Новости за 02.09.2016

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The on-going extermination of a wolf pack in Washington is the latest development in a controversy that pits conservationists against cattle ranchers in a part of the state far from the populous Seattle metro area.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals activated Matt Adams off the 15-day disabled list Friday before the start of a weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds.

Dorothy J. Frank, 78, died at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center on Thursday, Sept. 1. Please leave your condolences for the family at www.mchenryfuneralhome.com.

The Gazette-Times' Aug. 31 editorial on Measure 97 fundamentally does a disservice to Oregon students, families and voters. The editorial completely misses the tremendous need for Measure 97, including the fact that Oregon has the fourth lowest high school graduation…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a judge's order that Missouri identify to two Mississippi death row inmates the name of any supplier of Missouri's lethal injection drug, threatening to expose one of the…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles remains iffy for the season opener against the Chargers.

This will be the busiest weekend without actual games played on the NFL calendar, with all 32 teams required to pare their rosters to 53 players for the regular season before signing a 10-man practice squad.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs left-hander Jon Lester's bid for a second career no-hitter has been broken up by Hunter Pence, who homered with two outs in the seventh inning.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Petty's right shoulder escaped serious injury. The New York Jets' second-year quarterback now has to wait to see if he survives final roster cuts.

MOSCOW (AP) — Islam Karimov, who crushed all opposition in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan as its only president in a quarter-century of independence from the Soviet Union, has died of a stroke at age 78, the Uzbek government…

NEW YORK (AP) — While brainstorming ways to highlights it digital image archive, The New York Public Library came up with — the emoji bot.

BARDSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Eulogized in the church where she took her vows decades ago, a slain nun was remembered Friday for her devotion to the poor and for the Donald Duck impression she used to comfort her young patients…

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Republican Party on Friday defended its release of an Old West style wanted poster criticizing Democratic U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick in her campaign for the Senate, after Democrats said the poster depicted bullet holes that…

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have hired former captain Chris Drury as their assistant general manager.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A NASA spacecraft has sent back the best views of Jupiter yet, revealing turbulent storms in the north pole.

BEIRUT (AP) — Once hubs of the Syrian uprising, the country's rebellious capital suburbs are submitting to government control at a quickening pace, in a sign that the military's grinding siege tactics are paying off.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Protectors of Maine's image as Vacationland — an identity so dear that it's on the state's license plates — want to make sure their outspoken governor doesn't turn off tourists.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs sent cornerback Marcus Cooper to the Arizona Cardinals for an undisclosed draft pick on Friday as they began the process of trimming their roster.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's student-run newspaper is objecting to the university's plans to honor the 50th anniversary of former head coach Joe Paterno's first game later this month.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien says that injured star J.J. Watt is feeling much better and that it "looks decent" for him to play in the season opener against Chicago on Sept. 11.

No matter what happens when the final cuts are made, Colin Kaepernick already had the best preseason of anyone in the NFL.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — NFL coaches preach all summer about keeping the best 53 players on the roster. Sometimes, however, money gets in the way and decisions are made based as much on payroll as performance.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Looking at the New York Giants' preseason statistics, wide receiver Tavarres King seemingly deserves a spot on the 53-man roster.

TELLURIDE, Colo. (AP) — Clint Eastwood's movie about the "Miracle on the Hudson" pilot will get its world premiere during the Telluride Film Festival.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — It was Grand Theft Auto come to life: When an 11-year-old bought a video game Wednesday in Lake Charles, Louisiana, he opened the plastic case to find a bag of drugs.