Новости за 14.12.2016

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The required $3.5 million payment that triggered Wisconsin's presidential election recount came in just under the wire.

ABOARD JETBLUE FLIGHT 669 (AP) — There are few things worse than getting on a plane and discovering a wailing child and a haggard parent sitting next to you. Few things, that is, except being that haggard parent of the…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen says it's going to speak more English and help more women reach for top positions as it shakes up its corporate culture in the wake of a diesel emissions scandal.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin state elections official says despite concerns over security, no problems were detected in last month's election or the just-completed presidential recount.

"La La Land" may have hit all the right notes for the Golden Globes, but the Screen Actors Guild sung a different tune Wednesday, when Kenneth Lonergan's New England-set family drama "Manchester by the Sea" picked up the most nominations.…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Magic have purchased the NBA Developmental League's Erie BayHawks and will relocate the team from Pennsylvania to Lakeland, Florida, beginning with the 2017-18 season.

DENVER (AP) — Oil and gas company BP says it will move headquarters staff from Houston to Denver because of the region's importance as an energy hub.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek stocks fell sharply Wednesday while the government's borrowing rates jumped higher after the country's European creditors pulled a debt relief package announced only last week in protest at subsequent budget spending measures by Athens.

TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) — General Motors will invest $334 million in three plants in upstate New York.

NEW YORK (AP) — The spot month contract for light sweet crude was $52.19 per barrel at 12 p.m. Wednesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local):

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Zika's ability to damage the infant brain may be even more far-reaching and insidious than previously thought, two new studies suggest.

NEW YORK (AP) — A list of the year's top 10 songs from Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu.

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball owners and players have ratified the sport's new collective bargaining agreement, extending their labor peace to 26 years through 2021.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of driving drunk and killing a couple in a Green Bay traffic crash has pleaded no contest to charges including reckless homicide.

NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs named two executives to share the chief operating officer role, replacing Gary Cohn, who is leaving the investment bank to join President-elect Donald Trump's economic policy team.

WASHINGTON (AP) — "America's Got Talent" star Jackie Evancho will sing the national anthem at Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.

A weekly update of former UW players in pro hockey.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber is bringing a small number of self-driving cars to its ride-hailing service in San Francisco — a move likely to excite the city's tech-savvy population and certain to antagonize California regulators.

NEW YORK (AP) — Does your little girl have her heart set on finding a Hatchimal under the tree? Good luck — the animatronic bird-like creatures that "hatch" from eggs are one of the toughest toys to find this holiday…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A bill co-written by Maine Sen. Susan Collins that seeks to support young researchers has been signed into law.

NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle will host the WNBA All-Star Game next year.

NEW YORK (AP) — David Ross is taking another victory lap.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Judge declares mistrial in murder-for-hire plot after jurors say they are deadlocked.

NEW YORK (AP) — The online-cable market is getting a little more crowded.