Новости за 06.05.2017

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Eighty-two Chibok schoolgirls seized three years ago by Boko Haram have been freed in exchange for detained suspects with the extremist group, Nigeria’s government announced early Sunday, in the largest release negotiated yet in the battle to save nearly 300 girls whose mass abduction exposed the mounting threat posed by the Islamic

CINCINNATI — The San Francisco Giants have promoted outfielder Justin Ruggiano from Triple-A Sacramento and designated outfielder Drew Stubbs for assignment before their game against the Cincinnati Reds. The team announced the moves on Saturday. Stubbs, who broke into the majors with the Reds in 2009, was brought up from Sacramento on April 24 when

MINNEAPOLIS — Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price could return to the rotation by the end of May, provided he continues to feel good in his recovery from a strained left elbow. Sidelined since spring training, the 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner has been throwing well in simulated games. Red Sox manager John Farrell

NEW YORK — More than 1,000 mourners attended a funeral Saturday for four of five young people who died in one of New York City’s deadliest fires in years. The Daily News reports (http://nydn.us/2p8dlLX ) that the Rev. Al Sharpton, one of several eulogists, said there was no explanation for the April 23 tragedy. “I

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A Michigan man accused of poisoning unpackaged food at grocery stores has been ordered to undergo mental health treatment. The Ann Arbor News (http://bit.ly/2pSz3kn ) reports that 30-year-old Kyle Bessemer appeared in court Wednesday, two months after a judge found him not guilty by reason of insanity. The criminal case is

LOS ANGELES — Paris Hilton’s younger brother, Conrad Hilton, has been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly stealing a car and violating an ex-girlfriend’s restraining order. Police say the 23-year-old Hilton Hotel heir was arrested shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday at a home in the Hollywood Hills. He allegedly was in a Bentley owned by

HAYS, Kan. — A bull that escaped from a Kansas veterinarian who owned it spent about 20 minutes on the loose before being shot and killed by a police officer after attempts to corral and sedate the animal failed. Police in Hays say no people were injured after the bull’s escape Saturday, though two vehicles

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Aric Almirola earned the third Xfinity Series victory of his career Saturday by holding off a hard-charging pack in the closing laps at Talladega Superspeedway. He knew just minutes into practice at Talladega that he had a Ford capable of winning. “We ran about 10 laps in practice and I said, ‘Put

Kanye West has apparently deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts. Both accounts went dark sometime Friday, for unknown reasons. A representative for the rapper did not immediately respond to an email asking for comment Saturday. West did not attend the Met Gala on Monday evening. His wife, Kim Kardashian West, was there with her sisters,

NEW YORK — Noah Syndergaard hair hats were given to the first 15,000 fans at the New York Mets’ game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. That is the closest the star pitcher’s flowing blond locks will make it to the Citi Field mound in the next few months. Syndergaard will be sidelined through

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee wide receiver Josh Smith was arrested Saturday for an alleged domestic assault after a fight with a roommate. Knoxville police say roommate Kennedy Foster had a bloody face and swelling to his left eye, lips and nose after a fight in their home on Friday night. Smith was released on bond,

ELKHART, Ind. — A northern Indiana man raped a female friend and held her and two other women captive for as long as five days because he was angry that the friend was telling others that he had shot at someone, court documents say. Derrick Glass is accused of drugging, raping, starving, assaulting, threatening and

FOLKSTON, Ga. — The entire town of St. George in Georgia’s southernmost county is now under a mandatory evacuation order issued after a wildfire in the Okefenokee Swamp began encroaching onto private property. The unincorporated community has about 2,000 people. Saturday’s evacuation initially included a sparsely populated rural area of Charleton County from Jim Crawford

VOLOS, Greece — PAOK won the Greek Cup by defeating AEK Athens 2-1 in a final marred by violent clashes between fans that injured more than 40 people, two seriously, according to police on Saturday. The game was delayed about half an hour due to the clashes. Police say at least 10 people were taken

ESTORIL, Portugal — Top-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta beat fourth-seeded David Ferrer 6-3, 6-3 in an all-Spanish semifinal of the Estoril Open on Saturday. Carreno Busta will play third-seeded Gilles Muller in the final on Sunday after the Luxembourger beat Kevin Anderson of South Africa 7-5, 6-4. Carreno Busta broke Ferrer three times and excelled at

LAS VEGAS — It’s only the first week in May, but already Las Vegas and Phoenix have both reached record-breaking, triple-digit temperatures. The National Weather Service said Las Vegas had its first 100-degree day of the season on Friday. It’s the earliest that Sin City has crossed over into triple-digit territory since 2004 and only

With an arm draped around one of his players, Swansea manager Paul Clement walked toward the team’s celebrating fans and held up two of his fingers. Two games to secure English Premier League survival. And this relegation battle could go right to the wire. Swansea was the big winner on Saturday as the fight to

BUSTI, N.Y. — A Republican congressman from western New York has gotten an earful from constituents over his vote to repeal the federal health care law commonly called “Obamacare.” The Post-Journal of Jamestown reports (http://bit.ly/2pO0f5z) Rep. Tom Reed was booed during a town hall meeting Saturday in Busti. Reed defended his vote Thursday to repeal

NEW YORK — New York Liberty guard Shoni Schimmel will take the upcoming WNBA season off to deal with “personal issues” and hopes to return next year. The Liberty and Schimmel released a joint statement on Saturday. Schimmel, who sustained a concussion at the end of last season, missed the start of training camp last

INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Pritchard spent the last six seasons speaking his mind privately. He shared his crazy ideas with Larry Bird, occasionally agreed to disagree with the boss, and might have even tried to persuade Bird to be more aggressive with player moves. Now, the Indiana Pacers are about to see if Pritchard can live

SWANSEA, Wales — Swansea moved out of the English Premier League relegation zone by beating Everton 1-0 thanks to Fernando Llorente’s first-half goal on Saturday. The striker bundled in a far-post cross with his left shoulder in the 29th minute for his 13th goal of the season, allowing Swansea to climb above Hull and out

WARRI, Nigeria — Authorities say at least 26 people have died after two buses collided and caught fire on a busy highway in western Nigeria. Oyo state police spokesman Adekunle Ajisebutu said Saturday that 11 others were injured in the crash. Police said the two buses were trying to overtake other vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan

PARIS — Former champion Ilie Nastase is banned from attending the French Open. A brief statement on the French Open’s official Twitter account on Saturday said “following his suspension by the ITF, Mr Ilie Nastase won’t be accredited” for the tournament in Paris. The Grand Slam starts on May 28 at Roland Garros. The 70-year-old

MILAN — Dries Mertens marked his 30th birthday with two goals and an assist to help Napoli beat Cagliari 3-1 and move into second in Serie A on Saturday. Napoli moved two points above Roma but will be mathematically out of the title race if Juventus beat city rival Torino late Saturday. Roma could hand

BEIRUT — Syria’s state news agency says Najah Hafeez, one of the country’s top comedians, has died following a battle with illness. She was 84. The state news agency, SANA, said Hafeez passed away at the Ibn al-Nafees hospital in Damascus Saturday afternoon. The agency says Hafeez will be buried on Sunday without giving further