Новости за 01.05.2018

JACKSON, Miss. — The Latest on a Mississippi man accused of running a $100 million Ponzi scheme (all times local): 3:15 p.m. A Mississippi man plans to plead guilty in a fraud scheme that raked in more than $100 million. Arthur Lamar Adams waived indictment Tuesday in a federal court hearing in Jackson after being

INDIANAPOLIS — The 2020 U.S. Olympic track trials will be put out for bid again because of uncertainty over the Los Angeles-area stadium that won the initial bid to host them. USA Track and Field awarded the trials last June to Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California, but construction on the proposed stadium there

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple’s tax break on its overseas profits is turning into a big boon for its shareholders. The iPhone maker is raising its quarterly dividend by 16 percent to 73 cents per share, matching the largest increase since Apple restored the payment under shareholder pressure six years ago. Apple also will spend

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Russ Brandon has resigned his dual role as president of the NFL Buffalo Bills and NHL Buffalo Sabres in a major shake-up for the teams’ owners, Terry and Kim Pegula. The Pegulas announced they had accepted Brandon’s resignation in a press release issued Tuesday afternoon. Kim Pegula will take over Brandon’s

NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey judge ordered the city of Newark on Tuesday not to use police escorts for private events following a lawsuit alleging that Mayor Ras Baraka misused city funds by having officers escort a hip-hop DJ to the mayor’s birthday party. At the same hearing, Superior Court Judge Dennis Carey also

U.S. stocks clawed back early losses Tuesday as Apple led a rally in technology companies. Smaller, more domestically-focused companies also climbed. The late push canceled out losses for household goods makers and industrial companies. On Tuesday: The S&P 500 index gained 6.75 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,654.80. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 64.10

NEW YORK — Busy Philipps is living up to her name. The actress is getting her own late-night talk show on E! called “Busy Tonight.” Production is set to begin this summer. Philipps made the announcement on Instagram. It’s fitting, because her popularity has skyrocketed due to her Instagram account where she posts about her

WASHINGTON — The White House’s on-again, off-again tariffs are heightening uncertainty for U.S. companies that buy steel and aluminum and the foreign companies that supply them. And major American allies, from Europe to Canada and Mexico, are signaling increasing resentment. Delivering its second reprieve for steel and aluminum imports, the Trump administration late Monday postponed

NEW YORK — The delayed mobster biopic “Gotti,” starring John Travolta, will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Film producers told The Associated Press on Tuesday that “Gotti” will premiere out of competition at Cannes at a special gala screening at the Palais des Festivals on May 15. The Cannes Film Festival begins May 8.

BOSTON — Yale football captain Kyle Mullen thought he would have one more chance to play in The Game at Harvard Stadium, a last trip to the century-old venue on the nearly 400-year-old campus for the 135th edition of the rivalry. Instead, the Bulldogs will play Harvard in November at Fenway Park — a ballpark

GASTONIA, N.C. — Police in North Carolina say officers found three children age 7 and younger drinking vodka while their mother was away from the home for at least seven hours. Gastonia police tell news outlets 26-year-old Tyeisha Coneisha Streater is charged with misdemeanor child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. According

LOS ANGELES — A TV drama about the lives and careers of Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in the works. A spokeswoman for Alyssa Milano said Tuesday that the actress’ company, Peace Productions, is joining with PatMa Productions to develop the limited series. The project will draw on the book “Sisters in

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have placed third baseman Miguel Sano on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring. The Twins made the move Tuesday before their game against Toronto, retroactive to Saturday. Sano is batting just .213 in 20 games, with four doubles, five home runs, 14 RBIs and nine walks. To

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The judge weighing whether to publicly identify members of the jury that convicted Bill Cosby of sexual assault tore into the news media at a hearing on Tuesday, accusing reporters of stalking jurors at their homes and bombarding them with phone calls since last week’s verdict. Judge Steven O’Neill told lawyers for

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The judge in the Bill Cosby case is weighing whether to publicly disclose the names of the jurors who convicted the comedian last week on sexual assault charges. Judge Steven O’Neill heard Tuesday from lawyers for The Associated Press and other news outlets. They cited a longstanding Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that

LANCASTER, Pa. — A prosecutor says law enforcement officers weren’t responsible for the death of a handcuffed prisoner who broke away from them and later was found dead in a Pennsylvania creek. Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman said Monday that 24-year-old Andrew Davis Good “made his choices not to comply” with orders to get

NEW YORK — With someone walking onstage every few minutes to read a name off a piece of paper, the NFL draft wouldn’t seem like a big television draw. Yet the 11.2 million people who watched this year made it the week’s second most popular program of the week. The first round of the draft

ALBANY, N.Y. — A group home in upstate New York will pay $450,000 to the family of a developmentally disabled boy who used his PlayStation to record caretakers threatening his life. The boy, Ralph White, was 12 when he allegedly was physically and psychologically abused at the privately run Northeast Parent and Child Society home

European football federations stand to earn up to $75 million every two years if FIFA’s plans for new global league are approved. The extent of the windfall is outlined in a letter from FIFA President Gianni Infantino to members of his ruling council, which has been seen by The Associated Press. Infantino said an international

The Trump administration has so far avoided a trade fight with Europe by temporarily exempting it from hefty steel and aluminum tariffs. Yet the move also extends the uncertainty weighing on small businesses that use those materials, a much broader group than you might think. For example, Gary Cammack, the owner of Cammack Ranch Supply

iBook charts for week ending April 29, 2018: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher : iBooks US Bestseller List – Paid Books 1. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara – 9780062319807 – (Harper) 2. The Fallen by David Baldacci – 9781538761373 – (Grand Central Publishing) 3. Twisted Prey by John

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife, Amy, announced the birth of their first child Tuesday on social media. Isla Rose Earnhardt was born Monday night, Amy Earnhardt tweeted , calling their daughter “the best dream ever.” Earnhardt added: “Everyone was right. It’s a new beginning. Now everything I do will be for

NEW YORK — The Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners will play an opening two-game series in Tokyo on March 20 and 21, the fifth time Major League Baseball will start its season in Japan. Major League Baseball said Tuesday that Oakland will be the home team for both games. Both the Athletics and Mariners will

INDIANAPOLIS — The Latest on Danica Patrick’s return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of her planned farewell race in the Indianapolis 500 (all times local): 3:55 p.m. Danica Patrick has climbed out of her neon green No. 13 car for the second time in her return to the track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. First, she

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A key piece of Johnny Cash history is on public display for the first time ever in Nashville, Tennessee. The country music icon earned his first gold record for the recording of “I Walk the Line,” but for the past decade the plaque has been in the hands of private collectors. More