Новости за 12.08.2017

DELPHI, Ind. — Authorities say they’ve received more than 6,000 tips since police released a composite sketch of the suspected killer of two northern Indiana girls. State Police Sgt. Kim Riley says officers are working their way through the tips generated by the July 17 release of an FBI artist’s sketch of the man. Riley

NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Jordan Montgomery is in uniform after being hit in the head by a flyball while signing autographs as the Boston Red Sox took batting practice. The accident happened Saturday while the AL East-leading Red Sox warmed up at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees said the 6-foot-6 rookie was examined by the

BROOKLYN, Mich. — In his first NASCAR Truck Series race in three years, Darrell Wallace Jr. looked as if he had never left. Wallace held off a late challenge from Christopher Bell to win Saturday at Michigan International Speedway. After taking the lead in his No. 99 Chevrolet with about 10 laps remaining, Wallace had

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey considered changing numbers last week, wanting to switch from 20 to 23. Then he found out what it would cost. Ramsey said Saturday he would have to buy every No. 20 jersey on the market before making the swap, which surely would have cost him six figures.

NEW ALBANY, Ind. — The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has given Purdue University the OK to launch a new online school. The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier reports that the commission’s unanimous Thursday vote is the first of three major approvals that Purdue needs to start operating the online university. The online school would stem

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Police say a Florida man has died after getting punched by his Uber driver. A statement Saturday from St. Petersburg Police said 56-year-old Terry Lynn Kimball had died, more than a day after losing consciousness. According to the police statement, Kimball and the 38-year-old male driver had a dispute over the

OXFORD, N.C. — Cosmetics giant Revlon plans to invest $16 million and create 55 new jobs at its North Carolina plant over the next three years. Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday the company is expanding its plant in Oxford to produce more Elizabeth Arden products. The facility 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Raleigh opened

NEW YORK — Gary Kloppenburg knows he has a challenge as the Seattle Storm’s new coach. The Storm are a half-game outside the playoffs, with five of their eight games left on the road. Still, the interim head doesn’t think it will take that much to get the Storm on the right path. “We really

ROXBURY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Authorities say a New Jersey woman tried to poison her grandmother with liquid anti-freeze. Morris County prosecutors say Elise Conroy was arrested Saturday on an attempted murder charge. A possible motive has not be disclosed. Authorities say the 26-year-old Roxbury Township lives with her 84-year-old grandmother. Conroy allegedly bought the anti-freeze

ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York state lawmaker is demanding a federal investigation into New York state’s care for the disabled following a recent Associated Press story that revealed the case of a man infested with maggots in a state-run group home. Democratic Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, of Utica, told the AP on Saturday that he

TORONTO — Walking off the mound to a standing ovation from a crowd that included his parents and sister, Chris Rowley started to become aware of the magnitude of his achievement. Rowley became the first West Point graduate to reach the major leagues, pitching one-run ball over 5 1/3 innings to win his debut Saturday

NEW YORK — Italy is the popular destination for women’s basketball teams this summer. Nearly a dozen colleges are spending some time in Italy this month, including UConn, Texas, Michigan, Florida State and Duke. “Through word of mouth, we’ve heard it’s an awesome trip,” Texas coach Karen Aston said. “Great history, food, great scenery .

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University trustees have approved architectural plans for the new IU Health Bloomington Hospital and Indiana University academic health sciences building. The (Bloomington) Herald-Times reports that trustees on Friday approved the plans. The design calls for one unified building with 620,000 square feet dedicated to the hospital and 115,000 square feet for

NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey murder suspect who was recently added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitives list has been captured in Virginia. Federal authorities announced Saturday that Walter Yovany Gomez was arrested Friday in Woodbridge, thanks in part to tips from the public. They will now seek to extradite him to New Jersey,

AMMAN, Jordan — The Greek Orthodox patriarch in the Holy Land announced Saturday that his church will appeal an Israeli court decision that approved the sale of prime church property to companies representing Jews seeking to expand their presence in Jerusalem’s Old City. The church had challenged the property deal in court for the past

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Donald Trump’s talk of a “military option” in Venezuela risks alienating Latin American nations that overcame their reluctance to work with the Republican leader and had adopted a common, confrontational approach aimed at isolating President Nicolas Maduro’s embattled government. Well before Maduro himself responded, governments in Latin America with a long

NEW YORK — Facebook anonymously launched a new photo-sharing app in China in a new effort to make inroads in the world’s most populous country. China’s ruling Communist Party controls internet traffic across the country’s borders and tries to keep the public from seeing thousands of websites including Facebook. The app, called Colorful Balloons, was

On and off the field, nothing is going right for Chelsea early in its English Premier League title defense. Injuries to key players, frustration in the transfer market, and now a surprise 3-2 home loss on the opening weekend of the season to Burnley, a team that was expected to be among the candidates for

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jacques Patrick spent the past two years observing and learning from Dalvin Cook at Florida State. With Cook leaving for the NFL, Patrick is looking to put those lessons to good use. Patrick has shown during the first two weeks of preseason practices that he’s ready to take over as the Seminoles’

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — J.J. Watt learned of his brother T.J. Watt’s big game on Friday night from an unlikely source. The Houston Texans star checked his phone after a team meeting to see a text from Grammy Award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar alerting him to the T.J.’s work in Pittsburgh preseason game. “It was

MERCED, Calif. — The defense attorney for a teenage driver accused of driving drunk while livestreaming the crash that killed her younger sister says a mechanical problem may have caused the accident in California. “We have reason to believe the accident was caused by wear and tear on the tire, causing it to blow out,”

OTTAWA, Ontario — Longtime NHL coach and general manager Bryan Murray has died at 74. He worked in the league in some capacity for 35 consecutive seasons. The Ottawa Senators said in a statement Saturday he was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2014. Murray most recently served as general manager of the Senators from 2007-2016

BRIGHTON, England — Manchester City took 70 minutes to break through Brighton’s resistance before one of English soccer’s most expensive lineups beat the Premier League newcomers 2-0 on Saturday. Brighton was successfully repelling City’s potent strike force until a costly lapse. Brighton midfielder Dale Stephens dithered around the halfway before being dispossessed by Kevin de

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Even as he seeks Beijing’s help on North Korea, President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order asking his trade office to consider investigating China for the alleged theft of American technology and intellectual property, an administration official said Saturday. That step is expected Monday but won’t come as a surprise

NEW ORLEANS — White House official Omarosa Manigault-Newman clashed with a veteran news anchor during a panel discussion on policing in black communities held at the largest gathering of black journalists in the country. The director of communications for the White House Office of Public Liaison was a late addition to the Friday afternoon panel