Новости за 25.02.2016

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Jose Reyes was an inspiration to Rafael Ynoa as he grew up in the same Dominican Republic city as the four-time All-Star.

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A Somali official says a mortar attack targeting the Somali presidential palace in Mogadishu has killed three civilians, including a child.

JUBA, South Sudan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has told South Sudan's leaders that respecting the terms of a peace agreement is not an option. The leaders of the young African state are attempting to form a government of national unity as the country emerges from civil war.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Faculty dorm leaders who were previously called house masters at Harvard will now be called faculty deans.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - A contempt hearing is set for an Alabama police chief and captain accused of violating a court order in an officer's excessive-force trial.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Daniel Hudson allows himself a little extra pride this spring training.

OMAHA, Nebraska - The brother of a crew member for the TV show "Cops" who was killed by a police bullet in 2012 while filming a shootout has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Omaha.

PHOENIX - For Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun, this spring is offering him a chance to have a role he may not be all too familiar with.

CAIRO - Egyptian writers, artists and film-makers have launched a public campaign for greater freedom of creativity and expression following the jailing of a novelist on charges of violating "public modesty" through his writing.

SULLIVAN, Indiana - A sheriff says emergency medical care in a southwestern Indiana county could be stretched thin by a fire that heavily damaged three ambulances and the garage that housed them.

CINCINNATI - When Xavier went to Michigan for its third game of the season and won by 16 points, the Musketeers started thinking this season could be extraordinary. Nothing since has changed their minds.

WASHINGTON - The Washington Wizards have signed J.J. Hickson for the remainder of the season after the forward was bought out by the Denver Nuggets earlier in the week.

PEORIA, Arizona - Robinson Cano didn't spend much time dwelling on the searing comments a former assistant coach made about him. He was home in the Dominican Republic, recovering from surgery to repair a sports hernia that he played through for the final two months of last season.

WORCESTER, Massachusetts - A Connecticut man has pleaded not guilty to stealing human remains from a Massachusetts cemetery - crimes that authorities say were apparently related to Santeria religious practices.

BEIRUT - Saudi Arabia has lashed out at Lebanon, cutting off billions of dollars of aid and telling its citizens to leave the country, after Beirut sided with Iran in the fallout over the execution of a Saudi Shiite cleric, in a diplomatic dispute that threatens Lebanon's struggling economy.

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee - Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart stood by his embattled football coach during a news conference Thursday at the university, two weeks after a federal lawsuit was filed Feb. 9 in Nashville alleging that Tennessee mishandles assault complaints against athletes.

MASSAPEQUA PARK, New York - An alleged sexting scandal involving the top official in one of America's largest suburban counties was a hoax, a police detective said Thursday following a nearly three-week investigation.

WICHITA, Kansas - Gregg Marshall has gone through many senior days over the course of 30-plus years in coaching, from those at tiny Randolph-Macon and Belmont Abbey to his successful run at Wichita State.

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - The Maryland House has passed a measure prohibiting the transfer or renewal of a license plate depicting the Confederate battle flag to another vehicle.

NICOSIA, Cyprus - Cyprus cut compulsory military service Thursday from 24 months to 14 months, fulfilling a campaign promise after years of deliberations.

KISSIMMEE, Florida - If the Atlanta Braves are going to get out of the bottom of the National League scoring stats, they might have to start at the top of the batting order.

WASHINGTON - A stillbirth in Brazil is offering another clue to possible health effects of the Zika virus, this time beyond the developing brain.

OREM, Utah - After arresting a wanted man whose Facebook page included a post taunting a Utah police department, police taunted him right back.

MINNEAPOLIS - The agent for point guard Andre Miller says his client is finalizing a buyout agreement with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

MONTERREY, Mexico - Jose Rivas and Jürgen Damm scored goals in the second half on Wednesday night as Tigres defeated the Real Salt Lake 2-0 in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals series.