Новости за 12.10.2017

ROME — Backers of Italy’s populist 5-Star Movement are protesting the initial passage of revised election rules they contend are designed to foil their bid to gain national power for the first time. The Chamber of Deputies — the lower chamber of the Italian Parliament — approved the rules late Thursday despite defections by some

U.S. stock indexes retreated from their record highs Thursday as retailers and media companies declined and investors shrugged at quarterly reports from a few big banks. On Thursday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gave up 4.31 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,550.93. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 31.88 points, or 0.1 percent, to

PLANO, Texas — A judge has postponed indefinitely the sentencing of a North Texas couple who lied to authorities about the activities of their sons in the Middle East. The delay of the scheduled Thursday sentencing of 57-year-old Mohommad Hasnain Ali and 49-year-old Sumaiya Ali comes after they received a court hearing behind closed doors.

WESTFORD, Mass. — Authorities have released the name of the Massachusetts woman who died after becoming pinned under her own SUV during a supermarket parking lot accident. Prosecutors on Friday identified the victim of the accident Thursday outside a Market Basket store in Westford as 64-year-old Wei Wang, of Acton. Authorities say she was at

WESTFORD, Mass. — Authorities say a woman has died after becoming pinned under her own SUV during a supermarket parking lot accident in northeastern Massachusetts. The accident happened Thursday outside the Market Basket in Westford, about 30 miles northwest of Boston. Authorities say a woman in her 50s was at the back of her SUV

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Viacom Inc., down 64 cents to $24.57 Reports said the entertainment company hasn’t been able to resolve a contract dispute with cable company Charter. AT&T Inc., down $2.33 to $35.86 The company said it expects to lose DirecTV video subscribers in the third quarter.

VIENNA — Austria is asking the European Court of Justice to declare planned highway tolls in Germany illegal, arguing that the charges discriminate based on nationality. Austrian Transport Minister Jorg Leichtfried turned to the court on Thursday. He called the levies “a foreigners’ toll” that the European Commission approved with its eyes “firmly closed.” The

LAS VEGAS — Dozens of fellow “yellow shirt” security guards were among the hundreds of people mourning a Las Vegas man who died helping people escape the deadly Las Vegas concert shooting. At the funeral Thursday morning for Erick Silva, 21, loved ones and dignitaries hailed him as a hero for helping people climb over

FRISCO, Texas — A federal appeals court has lifted an injunction that blocked a six-game suspension for Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott, clearing the way for the NFL’s punishment over domestic violence allegations and likely leading to the running back’s legal team seeking further relief. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans

NORMAN, Okla. — A jury has recommended the death penalty for an Oklahoma man convicted of beheading a co-worker in 2014. Thirty-three-year-old Alton Nolen was convicted on Sept. 29 of killing 54-year-old Colleen Hufford and trying to kill another co-worker at a food processing plant in Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City. Jurors agreed on

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Several employees of a North Carolina prison were injured Thursday during an attempted inmate escape, correction authorities said. The attempted breakout from Pasquotank Correctional Institution in Elizabeth City involved fires set in the prison’s sewing plant, the state Department of Public Safety posted on its Twitter account. A spokesman for the

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City’s casinos won more from gamblers in September than they did a year earlier. Figures released Thursday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the seven casinos and online gambling outlets won $235.8 million, an increase of 4.1 percent compared with September 2016. When the now-shuttered Trump Taj

TULSA, Okla. — Country star Jason Aldean is set to make an emotional return to the stage after cancelling tour dates following the mass shooting in Las Vegas. The singer was onstage Oct. 1 when a gunman opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest festival, killing 58 people and leaving nearly 500 injured. It is

HAMMOND, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana man was arrested Thursday on federal charges in connection with a pipe bomb that exploded last month at a post office, U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch II announced. Eric P. Krieg, 45, of Munster was charged with knowing possession of a destructive device and transporting explosive materials, Kirsch said. A

HAMMOND, Ind. — The federal prosecutor in northwestern Indiana is planning to release more information on a pipe bomb that exploded last month at a post office. The office of U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch II says he’ll hold a news conference Thursday afternoon to provide an update into the Sept. 6 explosion in East Chicago.

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says President Donald Trump hopes to decide within a month whom he will choose to lead the Federal Reserve starting next year but is still going through the interview process. Trump said two weeks ago that he had had four meetings to interview potential nominees for Fed chair and

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After getting a firsthand look at how a quarterback switch caused South Carolina to heat up late last season, Tennessee is hoping its own shake-up provides a similar spark. South Carolina was 2-4 last season when the Gamecocks abandoned plans to redshirt Jake Bentley and moved the freshman to the top of

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal civil rights lawsuit in Ohio alleges police mishandled the arrest of a man on drugs who later died in a hospital. The complaint filed Thursday by Jaron Thomas’ estate says Columbus police were improperly trained and supervised in handling individuals suffering mental health crises. The lawsuit says Thomas was diagnosed

CINCINNATI — The Bengals resist making big changes during a season. They’ve done it only a handful of times throughout their 50-season history. By going against their stripes, they may have saved this season. After two home games without a touchdown, Cincinnati fired offensive coordinator Ken Zampese, departing from their policy of showing loyalty to

MAYS LANDING, N.J. — A New Jersey man who admitted to forcing women into prostitution will spend 10 years in prison. NJ.com reports 47-year-old Marcus Tukes was sentenced Wednesday in Mays Landing after pleading guilty to human trafficking. Other charges, including cocaine possession, were dropped as part of a plea agreement. The Bridgeton man was

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police say a shootout between two men at a North Carolina gas station ended up with a bullet shattering the window of a nearby school bus. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police spokeswoman Jessica Lawrence Wallin says none of the 19 children on the bus Thursday morning was hurt, while the driver did suffer minor injuries

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Latest on a string of attacks in Louisiana that left three people dead and a fourth wounded. (all times local): 2:30 p.m. A neighbor of a Louisiana man charged in the slayings of three people in a string of attacks dating back to July says she never felt uncomfortable around

SAN FRANCISCO — What does Russia-sponsored political influence look like on Facebook? An Associated Press analysis of the content on a now-shuttered Facebook page called “Being Patriotic” shows it’s colored with words like “illegal,” ”country” and “American” and phrases like “illegal alien,” ”Sharia law” and “Welfare state.” “Being Patriotic” was among 470 pages and accounts

NEW YORK — A federal judge has refused to impose bail for an Adidas representative embroiled in a bribery scandal that’s thrown college basketball into turmoil. At a hearing Thursday in federal court in Manhattan, prosecutors urged Judge Katherine Parker to require that James Gatto post $100,000 bond to keep his freedom. The judge instead

LANSING, Mich. — The Latest on a congressional committee’s request for Gov. Rick Snyder to address his testimony on the Flint water crisis (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says there’s no reason for him to clarify his testimony to Congress on the Flint water crisis because it was “truthful,” and he