Новости за 22.01.2016

BANGKOK (AP) — The ruling communist party of Laos elected a new leader Friday, putting Bounnhang Vorachit in charge of the single-party country as it takes its turn as the chair of the Associa…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The latest on the heavy snowfall in Virginia (all times local):

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton is getting a fourth shot at naming a Supreme Court justice.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former Oklahoma congressman J.C. Watts has been named the new president and chief executive officer of Oklahoma-based charity Feed the Children.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — At least 42 people, including 17 children, drowned Friday in the Aegean Sea as two smuggling boats sunk off different Greek islands. A search-and-rescue operation was und…

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and other big names slid off the leaderboard at the weather-affected Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday, leaving American amate…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The latest on the detention of an American student in North Korea (all times local):

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Some 3,000 people protested in the Moldovan capital Friday for a third day running calling for early elections, better governance and demanding an end to widespread co…

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The latest developments on unrest in Tunisia. All times local:

MACEDON, N.Y. (AP) — The pilot of a single-engine plane safely landed in a field behind a western New York home after the engine iced-up.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says Venezuela inflation will blow past 700 percent this year.

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Iraq's prime minister appealed Friday to Turkey to pull its troops out of Iraqi territory and instead provide training and equipment to fight the Islamic State group,…

BEIJING (AP) — The wife of a Chinese journalist who fled the country last year says she has lost contact with him while he was in Thailand, raising concerns that he might have been abducted by…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on the heavy snowfall expected to hit the Washington area and the Northeast. (all times local)

HELSINKI (AP) — In the snowy streets of Finland's cities, black-clad vigilantes are on patrol, to the alarm of the police and many residents. They say they're there to keep Finnish people safe…

CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago police officers involved in the case of the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald are on administrative leave.

BERLIN (AP) — Europe's migrant crisis is the main issue at a meeting in Berlin Friday of top officials from Germany and Turkey, with Turkey's prime minister pressing for more support from the …

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia bishop is giving Catholics in his diocese the OK to stay home from Mass on Sunday, when the region is expected to be buried in snow.

Three more Department of Corrections staff members who were on paid leave have resigned amid an investigation into allegations of abuse and official misconduct at the state’s youth prison in Irma.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State administrators want nearly $11 million to repair the busy Minnesota Capitol parking ramp where cable supports are deteriorating.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home rental price growth turned tame in December — a sign that a burst of new apartment construction last year may be relieving cost pressures.

The state is projected to end the current biennium on June 30, 2017, with a minuscule $135 million in the general fund.

General Electric topped Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter and reaffirmed its target for 2016, but shares slipped before the opening bell as the company's industrial revenue declined.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Steven Avery's nephew, convicted in the 2005 sexual assault and murder of Teresa Halbach, has been moved from the Green Bay Correctional Institution.

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Google Inc. has begun offering free Wi-Fi to Mumbai train passengers in hopes of boosting its role in the Indian market.