Новости за 05.08.2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Pope Francis' call Wednesday for a church of "open doors" that welcomes divorced Catholics prompted speculation over whether he was signaling support for easing the ban on Comm…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The campaign to stop President Barack Obama's sweeping emissions limits on power plants began taking shape Wednesday, as 16 states asked the government to put the rules on ho…

Netflix stirred envy in sleep-deprived parents nationwide by saying it will give its employees up to a year of paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child. But outside of hypercompet…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama assailed critics of his Iran nuclear deal Wednesday as "selling a fantasy" to the American people, warning Congress that blocking the accord would dama…

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest batch of corporate results helped nudge the stock market to a slight gain Wednesday, snapping a three-day slump. Another drop in oil prices held indexes back.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

U.S. stocks closed mostly higher Wednesday, driven by better company earnings, but a slump in oil prices and a slide in Disney held the market's gains back.

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — The father of Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has been denied bond after being charged with two counts of attempted murder in a shooting at a Rock Hill bar.

NEW YORK (AP) — A string of deals involving rooftop solar companies has shown both the appeal and potential of the business — and limits to investor enthusiasm.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A mining company that wants to tap one of the richest known deposits of uranium in the world says it has filed a legal challenge to Virginia's 33-year ban on the mining of…

BERLIN (AP) — Johanna Quandt, a major shareholder in automaker BMW and one of Germany's richest women has died. She was 89.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Experts say more pieces of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 probably floated off rather than sinking to the bottom of the ocean, in addition to the wing frag…

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Montana priest has his puppy back after law enforcement officers and an animal control officer pulled the shaking animal from the inside of a 30-foot drain pipe that runs…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dick LeBeau is a man of few words, many guitars and a love of history that takes him to preserved battlefields across the United States.

UTOYA, Norway (AP) — Four years ago a right-wing extremist gunned down 69 people, shattering the tranquility on the idyllic Norwegian island of Utoya after killing eight in a bomb blast at gov…

The state has changed its plans for getting motorists around a State Route 4 culvert replacement project west of Cathlamet.

NEW YORK (AP) — Women had less than a third of speaking parts in the most popular films from 2007 to 2014, according to a new study that gives further evidence of persistent inequality in Holl…

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — A $5 billion money-laundering trial of the Bank of China and 297 other defendants in Italy is scheduled to begin in March, deputy public prosecutor Giulio Monferini said…

ROME (AP) — A fishing boat crowded with migrants overturned Wednesday in the Mediterranean off Libya as rescuers approached, and the Italian coast guard and Irish navy said at least 367 people…

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — New Ebola cases were in the single digits another week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, showing that contact tracing efforts are yielding results.

CAIRO (AP) — An Islamic State affiliate released a video Wednesday threatening to kill a Croatian hostage if Egyptian authorities do not release "Muslim women" held in prison within 48 hours, …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign a bill providing $250 million in taxpayer money to pay for a new Milwaukee Bucks stadium next week.

MOSCOW (AP) — The 82-year-old father of former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been called in for questioning about the 1998 killing of a Siberian mayor.

HWANGE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Two professional hunters appeared in a Zimbabwean court Wednesday, each accused in separate cases of helping Americans kill lions.