Новости за 03.04.2018

SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on Spotify’s Wall Street debut (all times local): 11:20 a.m. The market is still awaiting Spotify’s highly anticipated public debut as the streaming music service goes through with its unusual “direct listing”. The NYSE had set a reference price of $132 for the stock, though the actual price will be

Bob Costas isn’t backing down on his belief that the NFL faces a day of reckoning on the issue of brain injuries, and talks about the one event he wishes he had been able to broadcast on the “AP Sports Weekly” podcast. The NBC and MLB announcer joins co-hosts Jim Litke and Tim Dahlberg to

LIVERPOOL, England — It wouldn’t be a big European night at Anfield if there wasn’t a special welcome planned for the visiting team. Just ask John Terry. “I walked out into that cauldron and heard that singing and saw that passion,” the former Chelsea captain wrote in his autobiography about the team’s trip to play

As herb and vegetable gardens, composting and other aspects of green living become more popular, many people with limited outdoor space are looking for ways to squeeze the most out of it. “A client in a modern high-rise in downtown Chicago did not have a typical garden per se, but did have a large outdoor

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II’s 96-year-old husband, Prince Philip, has been admitted to a London hospital for a previously scheduled hip surgery, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday. The palace said the prince entered the King Edward VII Hospital in the afternoon and would have the surgery Wednesday. It said the hospital admission and surgery were planned.

LINCOLN, Neb. — Attorneys for a Nebraska death row inmate whose case inspired the 1999 movie “Boys Don’t Cry” say he should be found ineligible for execution because he has the intellect of a child. John Lotter was sentenced to death for his role in the 1993 killings of Brandon Teena, a 21-year-old transgender man,

MOSCOW — The Latest on the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain (all times local): 11:15 p.m. A spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry says Britain’s failure to track down the source of a nerve agent used to poison a Russian ex-spy shows that the accusations against Russia have been based merely on

MOSCOW — The Latest on the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain (all times local): 10:25 p.m. A Russian military chemical expert says the nerve agent that Britain says has poisoned a former Russian spy could have been created anywhere. Igor Rybalchenko, the head of chemical lab at the Russian Defense Ministry’s scientific

MOSCOW — The Latest on the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain (all times local): 9:40 p.m. Russia’s envoy to the European Union says British accusations of Russian involvement in the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy could have been an attempt to distract public attention from Britain’s troubled exit from the EU. Vladimir

MOSCOW — The Latest on the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain (all times local): 6:30 p.m. The chief executive of Britain’s Porton Down defense laboratory says its scientists have identified the nerve agent used to poison Sergei and Yulia Skripal, but have not verified its “precise source.” Gary Aitkenhead says “it’s our

MOSCOW — The Latest on the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain (all times local): 5:50 p.m. The global chemical weapons control body will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal, at Russia’s request. Yury Filatov, Russia’s ambassador to Ireland, says Moscow asked the Organization for the

San Antonio, Texas, is remembering the Alamo along with the rest of its history as part of a 300th-birthday celebration. A tricentennial commemoration week planned for May 1 to May 6 includes exhibits, festivals and fireworks. The city was founded in 1718 by Spanish settlers who built the Mission San Antonio de Valero along the

NEW YORK — Just in time for spring, a section of the Metropolitan Museum of Art has been transformed into a sort of 19th century palm garden encircled by colorful galleries featuring still lifes, landscapes and other works — complete with Parisian-style signage and park benches — that trace the history of French parks and

NEW YORK — Facebook is asking users whether they think it’s “good for the world” in a poll sent to an unspecified number of people. The latest poll appears under the heading, “We’d like to do better,” when users log in. Possible responses range from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.” Facebook regularly polls users on

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says Houthi rebels have attacked a Saudi oil tanker, causing “minor damage.” The coalition statement says the attack occurred in international waters on Tuesday near the Red Sea port of Hodeida. It did not provide further details on the weapon used or the extent of

WASHINGTON — U.S. health authorities are ordering a Las Vegas company to pull its herbal supplements off the market because some of its products tested positive for salmonella, part of a nationwide outbreak linked to the ingredient kratom. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it took the rare step of ordering the recall because

DETROIT — Authorities say two 18-year-olds in Detroit were live on Instagram showing money and a gun when one of them shot the other in the back of the head, killing him. Police say the teen who fired the gun Monday night told investigators that he accidentally put his finger on the trigger and that

NEW YORK — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson says “depression never discriminates.” The actor in an interview with the Sunday Express talks about his struggles with depression and his mother’s suicide attempt after they were evicted. The 45-year-old says his mother got out of her car on Interstate 65 in Nashville and walked toward oncoming traffic.

NEW YORK — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson says “depression never discriminates.” The actor in an interview with the Sunday Express talks about his struggles with depression and his mother’s suicide attempt after they were evicted. The 45-year-old says his mother got out of her car on Interstate 65 in Nashville and walked toward oncoming traffic.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Police say a newspaper carrier in Maine stumbled upon a man’s dead, nude body in the middle of a street. The Portland Press Herald reports the body was found in Scarborough early Sunday. Police Chief Robby Moulton says the man was in his 60s and was only wearing socks and slippers. Police

ATHENS, Greece — A panel of archaeologists has granted a British television crew access to an ancient site near Athens to film scenes for a TV adaptation of spy novelist John le Carre’s “The Little Drummer Girl” — reversing a decision last week following strong government criticism. The Central Archaeological Council on Tuesday granted access

“True Fiction” (Thomas & Mercer), by Lee Goldberg In Lee Goldberg’s “True Fiction,” Ian Ludlow has reached a high level of success as an author as his series character Clint Straker routinely saves the world in print. A few years earlier, he was recruited along with several other writers to imagine terrorism scenarios to assist

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as the market claws back some of the ground it lost in a plunge the day before. Technology stocks and retailers, which bore the brunt of the selling a day earlier, posted solid

EAST DURHAM, N.Y. — Investigators are working to determine what caused a fire that killed three children and their grandparents in New York’s Catskills region. The Times Union says the house fire Monday in East Durham claimed the lives of Nicholas and Mary Mammano and their grandchildren, all under the age of 12. The children’s

CAIRO — Egypt’s Health Ministry says a car crash has left seven people dead and 11 others injured on a desert road connecting the capital Cairo and the city of Suez. Ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed says the accident took place Tuesday when a bus crashed into a truck. He says the injured were taken to