Новости за 29.09.2016

MIAMI — A former South Florida concert promoter who staged tours for major acts such as the Rolling Stones, Elton John and Aerosmith deserves more than 17 years in prison for running his company as a $200 million fraud scheme, a federal prosecutor told a judge Thursday. Jack Utsick, 73, should get a lengthy sentence

FRESNO, Calif. — The Latest on the superintendent of Yosemite National Park retiring (all times local): 1:55 p.m. The head of Yosemite National Park says he was offered a job transfer but chose to retire instead after employees made allegations that he created a hostile workplace. Superintendent Don Neubacher emailed park staffers Wednesday, saying he’s

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Police Department has released video footage of the arrest of a state representative who had been filming a traffic stop. Footage released Wednesday by the Little Rock Police Department show state Rep. John Walker’s arrest from the dashboard cameras in four patrol cars. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2dhqUAH

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown is approving legislation that puts California taxpayers on the hook for up to $250 million if Los Angeles is awarded the 2024 Olympics and the Games go over budget. Brown announced Thursday that he signed the bill, SB1465, by Democratic Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon of Los

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Witnesses told police a racial slur that rekindled unrest at the University of Missouri came from a white woman walking with a group of seemingly intoxicated students toppling trash cans, according a campus police report released Thursday. That account offers a few new details about Tuesday night’s incident that led to

LINCOLN, Neb. — If Nebraska’s Michael Rose-Ivey and teammates want to kneel during the national anthem again, their next opportunity will be the Nov. 5 game at Ohio State. Rose-Ivey, Mohamed Barry and DaiShon Neal each took a knee on the sideline as the anthem was sung at Northwestern last week. Their action sparked statewide

The Big Ten’s 2016 revival could be threatened by injuries. The injury bug bit the Big Ten hard during the first month of the season. No team is hurting more than Penn State, where four linebackers — three of them starters — could be missing when the Nittany Lions host Minnesota on Saturday. Coach James

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A U.S. district judge has dismissed claims made in a 2015 lawsuit that state leaders were racially motivated when they took control of the Little Rock School District and dissolved its school board. The lawsuit was filed against Arkansas Education Commissioner Johnny Key, the Arkansas Board of Education and then-Little Rock

WASHINGTON — Chair Janet Yellen said Thursday she is committed to increasing diversity throughout the Federal Reserve system, including the ranks of senior leadership. Yellen said that the Fed will benefit from greater diversity, and commercial banks will be better off with a more diverse workforce. “I am committed to improving diversity throughout our organization,”

BERLIN — A huge moving image of a laughing Adolf Hitler has prompted a shocked Berlin driver to call police. Police say they received a call Monday about the apparition, which turned out to be part of an art installation. The incident was a test for a video light show in which the faces of

WASHINGTON — The Education Department is pursuing debt collection — rather than debt relief — for nearly 80,000 former students of Corinthian Colleges, despite federal and state findings that the now-defunct for-profit chain defrauded students, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in a blistering critique of the administration’s actions. The Massachusetts Democrat reported the findings of a

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks skidded Thursday as drug companies and banks absorbed large losses. Drugmakers faced scrutiny over price increases, while banks fell as investors worried about the stability of Deutsche Bank and other financial institutions. On Thursday: The Dow Jones industrial average slid 195.79 points, or 1.1 percent, to 18,143.45. The Standard &

NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens forward Andrew Shaw has been suspended three preseason games for boarding Washington Capitals prospect Connor Hobbs. Shaw hit Hobbs into the glass from behind Tuesday during his first preseason game with the Canadiens and was given a major penalty for boarding and a game misconduct. As a result of not

BOGOTA, Colombia — The United Nations’ top human rights official says he will closely watch how special peace tribunals set up as part of Colombia’s peace process operate to make sure people who committed serious war crimes during the long conflict are held accountable. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein met

DETROIT — An Islamic academy will get $1.7 million and be allowed to build a new school after it settled a federal lawsuit against a Michigan township that initially denied its zoning request. The Michigan Islamic Academy will move ahead with plans to build the school and housing on land in Pittsfield Township, near Ann

HARTFORD, Conn. — A former Wesleyan University student who sold drugs involved in a series of on-campus overdoses was sentenced to a year and a day in prison on Thursday. Eric Lonergan, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, appeared in federal court in Hartford. He pleaded guilty in November to one count of conspiracy to possess

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Florida Gators have an opportunity Saturday to prove they can shake off not just one, but two ugly hangovers. The 23rd-ranked Gators visit Vanderbilt on Saturday, a week after blowing a 21-point lead in being routed 38-28 by the Tennessee Volunteers. If any Gators need a reminder to focus on a

CLEVELAND — Kevin Garnett never imagined himself coaching. Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue is making him consider it. Lue said he has discussed a position on his staff with Garnett, the 15-time All-Star who recently retired after 21 seasons in the NBA. “I talked to him about it. I know his wife is pushing for

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh man has 30 days to figure out how to catch a noisy rooster or the city will penalize him. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2duCZRN ) the rooster’s piercing calls have plagued residents for years. Because it appears to live on Henry Gaston’s property, it has put him in violation of the

WASHINGTON — Sure, the Washington Nationals would love to lock up home-field advantage in the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. What Dusty Baker is more concerned about is getting ready for the playoffs, and that includes having pitcher Joe Ross ready to go, whether that’s as a starter or reliever. Working his

MADRID — Wayne Rooney finally made a difference for Manchester United this season, setting up Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s goal two minutes after being summoned off the bench to help them beat Ukraine’s Zorya Luhansk 1-0 in the Europa League on Thursday. Inter Milan fell 3-1 at Sparta Prague to lose its second in a row in

MINNEAPOLIS — A legal wrinkle in Prince’s estate case shows you might not have to be a blood relative to inherit some of the late rock superstar’s sizable fortune. No will has surfaced since Prince accidentally overdosed on painkillers in April, so his sister, Tyka Nelson, and five half-siblings are likely to be declared rightful

SAN DIEGO — Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Thursday said the U.S. will “sharpen our military edge” in Asia and the Pacific in order to remain a dominant power in a region feeling the effects of China’s rising military might. Carter made the pledge in a speech aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in

NEW YORK — A major Wall Street hedge fund has agreed to pay more than $400 million to settle charges accusing it of using a web of brazen middlemen to pay bribes to African officials, authorities said Thursday. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced in Washington that it reached a $200 million civil settlement in

UNITED NATIONS — Amnesty International is calling on the U.N. Security Council to take action over reports that the Sudanese government has used chemical weapons in Darfur. The British-based human rights group released a report Thursday detailing at least 30 chemical attacks they say took place in the Jebel Marra area over the past eight