Новости за 16.08.2017

NEW YORK — Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott’s appeal of a six-game suspension over a domestic violence case will be heard by arbitrator Harold Henderson, who reduced Greg Hardy’s ban when the defensive end was with the Cowboys two years ago. Henderson is one of the people approved by Commissioner Roger Goodell to hear appeals

BOISE, Idaho — Two military aircraft will help detect and map wildfires in the U.S. West. The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday says the Air National Guard aircraft will be based in eastern Washington state and western Oregon. Officials say the twin-engine, propeller-driven aircraft are equipped with infrared sensors that can

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Darlington Raceway will debut Earnhardt Towers to honor the late Dale Sr. and his son, Dale Jr., at the Southern 500 next month. The track Wednesday announced plans to rename its two towers after the Earnhardt racers. Dale Earnhardt Sr. won nine times at the track “Too Tough To Tame,” the second

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: Urban Outfitters Inc., up $2.94 to $19.76 The clothing and accessories retailer had a better second quarter than Wall Street expected. Target Corp., up $1.96 to $56.31 The company raised its annual estimates after it did better than analysts expected in the second quarter.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Call Martellus Bennett the “quarterback whisperer.” The Green Bay Packers’ tight end is with his third team in as many seasons, which means another training camp of building rapport with a new quarterback. He’s proven to be productive at every stop. Bennett is confident he’ll do just fine connecting with Aaron

U.S. stocks rose slightly Wednesday as Urban Outfitters and Target helped retailers rally. That was enough to cancel out more losses for energy companies. On Wednesday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 3.50 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,468.11. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 25.88 points, or 0.1 percent, to 22,024.87. The Nasdaq

PARIS — France’s first lady says President Emmanuel Macron’s only fault is “being younger than me,” addressing their atypical love story in a rare interview. Brigitte Macron told France’s Elle magazine that if she hadn’t pursued their romance, “I would have let my life pass me by.” Excerpts of the interview were released Wednesday. The

International arrivals to the U.S. increased 2 percent in January 2017 compared with January 2016, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced Wednesday. The 5.6 million international visitors who arrived this past January represented the first monthly increase in inbound international visits to the U.S. since June 2016, the agency said in a release in Washington

WASHINGTON — A humid day ended Ricky Nolasco’s outing a batter earlier than he would have liked. He still did enough to help the Los Angeles Angels stymie the Washington Nationals. Nolasco bounced back from a rocky first inning to pitch into the sixth inning Wednesday before departing with cramps, and Luis Valbuena and Kole

QUITO, Ecuador — Authorities in Ecuador have detained 20 Chinese crewmembers on a ship found near the Galapagos holding 300 tons of frozen marine animals — some from species in danger of extinction. Ecuador’s navy stopped the ship Sunday near San Cristobal, the easternmost island of the Galapagos archipelago treasured for its unique animal species.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A former boxing promoter, ex-college basketball coach and founder of a Rhode Island-based sport institute who was convicted of embezzlement is seeking to be released from prison while he awaits the outcome of his appeal. Dan Doyle filed a motion for bail with the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. The motion is

WASHINGTON — The White House says President Donald Trump will make this month’s payments to insurers under the health-care law he wants to repeal and replace. Trump has repeatedly threatened to end the payments, which help reduce health insurance copays and deductibles. But a White House spokesman says “the August payment will be made.” The

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Training camp is easier for Tom Brady at age 40 than it was when he entered the NFL in 2000. Brady, who turned 40 on Aug. 3, was asked how camp with the New England Patriots is different for him now that he’s one of the older players in the

MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton’s homer streak ended Wednesday, but he singled, stole a base and scored in a four-run first inning to help the Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants, 8-1. Stanton, who had homered in a team-record six consecutive games, didn’t come close to his 45th of the year. He was hit under

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — A Ku Klux Klan group’s request to burn a cross atop Stone Mountain in Georgia has been denied. The Stone Mountain Memorial Association on Monday rejected the application from the Sacred Knights of the Ku Klux Klan to hold an Oct. 21 “lighting” ceremony. The application was submitted May 26. The

ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Redskins safety Su’a Cravens had knee surgery and there’s no official timeline for him to return. Coach Jay Gruden says Cravens had a knee scope to clean out some issues with his meniscus. Gruden says Cravens was injured on the third play of the Redskins’ first preseason game last week at

METAIRIE, La. — Saints coach Sean Payton says cornerback Delvin Breaux needs lower-leg surgery that will sideline him about six weeks and that the initial misdiagnosis of Breaux’s injury has sparked a shake-up in the team’s medical staff. Payton says Breaux has a fibula fracture that was initially diagnosed as a contusion. Breaux has missed

Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer, “Not Dark Yet” (Silver Cross/Thirty Tigers) It’s been said that something mystical distinguishes the harmonies forged by siblings from those of ordinary mortals, and nothing Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer have sung together would prove otherwise. Both critically acclaimed singer-songwriters in their own right, the two sisters with Alabama roots

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina guard Rakym Felder has been suspended indefinitely and won’t attend classes this fall, another blow to a thinning Gamecock backcourt that reached the Final Four this past April. Felder’s status was announced by coach Frank Martin on Wednesday. Felder had been suspended since June 30 for his involvement in a

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will not recommend that any changes be made to the Sand to Snow National Monument in Southern California. Zinke says in a statement Wednesday the monument is no longer under the Interior Department review ordered by President Donald Trump in April. Zinke says the monument has some

Kacy & Clayton, “The Siren’s Song” (New West) From the opening bars of “The Siren’s Song,” the combination of a stark soprano and twangy guitar suggests country music. But what country? Second cousins Kacy Anderson and Clayton Linthicum hail from rural Saskatchewan and recorded their new album with producer Jeff Tweedy at Wilco’s studio in

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Latest on the arrest of a man in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old Kentucky boy (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Police say a man charged in the death 7-year-old Kentucky boy opened fire during a dice game near the victim’s home. Dequante Hobbs Jr. was struck by a stray bullet

LOS ANGELES — Passengers boarding subway trains in Los Angeles may soon be shuffled through airport-style body scanners that are aimed to detect firearms and explosives. A two-day pilot program by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority began Wednesday. But officials quickly experienced a hiccup when a scanner being demonstrated Wednesday morning at Union

LOS ANGELES — A 21-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole for beating to death a University of Southern California graduate student from China who was walking to his off-campus apartment. Andrew Garcia, who was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges earlier this summer, was sentenced by Los Angeles County

SAN DIEGO — SeaWorld says that veterinarians at its San Diego park had to euthanize an orca estimated to be nearly 42 years old. The company said in a statement that the killer whale named Kasatka died Tuesday evening “surrounded by members of her pod, as well as the veterinarians and caretakers who loved her.”