Новости за 09.08.2016

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday dealt another defeat to New Jersey's yearslong attempt to legalize sports betting, setting aside the state's challenge to a federal betting ban.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves will play three exhibition games at neutral sites this fall, before returning home to wrap up the preseason.

NEW YORK (AP) — A little less than two years ago, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's North Korea comedy, "The Interview," spawned the hack of Sony Pictures and a crisis unlike any previous in Hollywood. The experience hasn't done much…

Work on Nebraska 2 will shut down the 14th Street intersection for three nights beginning Tuesday (Aug. 9) at 7 p.m.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Television viewers know there's a mind-boggling array of shows to attempt to watch. John Landgraf, the chief executive of FX Networks, predicted change is coming but not until the number of scripted series peaks at…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has delayed sentencing until Aug. 25 for bounce musician Big Freedia, who pleaded guilty in March to the theft of federal Section 8 housing voucher funds.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Advocates who want to end beer sales in Whiteclay are calling on state officials to enforce liquor laws in the Nebraska town or revoke the licenses of its four beer stores.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Penny Taylor and her Australian teammates knew what was at stake.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton wants to get as close as possible to Michael Phelps and Simone Biles. So she's spending more than $13 million on political ads at the Olympics — while Donald Trump is sitting on the sidelines.

DENVER (AP) — Dierks Bentley and OneRepublic will perform live before the NFL kicks off its season Sept. 8 with the Super Bowl champion Broncos hosting the Carolina Panthers, the team Denver beat for the title.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Donald Glover says his decision to not return to "Community" for its series finale on Yahoo! wasn't a reflection of his time on the show.

AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — The insurer Geico has announced plans to add 600 jobs in western New York over six years with the state expected to provide $4 million in support.

Texas Rangers designated hitter Prince Fielder is expected to announce his retirement during a news conference on Wednesday, according to Fox Sports. Fielder has not played since July 19 after it was confirmed that he had herniated a disk in…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bryce Dallas Howard remembers as a child watching the 1977 film "Pete's Dragon" on repeat until the VHS was worn out. She even hung onto her old "Pete's Dragon" board book to read it to her…

Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Lane Johnson is reportedly facing a 10-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Johnson, who signed a five-year, $52.25 million contract extension in February, is appealing the punishment.

Lincoln Industries on Tuesday announced that it has promoted Bill Ellerbee to president.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Before the Rams left town in January, the St. Louis Blues were in line to get an outdoor NHL stadium series game — but not the big one.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man suspected of a robbery in San Diego has been captured in Nebraska.

NEW YORK (AP) — Qatar's Al Jazeera English and Brazil's TV Globo have received two nominations apiece for International Emmys in the news and current affairs categories.

"Textbook" (Dutton), by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

It's a pretty awesome image : Michael Phelps, posing with a crowd of smiling barbers and customers after getting a haircut on his way to the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy has been released from a Miami hospital after spending the night there with an undisclosed illness and the plan is for him to manage against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It's been an impressive start to the Rio Games for the three Olympic rookies on the U.S. women's basketball team.

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts will be without starting defensive end Kendall Langford for three to four weeks after having arthroscopic surgery on his injured knee.