Teen's family suing over death on ropes course
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - The family of a Florida teen has sued over her death at a high ropes course last summer.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - The family of a Florida teen has sued over her death at a high ropes course last summer.
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Donald Bowers/Sotheby's
Donald Bowers/Sotheby's
It was discovered last year in Botswana by Lucara Diamond Corp., and is the second largest diamond ever found, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Given the size, it's a 1,109-carat gem.
"I am truly at a loss for words," William Lamb, the chief executive of Lucara, told the newspaper at the time. Читать дальше...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Senate's top Republican is calling for the party to coalesce around Donald Trump.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Senate's top Republican is calling for the party to coalesce around Donald Trump.
ENSCHEDE - Enschede is woensdagavond om 20.00 uur twee minuten stil voor de oorlogsslachtoffers. Honderden Enschedeërs lopen voorafgaand aan die herdenking mee in een stille tocht naar het Volkspark. Daar worden bloemen en kransen gelegd bij het oorlogsmonument, ter nagedachtenis aan alle slachtoffers.
Prince, performing at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas in 2013.
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel's chief White House correspondent, Ed Henry, is "taking some time off" following publication of a magazine story alleging an affair with a Las Vegas woman, the network said Wednesday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel's chief White House correspondent, Ed Henry, is "taking some time off" following publication of a magazine story alleging an affair with a Las Vegas woman, the network said Wednesday.
Hulu was never intended to be the "Netflix killer" certain people might've set it up to be. The streaming service officially launched in 2008, just after DVD-by-mail Netflix began offering parts of its library available to stream, but aside from a throwaway original here or there (a la Joss Whedon's "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"), it was mostly viewed as a repository for TV networks' shows, akin to the networks' own websites, but with a far sleeker user experience.
Companies in bankruptcy are typically at the mercy of the lenders that hold the purse strings. Teen clothing retailer Aéropostale Inc. is trying to tip the scales in its favor.
The Chilean claimed that his side were far superior and deserved to win the Champions League semi-final, words that did not go down well with the Colchoneros chief
ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the indictment of alleged members of the Gangster Disciples gang (all times local):
ATLANTA - The Latest on the indictment of alleged members of the Gangster Disciples gang (all times local):
New York Attorney General calls on ticketing companies to crack down on scammers.
New York Attorney General calls on ticketing companies to crack down on scammers.
New York Attorney General calls on ticketing companies to crack down on scammers.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT):
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT):
Dan Goure
Defense, National Security, U.S. Army, Modernization, Great Power Conflict, United States, Europe
The reality for the Army is that numbers count and it is extremely difficult to replace the power of soldiers on the ground with machines in any form.
Since the passage of the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the Defense Strategic Guidance of 2012, the Department of Defense (DoD) has been cutting the size of the military, retiring obsolescent weapons systems and... Читать дальше...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A southwestern Missouri turkey farm where bird flu was found remains quarantined after 39,000 of its birds were destroyed last week as a precaution, agricultural officials said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON - Federal health advisers are discussing changes to government programs that were intended to improve the safety of painkillers like OxyContin, but which have had an unclear impact.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A southwestern Missouri turkey farm where bird flu was found remains quarantined after 39,000 of its birds were destroyed last week as a precaution, agricultural officials said Wednesday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A southwestern Missouri turkey farm where bird flu was found remains quarantined after 39,000 of its birds were destroyed last week as a precaution, agricultural officials said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers are discussing changes to government programs that were intended to improve the safety of painkillers like OxyContin, but which have had an unclear impact. The Food and Drug Administration has assembled more than two dozen experts to review its risk-management plans, put in place nearly four years ago to reduce misuse and abuse of long-acting painkillers.