Новости за 27.08.2015

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Time Warner Cable must pay nearly $6 million as part of a lawsuit alleging it was largely responsible for a fatal natural gas explosion that leveled an upscale Kansas City restaurant, jurors ruled Thursday.

DOVER, Delaware - A Delaware judge on Thursday ordered 92-year-old Dole Food CEO David Murdock and a former top lieutenant to pay $148 million in damages for misleading directors and shareholders in a deal that took the company private in 2013.

NEW YORK - How many kids are vaccinated at your child's school? Federal health officials think you should be able to easily find out.

ROANOKE, Virginia - The wide-eyed, open-mouthed look of shock on the face of WDBJ-TV anchor Kim McBroom was seen worldwide after her two co-workers were fatally shot on live television. But as her grieving newsroom went back to work, and she showed poise and strength Thursday as the on-camera leader of a team that refused to give in.

NEW YORK - Oil soared more than 10 percent Thursday, its biggest one-day gain since March 2009, lifted by resurgent global stock markets and a report showing the U.S. economy grew faster than previously reported in the second quarter.

BEVERLY HILLS, California - Fifteen aspiring filmmakers have already caught the attention of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

NEW ORLEANS - The latest about a potential settlement of a lawsuit by environmental groups against a New Orleans company that failed to end a decade-old leak in the Gulf of Mexico (all times local)

NEW YORK - An upcoming installation at the Children's Museum of Manhattan invites kids to explore the sounds, sights and flavors of New York City.

PARKERSBURG, West Virginia - A Roman Catholic priest who also is a public school teacher has asked officials to allow him to wear his religious habit in the classroom.

NEW YORK - Do the stock market's big swings have you feeling helpless?

NEW YORK - Fans of MTV's "Catfish: The TV Show" may notice something familiar in the new film "We Are Your Friends."

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - The country duo Maddie & Tae took on gender stereotypes in their first platinum single, "Girl in a Country Song," and now they are targeting another overused effect in today's country music: electronic drum machines.

NEW YORK - Macy's has an answer to T.J. Maxx and other stores that sell deeply discounted designer brands.

LOS ANGELES - Discovery is unleashing the first videos for its virtual reality network, Discovery VR, a fledgling service that is testing the limits and capabilities of the immersive format.

BURLINGTON, New Jersey - Higher sales at Burlington helped the discount retailer post strong fiscal second-quarter results Thursday. It also boosted its full-year earnings expectations, and shares jumped nearly 15 percent in afternoon trading.

NEW ORLEANS - Environmental groups and a New Orleans company that failed to end a decade-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico have reached a settlement agreement in a lawsuit over the slow-motion spill.

IRVING, Texas - Shares of Michaels Cos. Jumped Thursday after the arts and crafts store operator topped analyst expectations in its fiscal second quarter and bumped up its forecast for the year.

Business travelers to London always have plenty of options for exploring the city after the workday is done. But this fall, visitors have a few special evening activities to choose from in addition to the usual possibilities like the London Eye (open until 8:30 p.m. daily) and the observatory at The Shard, which offers London's highest view until 10 p.m. daily through Oct. 31 (last entry at 9:30 p.m.).

NEW YORK - David Oyelowo, who played the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the film "Selma," says there's an interesting upside to not getting an Oscar nomination.

ORRVILLE, Ohio - J.M. Smucker Co. posted strong fiscal first-quarter results Thursday, thanks to its new Dunkin' Donuts coffee pods and its recently-acquired pet food business.

AMSTERDAM - Miffy is hanging with Matisse at the Rijksmuseum.

NEW YORK - The strong dollar pressured Tiffany's fiscal second-quarter sales, and its performance missed analysts' expectations. The luxury jeweler also lowered its full-year earnings forecast.

WASHINGTON - For Donald Trump, the joy of the insult seems as compelling as the art of the deal.

SUNSET, Louisiana - A police officer was shot and killed Wednesday when he responded to a call from a house where three women had been stabbed, one of them fatally, in a town about 60 miles west of Baton Rouge, said the sheriff of rural St. Landry Parish.

BEIJING - The Latest from the world championships (all times local):