Новости за 07.09.2017

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — All-Pro receiver Julio Jones said Thursday that he is 100 percent healthy with the Atlanta Falcons’ opener three days away at Chicago. Jones had right foot surgery in March and took just eight snaps in one preseason game, but he’s been practicing with no restraints for the last three weeks. Working

U.S. stock indexes finished nearly back where they started Thursday as steep losses for banks and insurance companies were balanced out by gains in health care and technology companies. On Thursday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gave up 0.44 points to 2,465.10. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 22.86 points, or 0.1 percent, to

LOS ANGELES — A few weeks ago, everybody was wondering if the Dodgers could break the major league record of 116 wins in a season. Now they’re looking vulnerable with the playoffs approaching. Los Angeles had lost six in a row and 11 of 12 — its worst skid of the season — going into

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two North Carolina police officers have been placed on leave after fatally shooting an armed man. A statement from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said officers responding to a 911 call Wednesday encountered an armed man at an apartment complex. The statement says that despite multiple commands from police, the man didn’t drop

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville defenseman Ryan Ellis will need a full six months to recover from offseason knee surgery, and general manager David Poile says they don’t expect him back until possibly 2018. Poile gave an update on injuries Thursday to Ellis and new center Nick Bonino after a rookies’ practice. Both were hurt during

FALL RIVER, Mass. — A Massachusetts mayor who launched a smartphone app has confirmed he’s the subject of a federal investigation. The Herald News reports Democratic Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia II says the investigation is being conducted by the FBI and the Department of Housing and Urban Development and a federal grand jury has

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: RH, up $22.12 to $71.54 The furniture and housewares retailer raised its annual forecasts after a strong second-quarter report. Eli Lilly & Co., up $1.03 to $81.54 The drugmaker said it will eliminate 3,500 jobs as it aims to cut $500 million in annual

SALT LAKE CITY — Prosecutors have asked the FBI to join an investigation into the rough arrest of a Utah nurse after video of her being dragged screaming from a hospital drew widespread condemnation, authorities said Thursday. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill is overseeing a criminal investigation into officers involved in the handcuffing

Sugar Ramos, the Cuban featherweight champion whose fists led to two ring deaths — one inspiring a Bob Dylan song — has died in Mexico City. He was 75. He died Sunday from cancer complications, the World Boxing Council said. Ramos was best known for his 1963 fight at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles with

HOUSTON — A California geophysicist says the sheer weight of the torrential rains brought by Harvey has caused Houston to sink by 2 centimeters. Chris Milliner, a postdoctoral fellow at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, says water weighs about a ton per cubic meter and the flooding was so widespread

The Big Ten went 10-2 in nonconference play last week. It was the same number of losses it had on opening weekend a year ago. The difference was four FCS teams served as first-week fodder in 2016. There were none this year, and the Big Ten is better off for it. Maryland coach D.J. Durkin

BOSTON — Leading daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel have agreed to pay a total of $2.6 million to resolve an investigation by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey into what she called “alleged unfair and deceptive practices” by the companies that left some participants in the contests inadequately protected. Healey, a Democrat, says the

MINNEAPOLIS — A 15-year-old Minnesota girl who thought she was helping a friend’s dad was instead kidnapped and held captive for 29 days during which she was repeatedly raped, tied up with zip ties and locked in a closet before escaping and swimming across a lake to safety, prosecutors said Thursday in announcing charges against

WASHINGTON — The 80-17 roll call vote Thursday in the which the Senate agreed to more than $15 billion in emergency aid for Harvey victims, a short-term increase in the nation’s debt limit and a three-month bill to fund the government. A “yes” vote is a vote to pass the measure. Voting yes were 45

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — They call it the Big One — a mythic, massive hurricane that would obliterate the densely populated southeast coast. And it has long been the stuff of Florida’s nightmares. Irma, it appears, could be it. The storm has triggered near-panic in a region of more than 6 million people that includes

MIAMI — After a catastrophic Hurricane Andrew revealed how lax building codes had become in the country’s most storm-prone state, Florida began requiring sturdier construction. Now, experts say a monstrously strong Hurricane Irma could become the most serious test of Florida’s storm-worthiness since the 1992 disaster. “If it was to hit with 185 mph (298

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has awarded more contracts to build prototypes for the wall President Donald Trump wants to build on the U.S. border with Mexico. The prototypes announced Thursday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection are for four see-through walls. Last week, it announced contracts for prototypes for four concrete walls. The eight

LAS VEGAS — Police in this tourist-driven city with a history of racially charged incidents were hit again Thursday with questions about bias, profiling and use of force after a black NFL player reported being held at gunpoint and handcuffed by officers who were searching for an active shooter at a Las Vegas Strip casino.

HONOLULU — A Hawaii tour operator has been fined for repeatedly dropping swimmers in front of dolphins and encircling the animals with his tour boat, officials said. It’s the first such fine against an operator of spinner dolphin tours, Ann Garrett, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official in Hawaii, said this week. A U.S.

MIAMI — As Hurricane Irma threatens to pound Miami with winds of mind-boggling power, a heavyweight hazard looms over the city’s skyline: two dozen enormous construction cranes. And because those cranes weren’t designed to withstand a storm of Irma’s ferocity, city officials are telling people who live in the shadows of the giant lifting devices

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs released running back C.J. Spiller and offensive lineman Jordan Devey in a move that allows the team to sign them following their season opener without guaranteeing their contracts. Kansas City plays at New England on Thursday night. Spiller and Devey are both veterans whose contracts would have become guaranteed

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Wyoming’s Josh Allen, considered by some to be one of the top quarterback prospects for next year’s NFL draft, didn’t appear to live up to the hype in his first game of the season. Allen completed 23 of 40 passes for 174 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions in the Cowboys’

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Authorities are searching for a small plane that went off the radar while flying over West Virginia. The Federal Aviation Administration says two people were onboard the Cirrus SR20 when it went missing Tuesday. The agency hasn’t identified the passengers, but says the plane is presumed to have crashed. Delaware Coastal Airport

LOS ANGELES — Gin D. Wong, a visionary architect whose iconic works have helped shaped the look of Los Angeles for more than half a century, has died at age 94. Wong died Sept. 1 at his Beverly Hills, California, home, according to a statement from the University of Southern California, where he had served

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Immediately following his postgame news conference last week, Barry Odom flipped on the film. The second-year Missouri coach had just watched his defense give up 492 yards to Football Championship Subdivision opponent Missouri State, and he needed to take a second look. “As bad as it seemed on the field, it was