Новости за 27.10.2017

NEW YORK (AP) — There’s trouble in toyland, and companies are blaming Toys R Us. Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars, reported disappointing third-quarter results late Thursday and said it was hurt by Toys R Us’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing last month. Earlier this week, Hasbro, the maker of My Little […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys say in written arguments to U.S. Supreme Court that the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag is “an official endorsement of white supremacy” and lower courts were wrong to block a lawsuit challenging the flag. The arguments were made in papers filed Friday by lawyers for Carlos Moore, an […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Amazon.com Inc., up $128.52 to $1,100.95 The online retailer’s third-quarter results were stronger than expected and it expects sales to grow over the holiday season. Alphabet Inc., up $42.25 to $1,033.67 Most Read StoriesSeattle ranked nation's No. 2 coolest city — just […]

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man arrested last year outside New York with a vehicle full of weapons while heading to the city to rescue a teenage girl from a drug den has been sentenced to at least a year in prison. John Cramsey, of East Greensville, was sentenced in court in Jersey […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The once-bipartisan Senate Judiciary Committee investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 election has broken along partisan lines. The committee’s top Democrat is contacting witnesses independently and asking for new information. After negotiations with Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley stalled, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein sent five letters of her own on Friday […]

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Democratic Governors Association has pulled roughly even in spending with its Republican counterpart in the race to succeed GOP Gov. Chris Christie in New Jersey. The Election Law Enforcement Commission said Friday that the Democratic group spent about $1.5 million in an effort to help Phil Murphy defeat Republican Lt. […]

Judge Damon J. Keith remembers many tumultuous and significant times as he thinks back on his 50-year career on the federal bench, including being sued by President Richard Nixon after ruling that wiretapping couldn't be done without a court order.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dozens of Wisconsin National Guard troops are still in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands helping the territories recover from Hurricane Maria. The National Guard issued a news release Friday saying soldiers from the 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee and the 115th Fighter Wing are distributing rations in San […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Legislative staff and attorneys are reviewing concerns raised by Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy about whether the bipartisan state budget that passed the General Assembly on Thursday puts hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding at risk. The governor’s communications director says Malloy’s staff met Friday with the group to […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania bars and taverns can soon offer a new pastime: virtual sports games. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday that the Pennsylvania Lottery will start offering the games, which offer random drawings based on animated fake sports events watched on monitors. The games are projected to bring in as much as […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Medical marijuana patients in Florida waiting for their identification cards are in for more bad news. The state’s Department of Health has received an administrative challenge from a company that was not selected to manufacture the cards. The department awarded the bid to Veritec Solutions LLC on Tuesday but received the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Zinke says he ‘had absolutely nothing to do’ with Puerto Rico power contract, welcomes investigation .

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Workers at a Rhode Island library are learning how to respond to opioid overdoses. WJAR-TV reports a training session at the Providence Community Library in Providence on Friday taught librarians how to administer the overdose reversal drug naloxone. The training is supported by a state grant and provided by the nonprofit […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers and Gov. Pete Ricketts will continue to face budget problems in next year’s session, based on new estimates of state tax collections. The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board revised its forecast downward on Friday by $217.2 million, essentially lowering the amount of money available for the 2018 legislative session. […]

FARMINGTON, Mo. (AP) — A woman charged with murdering her husband, who was a Ku Klux Klan leader in Missouri, has decided to testify against her son. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports testimony at a hearing Friday indicated 44-year-old Malissa Ancona, of Leadwood, will testify against 24-year-old Paul Edward Jinkerson Jr., of Belgrade. They are […]

A CVS-Aetna combination could create a health colossus that can reach deeper into the average customer’s life to manage care and cut costs, according to analysts who follow the companies. Drugstore chain and pharmacy benefits manager CVS Health Corp. is in talks to buy the nation’s third-largest insurer, Aetna Inc., according to a report Thursday […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Civil rights advocates are asking the new U.S. attorney in St. Louis to investigate allegations of police misconduct at recent protests. Sherrilyn Ifill is the president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. She alleges a host of “troubling incidents” occurred at the demonstrations, including police assaults and aggressive use […]

Starting center Justin Britt was listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Houston with a sprained ankle.

HOUSTON (AP) — Evan Gattis is the Houston Astros’ designated hitter and bats seventh in Game 3 on Friday night as the World Series shifts to the American League ballpark. Catcher Brian McCann drops from sixth to ninth in the batting order. Houston stays with the same eight position players for the third straight game. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly is suing an ex-New Jersey politician for writing on his Facebook page that O’Reilly sexually harassed his ex-girlfriend and wanted her to dig up dirt on another accuser. A summons filed on Friday in New York state court against Michael J. Panter says the suit […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A pro-casino political action committee has received a $2.5 million cash infusion from gambling entrepreneur Shawn Scott’s Capital Seven LLC in the month before residents vote on a casino that only he’d be allowed to run. Progress for Maine reported spending most of it, $2.3 million, in the latest campaign disclosure […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man accused of posing as an Uber driver and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl while recording it on his cellphone has pleaded not guilty to federal child pornography charges. The Providence Journal reports 36-year-old Francis Scott, of Woonsocket, entered the plea Friday in U.S. District Court in Providence. […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Pikes Peak Cog Railway officials say the popular tourist attraction in Colorado Springs will close for the winter for the first time in a decade for maintenance needs. General Manager Spencer Wren told The Gazette Thursday that the reservations for the winter months will be cancelled. He says the handful […]

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia emergency officials say a warehouse fire that began last week is nearly out. Lubeck Fire Chief Mark Stewart estimates that the fire in South Parkersburg is “90 percent” extinguished from ongoing efforts by firefighters. The goal is to finish overnight Friday and Saturday, then monitor it for up to […]

The sanctions office was dissolved after the administration missed a key Oct. 1 deadline to implement Congress’ new penalties against Russia. The move has reinforced concerns that the White House is mismanaging the State Department and undercutting U.S. diplomacy.