Новости за 19.10.2016

Donald Trump has been in no locker room I’m aware of. To dismiss his reprehensible words as mere locker room talk is outrageous.

Gov. Nikki Haley and the Department of Transportation of the state of South Carolina have to be congratulated on the way that the evacuation was planned and implemented. What could have been a nightmare for travelers actually resulted in an orderly process that, if one planned ahead, was quite painless.

In the fall of 2004 Vladi­mir Putin suffered a blow he has never forgotten. The fraudulent election of a pro-Kremlin Ukrainian president, which Putin had directly and brazenly engineered, was overturned by a massive popular uprising.

If the polls are correct, this election is likely over. In HuffPollster’s estimate, Hillary Clinton is winning by eight percentage points right now, based on two-candidate surveys.

"I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, and so I ask you to confirm me as your President with your prayers. And I hope that such prayers will be the first of many. ... If you have not chosen me by secret ballot, neither have I gained office by any secret promises. I have not campaigned...

The well-worn maxim known as "Miles Law" states that "where you stand depends on where you sit."

Donald Trump isn’t the only nominee having a tough week heading into tonight’s mercifully final presidential debate.

The inadequacy of road funding for South Carolina is not only evident in the poor condition of its roads, but in the measures supported by local residents to tax themselves for road projects.

Like most of the dishes on the menu at Butcher & Bee, this fish preparation features a collision of local ingredients and Middle Eastern traditions. Here, the latter is represented by chraimeh, a sweet and spicy sauce associated with Tripolitan Jews.

Buckwheat is officially a fruit, not a grain. But it’s milled for flour, which in the U.S. is most commonly used for pancakes. In Russia and China, where buckwheat is far more popular, the seed is the basis of noodles, beer, ice cream and porridge.

Akilah Worley lives in North Charleston.

Q: What is the best restaurant for rooftop dining?

"People are highly motivated to signal their uniqueness, even when it comes to something as small and dumb as ordering a beer." – New York Magazine, Sept. 9, 2016

The full menu for Scarecrow, the third and final component in the Wise Buck complex stretching parallel to the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry, wasn’t released prior to its opening this month. But a press release promised "food…stripped of nonessential ingredients," which provides some sense of how chef Ray...

BATES, Sean, Florida

BROWN, Colin Heathcote, 83, of Johns Island, a CEO with Lucas & Brown, marine surveyor and husband of Barbara A. Brown, died Monday. Arrangements by James A. McAlister’s Funerals and Cremation of Charleston.

Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio's charitable foundation would return gifts or donations made to him or his ventures if they were found to have come from Malaysian wealth fund 1MDB, which is being investigated on money laundering allegations, his representatives said on Tuesday.

Blessings continue to pour on Ai Ai delas Alas who will be conferred the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (“For the Church and the Pope”) medal on recommendation of the Diocese of Novaliches headed by Bishop Antonio Tobias.

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson got apologies and retractions on Tuesday from two U.S. tabloids who claimed the Hollywood couple was divorcing because Hanks was in love with his co-stars Meg Ryan or Felicity Jones.

Pocholo Gonzales’ dream as a young boy was to be a factory worker (afraid sa endo!). He was inspired by neighbors in Mariveles, Bataan who had their own factories.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The woman who claimed she was gang raped in a now-discredited story in Rolling Stone magazine said the University of Virginia dean who counseled her after she came forward about her alleged assault "did everything right," an attorney said Tuesday.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's highest court has heard oral arguments in a case pitting the owner of The Turtles' 1967 hit song "Happy Together" against Sirius XM Radio.

Back in Manila after staying in Malaysia for many years, Spanish-Filipino singer Rafael Centenera released recently his music video for “Ikaw Ang Susi.” It is composed by Russtar Wilma Balwit, a Filipina songwriter residing in Hong Kong. The music video precedes that for “Sa Kanya Ba?” penned by Vehnee Saturno.

In a spectacularly costly gamble aimed at boosting Russia's strategic position, state-controlled giant Rosneft is investing in India's Essar Oil to muscle into a promising market with outlets throughout Asia.

As the sun dyes the early morning sky a reddish hue, Angelica Pereira carries her 1-year-old daughter out of the tiny white house sitting on a dirt road where piles of garbage float in puddles.