Новости за 02.12.2015

ATLANTA (AP) — A former business partner says concert promoter Alex Cooley, known as the "unofficial mayor of Atlanta music" who helped bring top performers to music festivals in Georgia, has died.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man who conned a South Korean steel company out of $375,000 by falsely claiming he could help it book a Pharrell concert has pleaded guilty to online dating scams that cost…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — 100 is turning out to be a very good year for Frank Sinatra.

Now that the Lions have ended a losing streak at Green Bay that dated back to Barry Sanders' heyday, it's time to see if they can work the same magic at Ford Field.

More alive than most of the year's films put together, Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq" is urgent agitprop that pulsates with unalloyed rage for the "self-inflicted genocide" of South Chicago and explode…

The defensive stars will be all over the field, and even on the sidelines , during the Southeastern Conference championship game.

NEW YORK (AP) — Todd Haynes' 1950s lesbian romance "Carol" dominated the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, taking best film and a leading four awards overall.

BOSTON (AP) — Don't expect any more blockbusters from the Boston Red Sox this offseason, new baseball boss Dave Dombrowski said after announcing a deal with outfielder Chris Young on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Nov. 23-29. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

NEW YORK (AP) — Thanksgiving week left NBC with, well, a lot to be thankful for.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's coaching search could be headed for a swift end, but the school was tight-lipped Wednesday about its progress and scheduled no announcement about who would succeed foo…

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney still can't wrap his head around it: The Tigers routinely lose the turnover battle and yet win the game.

New movies and notable releases in mid-valley theaters as of Friday, (For complete Movie Scene listings, go online to democratherald.com and gazettetimes.com)

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Police in Beaverton, Oregon, arrested a couple accused of passing counterfeit money in three states.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Washington state builder known for hosting the show "Treehouse Master" on Animal Planet is accused of building treehouses in Oregon without a state contractor's license.

The headline on the story at AL.com read: "Will Florida be able to score vs. Alabama in Atlanta?"

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Springfield woman whose infant son nearly died of an overdose on his mother's methadone has been charged with neglect.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall abhors excuses, so when asked what needs to change to get his team back on track, he first mentions creating better shots and defending better.

Olympic sailor Erik Heil floated a novel idea to protect himself from the sewage-infested waters he and other athletes will compete in during next year's games: He'd wear plastic overalls and …

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Olympic waters in this city are more widely contaminated by sewage than previously known and pose a greater threat to athletes' health ahead of next year's games, acc…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Since The Associated Press first reported on contamination of Rio de Janeiro's Olympic waterways, Olympic officials and the World Health Organization have changed their m…

IRVING, Texas (AP) — NFL owners began meeting Wednesday on potential relocation of teams to Los Angeles knowing that a vote is still a month or more away.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Stephen Curry knows it would be nearly impossible for the Golden State Warriors to pull off an unbeaten season. He's optimistic that his favorite NFL team can accomplish…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A trial began Wednesday for a man accused with two others of attacking a pair of Navajo transients as they slept and beating them to death in New Mexico's largest city…

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Johnny Manziel is still grounded.