Новости за 15.10.2015

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - AM General says it has received new and modified contracts totaling more than $42 million to build Humvees and parts for the military vehicle at its northern Indiana factory.

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's wildlife agency and the state's hunters will be helping in a nationwide effort to monitor wild ducks for signs of a virus that's deadly to birds.

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana state lawmakers are set for a discussion about the need for additional road funding. A legislative committee meeting Thursday at the Statehouse will hear from a Tippecanoe County official about the financing needs for local and state roads.

SALT LAKE CITY - State attorneys will try to convince a judge on Thursday that Utah's decision to block federal money from going to Planned Parenthood is not unconstitutional and allowed under contracts with the organization.

SACRAMENTO, California - A state lawmaker and a union president are calling for investigations after California's corrections department revealed that about 1,400 of the state's 3,700 inmate firefighters have previous convictions for violent offenses.

INDIANAPOLIS - An internal investigation at the Marion County Jail has prompted the facility to discipline staff and demote its jail commander.

LOS ANGELES - Streaming music service Deezer is partnering with artist-profile company BandPage to let listeners know when their favorite musicians are in town.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A push for more states to restrict law enforcement from seizing cash and property from people during traffic stops is aligning the likes of conservative billionaire Charles Koch and the American Civil Liberties Union, known for championing many liberal causes.

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - A company that wants to build an ocean terminal off the coast of New York and New Jersey to import liquefied natural gas said Wednesday that a federal review supports its claim the $600 million project is safe and economically necessary.

HONOLULU - Hawaii fishermen are once again being allowed to catch a prized tuna species in the fleet's most productive fishing grounds west of the islands, sparking criticism that they are adding to overfishing.

CONCORD, New Hampshire - Pens that look like hypodermic needles are being sold as Halloween novelty toys, stirring concerns among parents and drug abuse prevention advocates as the country battles a rising heroin and opioid addiction crisis.

LOS ANGELES - Jay Z told a jury Wednesday that he believes he has a valid license to use Arabic music featured on his 1999 hit "Big Pimpin'" that is now the subject of a copyright infringement trial.

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Bernie Sanders' campaign said it raised nearly $2 million from the first Democratic debate of the 2016 race, and social media metrics showed he was the most-searched candidate on Google and most-discussed on Facebook and Twitter.

PHILADELPHIA - Even as stewards of a historic cruise ship that carried princes and presidents frantically pursue deals to preserve the vessel, they fear rescue efforts will sink without a large infusion of cash by month's end.

NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey is hoping people will find common ground, no matter what or who they believe in, with her new documentary series "Belief," about how religion is viewed across the globe.

SYRACUSE, New York - Police in Syracuse are searching a 160-acre cemetery for suspects believed to be involved in a shooting that left a 15-year-old dead and another teen injured.

SAN FRANCISCO - A prominent astronomer resigned Wednesday from the University of California, Berkeley, after an investigation found he sexually harassed female students over many years, two top administrators said.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday that the computer systems used to process international travelers at airports across the United States went down for about 90 minutes Wednesday evening.

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - A federal judge has ordered Kentucky's Democratic governor to weigh in on whether altered marriage licenses issued by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis' office are valid.

DENVER - Colorado immigrant advocates frustrated over long waiting periods for people who want driver's licenses regardless of their legal status vowed to pressure lawmakers in the coming months to free up money so the program can meet demand.

LAS VEGAS - Lamar Odom didn't last long at the glittering intersection of championship success and Hollywood celebrity.

NEW YORK - Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism honored five veteran journalists Wednesday for outstanding reporting that promoted a better understanding of the Western Hemisphere.

JUNEAU, Alaska - The state and federal governments have decided not to pursue $92 million in additional damages from Exxon Mobil Corp., citing the recovery of ducks and sea otters in Alaska's Prince William Sound following a devastating oil spill more than two decades ago.

NEW YORK - One thing you should probably not bet against at "The Gin Game" on Broadway is the little old lady onstage who seems to have supernatural luck with cards.

NEW YORK - Ai Weiwei (EYE' WAY'-way), the Chinese artist, activist and dissident, is working on a memoir.