Новости за 23.09.2019

DALLAS — The Latest on the trial of a former Dallas police officer charged in the shooting death of her neighbor inside his apartment (all times local): 11:04 a.m. Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the trial of a former Dallas police officer who shot and killed her neighbor spent Monday morning arguing over whether material

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Opening arguments were scheduled Monday in the trial of a Chinese real estate heiress who posted $35 million bail after being charged with murder in the 2016 killing of her children’s father. Prosecutors say Tiffany Li orchestrated the killing of Keith Green, 27, when she fell for another man and feared

AUSTIN, Texas — Jevan Snead, the former Mississippi quarterback who ranks among the school’s career passing leaders, has died in Texas at 32. Police say officers responding to a call found Snead dead in Austin on Saturday night. Austin police provided no information except to say the death isn’t considered suspicious. Snead was one of

INDIANAPOLIS — The prosecutor for Indiana’s largest county is resigning for health reasons after more than nine years in the position. Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry’s office says he’ll discuss his decision during a Monday afternoon news conference. Curry is an Indianapolis Democrat who was first elected in 2010 and won a third term last

UNITED NATIONS — The Latest on the Climate Action Summit taking place at the United Nations (all times local): 12:05 p.m. While presidents and premiers talked about what they hoped to do within their own borders, French President Emmanuel Macron reminded his colleagues that they need to include climate change in their trade and finance

NEW YORK — An investment banker whose insider trading conviction was overturned by an appeals court has been convicted again at a second trial. The Yale-educated Sean Stewart was convicted Monday of charges including securities fraud and wire fraud by a Manhattan federal court jury. The new trial was ordered last year by the 2nd

MIAMI — Shortstop Miguel Rojas is guaranteed $10.25 million in his two-year contract with the Miami Marlins, a deal that could be worth $15.25 million over three seasons. Rojas’ deal, announced Friday, includes salaries of $4.75 million for next year and $5 million for 2021. Miami has a $5.5 million team option for 2022 with

FRANKFURT, Germany — The head of the European Central Bank says the economy in the 19-country eurozone is not showing signs of a rebound and urged governments to help by spending more on top of the central bank’s latest package of stimulus measures. Mario Draghi said in remarks Monday before the European Parliament’s economic and

BERGAMO, Italy — Atalanta issued a statement “disassociating” itself from racist chants by its fans, while several prominent figures in Italy on Monday applauded a decision to halt the club’s Serie A game because of the abuse. Atalanta’s 2-2 draw with Fiorentina was suspended briefly during the first half due to chants aimed at Fiorentina

“Queen Meryl: The Iconic Roles, Heroic Deeds, and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep,” Hachette, by Erin Carlson The sort of book that would make its subject blush and her fans gush, “Queen Meryl” affirms Meryl Streep as the greatest actress of her generation — maybe of either gender and of any generation. That she’s not

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks were mixed in early trading on Monday as investors pulled back a bit amid worries about the trade war and economic growth. Health care, communications and bank stocks dipped, with health insurer UnitedHealth falling 1.4% and AT&T shedding 1%. Higher bond prices pushed down yields on 10-year Treasury notes to

RICHMOND, Va. — A Richmond woman who served more than six years of a lengthy federal prison sentence before being pardoned by President Bill Clinton has been appointed to a state board that grants and denies parole. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Gov. Ralph Northam appointed Kemba Smith Pradia to the Virginia Parole Board last week.

“The Dutch House,” Harper, by Ann Patchett Ann Patchett’s latest novel, “The Dutch House,” takes place in Pennsylvania as suburbia infringes on the land surrounding the Dutch House, built by the VanHoebeeks, a Dutch couple, in the 1920s. Maeve and Danny Conroy grow up in this mansion, but are abruptly turned out by their stepmother

MARIETTA, Ga. — Atlanta United captain Michael Parkhurst will retire after the season. Parkhurst announced his decision Monday before the team trained for a crucial match at New York City FC. Atlanta trails first-place NYCFC by four points in the Eastern Conference with three games left in the regular season. Thee 35-year-old defender joined Atlanta

NYON, Switzerland — UEFA has punished three countries for racist behavior by fans at European Championship qualifying games, ordering them to play in empty stadiums. Romania, Hungary and Slovakia will all serve the punishments during their next home qualifier in October. The visiting teams will be Norway, Azerbaijan and Wales, respectively. UEFA says Romania’s federation

TOYOTA, Japan — Georgia needs to play “at least four matches” each year against top sides in order to tackle them competitively when Rugby World Cups come around every four years. That’s the view of the team coach, New Zealander Milton Haig, who says the gap to sides like Wales will remain too big to

Tommie Smith and John Carlos are part of the 2019 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame class that will be inducted later this year. The sprinters were sent home from the 1968 Mexico City Games after staging a protest by raising their gloved fists on the medals stand. They were long left on the

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes ended a nine-year postseason drought last season. This year, their goal: to end an even longer one. The Hurricanes are looking to reach the postseason for a second straight year — something they haven’t done in 18 years. Carolina advanced to the Eastern Conference final last season before Boston

“Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know,” Little, Brown and Co., by Malcolm Gladwell A Malcolm Gladwell book used to be an event in the publishing world. What subject would the curious writer deep dive into next? From “The Tipping Point” to “David and Goliath,” Gladwell blended his nerdy

SUNRISE, Fla. — It was April 8, the first Monday after the NHL regular season. As 16 teams were getting ready for the playoffs, the Florida Panthers — as usual — were getting ready to begin an offseason. And as workers were smashing the team’s home ice to get the arena floor ready for summer,

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Latest on violent protests in Indonesia’s Papua province (all times local): 8:30 p.m. At least 20 people were killed Monday, including three shot by police, in violent protests by hundreds of people sparked by rumors that a teacher insulted an indigenous student in Indonesia’s restive Papua province, officials said. An angry

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have had plenty of time to look in the mirror. They still like what they see, but they did tweak the roster that had been good enough to win back-to-back Central Division titles. Now they want more. Much more after Nashville’s earliest playoff exit since 2015. Center Ryan Johansen

NEW YORK — Samsung’s folding phone is finally hitting the U.S. Samsung will start selling the Galaxy Fold, a phone with a screen that folds together like a book, on Friday. There will be an AT&T version as well as an unlocked version sold at Best Buy and Samsung stores. The South Korean tech giant

LONDON — Britain’s opposition Labour Party is expected to hold a series of votes at its party conference Monday to establish an unambiguous policy on whether it favors leaving the European Union. Many members would prefer to remain part of the EU, but party leader Jeremy Corbyn prefers to remain neutral. Various factors are shaping

LONDON — British tour operator Thomas Cook was a major part of the industry for packaged holidays, which are particularly popular in Europe. Here’s a look at the company, by the numbers. Customers: 22 million a year Employees: 21,000, of which 9,000 in the U.K. Travel agency shops: 500 Hotels owned: 200, or about 40,000