Новости за 09.08.2016

GRANDVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A 91-year-old man in hospice care in Michigan isn't letting his failing health stop him from knitting winter caps for the homeless.

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow is actively pursuing a career in professional baseball with Major League Baseball, according to a report by ESPN.

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Known simply by her first name, Marta Vieira da Silva is one of the best women ever to play soccer.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday dealt another defeat to New Jersey's yearslong attempt to legalize sports betting, setting aside the state's legal challenge to a federal betting ban.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If you strapped weights to Usain Bolt's chest, replaced his six-pack stomach with abs stretched out of shape, de-tuned his muscular frame and explosive power by jellifying his joints, and forced him to take the…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If you strapped weights to Usain Bolt's chest, replaced his six-pack stomach with abs stretched out of shape, de-tuned his muscular frame and explosive power by jellifying his joints, and forced him to take the…

ATLANTA (AP) — Television and film producer Tyler Perry is offering to pay for the funeral expenses for twin toddlers who died after being left in a hot car in west Georgia.

CHICAGO (AP) — Rod Blagojevich's Jailhouse Rockers may have disbanded but their memory lives on in the ex-Illinois governor's resentencing case.

LONDON (AP) — London police say an intruder tried to climb a security fence at Buckingham Palace, but did not gain access to landmark building.

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — South Louisiana's disappearing dancehalls will be highlighted during the 2016 Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, which is set for Oct. 13-16 at Lafayette's Girard Park. This annual festival, which started in 1974, traditionally honors a musician who…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh Penguins fan in Canada got what he asked for when Sid Crosby knocked on his door last week.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Rio Olympics are in full swing: Michael Phelps is back to winning races in the pool, Simone Biles is running up the score in the gym and Hillary Clinton is advertising with eyes on doing just…

BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on Europe's migrant crisis (all times local):

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A state-owned newspaper in the United Arab Emirates is reporting that two maids from Sri Lanka have been charged with theft over allegedly stealing from a Dubai palace belonging to a member of the…

BEIRUT (AP) — The United States has delivered $50 million worth of military assistance to Lebanon's army to help it battle against Muslim extremists near the border with Syria.

CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch says the dismissal by Egypt's president of the country's top anti-graft official and his subsequent conviction for "disseminating false news" violated free speech and set a dangerous precedent.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Trial is underway in Kentucky for a Lexington man accused of killing and dismembering a woman nearly two years ago.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's parliament voted on Tuesday to strip the house speaker of immunity, paving way for an investigation of his actions following corruption charges raised by the defense minister last week, a lawmaker said.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Thanks to the efforts of Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas and a horde of Norman Rockwell's former models, the site where the illustrator conceived many of his iconic Saturday Evening Post covers was honored with a historical…

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan has requested $1.9 billion from the Chinese government to develop oil fields and infrastructure projects, Foreign Minister Deng Alor said Tuesday.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's prime minister has appealed to residents of Indian-controlled Kashmir to shun violence as the Himalayan region remained under a security lockdown and curfew.

NEW YORK (AP) — NBCUniversal has agreed to make customized episodes of "The Tonight Show," ''Saturday Night Live" and several other shows for Snapchat under a multiyear deal between the broadcast network and social media app.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Tuesday indicted a Palestinian U.N. employee in the Gaza Strip, accusing him of assisting the territory's Islamic militant Hamas rulers, just days after it charged the Gaza manager of international charity World Vision for allegedly…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Gaza Strip is a prosperous territory with lush lawns and gleaming high-rises — at least that's the image in a sleek campaign video made by activists of the territory's ruling Islamic militant Hamas group.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global stock markets rose Tuesday as slack Chinese consumer price figures stoked expectations of more stimulus policies. Oil prices rose further after reports of a new OPEC meeting.