Новости за 06.04.2016

RIO DE JANEIRO - Police in Brazil say gunmen killed a businessman who last year was convicted of selling fake medicine.

TULSA, Oklahoma - A lawyer for a former Oklahoma reserve sheriff's deputy charged in the death of an unarmed suspect told a judge Wednesday that defense witnesses will be asked about the role of stress on decision-making.

SPRINGDALE, Arkansas - The Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Texas League will open their ninth baseball season with a six-game home stand.

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - Gov. Chris Christie came to Atlantic City Wednesday, not to meet with its embattled mayor, but to denounce him as a liar who has "zero idea" what he's doing.

CHARLESTON, Illinois - The football teams of Eastern Illinois and Indiana State haven't played since 2009, but plan to renew one of the oldest rivalries for either school starting next year.

CONCORD, New Hampshire - The Latest on the case of a former prep school graduate convicted of sexually assaulting a freshman as part of a game of sexual conquest (all times local):

MINEOLA, New York - The parents of five middle school-aged children with autism or Down syndrome are pursuing a lawsuit against a suburban New York school district, claiming it did nothing after becoming aware that their children were restrained and otherwise abused by a special education teacher.

LOS ANGELES - "American Idol," which gave the world Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson, has one more chance to mint a star before it fades into TV and music history.

NEW YORK - Jacqueline Parkes is resigning as Major League Baseball's chief marketing officer, a job she has held since 2008.

SALT LAKE CITY - High-ranking polygamous leader Lyle Jeffs will have to wait to find out if he can leave jail pending trial on accusations he helped orchestrate a multimillion-dollar food stamp fraud scheme.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Kevin Harvick is leading the Sprint Cup standings and appears on his way to another run at a NASCAR championship. He also could be laying the groundwork for another maddening season in which he dominates on the track until it's time to collect the hardware.

PLAINFIELD, Indiana - Police say three suburban Indianapolis teenagers are suspected of robbing four banks and spending the money on clothes, marijuana and a trip to Florida.

NEWARK, New Jersey - United Airlines is abandoning its attempts to purchase additional takeoff and landing slots at Newark Liberty International Airport, a move the U.S. government had sued to prevent over fears it would lead to higher fares and fewer choices for passengers.

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - The exodus of Kentucky players heading to the NBA continued on Wednesday with point guard Tyler Ulis becoming the third Wildcat in the past week to announce his intention to turn pro.

AUGUSTA, Georgia - Esteban Toledo is hardly the first pro golfer willing to do just about anything to get inside the ropes at the Masters.

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Coach Brian Kelly said Wednesday that he won't let the competition for the starting quarterback job between DeShone Kizer and Malik Zaire keep Notre Dame's offense from establishing an identity, saying it was a problem that plagued Ohio State last season.

NEW YORK - The bar is closing at "Kocktails with Khloe."

BERLIN - German prosecutors have to decide whether a TV comedian's poem about the Turkish president was mere satire, or a punishable offense.

NEW YORK - Sara Bareilles, Rebel Wilson, Darren Criss, Norm Lewis, John Stamos, Tituss Burgess will sing along with the film "The Little Mermaid" for a one-night-only event this summer at the Hollywood Bowl.

ALBANY, New York - Uber and Lyft are gearing up for a campaign to expand their ride-hailing operations into upstate New York to include Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany.

VILNIUS, Lithuania - An Afghan man who worked for Lithuanian troops in Afghanistan has been transferred to the Baltic country from a migrant camp in Greece after pleading for help on social media.

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee - Kyra Elzy won't be returning as the Tennessee women's basketball associate head coach next season.

COLUMBIA, Missouri - A Spike Lee documentary about protests at the University of Missouri this fall, which were spurred by what activists said was administrators' indifference to racial issues on campus, is making its premiere Wednesday night at a theater near the campus.

NEW YORK - Amy Schumer took to Instagram in a black bikini to - punctuate? - her feelings about being included in a special edition of Glamour aimed at celebrating "chic at any size."

SACRAMENTO, California - The Latest on an agreement to remove hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in Oregon and California (all times local):