Новости за 08.02.2017

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military says it has struck a target in Syria in response to a tank round fired at the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, The military says no injuries have been reported from Wednesday’s tank fire. It says it struck “a post belonging to the Syrian regime.” Israel has largely remained on the sidelines

BOSTON — The family of a Massachusetts woman who died halfway through the Super Bowl said the Patriots’ stunning come-from-behind win helped ease their grief. The Boston Globe reports that Marilyn Kasputys, of Lincoln, battled Parkinson’s disease and endured seven hip surgeries in the past 15 months. It says she had tried to hold on

PLAINS, Ga. — Former President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday millions of jobs could be created in the United States if President Donald Trump embraced renewable energy sources such as geothermal, solar and wind power. Carter, a Democrat who was the first U.S. president to install solar panels at the White House, said he hoped the

NEW YORK — Ron Chernow, the historian who helped inspire the musical “Hamilton,” has a biography of Ulysses S. Grant coming out in October. Penguin Press is calling the book “Grant” and plans to release it Oct. 17, the publisher told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Chernow’s previous book, “Washington: A Life,” won the Pulitzer

NEW YORK — Stories shared on social media stating that President Donald Trump’s travel ban led to the arrest of an Islamic State group leader at a New York City airport are false. There is no record of a court case involving the person named, and the FBI’s New York office says it didn’t arrest

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — Seton Hall junior guard Jevon Thomas has left the basketball program. Pirates coach Kevin Willard announced the player’s decision on Wednesday, hours before Seton Hall was to meet Providence at the Prudential Center. The team did not say why Thomas left. Thomas, of New York, transferred from Kansas State and sat

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country star Randy Travis met with Tennessee lawmakers to raise awareness for stroke victims following his near-fatal stroke in 2013. Travis was at the state Capitol on Wednesday, hours before he was to be feted at a tribute concert in Nashville, featuring Garth Brooks, Kenny Rogers and others. Travis lost the use

NEWARK, N.J. — Musician and actor Steven Van Zandt has been named the speaker for this year’s graduation ceremony at Rutgers University. He follows in the footsteps of former President Barack Obama, who delivered the keynote address in 2016. Van Zandt is best known for playing with Bruce Springsteen in the E Street Band and

NEW YORK — If you’re looking for the most vibrant corner of the Oscars, look no further than that once musty and staid category: best documentary feature. Nowhere else do you find such a variety of form, of perspective and of storytelling. While Hollywood has in recent years been busy turning into a superhero factory,

SAN FRANCISCO — Infielder Gordon Beckham agreed to a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants and will attend big league spring training. If added to the major league roster, Beckham would get a $1.25 million, one-year deal. Beckham posted a clip on Twitter of him celebrating in the dugout with teammate Hunter Pence,

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic are waiting for test results on forward Aaron Gordon’s injured right foot. Gordon missed the second half of Tuesday night’s 128-104 loss against the Houston Rockets after complaining of soreness and he didn’t practice Wednesday. Magic coach Frank Vogel said he’s hoping to have test results back by Wednesday

LOS ANGELES — The Southern California Gas Co. agreed Wednesday to pay $8.5 million to settle a lawsuit over a well blowout that spewed natural gas for nearly four months and drove thousands of residents from their Los Angeles homes. The utility signed an agreement with the South Coast Air Quality Management District to fund

PARIS — Nice’s campaign for the French league title is back on track after a goal from Wylan Cyprien secured a 1-0 victory over Saint-Etienne on Wednesday. Nice, which lost the Riviera derby 3-0 to league leader Monaco last weekend, moved level on points with second-place Paris Saint-Germain and kept the title race wide open.

LOS ANGELES — Jimmie Dougherty has been named UCLA’s wide receivers coach, seven weeks after he accepted the same job at Oregon. UCLA announced Dougherty’s hiring Wednesday. He also will be the Bruins’ passing game coordinator. Dougherty agreed to join new Ducks coach Willie Taggart’s staff in late December after spending last season at Michigan.

MADRID — Spanish league clubs spent only 18 million euros ($19.2 million) in signings in the winter transfer window, the lowest figure among the top leagues. The Spanish league said Wednesday that the numbers were low in part because teams prioritized retaining talent and improved financial control. Spanish league president Javier Tebas said local “clubs

BERLIN — Borussia Dortmund needed a penalty shootout to overcome Hertha Berlin and reach the German Cup quarterfinals for the sixth consecutive year on Wednesday. Dortmund sealed a 3-2 victory on penalties when Hertha’s Salomon Kalou sent his spot kick over the bar, after Fabian Lustenberger’s first effort struck the crossbar and then Dortmund ‘keeper

WASHINGTON — Worried about the nearly 20 million people who buy their own health insurance policies, the Trump administration and congressional Republicans are weighing how to stabilize a wobbly market, government and industry officials say. The goal is to soothe jittery insurance companies that may bolt next year, while reassuring consumers anxious about the future.

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Hebrew University says archaeologists have found a cave that once contained Dead Sea scrolls. The university says Wednesday that while no texts were found in the cave near the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, findings indicate that scrolls were once stored there. Storage jars, fragments of a scroll wrapping and a

ROME — Organizers of the 2022 Ryder Cup in Rome will have to find new funds or risk losing the event after the president of the Italian Senate on Wednesday stripped off an amendment to a bill that would have provided a guarantee of 97 million euros ($103 million). The guarantee is one of the

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired catcher Jesus Sucre from the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named or cash. Sucre appeared in 90 games over four seasons with the Mariners, batting .209 with two homers and 20 RBIs. The Rays did not add him to the 40-man roster, but

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Miami Marlins pitcher David Phelps has asked an arbitration panel for a raise from $2.5 million to $4.6 million. The team argued during Wednesday’s hearing that he should be paid $4,325,000. A decision by arbitrators Steven Wolf, Robert Herzog and Andrew Strongin is expected Thursday. Phelps, a 30-year-old right-hander, was 7-6

FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen’s diesel scandal took a rancorous turn Wednesday when the board of directors denied news reports that former chairman Ferdinand Piech had given four members early warning about the U.S. probe into emissions cheating. The board issued a statement that the four members “rejected all assertions made by Ferdinand Piech as untrue.”

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s travel ban is not only being debated in the courts, it’s also being debated by the travel industry. Many experts remain bullish about prospects for tourism, despite a strong dollar that makes the U.S. expensive for some international travelers. The U.S. Commerce Department predicts a record 78.6 million international

DES MOINES, Iowa — A plan by Republican lawmakers in Iowa to quickly pass a bill that would drastically cut collective bargaining rights for public workers has several similarities to Wisconsin’s signature 2011 law that led to massive protests in that state. The 68-page bill by Iowa GOP lawmakers cleared some procedural votes Wednesday in

CROWN POINT, Ind. — A judge sentenced a man to life in prison without parole Wednesday for fatally shooting an Indiana police officer sitting in his patrol car. Carl Le’Ellis Blount, 28, pleaded guilty to murder last month for killing Gary Patrolman Jeffrey Westerfield on July 6, 2014, the officer’s 47th birthday. In court, Blount