Новости за 23.01.2018

BRUSSELS — Authorities have closed off the main entrance to a train station in the Belgian city of Ghent. Media in Belgium are reporting that police shot and injured a man who charged them with a knife. Few details beyond the partial closure of the Ghent St-Pieters railway station were known on Tuesday night. There

NEW YORK — Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon defended the team’s offseason spending, saying more moves are likely before opening day and during the season. New York started last season with a $157 million payroll for its 40-man roster. The Mets cut it to $149 million as the team faded from contention following a

LOS ANGELES — The powerful earthquake that struck beneath the Gulf of Alaska early Tuesday generated a tsunami, but before gauges could show that it was very small, warnings went out to a vast swath of the state and British Columbia, while a lower-level alert targeted the rest of the West Coast. The magnitude-7.9 earthquake

LONDON — Former Manchester United defender Phil Neville was hired as the coach of England’s women’s team on Tuesday for his first full-time managerial role. In a move that will further raise the profile of the women’s game in England, Neville was appointed despite having limited experience in soccer management since retiring in 2013 with

LOS ANGELES — UCLA head coach Chip Kelly has finalized his staff with the addition of three more assistants, including quarterbacks coach Dana Bible. Kelly also retained four assistants from coach Jim Mora’s 2017 staff on Tuesday. UCLA hired Roy Manning to coach special teams and outside linebackers. Vince Oghobaase is the new defensive line

NEW YORK — Bob Costas won’t be working the Super Bowl for NBC next month. The longtime broadcaster was not included in the network’s lineup for the NFL title game telecast from Minneapolis on Feb. 4, leading to speculation that Costas’ comments about head injuries in football might have affected the decision. Dan Patrick and

BOSCAWEN, N.H. — A New Hampshire man has been charged with resisting arrest and biting a police dog. Police say the man unsuccessfully tried to hide under a pile of clothes to evade arrest over the weekend and then put the police dog in a chokehold and bit it on the head. State police were

PARIS — The French football league has terminated the contract with its goal-line technology provider after a series of glitches. The LFP had already suspended the use of GoalControl, the German system that was deployed at the 2014 World Cup. According to L’Equipe newspaper, the league will launch a tender in February to find a

WASHINGTON — Quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Texans defensive end J.J. Watt are among the five finalists for the NFL Players Association’s Byron “Whizzer” White Award. The award annually recognizes players for exceptional community service in their team cities and hometowns. Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton, Eagles defensive end Chris Long and Broncos linebacker Von Miller are

SAO PAULO — Sao Paulo closed its zoo and botanical gardens Tuesday as a yellow fever outbreak that has led to 70 deaths is picking up steam. The big Inhotim art park, which attracts visitors from all over the world, also announced that all visitors would have to show proof of vaccination to be allowed

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Panthers offensive coordinator Norv Turner has no plans to restrict Cam Newton’s ability to make plays with his feet. As for the quarterback’s throwing motion, well that might need a little tweaking. The 65-year-old Turner said he returned to coaching because of an opportunity to work again with Panthers coach Ron Rivera

PULLMAN, Wash. — Police will not release the suicide note found with Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski when his body was discovered. Pullman Police Chief Gary Jenkins says state law restricts the release of suicide note details only to family members. The chief says his department’s investigation has not revealed any particular motive for suicide.

PORT COQUITLAM, British Columbia — A spectacular fire, fueled by ethanol after a tanker truck collided with a rail car, has been allowed to burn out in British Columbia. Residents were evacuated from a neighborhood in Port Coquitlam and a nearby highway was closed for several hours Monday night when a tanker truck containing ethanol

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Latest on the arrest of a man in the killing of a prominent former chiropractor who’d worked at two Olympic games (all times local): 3 p.m. Police in Rhode Island won’t comment on the motive of a man charged with fatally stabbing a former chiropractor who’d worked at two Olympic

CARACAS, Venezuela — The latest on Venezuelan elections (all times local): 6:30 p.m. A coalition that includes more than a dozen Latin American countries has rejected a decision by Venezuela’s ruling party to call for elections early in the year. The Lima Group issued a harshly worded statement Tuesday saying the early vote contradicts democratic

CARACAS, Venezuela — The Latest on Venezuelan elections (all times local): 3:50 p.m. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he’s interested in seeking re-election as the ruling socialist party seeks to consolidate its grip on power amid a devastating economic crisis. Maduro’s comments Tuesday came shortly after the pro-government constitutional assembly ordered elections be held by

SANTIAGO, Chile — Joaquin Niemann of Chile lived up to his No. 1 ranking by winning the Latin America Amateur Championship to earn a spot in the Masters. Niemann played a five-hole stretch around the turn at 6-under par on his way to an 8-under 63 on Tuesday for a five-shot victory over Alvaro Ortiz

NEW YORK — The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism has a new center dedicated to civil rights news coverage. The dean of the New York school, Steve Coll, announced the creation of The Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights on Tuesday. Applications for fellowships can be submitted from Feb.

Just in case the sweeping and the shouting and the chess-like strategy isn’t enough to draw in the fans at the Olympics, the Norwegian curling team is again calling on its secret weapon. Crazy pants! For the third straight Winter Games, the men’s team from Norway will be shaking up the staid, 600-year-old sport by

TORONTO — Outfielder Curtis Granderson has signed a one-year, $5 million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. The three-time All-Star wore a Blue Jays T-shirt in a video posted to his Twitter timeline and wrote he was “thrilled” to announce he’ll be playing north of the border this season. Grandson’s arrival was reported a week

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve board nominee Marvin Goodfriend says he supports the Fed’s political independence and its dual goals of achieving stable prices and low unemployment. But those assurances did not seem to satisfy Democrats who say Goodfriend’s past policy positions are at odds with his current views. Goodfriend, an economics professor at Carnegie Mellon

SCHALDMING, Austria — Two cities in the Austrian province of Styria are exploring the possibility of hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics, three months after a potential bid from Innsbruck was rejected by inhabitants of Tyrol. Graz and Schladming said on Tuesday they are working on a financial plan to be presented in March, followed by

WASHINGTON — RJ Cole scored 23 points as Howard held on to beat NC A&T 90-88 in overtime on Monday. Charles Williams added 22 points for the Bison. Cole added seven assists and six rebounds. Kyle Foster had 12 points for Howard (5-17, 2-4 Mid-Eastern Conference). Dalique Mingo added 12 points and seven rebounds. Howard

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall will play two Power 5 football opponents in 2018, including a Sept. 15 road matchup with South Carolina and a Sept. 22 home game with North Carolina State. Conference USA released the Thundering Herd’s schedule Tuesday. North Carolina State will be the third major-conference opponent to play at Marshall in four

Helio Castroneves is one of the most popular and accomplished drivers in IndyCar Series history. The Brazilian is about to find out if an old driver can learn new tricks. Castroneves is the anchor of Roger Penske’s new sports car team, which will make its official debut this weekend at the Rolex 24 Hours of