Новости за 20.01.2016

BANGUI, Central African Republic - The United Nations is warning of a hunger crisis in Central African Republic that is affecting half the country's population.

BREMEN, Germany - Werder Bremen says it has signed Hungary midfielder Laszlo Kleinheisler from Videoton.

GRAY, Maine - The nation's capital is bracing for a major snowstorm, but it looks like the storm is going to miss northern New England.

MADRID - Lionel Messi's tax fraud trial has been set for May 31-June 3, conflicting with the start of the centennial Copa America in the United States.

TITUSVILLE, Florida - Authorities in central Florida say a man was killed in a dispute over whether he touched another man's pickup truck.

LONDON - West Ham has signed defender Sam Byram from Leeds for an undisclosed fee.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Court records show that a former Alabama sheriff's deputy plans to plead guilty to charges of beating a motorist during a roadside stop in 2012.

BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts - A Massachusetts man who happened upon a double homicide, didn't report the deaths and stole $240 cash from the home has been sentenced to two years in prison.

NEW YORK - Don't get Jillian Michaels started on the chickens.

INDIANAPOLIS - Snowfall across much of Indiana has slowed travel and caused dozens of school district closings or delays.

MOSCOW - Russian race walker Stanislav Emelyanov has been cleared of doping after a second sample failed to indicate the presence of a banned substance, the IAAF said Wednesday.

NEW YORK - Instead of going to the Academy Awards, Spike Lee has other plans: "I'm going to the Knick game," he said Wednesday on "Good Morning America."

HAMMOND, Indiana - A former northwestern Indiana mayor intends to plead guilty to allegations he helped his stepdaughter cover up her embezzlement of court funds.

MIES, Switzerland - Basketball's world governing body has ended a ban on Mexico that threatened its place in a 2016 Olympics men's qualifying tournament.

NEW YORK - Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $765 million.

PRINCETON, Indiana - A man has died in a farming accident in Gibson County at a site near U.S. Highway 41.

MELBOURNE, Australia - It was only two years ago that Eugenie Bouchard made her arrival on the big stage at the Australian Open, reaching her first Grand Slam semifinal and talking confidently about how she always expected to be one of the game's stars.

FONDA, New York - A World War II veteran from upstate New York who fought in some of the fiercest battles in Europe has been awarded long overdue military decorations for his combat service.

NEW YORK - Hello, it's Adele, and she's performing at next month's Grammy Awards.

MILWAUKEE - Veteran catcher Jonathan Lucroy says the Milwaukee Brewers should trade him as the team begins a rebuilding program.

LOS ANGELES - Jamie-Lynn Sigler has been battling multiple sclerosis for the past 15 years.

NEW YORK - Award winning authors Jesmyn Ward and Adam Haslett will be getting some extra time to write.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Country music Hall of Famer Kris Kristofferson will be honored at a special tribute concert in Nashville, Tennessee, featuring performances by Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash, Eric Church and Lady Antebellum.

OMAHA, Nebraska - All-session tickets for the Big Ten baseball tournament at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

DAVOS, Switzerland - A prevailing sense of anxiety was in the air in the Swiss ski resort of Davos as the World Economic Forum kicked off Wednesday with delegates fretting about the turbulence in financial markets, slowdown in China and plunging oil prices.