Новости за 25.09.2015

NEW YORK - A former German Army sniper was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday after he was caught in a sting operation that tested whether ex-soldiers would kill a federal agent.

UNITED NATIONS - Add David Beckham to the list of people who have been moved by the pope's visit to the United States.

SEATTLE - A "duck boat" tour vehicle and a charter bus carrying foreign college students collided on a busy Seattle bridge Thursday, killing four people and sending dozens to hospitals.

SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah woman who unexpectedly gave birth on a cruise ship months before her due date says she wrapped towels around the 1 1/2-pound boy with the help of medical staff in a desperate effort to keep him alive until the ship reached port.

RENO, Nevada - A Nevada man facing a potential criminal charge after crashing through a house and killing two young children can't be banned from getting back on the road.

BOISE, Idaho - A hunter who crawled for days after breaking his leg in rugged central Idaho is recovering in a Boise hospital.

LOS ANGELES - Before a planet in a galaxy far, far away is completely constructed inside a computer or entirely built somewhere in the real world, "Star Wars" filmmakers are now able to visit it in virtual reality before production commences.

NEW YORK - "WE SELL POPE DOLLS," blared a sign held up by a 7-Eleven worker on 42nd Street in Manhattan, directing customers to a store down the block. There, on an outdoor stand, were six plushy, squeezable popes, nestled rather incongruously among individually wrapped croissants and chocolate chip muffins.

BALTIMORE - Baltimore County police say a man fatally shot by an officer was unarmed but aggressive and didn't follow commands to stop.

NEW YORK - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says growing up as an economic migrant himself shaped his views on many of the major issues he's tackling now as head of one of the leading institutions fighting global poverty.

JACKSON, Mississippi - The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the death penalty of Erik Wayne Hollie, who pleaded guilty to killing a pawn shop owner and claiming God had led him to the shop.

DETROIT - A Detroit-area impostor who inspired an award-winning film about being someone else pleaded guilty to identity theft and fraud Thursday after he was caught with records from a U.S. Military Academy graduate.

TRENTON, New Jersey - Novartis plans to sell medications for heart disease, diabetes and other non-infectious diseases for $1 per month's supply in poor countries.

FERGUSON, Missouri - The city of Ferguson has turned to a Fortune 500 company based in the St. Louis suburb in hopes of reversing its deteriorating financial situation.

The 52-47 roll call Thursday by which the Senate blocked legislation that would have kept the government operating until Dec. 11 while denying Planned Parenthood of taxpayer money.

BISMARCK, North Dakota - North Dakota regulators have given the oil industry an additional 10 months next year to cut down on the reduction of wasteful flaring of natural gas but also implemented a stiffer long-term benchmark.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, California - A company that lost its long-held contract to run Yosemite National Park's hotels, restaurants and outdoor activities has filed a lawsuit demanding to be paid for the rights to the names of famous park landmarks worth an estimated $51 million.

LOS ANGELES - Virtual reality is taking a few steps closer to the mainstream with Samsung unveiling a headset that brings the technology to its latest smartphones at half the price of its previous model, Facebook launching support for 360-degree video, and online video services like Netflix and Hulu jumping into the format.

NEW YORK - When too many people are squeezed into too small a space, the situation can turn dangerous very quickly, experts say. And that, they say, may be key to understanding the deaths of more than 700 pilgrims on the outskirts of Mecca.

BERLIN - The software at the center of Volkswagen's emissions scandal in the U.S. was built into the automaker's cars in Europe as well, Germany said Thursday, though it isn't yet clear if it helped cheat tests as it did in the U.S.

LANSING, Michigan - At least 27 state attorneys general are opening a multi-state investigation into Volkswagen after it came clean about rigging diesel emissions technology to pass U.S. smog tests.

RIVERDALE, Georgia - Police say a lawyer has been arrested for leaving her children in a car while she handled a case in court.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Puerto Rican woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill her wealthy Canadian husband was extradited to the U.S. territory Thursday after a lengthy international manhunt.

ALBANY, New York - Elizabeth Fink, a New York lawyer who helped state inmates win a $12 million settlement three decades after the bloody 1971 prison riot in Attica, has died. She was 70.

NEW YORK - Domestic digital spying on ordinary citizens is an international threat that will only be slowed with measures like a proposed international treaty declaring privacy a basic human right, Edward Snowden said Thursday in a video appearance at a Manhattan forum.