Новости за 12.04.2017

LIMA, Peru — The United Nations’ child relief agency is warning that thousands of children in Peru are at risk of severe malnutrition as a result of floods and mudslides that have killed 106 people and left countless more homeless. An estimated 15,000 children under the age of 2 living in the Andean nation’s hardest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State has hired Jessica Kern as the Tigers’ new women’s basketball coach. Athletic director Teresa Phillips announced the hiring Wednesday. Kern will be the 11th head coach in the program’s history. Kern was head coach for one season at Mississippi Valley State, which ranked in the Top 25 of most improved

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: BlackBerry Ltd., up $1.23 to $8.93 The technology company said an arbitrator is awarding it $815 million in a dispute with chipmaker Qualcomm. Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., up $10.32 to $51.80 Regulators approved the company’s drug Ingrezza, a treatment for the movement disorder tardive dyskinesia.

MUNICH — Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Real Madrid to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday, ending the German side’s tournament record of 16 straight wins at home. Ronaldo’s second-half goals saw him become the first player to score 100 goals in European club competition. The

FORT WORTH, Texas — Helio Castroneves immediately noticed the differences at the fast Texas Motor Speedway oval where he has won a record four IndyCar Series races and led more than 500 laps. Castroneves and other IndyCar drivers, minus several Honda entries, tested there Wednesday. They got their first laps on the 1 1/2-mile track

NEW YORK — Jordan Montgomery got to Yankee Stadium about four hours before game time, had a few cups of coffee and prepared for his major league debut. To get the nerves out of his system, the 24-year-old visited the ballpark a day earlier and tossed a ball across the near-empty field to bullpen catcher

CLEVELAND — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has made his strongest comments on wanting the Cleveland Indians to eradicate their Chief Wahoo logo. Manfred has been in talks with Indians owner Paul Dolan about abolishing the divisive symbol, which has sparked debate for decades. In the past, Manfred has only gone as far as saying he

TORONTO — Jeffrey Orridge has resigned as CFL commissioner, effective June 30. Orridge’s tenure was a short but tumultuous one. On Wednesday, Orridge and the CFL’s board of governors mutually agreed to part ways. The surprising news comes just over two years after Orridge was hired amid much fanfare as the first African-American chief executive

MINNEAPOLIS — The six known surviving siblings of Prince have urged a Minnesota judge not to delay naming them the rightful heirs to the late music superstar’s estate. Prince left no known will when he died April 21, 2016, of an accidental drug overdose. While Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide has said he’s “reasonably

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee has suspended defensive lineman Justin Akins and linebacker Shalom Alvarez while they’re investigated for possible animal cruelty seen on a Snapchat video. Athletic director Chris Massaro said Wednesday in a statement that the actions captured in the video were disturbing. Coach Rick Stockstill suspended the players until the investigation is

CHICAGO — Airport police officers called to remove a passenger who refused to leave a United Express flight essentially walked into what law enforcement experts say was a no-win situation: enforcing a business decision by a private company. But if the passenger posed no threat and was not being disruptive, officers almost certainly could have

LAS VEGAS — Sometimes the bumbling bozos in charge of the NFL just can’t help themselves. Or maybe they’ve been so afraid of Las Vegas for so long that they automatically start hyperventilating every time a player buys a plane ticket to this gambling town. Blame it on their outdated and misguided beliefs about gambling

MADRID — Antoine Griezmann converted a first-half penalty kick to give Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win over Leicester in their first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday, keeping the Spanish club on track to make it to the final for a second straight season. Griezmann coolly scored from the spot in the 28th

LOS ANGELES — An advocacy group sued the Los Angeles school district for serving hot dogs and other processed meats to students, arguing that they increase the risk of cancer, it was announced Wednesday. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine filed the lawsuit Tuesday asking a court to ban the district from offering processed meats.

PITTSBURGH — Right-hander Rookie Davis was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a bruised right forearm, a day after he was hit by a pitch from the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Jameson Taillon. Right-handed reliever Barrett Astin was recalled from Triple-A Louisville prior to Wednesday night’s game against the Pirates. The Reds have not decided who

LINCOLNVILLE, Maine — The drummer for the jam band Phish is running for office in his hometown in Maine. Jon Fishman obtained the necessary paperwork and returned his nominating petitions this week in hopes of getting on the June ballot to run for the Board of Selectmen in Lincolnville. He’s one of several candidates vying

LOS ANGELES — Jarome Iginla feels rejuvenated after his late-season trade to the Los Angeles Kings, and the 39-year-old forward would like to play in the NHL again next season. Iginla confirmed his hopes in a conference call Wednesday, three days after the Kings’ season ended. Los Angeles acquired the 20-year veteran on March 1

UNITED NATIONS — Russia vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in a town in northern Syria and demanded a speedy investigation into the attack that killed nearly 90 people. The vote on the Security Council resolution drafted by Britain, France and the United States was

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Guard Michael Okauru has signed a national letter of intent with Florida, adding to coach Mike White’s second recruiting class. The 6-foot-4 Okauru signed Wednesday and will be on campus this summer. His letter arrived the same day freshman guard Eric Hester decided to transfer, moving on after averaging 2.2 points in

BILOXI, Miss. — After initially denying it, a Mississippi police department now says a rapper’s jewelry was impounded and will be returned. Biloxi Police Lt. Christopher De Back says Boosie Badazz’s jewelry was impounded Sunday when officers arrested five members of the rapper’s entourage for assault. In a Tuesday video, the rapper formerly known as

EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon junior forward Dillon Brooks says he is entering the NBA draft. Brooks announced his decision, which was widely anticipated, in a video posted Wednesday on www.positionless.com. Brooks praised Oregon’s coaches in the video, saying, “I was not highly recruited and they believed in me from the jump.” “I just feel like

MINNEAPOLIS — The trust company overseeing Prince’s estate has picked Spotify executive Troy Carter, the former manager for Lady Gaga and Meghan Trainor, as its entertainment adviser. Carter told Billboard and Variety about his Comerica Bank & Trust appointment this week. The company confirmed it in a separate statement to the trade publications. Carter says

RABAT, Morocco — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he wants renewed negotiations to resolve the Western Sahara conflict, which has pitted Morocco against the Polisario Front independence movement for 40 years. In a report to the U.N. Security Council this week, Guterres proposed relaunching the negotiations “with a new dynamic and a new spirit.” The

NEW YORK — A man with ties to the Bonanno organized crime family who is a secret partner in a World Trade Center construction firm pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal charges, prosecutors said. Vincent Vertuccio, 61, of Maspeth, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to charges of conspiracy and making a false tax return and

SOLVAY, N.Y. — Police in New York have put decals referencing Marvel’s Punisher character on their vehicles, drawing complaints from some residents. The Syracuse Post-Standard (http://bit.ly/2opw16A ) reports the Solvay Police Department’s patrol vehicles are sporting the skull-shaped decal, which is based on the comic book character’s symbol. The decal has a thin blue line