Новости за 19.04.2017

Some NFL teams may have to alter their travel schedules as airlines balk at providing charter flights. Others seem to have little or no concern. Several airlines have indicated they are either diminishing their presence in the charter flight area or are shifting those planes to commercial flights. The Pittsburgh Steelers say they are one

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Latest on Great Plains Energy’s plan to acquire Westar Energy (all times local): 4 p.m. Kansas regulators have rejected the proposed sale of the state’s largest electric company to a Missouri-based utility for $12.2 billion. The Kansas Corporation Commission issued an order Wednesday against the proposal from Great Plains Energy of

CAMDEN, N.J. — A pro football player facing a weapons charge in New Jersey has been allowed to enter a pretrial program. Prosecutors say Joshua Huff won’t face jail if he successfully completes the program. His attorney says the program lasts six months. The wide receiver was playing for the Philadelphia Eagles when he was

MONACO — After such a long journey to reach the Champions League semifinals, Monaco has no fear of who it plays next. With good reason. Monaco dispatched Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Wednesday — with red-hot striker Kylian Mbappe continuing his remarkable rise to stardom with another goal — to go through 6-3 on aggregate. Coach

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — A year ago, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was gingerly working his way back from knee surgery. Now, Flacco is attempting to show his younger teammates a thing or two during the initial phase of Ravens’ offseason training program. “I’m trying to run the 23-year-olds into the ground — if that’s

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say a bomb has exploded outside a bank in central Athens, causing minor damage to the building but no injury. The explosion late Wednesday followed an anonymous warning call to a private Greek television station, and police were able to evacuate the area before the bomb detonated. A police statement

BARCELONA, Spain — Juventus made sure there were no more miracles at Camp Nou on Wednesday, as the Italian visitors held Barcelona to a 0-0 draw and advanced to the Champions League semifinals. The second-leg stalemate sealed a 3-0 win on aggregate and came six weeks after Barcelona’s historic 6-1 thrashing of Paris Saint-Germain, when

NEW YORK — A former Hillary Clinton aide and speechwriter is writing a book about Clinton and her inner circle of advisers. Penguin Press announced Wednesday that it had acquired Lissa Muscatine’s “Hillaryland,” which will chronicle her 25 years with Clinton. Penguin is calling “HIllaryland” a close look into “the tight-knit group of women” working

WASHINGTON — The milestones of adulthood for today’s millennials: economic security and finishing school — not rushing to get married and have a family. And once they are married, young women in America are less likely to see homemaking as a career. The share of young women 25 to 34 who opted to forgo outside

NEW YORK — Credit card company American Express said Wednesday that its first quarter profit fell 13 percent from a year earlier, as the company continues to deal with the aftermath of losing its partnership with Costco. The New York-based company said it earned $1.24 billion in the quarter, down from $1.43 billion in the

Lynn S. Whiting, who trained Lil E. Tee to an upset victory in the 1992 Kentucky Derby, has died. He was 77. He died Wednesday at his home in Louisville, Kentucky, after a struggle with cancer and a stroke he had during the winter in Arkansas, according to Oaklawn Park spokeswoman Jennifer Hoyt. Churchill Downs

ORLANDO, Fla. — The trial of the wife of the Orlando nightclub gunman could be pushed back to next March. A proposed trial schedule filed Wednesday in federal court would have Noor Salman’s trial starting in March 2018 and lasting for 25 days. A hearing is scheduled for Thursday to go over the schedule. Court

U.S. stocks gave up a promising start and finished mostly lower Wednesday as investors continued to worry about lagging wages and energy companies dropped with the price of oil. On Wednesday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gave up 4.02 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,338.17. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 118.79 points, or

BERNVILLE, Pa. — The Latest on a judge’s decision to throw out a charge against a pastor in a faith healing death (all times local): 4:25 p.m. A district attorney in Pennsylvania plans to refile a charge against a pastor in a faith healing death. A judge Wednesday ruled there wasn’t enough evidence to support

CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire judge has rejected claims that a prep school graduate received ineffective counsel during his sexual assault trial. Owen Labrie (lah-BREE’), of Tunbridge, Vermont, was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate as part of a game of sexual conquest at St. Paul’s School in Concord. He was convicted

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man accused in a murder-for-hire scheme that authorities say led to the fatal shootings of four men within four days no longer faces charges in any of the cases. The Indianapolis Star reports (http://indy.st/2oo59CX ) a dismissed the last two counts of murder against 24-year-old John Means on Monday at the

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: Morgan Stanley, up 83 cents to $42.04 The wealth manager and investment banker firm said its profit jumped as its stock and bond trading businesses did well. IBM Corp., down $8.36 to $161.69 The technology and consulting company reported weaker sales than analysts expected.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Oscar-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen is joining a protest by Argentine actors against the government’s decision to fire the head of the country’s film institute. In a video posted online, Mortensen also calls center-right President Mauricio Macri a “neoliberal braggard” who seeks to plunder the financial resources of Argentina’s thriving film industry.

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolas Maduro may be struggling to feed Venezuela but his socialist administration still managed to make a $500,000 donation to Donald Trump’s inauguration. Records from Trump’s inaugural committee released Wednesday show that Citgo Petroleum, a U.S. affiliate of Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA, was one of the biggest corporate donors to

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have postponed their game against the Cleveland Indians because of rain. Team President Dave St. Peter said Wednesday’s game will be rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader on June 17, when the Indians return to Minnesota. Rain was falling by mid-afternoon, and the evening forecast for Minneapolis showed no

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts will practice together before they play each other in an exhibition game. The Lions announced the partnership Wednesday. Detroit will have joint practices at the Colts’ training facility before playing them at Lucas Oil Stadium in the preseason opener for both teams. The Lions traveled

NEW YORK — The nation’s big bank regulator is faulting itself for failing to address the problems at Wells Fargo before it was too late. The inspector general at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said Wednesday that the Comptroller’s examiners saw sales problems at Wells Fargo as early as 2010. A scathing

LAS VEGAS — Authorities arrested the man suspected in the seemingly random Las Vegas knife attacks that left one man dead and another bleeding in an alley Wednesday, police said. Richi Briones, 32, was taken into custody at a bus stop at about 7 p.m., police said in a news release. Briones’ car was found

ERIE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania arena has decided it really needs less cowbell. The Erie Times-News (http://bit.ly/2pDgRxx ) reports that the operator of the Erie Insurance Arena is banning the noisemakers. Fans clanged cowbells throughout the Erie Otters’ playoff game Tuesday. And some fans threw them onto the ice as the Otters celebrated a win

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Air Force says pilot error forced two airmen to eject from a U2 spy plane while on a training mission from a Northern California base in September, killing one of them. The Air Force released findings of its probe of the crash near Sutter, California on Wednesday. Air Force Major