Новости за 06.12.2015

ATLANTA - A former Habersham County deputy sheriff is set to face trial on charges over her role in setting up a "no-knock" drug raid that severely injured a toddler when a flash grenade detonated in his playpen.

TUNICA, Mississippi - A statement from the Tunica Airport says there was minimal damage to actor Morgan Freeman's plane in a forced landing.

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana - A former state legislator is seeking the southwestern Indiana congressional seat now held by Republican Larry Bucshon (boo-SHAHN').

CINCINNATI - Shayla Cooper scored all of her season-high 18 points in the first half to lead six players in double figures and No. 10 Ohio State beat Cincinnati 105-76 on Sunday.

A decade before winning three national championships at Alabama, Nick Saban was the coach at Michigan State.

HILDALE, Utah - A public high school that reopened two years ago in a polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border now has a basketball team, the latest sign the town is trying to embrace efforts to grow into modern society.

LISBON, Portugal - Estoril and Arouca had to wait for late goals in the Portuguese league on Sunday.

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta - Lindsey Vonn won a super-G race Sunday to complete a sweep of World Cup races at Lake Louise for the third time in her career.

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Blues forward Steve Ott will be sidelined for three months with a hamstring injury after he was hurt in the first period of a loss to Toronto on Saturday.

HOUSTON - A University of Houston athletic department official says the school will end its contract with a security company after reviewing video of one of the guards hitting a fan in the head area following the Cougars win over Temple.

GLENDALE, Arizona - The Arizona Coyotes have claimed forward Viktor Tikhonov off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks.

LAKE WORTH, Florida - The cremated remains of 14 war veterans and the spouses of seven other service members have been laid to rest years after their deaths.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has lit a candle to symbolize hope for migrants at the same moment a Christmas tree was illuminated in front of St. Francis' Basilica in Assisi.

CASPER, Wyoming - Jerry Palen, creator of the "Stampede" comic strip for more than 40 years, says he is retiring and will stop producing new cartoons on Jan. 1, 2016.

NEWRY, Maine - Santa and his helpers hit the ski slopes to spread some holiday cheer on Sunday.

BAYARD, Nebraska - Authorities are investigating a man's death after a Western Nebraska farmer found his body sealed inside a 55-gallon barrel.

CHICAGO - Authorities in Utah are looking for Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler's brother-in-law, who went missing more than a week ago.

ATLANTA - Georgia hired Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart as its new head coach on Sunday, hoping he can accomplish what been routine for the Crimson Tide but eluded Mark Richt during his 15 years between the hedges:

NEWCASTLE, England - Martin Skrtel scored his seventh Premier League own goal as relegation-threatened Newcastle upset Liverpool 2-0 on Sunday.

LILLEHAMMER, Norway - Norway showed off its cross-country skiing dominance by having the top three teams in a men's World Cup relay on Sunday and winning the women's race by nearly two minutes.

PARIS - Michel Platini is hopeful that a new memo allegedly showing a payment agreement with suspended FIFA boss Sepp Blatter will clear his name in a corruption case and re-ignite the Frenchman's bid to become the next president of world soccer's governing body.

Top-seeded Clemson will play No. 4 Oklahoma at the Orange Bowl and No. 2 Alabama gets No. 3 Michigan State at the Cotton Bowl in the New Year's Eve semifinals of the College Football Playoff.

OAKLAND, California - The Oakland Athletics filled a key need a day before the start of baseball's winter meetings, agreeing to a $22 million, three-year contract with free-agent reliever Ryan Madson, a person with direct knowledge of the deal said.

Alabama and Michigan State are playing in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl in a stadium where both teams have already been this year.

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida - Another year, another Clemson vs. Oklahoma bowl game.