Новости за 26.12.2016

BATANGAS, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon that spoiled Christmas Day in parts of the Philippines, leaving at least four people dead and destroying homes, roared over a congested region near Manila on Monday with slightly weaker but still-fierce winds,…

MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a Russian aircraft with 92 people on board en route to Russia's air base in Syria (all times local):

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs knew before kickoff against Denver that they were going to the playoffs.

NORTHAMPTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man going through treatment for colon cancer won a pizza parlor's raffle for a years' worth of free pies and then donated his prize to a local food bank.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's transport minister says pilot error or technical fault likely to blame for Sunday's plane crash.

It was a year that saw a championship parade in Cleveland and came to a close with a somber funeral procession in Ohio's capital for one of the state's most beloved figures.

SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — John Valverde isn't your typical CEO. He spent 16 years in prison for killing a man accused of raping his girlfriend.

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad has visited a Christian orphanage near the capital Damascus on Christmas Day.

MIAMI (AP) — Now that the Miami Dolphins are in the playoffs for the first time in eight years, they'll try to end an even longer drought.

The Kansas City Chiefs (11-4-0) defeated the Denver Broncos (8-7-0) 33 - 10 Sunday in a Week 16 match-up at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. Alex Smith led the game in passing, completing 25 of 36 attempts for 244…

LONDON (AP) — George Michael's moment of liberation followed what seemed at first to be a time of deep humiliation.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook often has taken over as a scorer in the second half when his team has needed scoring punch.

HAVANA (AP) — Alex Romero was delighted when President Barack Obama came to Havana in March bearing the promise of a bright new future.

Pittsburgh won the AFC North in spectacular fashion Sunday, scoring the winning touchdown with 9 seconds remaining to beat archrival Baltimore 31-27.

Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing last week, choking China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. Beijing and much of industrial northern China…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr. will be out for approximately four weeks with a bone bruise in his left knee.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The clock ticking and a season filled with promise evaporating, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger took the snap, turned to his left and put the AFC North title in the hands of Antonio Brown.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger doesn't want to get ahead of himself. The stakes, after all, were far different. Still, the similarities were kind of striking.

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 100 to 112 on December 25, 2016 at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Russell Westbrook of the Thunder led the game in scoring with 31 points on 11 for 25 shooting. The Timberwolves'…

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — For eight years, Barack Obama has led a military fighting in multiple theaters overseas, becoming the only president in U.S. history to serve full two terms with the nation at war. On Sunday, he sought…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon that spoiled Christmas Day in parts of the Philippines weakened slightly on Monday as it roared toward a congested region near the country's capital, officials said.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens spent the better part of four months shadowboxing the Pittsburgh Steelers for control of the AFC North.

Regardless of where you look, 2016 is certain to go down as a memorable year.

HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's annual holiday vacation in Hawaii (all times local):

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Broncos cornerback Kayvon Webster was taken from the field on a cart after getting hurt while covering a touchback in the second quarter Sunday night against the Chiefs.