Новости за 02.10.2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer for a Nevada woman alleging that soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo raped her in 2009 calls her client “emotionally fragile” and says she accepted a settlement back then because she never wanted her name made public. Attorney Larissa Drohobyczer (droh-HO’-bit-zer) said Tuesday that Kathryn Mayorga is currently out of the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney has named Jill Soltau, who most recently served as president and CEO of fabric and crafts chain Jo-Ann Stores, to be its next CEO, effective Oct. 15. Soltau, a 30-year retail veteran, succeeds Marvin Ellison, who resigned this past summer to take the top job at home improvement chain […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 31-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2015 assassination attempt on a state judge outside her home. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel sentenced Chimene Onyeri in Austin on Tuesday, months after a jury found Onyeri guilty of multiple counts of fraud, racketeering and other charges. […]

The Seahawks are undefeated in the NFC West. But where do they stand in the updated NFL power rankings? Behold the updated weekly list of contenders and pretenders, ranked from the top of the list to the very bottom.

MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana prosecutor says his office will confer with Mississippi counterparts before trying a man who has been accused of murder in both states. Assistant District Attorney Geary Aycock tells The News-Star of Monroe that no decision has been made on trying Quinton Tellis there after a Mississippi jury couldn’t reach […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Another attempt by the National Football League to stop a legal showdown over the move of the Rams from St. Louis to Los Angeles has been turned away. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a Missouri appeals court issued a ruling Tuesday that allows a lawsuit to proceed. The St. Louis […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphians are using the city’s latest sports mascot to protest a visit by President Donald Trump. About 100 protesters gathered Tuesday outside of the Philadelphia Convention Center where Trump addressed the National Electrical Contractors Convention. Several carried homemade signs of the Flyers’ new mascot Gritty, a bearded orange monster. Gritty drew mixed […]

Penn State is stopping the use of helicopters to make announcements outside the football stadium after a state police chopper flew so low over an unruly tailgating crowd that it sent tents and other items flying. A Penn State Police spokeswoman said Tuesday it won’t use a helicopter to make crowd announcements until the issue […]

Steven Morphis, 67, was bludgeoned to death on Sept. 19, allegedly by a Tacoma man who with his wife conspired to kill him in order to steal his house and nearly 7-acre property outside of Renton.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A debate between Oregon’s main gubernatorial candidates will feature youth asking the questions. The meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. features Democratic Gov. Kate Brown, Republican Knute Buehler and Patrick Starnes of the Independent Party. Buehler, a prominent Republican in the Oregon Legislature, beat two main rivals in the GOP gubernatorial primary. […]

A star at powerhouse Allen High School outside Dallas, Levi Onwuzurike is starting to realize some of his potential at UW too.

What's coming and going on Hulu in October.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An environmental group has filed a federal lawsuit contending state officials are violating federal law by failing to prevent toxic discharge from the abandoned Triumph Mine in central Idaho. The Idaho Conservation League in the lawsuit filed last month says Idaho officials are discharging arsenic and other pollutants from the former […]

What's coming and going on HBO Now in October.

The Tahoma Bears, who finished fifth in last year's state tournament, were ranked No. 1 in the first Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association rankings of the season.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal authorities say hundreds of guns that were stolen from a United Parcel Service facility in Tennessee have been recovered in the Chicago area. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said most of the roughly 400 guns stolen from a UPS facility in Memphis were found Tuesday in […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey music teacher and singer-songwriter who performs for children at synagogues, Jewish community centers and camps nationwide has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for receiving child pornography. Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say Eric Komar must also register as a sex offender as part of the […]

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska prosecutors say authorities were legally justified in their use of deadly force in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Fairbanks man last Christmas Eve. A report released Monday says Alaska State Troopers and Fairbanks police fired on Cody Eyre after he ignored repeated requests to put down his gun and […]

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has never been through a training camp like this. Spoelstra’s rule for training camp has usually been that there’s a strict players-only policy at team events. He even has preferred getting out of Miami for camp, just so the team can be around each other without distraction. But this year, […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines says it’s partnering with a pet travel pod startup, as Delta changes its prices and policy for transporting passengers’ animal companions. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Tuesday that Delta has struck a long-term partnership with CarePod. Delta says the Singapore-based firm will help it carry and monitor pets better […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say vandals toppled a 100-year-old Viking statue along a river running through Philadelphia. Authorities found the 7-foot-4-inch statue of Thorfinn Karlsefni submerged in the Schuylkill (SKOO’-kul) River around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. The statue represents the Icelandic explorer who is thought to have visited America around 1004 A.D. No arrests have been […]

Trains have been slowing in the affected area for more than a week.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian church has criticized a referendum seeking to ban same-sex marriage, saying the government is trying to divert voters’ attention from other issues. The Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession, a German-speaking Protestant group, said Tuesday that marriage was clearly defined in civil law. It said the purpose of the Oct. […]

The schools that were locked down were Baker Middle School, Birney Elementary School and Fernhill Elementary School.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A man who spent nearly two months in jail after being accused of shooting at a Louisiana police officer has been freed, as evidence indicated that only the officer fired a gun. Twenty-one-year-old Raheem Howard was released early Tuesday. He had faced a charge of attempted murder of a Baton […]