Новости за 17.05.2016

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Scottish actor and activist Alan Cumming says he's pleased to be hosting the first LGBT gala ever held at the United Nations, but he also finds it a bit silly that it's taken so long.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson won a key legal round Monday in his fight to leave ownership of his NFL and NBA team to his wife, rather than his estranged daughter and grandchildren.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities spent days searching for a father and son accused of trapping a mother and her four teenage daughters in a Utah basement.

Two weeks after declaring his candidacy for the Cowlitz County Commission, Jim Hill has pulled out of the race.

Jim Hill has aborted his campaign for Cowlitz County commissioner before it really got off the ground.

VIENNA (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed Monday to resume negotiations next month on a settlement to their dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region following last month's outbreak of violence, the worst in 26 years.

ATLANTA (AP) — A discussion about politics upset actor Wendell Pierce so much that he followed a group of people to their hotel room, tried to force his way inside, hit a woman in the head and ripped the hood…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After 51 years of litigation and three earlier plans to desegregate schools in a Mississippi Delta district, a federal judge says more work is still needed.

MONDAY, May 16, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea in young children may affect youngsters' attention, memory and language development, a new study suggests.

MONDAY, May 16, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep is key to immune function and health, and a new study finds that may be especially true for patients battling melanoma.

MONDAY, May 16, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they now have more evidence that sleep apnea might worsen heart disease.

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — In a story May 14 about a commencement speech by Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg and previous stories about the death of her husband, Dave Goldberg, The Associated Press reported erroneously the cause of his death. Sandberg…

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says New Orleans has signed wide receiver Jake Lampman, linebacker Tony Steward and offensive tackle Tyrus Thompson.

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan-Flint's early childhood education program will be offered for free to more Flint families amid the city's crisis with lead-tainted water, officials said Monday.

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Four people died Monday when a small plane crashed shortly after taking off from Tupelo Regional Airport in Mississippi.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills rising to their highest level since late March. while rates on six-month bills fell.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three-time Super Bowl champion Troy Brown couldn't help but smile after once again proving doubters wrong.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two of Brazil's biggest unions refused an invitation to meet with acting President Michel Temer on Monday, underscoring the challenges facing the interim leader of Latin America's largest nation amid a divisive impeachment process. Four…

PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a missing teen fisherman wants the recovered boat her son and his friend took to sea when they disappeared last summer examined as a possible crime scene.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Constitution Pipeline Company has appealed New York's denial of a critical permit and asked a federal court to take away the state's permitting authority for the project.

DALLAS (AP) — The Southwest Airlines pilots' union is seeking to block the company from adding new jets until both sides agree on a new contract.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — For a guy who hasn't played a single snap as a pro, Jeff Heuerman sure has made his mark on the NFL.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert said Monday that he's disappointed in himself and his re-election campaign for offering to meet with lobbyists in exchange for campaign donations as he faces a tough battle for the GOP nomination…

NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. official briefed by investigators says an Amtrak engineer was distracted by radio transmissions before his train derailed in Philadelphia last year, killing eight people.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis 500 fans might feel like they're traveling through a time warp this month.