Новости за 14.01.2017

FREDERICK, Md. — A school system employee in Maryland who had a lighthearted quarrel with a student on Twitter over the student’s spelling has been fired. Katie Nash tells The Frederick News-Post (http://tinyurl.com/jfdv55v) that she was fired on Friday afternoon from her $44,000-a-year job. A Frederick County Public Schools spokesman confirmed that Nash had been

The Latest on the NFL’s divisional playoff games Saturday (all times Eastern): 7:50 p.m. The Atlanta Falcons have advanced to the NFC championship game for the fourth time in franchise history, beating the Seattle Seahawks 36-20 in the NFC divisional playoff game on Saturday. Matt Ryan threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns as Atlanta

NEW YORK — Trying to stem high turnover in store jobs, nonprofit groups and chains such as Wal-Mart, Home Depot and the Home Shopping Network are launching a program to help people develop the skills to land entry-level jobs and advance in a retail career. As more people shop online, stores say they need workers

FRASER, Mich. — The cost to fix a broken sewer line that caused a football field-sized sinkhole north of Detroit is estimated at more than $78 million, Macomb County’s new public works chief says. The project’s cost could rise above $100 million if more work is done to improve the rest of the sewer line,

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on rallies around the nation supporting immigrant rights. (all times local): 3 p.m. Several hundred people have held a rally on behalf of immigrants in Los Angeles, one of many such rallies around the U.S. The multi-ethnic crowd gathered Saturday at a downtown Mexican-American cultural center and plaza. Some carried

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Witnesses say demonstrators have marched in Bahrain to protest the pending executions of three men found guilty of a deadly attack on police in 2014. Bahrainis shared images of the protests on social media and messaging apps Saturday that showed some protesters marching peacefully and others blocking roads and clashing

ST. GEORGE, Utah — A federal agency is accepting public comment on possible leasing of public lands for oil and gas drilling that could take place as close as two miles from Zion National Park in southern Utah. The Spectrum newspaper (https://goo.gl/EuYjdJ ) reports that the Bureau of Land Management is accepting comment until Feb.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Latest on the fatal shooting of an Orlando police officer (all times local): 3:30 p.m. An Orlando police sergeant who was gunned down was remembered as someone who made every effort to bridge the gap between law enforcement and the community it served. Orlando Police Chief John Mina and U.S. Rep.

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s government slammed the Obama administration’s decision to extend for a second year an executive order declaring a national emergency in the crisis-wracked South American nation. Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said Friday’s executive order by the White House cements Obama’s legacy of “hatred” toward Venezuela and constituted a “grave violation of international

NEW DELHI — Counterterrorism police in Bangladesh have arrested another suspected mastermind of a July attack on a restaurant in the capital, officials said. The suspect, Jahangir Alam, was picked up on Friday night in a raid in Tangail district, 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of the capital, Dhaka, said Monirul Islam, head of the

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah — A rock slide has closed about two miles of a scenic drive inside Zion National Park in southern Utah. Nobody was injured, but officials say Zion Scenic Drive is impassable just north of Zion Lodge and will remain closed until further notice. Park officials say the slide occurred late Friday,

NEW YORK — Redshirt freshman guard Dante DiVincenzo had a season-high 19 points and No. 3 Villanova pulled away to a 70-57 victory over St. John’s on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Mikal Bridges had 12 points and Josh Hart added 11 points for the Wildcats (17-1, 5-1 Big East), who started the season with

PITTSBURGH — Davon Reed scored 18 points, Bruce Brown added 17 and Ja’Quan Newton chipped in 14 as Miami blew out reeling Pittsburgh 72-46 on Saturday. The Hurricanes (12-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) snapped a two-game losing streak by smothering the Panthers. The Hurricanes outrebounded Pitt 37-23 and held Pitt (12-6, 1-4) to just 34

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is extending his controversial overhaul of the Vatican’s liturgy department, adding a host of new advisers after an initial shake-up removed some leading conservative cardinals. The 17 new advisers named Saturday include priests, laymen and two women. The experts in liturgy and theology join 27 cardinals and bishops named as

HULL, England — Abel Hernandez scored twice as Hull beat Bournemouth 3-1 to register its first English Premier League win on Saturday since Nov. 6, when the striker also last started a game for the relegation-threatened side. It gave Marco Silva, the former Olympiakos and Sporting Lisbon coach, a winning start to his career as

SHELTON, Conn. — Police say a man on the fourth floor of a burning commercial building in Connecticut has jumped to his death. Shelton police say they received calls saying the building was engulfed in flames around 5 a.m. Saturday. When emergency workers arrived, they found a badly burned and injured man at the foot

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Tournament debutant Guinea-Bissau stunned host Gabon with a 90th-minute equalizer for a 1-1 draw in the opening game of the African Cup of Nations on Saturday, silencing a crowd that began the game with thunderous applause for a president who was supposed to be unpopular. Gabon’s star man, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, lifted the

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the launch of a SpaceX rocket in California (all times local): 10:10 a.m. SpaceX has launched a Falcon 9 rocket for the first time since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago. The two-stage rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air

BALTIMORE — American criminal investigators are continuing to pursue soccer corruption, according to outgoing Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who initiated the prosecution of fraudulent FIFA executives. Lynch attracted global attention by jolting the world’s most popular sport, launching sprawling criminal cases that burst into view with early morning arrests in May 2015 at a luxury

LONDON — West Ham’s players shrugged off the unrest surrounding Dimitri Payet by beating Crystal Palace 3-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, with Andy Carroll scoring from an eye-catching bicycle kick as they snapped a three-match losing run in all competitions. Payet this week rocked West Ham by asking to leave the club and

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Economic Development Corp. officials are hoping to retain its staff through recent adjustments to its compensation structures, including higher salaries and new performance-based pay. Agency officials and a few other top executives received salary increases over the past year as a result of a compensation study by McCordsville-based Total Reward Solutions LLC

PARIS — Winger Julian Draxler’s second goal in as many games showed why Paris Saint-Germain signed him as the defending champion won at Rennes 1-0 in the French league on Saturday. Running onto an astute pass from midfielder Marco Verratti, and without breaking stride, the German curled in a delightful shot from the left of

LOS ANGELES — Oscar winners Brie Larson and Jennifer Hudson will help announce this year’s Academy Award nominees. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Friday revealed the actresses will be among those who announce nominees in 24 categories on Jan. 24. Also presenting will be Oscar nominees Jason Reitman and Ken Watanabe

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have officially retained Todd Wash as defensive coordinator. The Jaguars announced the move Saturday, the second coordinator they named in as many days. Jacksonville hired Joe DeCamillis as special teams coordinator Friday. Keeping Wash creates some continuity on the defensive side of the ball, and that should be a

WATFORD, England — Watford fans paid their own tribute to former manager Graham Taylor as the Hornets drew with Middlesbrough 0-0 in the English Premier League on Saturday. Taylor, who went on to become England manager, died on Thursday following a suspected heart attack. Taylor’s widow, Rita, was among those to join in the minute’s