Новости за 22.03.2018

STORRS, Conn. — Rhode Island’s Dan Hurley agreed to become UConn’s coach, joining a team that is under NCAA investigation and fired Kevin Ollie this month after another losing season. “It’s official! Dan Hurley named Head Coach of (UConn mens basketball),” UConn said on Twitter on Thursday. The school said details of the agreement would

STORRS, Conn. — Rhode Island basketball coach Dan Hurley has agreed to become the coach at the University of Connecticut. He succeeds Kevin Ollie, who was fired this month. UConn made the announcement Thursday on Twitter. Hurley was 113-82 in six seasons with the Rams, who went 26-8 this year before losing in the second

Portugal has few unanswered questions going into the World Cup, with coach Fernando Santos sticking to most of the squad that won the European Championship two years ago. Santos hasn’t finalized his 23-player list, but he will be keeping the core of players who helped Portugal win its first major title in France. Santos will

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana man faces intimidation and resisting law enforcement charges for a seven-hour police standoff at his rural home. The charges allege that two Tippecanoe County deputies were serving felony arrest warrants on 58-year-old Edrie Scott Hunt on March 14 when the standoff began. The Journal & Courier reports deputies found

MOSCOW — The Latest on the nerve agent attack on an ex-Russian spy in Britain (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Russia’s ambassador to the U.K. says Britain has a history of violating international law and can’t be trusted in investigating the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain. Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko told reporters on

COLUMBUS, Ind. — A southern Indiana man already serving prison time for hurling courtroom chairs at a judge and others was hauled away from a court after flipping a table. The Republic reports Wednesday marked the most recent violent outburst from 21-year-old Jordan Rhoades of Columbus. He was being sentenced after reaching a plea deal

ORLANDO, Fla. — Darden Restaurants, owner of Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and other restaurants, reported strong third-quarter profits, though revenue was just shy of Wall Street expectations. Shares dropped more than 3 percent in Thursday premarket trading. For the three months ended Feb. 25, Darden Restaurants Inc. earned $217.8 million, or $1.73 per share. A

NEW YORK — Queen Latifah is mourning the death of her mother. In a statement, the singer and actress says Rita Owens died Wednesday after struggling with a heart condition for many years. The statement did not given her mother’s age or say where the death occurred. She was diagnosed with heart trouble in 2004.

NEW YORK — The Latest on the spring nor’easter rolling up the East Coast (all times local): 8 a.m. Parts of eastern Long Island are digging out from a foot-and-a-half of snow from the fourth nor’easter in three weeks. The National Weather Service has reports of over 19 inches in Bay Shore and Patchogue (PACH’-awg).

NEW YORK — The Latest on the spring nor’easter rolling up the East Coast (all times local): 7:20 a.m. Pennsylvanians are digging out after the fourth major storm to hit the state in three weeks dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas. Some schools had canceled classes for Thursday due to treacherous

HOUSTON — A toxic onslaught from the nation’s petrochemical hub was largely overshadowed by the record-shattering deluge of Hurricane Harvey as residents and first responders struggled to save lives and property. More than a half-year after floodwaters swamped America’s fourth-largest city, the extent of this environmental assault is beginning to surface, while questions about the

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed legislation to lift a prohibition on immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children from obtaining state professional licenses. Holcomb’s office says the Republican signed the measure Wednesday affecting people often referred to as “Dreamers.” The issue cropped up unexpectedly after the state’s public licensing

Across the street from the White House is the U.S. capital’s only outpost of the nation’s largest bank — tucked away on the ninth floor of a grey stone tower. The bank’s name, JPMorgan Chase & Co., appears on the directory in the building’s lobby. According tothe company’s website , the office features “a team

BERLIN — German prosecutors say they’ve charged a German-Algerian dual national with supporting a terrorist organization over allegations that he aided Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq. The federal prosecutor’s office said Thursday that 32-year-old Samir K. was arrested Wednesday in Baden-Wuerttemberg after a series of searches in the southwestern state, as well as

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May will urge European Union leaders to unite and condemn Russia as leaders of the bloc’s 28 nations meet in Brussels. May is seeking a strong statement against President Vladimir Putin after the poisoning of a former Russian double agent and his daughter in England. Britain blames Moscow for

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state media are reporting that philosopher Dariush Shayegan, known for his book “Cultural Schizophrenia,” has died at the age of 83. The state-run IRNA news agency said on Thursday that Shayegan spent nearly two months at a Tehran hospital after suffering a stroke in January. Shayegan was among Iranian scholars who

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs remember what it was like in 2016, and they remember what happened last year. They remember all the fun they had two years ago, and how tired they were at the end of last season. The past two years could hold the key to how they perform in 2018. “These

CHICAGO — For a franchise with five straight losing seasons and one playoff appearance since the 2005 World Series championship, the Chicago White Sox sure are an optimistic bunch. They come into the year with a long line of promising prospects to go with a strong belief that they are setting themselves up to make

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This was supposed to be the season that the Kansas City Royals, after spending the last half decade in contention, were finally forced to rebuild as their core group of players hit free agency. Turns out half of them came back. With the market soft across the board, the Royals were

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers’ pitching could improve this year better because of two new bats in the lineup: Outfielders Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich are just as capable of changing games with their gloves, too. Think fewer bloopers dropping in for hits, or a hard liner into the gap cut off in time to

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With two wins built on last-moment heroics and a 98-year-old nun turned international celebrity, Loyola-Chicago is the Cinderella of the Sweet 16, back making a run for a championship 55 years after winning the NCAA Tournament. Its 1963 title run was also marked by captivating moments from a team that won while

ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright believes he can still be the best pitcher in baseball, even at 36 years old and coming off an injury-riddled season that was the worst of his illustrious career. Whether the right-hander’s assessment is anywhere near correct could determine not only his future in baseball, but that of the St.

LOS ANGELES — Austin Hatch finished high school less than two miles from Staples Center, playing basketball at Loyola High and golfing throughout the warm California winter four years ago. But he mostly spent his one year in Los Angeles simply learning how to live again after surviving the second tragic plane crash of his

TAMPA, Fla. — Running a major league team for the first time in four seasons, 60-year-old Ron Gardenhire thought about all the data and video rammed into the microchip of his iPad, a slew of statistics his bosses hope transform defeats into triumphs. Baseball wasn’t like this four decades ago, when Gardy left college to

BEIJING — Chinese state media will be getting more propaganda now that the Communist Party has announced it will be in direct control of broadcasters and the regulators of everything from movies and TV to books and radio programs. The move is part of a push by President Xi Jinping — emboldened by the removal