Новости за 16.10.2015

BOSTON - The name of a police officer who suffered a fatal brain aneurysm a year after being wounded during a confrontation with the Boston Marathon bombers was added Friday to a memorial honoring Massachusetts law enforcement officers.

LAS VEGAS - A federal court jury in Nevada has ordered a Las Vegas-based software maintenance firm and its chief executive to pay a little more than $50 million in damages to technology giant Oracle in a copyright infringement lawsuit.

DETROIT - General Motors Co. has another ignition switch problem that can cause engines to stall, but this time it was discovered before anyone got hurt.

NEW YORK - Gwen Stefani is leaving "The Voice" this winter, when Christina Aguilera returns, but she's not done with the NBC show yet.

NEW YORK - The New York City Police Department is turning to a new tool in its effort to teach its future officers about tolerance and understanding - drama.

NEW YORK - Shares of Spirit Airlines Inc. tumbled Friday after a disappointing fourth-quarter outlook and a downgrade by Morgan Stanley.

NEW YORK - TransFirst, which processes payments for small and medium-sized businesses, has filed to become a public company.

INDIANAPOLIS - An Indianapolis hospital says it plans to develop a brain center that that will provide care for diseases including schizophrenia and Alzheimer's.

NEW YORK - Los Angeles Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says he bought a 4-percent stake in Twitter and complimented the messaging company's recent moves.

A line of vertical roasters are being recalled because they can break or shatter. Battery chargers that can overheat are also among this week's recalled consumer products.

CASPER, Wyoming - Wyoming's only statewide newspaper has a new leader.

EVANSVILLE, Indiana - A medical school campus in downtown Evansville won final approval from the State Budget Committee.

NEW YORK - TNT will host its "Inside the NBA" studio show from Pier 43 in San Francisco on Oct. 27, part of its opening night coverage that includes the Golden State Warriors' ring ceremony.

WILSON, North Carolina - A Wilson man battling liver cancer got a big lift from the Pittsburgh Steelers win over the San Diego Chargers.

NEW YORK - Works by some of the most coveted artists of impressionist and modern art are coming to auction this fall, including two major works by Paul Gauguin.

FREEDOM, Indiana - A fire that killed a boy and two adults in August caused so much damage to their home in rural western Indiana that investigators said they cannot determine what caused it.

EAST LANSING, Michigan - The campuses of Michigan State University and the University of Michigan have been hit by vandals ahead the football game between the Spartans and the Wolverines.

LOS ANGELES - Emergency crews shoveled head-high mounds of mud from parts of two important highways in the mountains and desert north of Los Angeles on Friday after thunderstorms unleashed flash flood and debris flows, stranded hundreds of vehicles and forced some motorists to take refuge on top of their cars.

ORLANDO, Florida - The Orlando Magic began their latest restoration project three years ago focused on getting younger and building toward the future.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma's attorney general has agreed to not request execution dates until 2016, as his office investigates why the state used the wrong drug to execute an inmate in January, according to court documents filed Friday.

VATICAN CITY - The American archbishop who welcomed Pope Francis to the final rally of his U.S. tour warned Friday that Francis' big family summit of bishops risks doing serious harm to the Catholic faith if it endorses changes to the church's practice on marriage.

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey - Honeywell reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter as the industrial conglomerate cut costs, but it also trimmed its profit and revenue expectations for the year. The company's shares fell.

ATLANTA - In Lil Dicky's latest rap video, he rides around in a luxury sports car, prances through a mansion like he owns the place and parties on a yacht with bikini-clad women. Several athletes and A-list celebrities make cameos.

PRAGUE - Hundreds of people are beating drums in Prague to mark the 74th anniversary of the first Czech Jews sent to Nazi death camps during World War II.

KAMPALA, Uganda - The Ugandan government on Friday denied the existence of a secret program to use computer spyware on its opponents, saying the report by a London-based advocacy group is based on a fake document.