Новости за 18.08.2016

NEW YORK — Stocks keep reaching new heights, and investors keep giving them the side eye. Even as the Standard & Poor’s 500 index was setting a string of records through July, nearly as many dollars were leaving stock funds as entering. Investors are still skeptical of a market that hurt them so painfully during

Lisa Hannigan, “At Swim” (ATO Records) Lisa Hannigan fills “At Swim,” her third, stirring album with graceful melodies, reflective lyrics and a world of watery references. Hannigan and producer Aaron Dessner (of The National) use a wealth of harmonies — usually her own multi-tracked vocals — and an arsenal of mostly acoustic accompaniment to build

NEW YORK — Amy Schumer says she won’t be working on her Comedy Central series, “Inside Amy Schumer,” for “the foreseeable future.” The comedian wrote Thursday on Twitter that “for the next year at least,” she’ll be touring and focusing on writing. She says a fifth season of the show is slated, but she’s happy

BOISE, Idaho — A young Hunter S. Thompson went to Idaho to write about Ernest Hemingway and decided to take a piece of his hero home with him — a set of trophy elk antlers. More than half a century later, the gonzo journalist’s wife returned the antlers to Hemingway’s house in the mountain town

INDIANAPOLIS — A former Indianapolis police officer who’s the local sheriff’s son has agreed to plead guilty to a cocaine-dealing charge. A plea agreement filed Tuesday calls for Nikolas Layton to plead guilty to conspiracy to deal cocaine in exchange for prosecutors dismissing three other cocaine-related felonies. Layton faces a prison term of two to

Dolly Parton, “Pure & Simple” (Sony Music Nashville) The list of country legends able to do whatever they want musically without alienating their fans isn’t long: Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and maybe a handful of others. On her new album, “Pure & Simple,” Parton tests the limits of that license with an odd

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A merchant has filed a lawsuit against the city of Memphis over a $10 cover charge to enter Beale Street. The Commercial Appeal (http://bit.ly/2bfO9ep ) reports that Lucille Catron filed the lawsuit Friday against the city and several other organizations. The lawsuit claims that the Beale Street Bucks program’s $10 charge deprives

ROME — Marine biologists in southern Italy have separated conjoined twin loggerhead turtles and released the surviving newborn into the Mediterranean Sea. The release occurred this week along the beaches of Campania where the endangered loggerheads come to nest every year. Fulvio Maffucci, marine biologist at Anton Dohrn Zoological Station, said Wednesday there had been

ATLANTA — The Latest on plans to redevelop Atlanta’s Turner Field for use by Georgia State University (all times local): 11 a.m. Atlanta’s mayor says the multi-million-dollar deal to redevelop Turner Field into a football stadium for Georgia State University represents “a new beginning” for several neighborhoods on the city’s south side. The Atlanta Braves

BOSTON — A Massachusetts man who already served time in prison for defrauding Home Depot has admitted doing it again. The U.S. attorney’s office says 56-year-old Robert Dooley, of Salem, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Boston federal court to 10 counts of wire fraud. He’s scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 15. Authorities say he took items

CANTON, Ohio — The Pro Football Hall of Fame is offering refunds to fans who bought tickets to its canceled preseason game this month. The hall announced Thursday that it will reimburse fans for the face value of their tickets, fees and one-night hotel accommodations. It was forced to cancel the Aug. 7 game between

VIENNA — An Austrian legal official says that U.S. rapper Freddie Gibbs has posted bail and been released from custody after being charged with sexual abuse. He and a body guard have been indicted for allegedly exploiting the dazed state of two women whose drinks were possibly spiked to sexually abuse them after a nightclub

LONDON — Robert De Niro has won planning permission for a luxury hotel in London’s Covent Garden area. Westminster Council approved plans Tuesday for the 83-room Wellington Hotel, backed by the actor and BD Hotels. The team already owns Manhattan’s Greenwich Hotel. The plans include a spa, restaurant, private members’ club and retail space. It

OMAHA, Neb. — A financial industry watchdog organization has fined former Nebraska quarterback Jerry Tagge for breaking rules about borrowing money from clients. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined Tagge $2,500 and suspended him for two months beginning July 19, said documents released in the organization’s August report. Tagge is executive vice president of Tagge

RIO DE JANEIRO — U.S. boxer Shakur Stevenson has reached the Olympic bantamweight final after Russian semifinal opponent Vladimir Nikitin was ruled out with an injury. The International Boxing Association (AIBA) confirmed Thursday that Stevenson advanced by walkover. Stevenson will fight in Saturday’s final against either Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez or Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev. Stevenson will

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have returned to neighboring Turkey 14 migrants over the past two days, bringing to nearly 500 the total of people sent back under this year’s deal between the European Union and Turkey. The public order ministry says four Pakistani and two Algerian nationals who had entered Greece illegally were taken

BUTTE, Mont. — Montana Tech has expelled 15 summer school students for cheating. Doug Abbott, vice chancellor for academic affairs, declined to release any other information to The Montana Standard (http://bit.ly/2b3UQgl) including the classes in which the cheating occurred, how they cheated or if it was a coordinated effort. The school’s website lists aiding another

WASHINGTON — Wanted: Volunteers willing to be infected with the Zika virus for science. It may sound bizarre, but researchers are planning just such a study — this winter, when mosquitoes aren’t biting — to help speed development of much-needed Zika vaccines. The quest for a vaccine began less than a year ago as Brazil’s

NEW ORLEANS — The Latest on sentencing for ex-NFL star Darren Sharper (all times local): 10:20 a.m. Both former NFL star Darren Sharper and a woman he admitted drugging and raping both made emotional statements before Sharper was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison. Sharper’s voice thickened and broke as he said he apologized

MIAMI — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Fiona is maintaining its intensity as it moves across the Atlantic. The storm’s maximum sustained winds early Thursday have increased to near 45 mph (75 kph). Additional strengthening is possible Thursday followed by gradual weakening over the weekend. Fiona is centered about 1,095 miles (1,760

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United’s world-record signing Paul Pogba is ready to make his season debut at home to Southampton in the English Premier League on Friday, according to manager Jose Mourinho. Pogba, who left United at age 19 for Juventus four years ago and was re-signed for $116 million, has been training for 11

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee has settled a federal lawsuit sparked by a student’s T-shirt in support of gay rights. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2bnLYas) the lawsuit was filed in November on behalf of a Richland High School senior whom the school system censored after she wore a shirt to the

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has described full-body veils used by some Muslim women that cover the face as an obstacle to integration. Some members of Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats, notably the interior ministers of two states holding regional elections next month, recently have urged a ban on the burqa and other full-body veils.

NEW ORLEANS — Former NFL star Darren Sharper has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a case where he was accused of drugging and raping as many as 16 women in four states. Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced Sharper on Thursday. He had pleaded guilty or no-contest to charges arising from the allegations

EASTON, Pa. — A man expected to plead guilty to murder in Pennsylvania shocked the court by declaring his innocence, sticking out his tongue at the victim’s family and saying “ha ha ha ha” several times. Jeffrey Knoble Jr. told a judge Thursday that he was “an innocent man” and was forced to take a