Новости за 14.06.2017

COLUMBUS, Ohio — New Ohio State basketball coach Chris Holtmann’s $3 million annual contract includes incentives for making the NCAA Tournament and ensuring his players get good grades. Ohio State signed the former Butler coach to an eight-year deal to replace Thad Matta, who was fired June 5. The contract still has to be approved

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. — A 21-year-old North Carolina man has suffered severe burns after falling into a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park. Park officials say Gervais Dylan Gatete of Raleigh, an employee of park concessionaire Xanterra Parks and Resorts, fell into a spring in the Lower Geyser Basin on Tuesday. Gatete was with

U.S. stocks dipped Wednesday as investors worried about weak retail sales and oil prices sank. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the third time in six months. On Wednesday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 2.43 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,437.92. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 46.09 points, or 0.2 percent,

CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton got thrown into an uncomfortable role as a rookie in 2011, handed a starting job in a position that calls for leadership. How do you lead a team when you’re not yet sure what to do? “You get in the huddle and there are guys that are 10 years older than

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Kyle Shanahan has barely had a chance to catch his breath during a nearly 11-month whirlwind that started when he arrived at training camp last summer as Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator. He spent the season guiding the most prolific offense in the NFL to a Super Bowl run that ended with

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas day care center has fired four employees over the death of a 5-year-old developmentally disabled boy who was left in a sweltering van all day. Ascent Children’s Health Services CEO Dan Sullivan said Wednesday that “staff did not follow company policies and procedures, and if they had, this tragedy

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants went from one of the NFL’s worst defenses in 2015 to one of the 10 best in coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s second season in charge. It was a unit that carried the Giants (11-6) and rookie coach Ben McAdoo to their first playoff appearance since 2011. With 10

RIO DE JANEIRO — An analysis by The Associated Press shows that the cost of putting on last year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympic was $13.1 billion. At a news conference Wednesday, officials of Brazil’s Public Authority for Olympic Legacy said the cost for only “sports-related venues” was 7.23 billion reals ($2.06 billion). In addition, the

LAS VEGAS — The famous neon sign of a cowgirl in downtown Las Vegas has been taken down as part of the construction of a planned casino-resort. After more than two decades on Freemont Street, “Vegas Vickie” was dismantled Tuesday. Casino owner Derek Stevens says his company is looking for a home for the neon

ERIN, Wis. — Determined to avoid the embarrassing rules mess from a year ago, the USGA is shaking up the way it officiates the U.S. Open at Erin Hills. It pledged to respond quicker and not wait to make a ruling. “I think last year there were two things we fell short on — it

ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Redskins have restructured the contract of their longest-tenured player, DeAngelo Hall. Hall said Wednesday he agreed to a pay cut in the hopes of remaining on the roster after missing most of last season with a torn ACL in his right knee. Hall, who has been in Washington since 2008,

NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Authorities have arrested an eastern Indiana man on charges alleging he set several pre-dawn house fires last week. Henry County Prosecutor Joe Bergacs says 24-year-old Joshua Dunham of New Castle was arrested Tuesday on four preliminary charges of arson following a joint investigation by the New Castle police and fire departments

MURRAY, Ky. — Four Kentucky National Guardsmen have been charged with sexual assault. Kentucky State Police announced the arrests Wednesday in a news release. They say the assault was reported on June 3. Police said the victim was given alcohol and then sexually assaulted. In a separate news release, Kentucky Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Stephen

PARIS — Two teenage boys have been rescued after three days underground in the skeleton-lined labyrinth of the Catacombs of Paris. Paris police said they alerted firefighters early Wednesday that the boys, aged 16 and 17, were missing. Police said teams of rescuers, including climbers and sniffer dogs, set out to search for the youths

DENVER — The Colorado Classic has announced the route for its 2017 cycling race. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/2rsivE3 ) the route was announced Wednesday and is heavy on the loops. A common spectator complaint in prior races was that the action in front of them didn’t last very long. But this race will have

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s governmental rights agency says many of the country’s prisons are unsafe, overcrowded and understaffed. The National Human Rights Commission says it surveyed conditions at over 190 state, local and federal jails. It found that inmates often controlled some areas of prisons, or had contraband inside. The report released Wednesday cited insufficient

MIAMI — A four-run deficit no longer looms so large for the Miami Marlins. Marcell Ozuna homered to start a comeback Wednesday afternoon, and Miami beat the Oakland Athletics 11-6 to complete a two-game sweep. Ozuna hit his 17th home run in the second inning after the Marlins fell behind 4-0. He added a double

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan state security has detained nearly two dozen people allegedly involved in violent acts against officers during an overnight raid that left several apartment buildings in shambles. Residents at the Los Verdes complex in Caracas say officers fired weapons, destroyed elevators, broke doors and windows and shot to death at least one

LAS VEGAS — When the Oakland Raiders received a $750 million commitment from the Nevada Legislature in October to help build their future home in Las Vegas, they also were directed to ensure the greatest possible participation by the local community in the design, construction and operation of the stadium. Months later, after the team

LONDON — With smoke still swirling around the charred remains of Grenfell Tower in west London, residents and community leaders demanded to know Wednesday how a ferocious fire could have swept through the high-rise apartment block with such speed that it killed at least 12 people. The anger was particularly strong since activists had warned

SAN FRANCISCO — California is ordering immediate spillway inspections at about 70 aging dams that it believes might not be sound enough to protect downstream communities in a flood, a state dam regulator said Wednesday. The engineering and on-site reviews are part of stepped-up inspections following February’s surprise failures of both spillways at California’s 770-foot-high

FISHERS, Ind. — A Marsh Supermarkets spokesman says a court is allowing the sale of 26 of its remaining stores to two Ohio-based grocery chains. Spokesman Tom Mulligan says a Delaware bankruptcy court on Wednesday conditionally approved the sale of 11 stores to Kroger Co. subsidiary Topvalco Inc. for $16 million and 15 stores to

BOSTON — Danica Patrick emerged from some recent fan encounters with a couple of bruises: One resulted in a swollen ring finger after a girl shook her hand too enthusiastically, and another left its mark on her image. The 35-year-old NASCAR star said Wednesday that she “had a moment” when she cursed out a booing

NEW YORK — They’re homeless, but a group of men and women from Texas has made it to Carnegie Hall. The storied New York City concert hall is the venue Wednesday evening for a performance by the Dallas Street Choir, all singers recruited from urban streets and homeless shelters that has been performing since 2015.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police in Tennessee say a toddler who was shot in the head while riding in a car with her mother and brothers has died. Memphis police spokesman Louis Brownlee said Wednesday that 2-year-old Laylah Washington has died after she was shot Sunday night. Police say the girl’s mother told officers that a