Новости за 30.11.2017

LOS ANGELES — Bette Midler is renewing an allegation of sexual misconduct against Geraldo Rivera, a day after Rivera called the news business “flirty.” In a tweet posted Thursday by Midler and confirmed by her publicist, the actress-singer called on Rivera to apologize for an assault she said occurred four decades ago. She also posted

NEW YORK — Destinations around the U.S. are dressing up for Christmas with trees, lights and holiday magic. New York City’s tried-and-true attractions include Rockefeller Center’s tree and decorated windows at department stores like Macy’s, Barneys, Lord & Taylor and Saks. New attractions include the Sea of Light interactive display at South Street Seaport, opening

BEREA, Ohio — Browns rookie safety Jabrill Peppers was fined $24,000 by the NFL for his illegal hit on Bengals receiver Josh Malone on Sunday. Peppers said he was informed of the fine in an email from the league on Wednesday night. The first-round pick said he stopped reading the letter when he saw the

ARLINGTON, Texas — Baker Mayfield was the first true freshman walk-on quarterback to start a season opener for an FBS team when he took his first snap in 2013. That same season, Kenny Hill began his college career behind a Heisman Trophy winner. Four years later, both quarterbacks have a title shot at different Power

HOUSTON — Federal officials say a Netherlands-based maker of equipment for offshore oil drilling will pay $238 million to settle charges of paying bribes to officials in five oil-producing countries. Justice Department officials said Thursday that SBM Offshore N.V.’s U.S. subsidiary pleaded guilty in federal court as part of the settlement. The government says the

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A four-time winner of Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race who was recently accused in a dog-doping scandal has signed up to participate in Norway’s Finnmarkslopet race next year. The announcement Thursday came weeks after Dallas Seavey withdrew from next year’s 1,000-mile (1,610 kilometers) Iditarod. He quit in protest over race organizers’

SAN FRANCISCO — Google prides itself on developing simple, intuitive software that knows what you want before you do. But it’s in a very different world when it comes to self-made phones and gadgets. Its new Pixel 2 phones, released in October, got high marks for their camera and design. Then some users complained about

SALISBURY, N.C. — Authorities say a North Carolina boy suffered severe second-degree burns when he tried to re-create a YouTube video showing how to use a lighter with a bottle of perfume to create a flash fire. Police in Salisbury told local media outlets that the incident occurred Wednesday when some children gathered at a

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling party rammed a bill through Congress’ lower house Thursday giving the military legal justification to act as police, stream-rolling objections by rights groups and opposition legislators who said it would effectively militarize the country. Supporters of the bill said Mexico’s armed forces have to stay in the streets to fight

MEXICO CITY — A bill to give legal justification for Mexico’s armed forces to assume police roles advanced in the country’s Congress Thursday over objections by rights groups and opposition legislators who say it would provide for an open-ended militarization. Supporters say Mexico’s armed forces have to stay in the streets to fight gangs, given

MIAMI — A Florida man who reported his new wife missing while sailing in the Caribbean this past spring has pleaded guilty to transporting as much as $100,000 in stolen coins. The Palm Beach Post reports that 40-year-old Lewis Bennett entered his plea Thursday in Miami federal court. He faces up to 10 years in

NEW YORK — WNBA President Lisa Borders expects the Liberty to stay in New York. “We understand there is a significant interest in the team,” Borders told The Associated Press in a phone interview Wednesday. “We will have a team in New York. Mr. Dolan and MSG have been a terrific partner for 21 years.”

NEW YORK — Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” has been named best picture by the New York Film Critics Circle, which also awarded Gerwig best director and its star, Saoirse Ronan, best actress. The film critics’ group announced its awards Thursday on Twitter, throwing its fullest support behind Gerwig’s coming-of-age tale. Considered one of the year’s

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State has announced that it and football coach Dave Doeren have agreed to a new five-year deal. A person familiar with the situation says the move came after Doeren talked with Tennessee officials about their coaching vacancy. The person spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because

RALEIGH, N.C. — A person with knowledge of the situation says North Carolina State and Dave Doeren have agreed on a five-year deal after the coach had talked with Tennessee officials about the school’s opening. The person spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because North Carolina State hasn’t publicly announced the

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels have acquired pitcher Jim Johnson and the Atlanta Braves’ remaining $1.21 million in international bonus signing allocation for minor league left-hander Justin Kelly, a deal that raises Los Angeles’ possible bonus offer to Shohei Ohtani to $1,315,000. Los Angeles had been 28th among the 30 teams in bonus space for

WASHINGTON — Walmart has pulled a T-shirt offered by an outside seller from its online store after a journalist advocacy group told the retailer it found the shirt threatening. The shirt, listed on Walmart.com through third-party seller Teespring, said: “Rope. Tree. Journalist. SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED.” “This item was sold by a third-party seller on our

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A baby who had been on life support since April, when his parents were arrested, has died and officials believe his father may have fled to Nigeria. The Providence Journal reports 11-month-old Tobi Olawusi died Wednesday at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Officials say his father, Olalekan Olawusi, apparently skipped bail. He’s charged with

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — The Latest on the European Union-African summit (all times local): 7:05 p.m. European and African leaders have agreed to “accelerate exponentially” the efforts to repatriate the hundreds of thousands of African migrants stranded in Libya, often in squalid camps. A communique at the end of their summit Thursday also expresses “firm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Darrelle Revis doesn’t know what to expect when the Chiefs visit the Jets on Sunday. Not how the fans that cheered him for eight seasons will respond. Not how he will fit into a team that signed him only a week ago. Not even how his skills, which at one point

MADRID — Struggling Spanish team Las Palmas is looking for its third coach of the season after firing Pako Ayestaran two months after hiring him. Ayestaran was let go after Las Palmas lost 3-2 to Deportivo La Coruna in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday. It still advanced to the last 16 because it had

PARIS — French authorities have handed preliminary murder charges to a 34-year-old man in the case of a 9-year-old girl who went missing from a wedding celebration last summer in France. Grenoble prosecutor Jean-Yves Coquillat said Thursday that suspect Nordahl Lelandais, who was already charged with kidnapping the girl, is now also suspected of murdering

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump asked via Twitter if NBC would fire political talk show host Joe Scarborough based on an “unsolved mystery” years ago in Florida. Trump added, “Investigate!” in the Wednesday tweet. It was an apparent reference to the death of Lori Klausutis, who worked in Scarborough’s Fort Walton Beach congressional office.

CHICAGO — Court records show that two Chicago police officers have changed their accounts of a fatal 2014 shooting after viewing a surveillance video that showed they weren’t as close to the shooting as they had said. The altered accounts from Officer Saharat Sampim and Sgt. Nicola Zodo have raised doubts about the official narrative

NEW YORK — Rangers center Mika Zibanejad missed practice and is out with a concussion. The team announced Zibanejad’s status Thursday. New York also acquired depth center Peter Holland from the Montreal Canadiens for forward Adam Cracknell. Coach Alain Vigneault said Zibanejad is going through the NHL’s concussion protocol process. Zibanejad missed the Rangers’ most