Новости за 10.08.2017

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks have hired Frank Johnson, a former NBA player and Phoenix Suns coach, as an assistant coach. Johnson went 63-71 over parts of three seasons in Phoenix starting in 2001. He played 10 years in the NBA averaging 8.3 points and 4.2 assists with three teams. The Bucks announced the hiring

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A legal settlement between ABC and a South Dakota meat producer in a defamation lawsuit over the network’s reports on a beef product that critics dubbed “pink slime” exceeded $177 million, an attorney for the producer said Wednesday. Disney, which owns ABC, disclosed a $177 million legal settlement charge in a

ROSELAND, N.J. — A former Boy Scout says a scoutmaster sexually abused him “hundreds of times” during the 1990s. Christopher Malcolm, who’s in his 30s, discussed the allegations on Wednesday outside his attorney’s office in Roseland. Malcolm and two other former scouts have filed a civil lawsuit against the Boy Scouts, claiming scoutmaster Stephen Corcoran

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — A man charged with killing a sheriff’s deputy and wounding another while escaping from an Iowa jail will plead guilty, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office said an attorney for Wesley Correa-Carmenaty, 24, informed officials of the change. No plea bargain was made in the case, and Correa-Carmenaty still

WELLSTON, Ohio — A single-engine plane performing a gas pipeline inspection in Ohio has crashed near a road, injuring the pilot and his passenger. The State Highway Patrol says pilot Stephen Dawson, of Louisville, Kentucky, told authorities the engine lost power before the plane crashed Wednesday near Wellston, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) east of

U.S. stocks closed slightly lower Wednesday, following some rare earnings disappointments. Small-company stocks fell more than the rest of the market. Consumer-focused companies and banks were among the biggest decliners. Investors kept a wary eye on escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. Gold prices rose. On Wednesday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index

MEXICO CITY — The Latest on Hurricane Franklin (all times local): 5 p.m. Franklin has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season as it moves toward Mexico’s Gulf coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami upgraded the storm to a hurricane late Wednesday afternoon. Franklin has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (121 kph).

DETROIT — Federal regulators are investigating whether a 2015 recall of Range Rovers fixed the problem of their doors opening while driving. The investigation covers approximately 65,370 Range Rovers from the 2013-2016 model years and Range Rover Sport SUVs from the 2014-2016 model year. Jaguar Land Rover recalled the vehicles in 2015 and updated the

Scientists have the first major evidence that blood tests called liquid biopsies hold promise for screening people for cancer. Hong Kong doctors tried it for a type of head and neck cancer, and boosted early detection and one measure of survival. The tests detect DNA that tumors shed into the blood. Some are used now

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s governor says he has signed the first of several deals to renovate some of the 167 schools that closed across the island this year amid an economic crisis. Gov. Ricardo Rossello said Wednesday that several municipalities and nonprofit groups as well as a university are among those that

RALEIGH, N.C. — The co-owner of a popular bar in North Carolina is heading home after spending 10 days in a sweltering Honduran jail on drug charges. News outlets report 51-year-old Amanda LaRoque of Raleigh regained her passport and was at a Honduras airport with a ticket Wednesday afternoon. Airport officials arrested her July 30

DETROIT — Nissan Motor Co. is recalling 52,016 Titan pickup trucks because their rear seat belts might not adequately protect passengers. The recall affects the 2016-2016 Nissan Titan Crew Cab and Titan XD Crew Cab pickups. Most of the vehicles are in the U.S., but Nissan said 7,752 are in Canada. Nissan discovered through testing