Новости за 22.08.2017

SAO PAULO — Prosecutors in Brazil have filed corruption and money laundering charges against a former CEO of the state oil company Petrobras for allegedly receiving bribes from a construction company. Prosecutor Athayde Ribeiro Costa told reporters on Tuesday that Aldemir Bendine received the equivalent of more than $950,000 in bribes from construction conglomerate Odebrecht.

THEODOSIA, Mo. — The Latest on a 16-year-old girl whose burned remains were found in rural Missouri (all times local): 2:10 p.m. Prosecutors have brought murder charges against the biological mother of a 16-year-old girl whose burned remains were found on their rural Missouri property. Ozark County Prosecutor John Garrabrant says Rebecca Ruud was charged

JOLIET, Ill. — A northern Illinois man who killed a pregnant woman and her three children last month when he crashed his pickup truck into their vehicle has been arrested and charged with felony reckless homicide, authorities announced Tuesday. In a news release, the Will County State’s Attorney’s office and the county sheriff’s department also

TAUNTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts judge has ordered a psychiatrist who testified on behalf of a teenager who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself via text message to stop blogging about details from the victim’s confidential medical records. The Boston Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2wvuUZX ) that Judge Lawrence Moniz issued the order against psychiatrist Peter Breggin

HELSINKI — A Finnish court ordered a Moroccan asylum-seeker suspected of a knife attack that killed two and wounded eight people to remain in custody on preliminary charges. The regional court in Turku said the 18-year-old male suspect will be held on suspicion of terrorist crimes, including two counts of murder and eight counts of

LA SALLE, Ill. — Authorities sought the public’s help Tuesday in solving the slaying of an Iowa college student who was abducted 25 years ago in Illinois and found dead in Missouri. Illinois State Police and the FBI issued the appeal a day before the 25th anniversary of 21-year-old Tammy Zywicki’s disappearance, with an FBI

MEXICO CITY — A newly released video shows the mayor of a town in south-central Mexico being threatened and humiliated by armed members of a drug gang, and the mayor confirmed on Tuesday it is genuine. Drug gangs have been known to demand money, jobs and contracts from mayors in Mexico’s more violent regions. Some

TARRAGONA, Spain — Matteo Trentin of Italy won a sprint finish to claim the fourth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Tuesday, while Chris Froome maintained his overall race lead. Trentin powered past Juan Jose Lobato and had time to lift his arms in victory as he crossed the finish line of the 198-kilometer (123-mile)

CARACAS, Venezuela — Chile has granted political asylum to five Venezuelans who have been threatened by the government-stacked Supreme Court after being named to the court by the opposition-controlled congress. Foreign Minister Heraldo Munoz announced Tuesday that the judges who sought refuge at the home of the Chilean ambassador in Caracas will be allowed to

TULSA, Okla. — New York Giants offensive lineman Michael Bowie has been charged with assault and battery in Oklahoma. Tulsa County Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Elmore tells the Tulsa World that Bowie grabbed his girlfriend by the neck during a fight at her home in Bixby, then broke two televisions and punched a hole in

LOS ANGELES — George and Amal Clooney are donating $1 million to fight hate groups. The couple announced Tuesday that their Clooney Foundation for Justice is supporting the Southern Poverty Law Center with a $1 million grant to combat hate groups in the United States. George Clooney says in a statement Tuesday that they wanted

The top 10 paid actors this past year, according to Forbes magazine: 1. Mark Wahlberg, $68 million 2. Dwayne Johnson, $65 million 3. Vin Diesel, $54.5 million 4. Adam Sandler, $50.5 million 5. Jackie Chan, $49 million 6. Robert Downey Jr., $48 million 7. Tom Cruise, $43 million 8. Shah Rukh Khan, $38 million 9.

The UFC is turning to a high-tech platform that could enhance the way fans watch fights. The world’s leading mixed martial arts promotion has reached a partnership with Heed. The joint venture between WME-IMG and AGT International wants to change the way fans connect with sports at home or at a live event through sensor-measured

JACKSON, Mich. — A Michigan man convicted in the 1995 killing of a man who expressed romantic interest in him on national television has been released from prison. The Michigan Department of Corrections says 47-year-old Jonathan Schmitz was released from a prison Tuesday in Jackson. Schmitz was 24 when an acquaintance, 32-year-old Scott Amedure, revealed

NEW YORK — “Transformers: The Last Knight” star Mark Wahlberg has outmuscled Dwayne Johnson to become Hollywood’s highest-paid actor in the past year with a transforming income of $68 million, according to Forbes magazine. The former rapper known as Marky Mark beat out “Baywatch” star Johnson, with $65 million, and Johnson’s “The Fate of the

MILFORD, Mich. — A Michigan woman says her son is among the missing sailors after a collision between a warship and an oil tanker in Southeast Asia. April Brandon tells Detroit-area TV stations that she was visited by two officers Monday at her home in Milford in Oakland County. She says her son, Ken Smith,

MOSCOW — The Vatican secretary of state visited Russia on Tuesday for talks spanning inter-church relations to global crises. Cardinal Pietro Parolin held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and also met with Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill. Lavrov said the talks focused on conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya, as well as

NEW YORK — Snooki and Jwoww are heading back to the beach. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jenni “Jwoww” Farley both shot to reality TV stardom on MTV’s “Jersey Shore.” They’re teaming with Drita D’Avanzo of VH1’s “Mob Wives” for a “Jersey Shore” spinoff called “Celebrity Shore,” which also will air on VH1. VH1 says in

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona is suing Neymar for the €8.5 million euro ($10 million) bonus it paid the Brazil striker for signing a contract he later broke to join Paris Saint-Germain on a world-record transfer. Barcelona said on Tuesday that it wants Neymar to pay back the bonus for a contract in Oct. 2016 that

Southern California quarterback Sam Darnold and Penn State running back Saquon Barkley put on a show at the Rose Bowl last season and established themselves as two of the biggest stars in college football coming into 2017. The two Heisman Trophy contenders highlight the first preseason All-America team in the history of The Associated Press.

With a chance to try something different, Army and Navy instead choose to stick with tradition. The Army-Navy football game will be played in Philadelphia four times from 2018-2022, returning to its most frequent host city. The academies announced Tuesday at Philadelphia’s City Hall that Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Eagles, will be

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Hundreds of people lined streets in the Indiana hometown of a soldier killed during a suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan as his body was taken from the city’s airport to a funeral home. Dozens of soldiers and police officers stood at attention Tuesday while the flag-draped casket of 23-year-old Army Sgt. Jonathon

NEW YORK — Verizon is raising the price of its unlimited plan while introducing a slightly cheaper, more limited version as wireless carriers battle each other for customers. All major carriers now offer unlimited plans after years of steering people toward paying extra for using more data. Verizon, like its rivals, will start charging more

“The Saboteur: a Novel” (Minotaur), by Andrew Gross An engineer from Oslo attempts to disrupt the Nazi war machine at the height of World War II in “The Saboteur,” the latest historical thriller by Andrew Gross. Kurt Nordstrum has lost his fiancee, and much of everything else he holds dear. He sneaks back into his

ATLANTA — Looking to boost recruiting and align with a hipper brand, Georgia Tech has teamed up with Adidas, which will serve as the exclusive apparel provider for its athletic programs. The agreement announced Tuesday comes after Georgia Tech decided to end to its partnership with Russell Athletic when their contract expires in June. The