Новости за 03.05.2017

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — An aviation company in Minnesota has finally won federal certification to build its new 'Vision' jet, meaning it won't need the Federal Aviation Administration to inspect and certify every plane coming off the production line.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Maldives police said Wednesday they have arrested two suspects in the murder of a prominent blogger and human rights advocate.

NEW YORK (AP) — A major new exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden features more than 20 enormous glass installations by artist Dale Chihuly (chi-HOO-lee).

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on FBI Director James Comey's appearance Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee (all times EDT):

LOCAL STANDINGS

BERLIN (AP) — The arrest of a German army officer suspected of plotting a far-right attack is putting fresh pressure on the country's defense minister, already under fire over a series of abuse cases within Germany's armed forces.

NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 2 about paying for news, The Associated Press reported the incorrect number of New York Times subscriptions. They were 309,000 in 2011, not 406,000, and 1.61 million, not 1.85 million, in 2016.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times added a record number of digital subscribers last quarter, exciting investors who pushed the stock to an 11 percent gain in morning trading.

CHALKHILL, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a drunken driving suspect who was chased by police from Maryland into Pennsylvania identified herself as Hillary Clinton.

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech leaders met with President Milos Zeman on Wednesday in efforts to resolve a political crisis triggered by the prime minister's decision to resign with his government over the business dealings of the finance minister.

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The Trump administration sought Tuesday to defend its budget compromise with Congress, but it claimed more than the deal really provides.

PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Former "Saturday Night Live" comedian and Donald Trump backer Joe Piscopo said Wednesday that he will not launch an independent campaign to succeed Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's remarks at the State Department (all times local):

LONDON (AP) — The eurozone, for so long a laggard in the global economy, outpaced the United States in the first quarter of the year and is widely expected to pick up further steam in the months ahead.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A human rights group is calling for the closure of Hungary's state-run institutions for people with disabilities after issuing a report detailing alleged abuses and neglect at one home.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Flooded areas of the Midwest are bracing for another round of heavy rain Wednesday, the last thing they need with rivers in several places at or near record levels.

JERUSALEM (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross has urged Israel not to restrict family visits for hundreds of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union (all times local):

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is coming home.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on severe weather and flooding affecting parts of the U.S. (all times local):

FBI Director James Comey strongly defended Wednesday his decision to alert Congress just days before the 2016 election about his agency's investigation into emails potentially related to Hillary Clinton's personal server, telling senators while the idea of impacting the election…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The last carrier of individual health insurance policies in most of Iowa might stop offering them to residents.

Radiohead's song 'Lift' wasn't on 'OK Computer' in 1997 because the group felt it would have lead them to a "different place".