Новости за 11.08.2016

LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Lopez is set to star as late drug lord Griselda Blanco in an upcoming HBO biopic about the woman known as “The Godmother” and the “Queen of Cocaine.” Lopez tells The Hollywood Reporter in a statement that she has “been fascinated by the life of this corrupt and complicated woman for

LOS ANGELES — Snapchat has removed a filter for photos that some say promoted racist Asian stereotypes. The social media app’s filters, also called lenses, allow users to change their appearance with silly faces or morph themselves into cartoonish animals and other characters. A filter that Snapchat says was inspired by Japanese animation placed slanted

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local): 9:45 a.m. Stocks are rising Thursday morning, with consumer companies up the most after strong earnings from Macy’s and Kohl’s. The Labor Department said applications for new unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, a sign that layoffs are low and employers

MANILA, Philippines — The number of suspected drug dealers killed in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown has risen to more than 500 in just over a month, police said Thursday, in an alarming campaign that sparked protests and plans for a Senate investigation. Since July 1, 525 drug suspects have been killed in clashes with

BRUSSELS — Turkey would be willing to modify its anti-terror law if the changes don’t impede the fight against terrorism and if Turkish citizens are guaranteed visa-free travel in Europe, Turkey’s ambassador to the European Union said Thursday. Ambassador Selim Yenel told The Associated Press in an interview that “it’s very difficult to change the

LONDON — A British official says thousands of liters (gallons) of diesel have likely spilled from an oil rig that was blown onto a remote Scottish beach. The Transocean Winner was being towed when it broke free of its tug and ran aground on the Isle of Lewis on Monday. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Fourteen people have gone on trial in Saudi Arabia over a crane collapse in Mecca that killed 111 pilgrims and injured hundreds more just days before the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage last year, local media reported Thursday. State-linked newspapers said six Saudis, including a billionaire, as well as

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch-based lawyer for a Palestinian human rights organization has been the target of a campaign of intimidation she believes is aimed at discouraging her cooperation with the International Criminal Court, she said Thursday. Nada Kiswanson, who works for the Al-Haq organization, said the threats have been going on for months

MALE, Maldives — A law that criminalizes defamation and provides for steep fines and jail terms for violators took effect in the Maldives with the president signing it Thursday despite widespread public outcry. President Yameen Abdul Gayoom ratified the bill passed by Parliament on Tuesday. The law criminalizes speech, writing and even sounds that are

AMELIA, Ohio — A firearms instructor and his daughter have been charged in the accidental shooting of a southwest Ohio gun shop owner during a concealed carry class in June. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports (http://cin.ci/2bhoBj2 ) 47-year-old Mark Montgomery, of Amelia, was indicted Wednesday on a felony reckless homicide charge in Clermont County. Katie Dunham,

LEXINGTON, S.C. — A South Carolina high school football player has died after collapsing at practice. Lexington County school officials say a 14-year-old River Bluff High School sophomore died Wednesday night. Coroner Helen Fischer said Thursday that Lewis N. Simpkins of Lexington was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. An autopsy is planned

BOSTON — With no minimum age requirement for marriage, Massachusetts has become a battleground state for advocates speaking out against child marriage. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2aUvg0t ) minors of all ages are legally able to get married in the state as long as they receive judicial approval. To obtain judicial approval, all a child

RIO DE JANEIRO — It’s one thing to say you’re going to win an Olympic medal or two. It’s another to plan out every step in minute detail — on laminated flash cards, even — the way Tianna Bartoletta does. The 30-year-old American is one of those rare throwbacks — trying for sprint medals in

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A woman once thought to have lived as a feral child in the Cambodian jungles has been claimed by a second family as their long-lost daughter. The woman was caught sneaking from the jungle into a village to steal food in 2007, then was taken in by a family in Rattanakiri

NEW YORK — Macy’s said Thursday it plans to close about 100 stores next year and boost its online investments as the nation’s largest department store chain tries to become more nimble in an increasingly fierce market. The closures represent close to 14 percent of its stores under the Macy’s brand. The company, which operates

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled Thursday that parts of a new law governing its own operation are unconstitutional, the latest development in a nine-month saga centered on Poland’s highest legislative court seen as a bellwether for the state of the nation’s young democracy. The legislation, passed in July, is the work of the

The family of dirt-track racer Bryan Clauson says his organs have been donated to five other people. Clauson died after a crash in a Kansas race last weekend. In a statement posted on the Twitter account of Bryan Clauson Racing on Wednesday, Clauson’s family members say they knew as they were saying their last goodbyes

NEW YORK — The Huffington Post is going to be without a Huffington. Arianna Huffington, a one-time conservative commentator, oversaw the explosive growth of the liberal online blog and news site she co-founded in 2005, which went on to win a Pulitzer in less than a decade. Huffington, who has been the site’s editor-in-chief, will

WASHINGTON — Slightly fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that layoffs are low and employers are probably adding new jobs. THE NUMBERS: Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment aid barely fell last week, slipping 1,000 to 266,000. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, rose 3,000 to 262,750, but remains low. And

READING, Pa. — The twinkling, bedazzled leotards worn by the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team in Rio have received some outsized attention on the world stage, and it’s thanks to a Pennsylvania business. GK Elite Sportswear in Reading (REH’-ding) made the sparkly leotards, and lead designer Jeanne Douglass tells WCAU-TV (http://bit.ly/2b1453m) seeing her creation on

ANKARA, Turkey — Two Turkish military attaches working in Greece have fled the country for Italy after the failed military coup attempt, Turkey’s foreign minister said Thursday, while reports said a naval officer based in the U.S. has also gone missing. Turkey has blamed the July 15 coup attempt on officers loyal to a U.S.-based

NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Authorities in western New York say a 65-year-old missing man is safe after spending 11 days lost in the woods without food. North Tonawanda police say John Tylock was found Tuesday, disoriented and covered in bug bites. He’d been missing since July 29, when his wife said he failed to return

CINCINNATI — Macy’s Inc. (M) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $11 million. The Cincinnati-based company said it had profit of 3 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 54 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Kohl’s fiscal second-quarter profit beat analysts’ estimates, as the department store operator trimmed expenses and managed its inventory well. Shares soared more than 9 percent in Thursday premarket trading. Department store operators have been dealing with more competition from online retailers as consumers increasingly enjoy the ease and speed at which

NEW YORK — A very great athlete will help pay tribute to “The Greatest.” Derek Jeter’s publishing imprint is set to release “Muhammad Ali Unfiltered,” which includes photographs both famous and obscure of the late heavyweight champion and cultural giant, “select text” by Ali, and Lonnie Ali’s eulogy for her husband. The book is scheduled