Новости за 24.05.2016

Time to try something *new*.

TUBBERGEN/ALMELO - Tubbergenaar Ben van D. (24) is door de rechtbank in Almelo veroordeeld tot een taakstraf van 240 uur voor een mishandeling in oktober 2011. Van D. sloeg na een uitgaansnacht een man uit Geesteren in elkaar. 

It's a work in progress.

Almost out of the question just a few weeks ago, Nebraska could be in the hunt to host one of the 16 regionals when the NCAA Tournament begins June 5.

Robert Kay climbed all of the way to the top of Mount Everest last week, but his legs couldn’t carry him all the way back down.

UW beat then-No. 14 Syracuse 66-58 in overtime in last year's Big Ten/ACC Challenge game in Syracuse, N.Y.

A woman was injured Tuesday in Trempealeau County after striking an oncoming semi.

As 28 rigs drill away in western North Dakota for roughly $48-per-barrel of oil Tuesday, about 2,500 registrants gathered in Bismarck for the 24th annual Williston Basin Petroleum Conference.

Father's Day isn't for a few weeks, but now is as good a time as any to start thinking about what you want to get Dad for the occasion.

U.S. oil closed at a new 2016 high as investors anticipated a weekly drawdown in crude inventories.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Officials say about 1,000 additional fire crews from across Canada, the United States and South Africa will be joining the fight this week against a massive wildfire near Fort McMurray.

Norman Levine, Managing Director at Portfolio Management Corp. says he doesn't think the Bank of Canada can justify moving rates until economic growth in Canada becomes more robust. This means that Canadian monetary policy will be out of sync with the U.S.

Wade Sheridan
LOS ANGELES, May 24 (UPI) -- Pink became quite flustered Monday when she was surprised by her celebrity crush Johnny Depp while appearing on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!."

Four regional Fed banks favored discount-rate increase in April: meeting minutes

Power agreement set through 2031

Most airlines now sell those at half the price of a round trip. Because of the quirks of pricing and scheduling, you might save money or get a more convenient itinerary by flying one airline out and another one on the return leg. American, United and sometimes Delta often match the discounters' fares but without extra fees for things like carry-on bags. Airlines typically offer a limited number of seats at the lowest price, and if you're buying four or five seats together you could get quoted a higher fare.

Pink's husband, Carey Hart, better watch out because the singer has an eye on another man -- and that man is none other than Johnny Depp. 

Paul McCartney recalled his heavy drinking and depression after the Beatles broke-up in 1970 during a candid interview on BBC Radio 4’s Mastertapes.

Monsanto wijst het overnamebod dat het Duitse chemiebedrijf Bayer onlangs heeft uitgebracht af, maar staat wel open voor verdere gesprekken. Dat liet de Amerikaanse zadenveredelaar dinsdag weten.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Errors by the U.S. agency that oversees the federal prison system resulted in 152 inmates staying in prison beyond their scheduled release dates between 2009 and 2014, a government watchdog said on Tuesday.

The errors caused three inmates to serve more than one year of extra time, and cost the U.S. government at least $1 million to incarcerate the prisoners for the additional time and to settle lawsuits by four of the late-released inmates, according... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A GOP plan that reworked the Wisconsin Assembly's district lines was one of the worst examples of partisan gerrymandering in American history, an attorney challenging the new boundaries argued Tuesday.

Some television viewers have complained the new pick-and-pay system here in Canada isn't the bargain they had hoped it would be. Today, Canada's broadcasting regulator says it will hold a hearing in September to investigate whether big television service providers are complying with the spirit of the new rules. Paul Bagnell has more.

But the St. Louis-based seed company makes clear it's still willing to negotiate with the German chemical and pharmaceutical giant.