Новости за 12.05.2017

SHAFTSBURY, Vt. (AP) — Two trees planted by poet Robert Frost near his home perhaps as far back as the 1920s have been toppled by high winds.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Five of the contestants vying for the Miss USA title have a message to immigrant girls and women watching the pageant this weekend: Set goals, work hard and don't stay in the shadows.

BOSTON (AP) — The ruling this week by a Massachusetts judge erasing the murder conviction of Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots player who took his life in prison, has angered the victim's family and roiled prosecutors.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins spent the first two rounds of the playoffs engaging in high-stakes games of rope-a-dope with Columbus and Washington, absorbing some hits, avoiding others and counterpunching brilliantly to get halfway to a second straight Stanley…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have signed eight of their nine draft picks, including first-rounder Taco Charlton.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Quarterback Mitch Trubisky showed off some skills at the first day of rookie camp with the Chicago Bears and they had nothing to do with performance on the field.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Star University of Minnesota running back Marion Barber Jr. left the university in 1981 for the NFL, but never earned his degree.

DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas-area military veteran will serve life imprisonment without parole for the 2013 shooting deaths of four women, including his girlfriend and estranged wife.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Fox network is getting in the Christmas spirit with its announcement Friday of "A Christmas Story," a live TV musical scheduled for December.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars have locked up a goalie with Stanley Cup Final experience in hopes of solving one of their biggest problems.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A Florida State wide receiver who warmed hearts by sitting with an autistic school child at lunch last year is attempting to overcome his own adversity and make the New York Giants.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on comedian and alum Will Ferrell's commencement talk at the University of Southern California (all times local):

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have hired five new people in their scouting department less than two weeks after this year's NFL draft.

It may be some time before we see another rookie class with as many first-year fantasy difference-makers as the 2016 crop.

DETROIT (AP) — Yale Lary, a Hall of Fame safety who helped the Detroit Lions win three NFL titles during the 1950s, has died. He was 86.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke freshman Frank Jackson will sign with an agent and remain in the NBA draft.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Cold-climate greenhouses have long been an option for increasing the limited growing season in Alaska, where fresh produce is a rarity in a harsh environment. But for many remote communities that rely on costly imported diesel…

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia police officer who was fired after he refused to shoot a black man who had a gun last year says he was just trying to uphold his oath to protect and serve the…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Norwegian authorities say initial investigation indicates that the likely cause for a helicopter accident on Norway's southwestern coast that left three Britons injured is a loose object from the chopper's fuel tank that hit a rotor.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina legislator who helped lead the fight against the state's law limiting LGBT protections is going to Washington.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Health authorities are investigating nine suspected cases of Ebola in a remote corner of northern Congo, including two deaths, the country's health minister said Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Melissa McCarthy has gone into the streets of Manhattan to lampoon White House press secretary Sean Spicer.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of department stores sank again Friday, hurt by more evidence that shoppers are turning away from them. A drop in Treasury yields also put pressure on bank stocks, and the weakness helped pull the Standard…