Новости за 10.08.2015

Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford, who died Sunday at age 84, turned his NFL fame, charisma and movie-star good looks into a wide-ranging and successful second career.

NEW YORK (AP) — A stage adaptation of one of the most popular self-help books in the world is coming to a Manhattan theater, starring a Martian.

NEW YORK (AP) — The flopping "Fantastic Four" put a major dent in the seemingly unbreakable armor of the superhero summer movie, amassing a mere $25.7 million in its weekend debut at the box office.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith, one of 12 players in NFL history with 900 catches, says he will retire after this season — his 15th in the league.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Jackass" star Steve-O was arrested after climbing a crane in Hollywood to protest SeaWorld and drawing dozens of emergency responders to a construction site.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The producers of "Supergirl" say Melissa Benoist was the first actress they saw for the role of Kara Zor-El, the caped cousin of Superman.

BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez have filed motions to dismiss the indictment charging their client with a double slaying in Boston in 2012.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Emotions boiled over and got the best of Panthers quarterback Cam Newton at practice on Monday culminating in a heated scuffle.

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Perhaps the shiftiest sand trap in recent major history is now covered up by a hospitality area.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New Edition will be the subject of a BET miniseries.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — CBS is promising that the "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" series finale won't disappoint.

NEW YORK (AP) — After 25 years in the music industry, pressure is no longer a factor for Alan Jackson.

The Southeastern Conference is the unquestioned king of college football leagues.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The earliest known photo of the Smithsonian Castle, the Smithsonian's first building, is going on display to celebrate the institution's 169th birthday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Camryn Manheim is joining the Deaf West Theatre production of "Spring Awakening" on Broadway.

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA cannot make credible changes in the last months of Sepp Blatter's leadership of the scandal-hit body, former presidential candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein said Monday.

"In the Dark Places" (William Morrow), by Peter Robinson

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is huddling with the National Football League as it tackles the challenge of attracting a broader audience to its short messaging service.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The federal government says it wants Lance Armstrong's medical records from his 1996 cancer treatments because they could prove just how far he was willing to go to concea…

"Safari: A Memoir of a Worldwide Travel Pioneer" (Harper), by Geoffrey Kent

GENEVA (AP) — Former FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein says the scandal-hit football body cannot make credible changes in the last months of Sepp Blatter's leadership.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Buddy Baker, who won the 1980 Daytona 500 and at 6-foot-6 was NASCAR's "Gentle Giant," died Monday. He was 74.

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities ordered a state broadcaster to punish a popular TV celebrity for insulting Communist Party founder Mao Zedong at a private dinner, state media reported.

As students head back to school, here comes a big homework assignment: StoryCorps wants tens of thousands of teenagers across America to interview a grandparent or elder this Thanksgiving and …

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A person familiar with the police investigation of Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane tells The Associated Press that it involves something that happened between the pla…