L.A. police probe claim Roman Polanski molested girl in '75
But the allegations are so old that criminal charges couldn't be brought, even if proven.
But the allegations are so old that criminal charges couldn't be brought, even if proven.
Six horses stolen from a ranch in central Alberta were found abandoned off a back road between Rocky Mountain House and Buck Lake, nearly a week after they vanished.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New studies find global warming's fingerprints were all over the record rainfall from Hurricane Harvey this year. While scientists say man-made climate change didn't trigger Harvey, two studies presented Wednesday calculate that a warmer, wetter world tripled the likelihood that the hurricane would douse and flood Houston. Other studies also find climate change factored into the storm's record rainfall. Findings are being presented Wednesday at the American Geophysical Union meeting in New Orleans. Читать дальше...
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Essen (dpa) - Die RWE-Ökostromtochter Innogy hat wegen der anhaltenden Probleme auf dem britischen Markt ihre Gewinnprognose für 2017 nach unten korrigiert: Das um Sondereffekte bereinigte Ergebnis vor Steuern und Abschreibungen (Ebitda) des Konzerns werde voraussichtlich nur rund 4,3 statt 4,4 Milliarden Euro betragen, kündigte Innogy am Mittwoch in einer Gewinnwarnung an. Der Börsenkurs des Unternehmens fiel bis zum frühen Nachmittag deutlich um gut vier Prozent.Ein 2016 gestartetes Kostensenkungsprogramm in Großbritannien reiche nicht aus... Читать дальше...
American scientists have developed an artificial intelligence interpreter of the language of hens to human language, the Life website reported.
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Iran would triple departure taxes on citizens leaving the country under the government's proposed budget.
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles is home to thousands of chronically homeless people. No one shares the same story on how they ended up in this center of abject poverty, where drugs rule the streets 24/7. "It's miserable quitting, or trying — trying anything," 33-year-old Andrew Hudson said last month while using heroin on Skid Row. The United States' homeless population increased this year for the first time since 2010, driven by a surge in the number of people living... Читать дальше...
The Lahore High Court on Wednesday took up a petition seeking the recovery of Raza Mahmood Khan, a rights activist who has been missing since December 2.
Читать дальше...The belief that hard work equals a long life echos throughout Sardinia. Researchers are reluctant to agree but admit there’s a little truth to that.
KHARKIV – The Ukrainian-Polish relations should not be influenced by historical events, the future should be built without mutual enmity and hatred, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said. “We have reached a common ground that history should not influence the strategic nature of the Ukrainian-Polish relations,” Poroshenko told journalists in Kharkiv on Dec. 13 after the […]
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DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than a half-million compact cars in the U.S. because the brake lights may not go out when the pedal is released. The recall covers more than 390,000 Hyundai Elantra vehicles from the 2013 and 2014. Also included are over 134,000 Kia Forte cars from 2012 through 2014. The companies say in documents filed with the government that a polymer stopper pad between the pedal arm and the light switch can deteriorate, allowing the switch to stay on. That can... Читать дальше...
Hail to the new chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada — Justice Richard Wagner, replacing the outgoing Beverley McLachlin.
Police say one adult female has been sent to hospital after a truck collided with a taxi cab Wednesday morning.
Canadians are in for higher food prices next year – and over half of that cost increase will come from restaurant and ready-to-eat meals.
How the right seeks to make respecting norms into a liability.
The sheer scale and sustained ferocity of the reckoning with sexual harassment since the Harvey Weinstein revelations have taken almost everyone by surprise. Events have unfolded with such disorienting speed that it’s difficult to find emotional equilibrium — giddy disbelief and nameless dread alternate and sometimes mix.
It was inevitable that the wave of charges would take down some liberal heroes. When the first charges against Sen. Читать дальше...
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Honeywell International Inc (NYSE:HON) is one of the 555 companies in the GICS Industrials sector, and a constituent of the 7 company Industrial Conglomerates GICS industry group within this sector. The market value of HON is $117.1 billion which falls in the upper half of its industry group. HON is currently ranked number 3 among the 7 companies in this industry group by Portfolio Grader; in the top quartile of the sector... Читать дальше...
The 11th day of Amazon's 12 Days of Deals is all about pets! From portable baths to smart pet cams, you're sure to find something you and your pet will love.
A woman cut a man, then cut herself during a domestic-related fight early Wednesday in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side.
You have seemingly limitless options when it comes to picking a place to stay.
Prince Harry's fiancee is set to join Britain's royal family for Christmas.
Tottenham are back in 4th after a comfortable 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion. Tottenham are back in 4th after a comfortable 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion. Tottenham's Mauricio Pochettino is relishing the prospect of facing Manchester City after his team returned to the top four on the same evening their rivals set a new record with a 15th consecutive Premier League win. Spurs were uninspired at Wembley but gradually ground Brighton down through Serge Aurier's... Читать дальше...
Aalborg (dpa) - Ein dänischer Zoo hat zwei gesunde Braunbären eingeschläfert. Das Gehege sei nicht mehr artgerecht gewesen und die Tiere zu alt, um sie an andere Zoos abzugeben, erklärte der Zoo Aalborg auf seiner Facebook-Seite. Dafür bekam er Hunderte wütender Kommentare.Die Bären waren nach Angaben des Zoos 20 und 21 Jahre alt und damit nicht mehr für die Zucht geeignet. Solche Tiere noch an andere Zoos abzugeben, nehme nur Platz für genetisch wertvollere Bären weg, erklärte der Zoo unter einem Bärenfoto. Читать дальше...