Новости за 18.02.2016

U.S. airlines are doing a slightly better job of keeping flights on schedule although more than one in five flights still arrives late.

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey - In winning a plethora of awards while ranking among the nation's top 30 in scoring, Monmouth junior guard Justin Robinson has had to overcome a lot more than being 5-foot-8.

ANDERSON, Indiana - Republican U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks says she won't apply to become the new president of Ivy Tech Community College.

NEW YORK - The New York Empire of World TeamTennis will use the famed Forest Hills Stadium as the site for its home matches.

LOS ANGELES - Donald Sutherland, 80, and Kiefer Sutherland, 49, have nearly 275 combined credits and 85 years of experience between them, and have somehow only shared the screen three times.

DENTON, Texas - New North Texas coach Seth Littrell has completed his staff with six hires, including Mike Ekeler as defensive coordinator.

SEATTLE - As homeless deaths mounted last fall in Seattle, elected officials declared an emergency, resorting to a tool often reserved for natural disasters to confront the burgeoning population of people living on the streets.

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina - After winning a game it probably should have lost, No. 20 Duke now might have to deal with the loss of another seemingly irreplaceable player.

BERLIN - The United Nations humanitarian office says it needs $1.8 billion dollars to provide critical and life-saving assistance to 13.6 million people who have been affected by the escalating conflict in Yemen.

DENVER - Marijuana has attracted many labels in its time. On Friday, Colorado lawmakers debate whether the state should give the drug one more often associated with purple carrots than purple haze - certified organic.

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's central bank said Thursday the economy contracted 4.08 percent in 2015, the worst performance since the indicator was created in 2003.

WINDHAM, Maine - A Maine high school principal recommended a football player for a prestigious athletic award weeks after learning the student had been accused of sexually assaulting two children.

NEW YORK - Coke or Pepsi? Biggie or Tupac? Growth or value?

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Before the freighter El Faro sank, the captain was warned by a text message from his vacationing second mate that a storm looming offshore was forecast to become a hurricane.

WILMINGTON, Delaware - A Delaware school district has apologized after a staff member inadvertently sent parents a sarcastic "Hurt Feelings Report" that makes fun of "whiners."

INDIANAPOLIS - The latest on a killing at a home in a suburban Indianapolis neighborhood that left a woman and her young son dead (all times local):

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida - Here we go again. Denny Hamlin has a new crew chief.

STORRS, Connecticut - UConn's men's basketball team did not report a third consecutive perfect academic progress rate to the NCAA, but the numbers for the last academic year are well within the national guidelines, which measure a school's ability to keep athletes on track to graduate.

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann will step down from office early next month, clearing the way for a much anticipated shake-up to Gov. Mike Pence's re-election effort.

BRISTOL, Connecticut - Charles Woodson has a new role in pro football: NFL analyst for ESPN.

NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police and the FBI have announced they are forming a task force to investigate the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old black man by two sheriff's deputies.

Most know Jesse Owens as an Olympic gold medalist and record-setting track star. But it took more than physical strength to overcome the discrimination he faced as a young black athlete in the United States and abroad.

Nick Merkley is used to adversity.

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has announced long-awaited economic reforms, but analysts say they'll barely have any effect in rescuing the economy.

GREENWICH, Connecticut - Fifteen years after a court ruling forced it to open its beaches to the public, the tony town of Greenwich, Connecticut, is considering whether access to a new pool should be limited to residents only.