Новости за 28.12.2015

CLEARFIELD, Pennsylvania - Two Pennsylvania women say the pre-Christmas discovery that they're sisters is nothing short of a holiday miracle.

HONOLULU - The White House says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend a state dinner on March 10 in a visit intended to boost ties between the neighboring countries.

DENVER - The booming marijuana industry went to a federal judge Monday seeking an answer to the problem that has vexed business owners trying to emerge from the black market: Now that pot is legal and taxed in some states, why can't they put the proceeds in a bank?

BALTIMORE - A Baltimore judge is postponing for several days the January trial of a police officer charged with second-degree murder in the death of Freddie Gray.

NEW YORK - Fans of Chita Rivera will have to wait a little longer to see her perform at Cafe Carlyle in 2016. The actress and singer postponed her show after being injured in a fall over the Christmas holiday.

FORT WAYNE, Indiana - A coroner says a central Indiana man died from head injuries when a compressed gas line he was working on hit him at a construction site near Fort Wayne.

CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said over the weekend that "the public deserves answers" following the fatal police shootings of 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier and 55-year-old Bettie Jones early Saturday.

CLEVELAND - A grand jury declined to indict a white rookie police officer in the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, a black youngster who was shot to death while carrying what turned out to be a pellet gun, a prosecutor said Monday.

NEW YORK - Actors Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife, Isla Fisher, are donating $1 million to Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee to support victims of the conflict in Syria.

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Some Indiana police agencies say their fight against methamphetamine production would be helped by a proposed state law change to require a doctor's prescription for a common cold medicine that is used to make the illegal drug.

JERUSALEM - An Israeli anti-settlement watchdog group on Monday said the government has quietly worked on plans to build more than 8,000 homes in a strategic section of the West Bank near Jerusalem.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's district attorney wants an appeals court to look at the case of a Roman Catholic church official whose conviction over his handling of sex-abuse cases was overturned last week.

CLEVELAND - The latest on a Cleveland grand jury's decision to not indict two police officers in the November 2014 shooting death of Tamir Rice (all times local):

NEW YORK - The Vineyard Theatre will next year honor both a Tony Award-nominee who has graced its stage and a man who gets the word out about the powerhouse off-Broadway company's shows.

SPENCERTOWN, New York - Ellsworth Kelly, a painter, sculptor and printmaker whose work over seven decades made him one of America's leading abstract artists, has died. He was 92.

This is the week conference play begins so it's so long to mismatches and guarantee games. Now it's a neighborhood thing, and that means plenty of games that can affect the Top 25.

CONCORD, New Hampshire - After a December that has felt more like spring than winter, the first major snowstorm of the season is about to hit the Northeast.

MEXICO CITY - Prosecutors in western Mexico say they have found the bullet-ridden bodies of four men dumped near a toll booth on a highway.

MIAMI - A Dartmouth College swimmer who died at a YMCA pool had been trying to complete four laps underwater without surfacing to breathe when he went into distress, according to a sheriff's office report released Monday.

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Here's a look at the Top 10 sports stories of 2015 in Alabama as chosen by The Associated Press:

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia on Monday said this year's budget deficit amounted to $98 billion (367 billion riyals) as lower oil prices cut into the government's main source of revenue, prompting the kingdom to scale back spending for the coming year and hike up petrol prices.

HELSINKI - Linus Soderstrom made 46 saves and Alexander Nylander scored and Sweden shut out the United States 1-0 on Monday in the world junior hockey championship.

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts - Bill Belichick stood by his decision Monday to kick off to start Sunday's overtime in New Jersey.

CHICAGO - The latest on the fatal shootings of a 19-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman by Chicago police (all times local):

DALLAS - Alabama defensive coordinator and Georgia head coach Kirby Smart - and, yes, he is both right now - could use a couple more hours in his day.