Новости за 12.08.2016

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Atlantic Coast Conference athletic directors are holding off on going to a nine-game league football schedule. League spokeswoman Amy Yakola said in a text message to The Associated Press that the ADs had “good further discussions” in a Friday morning conference call but made no decision on scheduling changes. The idea has

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A soldier accused of killing his 14-year-old girlfriend’s mother says the girl did it, not him, and he helped dispose of evidence only because she claimed to be pregnant. Army Spc. Caleb Barnes’ testimony Friday came after the now-15-year-old Jamie Silvonek surprisingly took the stand in his defense. She was slotted to

YANGON, Myanmar — Some ethnic rebel groups in Myanmar are expressing concern that a critical peace conference with the government has been scheduled for too early a date, limiting the opportunities for all parties to participate and jeopardizing the chances of success. State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s de facto leader, announced this week

PHILADELPHIA — Doug Pederson didn’t take it easy on his prize rookie quarterback. Near the end of the first half of the Eagles’ preseason opener against Tampa Bay, Philadelphia’s first-year head coach sent Carson Wentz onto the field to run the two-minute offense. Hey, why not? Give the kid a test right away. “It was

ALBANY, Ga. — A federal judge later this fall could finalize ConAgra Foods’ $11.2 million settlement of a criminal case stemming from the sale of Peter Pan peanut butter tainted with salmonella. Court records show U.S. District Court Judge W. Louis Sands told attorneys Thursday to submit possible dates for a plea hearing after Oct.

LONDON — Britain’s opposition Labour Party has the right to prevent tens of thousands of new members from voting in the party’s leadership contest, Britain’s Court of Appeal ruled Friday. The left-of-center party is in turmoil amid an attempt to unseat leader Jeremy Corbyn. The party’s more centrist members consider the 67-year-old left-winger ineffective and

RIO DE JANEIRO — Simone Biles and Mallory Pugh are the fresh U.S. faces of the Rio Games. Up next: Ashima Shiraishi. The 15-year-old rock climber’s sport debuts at the Tokyo Games in four years, and the daughter of Japanese immigrants is an early favorite to serve as the next American teen Olympic sensation. “She’s

LAKE WALES, Fla. — A Florida man and his mother are facing child neglect charges after authorities say they left a 3-year-old girl alone in a sports utility vehicle while they shopped at a Wal-Mart store. Lake Wales police Lt. David Black said in a news release that a customer saw the child Wednesday afternoon

COVINGTON, Ky. — A northern Kentucky woman has been sentenced to nearly 19 years in prison after providing drugs to her jailed daughter, who later died of an overdose. Local news outlets report that 44-year-old Kimberly Mullins of Crittenden was sentenced Thursday to 224 months in federal prison on charges of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl

BUFORD, Ga. — Police are trying to identify the remains of a woman whose skull and bones were found in a suitcase along a Georgia interstate northeast of Atlanta. The investigation into the macabre case began after a state construction worker found the remains July 29. On Friday, Gwinnett County police released a description of

WASECA, Minn. — A teenager who planned to attack his Minnesota school in 2014 said he made “a very bad decision” to stockpile bomb-making materials and wishes he hadn’t done it. In his first interview since his arrest two years ago, John LaDue told the Waseca County News (http://bit.ly/2b2Bb0y ) that he is trying to

PHILADELPHIA — Police say a 6-year-old boy has been shot in Philadelphia, marking the second shooting of a 6-year-old in the city this week. Police say the boy was shot once in the chest and once in the right leg Thursday in the Germantown section of the city. He is listed in critical condition and

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — As the Baltimore Ravens grind through another training camp practice, Joe Flacco drops back gingerly to throw. The quarterback has a metal brace wrapped around his left knee and is the only player on the field in a red jersey. He’s wearing No. 5, but it might as well read: Do

ATHENS, Ga. — The championship mandate for new Georgia coach Kirby Smart could not be clearer. Mark Richt’s firing despite a school-record .740 winning percentage left no question about Georgia’s goal of glory. Averaging almost 10 wins per season was not sufficient when his era ended with a 10-year title drought. Richt closed his 15-year

Mobile apps that allow users to create their own emojis or share the stylized images of NBA star Stephen Curry and other celebrities are paying off for a small upstate New York company. Moji Maker— with its mix-and-match menu of happy, angry or goofy faces — was the No. 2 paid app on the iTunes

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University has brought in more money during the previous fiscal year than ever before — nearly $944 million. The Herald-Times (http://bit.ly/2blrgVL ) reports that the money accounts for research funding and private philanthropy dollars. This year’s amount is an increase from nearly $767 million in fiscal year 2015. The largest chunk

RIO DE JANEIRO — Egyptian judo fighter Islam El Shehaby was loudly booed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after his first-round loss to Israel’s fifth-ranked Or Sasson, when El Shehaby refused to shake Sasson’s hand, in a major breach of judo etiquette. Sasson defeated El Shehaby with two throws for an automatic victory, with

PARIS — A French court rejected a demand Friday to close 72 eateries and shops in the makeshift migrant camp in the northern port city of Calais, but the prefecture said it will continue legal action against what it calls a dangerous underground economy. The Lille court turned down the demand of the Prefecture of

NEW ORLEANS — The Latest on flooding in the Deep South (all times local): 9 a.m. Louisiana authorities have rescued 72 people and seven pets out of neighborhoods after flooding in southeast Tangipahoa Parish. Parish President Robby Miller says shelters have been open in the town of Amite and Hammond city for those who were

U.S. businesses increased their inventories modestly in June, as retailers continued to stock up. But factories reduced stockpiles for the 12th straight month. The Commerce Department said overall business inventories rose 0.2 percent in June, same as in May. Business sales shot up 1.2 percent in June, biggest jump since February 2013. Retailers recorded a

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local): 9:45 a.m. Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street Friday after U.S. retail sales and producer price index come in softer than expected in July. Weakness seen as sign of consumer caution, although falling gasoline prices also contributed. Retail earnings

QUINCY, Ill. — State officials have confirmed a third new case of Legionnaires’ disease at a western Illinois veterans’ home since an outbreak there last year killed 12 people and sickened 54. The directors of the Illinois departments of veterans’ affairs and public health said in a statement Thursday that three residents have tested positive

ALEXANDRIA, Ind. — Organizers of a central Indiana holiday toy drive say about $1,300 worth of stolen presents have been returned. Alexandria Toy Drive organizer Terri Brenner reported that the presents were stolen on Wednesday afternoon while volunteers were moving the gifts from one storage unit to another storage unit. Brenner tells The (Anderson) Herald-Bulletin

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s interior minister says a blacklisted American citizen will be deported once a joint interrogation team completes its work. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said in Islamabad Friday that Matthew Barrett submitted incorrect information in a visa application at the Pakistani consulate five years after his previous deportation. Barrett, a 33-year-old Alabama native had

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — GE Appliances has announced that it will close its Bloomington plant later this month, putting more than 300 people out of work. The (Bloomington) Herald-Times reports (http://bit.ly/2aMBBaR ) that the company in June announced its intent to close the plant but on Thursday confirmed the plant would close Aug. 26. GE said