Новости за 19.01.2017

NEW YORK (AP) — When Oscar nominations are announced next week, Amazon is virtually assured of notching the first — but probably not the last — best-picture nomination for a streaming service.

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro, Sally Field and other celebrities plan to join the mayors of New York and Minneapolis to rally cities to chart their own course on health care, climate change and other issues during Donald…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — One Minnesota lawmaker thinks that raffles to raise campaign money are the perfect way to spice up dull political parties.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota would use state money to offset the health premium hikes for more than 100,000 residents under a measure legislators were considering Thursday, a novel approach as states across the country grapple with the rising…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Health officials are investigating how a rare rat virus called the Seoul virus infected eight people in Wisconsin and Illinois.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed ex-San Francisco Giant Gregor Blanco to a minor league contract.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Midway through the season, there would have been no way to predict Taylor Gabriel would be the top scorer among Atlanta Falcons wide receivers.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — President Obama has shortened prison sentences for a dozen inmates from Iowa who are serving time on drug manufacturing and dealing charges.

MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man has been charged in the death of a woman who died after being injured by a homemade cannon.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Free agent right-hander Neftali Feliz has signed a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, who are looking for a closer in the bullpen.

Webster graduate Carl Morton outdueled St. Louis pitching legend Carl Morton on Labor Day 1972.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies and outfielder Michael Saunders have finalized a one-year contract.

(ESPN) - Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, who aggravated a toe injury Saturday, said he expects to play in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday despite missing practice for the second consecutive day Thursday.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Latest on the Dakota Access pipeline (all times local):

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bankers across Middle America say depressed farm commodity prices are the biggest threat to the economy this year in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Iowa woman charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman who may have been a romantic rival will stand trial.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on a federal civil rights lawsuit filed against the city of Memphis and Elvis Presley's Graceland (all times local):

Why is this inauguration different from any other?

Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie on Thursday was named Executive of the Year by the Professional Football Writers of America, following Oakland's 12-4 finish and first trip to the postseason since 2002. McKenzie took home the same honor last month from…

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Ten years after the watershed environmental documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" debuted, climate change is as dire as ever and yet the solutions are right in front of us, say directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk,…

Scheming the Falcons' offense to historic heights in his second season, including a leauge- leading 540 points, Kyle Shanahan was named PFWA's Assistant Coach of the Year on Thursday, becoming the organization's first recipient of the award.

What happened at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh couldn't happen at UW-La Crosse, administrators say.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate is 4 percent, the lowest it's been since January 2001.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Former Pro Bowler Clyde Simmons has been hired by the Cleveland Browns to coach their defensive line.

PIORNAL, Spain (AP) — Dozens of people ran through the streets of this tiny southwestern Spanish town Thursday trying to pelt a beast-like figure representing a farm thief with, appropriately, tons of turnips.