Новости за 15.10.2015

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish royal court says Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia are expecting their first child in April next year.

NEW YORK (AP) — For a songwriter — for anyone, really — there's a big difference between simple and simple-minded.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A woman who appeared on an educational children's TV show as a teenager with Bill Cosby has sued him, saying he defamed her after she gave an interview claiming he sexually a…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov's company USM Holdings says it will invest as much as $100 million into a site which organizes and broadcasts video game competitions.

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — The Frys.com Open is everything Rory McIlroy thought it would be.

Thanks to Kirby, Pikachu, Toad and a dozen or so other characters, Nintendo has cornered the market on video-game adorability. But none may be more endearing than Yoshi, the spunky dinosaur wh…

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady has four Super Bowl rings, is a future Hall of Famer and his New England Patriots are off to a 4-0 start, and yet he's still quick to mention his 199th rank in the dr…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Park District has signed off on a 99-year lease for filmmaker George Lucas' proposed museum along Lake Michigan.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell, a Mozambican friend said, lived with "one foot in the snow and one foot in the sand," splitting his time between Sweden and Mozambique.

LONDON (AP) — The president of Hollywood's movie academy says criticism of the lack of diversity among Oscar nominees has helped spark a vital global discussion about how to make the entertain…

HAVANA (AP) — By midnight, the basement of one of Havana's hottest clubs is packed wall-to-wall for a private concert by one of Cuba's biggest pop stars.

LONDON (AP) — Legions of bridge players in Britain may feel they've been dealt a rotten hand after a court decision endorsed an earlier ruling that the popular card game is not a sport.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A 43-year-old Texas man who was shot outside the Dallas Cowboys stadium over the weekend has died.

PARIS (AP) — After a six-year closure, and fears over its possible extinction, Paris' Museum of Mankind has reopened following a 92 million-euro ($105 million) renovation.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Institute of Arts is hosting an event to unveil a new website showcasing artworks owned by the federal government.

NEW YORK (AP) — Just when they'd been designated automatic outs, pitchers are making an impact at the plate in the National League playoffs.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Lamar Odom's marriage to Khloe Kardashian introduced him to untold millions of fans who don't know a power forward from a paparazzo, reality television notoriety wa…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lamar Odom didn't last long at the glittering intersection of championship success and Hollywood celebrity.

CHICAGO (AP) — Manny Ramirez's latest gig with the Cubs is proof that if you hang around the game long enough, you'll see it all.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Lisbeth Salander hasn't solved her last crime just yet.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The first Minnesota Lynx title felt like only the beginning, a star-studded core bursting on to the scene and changing the balance of power in the WNBA.

A look at what's happening around the major leagues today:

The Big Ten is hurtin' for certain.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bopping his head to the beat and swaying to a blues version of "America the Beautiful," President Barack Obama celebrated what he called one of the country's most precious gi…

The Washington Redskins once won a Super Bowl with a collection of wide receivers called "The Smurfs."