Новости за 18.02.2016

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin legislators are about to put the finishing touches on a bill that would require state agencies to develop plans for cutting or maintain their budgets.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly is set to vote on a bill that would relax sections of Wisconsin's sulfur dioxide emission regulations and rework utilities' obligations to pay into the …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly is poised to pass a bill that would relax state oversight on high-capacity water well repairs and transfers.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly is set to finish work on a bill that would expand property owners' rights.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly is poised to take up a pair of bills that would impose fines for flying drones over prisons and enhance the penalty for crimes committed using drones.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly is set to vote on a plan adjusting how public schools recoup their losses when students leave to attend voucher schools.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It looks like the Assembly is going to approve a scaled-down bill relaxing regulations for developing water bodies.

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Officials from Great Lakes states and provinces are set to hear from the public about a Wisconsin city's request to draw drinking water from Lake Michigan.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly is set to take up a bill Thursday that would expand authorities' ability to conduct strip searches.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly plans to take up a bill Thursday that would re-shape Wisconsin's managed forest program.

LONDON (AP) — Formula One team Manor has appointed Indonesia's Rio Haryanto as one of its race drivers for the coming season.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A large Los Angeles hospital chose to pay hackers who were holding its computer network hostage, a move its CEO said was in its best interest and the most efficient way to e…

The United States Supreme Court has granted Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm and two other Wisconsin district attorneys more time file a request to bring the closed John Doe case cent…

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Canadian-based South Korean SooBin Kim shot a course-record 9-under 63 on Thursday to leave defending champion and top-ranked Lydia Ko seven strokes behind at the Wo…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As the maker of trend-setting gadgets like the iPhone and iPad, Apple has changed the way people use technology in their daily lives. Now, after positioning itself as a ch…

TOKYO (AP) — A corporate whistleblower's eight-year courtroom battle against Japanese medical device maker Olympus Corp. ended Thursday with a financial settlement and a promise from the compa…

Last year there was hardly any action in the days leading up to the NBA's trading deadline. That led some to believe it would come and go quietly.

As Republican presidential candidates invoke Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s legacy, all insisting that his suddenly vacant seat shouldn’t be filled until a new president is in place, i…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says thousands of parliamentary candidates have launched their election campaigns ahead of Iran's Feb. 26 parliamentary vote.

TOKYO (AP) — Panasonic Corp. said Thursday it will recognize same-sex marriages in its employment policies in a rare move for a major Japanese manufacturer.

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities are increasingly harassing foreign academics with restrictions, bans on entering the country and deportations. Particularly targeted are those researching any…

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Kainat Soomro was 13 years old and on her way to buy a toy for her newborn niece when three men kidnapped her, held her for several days and repeatedly raped her.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered preparations for launching attacks on South Korea, the South's spy agency disclosed Thursday, as worries about the No…

An employee of the Tomah VA Medical Center who had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a patient was allowed to remain at work for almost six months after hospital leaders were made awar…

An employee of the Tomah VA Medical Center who had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a patient was allowed to remain at work for almost six months after hospital leaders were made awar…