Новости за 01.11.2017

PORTLAND, Maine — The Latest on a powerful storm that cut power to more than 1.5 million customers in the Northeast (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Some Rhode Island officials say it’s taking too long for the state’s main electric utility to restore power after a Northeast storm knocked out electricity for 154,000 homes and

PORTLAND, Maine — The Latest on a powerful storm that cut power to more than 1.5 million customers in the Northeast (all times local): 11:40 a.m. Several school districts in New Hampshire are struggling to get up and running two days after a massive storm knocked out power and damaged roads in the Northeast. Crews

PORTLAND, Maine — The Latest on a powerful storm that cut power to more than 1.5 million customers in the Northeast (all times local): 9:55 a.m. Utilities companies in the Northeast say the number of homes and businesses without power fell by nearly half in a 24-hour period. More than 440,000 customers still lacked power

NEW YORK — Kristaps Porzingis is neither surprised nor satisfied by his sensational start to the NBA season. He entered play Wednesday third in the league in scoring with 29.3 points per game after the best beginning stretch ever for a New York Knicks player. He already was the first player in franchise history to

BUFORD, Ga. — Georgia prison officials are investigating three inmate deaths in the past week, two of which they say are apparent suicides. The Georgia Department of Corrections says 25-year-old Demitri Carter died at Phillips State Prison in Buford and 39-year-old James Wheeler died at Wilcox State Prison in Abbeville. Both were found unresponsive in

BUFORD, Ga. — Georgia prison officials are investigating the deaths of two inmates found unresponsive in their cells on the same day. A Georgia Department of Corrections statement Wednesday said Demitri Carter was found unresponsive in his cell at Phillips State prison in Buford at 2:10 p.m. on Sunday. Prison medical staff tried unsuccessfully to

ZHUHAI, China — Magdalena Rybarikova overcame seven service breaks to beat top-seeded Kristina Mladenovic 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (5) Wednesday at the WTA Elite Trophy. The 10th-seeded Rybarikova had lost her opening match to Julia Goerges in the Azalea group. “I had a tough match yesterday and I had to play against someone who was resting

DETROIT — Increased demand from rental car companies, strong truck and SUV sales, and recovery from hurricanes in Florida and Texas weren’t enough to push U.S. auto sales into positive territory for October. Sales for the month fell 1.3 percent compared with a year ago as slowing demand made it almost certain that 2017 will

DETROIT — Fueled by increased demand from rental car companies, strong truck and SUV sales, and recovery from hurricanes in Florida and Texas, U.S. monthly auto sales appear to have posted a surprise increase in October. The increase would be the second straight month for the industry, which before September hadn’t posted positive numbers in

DETROIT — Ford, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen reported sales gains for October, defying expectations that buyers would pull back and that fewer people than expected would replace hurricane-damaged vehicles. Fiat Chrysler and General Motors reported declines as most automakers posted monthly sales numbers Wednesday. At Ford, sales rose 6 percent due to a big

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks are closing mixed as energy and raw-material companies rise and smaller stocks slip. Energy companies, which have missed out on the market’s gains this year, rose Wednesday. Concho Resources rose 4.5 percent. High-dividend stocks like utilities and telecommunications companies

NEW YORK — The Latest on sexual harassment in entertainment (all times local): 8 p.m. Director and producer Brett Ratner is stepping away from all Warner Bros. related activities following the claims of sexual harassment made against him by six women in a Los Angeles Times article published Wednesday. Ratner said Wednesday he doesn’t want

NEW YORK — The Latest on sexual harassment in entertainment (all times local): 6:40 p.m. “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins says she is extremely distressed to read the sexual harassment allegations against producer and director Brett Ratner. Jenkins responded Wednesday on Twitter to a Los Angeles Times story that detailed accounts from six women alleging

NEW YORK — The Latest on sexual harassment in entertainment (all times local): 4 p.m. The company co-founded by film mogul Harvey Weinstein says a lawsuit he filed seeking his employment file and emails is motivated by an improper, personal purpose. Weinstein’s attorneys say he needs the records from The Weinstein Company Holdings to defend

NEW YORK — The Latest on sexual harassment in entertainment (all times local): 3:45 p.m. A major country music publicity firm is changing its name after its president and CEO was accused of sexually assaulting an aspiring country singer. A statement released Wednesday from Webster Public Relations said Kirt Webster is “taking time away from

NEW YORK — The Latest on sexual harassment in entertainment (all times local): 12:31 p.m. An attorney for Brett Ratner says the film director, who has been accused by six women of sexual harassment and assault, “vehemently denies the outrageous derogatory allegations.” Attorney Martin D. Singer issued a statement Wednesday saying “we are confident that

NEW YORK — The Latest on sexual harassment in entertainment (all times local): 11:15 a.m. Dustin Hoffman is apologizing for the alleged sexual harassment of a 17-year-old intern in 1985, saying “it is not reflective of who I am.” Writer Anna Graham Hunter alleges that the 80-year-old actor groped her on the set of TV

Scott Miller, “Ladies Auxiliary” (F.A.Y. Recordings) On “Ladies Auxiliary,” Virginia songwriter Scott Miller surrounds himself with all-female accompaniment to sing about the company of females, or more specifically, love — carnal love, poison love, the weight of love and the wait for love. It’s an endearing set. The songs are strong, as is a supporting

BEIRUT — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Russia says six of its long-range bombers have taken off from air bases in Russia to strike targets on the border between Syria and Iraq. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Wednesday that six Tu-22MZ bombers struck Islamic State positions

NEW YORK — The Latest on the victims of the deadly New York City bicycle path attack (all times local): 8:30 p.m. A university says the death of one of its students in a truck attack on a bicycle path near the World Trade Center is “heartbreaking.” Darren Drake was a project manager for Moody’s

NEW YORK — The Latest on the victims of the New York City bicycle path attack (all times local): 5:05 p.m. The only New Yorker killed in the attack was 23-year-old Nicholas Cleves, a software engineer and web developer who lived in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. Online profiles show he went to Elisabeth Irwin High School

NEW YORK — The Latest on the victims of the New York City bicycle path attack (all times local): 4:35 p.m. The Argentine consul in New York says relatives of three of the deceased from the South American country will travel Thursday and Friday to New York. Consul Mateo Estreme did not specify Wednesday whose

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons have activated linebacker LaRoy Reynolds from the injured list. After suffering a chest injury before the season, Reynolds returned to practice two weeks ago. He was not eligible to play until Sunday’s game at the Carolina Panthers. Last season, Reynolds started three games and was one of Atlanta’s

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico brewery that uses the Route 66 in its name is facing a faces a lawsuit from a European company that says it owns the beer sales and marketing trademark for the famed American highway. Henry Lackey, the owner of the Route 66 Junkyard Brewery in the town of Grants,

LUCKNOW, India — At least 12 people were killed and dozens more injured in an explosion Wednesday at a thermal power plant in northern India, officials said. Sanjay Khatri, the area’s top administrative officer, said a pipe carrying ash from the burning coal exploded in the newly installed boiler at the power plant in Unchahar