Новости за 29.03.2017

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan judge is putting a muzzle on lawyers and witnesses in a sexual assault case against a sports doctor. Lansing-area Judge Rosemarie Aquilina on Wednesday turned down a request from Larry Nassar’s defense team to put restrictions on all of the dozens of women or their attorneys who are suing the

Energy companies led U.S. stock indexes mostly higher Wednesday as crude oil prices rose. Banks and other financial stocks declined as bond yields headed lower, which will mean lower interest rates on loans and lower profits for banks. Two stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. On Wednesday: The

CLEVELAND — Police say a 2-year-old Ohio boy has died from ingesting the opiate treatment drug methadone, and his grandmother has been charged with felony child endangering. Police say Noah Harvey’s mother found him unconscious Monday at the Cleveland home they shared with the grandmother, 45-year-old Norma Caraballo. Police say Noah tested positive for methadone

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise will likely miss the next three games with bruising and swelling around his eye from a high stick to the face that led to blows to the head as he fell. Parise was struck Tuesday by Washington’s Tom Wilson before he crashed into the knee of

SEATTLE — Jim Hayford was hired Wednesday as the basketball coach at Seattle, leaving Eastern Washington after six successful seasons for a chance to boost the Redhawks program. He replaces Cameron Dollar, who was fired earlier this month after eight seasons at Seattle during which he led the Redhawks through their transition to full Division

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Across New Mexico, unusually warm March weather and virtually no rain for a month prompted dust storms that closed highways, warnings for some to stay inside and rapid mountain snow melting that could threaten drinking water supplies and farmers’ irrigation needs. This weather phenomenon — driven by a quick increase in temperatures

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — A New Jersey prep school says it’s “deeply sorry” for the sexual misconduct against students and other children committed by three faculty members in the 1970s. The Pingry School in Basking Ridge issued the apology Tuesday, the day it issued a 44-page report from a private firm that investigated abuse allegations

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he slashes tips for restaurant servers and tells them to call their legislators in an effort to persuade lawmakers to restore the tip credit. The Sun Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2oaqcN3 ) the Republican governor made the comments Tuesday to a radio host for Z105.5’s Breakfast Club. LePage says

BAGHDAD — A suicide truck bomb targeted a police checkpoint in southern Baghdad on Wednesday night, killing 15 people and wounding 45, according to Iraqi officials. The bomber detonated the vehicle, an oil tanker laden with explosives, security and hospital officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity under regulations. Three policemen were among the dead

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A man who was stabbed near a busy outdoor pedestrian shopping and dining plaza popular with locals and tourists in downtown Burlington, Vermont, has died. Police say 43-year-old Richard Medina was stabbed multiple times in the neck and back Wednesday afternoon near Church Street Marketplace. Medina was taken to a hospital, where

WASHINGTON — A Russian opposition leader sharply critical of President Vladimir Putin told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday that he narrowly escaped death last month after being poisoned with a substance his doctors still haven’t been able to identify. In congressional testimony, Vladimir Kara-Murza said his survival shows there are “near misses” in the Russian government’s campaign

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Brian Boland, who has guided Virginia men’s tennis to three national championships in the past four years, is leaving after this season for a position with the United States Tennis Association. The school made the announcement Wednesday, saying the 10-time Atlantic Coast Conference coach of the year is leaving May 29. “I

The Associated Press has been ranking the best teams in college basketball since January 1949. Over 68 years and more than 1,100 polls, a total of 200 schools have been ranked and 59 of them have been ranked No. 1 (Saint Louis was the first No. 1). To determine the all-time Top 100, the AP

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The body of a 19-year-old disabled Evansville woman has been found in a vacant home. Acting on a tip, Aleah Beckerle’s body was discovered Monday, eight months after she disappeared. Police say an autopsy confirmed her identity Wednesday. Beckerle was reported missing last July. Family members said she needed daily care, medication

PRISTINA, Kosovo — A senior United States official called on Kosovo leaders Wednesday to retract a draft law on the transformation of its security force into a regular army and to continue consultations on the issue with the country’s ethnic minorities. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Hoyt Brian Yee urged the government in Pristina during

WASHINGTON — The NFL Referees Association has added four new members who will start work this season. Association president Tony Steratore announced Wednesday the additions of Mike Carr, Ryan Dickson, David Oliver and Brad Rogers. All four took part in the NFL’s Officiating Development Program. Oliver and Rogers last officiated games in the Southeastern Conference,

CHICAGO — Midfielder Lindsey Horan will miss the U.S. women’s national team’s upcoming training camp and matches against Russia because of a strained hip flexor. Coach Jill Ellis is calling up 17-year-old midfielder Jaelin Howell to replace Horan. Horan will remain with her club, the Portland Thorns, and rehab her injury. Howell was a starter

A pair of testy exchanges between high-profile black women and white men in the political spotlight launched a tweetstorm under the hashtag BlackWomenAtWork, validating the experiences of thousands of professional black women who say such slights are all too common. It began Tuesday morning with Fox News host Bill O’Reilly ridiculing veteran congresswoman Maxine Waters,

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Latest on legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s efforts to roll back steps taken by his predecessor to curb global warming. (all times local): 2 p.m. Environmental groups and a Montana American Indian tribe are asking a federal court to block President Donald Trump from lifting restrictions on the coal industry

Westinghouse Electric Co., the U.S. nuclear unit of Japan’s Toshiba Corp., filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday, calling into question the future of a number of billion-dollar nuclear projects under construction, including two in the U.S. Westinghouse said in a statement that it filed the Chapter 11 petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York. The

NEWPORT, R.I. — A mysterious carving of a woman’s face has been discovered at the church where John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier married in 1953, the church announced Wednesday. St. Mary’s Church in Newport is being restored. The carving was discovered recently when a large organ was dismantled, revealing decorative columns, said the Rev.

WASHINGTON — The Latest on a woman who police say drove into a police cruiser at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.: 2:50 p.m. Police say a woman described as “erratic and aggressive” drove a vehicle into a U.S. Capitol Police cruiser and was taken into custody, a disruption that closed down streets near the

BRADENTON, Fla. — Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco will not travel with the team when it heads north on Thursday for two exhibition games in Montreal. Polanco, projected to be the Pirates’ starting left fielder, has played in just one spring training game since returning from his run with the Dominican Republic team in the World

The latest round of World Cup qualifying saw a major increase in the number of players from MLS called in for their national teams. A number of those decisions paid off for their countries, perhaps no one more than Clint Dempsey. A few months ago, Dempsey wasn’t even in consideration for the U.S. after missing

NEW YORK — The collapse of the Republican health care overhaul was a sharp setback for anti-abortion leaders, whose hopes of halting federal funding to Planned Parenthood were derailed. But they continue to pursue that goal and also are pushing for a federal ban on most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. David O’Steen, executive