Новости за 06.11.2017

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have declined outfielder Andre Ethier’s $17.5 million club option, making the longest-tenured player on the team a free agent. He was in the final year of an $85 million, five-year deal. The Dodgers will pay a $2.5 million buyout. The team has other younger left-handed hitting outfielders, including Joc Pederson

HAMMOND, Ind. — He asked, they told him no, but he did it anyway, authorities say, accusing a scrap-metal dealer of taking apart an abandoned railroad bridge and selling the metal for $18,000. Court records show Kenneth Morrison of Whiting was indicted last month on a federal charge of interstate transportation of stolen property. Morrison

HAMMOND, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana man faces federal charges for allegedly dismantling an abandoned railroad bridge and illegally selling the scrap metal for $18,000. Court records show Kenneth Morrison of Whiting was indicted last month on one count of interstate transportation of stolen property. Morrison was operating as T&K Metals when he allegedly dismantled

“Bonfire” (Crown Archetype), by Krysten Ritter As an actress, Krysten Ritter has been building a solid career playing characters on the edge — the doomed Jane in “Breaking Bad,” the lead in “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23” and especially her role in “Jessica Jones” and the same role in “The Defenders.” As an

DENVER — All-Star closer Greg Holland has become a free agent after declining to exercise his $15 million player option with the Colorado Rockies. Holland bolstered Colorado’s bullpen this year by saving a franchise record-tying 41 games in his first season since Tommy John surgery. The 31-year-old right-hander was at his best before the All-Star

HATCH, N.M. — Authorities say a small plane has crashed in the southern New Mexico community of Hatch and that all four people who were aboard died. Authorities said Monday that the cause of Sunday’s crash of the single-engine plane about 300 yards (275 meters) from the airport in Hatch was not known and that

Rapper and producer Sean Combs has changed his nickname once again. In a video posted to Twitter Saturday, Combs said he was celebrating his birthday by changing his name to “Love, a.k.a. Brother Love.” Combs says he won’t be answering to Puffy, Diddy, Puff Daddy or any of his other monikers. Before announcing what he

BEIJING — Asian stocks rose Tuesday after Wall Street posted modest gains on deal reports and turmoil in Saudi Arabia sent crude prices surging. KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.8 percent to 22,729.23 and the Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.6 percent to 3,406.57. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.9 percent to 28,868.82 and Sydney’s

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are edging higher Monday as chipmakers jump on Broadcom’s $103 billion offer to buy competitor Qualcomm. However phone companies are sinking after wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile said they’ve called off talks on a possible deal. Crude oil jumped to its highest price since mid-2015 after a power shakeup in

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are edging higher Monday as chipmakers jump on Broadcom’s $103 billion offer to buy competitor Qualcomm. However phone companies are sinking after wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile said they’ve called off talks about a possible deal. Oil prices are slightly higher as investors pore over turmoil in Saudi Arabia, the

BERLIN — Berlin police are evacuating a downtown area of the capital including the popular German Museum of Technology after a World War II bomb was found during construction work. Police said Monday the area in the Kreuzberg district is being evacuated temporarily as a precaution while experts defuse and dispose of the 100-kilogram (220-pound)

Billy Bragg, “Bridges Not Walls” (Cooking Vinyl) Billy Bragg is among the most romantic of protest singers but “Bridges Not Walls” is a newscast of dissent, not a love letter. Comprising just six songs, the EP gathers Bragg singles released over the past few months, some issued practically as soon as they were written. A

Mother Nature could be excused if she wondered, “How much more prompting do you people need?” This year delivered epic wildfires, devastating hurricanes, massive floods and some pretty horrific earthquakes. Yet many people still haven’t taken a few critical steps to protect their financial lives from such disasters. Consider setting aside a few hours this

LONDON — Michael Emenalo has quit his role as Chelsea’s technical director and ended his 10-year association with the English champions. Chelsea says the club will be reviewing its management structure following the departure of Emenalo, who joined in 2007 and was a scout and assistant coach before becoming technical director in 2011. Emenalo was

ERIE, Pa. — Authorities say two people have died after a home flooded and partially collapsed in Pennsylvania during a severe storm with straight-line winds and heavy rain. Erie Fire Chief Guy Santone says there was eight feet of water inside the house when firefighters arrived Sunday night. Scuba divers found the men’s bodies. Emergency

LONDON — A Latvian businessman has won a court case against the owners of English soccer team Blackpool over the running of the club following its promotion to the Premier League. A judge ruled that the Oyston family had shown unfair prejudice against shareholders by excluding them from key decisions, information and share of profits.

ANKARA, Turkey — The U.S. embassy in Turkey says its missions in the country have resumed processing visa applications by Turkish citizens on a “limited basis.” The embassy announced the decision on Monday, a day before Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim is due to travel to the United States to meet U.S. Vice President Mike

PALERMO, Sicily — Many travelers have a romantic view of Italy as mysterious and a bit chaotic, with torpid heat, gorgeously rich colors and irresistible food. In reality, of course, every region has a distinct culture and identity. But Palermo lives up to the Italy of popular imagination. It’s joyful and colorful, rich in art

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Monday fired a vice president who had previously been seen as a likely successor, removing an obstacle to the presidential ambitions of Mugabe’s wife. Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa was removed from office “with immediate effect,” the government said, opening the way to the possible appointment of Grace

LOS ANGELES — Comedian Patton Oswalt has married actress Meredith Salenger. The 48-year-old Oswalt and Salenger, who’s 47, shared photos of the Saturday ceremony and reception at Jim Henson Studios in Los Angeles on social media. Attendees included The Roots and “Tonight Show” bandleader Questlove, and singers, Aimee Mann and Michael Penn, who serenaded the

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country singer Kelsea Ballerini is proving her place among country music’s biggest stars with her second album, “Unapologetically.” The 24-year-old singer is nominated for female vocalist of the year at Wednesday’s Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, where she’ll also perform a duet with country icon Reba McEntire. Ballerini’s 2015 debut

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ government says public debt is projected to drop to 98.4 percent of gross domestic product by the end of this year after partly paying off a large loan it owed to the island nation’s central bank. The government said that Monday’s 621 million euro ($724 million) payment shaves 3.2 percentage points

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are little changed in early trading as technology and energy companies move higher, but phone companies slip. Sprint and T-Mobile USA called off talks about a potential deal over the weekend and their stocks fell Monday. Sprint sank 13.3

LONDON — Leaked documents linking Queen Elizabeth II to offshore investments in tax havens has shined a spotlight on her considerable fortune. Here are five things to know about the queen’s finances. JUST HOW RICH IS THE QUEEN? It’s hard to measure precisely because some of her assets are privately held and some are part

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Federal prosecutors on Monday outlined its case against former Pilot Flying J executives and sales representatives as being the result of an “infection of fraud” at the truck stop chain controlled by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Lewen told jurors