a chance to talk with instructors and see their work. The event also features demonstrations and refreshments,
Читать дальше...Department of Public Safety officers worked roughly $80,000 in overtime in the month following the massacre at "Mother Emanuel" AME Church to provide security at the victims' funerals and the Statehouse.
Hepatic encephalopathy constitutes a spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities, beginning with subtle psychomotor changes and progressing to confusion with asterixis, somnolence, and then coma, arising in patients with impaired liver function. In this podcast, Tim Cross, a consultant hepatologist from the Royal Liverpool University Hospital,...
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (Reuters) - If hearing Barack Obama break into song hasn't satisfied your presidential music needs, you can now listen to his playlists on Spotify.
A commercial jet flying from Guernsey to Gatwick which required a repair after being struck by lightning is to re-enter the air, after passengers complained of lengthy delays.
PARIS, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Flyhalf Francois Trinh-Duc will start his first international match in more than two years when France play their 100th test against England at Twickenham on Saturday, the first of their three warm-up matches before next month's World Cup.
The choker can be a tricky accessory to pull off, teetering, on occasion, between too goth and too trendy. But by adding luxe details like moonstones and diamonds to a chic black cord, Jacquie Aiche has created a version that’s … Continue reading →
Читать дальше...WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Johnson Health Tech agreed to pay a $3 million penalty for failing to report a defect with its Matrix Fitness Ascent Trainers and Elliptical Trainers that could spark fires and lead to potentially serious injury, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Johnson Health Tech agreed to pay a $3 million penalty for failing to report a defect with its Matrix Fitness Ascent Trainers and Elliptical Trainers that could spark fires and lead to potentially serious injury, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
