Новости за 02.09.2016

CHICAGO — The Latest on Bulls star Dwyane Wade’s call for Chicago to toughen gun laws (all times local): 12:30 p.m. The Chicago Police Department has released a statement in response to Dwyane Wade’s call for tougher gun laws, saying officers are waging an “unwavering” fight against criminals but need help. The statement from department

LONDON — Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will miss the derby against Manchester United after receiving a three-match ban from the English Football Association on Friday for elbowing an opponent. The FA said it retrospectively punished Aguero for violent conduct in last weekend’s win against West Ham because match officials didn’t see the incident but

Jon Polito, the prolific and raspy-voiced character actor whose more than 200 credits ranged from “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Modern Family” to the Coen Brother films “Barton Fink” and “The Big Lebowski,” has died. Polito died Thursday at City of Hope Hospital in Duarte. California, according to his manager, Maryellen Mulcahy. Polito was

Mike Mularkey has made eliminating penalties a focus for the Tennessee Titans since the offseason program started. The coach already is seeing an early payoff. Against the Oakland Raiders, Titans linebacker David Bass picked up a fumble and ran 47 yards for a touchdown in a 27-14 win. Best of all for Mularkey? Not a

NEW YORK — The new family drama “Queen Sugar” follows three estranged siblings in a rural Louisiana town as they struggle to make sense of their lives while preserving a family legacy: a failing sugar-cane farm. Nova (Rutina Wesley, “True Blood”) is a fiery journalist and activist. Charley (Dawn-Lyen Gardner, “Unforgettable”) is the wife and

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee barely survived in its season opener and the ninth-ranked Volunteers understand they likely won’t be so fortunate in their next game if they don’t play any better. A team that opened the season with its highest ranking in a decade had all its vulnerabilities exposed Thursday in a 20-13 overtime victory

ATLANTA — In a story Aug. 31 about Oxford Industries Inc.’s quarterly results — generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research — The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company owns Ben Sherman. Oxford sold the Ben Sherman clothing line in July 2015. A corrected version of the story is below: Oxford

JUBA, South Sudan — The U.N. Security Council arrived Friday in South Sudan’s capital to threaten an arms embargo and sanctions if the government rejects a plan to bring in another 4,000 peacekeepers. The rare visit focuses on the council’s decision to deploy the peacekeepers with a strengthened mandate to protect civilians after numerous reports

DAVAO, Philippines — An explosion killed at least 12 people and wounded at least 24 at a night market in President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown in the southern Philippines, a region under a heightened security alert because of a military offensive against Abu Sayyaf militants, officials said. Regional military commander Lt. Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero said

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Veteran Manny Lawson was cut by the Buffalo Bills on Friday in what became the latest in a string of offseason shuffles at outside linebacker. Now the starting pass-rushing job falls to journeyman Lorenzo Alexander, who was signed in April to fill a special teams role. Fullback Jerome Felton was also

LOS ANGELES — Jon Favreau has brought talking animals and smart-alecky superheroes to the big screen. For his next project, he’s luring miniature goblins into virtual reality to become one of the first major filmmakers to create an original work using VR. The filmmaker, who worked on promotional VR tie-ins to his recent live-action adaptation

URDAX, Spain — Valerio Conti successfully broke away Friday to win the Spanish Vuelta’s long 13th stage, while Nairo Quintana kept his overall lead. Conti, riding for Lampre-Merida, separated from a small group of escapees and rode alone to finish the hilly 213.4-kilometer (132.6-mile) route in 5 hours, 29 minutes, 4 seconds. It was the

FORT POLK, La. — The U.S. Army is seeking new homes for a herd of about 700 feral horses that roam the grounds of Fort Polk, saying they threaten soldiers who train at the Army post. The Army says fewer than 50 horses roamed the grounds 20 years ago, but the herd has grown as

NEW YORK — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local): 4:25 p.m. Novak Djokovic got another free pass at the U.S. Open, advancing when his third-round opponent, Mikhail Youzhny, stopped because of injury after only six games. This came Friday, two days after the man defending champion Djokovic was supposed to play in

CLEVELAND — Former Redskins defensive lineman Stephen Paea says he has signed with the Browns. Paea, released earlier this week by Washington, posted a photo on Twitter of him signing a contract. It included the caption: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” The 6-foot-1, 310-pound Paea will give the Browns some needed depth up

OKLAHOMA CITY — A recently released report says Oklahoma has the eighth-highest adult obesity rate in the nation. A report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation says almost 34 percent of adults in the state are obese. Louisiana is ranked number one, while West Virginia, Mississippi and Alabama tied

BECKLEY, W.Va. — Almost like a scene from the movie “The Birds,” a West Virginia school is dealing with some fowl problems. So many geese are converging around Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley that Principal Ron Cantley says after-school activities have been diverted. Even walking outside without tracking bird poop in the building is

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. said Friday that last month’s computer outage, which caused it to cancel 2,300 flights, cost $100 million in lost revenue. The airline also said that a key revenue per mile figure fell sharply in August, partly because of the outage. A fire and failure of a piece of equipment

LINCOLN, Neb. — A former state senator for a sprawling Nebraska legislative district is challenging the residency of a candidate who says he lives in a renovated machine shed. Tom Brewer and District 43 incumbent Al Davis were the only two candidates in the May primary, with Brewer getting 54 percent of vote, so under

NEW YORK — An art gallery at The New York Botanical Garden will showcase about 80 works from the collection of Rachel “Bunny” Mellon. Paintings by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol will be among the plant-themed art displayed at the Bronx gallery starting Oct. 8. Mellon was a horticulturist, philanthropist and heir to the Listerine

ROME — A French satirical weekly’s cartoon depicting victims of last week’s earthquake in Italy under layers of lasagna has angered some in the country. The Italian news agency ANSA quoted the mayor of Amatrice, the hardest-hit town where more than 230 bodies were found after the Aug. 24 quake, as calling the cartoon in

WASHINGTON — The federal government Friday banned more than a dozen chemicals long-used in antibacterial soaps, saying manufacturers failed to show they are safe and kill germs. “We have no scientific evidence that they are any better than plain soap and water,” said Dr. Janet Woodcock, the Food and Drug Administration’ drug center director, in

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Surfing team tryouts in California were interrupted by a four-legged friend who apparently wanted to get in on the fun. Surfers at Southern California’s Dana Point were shocked when a deer rushed into the ocean Thursday morning. One surfer had to kick his board out and bail out of a wave

LOS ANGELES — There’s something for everyone in movie theaters this fall. The calendar is jam-packed with romance, spectacle and jaw-dropping true life stories. Some of our most familiar franchises take bold leaps into undiscovered areas of their universes: Marvel side-steps into the metaphysical with the Benedict Cumberbatch-led “Doctor Strange” (Nov. 4), J.K. Rowling’s Harry

NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey has suspended a dentist whose practice has been linked to more than a dozen infections that caused one death and required patients to undergo heart surgeries. John Vecchione signed an agreement this week to suspend his practice until a hearing is held in early October. A report released last month