Новости за 31.08.2015

NEW YORK - Survival expert Bear Grylls has bagged his biggest celebrity yet for a walk in the wilderness - President Barack Obama.

WASHINGTON - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills jumped in Monday's auction, rising to their highest levels in several weeks.

INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mike Pence has requested federal grants for government and certain nonprofits in 19 counties that were hit by severe storms and flooding from June 7 to July 29.

BOSTON - Boston's mayor and City Council are again looking for pay raises that could make them among the best compensated of comparable cities across the country.

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MADISON, Wisconsin - The state Department of Justice has agreed to a $2.3 million settlement to resolve two travel scam cases.

INDIANAPOLIS - Republican leaders are having a hard time finding a candidate to challenge the current Democratic state schools superintendent in Indiana.

DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler is recalling 206,668 Jeep Cherokee SUVs because the windshield wipers can stop working unexpectedly.

NEW YORK - Western Union said Monday that it is now offering money transfers out of Greece two months after that service was suspended.

NEW YORK - There's a "SpongeBob" musical in the works but the music is no kiddie stuff.

The lure of the wild has recently attracted an interesting batch of solitude seekers: Reese Witherspoon ("Wild"), Mia Wasikowska ("Tracks") and Robert Redford, twice.

SPOKANE, Washington - Rain and cooler temperatures are helping firefighters battling a series of big blazes in north central Washington state.

COMPTON, California - A small earthquake has rattled a highly populated area in southern Los Angeles County, but there are no reports of damage or injury.

INDIANAPOLIS - Republican Gov. Mike Pence's travels promoting Indiana as a business haven have been paid for by powerful interests that donated over $2.1 million to the state's economic development efforts.

CAIRO - Experts say the discovery of a huge natural gas field off the Egyptian coast is a major boon for the country that will help alleviate energy shortages and boost the economy.

SAG HARBOR, New York - A New York City real estate executive has been arraigned on drunken driving charges after a fatal car crash in the Hamptons.

INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis cut former starting left guard Donald Thomas and defensive tackle Jeris Pendleton on Monday.

In a story Aug. 28, about upcoming events, The Associated Press reported erroneously the dates of business events expected in the first week in September.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Awash in cash, Wolfsburg broke its club transfer record by signing Germany midfielder Julian Draxler from Schalke on the final day of the European transfer window Monday.

NEW YORK - Stocks remained mostly lower in midday trading Monday, but a spike in oil prices helped energy shares reverse an early decline. Investors continue to focus on the Federal Reserve, which appears to remain on track to raise interest rates as soon as September.

OLATHE, Kansas - The latest on the trial of a white supremacist charged with capital murder for the deaths of three people at two Jewish sites in the Kansas City area (all times local):

NEW YORK - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady attended last-minute settlement talks between the NFL and its players union Monday before a judge announced he would decide the dispute over deflated footballs with a ruling in a day or two.

A National Labor Relations Board ruling that modified the definition of an employer could hurt small businesses including franchises and subcontractors, according to industry groups that advocate for those companies.

VALPARAISO, Indiana - Two northwestern Indiana counties that have long faced drug abuse troubles aren't dealing with the spread of diseases among intravenous drug users that's prompted the start of needle-exchange programs elsewhere in the state.

The last time a pope visited the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary just outside Philadelphia, he got a rousing, even rowdy, rock star welcome. "Viva! Viva Papa!" the seminarians shouted.