Новости за 24.01.2018

ROME — Lazio strengthened its third-place position with a 3-0 win over Udinese in Serie A on Wednesday in a match that was postponed from November. Lazio went ahead with the help of an own-goal midway through the first half from Samir Santos. With top scorer Ciro Immobile out injured, replacement Nani added another following

PARK CITY, Utah — Past Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Ted Ligety and Andrew Weibrecht are among the 22 ski racers named to the U.S. Alpine team heading to the Pyeongchang Games. U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced the roster on Wednesday. A couple of familiar faces and repeat medalists who are not on

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton will likely miss several weeks with an injury to his right knee. Thornton was hurt late in San Jose’s overtime loss to Winnipeg on Tuesday. General manager Doug Wilson said Wednesday that Thornton will need an MRI to determine whether he will undergo surgery to

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The Latest on the torture and abuse case against the parents of 13 siblings in California (all times local): 2:25 p.m. A California judge has barred the parents accused of torturing their children and shackling them to beds for months at a time from contacting the victims. David and Louise Turpin appeared

DARMSTADT, Germany — Kaiserslautern’s game at Darmstadt in the German second division was called off Wednesday after the visiting side’s coach suddenly became ill during the second half and was taken to a hospital. German media reported that Kaiserslautern coach Jeff Strasser had suffered a heart attack. Kaiserslautern gave details no details of Strasser’s condition,

SAO PAULO — Brazil ruled Twitter briefly Wednesday as this nation of more than 200 million turned its attention to the judges who were deciding on an appeal by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of his corruption conviction. By the late afternoon, all three appellate judges voted to uphold the conviction, raising the

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s second health secretary won Senate approval Wednesday, clearing the way for Alex Azar to take over a sprawling department shaken by his predecessor’s early exit. The GOP-majority Senate voted 55-43, largely along party lines, to confirm the former drug company and government executive to join the Trump Cabinet. A 50-year-old

WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed a former drug company executive as President Donald Trump’s second health secretary. Alex Azar will take on the leadership of the Department of Health and Human Services. The sprawling agency has been shaken by the administration’s tumultuous first year. The 55-43 vote was largely along party lines. HHS is

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Saying the Olympic family had utterly failed to protect its own, the chief executive officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee announced an independent investigation Wednesday intended to determine how the sexual abuse attributed to former USA Gymnastics sports doctor Larry Nassar could have gone on as long as it did. In

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Napheesa Collier scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and top-ranked Connecticut routed Memphis 93-36 Wednesday to remain undefeated. UConn (19-0, 8-0 American Athletic Conference) trailed only briefly in the opening minutes before beating Memphis for the ninth time overall and second time this season. The Huskies routed Memphis 97-49 when the

INDIANAPOLIS — A prosecutor is praising an Indiana newspaper for exposing a former sports doctor’s sexual abuse of gymnasts. Michigan Assistant Attorney General Angela Povilaitis spoke at the sentencing hearing Wednesday for Larry Nassar, saying that the case proves society needs “investigative journalists more than ever.” Nassar has admitted abusing gymnasts at Michigan State University

DETROIT — Tigers general manager Al Avila says right-hander Michael Fulmer and designated hitter Victor Martinez are expected to be at full strength at spring training. Fulmer had elbow surgery in September, around the same time Martinez underwent a surgical procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat. Avila provided an update on their status following a

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolas Maduro confirmed Wednesday that he will seek a second term as president of Venezuela in an early election already widely rejected by the international community. “I am going to be a candidate … fulfilling the order of the working class, fulfilling the order of the popular base,” he announced in

CARACAS, Venezuela — The U.S. State Department has rejected a call by Venezuela’s ruling party to hold early presidential elections. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement Wednesday that the “snap” elections wouldn’t be free or fair. Her comments come a day after Venezuela’s constituent assembly approved the move to hold elections by

NEW LONDON, Conn. — A Massachusetts truck driver who caused a crash that killed a 26-year-old man and two children on a Connecticut highway has been sentenced to six months in prison. Gerard Dube, of Swansea, Massachusetts, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in November to three counts of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana residents are reflecting on the 40th anniversary of a blizzard that paralyzed much of the state for days by dumping a foot or more of snow that howling winds whipped into road-blocking drifts. Indianapolis forecasters issued their first blizzard warning for the entire state on Jan. 25, 1978. There were 20-foot snow

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana residents are reflecting on the 40th anniversary of a blizzard that paralyzed much of the state for days by dumping a foot or more of snow that howling winds whipped into road-blocking drifts. Indianapolis forecasters issued their first Blizzard Warning for the entire state on Jan. 25, 1978. The storm killed 70

BEIRUT — The Turkish attack on the Syrian border town of Afrin, controlled by Kurdish fighters, has been long in coming — Turkish officials have been threatening to launch the offensive and preparing for it for months. However, Ankara’s stated strategic goals for the operation codenamed Operation Olive Branch come with a great deal of

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Glen Perkins has confirmed his expected retirement, ending a 12-year major league career with 120 saves. Perkins announced Wednesday on Twitter that he’s done playing. He says he’ll turn his focus to spending time with his family and will continue cultivating his hobbies including brewing beer, smoking meat and

NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman, one of the most powerful women in the business world, is being named the new CEO of Jeffrey Katzenberg’s NewTV. The “mobile-first media platform” is producing short, Hollywood-style productions for mobile devices, with a run time of 10 minutes or less. Whitman begins in March. Katzenberg, the former

PARK CITY, Utah — The Mormon front man of the rock band Imagine Dragons hopes the Sundance Film Festival documentary that follows his journey to becoming an advocate for LGBT Mormon youth triggers real change by his church’s leaders and puts an end to what he calls “shaming” of gay and lesbian kids in the

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Pittsburgh Steelers star running back Le’Veon Bell says he and the team are making progress on a contract extension. The team has presented an initial offer, and Bell says “we are a lot closer than we were last year.” Bell spoke Wednesday at the Pro Bowl. He says he doesn’t

COLFAX, N.D. — Authorities in North Dakota are investigating allegations of student bullying and hazing at a school south of Fargo, including possible sexual misconduct. The alleged misbehavior happened in the male locker room at the grade 7-12 school in Colfax and may have involved sexual harassment, Superintendent Tim Godfrey said Wednesday. He declined to

YANGON, Myanmar — Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has resigned from an advisory panel on Myanmar’s massive Rohingya refugee crisis. In an interview with The Associated Press he calls the panel a “whitewash and a cheerleading operation” for Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The sudden resignation Wednesday of probably the panel’s most prominent

ATHENS, Greece — Excavations next to the uninhabited Greek islet of Keros, already identified as the enigmatic hub of a forgotten religion, have now revealed traces of intense industrial activity more than 4,500 years ago. Digs last summer showed that Dhaskalio, a rocky islet once joined to Keros, was once almost completely covered in “unique