Новости за 18.10.2015

PHILADELPHIA - The mother of a barefoot 2-year-old found wandering in Love Park in downtown Philadelphia says they're living on the streets because they have nowhere to go.

NEW YORK - To many in New York City, the rats are winning.

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian state TV says a car crash in central Iran has killed 20 illegal Afghan migrants and injured 10 others.

INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mike Pence says he's considering if the concerns of religious conservatives can be reconciled with those of gay rights supporters who want LGBT protections in law.

LOS ANGELES - More than just football fans will likely be tuning in to watch halftime on "Monday Night Football" this week.

JERUSALEM - Palestinians in Jerusalem, more than a third of the city's population, have awoken to a new reality: Israeli troops are encircling Arab neighborhoods, blocking roads with concrete cubes the size of washing machines and ordering some of those leaving on foot to lift their shirts to show they are not carrying knives.

PODGORICA, Montenegro - Montenegrin police have fired tear gas against stone-hurling opposition protesters demanding government's resignation and an early election in the small Balkan state.

MADRID - A composer has asked Spain's parliament to back his proposal to set words to the country's lyric-free national anthem, the songsmith said in a website he has launched to back his initiative.

INDIANAPOLIS - The condition of Indiana's poorly funded and low-ranked roads has emerged as a volatile political issue. What to do about them could become even more charged as Republican Gov. Mike Pence seeks re-election next year.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida - Police say an officer has fatally shot a man off an exit ramp to Interstate 95 in South Florida.

WOODSTOCK, New York - It's a syllabus you can head bang to.

LEWISTON, Maine - Actor Patrick Dempsey saddled up for a 50-miler as the Dempsey Challenge wraps up.

DES MOINES, Iowa - A man accused of stealing a taxi after he was discharged from a Des Moines hospital says he didn't want to walk home.

LONDON - Big Ben's bongs may fall silent for months or even years as urgent repairs are carried out.

SEATTLE - The Pacific Northwest's first Holocaust museum opens its doors in Seattle Sunday.

DESERET RANCH, Florida - Under one of the biggest land development plans ever proposed in Florida, a tract more than six times the size of Manhattan could be transformed from a home for cows and alligators into new housing developments for half a million people.

MUNCIE, Indiana - Ball State University plans to spend nearly $300,000 to help establish a regional food hub in Muncie that would supply food from Indiana farms to retail, wholesale and institutional markets, such as restaurants, schools, hospitals or universities.

TUCSON, Arizona - An auction on eBay allows the public to make a different kind of purchase as they peruse the used clothing, electronics and war relics on the site. Up for sale: naming rights to a new insect.

CLEVELAND - Johnny Manziel's domestic dispute didn't cost him a chance to play.

LONDON - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair supported military operations in Iraq about a year before the British Parliament approved such action, according to a 2002 memo written by then-U.S.Secretary of State Colin Powell.

BERLIN - Soccer great Franz Beckenbauer says he never paid anyone to secure votes for Germany's 2006 World Cup bid following allegations that bribes were involved.

The latest from NFL games around the league on the sixth Sunday of the season (all times EDT):

SEATTLE - The Carolina Panthers got an unexpectedly early wake-up call on Sunday morning when the fire alarm went off at their downtown Seattle hotel prior to their game against the Seahawks.

FORT MYERS, Florida - Police say a shooting at the annual ZombiCon gathering in Florida has left one person dead and five more injured, causing a chaotic scene that sent throngs of zombie-dressed revelers running through the streets.

BOSTON - In both the court of law and the court of public opinion, the case is growing against Bill Cosby.