Новости за 04.01.2017

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Officials investigating a sinkhole in Macomb County are examining whether a hole drilled into a sewer line caused the pipe to collapse. County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller said Wednesday the hole was made during an inspection after a sewer collapse in 1978. The current sinkhole was discovered Dec. 24 in

BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal grand jury in North Dakota is looking into a violent November clash between Dakota Access pipeline opponents and officers in which a woman was seriously injured. Steve Martinez, 42, a pipeline protester from Williston, has been ordered to testify regarding the arm injury of Sophia Wilansky, 21, of New York,

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City’s mayor is calling on billionaire investor Carl Icahn to sell the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal casino, saying his struggling city can’t afford to let such a big piece of its Boardwalk lie vacant indefinitely. Republican Don Guardian says allowing the casino to stay vacant is “the worst of the

NEW YORK — The NFL’s finance and stadium committees will meet in New York next Wednesday to discuss the potential relocation of the Chargers from San Diego to Los Angeles. Chargers Chairman Dean Spanos has indicated he will move the team into the $2.6 billion stadium being built by Rams owner Stan Kroenke and scheduled

LYONS, Ind. — State conservation officers say an endangered whooping crane has been found fatally shot in southwestern Indiana. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division says a member of the International Crane Foundation found the bird’s carcass Tuesday near the Greene County town of Lyons, about 75 miles southwest of Indianapolis. Preliminary

METAIRIE, La. — Donatas Motiejunas, the Pelicans’ new 7-footer, might sound delusional to more cynical NBA observers. Two of the first topics Motiejunas discussed after his first practice with the Pelicans on Wednesday were the health of his back and the Pelicans’ playoff prospects, offering rosy outlooks on both fronts. “I’m going to prove it

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s new congressional representative has filed a bill that would turn the island into the 51st U.S. state by 2025. Jenniffer Gonzalez said Wednesday that she wants equality for the more than 3 million U.S. citizens who live in Puerto Rico. She says the bill is the first step

RIO DE JANEIRO — Embattled Brazilian President Michel Temer, who has promised to pull Latin America’s largest country out of recession, faced sharp criticism when a list of items for 2017 presidential plane trips was made public in late December. Within hours of being published, the government announced the order had been canceled. A look

CHICAGO — Federal jurors at the biggest gang trial in recent Chicago history on Wednesday convicted the core leadership of the Hobos, who prosecutors billed as an “all-start team” of the type of ruthless gangs police largely blame for an alarming spike in homicides in 2016. The nation’s third largest city logged 762 homicides last

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas center Udoka Azubuike had surgery Wednesday to repair torn ligaments in his left wrist, and coach Bill Self said the big freshman should be able to resume playing by mid-summer. Azubuike hurt the wrist during practice late last month. He had just begun to assume a bigger role with the third-ranked

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State defensive end Bradley Chubb says he’ll return for his senior season instead of entering the NFL draft. In a statement released by the school Wednesday, Chubb said it was “the best thing for me” to return and pursue goals of being a first-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference player as well

CARSON, Calif. — LA Galaxy forward Mike Magee is retiring after a 14-year Major League Soccer career. The 2013 MLS MVP announced his decision Wednesday. Magee won two MLS Cup championships during his tenure with the Galaxy, becoming a fan favorite for his high-energy play and goal-scoring acumen. He scored eight goals in just 17

DORMONT, Pa. — Some auto shops offer 10-minute oil change service. That still would have been about seven minutes too long for a Pennsylvania woman who gave birth while the oil in her husband’s pickup was being changed at an auto dealership. Amanda Sherman, 24, gave birth Monday when she went to the restroom Monday

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Timbers have acquired defender Roy Miller, who played six seasons in Major League Soccer before leaving for Saprissa of Costa Rica’s top division. Miller will remain with Saprissa through February to take part in the team’s CONCACAF Champions League play. The 32-year-old has made 48 appearances with Saprissa across all

MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin man locked a woman inside a wooden box that he screwed shut after using a stun gun to subdue her and forcing her to perform oral sex on him, investigators allege. The arrest report indicates the woman was locked up for no more than a day. The allege kidnapping happened Dec.

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s new Democratic governor says he’ll seek to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, even though a state law prevents him from seeking expansion unilaterally. Gov. Roy Cooper said during an economic forum Wednesday that he would file paperwork with federal regulators by Friday. A 2013 state law

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott walked over to receiver Deon Cain shortly before the Tigers left the locker room to face Ohio State with a smile and a simple message: “Welcome to the playoffs.” It has been a long, fretful national title game journey for both Cain and Mike Williams, two of

WASHINGTON — Taking a swipe at “Obamacare” on Twitter, President-elect Donald Trump correctly identified two of its most pressing problems — a spike in premiums and high deductibles. But he failed to acknowledge the subsidies that soften the hit for many consumers, though not all. Trump’s series of tweets Wednesday came as President Barack Obama

SAN FRANCISCO — The outgoing Obama administration on Wednesday tried to nudge forward Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to build two giant north-south water tunnels for California. In an executive order, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell directed federal wildlife officials on Wednesday to release by Jan. 17 a preliminary environmental opinion that directs the U.S. Fish

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A record number of endangered Florida panthers died again last year — 42 of the remaining big cats were killed, matching the 2015 record. Thirty-four were hit by vehicles in southwest Florida, where development is shrinking what’s left of their habitat. The tally kept by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday brought back a close adviser and Cabinet secretary who had stepped down after arranging a presidential meeting with Donald Trump, a move that angered Mexicans upset by the then-Republican candidate’s comments about migrants. Pena Nieto appointed former Finance Secretary Luis Videgaray as his new foreign

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Two men have been charged in connection with a shooting that left a 17-year-old Henderson County High School dead. The Evansville Courier & Press reports (http://bit.ly/2ibv9P2) a grand jury indicted 25-year-old Joshua Bumphus on a charge of first-degree assault and 18-year-old Elijah Roberts for murder. Authorities say it appears student Autumn Burkhart

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s state broadcaster says 10,000 prisoners have been pardoned in the restive Oromia region. It is not clear whether they were detained under the country’s state of emergency. Broadcaster EBC reported Wednesday that those pardoned include people who are old, have chronic illnesses or have families and children. It says people

NEW YORK — Football drove TV viewership last week, carrying NBC and ESPN to hefty wins, Nielsen said Wednesday. NBC enjoyed its sixth straight weekly win, which matched its longest in-season winning streak in 21 years. Meanwhile, ESPN beat its closest cable rival by nearly 7 million viewers. Among broadcast networks in prime time, NBC

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The chairman of the Chicago Bears insisted Wednesday he still has faith in coach John Fox and general manager Ryan Pace, even after the team’s worst season in several decades. Chairman George McCaskey said he is “pleased” with the job Pace has done the past two years. “I’m not a patient