Новости за 19.09.2017

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten California men who fought overseas with U.S. forces have been awarded the French government's highest honor for their World War II service.

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — A college that was the site of a rowdy protest of a guest speaker has announced a policy for hosting such events in what it calls the "new climate."

WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP's last-ditch effort to repeal "Obamacare" would redistribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal financing for insurance coverage, creating winners and losers among individual Americans and states in ways not yet fully clear.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Rep. Gordon Hintz was elected Tuesday as Democratic leader in the state Assembly, running unopposed to take over midway through the session.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly (all times local):

BOSTON (AP) — Backers of a drive to gradually boost the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour told a legislative committee on Tuesday that many people who work full time at their jobs still live in poverty and struggle…

President Donald Trump's debut speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly:

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on the strong earthquake that hit Mexico City (all times local):

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 44 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust and thousands fled into the streets in panic.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets have waived wide receiver Kalif Raymond, two days after his fumbled punt changed momentum in the team's loss at Oakland.

CHICKASHA, Okla. (AP) — Police now say seven officers were injured during a weekend shootout in central Oklahoma, and one officer remains hospitalized.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump at the United Nations (all times local):

ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — As Hurricane Maria hammered Dominica with 160 mph (260 kph) winds Monday, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit hunkered down in his official residence and turned to social media to tell of the storm's fury, each post more…

TORONTO (AP) — Equifax said Tuesday that approximately 100,000 Canadian consumers may have had their personal information compromised in the massive cyberattack on the credit data company that was revealed this month.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage is calling for a suspension of tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber to ease prices as families and businesses prepare to rebuild in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma — and with two…

BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — Court officials in Massachusetts have dismissed a disorderly conduct charge against a Kennedy family member who was arrested last month after complaints about a loud party.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Latest on Rhode Island lawmakers returning to work in a rare fall session (all times local):

I have been preparing to cast a final vote on the state budget since the Joint Finance Committee, of which I am a member, passed the budget on Wednesday, Sept. 6. As a part of this preparation, I took time…

Week 2 was tough on tight ends in fantasy football as five big names suffered injuries — none bigger than Greg Olsen of the Panthers breaking his right foot.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Greg Olsen will miss a minimum of eight games after the Panthers placed the three-time Pro Bowl tight end on injured reserve with a broken right foot Tuesday.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump urged world leaders Tuesday to help restore "democracy and political freedoms" in Venezuela, singling out the South American country for some of his most blistering criticism in a speech to the United Nations.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lawyers for former NFL players now eligible for payments under the league's $1 billion concussion settlement said Tuesday they've found evidence that unscrupulous third-party providers are trying to take advantage of players with significant brain damage.

DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is cutting production at five North American assembly plants through the rest of this year as U.S. demand for new vehicles slips due to lower gas prices.

MIAMI (AP) — The latest on powerful Hurricane Maria (all times local):

An Army veteran who fended off a mentally ill man who tried to attack a chess class the veteran was teaching is one of 18 people being honored with Carnegie medals for heroism. Here are their stories.