Новости за 17.12.2016

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota football team will play in the Holiday Bowl, reversing a threat to boycott the game because of the suspension of 10 players accused of sexual assault.

University of Minnesota players speak to reporters in the Nagurski Football Complex in Minneapolis, Minn., Thursday night, Dec. 15, 2016. The players delivered a defiant rebuke of the university's decision to suspend 10 of their teammates, saying they would not…

University of Minnesota players stand behind team leaders as they speak to reporters in the Nagurski Football Complex in Minneapolis, Minn., Thursday night, Dec. 15, 2016. The players delivered a defiant rebuke of the university's decision to suspend 10 of…

University of Minnesota wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky, flanked by quarterback Mitch Leidner, obscured behind Wolitarsky, and tight end Duke Anyanwu gestures as he stands in front of other team members while talking to reporters in the Nagurski Football Complex in…

Former Minnesota Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield, whose son, Antoine Winfield Jr. is a defensive back for the University of Minnesota, speaks to reporters in the Nagurski Football Complex in Minneapolis, Minn., Thursday night, Dec. 15, 2016. The college football players…

University of Minnesota wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky, flanked by quarterback Mitch Leidner, left, and tight end Duke Anyanwu stands in front of other team members as he reads a statement on behalf of the players in the Nagurski Football Complex…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — University of Minnesota football players say they will play in Holiday Bowl.

Santa’s helpers didn’t arrive in a red sleigh Friday morning. Instead they rolled into the Boys & Girls Club of Albany parking lot in a blue-and-white Les Schwab pickup overflowing with toy-packed bags.

Linn County commissioners Wednesday approved zoning code text amendments to expand the number of areas where recreational marijuana can legally be grown and processed.

Metro areas in California and New England dominate this ranking, while only two cities from the South make the cut.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sevyn Streeter performed the national anthem wearing a "We Matter" jersey before the Philadelphia 76ers' game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

Sevyn Streeter, center, sings the national anthem before an NBA basketball game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Sevyn Streeter sings the national anthem before an NBA basketball game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

An Albany resident said she attempted to help Gary Allen Russell, 58, of Albany, on Wednesday, hours before the man was found in a driveway on Scravel Hill Road.

An Albany resident said she attempted to help Gary Allen Russell, 58, of Albany, the man found dead Wednesday night in a driveway on Scravel Hill Road.

FILE - In this March 18, 2007 file photo, trainer Angelo Dundee, left, director Leon Gast, center, and photographer Howard Bingham comment on the Rumble In the Jungle, Muhammad Ali's 1974 boxing match against George Forman, at the Muhammad Ali…

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2005 file photo, former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, center, is assisted by his friend Howard Bingham right, and an unidentified security guard during a news conference in Berlin. Bingham, the longtime personal photographer,…

FILE - In this May 5, 2006 file photo, photographer Howard Bingham, left, and longtime friend Muhammad Ali attend a reception at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky. Bingham, the longtime personal photographer, confidant and close friend of Ali,…

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A little dive bar emerged at the crest of a hill in the darkness, just one week after the election. Its neon sign worked as a beacon in the fog, but I only discovered the place after an old Chinook…

Lois L. Phillips, 93, of Salem, formerly of Linn County, died Dec. 15. North Sanitam Funeral Service in Stayton is handling arrangements.

March 20, 1923 — Nov. 3, 2016