Новости за 16.02.2016

CINCINNATI (AP) — A suburban township in southwest Ohio is dropping its court case against a man charged with zoning violations for his holiday "Zombie Nativity" scene, an official said Tuesday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Latest from Daytona 500 media day on Tuesday (all times local):

TORONTO (AP) — In another Olympic sport, the U.S. might be dreaming of a gold-silver-bronze medals sweep.

BRUSSELS (AP) — To listen to harried European Union chief Donald Tusk is to realize that the leaders of the 28 member nations are facing the prospect of an unhinged EU if this week's summit go…

According to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the future of the republic teeters in the balance. Unless the U.S. Senate bows to the will of President Barack Obama and approves his replacement for Justic…

MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat has resumed taking blood thinners to treat a blood clot in his leg, said a person with knowledge of the situation.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Legislators in Puerto Rico have approved a last-minute bill needed to finalize a deal to restructure the U.S. territory's heavily indebted public power company.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — For elite members of the video game industry, the D.I.C.E. Summit isn't merely a chance to schmooze at the poker table or on the golf course in Las Vegas. It's also an opportu…

Sue Bird never had any doubt she'd finish her career in Seattle. She just isn't letting on when that will be.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian authorities have reached an agreement that will allow long-haul trucks a grace period to "return home" after Ukraine-licensed vehicles were forbidden from t…

NEW YORK (AP) — Alibaba has bought nearly 33 million shares of online daily deal service Groupon.

This week’s question was asked by Tanner Goodbear, fourth grade, Miller Elementary School.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Medical technology company Stryker is buying Physio-Control International Inc. for $1.28 billion, which will help expand its product offerings and broaden its global reach.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The oversized, inflatable rats found snarling at nonunion worksites are getting some high-flying backup.

NEW YORK (AP) — Home security services company ADT has agreed to be purchased by affiliates of Apollo Global Management for about $6.94 billion.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — In the maple-rich areas of New England and the upper Midwest, producers don't approve of fakers.

MEDFORD, Wis. (AP) — A Gilman man has died in a logging accident in Taylor County.

Oktoberfest supporters will toast each other with fine wines instead of beer steins, and nibble gourmet entrees and desserts rather than brats and kraut during the third annual Forks and Corks…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed a multi-year deal to book more high-end concerts at their venerable baseball stadium.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Canadian Pacific plans to ask federal regulators for preliminary approval of the structure of its proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern railroad.

PHOENIX (AP) — Injured Houston designated hitter Evan Gattis and the Astros have avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a $3.4 million, one-year contract.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. swung to a fourth-quarter financial loss, instead of a modest profit, as a result of a just-announced charge to settle a long-running federal case ov…

TONW OF NEWTON, Wis. (AP) — Developers say they've raised more than half the money needed for a new Wisconsin Agricultural Education Center.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Condom use has dropped among University of Minnesota students over the past five years, a new study found, while sexually transmitted infections are on the rise nationwide.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have charged a Boise man with shooting and killing a Minnesota man in eastern Idaho.