Новости за 15.03.2016

(Reuters) - Heptathlon world record holder Ashton Eaton and talented teenage high jumper Vashti Cunningham headline a 58-member U.S. team for this week's IAAF world indoor championships, USA Track & Field said on Monday.

COLUMBIA — It was exactly the kind of situation the SEC had worked to avoid. And yet there was South Carolina being passed over by the NCAA Tournament, joining a growing list of conference brethren with double-digit league victory totals forced to settle for the NIT.

SYDNEY, March 15 (Reuters) - Australian shares looked set for a steady opening around 10-month highs on Tuesday after Wall Street closed little changed and investors were cautious about taking on positions ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting. Stock index futures edged up 0.1 percent to 5,177.0, an 8.5-point discount to the close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200. The benchmark rose to its highest since early January on Monday, but was still down 2 percent this year. Mining stock

SAO PAULO, March 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff appointed a new justice minister for the second time in a month on Monday, her government said in a statement, amid a deepening crisis in her government and a widening corruption scandal.

Stocks closed the session little changed on Monday. A drop in oil prices was countered by gains in consumer discretionary stocks. Leah Duncan reports.

Stocks closed the session little changed on Monday. A drop in oil prices was countered by gains in consumer discretionary stocks. Leah Duncan reports.

Stocks closed the session little changed on Monday. A drop in oil prices was countered by gains in consumer discretionary stocks. Leah Duncan reports.

Stocks closed the session little changed on Monday. A drop in oil prices was countered by gains in consumer discretionary stocks. Leah Duncan reports.

The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office on Monday announced the arrest of a 23-year-old North Charleston man in connection with an attempted armed robbery at a Family Dollar Store.

Two weeks after an avowed white supremacist killed nine black worshippers at Emanuel AME Church in June, a group of anonymous, out-of-state donors ponied up more than $3 million for a college scholarship...

March 14 (Reuters) - A fired Volkswagen Group of America employee has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the German automaker, accusing it of deleting documents and obstructing justice in the ongoing diesel emissions investigations.

TORONTO, March 14 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Monday as lower commodity prices weighed on miners and energy companies and investors took a cautious approach ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision.

Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and Democrat U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn may have near-free rides toward re-election this year.

Reuters Health - People who quit smoking all at once are more likely to be successful than those who cut down on cigarettes gradually, according to a new study.

Reuters Health - People who quit smoking all at once are more likely to be successful than those who cut down on cigarettes gradually, according to a new study.

Deputies found a "white powder substance" and some cash in an SUV left at the scene of a fatal shooting last week near Moncks Corner, an incident report stated.

A 45-year-old Mount Pleasant woman was federally indicted last week, accused of defrauding her employer, an area plastic surgery practice.

(Reuters) - Celator Pharmaceuticals Inc on Monday said its Vyxeos treatment helped older high-risk patients with a deadly form of leukemia live longer than those who received the standard of care regimen in a late stage clinical trial, sending its stock price soaring.

(Reuters) - Celator Pharmaceuticals Inc on Monday said its Vyxeos treatment helped older high-risk patients with a deadly form of leukemia live longer than those who received the standard of care regimen in a late stage clinical trial, sending its stock price soaring.