Новости за 25.04.2017

LONDON — Diego Costa ended a seven-game goal drought in style to help Chelsea open up a seven-point lead in the Premier League with a 4-2 victory over Southampton on Tuesday. After setting up Eden Hazard’s fifth-minute opener at Stamford Bridge, Costa netted two contrasting goals in the second half. The striker’s 50th Premier League

ROCKVILLE, Md. — A former federal security officer has pleaded guilty to killing two strangers and wounding two others during a shooting rampage in the Maryland suburbs of Washington. Sixty-four-year-old Euladio Tordil pleaded guilty to two counts each of murder and attempted murder on Tuesday. He still faces trial in a neighboring Maryland county for

NEW YORK — It felt like a summer week on the Fox broadcasting network — and that’s not a good thing. Bereft of hits and in the traditional April lull before the last big month of the traditional TV season, Fox averaged a paltry 2.2 million viewers last week. Its most popular show, “Empire,” aired

More big businesses joined the earnings parade Tuesday, saying their profits were even larger in the first three months of the year than analysts were expecting, including Caterpillar and McDonald’s. The encouraging reports pushed U.S. indexes to their second straight day of big gains, placing them either close to or firmly in record territory. The

FULTON, Mo. — Police in central Missouri’s Fulton say a body found encased in concrete inside a container is likely that of a developmentally disabled man missing for nearly a week from a group home. Police said in a statement Tuesday that the body discovered the previous day in a Fulton storage unit may be

HOUSTON — A Chinese court has sentenced an American woman to 3 ½ years in prison on spying charges, in a case that has drawn criticism from the United Nations and human rights advocates. Phan Phan-Gillis was sentenced Tuesday after more than two years in detention, raising the possibility that she may be deported soon

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Officials in a Massachusetts city are trying to ban employees from using public funds to fly on United Airlines after a passenger was dragged off a flight in Chicago. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2pipih0 ) the Cambridge City Council passed a proposal Monday asking the city manager to ban official city travel

LOS ANGELES — The Grammy Museum is putting rare Ella Fitzgerald memorabilia on display for what would have been the singing legend’s 100th birthday. The museum’s “Ella at 100” exhibition includes the first Grammy Award that Fitzgerald won — the first awarded to an African-American woman — as well as some of her gowns, sheet

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A doctor and three corrections officers in Puerto Rico have been accused of smuggling cocaine and cellphones into the U.S. territory’s prisons. Justice Secretary Wanda Vazquez said Tuesday that the suspects charged inmates anywhere from $400 to $900 for the contraband. The officers worked in prisons in the coastal towns

CINCINNATI — Cornerback William Jackson III spent his rookie season as a spectator, the second year in a row that a Bengals’ top draft pick did next to nothing. Cincinnati can’t afford for that to become a trend. In the last few years, the Bengals (6-9-1) had the luxury of using high draft picks on

RIO DE JANEIRO — Military police in Brazil’s capital have shot tear gas and rubber bullets trying to break up a gathering of thousands of indigenous people in front of Congress. Many of the protesters, wearing traditional clothing, responded by throwing spears at police. Police say protesters got too close to a large fountain of

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels are meeting for a rare joint training session in the Florida Panhandle. The Pensacola News Journal (https://goo.gl/aF40r5 ) reports that the Thunderbirds landed Monday at “The Cradle of Naval Aviation.” The eight Air Force F-16 pilots and more than 50 other

CLEVELAND — An attorney for former Ohio State football star Gareon Conley says the player denies an accusation made in a police report that he sexually assaulted a woman. No charges have been filed. Spokeswoman Kathleen Caffrey of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office says the alleged April 9 incident is still being investigated by police.

Steve Stricker always thought it was a long shot, and he recently was reminded that the USGA is tight when it comes to special exemptions for the U.S. Open. “I wrote them quite a while back and asked for one, and they politely called me and declined,” Stricker said. The U.S. Open will be played

PITTSBURGH — Martavis Bryant’s yearlong suspension is over. The NFL conditionally reinstated the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver on Tuesday, clearing the way for the talented but enigmatic Bryant to return to the team to prepare for the 2017 season. The league suspended Bryant in March 2016 for a second violation of its substance abuse policy.

NEW YORK — Uber is taking to the skies with its next project — “flying cars” — even as all eyes are on its problems on the ground. On Tuesday, the embattled ride-hailing company announced plans for an on-demand network of electric aircraft that can take off and land vertically, like a helicopter. It wants

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has long railed about unfair trade practices of China and Mexico. Now he’s drawn a new target — Canada. The two countries are suddenly sparring openly over inexpensive Canadian timber and Canada’s barriers to U.S. dairy products — disputes that go back years but rarely get such a public airing.

INDIANAPOLIS — A man accused of shooting into the home an Indianapolis police officer as the officer’s wife and son slept inside has agreed to plead guilty in that case. Twenty-eight-year-old March Ratney reached a plea agreement earlier this month under which he would plead guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious

NEW YORK — Chipotle says a key sales figure rose more than expected in the first quarter as it works to recover from a series of food scares that had sent customers fleeing. The Denver-based chain said sales rose 17.8 percent at established locations in the first three months of the year, following a 29.7

ARLINGTON, Va. — Sidney Crosby is standing in Alex Ovechkin’s way again. Of course. Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins extinguished two of the Washington Capitals’ best Stanley Cup hopes in 2009 and 2016, going on to win the championship each time. Now as Ovechkin and the Capitals face a summer of change, it’s only fitting that perhaps

EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern locked up its homegrown football and basketball coaches for the long term. Football coach Pat Fitzgerald signed a new contract that runs through the 2026 season. Basketball coach Chris Collins’ contract was extended through the 2024-25 season. Both are Chicago-area natives. “At Northwestern we place a premium on ‘institutional fit’, and

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A veteran in North Carolina has been charged with tying her service dog to a tree and shooting it five times while a soldier filmed it. Jail records show 23-year-old Marinna Rollins was arrested Tuesday and charged with cruelty to animals. The Fayetteville Observer reports (http://bit.ly/2p1KuaC) that warrants say she and the

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A Georgia pastor has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for molesting two teenagers who attended his church in coastal Brunswick. Media outlets report a judge sentenced 57-year-old Kenneth Adkins on Tuesday. A jury convicted him earlier this month on eight criminal counts, including aggravated child molestation. Prosecutors said the pastor

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — New CSX CEO Hunter Harrison has invested more than $15 million in the railroad’s stock. Harrison said in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday that he bought 300,000 shares of CSX stock on Monday. Harrison was hired in March after the Mantle Ridge hedge fund pressured the railroad to

CORTLAND, N.Y. — A New York bowler has rolled a perfect 300 game in less than 90 seconds. Ben Ketola hit 12 straight strikes in 86.9 seconds on April 5 at 281 Bowl in Cortland. The 23-year-old Preble man raced from one lane to the next at the 10-lane facility and registered the strikes using