Новости за 01.07.2015

The national president of a civil-rights group says Confederate symbols represent "treason" and should be removed from public objects, including the Mississippi state flag.

The U.S. government is investigating possible collusion among major airlines to limit available seats, which keeps airfares high, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.

The United States and Cuba will open embassies in their capital cities after more than 50 years of hostilities between the two countries. The latest developments (all times local):

A range of new security measures are being put in place at a maximum-security New York prison to close gaps exploited by two inmates who escaped last month.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the nation's third-largest school district is making $200 million in cuts that won't affect schools opening on time or class size.

By The Associated Press New flames ignited in drought-stricken Washington state, not far from where a destructive wildfire reduced homes to rubble. Crews also are battling blazes in California and Nevada.

The Rev. John Taylor immediately recalled what happened 20 years ago when he learned his church was burning, only days after a mass shooting at a black church in Charleston prompted southern leaders to call for removing...

The top administrator at the University of Illinois' Urbana-Champaign campus says the school takes seriously allegations such as those raised in a lawsuit by seven former women's basketball players.

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Donald Trump says the golf industry supports him because "they know I'm right." Four leading golf organizations said he's wrong.

Los Angeles Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto says he has resigned, but the team is refusing to confirm his departure.

The CEOs of government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are getting large raises, to about $4 million a year, as the government relaxes rules that were imposed on the companies after they suffered big...

(Reuters) - Real estate developer Donald Trump's string of luxury hotel properties, The Trump Hotel Collection, could be the latest victim of credit card breach, KrebsonSecurity reported, citing data shared by several U.S.-based banks.

July 1 (Reuters) - Real estate developer Donald Trump's string of luxury hotel properties, The Trump Hotel Collection, could be the latest victim of credit card breach, KrebsonSecurity reported, citing data shared by several U.S.-based banks.

WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign says it is on track to report that it has raised more than $45 million since its launch in mid-April, with the vast majority of those donating giving less than $100.

LONDON (Reuters) - Ana Ivanovic became the highest-profile casualty of Wimbledon's opening days as the seventh seed fell to 158th-ranked qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands in a second round clash on Wednesday.

Swimming, boating and playing in sprinklers -- the Swiss do whatever it takes to cool off as temperatures soar. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

People do their best to cool down as extremely high temperatures sweep across Europe, rising to 38 degrees in Paris. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Swimming, boating and playing in sprinklers -- the Swiss do whatever it takes to cool off as temperatures soar. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

People do their best to cool down as extremely high temperatures sweep across Europe, rising to 38 degrees in Paris. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

People do their best to cool down as extremely high temperatures sweep across Europe, rising to 38 degrees in Paris. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Swimming, boating and playing in sprinklers -- the Swiss do whatever it takes to cool off as temperatures soar. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

People do their best to cool down as extremely high temperatures sweep across Europe, rising to 38 degrees in Paris. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Swimming, boating and playing in sprinklers -- the Swiss do whatever it takes to cool off as temperatures soar. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

People do their best to cool down as extremely high temperatures sweep across Europe, rising to 38 degrees in Paris. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

LONDON (Reuters) - With everyone "feeling hot, hot, hot" at the All England Club on Wednesday it was little wonder that Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams were eager to escape the Wimbledon furnace as quickly as possible.