Новости за 15.12.2015

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - A retired South Bend police officer is set to enter the race against Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski for a northern Indiana congressional seat.

DETROIT - The thin, lightweight glass on your smartphone could soon be found on your car.

In the Insider Q&A module provided as part of Money & Markets for Saturday, Dec. 12, The Associated Press incorrectly characterized the upper limit on fees on so-called liquid alternative investments. They can reach as high as around 250 basis points.

MOSCOW - Russia's top security agency says it has been investigating 1,600 individuals and legal entities suspected of aiding the Islamic State group.

LOS ANGELES - A threat of violence against Los Angeles schools brought Brian Williams back on-air for NBC News.

ATHENS, Greece - Greek lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation granting the right to sell bad business loans from local banks to overseas funds as part of a new austerity bill demanded by bailout lenders from the rest of the eurozone.

NEW YORK - The terror attack at a social services facility in California has become a sobering reminder to companies of how vulnerable workplaces can be when employees are confronted with active shooters.

HAVANA - A lineup of Cuban baseball stars, including some of the most famous defectors in recent memory, made a triumphant return Tuesday as part of the first Major League Baseball trip to the island since 1999.

LONDON - Competing in waters in the picturesque heart of Rio de Janeiro.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Projecting its ambition for regional leadership, Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it has lined up most of the Arab world, NATO member Turkey and several African and Asian countries behind a vaguely defined "Islamic military alliance" against terrorists.

PARIS - The city of Paris has decided to collect and archive the notes, poems and drawings left by passers-by on informal memorials at the sites of the Nov. 13 attacks, to keep the memory intact of the moving and spontaneous show of solidarity and compassion toward the victims.

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LAS VEGAS - Pete Rose insisted Tuesday he is a changed person even if he still likes to bet on an occasional baseball game. Rose said he was disappointed in not being allowed back in baseball, but held out hope he could still one day be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

STORRS, Connecticut - Forward De'Janae Boykin has decided to transfer from No. 1 UConn after just one semester with the top-ranked Huskies.

DALLAS - Right-handed closer Tony Barnette has agreed to a $3.5 million, two-year contract with the Texas Rangers after six seasons in Japan.

NEW YORK - Showtime is jumping into politics, announcing Tuesday that it will air a weekly documentary series giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the 2016 presidential campaign.

NEW YORK - The imprisoned 91-year-old founder of what was once one of the nation's largest cable television companies is seeking early release from prison as he nears death from cancer, his lawyers say in court papers.

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Two witnesses to the fatal shooting of a black Memphis man by a white police officer said the 19-year-old was shot while trying to run away, although the medical examiner said the two men were no more than 4 feet apart.

BOSTON - Massachusetts transit investigators looking into a runaway train are recommending that the operator be fired.

SEATTLE - The latest on the trial of a Russian man charged with hacking into U.S. businesses (all times local):

NEW YORK - Police in the UK say they've made an arrest in the hacking of kids' technology maker VTech, which compromised the personal information of more than 6 million children around the world.

BISMARCK, North Dakota - A Montana businessman has begun mining gravel near Theodore Roosevelt's historic western North Dakota ranch, after an eight-year battle with U.S. regulators and environmentalists.

MILWAUKEE - The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday that it's prepared to announce a plan to significantly reform the Milwaukee Police Department.

NEW YORK - Stocks are climbing Tuesday and breaking out of a slump that dragged the market lower last week. The price of oil is also rising for a second day in a row in a modest recovery from long-time lows. Natural gas prices slumped again.

HONOLULU - A unique election considered a major step toward self-governance for Native Hawaiians was terminated Tuesday because of litigation challenging the process that could take years to resolve.