Новости за 25.09.2015

OMAHA, Nebraska - ConAgra employees will learn next week about upcoming changes that the company's chief executive said Friday likely will include jobs cuts and a shuffling of operations that could boost the company's presence in Chicago and lower it in Omaha.

LOS ANGELES - Oculus is getting touchy.

PARIS - The Alps are the birthplace of downhill skiing and a crucible for mountain climbing - but now the French government is trying to help their winter tourist towns adapt to a warming world.

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - The top U.S. environmental regulator says she wants to make sure Volkswagen's use of software in its vehicles to evade U.S. auto emissions limits was a "one-off," and other models will be tested aggressively to determine if other carmakers are trying to defeat pollution tests.

LOS ANGELES - Actress Brit Marling had never read anything like "The Keeping Room." It's not often that wartime films focus on the women left behind, and not the men saving them.

Jim Lauderdale, "Soul Searching: Vol. 1 Memphis/Vol. 2. Nashville" (Sky Crunch)

A line of power bicycles with handlebars that can cause hand injuries are among this week's recalled products. Others include powerbanks that overheat and trapeze rings that can break.

NICOSIA, Cyprus - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has upgraded Cyprus' government debt rating by one notch to BB- after the country eliminated limits on money transfers and following improvements in the economy and budget.

Many of the nation's water-supply systems need expensive improvements. And in the West and elsewhere, utilities are focused on finding enough water to meet demand. Although the problems are complex, experts generally agree on some basic solutions.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulates just over 90 contaminants in public drinking water systems. They include manmade chemicals as well as naturally occurring contaminants from rocks and soil. A look at some of the contaminants that fall under federal or state regulations:

RICHMODN, Virginia - Chloe Dygert and Emma White of the U.S. finished first and second in the junior road race at the world championships Friday, following their 1-2 performance in the time trial this week.

TOLEDO, Ohio - Standing at the edge of the Great Lakes, the world's largest surface source of fresh water, this city of 280,000 seems immune from the water-supply problems that bedevil other parts of the country. But even here, the promise of an endless tap can be a mirage.

COLUMBIA, Missouri - Michael Sam is back in Missouri, working on a master's degree and still hopeful for a career in the NFL.

WASHINGTON - Washington's newest giant panda cub is nameless no more. Call him Bei Bei.

The largest federal aid program for improving the nation's drinking water systems has struggled to spend money in a timely fashion despite demand for assistance that far exceeds the amount available, a review by The Associated Press shows.

NEW YORK - The anticipation among television viewers about new fall shows was foreshadowed by Google.

NEW YORK - Pete Rose has made his case for reinstatement with Commissioner Rob Manfred, who promised a decision by the end of December.

BANGKOK - Thai police said Friday they believe they have gathered enough evidence to prosecute the person they accuse of carrying out last month's bombing at a landmark in the Thai capital that killed 20 people.

DETROIT - Hyundai is recalling nearly a half-million midsize cars in the U.S. to replace the engines because a manufacturing problem could cause them to fail.

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey - Despite having six players kicked off the team minutes before the season opener, there was a lot of optimism at Rutgers after beating Norfolk State.

SANTA MONICA, California - A judge has approved Caitlyn Jenner's request to make her name and gender change official.

CINCINNATI - Some people in the Ohio district that House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-ner) first won in 1990 say they're not shocked that he's stepping down, although the timing caught them by surprise.

A look at some of the key dates in the career of FIFA President Sepp Blatter:

MECCA, Saudi Arabia - The latest developments on the crush and trampling to death of hundreds of Muslim pilgrims near a holy site in Saudi Arabia, the worst hajj disaster in a quarter-century (all times local).

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - The NBA Development League's Sioux Falls Skyforce has named its new head coach.