Новости за 26.04.2018

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Senate candidate Todd Rokita is releasing a politically themed children’s book that trashes one of his Republican primary opponents. Titled “Oh, the places you’ll forget!” the book goes after Luke Messer, who moved his family to the Washington, D.C., area after his election to Congress. It’s the latest barb in a race

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — A non-governmental rights group in Nicaragua says it has confirmed that 63 people died during days of protests over social security changes that convulsed the country last week. The Permanent Commission on Human Rights adds that at least 15 other people are missing. Director Marcos Carmona accused authorities Thursday of “a massacre”

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Facebook Inc., up $14.47 to $174.16 The social media company had a strong first quarter as its data privacy scandal didn’t appear to hurt its business. Ford Motor Co., up 32 cents to $11.43 The automaker said it will stop selling most if its

LAS VEGAS — 20th Century Fox Chairman and CEO Stacey Snider addressed Disney’s deal to purchase most of Fox and also gave a first look at the highly anticipated Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” in a wide-ranging and emotional presentation to theater owners and exhibitors Thursday at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas. Rami Malek’s

NEW YORK — More than 120 incarcerated men and dozens of prison guards play roles large and small in Madeleine Sackler’s “O.G.,” a drama believed to be the first fiction film ever made entirely within the walls of a maximum security prison. “O.G.,” which recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, stars Jeffrey Wright and

TORONTO — Joe Kelly’s appeal of a six-game suspension was denied by John McHale Jr., a special assistant to baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, and the Boston pitcher started serving the penalty on Thursday night against Toronto. Kelly was disciplined for twice throwing at the New York Yankees’ Tyler Austin on April 11. Austin charged the

PITTSBURGH — Corey Dickerson hit the first game-ending home run of his major league career, a disputed one-out drive in the ninth inning that lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Detroit Tigers 1-0 Thursday. Dickerson sent an 0-1 slider from Alex Wilson (0-1) just over the 21-foot-high wall in right field, at first standing at

CINCINNATI — Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ozzie Albies, the two youngest players in the major leagues, both homered and combined for five RBIs to lead Atlanta over the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 Thursday and give the Braves a split of the four-game series. Acuna became the youngest player in the major leagues Wednesday at 20 years,

NEW DELHI — India’s main opposition Congress party on Thursday demanded a probe into what it called “suspicious and faulty” performance of a chartered plane that was flying party leader Rahul Gandhi to southern India. The party said in a statement and a complaint to the police that the plane shuddered, lost altitude quickly and

NEW YORK — Amazon’s first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, blowing past Wall Street expectations. The online retailer’s stock, which closed at $1,517.96 on Thursday, soared 6 percent in after-hours trading. The Seattle-based company reported net income of $1.63 billion, or $3.27 per share, in the three months ending March 31. Its

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Former Southern Illinois football coach Jerry Kill is taking over the athletics department, effective immediately. Chancellor Carlo Montemagno made the move Thursday after deciding not to renew athletic director Tommy Bell’s contract, which expires next month. He says it is time “to make a change in leadership that will help the program

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A person familiar with the situation says the Panthers have agreed to a two-year contract extension with three-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen worth $8.5 million per season. The person spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because the Panthers have not announced the deal. Olsen is expected

LIMA, Peru — A high court in Peru has ruled that former President Ollanta Humala and his wife must be freed from prison while prosecutors investigate their alleged involvement in multi-million dollar kickback schemes. Humala and Nadine Heredia were sent to separate prisons last summer as prosecutors investigated the former presidential couple for allegedly taking

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal jury in Texas has found a 30-year-old man guilty of several charges relating to a 2015 assassination attempt on a judge outside her home. Jurors Thursday found Chimene Onyeri guilty of multiple counts of fraud, racketeering and other charges. Prosecutors say Onyeri as part of a racketeering enterprise shot state

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church says a man supervising young missionaries in Puerto Rico was removed from the post and kicked out of the religion after female missionaries reported behavior that was “immoral and sinful.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ spokesman Eric Hawkins said Thursday in a statement that Philander

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Charges have been filed against five more people in connection to a tuition reimbursement scam in Indiana allegedly involving dozens of former employees of a British defense contractor. Defense giant BAE Systems has operations near Baer Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Authorities say the company was told in 2016 that some

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Five more people face charges in connection with a tuition reimbursement scam allegedly conducted by former employees of a defense contractor with operations in Fort Wayne. The indictments returned Wednesday by a federal grand jury brings to 30 the number of people charged in the case. Several have pleaded guilty or

PHILADELPHIA — Two recent encounters at a Philadelphia Starbucks and a Pennsylvania golf club escalated into full-blown confrontations when people decided to call 911 to report the incidents. The incidents led to allegations of racism against black patrons and showed how common it has become for people to call 911 these days to settle fairly

SUPERIOR, Wis. — The Latest on a Wisconsin refinery explosion that injured several people (all times local): 3:15 p.m. A small hospital near the site of a refinery explosion in Superior, Wisconsin, is being evacuated as a precaution. Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior was among institutions in an expanded evacuation zone after a Thursday morning explosion

SUPERIOR, Wis. — The Latest on a Wisconsin refinery explosion that injured several people (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Authorities have expanded the evacuation zone around a Wisconsin refinery that was rocked by an explosion and are now saying anyone within a three-mile (five-kilometer) radius should leave. Douglas County authorities also say those in a

Reaction to Bill Cosby’s conviction on charges of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era: “Cosby is guilty. I’m sorry if you loved a lie. His victims can now exhale. Thank you judge and jury. Thank you society for waking up.” — Rose McGowan, via Twitter “Unbelievably

Bill Cosby was convicted on Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in 2004 at his home near Philadelphia. The 80-year-old comedian could spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of assaulting former Temple University women’s basketball official Andrea Constand. Key events in the case: 2002 Cosby meets Constand at

WASHINGTON — Evgeni Malkin skated with his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates for the first time since suffering an apparent leg injury last week. Malkin will miss at least Game 1 of the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup champions’ second-round series against the Washington Capitals. He was in a white no-contact jersey Thursday for an optional morning skate,

DETROIT — A Detroit man is charged in the fatal shooting of his 18-year-old friend that was livestreamed on Instagram. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says 18-year-old Dawone Cook is expected to be arraigned Friday on a misdemeanor charge of careless discharge of a firearm causing injury or death. Prosecutors say the men were posting

JERUSALEM — Flash floods killed nine Israeli teenagers who were hiking south of the Dead Sea on Thursday, Israel’s rescue service said. The casualties were all 18 years old. Israeli media said eight of the fatalities were female and one was male. Police said another hiker is still missing. Earlier, spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said 25