Новости за 14.11.2017

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Officials in Vermont’s capital are rejecting a request to keep a popular ice rink on the front lawn of the Statehouse, saying it lacks the curb appeal suitable for the property. Montpelier officials say wooden fencing that framed the rink last year was out of place next to the Statehouse, prompting the

PARIS — Thousands of French investors are hoping to recover some of the money they lost in an alleged pyramid scheme when a collection of rare manuscripts goes up for auction starting next month. The 130,000-piece collection has been estimated to be worth a sum that could run eight or nine figures. It includes the

PARIS — Thousands of French investors are hoping to recover some of the money they lost in an alleged pyramid scheme when a collection of rare manuscripts goes up for auction starting next month. The 130,000-piece collection is estimated to be worth a sum that could run eight or nine figures. It includes the original

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Former FIFA vice president Chung Mong-joon has testified at the Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge his five-year ban for failing to cooperate with ethics investigators. The court says a verdict is expected in several weeks. Chung hoped to be a FIFA presidential candidate to succeed Sepp Blatter when an ethics

TOLEDO, Ohio — Environmental groups are taking another shot at trying to stop construction of a natural gas pipeline that will run across northern Ohio and into Michigan and Canada. The Sierra Club and others are behind a lawsuit filed Monday challenging a federal commission’s decision to allow construction of the NEXUS pipeline, which recently

MOSCOW — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has lashed back at British Prime Minister Theresa May, saying her attack on Russia was an attempt to distract public attention from problems at home. Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that Britain and its allies will work together to fight Russian actions threatening the international order, including election meddling

ROME — The Italian football federation has ordered Lazio to attend a disciplinary hearing after shocking displays of anti-Semitism by the Serie A club’s supporters last month. After their team’s victory over Cagliari on Oct. 22, Lazio fans littered the Stadio Olimpico in Rome with images of Anne Frank — the young diarist who died

DES MOINES, Iowa — As he tows a 96-square-foot house around Des Moines, Joe Stevens is overwhelmed by the intense, sometimes tearful support he receives from churches, schools and service groups for his plan to use the trendy little structures to help homeless people. But when Stevens actually tried to create a village of the

BELGRADE, Serbia — The landmark trial of eight former Bosnian Serb police officers charged with taking part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre has resumed in Serbia following a suspension. The trial was halted in July because charges in the case had been filed when Serbia was without a chief war crimes prosecutor. The new prosecutor,

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A new study shows Purdue University ranks among the nation’s top 10 universities for the largest number of international students. The Journal and Courier reports that the 2017 Open Doors study was conducted by the Institute of International Education. It ranks Purdue as having the eighth-largest international student population among private

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have declared a state of emergency on the small Aegean Sea island of Symi after a torrential rainfall flooded homes and shops, swept vehicles into the sea and cut power to the island. The head of the civil protection agency, Giannis Kapakis, announced the emergency on Tuesday after Monday’s storm

MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State University is buying a Muncie middle school building in a step to help the city’s financially troubled school district. Ball State says it will pay $1.3 million for Northside Middle School, which is just north of the university’s campus. Ball State will then lease the property back to the Muncie

CLEVELAND — Browns linebacker Jamie Collins has been placed on injured reserve after suffering a season-ending knee injury. Collins tore the MCL in his right knee while returning an interception in the first quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Detroit Lions. The 27-year-old former Pro Bowler is one of the Browns’ best players and they’ll

MINNEAPOLIS — Carolina Panthers offensive lineman Matt Kalil is facing criminal charges of selling alcohol to a minor at his Minnesota pizza restaurant, even though he wasn’t present when the transaction occurred. A charging document says a 17-year-old server at Kalil’s Pieology Pizza in a Twin Cities suburb sold a beer to a 19-year-old woman

NEW YORK — Tournament MVP Jameel Warney and three other players who helped the U.S. win the AmeriCup gold medal will suit up for the Americans in their first two Basketball World Cup qualifying games. The Americans will play Puerto Rico on Nov. 23 in Orlando, Florida, a game moved from Puerto Rico because of

NEW YORK — New York Liberty owner James Dolan says he’s looking to sell the team, one of the original eight WNBA franchises. Dolan has owned the team that plays at Madison Square Garden for 21 years. He says in a statement Tuesday he’s “proud of how far the league has come, and the role

BRUGES, Belgium — Belgian authorities have identified a German submarine that went missing over a century ago during World War I. Submarines were an integral part of the 1914-1918 war and Germany countered Britain’s surface fleet in the Atlantic and North Sea with an increasing reliance on U-boats. One of those was the UB-29, which

I haven’t been consistently happy with my oatmeal cookie recipe for a while. Sometimes they turn out perfectly — fairly flat, chewy and moist in the middle, with crinkly, caramelized edges (not cakey or rounded) and a butterscotch-esque flavor. Other times, they don’t follow orders, staying too puffed, or becoming a little dry and less

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge in Indianapolis has rejected an appeal that former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle filed himself in an attempt to overturn his child pornography and sex abuse convictions. An order from District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt calls Fogle’s claim that the court didn’t have jurisdiction to convict him “frivolous” with “no

NEW YORK — Growing up in New York in the 1980s, comedian Hari Kondabolu adored “The Simpsons.” There was just one thing that bothered him about it. Amid the fictional Springfield’s barflies, incompetent doctors, clowns and crazy eggheads was a truly cartoonish character — Apu, the Kwik-E-Mart clerk who sold expired food and delivered the

In a story Nov. 14 about Thanksgiving hosts who practice making the dinner in advance, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a cooking instructor. She is Ruthy Kirwan, not Kirwin. A corrected version of the story is below: Hosting Thanksgiving? Some like rehearsing the feast Some veteran Thanksgiving hosts rehearse the feast for peace

Before theater professionals perform a play for an audience, they run a dress rehearsal to look for kinks that need fixing before the show opens. Traditional Thanksgiving dinner is a big production that can benefit from rehearsal, too, say some veteran hosts. Cortney McLellan grew up helping her mother cook, but was nervous when she

DENVER — Anyone who has lived through a major home remodeling project can sympathize with Laura Elliff Cruz, collections manager for the Denver Art Museum who is in charge of relocating or trying to protect tens of thousands of treasures during a building upgrade expected to take a year. Art handlers have been bubble-wrapping, taping

HARARE, Zimbabwe — In an extraordinary statement after taking over the state broadcaster amid a night of unrest, Zimbabwe’s army early Wednesday sought to reassure the country that “this is not a military takeover” and that although President Robert Mugabe was safe and sound, the military was targeting “criminals around him” who have sent the

HARARE, Zimbabwe — At least three explosions were heard in Zimbabwe’s capital early Wednesday and military vehicles were seen in the streets after the army commander threatened to “step in” to calm political tensions over 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe’s possible successor. The ruling party accused the commander of “treasonable conduct.” The U.S. Embassy closed to