ARMONK, N.Y. — International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $4.5 billion. The Armonk, New York-based company said it had net income of $4.72 per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions and non-recurring costs, came to $5.01 per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average
The two new luxury hotels will be the first hotels in Plymouth in a decade.
MIAMI (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki tries to avoid feelings of nostalgia.
MIAMI (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki tries to avoid feelings of nostalgia.
MIAMI (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki tries to avoid feelings of nostalgia.
MIAMI (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki tries to avoid feelings of nostalgia.
President Barack Obama made a payment of $500 million to a UN program to help poor countries in the fight against climate change just days before he was due to leave the White House. The US State Department said on Tuesday that the Obama administration had made its second $500 million payment into the Green Climate Fund (GCF) The payment was transferred three days before the inauguration of Donald Trump who pledged before his election victory to “cancel billions in global warming payments to... Читать дальше...
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Latest on the fatal shooting of an Orlando police officer (all times local): 5:30 p.m. A nighttime aerial video of police capturing a fugitive wanted in the slaying of an Orlando officer appears to show at least two officers kicking Markeith Loyd as he crawls toward them in surrender. The video
Miguel Ferrer, a veteran actor who has played NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger on NCIS: Ferrer began his career in the early ’80s with a series of bit parts, and as it evolved, he became known mainly for villainous roles, such as his portrayal of “RoboCop” designer Bob Morton in the 1987 action film and his voicing of Hun leader Shan Yu in 1998’s animated film “Mulan.” Ferrer also starred opposite Jill Hennessy for six seasons as Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Garret Macy in NBC drama “Crossing... Читать дальше...
NEW YORK (AP) — The lack of a TV set shouldn't prevent you from following Friday's presidential inauguration ceremony, the pomp and circumstance surrounding it, and the many protests and marches planned around the country.
NEW YORK (AP) — The lack of a TV set shouldn't prevent you from following Friday's presidential inauguration ceremony, the pomp and circumstance surrounding it, and the many protests and marches planned around the country.
For all practical purposes, Woody Johnson's appointment shouldn't adversely affect the organization.
A day ahead of the inauguration, NPR's Robert Siegel reconnects with Tracey Winbush of Youngstown, Ohio. She is vice chair of the GOP in Mahoning Valley and an avid Trump supporter. She talks about her hopes for the president-elect and what promises she will hold him to.
An enthusiastic Trump supporter in northern New York says he can't wait for the incoming president to find a replacement for Obamacare that provides health coverage for all Americans.
Members of the US National Guard will assist Washington, DC police with security during tomorrow's inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the Washington, DC National Guard said in a Twitter message on Thursday.
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Thomas Erdbrink, the New York Times Tehran bureau chief, about the firefighters killed in the collapse of one of Tehran's best known high rise buildings.
NPR'S Robert Siegel speaks with Kim Darroch, the British ambassador to the U.S., about Prime Minister Theresa May's vision for Brexit.
Donald Trump takes office with a populist approach to domestic policy and an isolationist approach to foreign policy.
On Tuesday, a tweet surfaced showing White Sox prospect Michael Kopech throwing a 110 mph fastball. Although not thrown in a traditional setting, the video has turned heads in the baseball world. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Jonathan Hock, director of the documentary, Fastball, about the pitch and its history.
The Sundance Film Festival begins Thursday night in Park City, Utah. Some of the themes that have emerged for this year's festival include climate change, Syria and coming-of-age films.
The Obama foreign policy team was built around expert knowledge about international situations and cerebral policies on projecting American power. Shadi Hamid of the Brookings Institution writes in The Atlantic that deep knowledge and optimism were no match for real life conflicts like the war in Syria.
A book, The Power of Positive Thinking, and the pastor who wrote it had a tremendous influence on Donald Trump growing up. NPR takes a look at how the philosophy will influence him as president.
Next week, leaders of the House Oversight Committee are expected to meet with the director of the Office of Government Ethics, who has been under fire for admonishing Trump to divest his businesses.