Новости за 17.02.2017

SALEM, Mass. — They are outfits you might expect to see in Lady Gaga’s closet: a flamingo pink Fiberglas frock and a wooden one-piece replica of Notre Dame Cathedral. But these wild and whimsical ensembles are part of the “WOW — World of Wearable Art” exhibition opening Saturday at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem.

MASON, Mich. — The Latest on a criminal case against a Michigan sports doctor who is charged with sexual assault (all times local): 11:10 a.m. A 25-year-old woman has testified that a former Michigan State University sports doctor repeatedly molested her as a child during family visits to his home near Lansing. The woman’s testimony

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame’s president has decided to not declare the school a sanctuary campus despite requests from faculty, students and others to protect students living in the U.S. illegally in such a way. The South Bend Tribune (http://bit.ly/2l10wj4 ) reports the Rev. John I. Jenkins said in a letter

MOSCOW — A Kazakhstan emergency official says seven army soldiers have died in an avalanche in the ex-Soviet republic’s southern mountains. Kazakhstan Emergencies Committee spokesman Ruslan Imankulov told Russian news agencies that rescuers saved 16 other soldiers who had been trapped by the avalanche. The committee said the soldiers were taking part Friday in military

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Versatile infielder Aaron Hill has agreed to a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants and would get a $2 million, one-year deal if he is added to the 40-man roster. Hill joins a growing list of veteran infielders in the mix to try to land a job out of spring

MANY, La. — Authorities have recovered the bodies of a Texas couple killed in a helicopter crash in Louisiana. Desoto Parish Chief Deputy Coroner Billy Locke on Thursday identified the two victims as the plane’s owner, 54-year-old Terry Glenn Bailey, and his 57-year-old wife, Pamela Jo. The Federal Aviation Administration said the helicopter had departed

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says forward Gabriel Jesus may not play again this season. The 19-year-old Brazilian has undergone surgery to repair a broken bone in his right foot and could be sidelined for up to three months. Gabriel Jesus has made a big impact since joining City in January, but

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Reliever Brad Brach became the first player to beat the Baltimore Orioles in salary arbitration in 22 years, ending the team’s nine-hearing winning streak. Brach was awarded $3.05 million instead of the team’s offer of $2,525,000 by arbitrators Edna Francis, Robert Herzog, Sylvia Skratek. The panel issued its decision, Friday, a

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking to reassure France that the U.K. won’t try to “cherry-pick” benefits of European Union membership when it leaves the bloc. May met with French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve at 10 Downing St. on Friday at what she called “an interesting time” for Britain. May plans to

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — “Val Rides the Oregon Trail” is back in the hands of a Pennsylvania library — 75 years past the book’s due date. Robert Lockman Jr. recently found the popular children’s book by Sanford Tousey in his basement in Shavertown, Pennsylvania. His late father had taken it out when he was 9. Lockman

ATLANTA — The ex-wife of a 36-year-old Georgia man convicted of murder for leaving their toddler son to die inside a hot SUV says she still believes “it was an accident.” Justin Ross Harris was sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty in November. His son, 22-month-old Cooper Harris, died after

BEIRUT — The Latest on the war in Syria (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Turkey’s military says the Turkish and U.S. military chiefs of staff have “confirmed” the need to fight terror groups in Syria and Iraq, including the Islamic State group and Kurdish militants. A military statement said Gen. Joe Dunford met with his

ATHENS, Greece — Dimitris Mytaras, one of the leading Greek painters of his generation, has died in Athens at 83. Mytaras worked in an expressionist style, often influenced by the art of Greece’s classical antiquity, using bold colors for subjects ranging from female profile portraits to dogs and motorcycles. He studied art in Athens and

ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria’s government says military forces have killed 14 suspected extremists in an ongoing operation in one of the country’s last Islamic militant holdouts. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that nine were killed Friday and five others Wednesday around Bouira, 100 kilometers (60 miles) east of the capital, Algiers. Security forces

COTONOU, Benin — Tensions have mounted in Benin after authorities cleared illegal structures from sidewalks including temporary awnings beside mosques where large numbers of worshippers gather for Friday prayers. Muslims, who account for nearly one-fourth of this West African nation’s more than 10 million people, say new mosques must be built and until then worshippers

NEW YORK — Kraft Heinz is attempting to buy Unilever in a $143 billion deal that would create a global food leader that sells products including cheese, lunch meats, spreads and snacks. U.S. food giant Kraft Heinz Co. says its offer to buy Europe’s Unilever was rejected, but it’s still pursuing the deal. The maker

VIENNA — A woman who questioned the Holocaust and displayed a sign over her toilet saying “This Hitlerine needs a clean latrine” has been found guilty of contravening Austria’s anti-Nazi law and given a suspended jail sentence. A court in the western city of Feldkirch also fined the 53-year old 1,200 euros ($1,280) on Friday.

NEWBURGH, N.Y. — A teenager has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting two young women and wounding five other people during a Halloween party in upstate New York last year. The Times Herald-Record of Middletown reports (http://bit.ly/2m2JKOm ) 17-year-old Nija Johnson pleaded guilty Thursday in Orange County Court to two counts of second-degree murder and five

HELSINKI — Finnish lawmakers on Friday rejected a petition from more than 100,000 people demanding the repeal of a law allowing same-sex marriage that takes effect on March 1. The petition was considered a last-minute attempt to revoke the law that made Finland the last Nordic country to allow gays to wed. In Friday’s 120-48

HOCHFILZEN, Austria — Laura Dahlmeier led Germany to the title in the women’s 4×6-kilometer relay on Friday, becoming the first biathlete to win a medal in 10 straight world championship races. In difficult, snowy conditions, Vanessa Hinz, Maren Hammerschmidt, Franziska Hildebrandt and Dahlmeier missed a total of nine targets but avoided penalty laps before finishing

MOSCOW — The leader of pro-Russia separatist rebels has warned that they may use force to drive out Ukrainian troops from positions in eastern Ukraine. Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, said Friday that the rebels aim to “free the occupied territories” in the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces by political means,

NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes took a modest step back Thursday, though they remain close to their record highs. Energy stocks fell more than the rest of the market, and bond yields eased. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 4 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,343, as of 11:15 a.m. Eastern

NEW YORK — Actress Nicole Kidman has revealed that she was once engaged to musician Lenny Kravitz. Kidman confirmed the engagement with the rocker in a recent interview with Net-A-Porter’s magazine “The Edit,” in which she discussed her upcoming HBO series “Big Little Lies.” Kidman said she already knew co-star Zoe Kravitz because she was

NYON, Switzerland — UEFA has opened a disciplinary case against Saint-Etienne for misconduct by its fans during the Europa League game at Manchester United. The French club was charged over fireworks being set off and objects being thrown at Old Trafford on Thursday. UEFA says its disciplinary body will deal with the case on March

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines has filed a federal complaint alleging union leaders told mechanics to decline to work overtime, a move the carrier says has harmed operations and driven up costs. Southwest said in the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Dallas that the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association encouraged workers earlier this month to decline overtime opportunities.