Новости за 02.08.2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Calvin Klein Inc. has named Belgian designer Raf Simons as chief creative officer of the brand.

ELY, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota community that once placed its economic well-being on mining alone has worked to develop alternatives to sustaining the local economy, including tourism.

Read full story for latest details.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton is resigning his post atop the nation's largest police force, after a tenure in which he received credit for keeping crime down and navigated tension between police and minority communities. Though de Blasio was elected as a sharp critic of a police tactic that involved stopping and searching huge numbers of young black men, he picked Bratton as a sign that he would balance reform with further efforts to drive down crime. Adding... Читать дальше...

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes announced a new blood-testing device called "miniLab" Monday at a professional conference of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry. Last month the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services moved to revoke the federal license of one Theranos lab and to ban Ms. Holmes from owning or operating labs for at least two years. Photo: Nikki Ritcher/ WSJ

A family syndicate from Monmouthshire are celebrating after winning more than £61m in the EuroMillions jackpot.

WADA can appeal against a decision of Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel or Appeals Panel of any of its member countries to the CAS.

BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning in the Western U.S. (all times local):

The South American country has seen unprecedented expat departures. This is why

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has lamented that children, as he puts it, are being taught at school that gender can be a choice. Francis said: “Today, in schools they are teaching this to children — to children! — that everyone can choose their gender.” Without specifying, he blamed this on textbooks supplied by “persons

“Ask Brianna” is a Q&A column for 20-somethings, or anyone else starting out. I’m here to help you manage your money, find a job and pay off student loans — all the real-world stuff no one taught us how to do in college. Send your questions about postgrad life to askbrianna@nerdwallet.com. This week’s question: “I

Ian Dejardin, 61 later this month, is expected to join the McMichael as executive director in April next year, relocating from London where since 2005 he has been director of the Dulwich Picture Gallery

Just your average day in an office swamp.

A guy from Russia has become a meme after doing a photoshoot in a swamp.

Alex Nazarov

Brothers 16-year-old Igor and 21-year-old Alex Nazarov, from the Chelyabinsk region of Russian, created their own photoshoot for a contest. The photos are meant to symbolize working life and office routines.

Alex Nazarov

Last year, the boys had a small... Читать дальше...

A weather system that has caused six deaths in the Dominican Republic has been designated as Tropical Storm Earl.

Premier League clubs have already splashed out £475m since the transfer window reopened in July, according to business analysts Deloitte.

Bella Hadid’s fame came quickly, but she’s not letting it go to her head.

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the Federal Election Commission appeared to have violated the First Amendment.

Ekurhuleni spokesman Themba Gadebe said strong winds are expected to hit parts of Gauteng from midnight until the early hours.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has lamented that children, as he puts it, are being taught at school that gender can be a choice.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has lamented that children, as he puts it, are being taught at school that gender can be a choice.

Eunice Sifunda, a single unemployed mother of three said she had always voted ANC but the felt the ruling party had failed her.

Andrew V. Pestano
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Paraguayan police raided a Brazilian drug lord's prison cell to find he lived in a luxurious, three-room cell fitted with a plasma television and library.

President Barack Obama, after meeting Tuesday with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, said the two leaders agreed to press ahead with a new trade pact and discussed how to ease tensions over China’s increasing assertiveness in the region.

At least 682 people have been killed by American cops so far this year. The average person in my circle can probably only name two of them.

The Broncos traded up in the first round of last year’s NFL draft to select pass rusher Shane Ray, but as a rookie Ray didn’t do a lot: Ray played in just 31 percent of the Broncos’ defensive snaps and had just four sacks. That’s in part because he was playing behind two of the…