Новости за 09.02.2017

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former vice president of the truck stop chain owned by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam wants a judge to throw out statements he made to federal investigators.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Tirico is taking over from Bob Costas as the prime-time host of NBC's Olympics coverage starting next winter in South Korea.

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2014, file photo, co-host Bob Costas attends the 24th Annual Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Costas is stepping down as NBC’s prime-time host for the Olympics,…

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, the champion at the Westminster dog show was treated to quite a victory lap: Visit the morning TV shows. Up the Empire State Building. Lunch at Sardi's. Bark on a Broadway stage.

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2014 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama, left, follows her daughters Malia Obama, center, and Sasha Obama, as they walk with their dogs, Bo and Sunny as they arrive to welcome the Official White…

FILE- In this Oct. 15, 2008, file photo, President George W. Bush picks-up his dog Barney before walking into the main residence of the White House following his arrival in Washington. Every president since Harry S. Truman has owned a…

FILE- In this May 5, 2008, file photo provided by the White House, First lady Laura Bush smiles as the Westminster Kennel Club's 2008 Best in Show winner, Uno, is introduced to invited guests in the East Room during the…

In this February 2013 photo provided by Lisa Croft-Elliott, Donald Trump holds Banana Joe, the affenpinscher who had just won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, at Trump Tower, in New York. Five winners at Westminster…

In this 2015 photo, Donald Trump holds Miss P at the Trump Tower in New York shortly after the beagle won best in show at the 2015 Westminster Kennel Club dog show. In recent years, five Westminster winners posed with…

In this Feb. 17, 2010, file photo, Sadie, the Scottish terrier who won the best in show title at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show poses for photos with Donald Trump, in New York. Five winners at Westminster in recent…

Oregon State Police Senior Trooper James Halsey’s efforts to catch wildlife poachers will get a bit easier starting today, thanks to an infrared monocular donated by the Mid-Willamette Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association.

SWEET HOME — The third annual “Sweetheart of a Run in a Sweetheart of a Town” will start at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sankey Park.

ATLANTA (AP) — Video gamers now have a chance to compete for an NBA title, in an actual NBA arena and get paid by the some of the same people who pay LeBron James and Steph Curry.

In this photo provided by NBA, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, left, and Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick pose for a photo at the NBA headquarters in New York, N.Y. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Video gamers now have a chance to compete…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Knicks star Charles Oakley was forcefully removed from his seats at Madison Square Garden and arrested after an altercation near team owner James Dolan.

Madison Square Garden Executive Chairman James Dolan reacts to an altercation between the Charles Oakley and security guards during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the LA Clippers, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017,…

Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley exchanges words with a security guard during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the LA Clippers Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank…

Workers are removing trees in Albany this week in advance of a downtown improvement project, which began in early January near the Albany post office and carousel project.

Larry Merrigan, 85, of Albany, formerly of Bend, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Earl L. Maier, 78, of Bend, formerly of Albany, died Feb. 6. A celebration of his life will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bend. Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State is fighting back against a verdict that awarded one of its former assistant football coaches millions of dollars for his treatment after Jerry Sandusky's arrest on child molestation charges.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Prosecutors dropped assault charges against former lightweight boxing champ Paul Spadafora for allegedly stabbing his brother and kicking his mother during a family dispute, though he's still charged with threatening city police officers who intervened, and spitting…

FILE – This undated file photo provided by the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety shows Paul Spadafora of Pittsburgh. Prosecutors dropped assault charges against the former lightweight boxing champ for allegedly stabbing his brother and kicking his mother during a…

FILE – In this Nov. 22, 2006, file photo, Paul Spadafora boxes against Jesus Francisco Zepeda in a bout in Erie, Pa. Prosecutors have dropped assault and other charges against Spadafora that involving relatives but he faces other counts involving…

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in suburban Philadelphia are asking for help from the public in identifying two people who stole Kobe Bryant memorabilia from his high school.