Новости за 02.02.2017

BERKELEY, Calif. — California starting left tackle Aaron Cochran will transfer for his final season of eligibility after graduating in May. Cochran announced his decision Thursday to leave Cal after getting his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies. Cochran has played in 28 games with 16 starts the past three seasons and helped the Golden Bears

BRUSSELS — Several of the most powerful leaders in the European Union’s parliament want a prominent businessman and author who is rumored to be President Donald Trump pick for EU ambassador snubbed if he is appointed. In letters Thursday, the leaders of three of the parliament’s political groups called on EU Council President Donald Tusk

MADRID — The world’s top female chess player has given up her last game to protest being paired against mostly female players at a major tournament where male contestants outnumbered them. The dramatic loss of Chinese grandmaster and world champion Hou Yifan came only five moves into the final round of the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Bills have hired five assistant coaches as the team transitions to a new regime for next season. Team officials announced hires Thursday of Phil McGeoghan as wide receivers coach, John Egorugwu as defensive quality control coach, Marc Lubick as offensive quality control/assistant quarterbacks coach, Matt Smiley as assistant special teams

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ruth’s Salads has announced a recall of its Original Pimento Spread in 7-ounce plastic containers after determining it could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A statement from the Charlotte-based company on Thursday said the contamination was discovered during random testing by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Consumers should check the label:

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Minnesota federal judge must hold hearings to determine whether a proposed settlement for about 100 million Target customers who were victims of a 2013 security breach treats all customers fairly, a federal appeals court says. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in an opinion filed Wednesday that Judge

RALEIGH, N.C. — Neighbors living near Duke Energy Corp’s coal ash pits in North Carolina are being told they have to give up the option of suing over any future water problems if they want extra compensation from the utility. The country’s largest electric company sent out letters last week to about 1,000 homeowners living

CLEVELAND — A person familiar with the negotiations says free agent left-hander Boone Logan and the Cleveland Indians have agreed to a one-year contract. Logan’s deal includes a 2018 club option, the person told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the pitcher still has to undergo a medical

NEW YORK — The safest part of your 401(k) isn’t as safe as it used to be. But there’s still nothing safer, fund managers say. Investors have long taken comfort in the steady returns their bond funds have provided, particularly when stocks go on another of their gut-wrenching drops. But the safety blanket is getting

HOUSTON — He values the team’s overall culture ahead of its individual parts. He rules his team with an iron fist, and yet, instills that team with a sense of family. He can appear heartless — quick to say “goodbye” to those who no longer fit in — and yet, he is deeply loyal. He

After nearly 12 years at Givenchy, designer Riccardo Tisci is leaving the French luxury label. The Italian-born designer, who often dressed A-list celebrities like Beyonce and Kim Kardashian, wrote a thank-you note on Instagram, accompanied by a picture of a sunset, thanking “my incredible team, the magical atelier and everyone who made these 93 collections

GRETNA, La. — The Louisiana man accused of killing former NFL running back Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute was indicted Thursday on a charge that carries a mandatory life sentence — a stiffer charge than the one he originally faced. As a result of the second-degree murder indictment, Judge June Darensburg increased Ronald

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s police have arrested an Indiana man wanted on charges of attempted murder tied to a 2012 bank robbery. Twenty-four-year-old James Cole was arrested Thursday in the western city of Medellin and will be deported in the coming hours. Authorities say he was in Colombia illegally and pretended to be a language

RIO DE JANEIRO — The power remains off at Maracana Stadium in a fight over who will pay a $1 million electricity bill. Electricity was shut off a week ago and, on Thursday, electric utility Light said it would remain off until someone pays. The consortium running the stadium owes the bill, although the consortium

DENVER — The Latest on the killing of a transit guard in downtown Denver (all times local): 2 p.m. A Denver area mosque warned federal authorities about the radical leanings of man who is now accused of killing a transit officer. A law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press that

GOSHEN, Ind. — A 14-year-old northern Indiana boy charged as an adult with murder allegedly fired gunshots at the victim’s house as retaliation against a teenage girl who lived there, court documents say. On Thursday, a judge entered a preliminary plea of not guilty for D’Angelo Honorable of Elkhart. He was waived into adult court

WASHINGTON — The Latest on Congressional efforts to undo Obama-era regulations (all times local): 4:10 p.m. The House has voted to scrap an Obama administration regulation extending background checks for disabled Social Security recipients mentally incapable of managing their own affairs. The vote to repeal the regulation is 235-180. The vote is part of an

MONTREAL — The massacre at a Quebec City mosque left Canada in shock but it has also unified the country in solidarity with the Muslim community, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday at the funeral for three of the six men killed in the attack. Trudeau addressed the thousands packed into Quebec’s Maurice-Richard Arena in

JUNEAU, Alaska — Everyone’s had a bad conference call experience when someone who dialed in puts the call on hold, and loud holding music makes it impossible for the call to continue. The Alaska Marijuana Control Board had a bit of that and a sound of a different sort during its meeting Thursday. Someone who

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s foreign direct investment is expected to double in 2017 from last year’s $4 billion largely due to upcoming auctions for renewable and non-renewable energy projects, Treasury Minister Nicolas Dujovne said Thursday. Investors have praised President Mauricio Macri’s decision to cut government spending, reduce taxes on exports and end economic distortions

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona is going to name former player Ronaldinho as a club ambassador. The deal with the Brazilian playmaker will be signed on Friday at Camp Nou Stadium, the club said on Thursday. Barcelona originally said Ronaldinho would sign on “for the next 10 years,” but the information was later changed on its

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One call came from a terrified woman hiding in a Fort Lauderdale airport restaurant as people ran past, fleeing a gunman. Another came from a woman hiding in some bushes. A group of people called as they hid in a storage unit. A second batch of 14 recordings of 911 calls

SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on drought-easing snowfall in California’s Sierra Nevada (all times local): 11:50 a.m. California water managers say Sierra Nevada snow drifts are at a drought-busting 173 percent of average, with the most snow recorded since 1995. State water managers poked rods into drifts as high as tree branches Thursday to measure

NEW YORK — CBS is spinning off its radio business and combining it with broadcaster Entercom, creating the country’s second-largest radio station company behind iHeartMedia. The combined company, which will keep the Entercom name, will own more than 200 radio stations. They expect to sell about 15 stations to receive government approval for the deal.

SALEM, Mass. — The former chief executive of the failed effort to bring IndyCar racing to Boston has been charged with kicking a news photographer in a courthouse hallway. John Casey was freed on $1,200 bail after pleading not guilty to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon at his arraignment Thursday in Salem. Prosecutors