Новости за 28.09.2016

LIMA, Peru — Former Peruvian spy chief Vladimir Montesinos has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for “disappearing” a professor and two students in 1993. Montesinos is already serving long sentences for crimes against humanity and arms trafficking. But human rights activists said Monday’s ruling by a three-judge panel was significant because it was

CHICAGO — Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts had dinner with president of baseball operations Theo Epstein in Arizona around the start of spring training. If Epstein had any doubt about a contract extension, it ended right there. And on Wednesday, it became official. Chicago announced a five-year extension, rewarding Epstein for an overhaul that has the

NAPLES, Italy — Not missing Gonzalo Higuain in the least, Napoli tightened its grip on Group B of the Champions League with a convincing 4-2 win over Benfica on Wednesday. Captain Marek Hamsik opened the scoring with a header after 20 minutes, and Napoli opened the floodgates early in the second half with three goals

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton says he needs to get rid of the football quicker — and get it to his big wide receiver a little more, too. The Panthers All-Pro quarterback took eight sacks on Sunday from the Minnesota Vikings, including one for a safety that led to Carolina’s first home loss since Nov.

PARIS — New designer debuts from powerhouses Lanvin and Saint Laurent — and popstar Rihanna’s first Paris catwalk show for Fenty Puma — marked the start of Spring-Summer 2017 shows in the City of Light. Here are the highlights of ready-to-wear collections. SAINT LAURENT DEBUT A huge crane in the colors of the French flag

GLASGOW, Scotland — Manchester City came from behind three times to draw 3-3 at Celtic in a Champions League thriller on Wednesday that ended the English team’s 100 percent start to the season under new coach Pep Guardiola. City’s winning run to open the campaign stopped at 10 games in all competitions — one short

UNITED NATIONS — The Paris Agreement on Climate Change appears likely to enter into force with India announcing that it has ratified the agreement and the EU signaling it may ratify within the next few days, officials said Wednesday. The two ratifications would mean countries accounting for nearly 65 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas

ISTANBUL — Substitute Viktor Tsygankov scored a second-half goal for Dynamo Kiev to salvage a 1-1 draw at Besiktas in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 18-year-old midfielder was at the far post in the 65th minute to meet a free kick from Andriy Yarmolenko and net just three minutes after he came off the

BEREA, Ohio — Terrelle Pryor did it all last week for the Browns, lining up at wide receiver, quarterback and even safety. He was also a throwback. With an all-around performance not seen on an NFL field since 1959, Pryor displayed his unique athletic gifts and gave Cleveland fans some hope that a season already

PHILADELPHIA — A second petition has been filed asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the $1 billion settlement of NFL concussion lawsuits because of how it treats current brain injuries versus future ones. The former players who filed the petition complain that chronic traumatic encephalopathy diagnosed before the April 2015 cutoff can bring $4

MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany — Barcelona overcame the absence of Lionel Messi to come from behind and beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday Gerard Piquet stabbed home the winner in the 74th minute after a corner from Neymar was met with a volleyed by Luis Suarez. Moenchengladbach goalkeeper Yann Sommer spilled the shot

DALLAS — About $97 million will be spent to remove material in waste pits along the San Jacinto River east of Houston that is contaminated with toxic chemicals from a former paper mill, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday. The remediation of the Superfund site will include hauling away soil, sediment and other material from

CHICAGO — Illinois regulators on Wednesday suspended the license of a suburban Chicago doctor who allegedly gave patients modified vaccinations containing cat saliva and vodka. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation ordered the emergency action in the interest of public safety, according to paperwork signed by Acting Director Jessica Baer. After hearing complaints

LONDON — Theo Walcott’s first-half goals and Alexis Sanchez’s boundless energy helped Arsenal to a straightforward 2-0 win over Basel in the Champions League on Wednesday. Walcott opened the scoring in the seventh minute when a long ball over the top found Sanchez, who ran down the left before crossing into the box. An unmarked

ORLANDO, Fla. — The NFL received a high grade for its racial hiring practices and a C+ for its gender hiring efforts in 2016, according to a diversity report released Wednesday. The annual report by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport gave the league its seventh consecutive A on racial hiring practices and

INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Luck cherishes his European roots. As a child, he learned to appreciate the history, the cultures and the sights of a whole different part of the world. As an adult, he uses the bustling cosmopolitan cities as his personal refuge, a place where he can spend part of the summer relaxing and

TORONTO — The face filmmaker Andrea Arnold makes at the thought of storyboarding her films is the kind of bitter, disgusted look most people reserve for a bath full of leeches. Once her “Eww!” has receded, the British director leans forward and explains why she won’t sketch her shots in advance. “I want to bring

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind “artificial pancreas,” a device that can help some diabetes patients manage their disease by constantly monitoring their blood sugar and delivering insulin as needed. The device from Medtronic was approved Wednesday for patients with Type 1 diabetes, the kind usually diagnosed during childhood. About 5 percent of

The Big 12 can hope for an undefeated showdown in Morgantown on the same weekend the other Power Five conferences play their championship games. For now, the Big 12 is in a precarious position, already considered by most an afterthought in the College Football Playoff conversation. “If nobody in the Big 12 gets in, it’s

HOWELL, N.J. — A deer that was hit by an SUV in New Jersey wasn’t going down without a fight. A police vehicle’s in-car camera captured what happened after Ellen Sager struck the animal on Sept. 17 in Howell Township. Sager stopped and opened her door so she could look at the damage. The patrolman

NEW YORK — The furry, fleet-footed pawthletes of Kitten Bowl IV didn’t exactly have the plays down Wednesday at the taping of the annual cuteness fest that airs on the Hallmark Channel each Super Bowl Sunday. Chaos ensued, but it was all good as cameras rolled on a Midtown soundstage, with Beth Stern deftly juggling

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A fraternity at the University of Missouri has been suspended while officials investigate reports of racial and sexist slurs directed at black students. The Delta Upsilon national organization suspended its chapter at the university Wednesday after an incident in which members were accused of shouting slurs at black students late Tuesday, The

PERKASIE, Pa. — The father of a 2-year-old suburban Philadelphia boy who accidentally shot himself to death has been accused of leaving a loaded handgun out and charged with involuntary manslaughter. Twenty-six-year-old Nicholas Wyllie, of Quakertown, was arraigned Wednesday. Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub says Benjamin Smith’s death “was 100 percent avoidable.” He says

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Tim Tebow made a powerful first impression for the New York Mets instructional league. The former NFL quarterback homered on the first pitch he saw Wednesday in his instructional league debut, against the St. Louis Cardinals. “It was fun,” said Tebow, who went 1 for 6 and put the ball

GREENWOOD, Ind. — A central Indiana woman is accused of locking a disabled, elderly man in a room for two years and denying him food and medicine. Greenwood police arrested 69-year-old Darlene K. Dickinson on Tuesday. She faces felony neglect charges. Court documents say an investigation began May 19, when a neighbor contacted authorities to