Новости за 21.01.2016

TAMPA, Florida - Mike Smith is back in the NFL as a defensive coordinator and eager to help new coach Dirk Koetter lift the Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of the NFC South basement.

PULLMAN, Washington - Planned Parenthood says it will reopen its clinic in Pullman, Washington, six months after the facility was damaged by arson.

ELOY, Arizona - Colombian musician Juanes and singer John Legend met immigrants at a jail in Arizona on Wednesday before performing for a small crowd outside the facility to draw attention to immigration.

PHILADELPHIA - Five people were indicted in federal court on charges they took part in an alleged scheme to steal biopharmaceutical trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline and sell them to competitors in China.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera says he has spoken with linebacker Shaq Thompson about a profanity-laced, derogatory message directed at the Seattle Seahawks and their fans that appeared on social media this week.

NEW YORK - A U.S. citizen on Wednesday became the second person to plead guilty in connection with a bribery scandal at the United Nations, tearfully admitting that she bribed a former president of the U.N. General Assembly to gain his support for business ventures.

DALLAS - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is defending the daily fantasy sports industry the Texas attorney general considers illegal.

TRENTON, New Jersey - Dozens of makers of medicines and diagnostic tests have joined together in an unprecedented effort to tackle "superbugs" - infections that increasingly don't respond to drugs and threaten millions of people in countries rich and poor.

BALTIMORE - A Baltimore judge on Wednesday rejected prosecutors' request to force an officer whose trial ended in a hung jury to testify against three of his fellow officers facing charges in the death of Freddie Gray.

TEMPE, Arizona - Statistically, Michael Floyd ranks third among the Arizona Cardinals' trio of talented receivers.

DETROIT - Al Avila says it was around Christmas that the Detroit Tigers' offseason changed.

CORAL GABLES, Florida - With worries about terrorism heightened following attacks in France and California, baseball owners began their two-day meeting Wednesday by discussing threat protection with the U.S. Homeland Security secretary.

NEWARK, Delaware - SLM Corp. on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street's expectations but issued a weaker-than-expected forecast for profit this year.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - The Carolina Panthers problem hasn't been building big leads this season, it has been keeping them.

LOS ANGELES - The powerful California agency that manages development along the state's fabled coastline may oust its top executive soon, setting up a battlefront between environmentalists and developers who frequently clash over projects large and small.

OKLAHOMA CITY - A former Oklahoma City police officer convicted of raping and sexually victimizing eight women while on duty has filed a request for a new trial on the eve of his sentencing.

SEATTLE - The Seattle Sounders have bolstered their midfield before the start of training camp by signing veteran Michael Farfan.

WEST POINT, New York - A West Point cadet accused of sexually assaulting a fellow cadet he was dating was described by his accuser at his court martial on Wednesday as having an explosive side to his personality.

CORAL GABLES, Florida - Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner says reliever Aroldis Chapman is "innocent until proven otherwise."

KEY WEST, Florida - Defending champion Bella Mente, skippered by Hap Fauth of Minneapolis, has taken the lead in the Maxi 72 class more than halfway through the Quantum Key West Race Week sailing regatta.

LAS VEGAS - Criminal charges were added Wednesday against a 24-year-old woman already facing murder and child endangerment charges after authorities say she intentionally plowed a car into a crowd of pedestrians on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk.

SEATTLE - The Seattle Sounders have announced a significant club event for Thursday with all indications pointing toward the signing of Stanford star Jordan Morris.

MARION, Alabama - Tuberculosis, a global scourge, has mostly been eradicated in the United States, but minorities and poor people who lack regular health care remain vulnerable.

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NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania - Prosecutors pursuing sex-assault charges against Bill Cosby say he wants special treatment in trying to have the case thrown out even before the first evidence hearing.