Новости за 09.10.2016

WILLISTON, Vt. — The Latest on a wrong-way crash that killed five Vermont high school students (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Vermont State Police have released the identities of five high school students killed in a crash caused by a wrong-way driver in Williston, Vermont. The teenagers were all riding in one car when a

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts got Andrew Luck on track by playing fast Sunday. Now they’ll try to use the same strategy to save their season. After hearing the clamor for changes all week, the Colts cranked up the pace, took their first halftime lead of the season and, yes, even managed to pull out

MINNEAPOLIS — Adam Thielen caught a touchdown pass to cap Minnesota’s opening drive and finished with a career-high 127 yards, and the Vikings defense flustered Brock Osweiler and the Houston Texans on their way to a 31-13 victory on Sunday. Marcus Sherels returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown and Cordarelle Patterson scored on

CLEVELAND — Tom Brady, looking razor-sharp at times and relatively rust-free after serving his four-game “Deflategate” suspension, passed for 406 yards and three touchdowns to Martellus Bennett in his hyped return and the New England Patriots thumped the Cleveland Browns 33-13 on Sunday. Brady was back — much to the relief of teammates and New

DETROIT — Matt Prater kicked a 29-yard field goal with 1:28 left and Darius Slay made an over-the-shoulder interception on the next snap, helping the Detroit Lions hand Carson Wentz his first loss with a 24-23 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. The Lions (2-3) had lost three straight. The Eagles (3-1) turned the

BALTIMORE — The Washington Redskins used an 85-yard punt return by Jamison Crowder and an uncharacteristically strong performance by their defense to beat the Baltimore Ravens 16-10 on Sunday. It was the third straight win for the Redskins (3-2), who came in with the league’s 29th-ranked defense. Washington allowed a touchdown on the game’s opening

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger passed for 380 yards and four touchdowns and the surging Pittsburgh Steelers pulled away in the second half for a 31-13 win over the New York Jets on Sunday. Sammie Coates caught six passes for a career-high 139 yards and two scores, including a 72-yard catch-and-run for a score on Pittsburgh’s

SAN FRANCISCO — Officials say two children pulled out of the San Francisco Bay in critical condition after a recreational sailboat carrying 30 people capsized are doing well and one has been released from the hospital. The San Francisco Fire Department says one of the children was released Sunday, and another who required CPR remains

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Marcus Mariota threw for three touchdowns and ran for another score, helping the Tennessee Titans overcome a handful of big plays by the Miami Dolphins to win 30-17 Sunday. Mariota bounced back with a strong game after totaling three interceptions and no TD passes in losses the past two weeks. He

DUBUQUE, Iowa — The remains of a Navy chaplain have been buried in his home state of Iowa nearly 75 years after he died during the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. A funeral was held for Chaplain Aloysius Schmitt in Dubuque on Saturday. Separate ceremonies were held in his hometown of St. Lucas earlier

CHICAGO — The Latest on the appointments by Pope Francis of his first U.S. cardinals. (all times local): 3 p.m. Chicago’s Roman Catholic archbishop says he learned in a 5 a.m. call from Rome that Pope Francis was elevating him from archbishop to cardinal. Blase Cupich joked with reporters after Mass Sunday at Chicago’s Holy

CONCORD, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson advanced into the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs with a much-needed victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The win Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway puts the six-time champion into the round of eight for the first time since the elimination format began in 2014. It is just Johnson’s third win of

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — When Christa Savva returned to the Sandy Shoes Beach Resort a day after Hurricane Matthew brushed by Melbourne Beach, Florida, she looked at the beach in front of the pink-flamingo-colored hotel and noticed that half the sand dunes had disappeared. Savva guesses three-quarters of the missing dunes washed into the ocean,

SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung Electronics seemed to have its smartphone troubles under control — until authorities had to evacuate a Southwest Airlines flight in Kentucky last week for an incident that involved a replacement phone. The reason: Authorities said a Samsung smartphone started smoking and making “popping” noises, just moments after its owner had boarded

BAMAKO, Mali — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that Germany wants to strengthen its cooperation with Mali to improve development in the West African country’s unstable north to help fight against extremism, assure the implementation of a peace accord and stem migration to Europe. Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita greeted Merkel at Bamako’s airport

JERUSALEM — An Associated Press photographer on Sunday was shot and lightly wounded by a rubber bullet fired by Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank. Photographer Majdi Mohammed said he was covering an arrest raid in the village of al-Ram when residents began throwing stones at Israeli forces. The forces, including Israeli troops

NEW YORK — Propelled by the popularity of Paula Hawkins’ best-seller, the fast-tracked big-screen adaptation of “The Girl on the Train” led North American theaters in ticket sales with $24.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Less successful was Nate Parker’s Nat Turner biopic “The Birth of a Nation,” which moviegoers largely greeted with a

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays say beer will be poured into cups at their stadium for the rest of the postseason after a fan threw a can at a Baltimore outfielder earlier in the playoffs. The Blue Jays announced enhanced security and alcohol management policies before hosting Game 3 of the AL Division Series

TIRANA, Albania — When Pope Francis visited Albania in 2014, he was brought to tears by a priest’s description of the two decades of imprisonment, torture and forced labor he suffered under Albania’s brutal communist rulers for refusing to renounce his Catholic faith. On Sunday, Francis honored the Rev. Ernest Troshani Simoni’s witness by naming

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Oscar- and Grammy-winning artist John Legend has helped dedicate an Ohio theater named in his honor. The Springfield News-Sun reports (http://bit.ly/2dC19fR ) Legend spoke Sunday at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the recently renovated theater. He also performed several songs in the updated performance space. Legend, a Springfield native, donated $500,000 for the

NEW YORK — All the big home runs in the first week of the postseason should not be a surprise. The long ball is back. There were 5,610 home runs during the regular season, second only behind the Steroids Era high of 5,693 in 2000. And Mark Teixeira thinks he knows why. “I think the

INDIO, Calif. — Paul McCartney and Neil Young shared the bill at the Desert Trip music festival Saturday, and they also shared the stage during McCartney’s set. Young joined the former Beatle to perform “A Day in the Life,” which morphed into John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance.” The audience flashed peace signs as they

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. — The Latest on climbing obstacle collapse during 5K race (all times local): 1:30 p.m. One of the people who was climbing on an 30-by-50 framework obstacle when it collapsed during a “Warrior Dash” race in Louisiana says, “It was very scary because it happened in slow motion.” Brandi Taylor, a nurse

CARDIFF, Wales — Even with the prolific Gareth Bale scoring again, Wales just cannot find a way to beat Georgia. The Georgians recovered from conceding a 10th-minute goal to Bale to draw 1-1 against the European Championship semifinalist and make it four games without defeat against the Welsh. The first three meetings between the countries

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The closure of Hungary’s main opposition newspaper is a “huge blow” to the country’s media diversity and press freedoms, a European advocate for media said Sunday. The left-leaning Nepszabadsag newspaper’s sudden apparent end pointed to reasons beyond the accumulation of losses noted by publisher Mediaworks, said Dunja Mijatovic, media freedom representative for