Новости за 04.05.2016

Onalaska-based Gundersen Health Plan and Unity Health Plans Insurance Corp. in Sauk City, Wis., have closed a merger agreement involving almost 270,000 members.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby is trying again to delay hearings in his criminal case while he fights to get the sex-assault charges in Pennsylvania dismissed.

NEW YORK (AP) — Whole Foods says sales declined 3 percent at established locations during its fiscal second quarter as it prepares to launch an offshoot chain intended to expand its customer base.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market:

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers have taken the first step toward banning cellphone cases designed to look like handguns.

NEW YORK (AP) — "Empire" co-creator Lee Daniels apologized to Sean Penn in a statement made public Wednesday as part of a confidential settlement in a defamation lawsuit over comments Daniels made comparing the actor to the show's star Terrence…

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) _ Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) on Wednesday reported a loss of $282.3 million in its first quarter.

NEW YORK (AP) — Hulu is expanding its Internet TV programming with a subscription service offering a mix of live cable and broadcast options that will include news and sports.

TOWN OF BARRE -- U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said he is even more worried about his country than when he first ran six years ago.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. and global stock indexes moved lower a second day Wednesday following a dismal report on job creation that gave investors concern over the state of the economy. The data followed a round of economic news…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFM) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $142 million.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — The City Council has rejected an agreement with a company to build a $240 million pork processing plant in Mason City.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is revising a federal rule that allows wind-energy companies to operate high-speed turbines for up to 30 years, even if means killing or injuring thousands of federally protected bald and golden eagles.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Production of the 500-euro banknote is being discontinued amid concerns it had become too popular among crooks and money launderers.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wholesale cash prices Wednesday.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Beyonce is supporting efforts to overturn a North Carolina law limiting legal protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

We are closing in on a historic event that many believe has become the bane of our existence, not to mention the fall of a nation.

Teams could pull out of scheduled NCAA events this spring because of new state laws in North Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee while the sport's governing body's demands for discrimination-free environments at the places where its events are held won't take…

WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- If possible, people who've had a stroke should be sent directly to inpatient rehabilitation after their hospital discharge. This would be instead of a skilled nursing facility or nursing home, according to new…

WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The number of hepatitis C-linked deaths in the United States reached a record high in 2014, and the virus now kills more Americans than any other infectious disease, health officials report.

Perhaps the only thing that is more interesting and inspiring than a beautiful piece of art is seeing where and how that art is created. One way to accomplish this is to visit an artist’s studio but that opportunity is…

A 41-year-old Stoddard man was injured when his vehicle struck a semi truck on Hwy. 35 near the intersection of Mohawk Valley Road in the town of Bergen, Wednesday, May 4, at 8:21 a.m.

TOWN OF BERGEN -- A 41-year-old Stoddard man was injured when his vehicle struck a semi-tractor-trailer rig Wednesday morning on Hwy. 35 near its intersection with Mohawk Valley Road.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the death of music superstar Prince (all times local):

The track has become a home away from home for Barr, who will turn 76 on Monday.