Новости за 19.12.2017

WASHINGTON — The tea party class of 2010 vowed to usher in a new era for the Republican Party, one where conservatives clamoring for fiscal discipline would roll back government spending to rein in trillion-plus budget deficits. Not anymore. Republicans are returning to their Ronald Reagan-era roots — tax cuts first, followed by vague promises

SEATTLE — Vita Vea took a calculated risk a year ago. He could have bolted Washington after his sophomore season for the NFL draft and cashed in. By sticking around for one more season, Vea has earned a level of recognition that’s rare for a defensive tackle and that is likely to yield a big

iBook charts for week ending December 17, 2017: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher : iBooks US Bestseller List – Paid Books 1. Darker by E L James – 9780385543989 – (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 2. End Game by David Baldacci – 9781455586639 – (Grand Central Publishing) 3. Origin by Dan Brown –

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Minnesota United plays its home opener against the Chicago Fire at TCF Bank Stadium on March 17. Major League Soccer announced the home openers Tuesday. Kickoff for Minnesota United’s home opener will be determined at a later date. The Loons will start 2018 on the road against the San Jose Earthquakes

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers left-hander Martin Perez broke his non-pitching elbow in a mishap with a bull and is likely to miss the start of the season. Perez had surgery Monday in Dallas and is expected to start throwing in about a month. The Rangers said Tuesday the 26-year-old won’t be ready for games

Justin Thomas has earned about $25 million in his three years on the PGA Tour. That includes his bonus from winning the FedEx Cup this year. It does not include endorsement money from the likes of Titleist, Citi and Polo. He has a better grasp of his percentage making putts inside 10 feet than the

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Center Brook Lopez sprained his right ankle during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-114 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The team said an MRI confirmed Tuesday that Lopez has a moderate sprain and he will be reevaluated in three weeks. Lopez was injured in the second quarter of Monday night’s game.

ROME — The Italian Basketball Federation appeals court has reduced American player Dearica Hamby’s suspension from three months to four games. Hamby was banned last week for a “violent gesture” against Ivana Tikvic during a league game between Torino and Ragusa. Ragusa, Hamby’s team, appealed and on Tuesday it was announced she will have to

An active coaching carousel has added more uncertainty to this week’s early signing period and its impact on this year’s recruiting cycle. A new policy allows high school seniors to sign national letters of intent Wednesday through Friday of this week in addition to the traditional February signing date. That left a short recruiting window

MEXICO CITY — The latest on the crash of a bus carrying tourists in eastern Mexico (all times local): 3:30 p.m. An American cruise passenger visiting Mexico says a bus that flipped over on the way to Mayan ruins crashed on a dry road and he didn’t see any sign that other vehicles were involved.

NEW YORK — Major League Soccer’s expansion Los Angeles FC will play its first game on March 4 at Seattle and play its home opener at new Banc of California Stadium on April 29 against the Sounders. MLS said Tuesday that the venues for D.C. United’s first two home games will be announced later. Audi

TULSA, Okla. — An Oklahoma superintendent resigned Tuesday amid an investigation of accusations that several school administrators failed to promptly report the sexual assault of a 16-year-old football player by several teammates. Bixby Schools Superintendent Kyle Wood resigned at a special school board meeting as pressure mounted from some community members who blasted board members

TULSA, Okla. — An Oklahoma school board was set Tuesday to consider the resignation of its superintendent amid an investigation accusing several officials of failing to immediately alert police after a 16-year-old football player said he was sexually assaulted by several teammates. The agenda for Tuesday’s Bixby school board meeting includes a vote on entering

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Police in Little Rock have arrested a 12-year-old boy who’s accused of firing a handgun at workers during an attempted robbery of a fast-food restaurant. Police say no one was hurt when the boy opened fire Monday night at a Burger King in southwestern Little Rock. According to a police report,

SAN FRANCISCO — Catcher Nick Hundley has agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract to remain with the San Francisco Giants. The 34-year-old hit .249 with nine homers and 35 RBIs in 303 plate appearances last season and threw out 13 of 49 runners attempting to steal. He has a .249 career average with 81

Marion Bartoli, the 2013 Wimbledon champion, says she is coming out of retirement and returning to the tennis tour next season. The 33-year-old Frenchwoman made the announcement via a Twitter post on Tuesday. Bartoli surprisingly won her only Grand Slam title while seeded No. 15 at the All England Club four years ago. Less than

BRISTOL, Conn. — Seven-time Grammy Award winner Kendrick Lamar will perform during halftime at the College Football Playoff national championship game in Atlanta on Jan. 8. This is the first year the CFP title game will include a Super Bowl-style halftime show, though there is one major difference. Lamar’s performance will be from Atlanta’s Centennial

NEW YORK — Johnny Fox, a sword-swallowing magician who presented his quirky art form to enthusiastic audiences around the world, has died. The 64-year-old had been battling cancer and died Sunday at a home in Maryland, according to close friend Barbara Calvert. He passed away peacefully, with a smile, while surrounded by loved ones who

CHICAGO — Two women are facing charges after five children were injured with a hot glue gun at a Chicago day care where they worked. Police say five 2-year-olds were hurt earlier this month at the Children’s Learning Place. Details about their injuries weren’t immediately known. A judge on Monday ordered 32-year-old Lizandra E. Cosme

EVANSTON, Ill. — Allie Leclaire made four 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Jessica Lindstrom had 12 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, and No. 21 Green Bay beat Northwestern 63-57 on Tuesday. Green Bay scored the first seven points of the game and never trailed. Leclaire made back-to-back 3-pointers to start the second quarter, capping

XALAPA, Mexico — Attackers burst into an elementary school where a Christmas party was taking place and shot reporter Gumaro Perez to death Tuesday, making him at least the 10th journalist slain in Mexico this year in what observers have called a crisis of freedom of expression. The Veracruz state security coordinator said in a

XALAPA, Mexico — A Mexican journalist has been killed in the gulf coast state of Veracruz. He’s at least the 10th journalist slain in the country this year. The state security coordinator says in a statement that unidentified gunmen shot 34-year-old Gumaro Perez Aguilando while he attended a Christmas event at his child’s elementary school

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County is seeing a slowdown in the number of cases of Hepatitis A from an average of 84 per week this summer to only two in the first three weeks of December. The county’s public health officer, Dr. Wilma Wooten, said Tuesday that the death toll of 20 also has

DUPONT, Wash. — The Latest on an Amtrak train derailment in Washington state (all times local): 3:50 p.m. U.S. investigators say preliminary information indicates that the emergency brake on the Amtrak train that derailed in Washington state went off automatically. National Transportation Safety Board member Bella Dinh-Zarr told reporters Tuesday that the brake was not

DUPONT, Wash. — The Latest on an Amtrak train derailment in Washington state (all times local): 2 p.m. Critical safety technology designed to automatically slow or stop trains that are going too fast was not working on a section of track outside of Seattle where an Amtrak train derailed, killing three people. Sound Transit said