Новости за 05.05.2017

SAN DIEGO — A woman attacked by a shark in Southern California remains in critical condition, but a doctor says she’s doing “remarkably well.” Thirty-five-year-old Leeanne Ericson was bitten in the right buttock and leg while swimming at San Onofre State Beach last Saturday. The shark tore through muscle. Her boyfriend and others got her

RICHMOND, Va. — Mike Rhoades’ new office at VCU is vast improvement over the shoebox that was previously his home. Instead of having a bird’s eye view of countless high school graduations in the Rams’ home arena like he had as a VCU assistant, his new surroundings allow him to watch players workout. But for

COLOGNE, Germany — Anthony Modeste scored twice as Cologne ended Werder Bremen’s 11-game unbeaten run with a 4-3 win on Friday to take the visitors’ sixth-place spot in the Bundesliga. Both sides have 45 points but Cologne leads on goal difference and occupies the last place to guarantee European qualification ahead of the rest of

NEWARK, N.J. — The Latest on the arrest of a New Jersey man authorities say planned to detonate a bomb and fight on behalf of the Islamic State group (all times local): 4:30 p.m. A New Jersey man who federal authorities say planned to construct and use a pressure cooker bomb in New York City

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Kentucky Derby starters, from the rail out: 1. LOOKIN AT LEE Odds: 20-1 Owner: L and N Racing LLC Trainer: Steve Asmussen Jockey: Corey Lanerie Career record (starts-first-seconds-thirds): 9-2-2-2 Earnings: $452,795 Points: 32 Notable performance: Third in Grade 1 Arkansas Derby. 2. THUNDER SNOW Odds: 20-1 Owners: Godolphin (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Right-hander Ian Kennedy has been put on the 10-day disabled list by the Kansas City Royals because of a strained right hamstring. Kennedy left Thursday’s 8-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox after 4 1/3 innings when he felt a pinch in the hamstring. Kennedy is 0-3 with a 3.03 ERA

NEW YORK — J.K. Rowling is launching a free online book club for fans and newcomers to her “Harry Potter” series. The Wizarding World Book Club will launch in June in celebration of the 20th anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” the first in what would become a seven-book series. The online community

INDIANAPOLIS — Jim Irsay is embarking on a balancing act. Of course, the Indianapolis Colts team owner expects to win and win now. It’s his natural mindset. He also understands Andrew Luck needs time to recover from offseason shoulder surgery; new general manager Chris Ballard needs time to build a supporting cast capable of turning

NEW YORK — CBS and NBC have joined CNN in refusing to air an advertisement that lists President Donald Trump’s accomplishments while blaming the “fake news” media for not reporting on them. Trump’s campaign team also says ABC would not air the ad, although an ABC representative did not immediately respond to queries on Friday.

A solid pickup in hiring last month helped push the stock market to record highs Friday. The gains were driven by energy, technology and industrial companies. On Friday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index advanced 9.77 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,399.29. The Dow Jones industrial average picked up 55.47 points, or 0.3 percent, to

AUSTIN, Texas — Ricky Taylor set a track record in IMSA SportsCar qualifying at Circuit of The Americas on Friday. The Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac team is seeking its fourth consecutive win of the season. Taylor turned a lap at 1 minute, 54.809 seconds — exactly 3 seconds faster than the record set in 2014.

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: IBM Corp., down $4 to $155.05 Investor Warren Buffett said he’s sold a large portion of his investment in IBM. Revlon Inc., down $5.95 to $19.30 The cosmetics maker said its sales in North America dropped during the first quarter. Incyte Corp., down

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court says a plaintiff’s immigration status should not be considered in a workplace injury case because it can cause confusion and unfair prejudice. The court in a unanimous ruling Thursday said “Indiana’s tort trials should be about making injured parties whole — not about federal immigration policies and laws.” The

DE PERE, Wis. — Eddie Lacy may be gone from the Green Bay Packers, but he left a nice legacy in his wake. The running back launched a two-day garage sale at his home in suburban Green Bay on Friday and it was basically sold out before dinner. T-shirts, unused Under Armour cleats, Packers hoodies

BILLERICA, Mass. — The owner of a Massachusetts indoor automobile auction says the employee behind the wheel of an SUV that accelerated, killing three people, had a suspended license. LynnWay Auto Auction President Jim Lamb said Friday that the worker in his 70s had a valid license when he was hired in 2010. Lamb says

CINCINNATI — An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor after authorities say he held a 14-year-old girl captive for months and raped her while being electronically monitored because of an earlier abduction case. Twenty-one-year-old Cody Lee Jackson pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Cincinnati to coercion and enticement

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A 20-year-old man has admitted he helped set a field house fire that left a high school team in Schenectady relying on rivals for equipment for a playoff game. The Times Union reports (http://bit.ly/2pekLbJ ) that Shameek McDuffie pleaded guilty to third degree arson Wednesday. McDuffie will serve 16 months to four

NEW YORK — Retire by your mid-60s? How 1960s. More Americans age 65 and over are still punching the clock, and the last time the percentage was this high was when John F. Kennedy was in the White House. Last month, 19 percent of Americans age 65 and over were still working, according to government

NEW YORK — Mud jeans are so last week. The latest destroyed fashion item to light up social media is a ripped-up sneaker that sells for $1,425 at Neiman Marcus. Pictures on the department store’s website show a white and yellow high-top sneaker with large holes, peeling leather and numerous scratches. Neiman Marcus says online

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua is downplaying the possible impact of a U.S. bill that proposes conditioning international lending to the country on a range of democracy and rights issues. President Daniel Ortega said late Thursday that if the so-called Nica Act passes, “the world is not going to disappear, the economy is not going to

Pregnancy, sexual assault and domestic violence could be considered “pre-existing conditions” that make it hard to keep insurance coverage under the Republican health care bill, according to a number of news articles and social media posts. The bill doesn’t specifically refer to any of these things, and headlines suggesting that it does are misleading. But

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A son of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has been elected to the university’s board of trustees. Jay Paterno received the most votes in the alumni elections for trustee. There are 38 trustees and alumni vote for nine seats; three are on the ballot each year. Paterno is a

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Activists pushing for South Dakota to join several states with physician-assisted dying laws are gathering signatures to put an initiative before voters in 2018 that would allow terminally ill people to receive prescriptions for drugs to end their own lives. Backers of the plan would have to submit nearly 14,000 valid

CINCINNATI — Bengals owner Mike Brown acknowledged on Friday that drafting running back Joe Mixon from Oklahoma was a risk because of his background. Brown said in a letter to The Cincinnati Enquirer published on Friday — the day rookie minicamp opened — that Mixon “did a terrible thing” when he punched a woman in

BOSTON — The Latest on documents released in the death of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez (all times local): 5:20 p.m. Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez urged his fiancee to “live life and know I’m always with you” in a suicide note he left in his prison cell. An excerpt from the note was released Friday