Новости за 13.03.2017

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl feels his program “is in really, really good shape” following a season marked both by progress and disappointing defeats. For the first time in his tenure, the Tigers’ coach will get most of his scoring and rebounding production back, including talented freshmen Mustapha Heron, Austin Wiley and Danjel

INDIANAPOLIS — Supporters say a proposal moving through the Indiana Legislature would remove obstacles that domestic violence victims often face when trying to leave abusive relationships. Under Republican state Sen. Erin Houchin’s bill, a victim would be able to leave an abuser’s phone plan and maintain his or her original phone number. Victims also would

LAS VEGAS — Criss Angel is blaming a poor diet and lack of sleep for an on stage mishap that sent him to a hospital. The 49-year-old magician was attempting a trick at his Las Vegas show Friday where he tries to escape from a straitjacket while hanging upside down. Angel lost consciousness and was

TEHRAN, Iran — A son of an Iranian opposition leader has been sentenced to six months in jail on charges of distributing propaganda against the government, the semi-official ILNA news agency reported Monday. The report quoted Mohammad Jalilian, a lawyer for Hossein Karroubi, the son of opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi, as saying Iranian authorities pronounced

CIVITANOVA MARCHE, Italy — Fernando Gaviria won the sixth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico cycling race Monday, and Nairo Quintana retained the overall lead heading into the final leg. Gaviria, who rides for Quick Step, held off world champion Peter Sagan in a bunch sprint at the end of the 168-kilometer (104-mile) route from Ascoli Piceno

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal control board on Monday said Puerto Rico needs to cut its public pension system by 10 percent, furlough tens of thousands of government workers and eliminate Christmas bonuses if it cannot generate other kinds of savings amid an economic recession. The seven-member board created by Congress to oversee

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska volcano that has erupted more than 35 times since mid-December has sent up another ash cloud. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says Bogoslof (BOH-gohs-lawf) Volcano erupted just after 3:30 a.m. Monday. The eruption at the Aleutian Islands volcano lasted 12 minutes and satellite data indicated an ash cloud formed. The observatory

RICHMOND, Ind. — A Richmond teacher traveling to a youth basketball tournament was killed when police say he was struck by a semitrailer while changing a tire along Interstate 70 in eastern Indiana. School district officials say 29-year-old Anthony Armstrong of West Alexandria, Ohio, was a special education teacher and basketball coach at Test Intermediate

WASHINGTON — For years after the Great Recession ended, investors fretted — sometimes panicked — over the prospect that the Federal Reserve might begin to raise interest rates from record lows. Now? The Fed seems all but sure to raise rates Wednesday for the third time in 15 months and to signal more hikes probably

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have two former Pro Bowl players visiting: Oakland running back Latavius Murray and Kansas City defensive tackle Dontari Poe. Both free agents were expected to wrap up visits Monday. It was unclear whether either would sign; both had other visits scheduled. Murray ran for 2,278 yards and 20 touchdowns

KINSHASA, Congo — Two United Nations officials, one American and one Swedish, have been kidnapped along with four Congolese in the country’s Kasai Central province, Congo’s government said Monday. Michael Sharp of the United States and Zahida Katalan of Sweden were abducted with three Congolese drivers and a translator while traveling by motorcycle through the

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two former Penn State administrators admitted Monday to mishandling child-sex allegations against Jerry Sandusky, pleading guilty more than five years after the scandal rocked the university and led to the downfall of football coach Joe Paterno. Tim Curley, a 62-year-old former athletic director, and Gary Schultz, 67, a one-time vice president, could

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A New Jersey developer who has long wanted to bring a family water park to Atlantic City plans to build one at a former casino. Ronald Young’s R&R Development Group said Monday it has bought the former Atlantic Club casino and plans to turn it into a non-gambling family resort. He

DETROIT — Long frustrated by failed efforts to turn around Michigan’s worst public schools, top Republican officials decided it was time for a drastic measure: shut down 38 schools that were ranked continually in the bottom 5 percent statewide and shift their students to better options elsewhere. It’s not a new idea. School closings have

Durban was stripped of the right to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Monday mainly because the South African government couldn’t provide financial guarantees. Also, other commitments the city made when it won the bid had still not been met nearly two years later. Durban presented a revised budget and hosting proposal to the Commonwealth

BERLIN — Horst Ehmke, a senior aide to former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt who helped push through his policy of detente with the communist bloc, has died. He was 90. A former government minister, Wolfgang Clement, told news agency dpa on behalf of Ehmke’s family that he died at a Bonn hospital on Sunday.

WASHINGTON — Raphael W. Bostic, a former Obama administration housing official, has been selected as the new president of Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, becoming the first African-American to head one of the Fed’s 12 regional banks. The Atlanta Fed announced the selection Monday. It said that Bostic, 50, currently a professor of public policy

BERLIN — German police say they have released a second man detained in connection with a possible planned attack against a mall in the western city of Essen. Police say the man was released Sunday, a day after another man was freed after questioning. Essen police said in a statement Monday that neither man “could

FLINT, Mich. — A Michigan health official who didn’t tell the public about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease during Flint’s water scandal was sentenced to probation Monday and ordered to write an apology to residents. Corinne Miller is now retired as Michigan’s director of disease control. She pleaded no contest last summer to willful neglect

YANGON, Myanmar — A moderate earthquake shook Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, on Monday night, injuring at least one person and damaging some temples, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake measured magnitude 5.1 and was centered about 70 kilometers (44 miles) northwest of Yangon at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6

BISMARCK, N.D. — Two Native American tribes who are suing to stop the Dakota Access pipeline have asked a judge to head off the imminent flow of oil while they appeal his decision allowing the pipeline’s construction to be completed. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg last week rejected the request of the Standing Rock and

CAIRO — Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak was ordered to be freed from detention on Monday, according to the prosecutor who signed his release order. The decision ends nearly six years of legal proceedings against Mubarak and seems certain to revive the ongoing debate over whether the goals of the 2011 uprising that ended his

BERLIN — Diplomatic tensions between Turkey and Western Europe erupted over the weekend after the Netherlands blocked Turkish officials from holding rallies in their country, prompting a flurry of angry rhetoric and threats of dire consequences from Ankara. Here are some questions and answers about the situation and how it escalated so suddenly: WHY WERE

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Panthers have re-signed offensive lineman Chris Scott to a one-year contract. Financial terms were not released Monday. The 6-foot-4, 345-pound Scott played in 12 games in 2016 with four starts, including three at right guard. The 29-year-old Scott has mostly served as a backup during his four seasons in Carolina, playing

KAMPALA, Uganda — Armed personnel have detained South Sudanese staffers with the aid group Samaritan’s Purse, the group said Monday, while rebels dismissed as “propaganda” the government’s claim of a kidnapping. “Local staff working for Samaritan’s Purse were recovered by our forces in Mayendit this morning after heavy fighting with enemy forces,” opposition spokesman Mabior