Новости за 20.04.2016

LONDON (AP) — The owner of Britain's Daily Mail newspaper says it has not submitted a bid to purchase the U.S. internet company Yahoo.

PARIS (AP) — Motorsport's governing body has approved changes in Formula One's regulations to allow tire supplier Pirelli to carry out more testing ahead of the 2017 season.

SPARTA — The Monroe County Board of Supervisors elected a new chair, vice-chair and five new members to the Highway Committee at its reorganization meeting Tuesday at Rolling Hills Nursing Home.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Derrick Henry is set to become the latest Alabama running back to parlay collegiate success into a sizable NFL paycheck.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — McDonald's Corp. is quashing reports that a coming Missouri restaurant will test all-you-can-eat fries, saying the endless spuds will be available for a limited time only to promote the site's scheduled July grand opening.

Frederic, a forward from St. Louis, played the past two seasons with the U.S. National Development Program, which also produced current Badgers Luke Kunin and Ryan Wagner.

CORTE MADERA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Northern California man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after he drove to the California Highway Patrol office to report a crash he had been involved in over the…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Olympic flame will have an unusual home for the Rio de Janeiro Games.

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the Washington National Opera, completing Wagner's "Ring Cycle" has been an endeavor worthy of its epic subject: Launched with great promise, then abandoned amid financial problems, the full work is finally being staged a decade after…

ATLANTA (AP) — Coca-Cola saw the popularity of its namesake sodas decline in key markets around the world during the first quarter, reflecting a mix of changing tastes, challenging economic conditions and a shifting business strategy.

Most of the buffalo that escaped last week from a local farm have been recaptured and returned, according to Juneau County Sheriff Brent Oleson.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal rebounded from an early break to beat Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-2 Wednesday, advancing to the third round of the Barcelona Open.

WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- One area of the brain appears to be responsible for recognizing facial expressions, a new study finds.

WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. veterans have a higher risk of homelessness if they suffered sexual trauma while in the service, and the odds are worse for men than women, a new study finds.

WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests a possible link between certain germs found in the mouth and a heightened risk of pancreatic cancer.

WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A gene mutation that is linked to a greater risk of breast cancer may also be tied to potential fertility problems, researchers report.

State Sen. Jennifer Shilling formally announced her 2016 re-election campaign Wednesday, two days after the her predecessor declared his bid to reclaim the 32nd District seat.

Medicare wants more doctors and patients to talk about the tough care decisions that must be made if a person becomes seriously ill or incapacitated.

Major League Baseball teams could do a better job of hiring minority candidates for managing and GM posts or women for VP and other administrative positions, according to an annual report released Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — When a powerful pair of cholesterol-lowering drugs first hit the market last summer, initial excitement in the medical community quickly turned to panic.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Louis Armstrong House Museum has acquired the only known film of the jazz great in a recording studio — after it was discovered in a storage facility.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a wide-ranging energy bill Wednesday that would promote a variety of energy sources and speed federal approval of projects to export liquefied natural gas to Europe and Asia.

I wrote this story one day after our Deadly Writer’s Patrol made a trip to The Highground Veteran’s Memorial Park near Neillsville.

ROME (AP) — One of the leading candidates for next month's mayoral election has come out against Rome's bid for the 2024 Olympics.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a judgment allowing families of victims of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut and other terrorist attacks to collect nearly $2 billion in frozen Iranian funds.