Новости за 05.11.2016

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Jeff George Jr. threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns Saturday, the second a 16-yard strike to Sam Mays that gave Illinois a 31-27 win over Michigan State.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be campaigning in Florida on Saturday as the race tightens.

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins tight end Jordan Cameron was placed on injured reserve Saturday and will miss the rest of the season because of a concussion that threatens his career.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals have declined their $7 million option on Luke Hochevar, the right-hander whose season was cut short by surgery in August to relieve numbness caused by thoracic outlet syndrome.

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday reinstated an Arizona law that makes it a felony to collect early ballots, stepping into a contentious political issue days before the presidential election and dealing a blow to Democratic get…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Barack Obama struck back at Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey on Saturday for using footage of the Democrat praising Toomey's courage in a TV campaign ad in his life-or-death re-election bid in Pennsylvania.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Harvard men's soccer team has apologized for sexual comments made about members of the women's soccer team that led the Ivy League school to suspend the men's team for the rest of the season.

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor's assistant football coaches have disputed claims by school regents that former coach Art Briles knew of a gang rape involving a player.

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Islamic State fighters launched counterattacks Saturday against Iraqi special forces in eastern Mosul, emerging from populated areas deeper in the city to target the troops with mortars and suicide car bombs in clashes that raged late…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has denounced the "scandalous" amounts of money that governments and world institutions have found to save ailing banks but not suffering people, including migrants who are dying as they try to cross the Mediterranean…

NEW YORK (AP) — Sevyn Streeter and the Philadelphia 76ers have decided on a date for the singer to come back and perform the national anthem after the team didn't allow her to sing wearing a "We Matter" jersey.

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Bethel is on its way to having its first football team.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Long lines of voters outside a Mexican grocery store polling place in Las Vegas were a welcome sign for groups that have labored for months to translate Nevada's high Latino population into voting power.

There's apparently no place like home for running back Knile Davis.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have brought back Knile Davis, completing a bizarre odyssey for the running back that began with a trade from Kansas City to Green Bay and included a fleeting moment with the New York…

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — We've been here before. Whether it was Geneva in Switzerland, Troutbeck in New York or Greentree in Pennsylvania, the leaders of Cyprus' rival Greek- and Turkish-speaking communities have often locked horns in foreign resorts to thrash…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Tens of thousands of South Koreans poured into the streets of downtown Seoul on Saturday, using words including "treason" and "criminal" to demand that President Park Geun-hye step down amid an explosive political scandal.

HOCEIMA, Morocco (AP) — The anger is palatable in Hoceima, a Moroccan port on the Mediterranean Sea. It has ignited protests across the country and threatens to cloud Morocco's image as it prepares to host two weeks of high-profile U.N.…

NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Yoenis Cespedes has opted out of the remaining two years of his contract with the New York Mets to become a free agent again.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills coach Rex Ryan expects Percy Harvin to play at Seattle on Monday night, less than a week after Buffalo lured the receiver out of retirement.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Known for its bright lights, Las Vegas is serving as the pilot site for a new off-the-grid technology that relies on a combination of footsteps and sunlight to brighten sidewalks.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi special forces cleared buildings on Saturday in neighborhoods they entered in eastern Mosul a day earlier, losing some ground in counterattacks after pushing out Islamic State militants in their drive to take back the city.

BEIRUT (AP) — An offensive by Syrian insurgents aimed at the government-held part of the northern city of Aleppo has killed at least 74 civilians, including 25 children, an opposition monitoring group said Saturday.

ROME (AP) — Hooded youths from an anti-government protest attacked Italian police in Florence with cobblestones, sticks and other objects Saturday, prompting police to respond with tear gas.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's moderate President Hassan Rouhani has appointed a woman as the head of the country's tourism and cultural heritage department.