Новости за 09.01.2017

Crediting belt-tightening and an increase in city income tax revenues, Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson today unveiled a proposed 2017 capital budget with more than $4 million to spend on residential street repair.

DETROIT — The Volkswagen executive who once was in charge of complying with U.S. emissions regulations was arrested during the weekend in Florida and accused of deceiving federal regulators about the use of special software that cheated on emissions tests.

FORESTVILLE, Calif. — A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada lifted rivers climbing out of their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate after warnings that hillsides parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides.

A decades-long Baylor fan got emotional with coach Scott Drew after the Bears won their last game to remain one of two undefeated teams in the country.

ZURICH — Cristiano Ronaldo received FIFA’s best player award for the fourth time today, after Portugal and Real Madrid won both major European titles in 2016.

University of Toledo senior guard Jonathan Williams has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.

DETROIT — The chief executive officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles tackled questions today about Donald Trump by saying the president-elect will set his policies and the industry will deal with them.

The State Department today formally apologized for what it describes as decades of discrimination against LGBT employees and job applicants, a rare statement meant to right wrongs that preceded current Secretary of State John Kerry.

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is again insisting that it will be “simple” to disentangle himself from his extensive international business interests.

Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken was unanimously elected today to be president of the board of commissioners for 2017.

COLUMBUS — Ohio State's best offensive player is headed for the National Football League.

DETROIT — The next-generation Jeep Wrangler could make its first public appearance at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, the same month the vehicle is expected to go into production in Toledo.

The text of Meryl Streep’s speech at the Golden Globes after accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award, according to a transcript provided by Hollywood Foreign Press Association:

ORLANOD, Fla.— An Orlando police officer who was gunned down while on duty has died.

HONG KONG — Fast-food giant McDonald’s is selling a controlling stake in its China business to a group of investors led by state-owned Chinese conglomerate Citic in a deal worth up to $2.1 billion, the companies said today.

LOS ANGELES  — U2 will play the entirety of its classic 1987 album “The Joshua Tree” at each stop during a summer stadium tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its release.

CLEVELAND — Cleveland officials say a tug boat is being used to break up ice on Lake Erie as divers resume their search for a plane that disappeared over the lake last month.

WASHINGTON  — A U.S. military official says a U.S. Navy warship fired multiple warning shots at Iranian patrol boats in the Persian Gulf after the Iranian vessels ignored other warnings.

DUNDALK, Md. — A Maryland man has been arrested following an hourslong standoff with law enforcement that police say began when a family member took a bite from his grilled cheese sandwich.

Police are investigating the shooting of a man in central Toledo Sunday.

1. Plans to fix Secor Road could bulldoze 13 homes

PARIS  — French police arrested 16 people today in connection with the October theft of more than $10 million worth of jewelry from Kim Kardashian West.

DETROIT — The Chevy Bolt has been named top car in North America, an important milestone for a car General Motors hopes will finally get Americans hooked on electric vehicles.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Actress Meryl Streep earned a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes on Sunday and in accepting turned the spotlight away from herself and took shots at President-elect Donald Trump, without mentioning his name.

The streets of Toledo might be covered with snow and ice these days, but that was not the case in August when a local ad agency turned downtown into a virtual ice rink for the Walleye’s new intro video.