Новости за 01.11.2016

DETROIT — It’s a chilly autumn for U.S. auto sales. Sales of new cars and trucks were expected to fall in October as consumer demand wanes. J.D. Power and LMC Automotive expect total October sales to fall by just over 7 percent, with retail sales to individual customers dropping 8 percent. General Motors’ sales fell

Angie’s List may be seeking a partner or a buyer after watching its sales slide for more than a year. Though third-quarter results released Tuesday were disappointing, shares surged 7 percent in early trading on the possibility of a sale. The Indianapolis company is working with Allen & Co. LLC and BofA Merrill Lynch to

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in U.S. financial markets: 11:45 a.m. Stocks are slightly lower at midday as investors look over earnings reports and wait for news from the Federal Reserve. Pitney Bowes slumped 17 percent Tuesday after its earnings fell short of forecasts, and drugmaker Pfizer fell 2 percent after its own

BELGRADE, Serbia — A brother of three American citizens slain after fighting in Serbia in 1999 accused the Balkan country’s leaders on Tuesday of protecting the killers and refusing to bring them to justice despite repeated pledges to U.S. officials to do so. The Bytyqi brothers, Ylli, Mehmet and Agron, left their Brooklyn, New York

PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania appeals court has overturned the disorderly conduct conviction of a Pittsburgh man who was charged because he flashed his middle finger at his ex-wife. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/2eiyVXn ) says Monday’s Superior Court decision was based on past rulings by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that the gesture is not obscene —

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania pediatrician awaiting trial on charges he indecently assaulted a woman while examining her infant has been accused of doing the same thing to five more women. Lehigh County prosecutors revealed the new accusations at a pretrial hearing Monday for 43-year-old Dr. Jarret Patton. Patton is accused of rubbing against the

WILLIAMSBURG, Ohio — Ohio officials say a man who flipped his vehicle into a wooded area was found two days later when transportation workers removing a deer from the side of a road saw a foot sticking out of a window of a car. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports (http://cin.ci/2eP1wUF ) the state Department of Transportation

NEW YORK — Officials say a man has accepted a $6 million settlement in a federal lawsuit he filed after spending 24 years in prison for a 1989 New York City slaying before being retried and acquitted. The New York Daily News reported (http://nydn.us/2euKdVW ) Tuesday that the city says it determined the settlement with

BERLIN — Miroslav Klose, the top scorer in World Cup history, is ending his playing career and will train to be a coach. The 38-year-old Klose retired from international soccer after winning the World Cup with Germany in 2014, scoring twice to bring his goal tally from four tournaments to 16. With a career total

PHILADELPHIA — The Latest on Bill Cosby’s pretrial hearing (all times local): 11:40 a.m. Bill Cosby’s lawyers are pressing a judge to keep his deposition from a lawsuit out of his Pennsylvania sexual assault trial. They say Cosby wouldn’t have testified in the lawsuit if he knew the testimony could be used against him in

ZHUHAI, China — Chinese wild-card entry Zhang Shuai opened the WTA Elite Trophy tournament with a 6-1, 6-1 win over sixth-seeded Timea Bacsinzky on Tuesday. The tournament in Zhuhai features the leading players on the women’s tour who didn’t qualify for the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore last week. Carla Suarez Navarro withdrew because of

It’s been 15 years since Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame were No. 1 in the poll. The Irish earned the top spot in The Associated Press women’s basketball Tuesday as they received 14 first place votes from a 33-member national media panel to earn the top ranking in the preseason. Notre Dame last held the

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey officials say dryer sheets have been placed in the bathrooms of Trenton’s city welfare office in an effort to prevent bedbugs from spreading. The Trentonian reports (http://bit.ly/2fyQS5z ) a sign placed next to a box of dryer sheets in a bathroom states the sheets, which are typically used to remove

LONDON — Colombia’s president received a ceremonial military welcome at the start of a state visit to Britain on Tuesday — while at home his government tries to salvage a deal to end decades of violence. Juan Manuel Santos was greeted by Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip at Horse Guards Parade, a

NEW YORK — USA Today publisher Gannett walked away Tuesday from its attempted takeover of Tronc, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and other major dailies. Gannett’s target was elusive from the beginning, with a publicly contentious back-and-forth between the two companies. Tronc, formerly known as Tribune Publishing, rejected at least two

LEBANON, Pa. — A rapper whose songs include “Sell Drugz” has been charged with selling drugs in Pennsylvania. Twenty-nine-year-old Michael Persaud performs under the name Montana Millz. The Lebanon County district attorney says Persaud and a female accomplice sold heroin to an undercover police officer during a monthlong investigation. The district attorney says they sold

BISMARCK, N.D. — A flurry of Facebook check-ins to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation at the epicenter of a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline is at least partially a response to a posting that law enforcement is tracking protesters. Most people, however, probably aren’t actually making the trip to remote North Dakota. The check-ins

BERLIN — German police say they have seized several firearms from a couple believed to belong to the so-called Reich Citizens’ Movement, a loose grouping of anti-government extremists, after authorities revoked their weapons permits. Police in Flensburg, near the Danish border, said they sent in a tactical response unit to back up officers who were

WASHINGTON — Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported net income of $2.3 billion for the third quarter, reversing a loss in the same period of 2015. The government-controlled company said Tuesday its fees from lenders for backing mortgages increased and the impact of interest rates moderated in the July-September period. McLean, Virginia-based Freddie will pay an

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama likes to say the White House is the “people’s house.” Now, the people are getting a look at the rooms where he lives. Exclusive photos published Tuesday by Architectural Digest are giving the public its first glimpse of private areas on the second floor of the White House that Obama,

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Kellogg Co. (K) on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of $292 million. The Battle Creek, Michigan-based company said it had profit of 82 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 96 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Fort Wayne’s mayor is seeking $10 million to help build the first phase of a downtown riverfront development project. Mayor Tom Henry says the request for money from Fort Wayne’s Legacy Fund will go to the Legacy Joint Funding Committee on Nov. 9. If approved, The News-Sentinel and The Journal Gazette

AUBURN, Ky. — Amish residents of a western Kentucky town are fighting back against an ordinance requiring large animals to wear collection bags to catch their droppings, arguing that the law unfairly singles out their community. The Daily News of Bowling Green reports (http://bit.ly/2fpUWWK ) that many Amish in Auburn have refused to comply with

RABAT, Morocco — Moroccan authorities say 11 people are facing manslaughter or forgery charges in the investigation of the death of a fish vendor crushed inside a garbage truck, an incident which prompted nationwide protests. The suspects include two local security agents, the head of the local fisheries department and the head doctor of the

MOSCOW — The speaker of the Russian parliament’s upper chamber says Moscow isn’t going to give up any of the disputed Pacific Ocean islands to Japan. The disagreement over the southern Kurils, which Japan calls the Northern Territories, has kept the two countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending their World War II hostilities.