Новости за 13.12.2016

NEW YORK — The latest technology can make for an easy holiday gift, but when it comes to the ultra-tech-savvy people in your life, finding a cool gadget they don't already own can be tough.

Our politics is often reflected in our popular culture, and vice versa — especially in an election year. That relationship seemed closer than ever in 2016, when a TV personality was elected president, reality shows and beauty contests were referenced…

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on Bill Cosby's latest court appearance in a sexual-assault case (all times local):

NEW YORK (AP) — Another week of football meant another winning week for NBC, according to the Nielsen company. A pair of NFL face-offs handed NBC the week's most-watched and third-ranked programs, Nielsen said Tuesday.

It was an image that touched the hearts of millions: A 5-year-old Afghan boy wearing an improvised Lionel Messi jersey made from a plastic bag.

NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith had already begun researching his role for "Collateral Beauty" when he learned that his father was terminally ill.

CLEVELAND (AP) — A state appeals court in Cleveland has ruled that the widow of a former Notre Dame University football player can proceed with lawsuit claims that he was disabled by concussions suffered during his college career in the…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "Star Wars" gets a bad rap for being a boy's club, and sometimes rightfully so, but the truth of the matter is that women have always been an integral part of the George Lucas-created world and…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have activated center Jordan Staal from injured reserve after he missed seven games with a concussion.

This season's world championships for bobsled and skeleton are being pulled out of Russia after a number of sliders said they would not compete in a nation so enveloped in a doping scandal.

NEW YORK (AP) — The comic book heroine Wonder Woman has been abruptly fired from her honorary ambassador job at the United Nations following protests from both inside and outside the world organization that a white, skimpily dressed American prone…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump's transition to the White House (all times EST):

NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford will star in a Broadway revival of the musical "Sunday in the Park with George."

PARIS (AP) — Days after the Islamic State group seized back control of the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra, a prescient exhibit was inaugurated in Paris on Tuesday that aims to educate the public on the wounded wonder that Syrians…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Did Bill Cosby drug and molest young women as part of a signature string of assaults spanning five decades? Prosecutors preparing for his sexual assault trial hope to call 13 of about 60 accusers to show just…

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LONDON (AP) — A handwritten and hand-illustrated volume of stories given by J.K. Rowling to the editor who launched her career sold at auction Tuesday for 368,750 pounds ($467,965).

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A judge admonished lawyers on both sides of Bill Cosby's sexual assault case Tuesday after a courtroom shouting match over the defense team's practice of publicizing the names of the women accusing the comedian of sexual…

In a food story about the cookie snickerdoodles, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the recipe actually made twice as many cookies (four dozen) as initially expected (two dozen) and took 5 additional minutes longer to bake. A corrected version…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — City and county officials are expected to vote Tuesday on a deal for a new $1.3 billion stadium that supporters hope will keep the Oakland Raiders in town.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on Bill Cosby's latest court appearance in a sexual-assault case (all times local):

NEW YORK (AP) — WGN America's drama "Underground" is set to premiere its second season on March 8, 2017, the network announced Tuesday.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jurors are deliberating the fate of a Florida woman accused of trying to hire a hit man to murder her husband.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyonce leads the field in the NAACP Image Award nominations, but there's a friendly rival close behind: sister Solange.

Landscape designers in cities are creating quieter living spaces by using trees to mute loud noises like sirens and air brakes. It's called "soundscaping," and it aims to restore peaceful, natural sounds like wind whispering through leaves, birds chirping or…