Новости за 05.10.2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Labor organizers say they've named McDonald's and its franchisees in allegations of sexual harassment, marking their latest effort in a push to win higher pay and a union for fast-food workers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Injured Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy won't say whether he'll be ready for Game 1 of the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, although he did think he took "a step in the right direction"…

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — A north Mississippi hospital system serving 24 counties in Mississippi and Alabama says it plans to drop contracts with UnitedHealthcare because the company has failed to pay anything on claims which it didn't deny.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday:

Sanders visits Madison on Wednesday on a two-city stop in the swing state of Wisconsin.

Chad Loper, 41, of 2023 Charles St., was charged Wednesday with sexual assault of a child younger than 16. Loper molested a 14-year-old girl on Sept. 20, according to the complaint.Brecken Allan, 28, no permanent address, was charged Wednesday with…

NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay's documentary "The 13th," on mass incarceration and its deep, historical roots in America, has been welling up in her a long time.

Elroy resident Bob McKinney is joining the Standing Rock Sioux tribe to protest a large oil pipeline that could affect waterways in North Dakota.

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Michal Kovac, who served as the first president of Slovakia after it became an independent state in 1993, has died. He was 86.

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins rookie cornerback Xavien Howard is sidelined by a knee injury for the second time this year.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ Yum Brands Inc. (YUM) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $622 million.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has updated its barcode-scanning Dash shopping wand so you can now buy anything with it, not just groceries.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Some Minnesota lawmakers say big health care premium increases call for a special session.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurricane Matthew is wet, wild and weird. Meteorologists say its path has been harder to pin down than that of other storms, but Matthew is definitely dangerous and may possibly stick around to bedevil the Southeast coast…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors want a federal judge to keep a man convicted in a case profiled in the popular "Making a Murderer" Netflix series behind bars while they appeal his release.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — All-Star left-hander Cole Hamels will start the AL Division Series opener for the Texas Rangers against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins want to replace the lights in the circular ring atop Target Field.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Carrying golf clubs, shovels and hockey sticks, several hundred University of Connecticut students gathered just before midnight in a cemetery, ready to do battle with menacing clowns they had heard might be lurking among the headstones.

DALLAS (AP) — The former Title IX coordinator at Baylor University said Wednesday that top campus leaders undermined her efforts to investigate sexual assault claims and were more concerned with protecting the Baylor "brand" than the students.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Republican Mike Pence emerged from the vice presidential debate Wednesday an energized No. 2 set on using his Midwestern style to win over small-town and rural conservatives in battleground states.

NEW YORK (AP) — Travelers along the East Coast are preparing for delays and cancelations as Hurricane Matthew heads toward the U.S.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Portugal's former prime minister Antonio Guterres won the Security Council's unanimous backing Wednesday to become the next U.N. secretary-general, winning plaudits for his strong leadership but disappointing campaigners for a woman or East European to be…

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans have placed defensive end Devon Still on the injured reserve with a foot injury that required surgery.

NEW YORK (AP) — Target is thinking small to win over shoppers.

Big Papi, Kris Bryant and Bryce Harper are just a few of the big-name offensive stars leading their teams into the postseason.