Новости за 26.08.2017

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Harvey (all times local):

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — This year's gathering of the world's central bankers had a theme as lofty as the Grant Teton Mountains which loomed over their meeting place — "Fostering a Dynamic Global Economy."

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A rhino breeder in South Africa who held what he called the world's first legal online auction of rhino horns says there were fewer bidders and sales than expected.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on protests in the San Francisco Bay Area (all times local):

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — A confidential settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed Kentucky man shot by police.

ATLANTA (AP) — The sculpted clay was dry and the bronze would soon be cast, but artist Martin Dawe still found himself waking with a start before dawn, worried that he didn't get the details of the famous man's face…

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — An American man has been killed in civil war-torn South Sudan, the U.S. Embassy said Saturday, while South Sudan's army said he was caught up in fighting between rebels and government forces.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie's administration agreed to lower how much the private firm running part of New Jersey's lottery had to bring in when state officials nixed a keno-style game two years ago. Now the state is…

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Cuban isn't ready to launch a formal campaign to challenge President Donald Trump.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thousands of workers in St. Louis will likely see smaller paychecks starting Monday, when a new Missouri law takes effect barring local government from enacting minimum wages different than the state minimum.

CHICAGO (AP) — When a local government leader passed the deciding vote on a penny-per-ounce soda tax, she said it would generate enough money to balance the county budget while making people in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs healthier.

Let's get it out of the way immediately: If there's a team good enough to stop the Patriots from winning the AFC again, we don't see it.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A radio executive in Venezuela says two stations that included critical coverage of the government have been shut down after their broadcast licenses were not renewed.

Utility customers in Westby will soon receive even more of their electricity from cost-effective renewable energy thanks to a recently announced agreement between Westby Utilities’ not-for-profit wholesale power supplier, WPPI Energy, and Invenergy. Under the agreement, WPPI Energy will purchase…

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A recently renovated building in the corner of an industrial park is now home to product development for a $2 billion Michigan company.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — After nearly two years of construction, the first hogs have been slaughtered at a giant Sioux City pork plant that is eventually expected to employ 2,000 people and process 21,000 hogs a day.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The blockbuster trade involving Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas has hit a snag.

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A mansion in eastern Minnesota is ready to be rented out for the Super Bowl.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison officials are turning to chemicals to get rid of weeds but some environmentalists say the city's use of them has gotten out of hand.

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Stephen King is retaliating against President Donald Trump for blocking him on Twitter.

HONOLULU (AP) — Train tracks supported by concrete pillars snake through Oahu neighborhoods and across its lush scenery, ending abruptly in an empty, overgrown field. They're part of a planned $9.5 billion rail transit project - one of the most…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Communities in Wisconsin continue to deal with storms and flash floods a decade after historic flooding.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Zachary Hageman moves through the almost-done luxury apartments near downtown Des Moines and points to the studs and wiring, the drywall and cabinets.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — On a recent Wednesday afternoon at the Siouxland Soup Kitchen, manager Evelyn Marsh took a moment to talk about her career.

FOLEY, Minn. (AP) — A hops farm in central Minnesota is preparing for its largest harvest to date.