Новости за 07.05.2016

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin - Coach Mike McCarthy got his first look at all the brawny rookies drafted by the Green Bay Packers.

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - The Latest on the wall collapse near a Harrisburg bridge (all times local):

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the wall collapse near a Harrisburg bridge (all times local):

The political scientist who applies the ‘rational choice’ theory of economics to voters says there was a method to the GOP’s primary madness.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department on Friday rejected an effort by the Teamsters Central States Pension Plan to cut benefits for 270,000 retired workers starting in July.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department on Friday rejected an effort by the Teamsters Central States Pension Plan to cut benefits for 270,000 retired workers starting in July.

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said in a letter to members of Congress that while the decision blocks the pending pension cuts, it does not resolve the issue because the pension plan remains severely underfunded and is projected to become insolvent within the next 10 years. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said the rejection of the initial application would protect 270,000 retired truck drivers, warehouse workers, dock workers and their widows and spouses across the country "all of whom... Читать дальше...

NOTE: This post contains some links to right wing websites. Check before you click if you don't want to go there. - eds.

Stacy Conradt Watch your eyeballs—the first Three Stooges short ever premiered more than 80 years ago, on May 5, 1934. Though Woman Haters clearly showed us what Larry, Curly, and Moe were all about, they weren’t quite The Three Stooges we know and love today. Here’s what you need to know about their first foray into film. 1. The Stooges were cast in Woman Haters almost immediately after Columbia approved their contract. Their studio switch from MGM to Columbia officially happened on March 19, 1934. Читать дальше...

Did you think we'd get through a season of The Real Housewives of New York City without Ramona Singer and Luann de Lesseps going at it? Think again! The OG Housewives have some words in the...

NEW YORK — Two years ago, before he was a budding star for the New York Mets and among the big league batting leaders, Michael Conforto returned home after his first summer of professional baseball and listened to some advice…

A state treasurer was appointed to two corporate boards while in public office. Watchdogs call it a conflict of interest.

Professional soccer player Patrick Ekeng died after collapsing during a home match in Bucharest on Friday, reportedly from a heart attack.

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a student has been slashed during a fight in a campus library at Stony Brook University. Stony Brook University Police say two students were fighting in a hallway at a campus library when one student pulled out a knife and slashed the other.

Qmusic-dj Wietze de Jager (27) heeft vrijdagavond bij RTL Late Night meer opheldering gegeven over de situatie van zijn radiocompagnon Mattie Valk (31). Laatstgenoemde maakte maandag bekend niet de biologische vader te zijn van zijn pasgeboren tweeling, wat veel stof deed opwaaien in Nederland. ,,Hij is bij zijn familie en heeft de goede mensen om zich heen.''

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on the house fire in Syracuse that has killed six members of the same family (all times local):

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is poised to join 49 other states that offer a federal health insurance program for low-income children after backers of the plan pushed it through the Legislature Friday and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey pledged to sign…

The Lansing State Journal reports (http://on.lsj.com/1Tw06rL ) Friday that $620,000 was collected in ticket sales, sponsorships and donations from last month's Celebration of the Lansing Promise dinner. Former Michigan State University basketball star and NBA legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson and his friends donated the rest.

OAKLAND, California - Golden State superstar Stephen Curry zipped around the court bouncing from spot to spot during his typical extensive post-practice shooting routine, driving to the basket past his regular practice coach Bruce Fraser.

WASHINGTON - Scientists know the Zika virus causes devastating birth defects but they can't yet tell how big a threat it is or what to do about it. It's not just pregnant women who are worried - now it's touched baseball.

The CDC is pushing back against complaints from Chipotle that it misinformed the public with reporting of E. coli, Reuters reports.

Diagnostic test can’t distinguish between microcephaly-causing Zika. harmless dengue