Новости за 22.08.2017

Stocks around the world jumped on Tuesday, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 had its fourth-biggest gain of the year, as markets put a shaky last couple of weeks further behind them. On Tuesday: The S&P 500 rose 24.14 points, or 1 percent, to 2,452.51. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 196.14 points, or 0.9

NEW YORK — The Latest on death of high school boy during football practice (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Police and fire officials say a 14-year-old freshman has collapsed during football practice at his New York City high school and died. Police say Dominick Bess went into cardiac arrest around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mount

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A man who authorities say was waving a gun around in a backyard is dead after a Florida police officer opened fire on him. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports it happened Tuesday. Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri says officers responded to a call about an armed and possibly suicidal person

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Quarterback Tyrod Taylor understood there would be changes at the receiver position when he elected to return to Buffalo for a third season by restructuring his contract in March. Little did he anticipate how drastic the transformation would be following Anquan Boldin’s abrupt decision to retire Sunday, which came on the

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Coty Inc., down $1.84 to $17.71 The beauty products company disclosed a smaller quarterly profit than investors had expected. Macy’s Inc., up 89 cents to $20.42 The department store chain said it will restructure its business and hired an eBay executive as its new

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal research vessel will launch on a cruise this week to study how Beaufort Sea wind affects plant and animal life in a changing Arctic Ocean. The Sikuliaq (see-KOO’-lee-ak), owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, will depart Friday from Nome for the trip

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee wide receiver Jauan Jennings wants to be known for more than the two memorable catches that made him a household name in his home state last year. Jennings scored the go-ahead touchdown that helped Tennessee end its 11-game losing streak to Florida and followed that up by making a 43-yard Hail

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants apparently can breathe a little easier. Leading receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Brandon Marshall seemingly avoided major injuries in a meaningless preseason game. Coach Ben McAdoo said Tuesday that the team’s wideouts are being listed as day to day after being hurt in the first half of

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Some Harvard University professors are fighting a proposal that would ban all fraternities and single-gender clubs on campus. More than 20 faculty members have signed their support for a new rule that would forbid the Cambridge, Massachusetts, university from punishing students for joining “any lawful organization.” The professors say they aim to

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Latest on flooding in Kansas and Missouri (all times local): 3:20 p.m. Authorities in eastern Kansas’ say a 56-year-old man drowned after his car was swept away by floodwaters caused by thunderstorms that pummeled the region. The Miami County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday that the body

CLEVELAND — Coach Hue Jackson is letting the drama build to a crescendo. His pick as Cleveland’s starting quarterback is only hours away. Drum roll, please. Following weeks of training camp practices and two exhibition games, Jackson said Tuesday he still hasn’t decided if Brock Osweiler, rookie DeShone Kizer or Cody Kessler will start the

INDIANAPOLIS — Two court rulings have limited police seizures in the state of Indiana. U.S. District Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson partially has halted the seizure of vehicles in drug cases and related crimes in the state. She said state law violates due process because it doesn’t allow individuals to challenge a forfeiture before property is

CINCINNATI — Players union President Eric Winston said the NFL can’t afford another lockout when the collective bargaining agreement expires in 2021, even though he thinks it’s inevitable. The Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman tweeted on Tuesday that if the league locks out players as it did in 2011, or overlooks the health risks to players,

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin and UCLA have scheduled a home-and-home series with games in 2029 and 2030. The two teams will meet at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 15, 2029. UCLA will visit Wisconsin on Sept. 7, 2030. UCLA and Wisconsin have met a total of 11 times. UCLA leads the series 7-4, but Wisconsin

ARIMO, Idaho — The Latest on Idaho firefighters injured after truck catches fire (all times local): 2 p.m. Two volunteer Idaho firefighters remained in a Utah burn hospital Tuesday after their fire truck ran over a gas can that fell off the truck while fighting a wildfire and engulfed the vehicle in flames. The University

ORLANDO, Fla. — A British conglomerate being sued by survivors of the Florida nightclub shooting says it had nothing to do with the gunman’s “terrible actions,” according to a response to the lawsuit filed this week. G4S PLC says it never directly employed gunman Omar Mateen as a security guard; its subsidiary, G4S Secure Solutions,

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa will open the season against talented Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen without one of its starting cornerbacks. Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday that sophomore Manny Rugamba will be suspended for the Sept. 2 home game against the Cowboys because of an offseason violation of team policy. Rugamba is one of

NEW YORK — The Minnesota Lynx are banged up and struggling. Lindsay Whalen has been sidelined for a few weeks with a broken bone in her hand and Rebekkah Brunson is out with a sprained ankle. Without the two starters, the Lynx have dropped three of their last four games and fell out of first

SOUTHAMPTON, England — Southampton has signed Wesley Hoedt from Lazio and provided another indication of its determination to retain his Netherlands teammate and fellow center back, Virgil van Dijk. Despite handing in a transfer request, Van Dijk’s attempts to leave the Premier League club have been rebuffed. And Southampton is expecting to play Van Dijk

NORMAN, Okla. — For the second straight year, Oklahoma must replace a star receiver. And again, the seventh-ranked Sooners feel they have the talent on the roster to get it done. Back in 2015, Sterling Shepard posted one of the best seasons in Oklahoma history. He often made big plays as a senior and wound

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Records from Venus Williams’ cellphone will be turned over to attorneys representing the family of a 78-year-old Florida man who died after a June car crash with the tennis star. The Sun Sentinel reported Tuesday that an agreement for the records was reached prior to a court hearing in a

CLEVELAND — Indians All-Star reliever Andrew Miller has been placed on the disabled list for the second time in 20 days with knee tendinitis. Also Tuesday, Cleveland placed starter Danny Salazar on the 10-day DL with elbow inflammation. Miller made just seven pitches — all fastballs — in Monday night’s win over Boston before taking

TOPEKA, Kan. — A Republican congressman in a Kansas district that President Donald Trump narrowly lost last year is expected to face tough questions about health care and other issues during a town hall meeting. National Democrats already were targeting Rep. Kevin Yoder before Tuesday night’s event in the Kansas City suburb of Olathe. It

BISMARCK, N.D. — The Latest on the Dakota Access oil pipeline developer’s lawsuit against environmental groups (all times local): 2:30 p.m. An attorney for Greenpeace says a lawsuit filed against it and other environmental groups by the developer of the Dakota Access pipeline is meritless. Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners alleges that the groups’ actions opposing

LOS ANGELES — The wife of the only American killed in last week’s Barcelona attack says she’s trying to find a waiter who may have been be the last person to see her husband alive. Heidi Nunes-Tucker of the San Francisco Bay Area said Tuesday that a photo or video posted on social media shortly