Новости за 05.08.2016

BERLIN (AP) — If you go down to the Rhine today, you're in for a big surprise.

Haley Bonar, "Impossible Dream" (GNDWIRE/Thirty Tigers)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady says his decision not to pursue his appeal of a four-game suspension in the "Deflategate" saga was "a personal decision."

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The baddies of "Suicide Squad" are getting pummeled by critics, but they're fighting back at the box office.

NEW YORK (AP) — It takes an inquisitive mind and a steady spirit to get the whole story about the creators of "Curious George."

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee defended his support of the decision not to ban Russia's entire team from the Rio Games, framing it as a done deal by the time he weighed in…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Moroccan Olympic boxer was arrested Friday on allegations he sexually assaulted two Brazilian women.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian soccer great Pele says ill health prevents him from going to opening ceremony of Rio Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Karch Kiraly's eyes always stay up, hands clasped behind his back, as he deliberately moves around the court checking in with each of his players. During Olympic training at Rio's Navy School, he stands atop…

State Sen. Bill Kintner will pay a $1,000 fine for using his government-issued laptop to have cybersex with a stranger he met online.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic road cycling races promise to be a grueling, 6-hour showcase featuring everything from the sun-splashed beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema to the squalor of the nearby slums.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tegan and Sara remember the unfiltered advice Neil Young and his manager gave them when they were signed to the rock icon's Vapor Records 16 years ago as budding 19-year-old singers.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The California Highway Patrol says former basketball player Dennis Rodman should face charges in a freeway crash.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kim Gaucher has seen the growth of women's basketball in Canada over her 16 years with the program.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the NBA's decision to move its all-star game from Charlotte because of a law limiting anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people was "grandstanding."

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira plans to retire at the end of the season, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — The 2016 Babe Ruth World Series in Williston is about a week away, and activity is ramping up.

ASHLAND, Neb. (AP) — State officials say they're looking to improve and expand the Nebraska Advantage Act, which gives qualified businesses state incentives.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Bayou Country Superfest will have to find a new home for the next two years as LSU begins renovations to Tiger Stadium.

Ground Zero staffers provide your best bets for entertainments options this weekend.

NORFOLK — The trial of a Norfolk woman accused of causing her daughter's death won't be moved.

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — The trial of a Norfolk woman accused of causing her daughter's death won't be moved.

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott leaves the field to screams of "Zeeeeeke!" from autograph-seeking fans who haven't even seen him carry the ball in a game yet for the Dallas Cowboys.

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

The Nigerian men's soccer team didn't show any fatigue from a last-minute trip that brought the players to Brazil just hours before their Rio Olympics opener, beating Japan 5-4 Thursday night.