Новости за 14.03.2017

ATLANTA — Federal prosecutors in Atlanta say a Russian man appeared in court on charges related to malicious software designed to steal personal financial information. U.S. Attorney John Horn said in a news release that Mark Vartanyan, known as Kolypto, appeared in court Tuesday following extradition from Norway in December. Vartanyan faces a computer fraud

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Western Kentucky has scheduled a 2022 road game at Auburn, just the program’s third meeting against the Southeastern Conference school but the first since becoming an FBS member. Tuesday’s announcement of the single game with the Tigers means the Hilltoppers will play an opponent from the SEC, Big Ten or Atlantic

PITTSBURGH — Freshman forward Corey Manigault and sophomore guard Crisshawn Clark are transferring from Pittsburgh. The players announced the move shortly after the Panthers finished a disappointing 16-17 season in coach Kevin Stallings’ first year. Manigault appeared in 18 games, averaging less than a point and a rebound per contest. Clark did not appear in

GRAETTINGER, Iowa — Environmental officials say about 1,600 gallons of ethanol leaked into a northwestern Iowa creek as crews were pulling three derailed train tankers from the water. A news release Tuesday from the Iowa Natural Resources Department says the last three tankers from the fiery train derailment were pulled from Jack Creek on Monday.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — University of North Dakota officials still smarting from a nickname controversy and reeling from budget cuts that put some athletic programs on the chopping block have found a team to sell its new brand on the national stage. The school is making its first appearance in the NCAA Division I men’s

About 15 percent of American adults ages 18 and older report some trouble hearing, according to federal statistics. Problems worsen so steadily as people age that nearly half of those 75 and older suffer from hearing loss. It is the third most common chronic physical disorder in the United States and is twice as prevalent

LONDON — Tottenham says striker Harry Kane damaged ligaments in his right ankle during the team’s FA Cup quarterfinal match against Millwall. The Premier League club says the injury is similar to the one sustained by Kane in a league game against Sunderland in September, which ruled the England international out for seven weeks. Spurs

Stock indexes sank Tuesday after yet another drop in the price of oil dragged down shares across the energy industry. Other areas of the market saw modest losses as investors wait to hear from the Federal Reserve, which began a two-day policy meeting on interest rates. On Tuesday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Yuli Gurriel has a special guest instructor this week to help him get more familiar with playing first base: newly elected Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell. “It’s an honor to work with him,” Gurriel said. “It’s a player that I’ve watched growing up even as a little kid in Cuba.”

WASHINGTON — It’s a congressional road trip — and a stab at bipartisanship. Two Texas congressmen — a Democrat and a Republican — are livestreaming their 1,600 mile drive from San Antonio to Washington, talking to constituents as they sit in traffic and even hit the burger drive-thru. Republican Rep. Will Hurd and Democratic Rep.

JUPITER, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jordan Schafer will have surgery this week on his left elbow and could ultimately need a Tommy John operation. The 30-year-old Schafer is one of the more intriguing stories across spring training. He spent six seasons in the big leagues as a speedy outfielder with the Braves, Astros

PUERTO BELLO, Colombia — Coca production in Colombia has surged to levels unseen in two decades of U.S. eradication efforts, according to a White House report released Tuesday. Cultivation of the plant used to make cocaine rose 18 percent last year from 2015, with coca crops planted on an estimated 188,000 hectares (465,000 acres) of

DOUGLAS, Wyo. — Two Kentucky men who appeared on a cable television hunting show have been fined nearly $31,000 and have lost their hunting privileges for 15 years after poaching two bull elk in southeastern Wyoming in 2014. The case emerged when a Wyoming resident watching “Hunting in the Sticks” on the Pursuit Channel reported

VILLANOVA, Pa. — Kris Jenkins buried the 3-pointer that sparked book deals, red carpet photo ops, a White House trip, a handful of award banquets and hundreds of perks that come with winning a national championship. But the national title did come with a tinge of pressure that lingered into this season — can Villanova

LOS ANGELES — Jack Harris, who cemented his place in Hollywood history by producing the 1958 horror film “The Blob,” has died. He was 98. Harris died of natural causes Tuesday at his home in Beverly Hills surrounded by family, according to his daughter, Lynda Resnick. Born in Philadelphia and a vaudeville performer from a

MOSCOW — The speaker of the parliament based in the eastern part of Libya said Tuesday that Russia has promised military assistance. House of Representatives President Agila Saleh told Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency that authorities in the east have asked Moscow to help train army personnel and repair military equipment. Saleh says that

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — An Indiana man accused of spreading HIV has been ordered to serve 20 years in prison. The Terre Haute Tribune-Star reports (http://bit.ly/2nkCou2 ) that 32-year-old Isiah Benford was sentenced Tuesday. Benford of Terre Haute was charged in 2015. Police said at the time they had interviewed 11 females who reported they

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Firefighters say a driver has survived a 175-foot plunge into a New York gorge. Rochester fire officials tell the Democrat & Chronicle (http://on.rocne.ws/2lXBG5H ) that the unidentified man’s vehicle missed a curve around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, crashed through a fence and went over an embankment into the Genesee River gorge. It’s not

NEW YORK — New York City’s Roosevelt Island is getting a boutique hotel. The Graduate Roosevelt Island hotel is expected to open in 2019. The boutique Graduate brand has hotels in locations where there’s a strong identification with a university, and the Roosevelt Island site will be located at the gateway to the Cornell Tech

Peter Mulvey, “Are You Listening?” (Righteous Babe Records) Peter Mulvey is fond of alternate guitar tunings, and alternate sequencing. On his 17th and latest album, “The Last Song” is the third of 12 songs. “Song After the Last Song” comes eight songs later, just before the last song. This singer-songwriter marches to his own drum,

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tony Finau is trading a chance to defend his title in Puerto Rico to be an alternate in a World Golf Championship. All because of one putt. Two putts, actually. Finau closed with a Sunday-best 64 at the Valspar Championship and finished fifth, though it likely will be a fraction short of

MONACO — Monaco top scorer Radamel Falcao has not fully recovered from a hip injury and is doubtful for the Champions League game against Manchester City on Wednesday. Coach Leonardo Jardim said Tuesday that he will make a late decision on whether to start Falcao, who scored twice in the first leg of their Round

HARTFORD, Conn. — A group of doctors who treated mass shooting victims is asking the state Supreme Court to reinstate a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Lawyers for the 10 doctors said Tuesday that they planned to file a friend-of-the-court brief asking the justices to

VALPARAISO, Ind. — Charges have been dropped against a Gary woman who has been in jail for more than four years accused of arranging the death of a business associate. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports (http://bit.ly/2n6Za8n ) Porter County Prosecutor Brian Gensel said in court Monday that investigators weren’t able to establish enough evidence linking

Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman has not watched the tape of last season’s NCAA championship game against Connecticut. That’s not uncommon, since Hillsman hardly ever watches film of games that the Orange lost. Besides, it’s not like he needs a reminder of that one anyway. Going to the national title game last season — as a