Новости за 10.04.2016

There is a “cancer” within the United Nations—a term employed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon himself—and it must be cut out. I don’t repeat this lightly, especially not as one of the organization’s chief advocates.

Ted Cruz amassed more delegates over the weekend in his quest for the Republican presidential nomination. In Wyoming, Bernie Sanders won the state's Democratic caucuses, but split the delegates with Hillary ClintonClinton and Sanders make appearances on the Sunday showsDonald Trump visits the 9/11...

Fallout from corruption scandals continued to roil Europe on Sunday, as Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk announced that he would resign amid a growing political crisis.

Police are investigating whether a dead horse found with its tail tied to a telephone pole in Sylmar was the victim of animal cruelty, authorities said Sunday.

A woman arrested on suspicion of stealing celebrity rapper DMX's watch and money has accused him of sexually assaulting her, according to Costa Mesa police.

The Rams might be moving again.

They are in the market for a quarterback, and to get an elite prospect they'll have to trade up in this month's draft — likely into the top five. As it stands, they have the 15th pick in the April 28-30 draft in Chicago.

In this mock draft, the second by The Times...

Conductor James Gaffigan is becoming known around these parts for turning conventional program configurations on their heads. In Gaffigan’s world, the big pieces -- usually a symphony -- often come first, occupying the space before intermission. After intermission comes the concerto, followed by...

Wading into a campaign controversy, President Obama said Sunday that Hillary Clinton was careless but did not harm national security by using a nonsecure email system when she served as secretary of State. "I continue to believe that she has not jeopardized America's national security," Obama said...

The Belgium-based militants who killed 32 people in twin attacks in Brussels last month had originally planned to launch another assault in France, as a follow-up to the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead. But they abruptly changed their plans, deciding to instead strike closer...

As Kobe Bryant plays out his 20th and final season with the Lakers, The Times has reached out to players, coaches and broadcasters for recollections about his career.

Manny Pacquiao joined Floyd Mayweather Jr. in retirement Saturday night, less than a year after they produced the best-selling prizefight in history.

In this weekend's photo-finish box office race, Melissa McCarthy showed Batman and Superman who's boss — but just by a nose.

Frontier Airlines has ended a contest to pick a mascot that would be depicted on the tail of one of the carrier’s planes.

What we learned from the Ducks’ 5-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday in Denver:

Headlines and talk shows across the country often feature parents worried about their children's stressful workload or pulling their kids out of new standardized tests. But an umbrella organization of civil rights groups contends that there is a huge population of people whose voices are missing...

Airline critics believe that a new policy that raises the fares for passengers who book multi-stop trips is evidence of collusion between the nation’s biggest carriers.

"Outlander" made its triumphant return to television Saturday night in a Season 2 premiere that followed Jamie and Claire as they fled from Scotland to France in an effort to stop the Jacobite rebellion and alter the course of history. 

One hundred and fifty million dollars for private villas in Afghanistan, $2.7 billion for an air surveillance balloon that doesn't work; $8,000 for a single helicopter part that really costs $500; $50,000 to investigate the iffy bomb-detecting capabilities of African elephants. These are just a...

Here's an around-the-world online travel guide curated by designers and other creative types.

Patty Duke remembered

Thank you, Kenneth Turan, for your article on Anna ["My Time With Anna: Patty Duke's Stories Still Reverberate," March 20]. I loved watching "The Patty Duke Show" as a child and wished she could have been my friend. Many years later, I saw her at the old Ship's Coffee Shop...

I found the Lee Vining article so annoying that I actually put down the Travel section to write this email ["You Can't Help But Be Hooked" by Hugo Martin, April 3]. To characterize the Whoa Nellie Deli's menu as "humble" is ridiculous. Lobster taquitos anyone? Ahi sashimi?

FESTIVAL OF BOOKS

Travel stage

Pico Iyer in conversation, plus safety tips, budget travel and more.

When, where: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday on the USC campus.

Admission, info: Free admission; parking $12 in USC lots. events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks

SPAIN

Presentation

Tom Harter, president of WalkEurope,...

David Coonradt came to the Colorado state Republican convention as part of Ted Cruz's “persuasion team,” a squad of volunteers working to secure more delegates to propel Cruz to the party's presidential nomination.

There’s a lot of pop culture to sort through week after week. Times staff writer Chris Barton offers his take on what’s up and what’s down in music, movies, television and just about anything else out there that’s worth considering.UNDERRATED

Question: I live in a common interest development and my association's parking rules do not allow me to get a parking sticker on more than one vehicle. That creates a problem for me since I do not own one specific car that I can call my own. I buy and sell cars for a living, so I drive a different...