Новости за 15.02.2016

Three men and one woman were arrested Sunday in the small island nation. The Americans, reportedly journalists, were there to cover the anniversary of Bahrain's 2011 Arab Spring-inspired uprising. The group reportedly entered Bahrain between Feb. 11 and 12 using false documentation, claiming to be tourists. Bahrain police claim one of the arrested Americans participated "in attacks on police alongside other rioters." The other three were arrested at a security checkpoint. Bahrain requires special... Читать дальше...

On Feb. 7, a male leopard wandered into a school in Bangalore, India. It took 10 hours, several tranquilizers, and many people, 6 of whom were mauled in the process, to capture it. The leopard was caged and brought to the Bannerghatta zoo in Bangalore. Late Sunday, the 100-pound beast squeezed out of the narrow bars of its iron cage. Teams of officials are on the hunt for the leopard and remain hopeful that it has not traveled too far. An inquiry is underway as to how the leopard managed to escape. Читать дальше...

The process of confirming a Supreme Court justice is a complicated political challenge under normal circumstances. So you can imagine what the potential nominee could face this election year. Liberals are practically foaming at the mouth given President Obama's opportunity to name a successor, while conservatives are vowing to filibuster the decision. Justice Antonin Scalia, who died unexpectedly Feb. 13, was a reliable conservative vote in the High Court. If Obama wants to actually get his successor confirmed in the next 11 months... Читать дальше...

The process of confirming a Supreme Court judge is a complicated political challenge under normal circumstances. So you can imagine what the potential nominee could face this election year. Liberals are practically foaming at the mouth given President Obama's opportunity to name a successor, while conservatives are vowing to filibuster the decision. Justice Antonin Scalia, who died unexpectedly Feb. 13, was a reliable conservative vote in the High Court. If Obama wants to actually get his successor confirmed in the next 11 months... Читать дальше...

Several Eastern U.S. cities were hit by record cold on Sunday, followed by snow and sleet on Monday. The temperature fell to 1 below zero in New York City's Central Park, three degrees below the former record set during World War I. Bridgeport, Connecticut, also saw a record low of 1 below, shattering the previous low of 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Every state from Pennsylvania to Maine got wind chills under minus 15 during the Valentine's Day freeze, which affected the Plains and Midwest, as well.... Читать дальше...

President Obama plans to nominate a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was found dead Saturday at age 79, after the Senate returns from recess on Feb. 22, the White House said Sunday. Republican lawmakers and presidential candidates are vowing to block Obama's nominee, and calling for letting the next president nominate the new justice. The White House said it expects the Senate to consider Obama's nominee "consistent with their responsibilities laid out in the United States... Читать дальше...

Following the unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, partisan battle lines are being drawn over whether President Obama will be permitted to fill the vacant seat. With Republicans planning to "delay, delay, delay" in hopes of a 2016 White House win, Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) argue it is the Senate's duty to accept Obama's SCOTUS pick.

A University of Virginia (UVA) law student running for student government has adopted a Donald Trump theme for his campaign, fully appropriating the GOP frontrunner's signature style for the campus environment. Wearing a red hat that reads "Make UVA Great Again," second-year law student Erich Reimer says he'll build a wall protecting UVA's law school from the riffraff on other parts of campus.

Four rockets reportedly hit the makeshift hospital, run by Doctors Without Borders, Monday in the northern Syrian town of Azaz on the Turkish border. At least 10 people were reportedly killed, including three children, and dozens wounded, according to opposition activists.

Long before they tried to win over a divided electorate, these future presidents of the United States courted the affection of their future first ladies. Though not every executive excelled at this particular campaign, each still managed to earn the one vote that counted... and her hand in marriage.

When my firstborn son was a toddler, I used to wonder if he would become a bouncer someday because he was big for his age — and fixated on doors. Opening them, closing them. Letting some in (the dog), keeping others out (the dad). He'd station himself in a doorway and take charge, wielding his power like Excalibur: You? Yes, by all means, enter. But not your friend. She waits out here with the others... until I say.

"The sunk cost fallacy is what gamblers do," says Jimmy McGill, the man who will eventually remake himself as shady lawyer Saul Goodman, in the second season premiere of Better Call Saul. "They throw good money after bad, thinking they can turn their luck around. I've already spent this much money or time — and I gotta keep going."

Danube by Claudio Magris (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $17). Travel at its most serious creates a bibliography. Exquisite landscapes lead you to books about their history, which lead you to other books. Magris' book is the preeminent classic of this genre. While traveling the full length of the Danube, he reflects on art, history, literature, and much else.

Georgetown, Texas. This century-old Arts & Crafts house sits in the town's historic district. The four-bedroom home was remodeled in 2014, creating an open floor plan while incorporating period elements, including original floors, etched-glass windows, and solid wood doors.