Новости за 23.11.2017

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Less than a decade ago, even talk of re-election was enough to get a Honduran president overthrown. Now Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez appears likely to win a second term on Sunday as well as bolstering the strength of his conservative National Party across the board. “Hernandez is not just trying to

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe is poised to swear in new leader Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday morning, just two and a half weeks after his firing by longtime President Robert Mugabe. The world’s oldest head of state resigned this week after the military and ruling party turned on him and tens of thousands of Zimbabweans took

PITTSBURGH — Cam Heyward is not aware of the history he is chasing. The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end doesn’t particularly care either. Heyward’s two sacks last week against Tennessee pushed his season total to seven. If he comes up with three more over the next six games for the AFC North leader, he’ll become the

DETROIT — Detroit Lions safety Tavon Wilson and center Travis Swanson have left Thursday’s game against Minnesota with injuries. Wilson has a shoulder problem and Swanson a knee issue. Wilson left the game after defending against a deep pass in the third quarter, and Swanson was injured on Detroit’s next offensive possession. Minnesota cornerback Trae

BALTIMORE — Joe Sherburne made five 3-pointers and scored 19 points, Arkel Lamar hit all five of his 3s and scored 17, and Maryland, Baltimore County beat Chicago State 84-73 on Thursday. The Retrievers were 14 of 30 from 3-point range and 18 of 30 at the free-throw line. Jairus Lyles added two 3-pointers and

ARLINGTON, Texas — Four-time Pro Bowl left tackle Tyron Smith is active along with kicker Dan Bailey for the Dallas Cowboys in their Thanksgiving game against the Los Angeles Chargers. LA right tackle Joe Barksdale is returning after missing four straight games with a foot injury. Barksdale has been out five games overall. Smith missed

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are committed to running the ball as the center of coach Mike Mularkey’s “exotic smash mouth” approach to offense. Coming off the worst rushing performance in two seasons makes them only more determined to run even better. The Titans ran for just 52 yards in a 40-17 loss at

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Jalen Brunson scored 25 points to help fifth-ranked Villanova rally from 15 down and beat Tennessee 85-76 in Thursday’s semifinals at the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Wildcats (5-0) trailed 44-29 with 1:39 left before roaring out of a break with a dominating run. Villanova scored the first 11 points as part

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Jordan Geist scored 16 points, freshman Jontay Porter had a season-best 15 and Missouri routed Long Beach State 95-58 Thursday in the opening round of the Advocare Invitational. Missouri (4-1) played for the first time since announcing Tuesday that standout freshman Michael Porter Jr., the brother of Jontay Porter, will

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has led a special prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica for peace in South Sudan and Congo. Earlier this year he said he was studying the possibility of going to South Sudan, the African nation suffering from famine and civil war. But he told faithful Thursday evening that wasn’t possible.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Twenty-one months ago, John Elway was basking in a confetti shower as he put his fingerprints on the third Super Bowl trophy he’s captured for the Denver Broncos and dedicated it to team owner Pat Bowlen, who’s battling Alzheimer’s. Not much has gone right for Elway and the Broncos since that night

SCRANTON, Pa. — Three people who pleaded guilty in the death of a man strangled with a pair of jumper cables and dumped over an embankment after an apparent overdose are headed to prison. Authorities say 20-year-old Preston Layfield and 23-year-old Tyler Mirabelli were sentenced Wednesday to 20 to 40 years in prison. The third

LAS VEGAS — The top lawman in Las Vegas says the gunman who killed dozens of people at a concert last month fired more than 1,100 rounds. The newly released estimate from Sheriff Joe Lombardo offers more detail about the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Lombardo tells the Las Vegas Review-Journal he was

LIVERPOOL, England — Everton moved a step closer to leaving its Goodison Park home of 125 years by signing a lease for land at the site of its proposed new stadium. The Premier League club says the signing of the 200-year lease at a so-called “peppercorn rent” means the club effectively controls the land upon

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s government has decided to declare Nov. 28, the independence day of neighboring Albania, a national holiday, a move that may spark an angry reaction from Serbia. A government statement Thursday said that Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj declared Nov. 28 as the “day of Albanians … to respect historic and cultural values

ROCHESTER, Ind. — Officials in a northern Indiana county have voted against zoning rules that could have allowed a British-based energy company to build a wind farm proposed across parts of three counties. Fulton County Commissioners decided this week to strike down the county’s commercial wind ordinance after protests over the project from Renewable Energy

Paul Casey will represent Europe for the first time since 2008 after being selected as a wild card for EurAsia Cup. Casey recently announced he would be rejoining the European Tour for the 2018 season, making him available to play in future Ryder Cups for Europe. Thomas Bjorn, who will captain the European team for

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Argentine submarine ARA San Juan went missing in the South Atlantic last week with 44 crew members aboard. Here’s a look at the submarine and the round-the-clock international maritime search. THE VESSEL The German-built diesel-electric TR-1700 class submarine was commissioned in 1985 and was most recently refit in 2014. The

DETROIT — Detroit Lions defensive end Ezekiel Ansah is active after missing two games with a back injury. Ansah had been listed as questionable for Thursday’s game against Minnesota. Vikings right tackle Mike Remmers is inactive. He had been questionable because of a concussion. Rashod Hill is starting at right tackle. Detroit defensive end Dwight

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A homeless man in Connecticut who found a $10,000 check and returned it to its owner because he wanted to “do the right thing” has been rewarded with housing and a job interview. Fox 61 television reports that real estate agent Roberta Hoskie — who lost the check — has arranged

MUNICH — UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Bayern Munich after its fans vented their frustration about ticket prices for the side’s Champions League game at Anderlecht. The fans held banners during Wednesday’s game saying, “Are your necks not full? Is your greed now finally satisfied?” UEFA said Thursday it was charging Bayern with two

MAZOWE, Zimbabwe — For years, a group of Zimbabwean villagers resisted efforts by the wife of former President Robert Mugabe to force them off a farm near the capital, enduring police raids and the demolition of their homes. Now that Mugabe has resigned, the farmers say, police are keeping a low profile and they are

DALLAS — Seven years ago, Samira Page and a small group of fellow refugees sat around her table where the guests experienced their first traditional American Thanksgiving Day feast. This year, the Iranian native invited about 400 refugees for the meal that has outgrown her home and become an annual event. “For some of these

MADISON, Wis. — As the middle child in his family, Alex Hornibrook grew up with a lot of commotion in the house. It was great practice for blocking out the noise that comes with being the quarterback for an undefeated team with playoff aspirations. Through the highs and lows of the season — all the

VALLETTA, Malta — The family of a Maltese investigative journalist killed by a car bomb blast wants a top police official removed from the murder probe. Therese Comodini-Cachia, a lawyer for Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family, said a first hearing was set Thursday for Dec. 12 as part of the family’s legal efforts aimed at getting