Новости за 03.08.2017

NEW YORK — Losses for energy and technology companies left most U.S. stocks lower on Thursday. Smaller companies fared worse as the dollar remained at 15-month lows. On Thursday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 5.41 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,472.16. The Dow Jones industrial average picked up 9.86 points, or less than

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Dickie Hemric, the leading scorer and rebounder in Wake Forest history, has died. He was 83. School spokesman Steve Kirkland said family members told the school that Hemric died Thursday in Akron, Ohio. No cause of death was given. Hemric scored 2,587 points and an Atlantic Coast Conference record 1,802 rebounds while

DIMOCK, Pa. — The Latest on federal government testing of water wells in Dimock (all times local): 4:45 p.m. A gas driller says the water in a northeastern Pennsylvania village does not pose a threat to “human health and the environment.” Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. released a statement Thursday after learning that government scientists

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson returned to training camp Thursday after missing two workouts with a tooth abscess, while a trio of cornerbacks had to leave practice early with various injuries. Terrance Mitchell, who could start at cornerback alongside Marcus Peters, went to the locker room on a cart with a sore

MINDEN, Nev. — A sky-diving instructor and a German tourist were found dead on the ground Thursday after they did a tandem jump from a plane flying near Lake Tahoe in western Nevada, authorities said. An initial investigation indicated both were attached by a single harness and had been connected to one parachute and also

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The revival of “Will & Grace” has yet to air, but NBC says it’s getting at least a second season. NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt told a TV critics’ meeting Thursday that the deal had just been worked out. Greenblatt cited an “outpouring of love” from fans of the original series

BOSTON — A group representing survivors of priest sex abuse is calling for a former Boston priest recently released from prison to be placed in a secure treatment facility far from children. Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests has launched an online petition urging the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and the state to

U.S. regulators have approved the first drug to treat all forms of hepatitis C in as little as eight weeks. The pill combination from AbbVie Inc. was approved Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration for adults without significant cirrhosis, a type of liver disease, and many patients who were not cured by prior treatment.

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday: Kellogg Co., up $2.92 to $70.36 The maker of Frosted Flakes, Pop Tarts and Eggo waffles said sales fell, but not as much as analysts expected. Tesla Inc., up $21.20 to $347.09 The electric car company said it is confident it can meet

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — DeMarco Murray is coming off a season where he led the AFC in rushing and earned his third Pro Bowl selection. So much for being done after a painful season in Philadephia. Now the running back, who turns 30 in February, is facing the ultimate challenge: Time. Murray insists he isn’t worried.

HAYWARD, Calif. — Stephen Curry pumped his right fist, raised his arms in the air with club in hand and gave a firm shoulder bump to caddie Jonnie West, his golf partner on road trips with the Golden State Warriors. After three bogeys in five holes of his professional golf debut, a birdie was worthy

NEW YORK — Yaritza Mendez is an American citizen thanks to an immigration system that has been built around family connections for more than 50 years. Since 1965, immigrants-turned-American citizens can serve as sponsors to their parents, children and siblings and help them become legal residents and then U.S. citizens. It’s a system that allowed

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady was already the oldest player on the Patriots roster before he stepped out on the practice field for training camp Thursday. He spent the abbreviated workout being constantly reminded he’s now a 40-year-old quarterback. From a sculpture spelling out “G.O.A.T.” that was erected near the entrance of the practice field

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — As the weeks progress in NFL training camps, it’s not unusual to see players grab each other by the jersey, wrestle, yell a few profanities and then get separated by teammates as the coaches repeatedly blow their whistles. It’s the old boys-will-be-boys approach, and the New York Giants have been going

MEXICO CITY — Mexican Cardinal Norberto Rivera says a priest who was wounded in a knife attack in May has died. Rivera wrote in his Twitter account Thursday that “I ask the God of Life that he have Father Miguel Machorro in his presence.” Machorro was stabbed by an apparently deranged man inside Mexico City’s

MOSCOW — A Moscow court has ordered opposition leader Alexei Navalny and two of his associates to pay fines for staging an unauthorized rally. The court ruled Thursday that Navalny and his associates Leonid Volkov and Nikolai Lyaskin violated the law and should pay fines ranging from 250,000 to 300,000 rubles ($4,140-$4,960). Navalny has rejected

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tim Shaw warns Tennessee coach Mike Mularkey not to overuse him his story looking to inspire the Titans, seeing limits to the emotional tale of the former NFL linebacker and special teams ace fighting amytrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mularkey, and the rest of the Titans, respectfully disagree.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Tom Brady turned 40 on Thursday. At 39, he guided the biggest Super Bowl comeback to win his fifth NFL championship. Where will Aaron Rodgers be when he turns 40 on Dec. 2, 2023? “Hopefully, right here,” the Green Bay Packers quarterback said Thursday. Rodgers will turn 34 in about four

CARACAS, Venezuela — The Latest on Venezuela’s political crisis over attempts to rewrite the constitution (all times local): 6:00 p.m. Authorities in Venezuela say the Spanish Embassy in Caracas has been attacked with multiple homemade explosive devices. Prosecutors report that two individuals on a motorcycle launched the devices described as gasoline bombs at the embassy

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee teenager has been indicted on charges of murder, rape and aggravated child abuse following the death of a 6-year-old girl. Shelby County prosecutors allege that the teen, who was 14 at the time, was responsible for the December 2015 death of the girl in the Memphis-area community of Cordova. She

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. TOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS 1. Coldplay; $8,070,880; $87.86. 2. U2; $7,873,929; $117.30.

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson’s second all-time leading scorer Terrell McIntyre has joined the men’s basketball staff as the director of player development. Tigers coach Brad Brownell announced the move Thursday. McIntyre played for Clemson from 1995-99 and was named to the all-Atlantic Coast Conference team three times. He finished with 1,839 points, second all-time behind

SAN MARINO, Calif. — “Blue Boy” isn’t quite as blue as he once was — and that isn’t a good thing for one of the world’s most recognizable paintings. To restore its luster, the 18th century masterpiece by British painter Thomas Gainsborough, featuring a British youth dressed nearly all in blue, will undergo a major,

SALT LAKE CITY — A plane that slammed into an interstate highway in Utah started making strange sounds during takeoff and apparently struggled to stay at altitude before the crash that killed four people, according to a report from federal investigators. The plane carrying four friends on vacation crashed four seconds after pilot Layne Clarke

HAMMOND, Ind. — A U.S. District Court jury has awarded $375,000 to a Lake County woman who accused a police officer of sexually assaulting her. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports jurors in Hammond returned the verdict Wednesday for the Lowell woman and against Lake County police Officer Samuel Orlich Jr. The woman alleged Orlich was