Новости за 27.09.2016

PHOENIX — The Pac-12, in some respects, has gone according to plan so far this season with No. 7 Stanford and No. 10 Washington leading the North Division. For the most part, though, the conference has been filled with surprises through the first four weeks of the season. Colorado tied for the lead in the

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed higher after a survey showed consumer confidence is at a nine-year high, a sign Americans will keep spending in the months to come. Technology and consumer stocks made the largest gains. On Tuesday: The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 133.47 points, or 0.7 percent, to 18,228.30. The Standard &

LOS ANGELES — Selena Gomez isn’t keeping her Instagram account to herself. The pop star has become the most followed celebrity on the popular photo sharing site. Gomez’s Instagram account became the first to hit the 100-million follower mark this week. The “Hands to Myself” and “Same Old Love” signer now tops such fellow celebrity

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Copenhagen needed an own-goal in the second half to kick-start a 4-0 victory over Club Brugge in Group G of the Champions League on Tuesday. After a dull first half in which Copenhagen had most of the scoring chances, the home team only really came to life after Club Brugge defender Stefano

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Authorities say a central Florida city commissioner has been charged with illegally moving into a dead woman’s home. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says in a news release that Kissimmee City Commissioner Sara Shaw was arrested Tuesday and charged with grand theft and fraudulently using a dead person’s identification number. Her

LEICESTER, England — Islam Slimani kept up his hot streak against Porto by scoring Leicester’s first-half goal in a 1-0 victory in the Champions League on Tuesday, maintaining the English champions’ 100 percent start to Group G. The Algeria striker headed home from close range off a pinpoint cross by international teammate Riyad Mahrez in

PANAMA CITY — Panama has formally asked the United States to extradite former President Ricardo Martinelli in connection with a phone-tapping controversy, the country’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. The case involves allegations that the phones of dozens of business, opposition and labor leaders were tapped by Martinelli’s 2009-2014 government. The foreign ministry said the extradition

NEW YORK — Three contractors have been picked to work on the expansion and transformation of Manhattan’s Penn Station, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday, a key step in the construction of what he called a “world class, 21st-century transportation hub.” The three companies selected for the work are Skanska AB, Vornado Realty LP

MOSCOW — Tottenham coped well despite injury problems to put its Champions League campaign back on track Tuesday with a 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow. Son Heung-min scored the winning goal, his fifth of the season, in the 71st minute to keep up his good form in the absence of injured Harry Kane. Tottenham —

AUSTIN, Texas — A third man has been arrested on allegations that he conspired to kill a Texas judge outside her home last year. Marcellus Burgin, who lives in suburban Houston, was taken into custody late Monday in New Orleans. Federal agents spotted Burgin in Houston last week, but he fled in a vehicle and

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man arrested last month after filming a Portland police precinct from a sports utility vehicle filled with weapons and ammunition is back in jail after authorities say he violated terms of his pretrial release by staring into the garage of a federal worker. Eric Crowl, a 39-year-old computer specialist, was on

TUKWILA, Wash. — It’s now certain that Clint Dempsey’s 2016 season is over and his future beyond this year may be in doubt too. The Seattle Sounders announced Tuesday that Dempsey will miss the remainder of the season due to an irregular heartbeat that has sidelined him for more than a month. Seattle general manger

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Carnival Corp., up $1.88 to $48.35 The cruise line operator reported strong third-quarter results and raised its guidance. Kite Pharma Inc., up $5.06 to $60.04 The drug developer reported good results for an experimental lymphoma treatment. American Express Co., up 86 cents to $64.28

NEW ORLEANS — A country music festival bumped from LSU’s Tiger Stadium for two years by offseason renovations will be held next Memorial Day weekend in New Orleans, and the Superdome could become its permanent home, an official said Tuesday. Next year’s Country Music Superfest will have a new feature: a free outdoor concert Friday

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota freshman defensive end Tai’yon Devers will miss the game at Penn State because of a left ankle injury. Devers has forced a fumble on all three of his sacks this season, including a highlight-reel hit last week on Colorado State’s Collin Hill that knocked off the quarterback’s helmet. Devers was hurt later

TRENTON, N.J. — The sister of a man charged with setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York and injuring more than 30 people this month told police in August 2014 that he was getting ready to hit her with a dumbbell and stabbed another brother in the leg when he jumped in to

CHANTILLY, Va. — Airline pilots and air traffic controllers are on schedule to switch to text communications at most of the nation’s busiest airports by the end of the year, a milestone that holds the potential to reduce delays, prevent errors and save billions of dollars in fuel cost, says the Federal Aviation Administration. Controllers

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Organizers of a cultural festival in Haiti celebrating the Afro-Caribbean LGBTQ community said Tuesday that it has been called off due to numerous threats of violence and a subsequent prohibition by a government commissioner. The four-day Massimadi film, art and performance event was supposed to start Tuesday in the capital, Port-au-Prince, but

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Udonis Haslem took a look around the first Miami Heat team meeting of the season after their arrival in the Bahamas and was struck by a sobering realization. He’s the last one left. When the Heat first came to these islands for training camp three years ago, they had a roster

PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio — A second woman has died after a car drove into a crowd of dancers last month at a community concert in suburban Cleveland. Parma Heights police say 68-year-old Hinckley resident Nancy Gielas died Monday at a hospital. The Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) County medical examiner’s office says another woman, 61-year-old Parma Heights resident

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs says because Georgia overlooked him in the recruiting process doesn’t provide an extra chip on his shoulder as he prepares to face his home-state school. “Who you’re playing shouldn’t really affect your intensity level and the chip you play with,” Dobbs said. “You should play hard each and

AUBURN, Ala. — Gus Malzahn has made one of the tougher calls of his career after Auburn’s 1-2 start. The coach whose offense propelled the Tigers into two national championship games turned the play calling reins over to offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee starting with last Saturday night’s win over LSU. It’s something Malzahn had been

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Board of Regents say the bulk of a potential 5 percent, or $28 million, cut in state aid for universities in the system would affect the University of Kansas, the University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas State University. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/2dwZ5DI ) reports that the possible cuts were

PHILADELPHIA — Workers at the Philadelphia Zoo have finally determined the gender of a baby gorilla born last month, and it’s a girl. The baby gorilla’s 21-year-old mother, Honi, had been holding it so closely after its birth Aug. 26 that zookeepers couldn’t confirm if it was male or female. The zoo is encouraging the

WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals’ World Series hopes took a serious blow Tuesday when All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos was diagnosed with a torn ACL in his right knee. Ramos is out for the rest of the season, including the playoffs, taking one of the most valuable players and a consistent power bat out of Washington’s