Новости за 21.11.2017

BEIRUT — The latest on the crisis following Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s shock resignation while in Saudi Arabia more than two weeks ago (all times local): 12:05 a.m. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has visited the grave of his father, the late Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. It was Hariri’s first stop since returning to

BEIRUT — The Latest on the crisis following Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s shock resignation from Saudi Arabia more than two weeks ago (all times local): 10: 55 p.m. Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri has made an unexpected detour on what was assumed to be his flight home to Beirut and has instead landed in

HERALD, W.Va. — A small government study of blood samples from Vietnam War veterans has found that some may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia. The Department of Veterans Affairs this spring commissioned a pilot study to look into the link between liver flukes ingested through

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Landry Shamet scored 19 points, Connor Frankamp added 13 and No. 6 Wichita State rode its second-half defense into the Maui Invitational title game with an 80-66 victory over Marquette on Tuesday. Wichita State (4-0) needed a massive rally just to get into the semifinals after a slow start against California in

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill says a marijuana-derived oil that’s used as medicine for treating people with epilepsy is illegal in Indiana with one limited exception. Hill released an advisory opinion Tuesday that says substances containing cannabidiol, or CBD, are illegal to possess, make and sell in Indiana under both state and federal

ESTERO, Fla. — Ronald Delph scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Florida Atlantic used a late scoring burst to beat Northern Illinois 77-67 in the Gulf Coast Showcase on Tuesday. Delph posted his second straight double-double while Anthony Adger scored 15 points with five assists, Gerdarius Troutman made 4 of 6 3-point tries

Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett is winding down his career as one of the most productive quarterbacks in not just Ohio State history, but all of college football. He is the latest quarterback to succeed under coach Urban Meyer. A look at some of the others: Josh Harris, Bowling Green Before Alex Smith, Tim Tebow and

DETROIT — A person with knowledge of the agreement says a former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor will plead guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault and face at least 25 years in prison. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss the agreement ahead of a Wednesday court hearing and spoke to

ASHBURN, Va. — Add left guard Shawn Lauvao and center Spencer Long to the ever-growing list of Washington Redskins done for the season because they’re hurt. Redskins coach Jay Gruden announced Tuesday that Long needs surgery on a quadriceps tendon and will be headed to injured reserve. Later in the day, the team issued a

ASHBURN, Va. — Add starting center Spencer Long to the ever-growing list of Washington Redskins done for the season because they’re hurt. Redskins coach Jay Gruden announced Tuesday that Long needs surgery on a quadriceps tendon and will be headed to injured reserve. Backup Chase Rouiller had a cast on his right hand and was

Only one side in the annual Virginia and Virginia Tech rivalry likes to talk about The Streak. The No. 24 Hokies have won 13 in a row in the series, and pledge to go into Friday night’s matchup in Charlottesville determined not to be the team to let their program’s dominance of the Cavaliers come

METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans center DeMarcus Cousins says he was protecting a rebound the way all big men are taught when he was ejected for a flagrant foul during a game against Oklahoma City. Cousins was called for a flagrant-two foul when he raised his right elbow near Thunder guard Russell Westbrook’s head during

Louisville says in an appeal that the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions imposed “grossly excessive” penalties in ordering the vacation of its 2013 men’s basketball championship and tournament revenue for a sex scandal. The NCAA in June placed Louisville on four years’ probation and ordered that it vacate up to 123 victories , including the 2013

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A northeastern Indiana sheriff says 11 of his jail employees were treated with the overdose antidote Narcan after being exposed to smoke containing the opioid painkiller fentanyl. Allen County Sheriff David Gladieux tells WANE-TV that jail inmates lit a piece of spice paper laced with fentanyl by using an electrical outlet.

DALLAS — A curator at the Dallas Museum of Art has resigned, saying he was aware of allegations against him regarding “inappropriate behavior.” Gavin Delahunty had been the museum’s senior curator of contemporary art since 2014. He issued a statement Saturday announcing his immediate resignation. He didn’t elaborate on the alleged behavior that prompted his

ABERDEEN, S.D. — Former Presentation College defensive coordinator Chuck Miesbauer has been named head coach. Miesbauer has been serving as interim head coach since Andy Carr resigned in July to take positions with the University of South Dakota. Presentation has now removed the “interim” from Miesbauer’s title and also named him assistant athletic director. Miesbauer

NEW YORK — Campbell Soup reported disappointing first-quarter earnings and revenue Tuesday, hurt by the higher cost of carrots and sinking sales of its broth and canned soup. The company also lowered its earnings expectations for the year, and its shares sank nearly 9 percent. Campbell Soup, which sells fresh carrots through its Bolthouse Farms

CANCUN, Mexico — Tyler Hall scored 18 points and Montana State used a big second half to defeat Binghamton 74-64 on Tuesday in the opening game of the Cancun Challenge. Harald Frey scored all 13 of his points in the second half, and Keljin Blevins also scored 13 points with eight rebounds for the Bobcats

PARIS — French police have detained a Russian lawmaker as part of a probe into suspected laundering of tax fraud proceeds. A prosecutor told The Associated Press Tuesday that Suleiman Kerimov, a Russian billionaire who has a seat in the upper house of Russian parliament, has been detained in Nice. Kerimov was arrested at Nice

NEW YORK — As Thanksgiving approaches, NBC can be thankful for another weekly ratings win, its second in a row. As with last week, NBC won largely on the strength of two football games. Sunday night’s clash between Philadelphia and Dallas was the week’s most-watched program, while Thursday’s face-off between Tennessee and Pittsburgh ranked third,

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon woman whose inmate boyfriend died from a meth-laden kiss after a prison visit was sentenced to two years behind bars Tuesday on a drug conspiracy charge. Melissa Ann Blair and Anthony Powell shared a long kiss at the end of a visit last year at the Oregon State Penitentiary and

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri freshman Michael Porter Jr. will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing lower back surgery. The 6-foot-10 Porter, the top prep prospect in the country last season, played in only two minutes of the season-opening win over Iowa State before missing the last three games with the injury. The school

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s current senior class was billed as the group that would end the program’s run of mediocrity and lead the Volunteers back to Southeastern Conference championship contention. Four seasons later, Tennessee is at risk of going winless in SEC play for the first time ever and only a fraction of that class

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Freshman David Jenkins Jr. scored a season-high 23 points, including big baskets down the stretch, and South Dakota State fended off Iowa 80-72 in a consolation-bracket semifinal at the Cayman Islands Classic on Tuesday. Tevin King, a junior, added a career-high 16 points with seven rebounds and five steals. Reed

COLUMBUS, Ohio — J.T. Barrett helped bring Ohio State a national championship but has heard hysterical fans demanding he be benched. He has broken nearly every school passing and scoring record but isn’t considered a top NFL prospect. The quarterback who plays his final regular-season game on Saturday against Michigan is more driven than naturally