Новости за 03.05.2017

MINNEAPOLIS — Guiding Minnesota to the best single-season turnaround in the country last year has earned coach Richard Pitino a contract extension. Pitino’s contract was extended by one season and now runs through the 2021-22 season, the university announced on Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed and will be finalized when the Board of Regents votes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Egypt’s president began a two-day visit Wednesday to the United Arab Emirates, a staunch ally that has provided billions of dollars in aid to his country’s ailing economy and unwavering support for Cairo’s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. In a show of solidarity, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was greeted upon arrival

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s royal court says an older brother to King Salman has died. Prince Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was reportedly 93-years-old. He had been head of the Allegiance Council, the body established to formalize the succession process in the kingdom. The council is stacked with the sons and prominent grandsons

WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Democrat declared Wednesday he’ll vote against President Donald Trump’s pick for Army secretary over what he said are disparaging comments the nominee has made about LGBT people, Latinos and Muslims. Chuck Schumer of New York said Mark Green, a Republican state senator from Tennessee, is opposed to gay marriage and

LANCASTER, N.H. — A judge on Wednesday ordered a Florida-based circus operator to pay $15,000 in fines for operating without a license in New Hampshire following a 2015 tent collapse that killed two people and injured dozens. Sarasota-based Walker International Events pleaded guilty to the felony in a plea agreement. Lesser charges dealing with fire,

KILLINGLY, Conn. — A Connecticut girl has suffered a medical emergency during a Little League softball game and died. Killingly schools superintendent Lynne Pierson says the seventh-grader at Killingly Intermediate School was playing in a game at Roseland Park in Woodstock on Tuesday when the medical emergency occurred. The girl was taken to a hospital,

DETROIT — The Cleveland Indians have put ace right-hander Corey Kluber on the 10-day disabled list with a lower back strain. Kluber was removed from Tuesday night’s game at Detroit after three innings because of back discomfort. The Indians recalled right-hander Joe Colon from Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday. Kluber is 3-2 with a 5.06 ERA

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A 73-year-old drug suspect known as the “Godfather of Grass” has made his first appearance in federal court in Louisville since his December arrest in Canada after eight years on the run. The Courier-Journal (http://cjky.it/2qtd7Ps ) reports John Robert “Johnny” Boone told U.S. Magistrate Judge Colin Lindsay on Wednesday that he understood

U.S. stocks dipped Wednesday as media and health care companies took losses. The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, but bond yields and banks rose as investors anticipated that rates will increase soon. On Wednesday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index shed 3.04 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,388.13. The Dow Jones industrial average rose

MONACO — Record signing Gonzalo Higuain scored two opportunist goals and veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon made some crucial saves as Juventus won 2-0 at Monaco to take a commanding lead from the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday. Monaco had scored 146 goals before this game, including three times home and away

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Golf Open will help benefit the Snedeker Foundation formed by eight-time PGA Tour winner Brandt Snedeker. The Web.com Tour and Tour Vision Promotions announced Wednesday that the Snedeker Foundation will be the charity that benefits from the tour’s annual stop in Nashville. Snedeker started his foundation in 2012. The organization

CLEVELAND — LeBron James is in a bit of a brewhaha over his beer-bottle grab. On Monday night, James jokingly swiped a beer bottle from a surprised courtside server during the third quarter of Cleveland’s playoff game against the Toronto Raptors and considered sipping it before handing it back. The exchange went viral on social

DETROIT — Electric car maker Tesla’s first-quarter loss widened 17 percent to $330 million as it ramped up spending ahead of the launch of its Model 3 sedan and its solar panel business. The loss equaled $2.04 per share, compared to a loss of 78 cents a year ago. Excluding one-time items, Tesla reported a

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook Inc. (FB) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $3.06 billion. On a per-share basis, the Menlo Park, California-based company said it had profit of $1.04. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense, came to $1.23 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 15 analysts surveyed by

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Army has published the final photo of a combat photographer who captured on camera the blast that killed her in an accidental mortar explosion in Afghanistan nearly four years ago. The Army’s professional journal says the image illustrates how women are increasingly exposed to dangerous situations in the military. The

ORLANDO, Fla. — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos shouldn’t speak at historically black Bethune-Cookman University’s graduation next week because she will bring controversy to a sacred moment for students and their families, a granddaughter of the college’s founder says. DeVos, who on Monday accepted an invitation to give the keynote address for the May 10 commencement,

LOS ANGELES — A business manager who embezzled more than $7 million from Alanis Morissette and others will face the music and the singer in court. Federal prosecutors are seeking more than five years in prison for Jonathan Todd Schwartz when he is sentenced Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles federal court. Schwartz has pleaded guilty

PHILADELPHIA — The body of a 19th century serial killer is being exhumed in suburban Philadelphia at the request of his great-grandchildren, who hope identifying his remains will quell centuries-old rumors that he conned his way out of his execution and escaped from prison. A Delaware County judge gave the go-ahead to exhume the remains

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Royal Mo and Master Plan are prepped and ready for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs. At the moment, they have nowhere to run. Both are on the “also eligible” list for horses that get in only if there are defections from the field by the 9 a.m. Friday deadline.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Tony Alamo, a one-time street preacher whose apocalyptic ministry grew into a multimillion-dollar network of businesses and property before he was convicted in Arkansas of sexually abusing young girls he considered his wives, has died in prison. He was 82. Once known for designing elaborately decorated jackets for celebrities including Michael

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Tony Alamo, a one-time street preacher whose apocalyptic ministry grew into a multimillion-dollar network of businesses and property before he was convicted in Arkansas of sexually abusing girls he considered his wives, has died in prison. He was 82. Once known for designing elaborately decorated jackets for celebrities including Michael Jackson

WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who last week helped persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement, said Wednesday that the administration would renegotiate the pact with Canada and Mexico with a focus on what has worked and what hasn’t. Trump appeared to be on the brink of pulling

ATHENS, Greece — A Greek court has turned down a second Turkish extradition bid for three of eight Turkish servicemen who fled by helicopter to Greece after a failed military coup in Turkey last year. Greece’s supreme court has already rejected an initial request, drawing anger from neighboring Turkey. It argued the men wouldn’t get

NORFOLK, Va. — NATO’s member countries are tackling everything from rising seas to cyberattacks at a two-day conference being held at the organization’s North American headquarters in Virginia. The meeting began Wednesday in Norfolk, a city that hosts the world’s largest Navy base and is confronting its own issues, including coastal flooding. A range of

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri man and woman have admitted using online ads for sexual services to find victims for armed robberies. Thirty-four-year-old Nicole Covey, of Sugar Creek, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Kansas to conspiracy to commit robbery and five counts of aiding and abetting. And 22-year-old Devon Davis-Aumua, of Independence,