Новости за 01.11.2017

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has quietly set aside plans to require new cars to be able to wirelessly talk to each other, auto industry officials said, jeopardizing one of the most promising technologies for preventing traffic deaths. The Obama administration proposed last December that all new cars and light trucks come equipped with technology

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has quietly set aside plans to require new cars to be able to wirelessly talk to each other, auto industry officials said, jeopardizing one of the most promising technologies for preventing traffic deaths. The Obama administration proposed last December that all new cars and light trucks come equipped with technology

NEW YORK — The Latest on the truck attack on a bike path near the World Trade Center (all times local): 9:55 a.m. Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven says the rented pickup that mowed down pedestrians and bicyclists in New York, killing eight and injuring 11 others resembles “very much” the “coward attack” in Stockholm

NEW YORK — The Latest on the truck attack on a bike path near the World Trade Center (all times local): 9:40 a.m. One of the people injured in an attack on a New York City bike path is a native of Argentina who lives just outside Boston. The Argentine foreign ministry says Martin Marro

NEW YORK — Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Common and Andra Day will be among the stars celebrating at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Macy’s said Wednesday that Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr., 98 Degrees, Flo Rida, Wyclef Jean and Miss America Cara Mund also will participate in the 91st annual

VINCENNES, Ind. — A group of students from Vincennes’ sister city in France are getting a taste of Indiana’s oldest city. The students, about 20 of them, arrived from Vincennes, France, on Oct. 23 and have plans to spend about 10 days here — touring the sites, meeting the people and getting a feel for

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A man who shot and killed a doctor outside a Florida abortion clinic in 1993 should not be released from prison for 25 more years, Florida’s parole board decided Wednesday. The state’s Commission on Offender Review set a March 9, 2043, release date for Michael Griffin, who was convicted of shooting Dr.

SALT LAKE CITY — A gunman who killed a University of Utah student during a carjacking attempt also shot at a friend of the victim who witnessed the slaying that sparked a massive manhunt before the man was spotted by an alert librarian and arrested, police said Wednesday. Suspect Austin Boutain, 24, who has also

SALT LAKE CITY — Authorities are trying to figure out how a longtime criminal recently released from an Alabama prison ended up in a Utah canyon where he’s suspected of killing a 23-year-old devout Mormon immigrant from China. ChenWei Guo came to the United States in 2012 and dreamed of opening a consulting firm. He

MONROE, La. — Authorities say a young white man is accused of setting fire to the sanctuary of a predominantly black church in Louisiana. The News-Star of Monroe reports the fire at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church on Tuesday burned down its new sanctuary but spared the century-old church community’s older building. Witnesses said they

LOS ANGELES — Police in Beverly Hills say they are investigating complaints against disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein and writer-director James Toback. The Beverly Hills police department did not specify the nature of the assault complaints, but Tuesday’s announcement comes less than a month after numerous women accused Weinstein of sexually harassing them at hotels

There’s still no reason to think that a fourth consecutive NBA Finals matchup between Golden State and Cleveland cannot happen, even though both teams have been often less than razor-sharp to start this season. Warriors coach Steve Kerr, frankly, isn’t surprised by some early struggles. Golden State has had uncharacteristic issues with turnovers and defense

Do you need Darren McFadden? Or Alfred Morris? Maybe you already have two or three stud running backs, and you’re lacking some wideouts. Find out who is desperate, and start with the Ezekiel Elliott owner. If his six-game suspension does indeed stand, Elliott won’t return until Week 15. In most leagues, that’s the second week

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeBron James dressed up as Pennywise, the devilishly demented clown from the movie “It” for his annual Halloween party. The makeup made him unrecognizable. He was menacing, frightening. Lately, James and his Cavaliers teammates haven’t scared anyone on the floor. With four losses in their past five games, defensive issues, injuries and

RALEIGH, N.C. — The complex schemes to get first dibs on teenage athletes with pro potential can resemble the drug trade. There are sophisticated mazes of runners acting as go-betweens separating athletes from unscrupulous sports agents and financial advisers. Unraveling those ties to get at the corruption in college sports takes time, money and dedicated

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stressed Wednesday that pressure should be increased on North Korea to convince it to begin talks on ending its nuclear and missile programs. Japan’s parliament re-elected Abe as prime minister earlier Wednesday, just in time for U.S. President Donald Trump’s arrival Saturday on the first stop of his

TOKYO — Japan’s lower house of parliament has re-elected Shinzo Abe as prime minister after his party won a resounding victory in a snap election last month. Abe easily won the race Wednesday with 312 votes in the 465-seat lower house. He is expected to reappoint the same ministers to his Cabinet later in the

JERUSALEM — Israelis celebrate it. Palestinians despise it. The Balfour Declaration, Britain’s promise to Zionists to create a Jewish home in what is now Israel, turns 100 this week. There will be events in Israel, the Palestinian territories and Britain drawing attention to the now yellowing document tucked away in London’s British Library. Historians still

NEW YORK — Mike Tirico will fill the 100 days before the Pyeongchang Games with football and figure skating. With speed skating and downhill skiing. Curling and hockey. Tirico will be NBC’s prime-time host for the Winter Olympics, which begin a few days after the Super Bowl in February. Indeed, in that role for the

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The noise about a playoff bid and the Heisman Trophy is getting louder around No. 5 Notre Dame as it prepares for Saturday’s visit from Wake Forest. Coach Brian Kelly and his staff are trying to tone down the hoopla surrounding the Fighting Irish (7-1), who have six impressive victories since

Like many trying to forecast the results of next year’s Winter Olympics, Simon Gleave has a major problem: Russia could be the subject to a doping ban. All calculations are muddied when it’s not clear if Russia will it be in, out, or somewhere in between. “At the moment we assume with everything we’re doing

HONG KONG — Young Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong warns that China’s rise means human rights are in increasingly greater danger of being overshadowed globally by business interests. He was responding Wednesday to questions about his expectations for an upcoming Asian tour by President Donald Trump, who will visit China and four other countries.

BOSTON — The National Braille Press is confronting record low literacy in the writing system for the blind as it marks its 90th birthday this year. Brian Mac Donald is president of the Boston-based organization, which has been a leading force for Braille literacy since its founding as a weekly newspaper for the blind. He

Dave Roberts was going to stick to the script no matter what. Now the Dodgers have a shot at a Hollywood ending never before seen in the history of Dodger Stadium. One game, winner take all. Just how it should be, because this World Series has been way too much fun not to go to

PORTLAND, Maine — Drought conditions across much of Maine may have contributed to the large numbers of trees that toppled during a storm that walloped the Northeast this week. The storm cut power to more than a million people in the region at its peak. It left more Mainers in the dark than even the