Новости за 28.08.2017

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: Expedia Inc., down $6.73 to $142.53 The travel-booking site confirms that CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been offered the top job at Uber. Kite Pharma Inc., up $38.95 to $178.05 The cancer drug developer agreed to be bought by Gilead Sciences for $11.9 billion, or

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean President Michelle Bachelet introduced a bill Monday to legalize gay marriage, the latest in a series of recent reforms in a country long regarded as one of Latin America’s most socially conservative. Bachelet signed the proposal, which will be sent to lawmakers, at a ceremony in the presidential palace. She said

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Dalvin Tomlinson probably won’t have to wait long to make his first start for the New York Giants. With fellow defensive tackle Jay Bromley suddenly nursing an injured left knee, the second-round draft pick out of Alabama likely will line up beside Damon Harrison in the season opener in Dallas on

BOSTON — An artist who created a cartoon frog that was appropriated by white racists has forced a Texas man to quit distributing a children’s book based on the character. Attorneys for artist Matt Furie say he enforced his copyright of Pepe the Frog and forced former Texas educator Eric Hauser to quit distributing his

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots were dealt their biggest hurdle of the preseason when Julian Edelman was carted off the field last week with a season-ending knee injury. But the focus remains high for the Super Bowl champions several days before the coaching staff must pare down the roster to the 53-man limit

U.S. stocks finished little changed on Monday as investors focused on the effects of Tropical Storm Harvey. Insurance companies and oil drillers stumbled while refineries rose along with gasoline prices. On Monday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index added 1.19 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 2,444.24. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 5.27

DECATUR, Ga. — An Atlanta-area police officer who authorities say hit and killed a woman with his car has been charged. DeKalb County police spokeswoman Shiera Campbell said in an email that Officer Ian MacGowan has been charged with homicide by vehicle, reckless driving, speeding and failure to maintain a lane. Janet Pickney was jogging

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No. 16 Louisville will have reigning Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson at quarterback for Saturday night’s opener against Purdue in Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium. The Boilermakers may be making a game-time decision on their starter. Reigning Big Ten passing leader David Blough (295 of 517 for 3,352 yards, 25 touchdowns and

Officials prepared Monday to evacuate one of the nation’s busiest trauma centers as flooding from Harvey threatened the hospital’s supply of medicine and food. A spokesman at Houston’s Office of Emergency Management said that all 350 patients at Ben Taub Hospital would be moved, hopefully within a day. Floodwater and sewage got into the basement

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s response to Hurricane Harvey (all times EDT): 11 p.m. President Donald Trump is heading to two Texas cities for updates on the devastating flooding that has paralyzed the southeastern part of the state in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The White House announced late Monday that the

BELLPORT, N.Y. — Fragrance seller Perfumania has filed for bankruptcy protection, and plans to close 65 of its 230 stores as it focuses more on selling online. The mall-based retailer plans to offer investors $2 per share as it converts to a private company. The stock surged more than 40 percent Monday to close at

In the photo, tiny Aiden Pham — 13 months old and swaddled in a blanket — nestles asleep in his mother’s arms, even as the floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey surge around them. Someday, no doubt, Aiden’s mother will tell him about the day Houston police rescued them from their flooded home by boat, and about

LINCOLN, Neb. — Tanner Lee hasn’t taken a snap in a game for Nebraska, yet the fan base has already deemed him the quarterback who can return the Cornhuskers to national relevance. The hype has been fueled by the words of a couple former NFL personnel men, one of whom predicted the transfer from Tulane

Russian winger Danis Zaripov has been cleared to pursue an NHL contract after being banned by the Kontinental Hockey League and International Ice Hockey Federation for doping. The NHL said in a statement that Zaripov was cleared in part because pseudoephedrine is not on its prohibited substances list and that he was not allowed to

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State’s restructured defense will be considered a liability until it can prove otherwise. The Cyclones will look to counter a defense in flux with what could be one of the best offenses in school history. Iowa State might finally be built to hang in a league where even teams with strong

AKRON, Ohio — Authorities say a 17-year-old boy found fatally shot in the back seat of a police cruiser in Ohio killed himself The Summit County medical examiner’s office says Xavier McMullen died of a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death was ruled a suicide. Akron police had said a gun

SEATTLE — Just like the rest of his team, Washington linebacker Azeem Victor was about to embark on a season of heightened expectations, partly the result of being named a preseason AP All-American. Now Victor’s season will start a week later than the rest of his teammates’. Victor was suspended one game for a violation

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants backup defensive end Owa Odighizuwa has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the regular season for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. The league announced the suspension Monday, less than a week before teams have to reduce their rosters to 53 players. It

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Broyles Award has added the Football Writers Association of America to its selection process, and named hall of fame coach and player Steve Spurrier and former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops to its selection committee. People with the award that honors college football’s assistant coach of the year made the announcement

WHITE CLOUD, Mich. — A Michigan woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of her husband in a crime apparently witnessed by the man’s pet parrot. Forty-nine-year-old Glenna Duram of Sand Lake learned her sentence Monday after a jury found her guilty of first-degree murder and a felony firearm charge

CLEVELAND — A driver for the ride-hailing service Lyft was fatally shot and his passenger wounded in Cleveland. Police say the Lyft driver was shot several times early Monday morning and a passenger in the back seat was wounded in the arm. A man who showed up to a Cleveland hospital with another man has

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Josh McCown will start at quarterback in the New York Jets’ regular-season opener at Buffalo, beating out Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty. Coach Todd Bowles announced his decision Monday, ending a strange training-camp competition. The 38-year-old McCown was the assumed starter the moment he signed a one-year, $6 million deal in

Desperate for help and unsure whether traditional rescue efforts will come through, Harvey victims are using social media to share maps of their location and photos of themselves trapped on rooftops and inside buildings. “Need help in NE Houston! Baby here and sick elderly!” one user posted on Twitter along with her address late Sunday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Six receivers are listed as starters on Ohio State’s official depth chart released Monday, a sure indication that all will get plenty of chances to shine in the season opener this week. Paris Campbell and K.J. Hill are listed as co-starters at H-back. Austin Mack and Binjimen Victor both are listed at

WASHINGTON — Hurricane Katrina. Deepwater Horizon. And now, perhaps the worst disaster Texas has ever seen. Brock Long, the man directing the Trump administration’s response to Hurricane Harvey, is a veteran of disaster management in government and the private sector. But the newly confirmed FEMA administrator is facing a new scale of problems to solve