Новости за 22.01.2016

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A former U.S. Marine recently released from Iran in a prisoner-swap deal returned to his home state of Michigan on Thursday and thanked those who "traveled this road with me."

SCARSDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The husband of a pediatrician at a New York City children's hospital was charged with murder after she was found stabbed in a shower at their multimillion-dollar suburba…

BAGDAD, Ariz. (AP) — An F-16 fighter jet from Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix crashed Thursday in a remote area of northwestern Arizona and officials said there was no immediate word on the f…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Federal officials will meet with Milwaukee residents Thursday evening to hear how the city's police department can improve cooperation and trust with the community.

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The latest developments from the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, where top executives and world leaders are gathered this week. All times local.

DALLAS (AP) — Lower fuel prices are boosting airline profits and leaving enough left over for passengers to get slightly lower fares.

LAKEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — A long line of railroad cars has been parked for seven years in the Twin Cities suburb of Lakeville, blotting the view from homeowners' backyards.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market:

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House lawmaker says former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli, reviled for hiking the price of a life-saving drug, has not made any legal arrangements to appear befo…

NEW YORK (AP) — Southwestern Energy said it will cut 1,100 jobs, or about 44 percent of its workforce, as the oil and gas company deals with a drop in prices.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Stewart is a man at peace as he heads into the final season of his NASCAR career.

The Holmen Village Board took the next step on the road to building a new public library to serve the area. The board voted 6-1 last week to approve an architectural contract with MSA Professi…

The West Salem Village Board began planning for this year’s Hwy. 16 road widening project that will add two lanes from Onalaska to West Salem at Tuesday’s meeting.

Garrett Jerue understands how much it means to have someone to lean on when undergoing cancer treatment. Using his own experience with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, he co-founded an organization that ma…

West Salem High School senior Drew Tschumper’s senior exit project has reached first base.

Fizzeology Foods, Viroqua, is among seven local food projects that are the latest recipients of Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin grants administered by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade a…

In the past five years, the West Salem High School gymnastics program has been through a lot of ups and downs. In 2012, the team earned a berth in the state gymnastics meet. Just a year later,…

Thirteen contestants are in the running for the crown at Saturday’s seventh annual Miss Seven Rivers Scholarship Pageant, including at least three young women who have previously won pageants …

The fire that damaged a North Side apartment building Tuesday was deliberately set by a resident trying to kill himself, authorities said Thursday.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says National League teams may be more receptive to the designated hitter than in the past, even though owners ended tw…

The following students were honored with Holmen High School’s Student of the Month Award for December:

The Greater La Crosse Area Shamrock Club is making history with its first Irish Rose and Irishman on record who have dual U.S./Irish citizenship — even though Rose isn’t Irish.

The talent displayed by choirs that came to Saturday’s Classic show choir competition at Onalaska High School could have been enough to garner national attention, but for the 29th annual event…

The Holland Community Solar Committee’s effort to install a solar farm on town hall land appears to have stalled, and the committee members say they might need to go back to the drawing board.

Holmen High School’s DECA members made a strong showing at the Wisconsin District 1 conference held Jan. 9 at UW-Stout in Menomonie.