The overall decline in government spending pushed total activity in the category down to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $268.7 billion, the lowest level since last March. Economists believe that construction activity should provide support for overall economic growth this year, driven by continued strength in housing construction.
The overall decline in government spending pushed total activity in the category down to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $268.7 billion, the lowest level since last March. Economists believe that construction activity should provide support for overall economic growth this year, driven by continued strength in housing construction.
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 230 former ABC News correspondents, executives and producers have signed a letter urging the network's current top executive to take a firm stand against any Trump administration effort to curtail press access.
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 230 former ABC News correspondents, executives and producers have signed a letter urging the network's current top executive to take a firm stand against any Trump administration effort to curtail press access.
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 230 former ABC News correspondents, executives and producers have signed a letter urging the network's current top executive to take a firm stand against any Trump administration effort to curtail press access. The letter, which circulated on a Facebook forum for ex-ABC News employees, was written after White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer held an informal briefing last Friday excluding several news organizations that have done stories angering President Donald Trump and his team. Читать дальше...
SPRINGDALE, Utah — More than a dozen climbing routes on rocky cliffs in southern Utah’s Zion National Park have been temporarily closed to help protect peregrine falcons. U.S. Park Service officials closed the routes on Monday on cliffs where the endangered falcons have nested in the past. Park officials say they’ll reopen any of the
The Gunners are preparing for the Premier League game against Liverpool and hoping their German midfielder will be passed fit to play after missing training through illness.
Arsenal have welcomed Laurent Koscielny and Aaron Ramsey back into training ahead of their key Saturday night Premier League clash with Liverpool at Anfield.
There is slow-moving traffic on the A20 after an accident tonight
WASHINGTON — The Warriors’ pursuit of an NBA title suffered a possibly serious setback Wednesday, when the team announced that forward Kevin Durant will miss at least four weeks with a sprained medial collateral ligament and a bone bruise in his left leg. Golden State said in a news release that it is hopeful he could play again before the playoffs. Durant suffered the injury 57 seconds into Tuesday’s 112-108 loss to the Wizards, when Washington’s Marcin Gortat fouled Zaza Pachulia, who fell backward into Durant. Читать дальше...
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on seven Baltimore police officers arrested in a racketeering conspiracy (all times local):
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on seven Baltimore police officers arrested in a racketeering conspiracy (all times local):
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on seven Baltimore police officers arrested in a racketeering conspiracy (all times local):
Seven Baltimore police officers who worked together on a firearms crime task force are charged with stealing money, property and narcotics from people over two years. According to a news release Wednesday from the U.S. attorney's office, the officers were on the police department's Gun Trace Task Force in 2015 and 2016. In a news release Wednesday announcing the indictments and arrests of the officers, U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein says the case "is not about aggressive policing, it is about a criminal... Читать дальше...
The prevailing sentiment, courtesy of a lady who runs a clothing store where one stray sets up shop: “Kedi,” a documentary by Ceyda Torun, is a love letter to cat lovers (Kedi is the Turkish word for cat). There are thousands of stray felines living in the Turkish capital, and they have been a daily part of the citizens’ lives for hundreds of years. Some will allow themselves to be taken into private homes, as long as they can explore the neighborhood at will (the cats seem to be in charge, and the people of Istanbul are OK with it). Читать дальше...
Washington has called upon Ankara to ease its position and activities in the Aegean Sea amid prevailing tensions in Greek-Turkish relations.
Former Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe, who appeared on Chris Soules‘ season of The Bachelor and then went on to choose Shawn Booth on her own season of the show, made a shocking reveal on Twitter this week. A fan wanted to know why Bachelor‘s Chris and now, Nick Viall, were allowed on Dancing with the Stars, [...]
Current valid permits now total more than 265,000, the highest number the state has ever reported in its annual report.
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL salary cap for the upcoming season will be $167 million per team, up more than $12 million over last year.
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL salary cap for the upcoming season will be $167 million per team, up more than $12 million over last year.
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL salary cap for the upcoming season will be $167 million per team, up more than $12 million over last year.
SITTING on the pavement outside the Lagos state government secretariat, Empero flicks through newspapers, looking for jobs. “We are smiling and we are dying,” says the 36-year-old, a town planner by trade. Nigerians are known for their dramatic turn of phrase. But recent events may justify such rhetoric. The economy shrank by 1.5% in 2016. Inflation has more than doubled to 18.7% in 12 months. Meanwhile, the president, Muhammadu Buhari, has been out of the country since January 19th, receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. Читать дальше...
SITTING on the pavement outside the Lagos state government secretariat, Empero flicks through newspapers, looking for jobs. “We are smiling and we are dying,” says the 36-year-old, a town planner by trade. Nigerians are known for their dramatic turn of phrase. But recent events may justify such rhetoric. The economy shrank by 1.5% in 2016. Inflation has more than doubled to 18.7% in 12 months. Meanwhile, the president, Muhammadu Buhari, has been out of the country since January 19th, receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. Читать дальше...
A witness to a Louisiana police chase captured video of a stolen Toyota Tacoma taking a "Dukes of Hazzard"-like flight through the air at the end of the pursuit.
INDIANAPOLIS — Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn got right to the point when he stepped to the podium at the NFL combine in Indianapolis. He brought up the subject of watching tape of the Super Bowl, in which the New England Patriots came back from a 25-point deficit to defeat the Falcons 34-28 in overtime.