Новости за 16.11.2015

DENVER (AP) — International cable TV company Liberty Global says it is acquiring Cable & Wireless Communications, a London-based telecommunications company with operations in the Caribbean…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's Joey King has been named the Big Ten's Co-Player of the Week.

Whether it was because of injury, a lack of talent around them or a lack of talent on their part, last year's rookie class in the NBA was one of the most forgettable in years.

This isn't at all what the Broncos, Seahawks, Packers and Colts had in mind.

VIROQUA/WISCONSIN RAPIDS — Linda Lea Votava, 66, of Viroqua formerly of Wisconsin Rapids passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus in Roches…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An incurable disease has given Jose Gonzalez Ortiz the health of an old man at age 42, and the collapsing Puerto Rican health system only adds to his pain.

North Carolina is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for the 113th time, tying Kentucky for third place on the all-time list.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says requirements to register drones will be simple enough that owners don't need to pay a "drone registration" firm to do it for them.

Lindsay Gottlieb wanted to challenge her young talented California early, so she took a trip across country to face Louisville.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Norm Ellenberger, the foot-stomping sideline showman who coached New Mexico to two Western Athletic Conference basketball titles in the 1970s, has died. He was 83.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Assembly has passed a bill doubling campaign contribution limits and allowing candidates to coordinate with shadowy special interest groups without debate.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Assembly is playing both the French and U.S. national anthems to begin its session day.

NEW YORK (AP) — Somewhere between their Westin Heavenly Beds and the room's rainfall shower system, Starwood hotel loyalists were struck Monday morning by a new reality: their beloved loyalty …

North Carolina is No. 1 in the first regular-season men's college basketball poll by The Associated Press after opening with victories over Temple and Fairfield.

NEW YORK (AP) — It's the Dollar Menu, take two.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's telecommunications regulator says it is extending its Monday deadline for MTN Nigeria to pay a $5.2 billion fine but indicated it will not lower the amount for …

NEW YORK — A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck, a New York hospital announced Monday.

Twinklefest celebrates its 20th year of festivities and fun in downtown Viroqua, Nov. 27. The parade begins at 7 p.m., but festivities, ceremonies, restaurant specials and retails sales begin …

A handful of companies hold the keys to millions of hotel rooms globally, but the list of hotel brands that those companies own is legion. Marriott owns Fairfield, TownePlace and Moxy; Hilton …

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Suspected Islamic State militants who were detained in raids in Istanbul last week were in contact with the militants in Paris who conducted deadly attacks across the cit…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The latest on the investigation into the shooting by a Minneapolis police officer of a black man suspected in an assault, an incident that sparked protests. (all times local):

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian demonstrators erupted in a West Bank refugee camp overnight Monday after Israeli forces arrived to demolish the home o…

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — President Barack Obama is sending a message to critics he says "pop off" with their opinions about the U.S. campaign against the Islamic State.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The prosecution rested Monday in the high-profile trial of ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship after weeks of testimony asserting that he put dollars ahead of human s…

LONDON (AP) — The Wembley Arch will be illuminated in the red, white and blue of the French flag. The French motto, "Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite" will be projected onto the front of the stadi…