Новости за 17.04.2018

VIDOR, Texas — Texas authorities are seeking fresh leads in the 1991 death of a woman whose case is seen as an inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” The Texas Department of Public Safety released a statement Tuesday saying it has upped the reward to $6,000 for information leading to

The characters in the new film “Kodachrome ,” a good-natured if by-the-numbers road trip and relationship drama with Jason Sudeikis, Elizabeth Olsen and Ed Harris, are enchanted by the analog. Music is to be listened to on vinyl. Maps are to be read, and not by Siri, to get to a destination. Photographs are best

NEW YORK — Fox News Channel said Tuesday that it was as surprised as anyone to learn that Sean Hannity shared a lawyer with President Donald Trump but that its popular prime-time host “continues to have our full support.” Hannity is a hot topic for journalism ethics experts and comedians alike after his relationship with

The Associated Press Sports Editors organization has recommended that its members refrain from covering USA Wrestling events after the federation said it will now require journalists to undergo a background check in order to cover its events. APSE President Jeff Rosen, sports editor of The Kansas City Star, said in an email Tuesday that the

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A teenager who took five bullets in the Florida school mass shooting has become the first victim of the Valentine’s Day rampage to file a lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Tuesday names as defendants shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, the estate of his late mother, a family that took him in after his

GADSDEN, Ala. — Authorities say they’ve filed new charges against an Alabama youth evangelist accused of sexually abusing children. Sheriff’s officials say 37-year-old preacher Paul Edmond Acton Bowen of Southside is accused of abusing four juveniles between the ages of 12 and 17 for years. He’s charged with felony sodomy and enticing a child for

NEW YORK — After spending a year in California, the MTV Video Music Awards are coming back to the East Coast. The network announced Tuesday that the 2018 VMAs will be held Aug. 20 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Last year’s ceremony was held in Inglewood, California, and the year before

NEW YORK — One of the jurors who picked Kendrick Lamar’s album to be a Pulitzer Price finalist says the decision was unanimous and not divisive. Columbia professor Farah Jasmine Griffin says the five-person jury welcomed the chance to evaluate “DAMN.” and have “a serious conversation about the art.” The five-member music jury listened to

NEW YORK — Longtime New York Rangers anthem singer John Amirante has died. He was 83. His wife, Annie, told the Rangers he died of natural causes Tuesday in New York after about a week in the hospital. The Rangers on Twitter mourned with “great sadness” the loss of the “legendary anthem singer” with the

NEW YORK — G League salaries are going up next season, to $35,000 for most players and up to $385,000 for those on two-way contracts. Salaries also can be enhanced through bonuses and call-ups. NBA teams called up 50 players a total of 60 times last season, generating just over $11 million in additional salary.

Major champions today create memories for tomorrow. Some of them, anyway. Still to be determined is whether the grit Patrick Reed showed at Augusta National — holding off Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler in that order — resonates with a junior who is just getting into golf or motivates one of Reed’s peers.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s trustees have approved extending the contract for President Mitch Daniels beyond 2020 in a deal that will pay him up to $930,000 a year. Purdue board chairman Mike Berghoff says the former Indiana governor is enhancing the university’s reputation nationally. WLFI-TV reports board members cited development projects around the

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government is seeking an extension of the state of emergency it declared following a failed coup in 2016. The government submitted to parliament a motion to prolong it three more months following a National Security Council meeting on Tuesday. A vote is expected Wednesday. It would be

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Latest on President Donald Trump hosting Japan’s Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago (all times local): 3:05 p.m. President Donald Trump is welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. On the agenda for their two-day summit: Trump’s upcoming meeting with North Korean leader Kim

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Latest on President Donald Trump hosting Japan’s Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago (all times local): 1:05 p.m. The White House is leaving open the option of providing exemptions to steel and aluminum tariffs for Japan as President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepare to kick off a

WICHITA, Kan. — A man charged in the killing of a 3-year-old Kansas boy and hiding the body in concrete will be tried on six criminal counts. Stephen Bodine was bound over for trial Tuesday on two counts of first-degree felony murder, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, one count of child abuse and one count

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Wildlife managers in the American Southwest say a once-rare bat important to the pollination of plants used to produce tequila has made a comeback and is being removed from the federal endangered species list. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the delisting of the lesser long-nosed bat Tuesday, making it the

LINCOLN, Neb. — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Nebraska basketball coach Tim Miles is receiving a one-year contract extension. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the school hasn’t officially announced Miles’ extension. Athletic director Bill Moos previously announced Miles would be back for a seventh season. Miles

UNITED NATIONS — The new U.N. envoy for Yemen says a political solution to end the three-year war in the Arab world’s poorest country is available” — but he warns “there is a real danger” that intensified military confrontations and missile launches aimed at Saudi Arabia “may in a stroke take peace off the table.”

MUNICH — Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal has been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on a knee injury sustained in training. The Chile midfielder will miss both legs of Bayern’s Champions League semifinal against Real Madrid, and the German Cup final should the side get past Bayer Leverkusen in

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Senate candidate Todd Rokita says he will participate in a Republican primary debate that he previously vowed to boycott. The GOP congressman’s campaign announced Tuesday that has agreed to face off on April 30 with fellow candidates U.S. Rep. Luke Messer and former state Rep. Mike Braun. Rokita previously said he would

PHILADELPHIA — The Latest on a plane making an emergency landing in Philadelphia (all times local): 2 p.m. A passenger aboard a Southwest Airlines plane that made an emergency landing in Philadelphia says at least one woman was taken to the hospital. Amanda Bourman, of New York, said that the woman was taken off the

PHILADELPHIA — The Latest on a plane making an emergency landing in Philadelphia (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Southwest Airlines says that one of its planes heading from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Dallas’ Love Field landed safely in Philadelphia. Tracking data from FlightAware.com shows the flight was heading west over New York’s southern tier

Just in time for tax day: the IRS website to make payments is down. The IRS did not have an immediate explanation for the failure. But it said on its website that its online payment system became unavailable at 2:50 A.M. ET on Tuesday. IRS Acting Commissioner David Kautter testified during a House Oversight Hearing

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Cleveland and Minnesota are both carrying a 26th player on their rosters for their two-game series in Puerto Rico. The Indians recalled outfielder Greg Allen from Triple-A Columbus, a move made official on Tuesday. Allen was on the team’s flight to San Juan. He batted .229 in 25 games for