Новости за 26.08.2016

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The future is uncertain for a historic newsstand at the heart of Harvard Square.

MOUNT GRETNA, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man accused of threatening two nurses at gunpoint to spring his girlfriend from a mental health care hospital has waived extradition in South Carolina.

AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — The Latest on the earthquake in Italy (all times local):

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Special Administrative Board has unanimously approved up to $1 million to eliminate lead contamination after high levels of lead in drinking water were found in 16 St. Louis schools.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings' new $1.1 billion stadium has been test-driven by soccer players, a country music superstar and an iconic heavy metal band. But the biggest test for U.S. Bank Stadium comes Sunday when the football team…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As a Colorado mother enjoyed a family boat trip across Lake Powell's summer waters, she heard a scream and splash as her 2-year-old son slipped off their houseboat and into the water.

DURANT, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on the killing of two nuns in Mississippi (all times local):

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. court has the authority to hear a trademark lawsuit by grocery chain Trader Joe's against a man who purchased the company's products and resold them in Canada at "Pirate Joe's," a store designed to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is fining four airlines for failing to have accurate notices explaining compensation for passengers who are bumped from flights or whose baggage is damaged or lost.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder on Friday urged calm before next week's release of a list of Michigan's lowest-performing schools, saying it is a "misperception" that any would be slated for closure at this time but not ruling…

FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- If you're trying to lose weight, it might be a good idea to hang out with thinner people, a new study suggests.

Southeastern Conference quarterbacks take plenty of heat off the field, and this year will probably take even more on it.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is warmly welcoming the final peace agreement between the Colombian government and leftist rebels and reiterating its commitment to help implement and verify the cease-fire.

Friday is National Women's Equality Day and marks the 46th anniversary of the Women’s Strike for Equality March, when 50,000 women marched down New York City’s Fifth Avenue celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted American women…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government told all U.S. blood banks Friday to start screening for Zika, a major expansion intended to protect the nation's blood supply from the mosquito-borne virus.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri attorney general's office is reviewing a recent state Supreme Court ruling that may impact the criminal charge of felony stealing.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Striking Bolivian miners kidnapped and beat to death the country's deputy interior minister in a shocking spasm of violence following weeks of tension over dwindling paychecks in a region hit hard by falling metal prices.…

LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — In the poverty-stricken Mississippi community where two nuns were slain, forgiveness for their killer is hard to find, even if forgiveness is what the victims would have wanted.

ATLANTA (AP) — The FBI has decided not to pursue hate crime charges against a Georgia man found guilty of throwing scalding water on a sleeping gay couple.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Dillon McNamara struck Malik Collymore out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Tampa Yankees to a 7-6 win over the Brevard County Manatees on Friday.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A small plane slammed into a home near a western Indiana airport, injuring two people on the aircraft.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The bird flu strain that wiped out millions of turkeys and chickens in the Midwest last year has been found in Alaska for the first time.

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the ruling by France's top administrative court on burkini bans (all times local):

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were lower Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A photograph of a crying elderly Canadian couple in wheelchairs, separated into two different care homes after 62 years of marriage because no beds were available together, has received international attention.