Новости за 24.12.2016

In a year filled with stunners, sports certainly went along for the ride.

ERIGAVO, Somalia (AP) — In a tradition dating to Biblical times, men rise at dawn in the rugged Cal Madow mountains of Somaliland in the Horn of Africa to scale rocky outcrops in search of the prized sap of wild…

LONDON (AP) — Rick Parfitt, a hard-rocking British guitarist and songwriter who had multiple hits over the decades with the rock band Status Quo, has died in Spain at age 68.

HOUSTON (AP) — Two Houston rappers face felony drug-related charges.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods is having quite the week.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tributes and well-wishes poured in for "Star Wars" actress Carrie Fisher, who was spending Christmas Eve in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a medical emergency on a flight the day before.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The television show "North Woods Law" is moving slightly south.

ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — There's good news for Rudolph and his friends — an app is helping officials reduce the number of reindeer killed in traffic accidents in Finland.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a story Dec. 23 about Carrie Fisher's medical emergency, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the movie "Postcards From The Edge" was released in 1987. It was released in 1990.

PARIS (AP) — The message dropped unsolicited into my private Twitter inbox.

LONDON (AP) — Officials say Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter, Zara Tindall, has suffered a miscarriage.

PRO FOOTBALL

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shane Doan has been a franchise cornerstone since the Coyotes moved from Winnipeg to Arizona in 1996, a stabilizing force through the good times and the bad.

MILAN, Ind. (AP) — Jordan Burton's first serious history lesson about Milan basketball came in first grade.

MILAN (AP) — Shadows are not just something fleeting for the dancers of the American company Catapult as they perform in Italy this Christmas.

Douglas White Eagle, 62, Mandan, died Dec. 23, 2016, at Sanford Health, Bismarck. Arrangements are pending with DaWise-Perry Funeral Services, Mandan.

William “Bill” Smith passed away at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck, on Dec. 22, 2016.

WILLISTON — Dana Ebel, 38, died Dec. 22, 2016, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Williston. Arrangements are pending with Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston.

Magdalena Weigel, 91, Napoleon, 10:30 a.m., St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Napoleon. (Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Napoleon)

Claudia R. Russell, 67, Bismarck, died Dec. 20, 2016, from cancer at Sanford Health, Bismarck. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck. Further arrangements are pending.

Duane G. Roessler, Bismarck, passed away Dec. 14, 2016, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck.

FARGO — Dorothy Hanson, 78; Gerald Pronovost, 90.

LINTON — Rose Aberle, 84, Linton, died Dec. 23, 2016, at her home. Arrangements are pending with Myers Funeral Home, Linton.

Benjamin “Ben” Leingang, 19, Mandan, died Dec. 22, 2016. Arrangements are pending with Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Tens of thousands of children from around the world plan to call the North American Aerospace Defense Command to ask where Santa is, and starting Saturday they will get a cheery answer about the mythical…