Новости за 18.05.2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are of two minds about the economy in the midst of an election race that largely hinges on the issue. They are strikingly pessimistic about the national economy yet comparatively upbeat about their own financial circumstances.

DETROIT (AP) — Plans are in the works for an artists' colony at a large industrial building near Detroit's Corktown neighborhood.

GENEVA (AP) — The Latest on migrants in Europe (all times local):

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's attorney general has reached settlements with The Home Depot Inc. and Lowe's Home Centers LLC requiring they separate lawn fertilizers containing phosphorous from others and post signs telling consumers about legal restrictions on the…

LONDON (AP) — Luxury clothes maker Burberry has announced wide-ranging cost-cutting plans after reporting a drop in earnings due in part to weak sales in Asia.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A manufacturing supplier plans to build a new $5 million North American headquarters in Ann Arbor.

Outside the train station in Rome, teen migrants sell drugs from school backpacks and trade sex for cash or clothes. In the capital of Sweden, they steal food from supermarkets and sleep on the streets. From makeshift camps along the…

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese appliance maker Midea is making a takeover offer for German industrial robot maker Kuka, a move that it says would help it capture a larger share of the "future service robots market."

NEW YORK (AP) — Google's mobile payment service, Android Pay, is coming to the U.K., marking its first expansion outside the U.S.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers in the Louisiana House have rejected a proposal that would require facilities that break state and federal environmental guidelines to line their fences with air monitors to detect leaked pollutants.

Never thought you’d read about this editorial board supporting Gov. Jay Inslee? Well, think again.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Strict rules adopted at the height of California's drought leading many people to let their lawns turn brown may soon end as state regulators Wednesday consider letting local communities decide how to keep their own water…

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton has filed financial documents showing that in 2015 she earned more than $5 million in royalties from her book "Hard Choices" and about $1.5 million in speaking fees before she launched her presidential campaign.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has filed new financial documents describing his personal wealth — and he isn't waiting until they're public to say they're good.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has urged a federal judge to keep some records sealed in a criminal proceeding linked to a former business associate of Donald Trump. Among prosecutors' reasons: to avoid media attention.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is pressing ahead with a $602 billion defense policy bill that Republicans say will help stop an erosion of the U.S. military's combat readiness by purchasing more weapons and forbidding further cuts in troop levels.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of faithful gather each week in the makeshift Savior of the World church. With its walls bedecked with Christian paraphernalia, it's an unlikely scene in the heart of the Jewish state, hidden in a…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Asian shares fell Wednesday amid concerns that higher-than-expected U.S. inflation could trigger rate hikes. Shares in Tokyo also fell, ceding initial gains from better-than-expected GDP data, and China markets succumbed to a fresh bout of…

NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Syndergaard readily admits he had no chance at the plate against Max Scherzer. On the mound, though, the young Mets ace more than held his own.

Today is May 18th, a date that’s etched in memory of many local residents. At 8:32 a.m. 36 years ago today, Mount St. Helens exploded, killing nearly 60 people and forever changing the geological, social and political landscape of the…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas school district says no one will face punishment after video surfaced of high school students using a cat's intestines as a jump rope during a lesson.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Khris Davis surprised himself with his first career grand slam, putting the finishing touches on his sensational performance at the plate and a wild ninth inning against Texas.

The 1930s are eternally, irrevocably associated with the Great Depression.

CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox catcher Alex Avila thought he was denied a fair chance to throw out George Springer stealing second base in the 11th inning.