Новости за 19.04.2016

INDIANAPOLIS - A federal judge acted properly in sentencing former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle to more than 15 years in prison, prosecutors said in a response to his appeal in which they cited text messages illustrating his multiple efforts to find teenagers for sex.

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado - It's a new year, and while many of his teammates talk about putting 2015 in the rearview, Emmanuel Sanders is having none of it. He doesn't want to forget anything about the Denver Broncos' Super Bowl season.

RICHMOND, Virginia - A Virginia high school discriminated against a transgender teen by forbidding him from using the boys' restroom, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in a case that could have implications for a North Carolina law that critics say discriminates against LGBT people.

RIVERWOODS, Illinois _ Discover Financial Services (DFS) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $562 million.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A dispute over which U.S. Virgin Islands Republican delegates will go to the national convention is growing unruly.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Oil drilling companies and royalty owners from the Texas Panhandle to New Mexico's stretch of the Permian Basin are embarking on a grass-roots campaign to limit foreign oil imports, salvaging what they say is a major sector of the U.S. economy.

FLINT, Michigan - The Latest on the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint, Michigan (all times local):

SALT LAKE CITY - A proposal to name a street after pioneering gay leader Harvey Milk is the latest display of Salt Lake City standing out as a blue dot in a deep-red state where the prevailing Mormon faith still has a fraught relationship with the LGBT community.

DETROIT - Matthew Stafford dropped back and threw a 6-yard pass to Calvin Johnson, converting a third down to seal a victory for the Detroit Lions at Chicago in their finale last season.

NEW YORK - Troubled blood-testing startup Theranos acknowledged that it is under investigation by several regulators and agencies.

INDIANAPOLIS - With record early-voting numbers already reached, Indiana election officials don't expect the momentum to let up ahead of the state's May 3 primary election.

RALEIGH, North Carolina - A man charged with murdering his missing 2-year-old stepson has waived extradition from North Carolina to California.

WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Tuesday called for "a major course correction" in the way the nation conserves its public lands, waters and wildlife, saying climate change and other trends threaten natural areas "in existential ways."

SUNNYVALE, California _ Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) on Tuesday reported a first-quarter loss of $99.2 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

NEW YORK - The Latest on the sentencing of a New York Police Department officer in the stairwell shooting death of an unarmed man (all times local):

STOCKHOLM - Sweden's Princess Sofia has given birth to a baby boy.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A union spokesman says state officials have withdrawn firing notices for two guards who were transporting inmates across New Mexico last month when two escaped.

NEW YORK - Former football star Michael Strahan is being shifted from the daily talk show he co-hosts with Kelly Ripa to work full-time on ABC's "Good Morning America."

STOCKHOLM - Swedish Environment Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Asa Romson is being criticized for referring to the 9/11 attacks as "accidents" in a live TV interview.

STEVENSVILLE, Maryland - Maryland State Police say two people were killed when their small plane crashed on the state's Eastern Shore.

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland - Maryland is going back to basics - an ink pen and paper ballot - for this month's presidential primary. Like every new voting system, this one has some quirks that likely will become more apparent when the November general election brings more than 2 million Maryland voters to the polls.

MADISON, Wisconsin - The U.S. Navy said Tuesday it has scrapped a national recruiting mailer that promised women they can enlist without compromising their feminine side and pursue careers that "most girls aren't even aware of."

NEW YORK - The Latest on campaign 2016 as voters in New York cast their ballots in the state's primary (all times Eastern Daylight Time):

BRASILIA, Brazil - The impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff have put a spotlight on endemic corruption in the ranks of lawmakers. Some 60 percent of the 594 legislators in both chambers of Congress are being investigated for wrongdoing or are facing corruption charges, according to watchdog groups. Many of the investigations are related to a kickback scheme at state oil company Petrobras. The three men in line to replace Rousseff if she is impeached are themselves... Читать дальше...

TACOMA, Washington - A China-backed consortium has canceled plans to build a $3.4 billion methanol plant in Washington state.