Новости за 09.02.2017

NEW YORK — Left-hander Jerry Blevins has finalized a $6.5 million, one-year contract to remain with the New York Mets, who have been rebuilding their bullpen as spring training nears. Blevins gets a $5.5 million salary this year, and the Mets have a $7 million option for 2018 with a $1 million buyout. He can

MONTERREY, Mexico — Authorities in the northern Mexico say they’ve arrested a businessman accused in the U.S. of helping a former governor launder money. Nuevo Leon state security spokesman Aldo Fasci Zuazua says state police investigators arrested Fernando Cano Martinez in the wealthy Monterrey suburb of San Pedro Garza Garcia on Thursday. He says Cano

NEW YORK — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, the mainstream rap duo that swept the rap Grammys in 2014 and received backlash after besting Kendrick Lamar, didn’t submit their latest album for contention at the 2017 Grammy Awards. A person close to the nomination process, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was

BOSTON — A former Roman Catholic priest who was indicted in Maine on 29 counts of sexual misconduct dating to the 1980s has been arrested in Boston. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2kN4Roc ) that Boston police and U.S. Marshals took 74-year-old Ronald Paquin into custody on Wednesday near a hospital in the city’s Jamaica Plain

QUITO, Ecuador — Paolo Lorenzi of Italy reached the Ecuador Open quarterfinals for a third straight year by defeating Matthew Ebden of Australia 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday. The third-seeded Lorenzi is shooting for his second ATP singles title. Last year, he became the oldest first-time ATP champion at 34 by winning in Austria. Rajeev Ram

STAMFORD, Conn. — The 51-year-old father of three girls who perished in a 2011 Christmas Day house fire in Connecticut has died, according to the foundation he started in memory of his daughters. Matthew Badger’s death was announced Thursday on the Facebook page of the Lily Sarah Grace Fund, an organization that works to bring

INDIANAPOLIS — A prosecutor says the co-owners of six central Indiana restaurants have agreed to plead guilty to multiple theft counts for underreporting $1.8 million in sales to the state. Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry said Thursday that Rosalio Sanchez admitted six counts and Manuel Rodriquez Alonso admitted three counts. Curry says the two Muncie

OROVILLE, Calif. — State engineers on Thursday discovered new damage to the Oroville Dam spillway in Northern California, the tallest in the United States, though they said there is no harm to the nearby dam and no danger to the public. Earlier this week, chunks of concrete went flying off the spillway, creating a 200-foot-long,

WASHINGTON — More than 12.2 million people have signed up for coverage nationwide this year under the Obama-era health care law even with the uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s vow to repeal and replace it. A count by The Associated Press shows that many consumers returned to the program despite its problems. Aside from

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pitcher Taijuan Walker has become the second player this winter to go to salary arbitration with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Walker asked for $2.6 million and the team argued during Thursday’s hearing that he should be paid $2.25 million. A decision by arbitrators Jeanne Wood, Gil Vernon and Robert Herzog won’t be

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former NASCAR driver Ricky Craven said Thursday that Danica Patrick is “getting long in the tooth” and her window to win a Cup race is starting to close. The two-time Monster Energy Cup series race winner and ESPN analyst touched on several topics during a news conference for Kentucky Speedway, including Dale

TAMPA, Fla. — Adam Warren pitched in 29 games for the Chicago Cubs to help the team win the NL Central but could only look from afar when his former teammates won the franchise’s first World Series title since 1908. The 29-year-old right-hander was traded July 25 to the New York Yankees along with three

INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb on Thursday issued a state disaster declaration over East Chicago’s lead contamination problem, nearly two months after his predecessor rejected the city’s request. Holcomb approved the 30-day emergency declaration, saying state agencies will focus on helping find new homes for about 100 residents remaining at a polluted public housing complex

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For a man who hates to discuss contracts, Chiefs general manager John Dorsey spent a whole lot of time Thursday doing precisely that during an end-of-the-season teleconference. He even addressed his own contract. Dorsey and coach Andy Reid have five-year deals that expire after next season, and there has been speculation

NEW YORK — They’re some of the most-shunned people in investing, and if there were ever a time for them to make a last stand, it’s now. After watching hundreds of billions of dollars head out the door, stock-picking managers of mutual funds say conditions are starting to turn in their favor, and they’re in

MILWAUKEE — Forward Jabari Parker tried to get up immediately after falling to the floor with pain in his left knee. But Parker stayed down, even with teammates trying to help. The way the leg buckled without contact, coupled with the grimace on Parker’s face, made it clear that this was much more than a

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean workers are staging a strike at the world’s biggest copper mine. The stoppage by some 2,500 workers at the Escondida mine began Thursday over demands for a bonus payment, a salary hike and other benefits. President Michelle Bachelet’s government is calling for talks to resolve the dispute. Experts say the stoppage

FLEMINGTON, N.J. — Adele Dunlap, the oldest person in America, has died at age 114. Dunlap died Sunday at a hospital near Flemington, according to the Martin Funeral Home. She became the country’s oldest person in July 2016 following the death of 113-year-old Goldie Michelson, of Worcester, Massachusetts. The oldest known person living in the

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The sister-in-law of the couple responsible for the San Bernardino terror attack changed her plea to guilty Thursday in a case involving a sham marriage, federal prosecutors said. Tatiana Farook, 32, pleaded guilty in Riverside, California, to one felony count of conspiracy to commit immigration fraud that included lying to federal agents

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Lucas Wacha is just looking for a chance. The former Wyoming linebacker got one in the form of an invite to the 2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. The next goal is an invite to an NFL training camp. “Once you get into that camp, everyone’s the same type of player,” Wacha said. “It

LONDON — Apple CEO Tim Cook says the technology giant is committed to Britain’s future outside the European Union. Cook said after meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday that he’s optimistic about the country’s prospects, noting that Apple is moving ahead with a new UK headquarters in London. Cook also met with

SAN FRANCISCO — A war of words has erupted over a concert planned to mark the Summer of Love in San Francisco. The city at the center of the counterculture movement in the 1960s is gearing up for celebrations that included a “Summer of Love 50th Anniversary” concert that was to be a focal point

MIAMI — The federal trial over smuggling Cuban players to the U.S. has revealed that officials with the U.S. government and Major League Baseball missed a lot of red flags regarding how the athletes came to America. Hundreds of documents shown to jurors in the first week of the trial of sports agent Bartolo Hernandez

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas would become the eighth state to ban abortions based solely on whether a woman wants to have a girl or a boy under a measure a House panel approved Thursday that is part of a Republican agenda that started with the party’s takeover of the Legislature four years ago. Opponents

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins are for sale, and owner Jeffrey Loria may have a buyer. Loria has a preliminary agreement to sell the team to a New York businessman, but the deal could fall through because the final purchase price hasn’t been determined, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations said Thursday. The