Новости за 31.12.2018

INDIANAPOLIS — At least three veteran Indiana State Police troopers are leaving the agency as they take office as county sheriffs. State police officials have announced the departures of Sgts. Jerry Goodin, Daniel Mawhorr and Max Weber, who all won November elections to become sheriffs beginning Tuesday. Goodin joined the state police 27 years ago

BERLIN — German police say an 18-year-old driver trying to evade a highway patrol crashed into a stationary vehicle, killing a woman and injuring her son. The dpa news agency reported Monday that the driver, who wasn’t named, was seriously injured in the crash near Heppenheim in central Germany. Police said the driver, who didn’t

CROWN POINT, Ind. — Indiana prosecutors have quietly dropped efforts seeking the execution of an Ohio inmate for her role in killing a 7-year-old girl during a 1984 crime spree. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports that the Lake County prosecutor and the Indiana attorney general’s office signed an agreement last month withdrawing a demand for

Revelers around the globe are bidding a weary farewell Monday to an unsettling year filled with challenges to many of the world’s most basic institutions, including politics, trade, alliances and religion. Here’s a look at how people are ushering in the new year: NEW ZEALAND In Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest city, tens of thousands gathered

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rapper and businessman Master P will pay for the funeral of a 13-year-old Kentucky boy killed in a car crash after a police chase. News outlets report Ki’Anthony Tyus was a passenger in a car reported stolen that crashed into a utility pole Dec. 22, after a Louisville Metro police pursuit. Ki’Anthony’s

DIJON, France — Struggling French first division club Dijon fired coach Olivier Dall’Oglio on Monday. Dijon reached the mid-season winter break in 18th place — the relegation playoff position — having finished 11th last season with one of Ligue 1’s best attacks. Dall’Oglio was assistant coach at Dijon before becoming the coach in June, 2012.

MOSCOW — Russia’s domestic security agency says it has arrested a U.S. citizen on espionage charges. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, the top KGB successor agency, said that the American man detained in Moscow on Friday. The agency said in Monday’s statement that he was caught “during an espionage operation,” but didn’t give any

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani official says Indian troops have fired across the two countries’ line of control in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing a woman and wounding three people. Raja Shahid, a deputy commissioner, says Pakistani troops returned fire after what he described as India’s cease-fire violation on Monday. He says both sides

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran says a delegation of the Taliban has discussed efforts to bring peace and end Afghanistan’s 17-year war during a rare visit to Tehran. Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says the Taliban delegation arrived on Sunday and met with Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi. Ghasemi says they discussed “security issues aimed

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A court in Bahrain has upheld a five-year prison sentence against prominent activist Nabeel Rajab over tweets alleging torture at a prison in his country and criticism of the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Amnesty International says Bahrain’s Court of Cassation upheld the conviction on Thursday on charges of “spreading false

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s election officials are counting votes in a presidential election that the opposition and observers say has had numerous irregularities. The ballot counting and compiling Monday is taking place across the vast Central African country, after an election day with many problems but in which Congolese showed their peaceful determination to register

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian officials have slammed European Union officials for treating it as “a second-rate” country as it prepares to take over the EU’s rotating presidency on Tuesday. Signaling the fractious mood, a senior official of Romania’s governing Social Democratic Party, blasted top EU officials including European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. “Romania is under

COTABATO, Philippines — A Philippine general says at least two people were killed and 21 others wounded when a bomb believed to be detonated remotely by suspected Muslim militants exploded near the entrance of a mall in the country’s south. Maj. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana says the bomb went off Monday near the entrance of the

DAKAR, Senegal — Journalists in Gambia have launched a self-regulatory body they hope will offer legitimacy, and far more freedom, to media emerging from a dictatorship that ruled the tiny West African nation for more than two decades. During the 22 years of former President Yahya Jammeh’s rule, journalists were regularly abducted, tortured and killed.

LONDON — British police say 39 people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing in west London. Police said Monday that the victim was a man in his 30s who was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The incident took place early Monday morning on Fulham Palace Road in Hammersmith.

BANGKOK — Shares were mostly higher Monday in subdued New Year’s Eve trading. U.S. futures surged after President Donald Trump tweeted a day earlier that he expected to reach a deal to help resolve trade friction with Beijing after speaking with Chinese President Xi Jinping. KEEPING SCORE: The CAC 40 in France rose 0.5 percent

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Former world No. 5 Eugenie Bouchard launched a new season Monday with a commanding 6-3, 6-3 win over America Madison Brengle in the first round of the WTA’s ASB Classic. The former Wimbledon finalist, looking to begin her resurgence on the women’s tour after dropping to 87 on world rankings, recovered

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans had everything they needed to cap coach Mike Vrabel’s debut season with a second straight playoff berth. Except a healthy quarterback. Marcus Mariota watched from the sideline as Blaine Gabbert was intercepted twice in the final 9:05 Sunday night in a 33-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts that snapped

NEW YORK — Snoop Dogg, Sting and Christina Aguilera will welcome 2019 in a packed Times Square Monday along with revelers from around the world who come to see the traditional crystal ball drop, fireworks and a blizzard of confetti. Spectators are expected to start assembling in early afternoon for the made-for-TV extravaganza. As has

WASHINGTON — Three confidants of President Donald Trump, including his departing chief of staff, are indicating that the president’s signature campaign pledge to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border would not be fulfilled as advertised. Trump sparked fervent chants of “Build that wall!” at rallies before and after his election and more recently cited

BEIJING — An official survey shows China’s manufacturing activity contracted in December, adding to pressure on Beijing to reverse an economic downturn amid trade tension with Washington. The purchasing managers’ index issued Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics and an industry group, the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, fell to 49.4 from November’s

Lake Superior State University’s 44th annual list of words nominated for banishment by members of the public: —Wheelhouse — In the books — Wrap my head around — Platform — Collusion — OTUS family of acronyms (such as POTUS, FLOTUS, SCOTUS) — Ghosting — Yeet — Litigate — Grapple — Eschew — Crusty — Optics

OXON HILL, Md. — Authorities say three children have died and two adults have been injured in a multi-car crash in the Maryland suburbs of Washington. Prince George’s County Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady says three vehicles crashed in Oxon Hill on Sunday night. Brady says three children in one vehicle suffered fatal injuries. News

LOS ANGELES — Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored a season-high 26 points, Josh Hart added 22 and the Los Angeles Lakers won for the first time since LeBron James was sidelined with a groin injury, beating the Sacramento Kings 121-114 Sunday night. Brandon Ingram added 21 points, including seven during the game-deciding run. The Kings led 110-103

BANGKOK — Shares were mostly higher Monday in subdued New Year’s Eve trading. U.S. futures were higher after President Donald Trump tweeted that he expected to reach a deal to help result trade friction with China after speaking with Chinese President Xi Jinping. KEEPING SCORE: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced 1.3 percent to 25,485.70 while