Новости за 17.04.2018

NEWARK, N.J. — Cory Schneider is no longer the forgotten man on the New Jersey Devils. It’s amazing what a good game in the playoffs can do for a veteran goaltender relegated to a backup role over the past month because Keith Kinkaid had been playing so well in leading the Devils to their first

Stocks closed solidly higher Tuesday, extending gains from a day earlier, as investors sized up the latest company earnings news. Technology, health care and consumer-focused companies accounted for much of the broad rally. Financial sector stocks finished slightly lower. On Tuesday: The S&P 500 index rose 28.55 points, or 1.1 percent, to 2,706.39. The Dow

OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder forward Paul George and Utah guard Donovan Mitchell, the leading scorers for their respective teams in their first-round playoff series, are questionable for Game 2 on Wednesday. George scored 36 points in the opener and set a team playoff record with eight 3-pointers in Oklahoma City’s 116-108 win, but he missed

LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Thomas Mueller scored a hat trick as Bayern Munich booked its place in the German Cup final with a 6-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday. Bayern, which eased to the league title with five rounds remaining, will face Schalke or Eintracht Frankfurt – who meet in the other semifinal on Wednesday

LOS ANGELES — A California correction officer who said she fell while responding to a fight between inmates at a maximum-security prison, causing her to subsequently lose her child, filed a discrimination lawsuit Tuesday claiming state prison officials wouldn’t provide reasonable accommodations when she was pregnant. Sarah Coogle’s lawsuit, filed in Kern County Superior Court

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A prisoner in Iceland suspected of masterminding the theft of about 600 computers used to mine bitcoin has managed to escape custody and flee the remote North Atlantic nation on a passenger plane. Police said surveillance footage showed a suspect they identified as Sindri Thor Stefansson boarding a passenger plane to Sweden

ATLANTA — The Latest on the murder trial of an Atlanta attorney who fatally shot his wife (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Jurors are deliberating in the murder trial of an Atlanta attorney who fatally shot his wife. Jurors heard roughly four weeks of testimony from dozens of witnesses. Now they must decide whether they

Tiger Woods built his comeback around the Masters, as was the case even in healthier years. He took a step back at Augusta National, not breaking par until the final round and finishing 16 shots behind Patrick Reed, the most he has trailed the Masters winner. Woods wasn’t alone in his disappointment. Jordan Spieth geared

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Latest on the outage of the IRS payment website (all times local): 4:10 p.m. The IRS website where people can pay their taxes and access other key services has been down for most the day, frustrating last-minute tax filers. A message on the website about the outage indicates the agency still

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s top scorer and rebounder, Chris Silva, has decided to enter the NBA draft. Silva announced his intentions through the school Tuesday. Silva says he won’t hire an agent, which allows him to return to the Gamecocks for his senior year if he chooses. The 6-foot-9 Silva averaged 14.3 points and

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a fugitive suspected of killing her husband in Minnesota and a woman in Florida. Fifty-six-year-old Lois Riess has been on the run since her husband, 54-year-old David Riess, was found dead of multiple gunshot

HONOLULU — Search and rescue efforts are continuing Tuesday after heavy rains battered the Hawaiian island of Kauai over the weekend, stranding hundreds at evacuation centers. Local emergency management officials say the U.S. Army, National Guard, and the county airlifted over 220 people Monday, and will continue rescue operations throughout the day. The Red Cross

SAO PAULO — Justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court have decided that a senator who narrowly lost in the last presidential election will stand trial on corruption and obstruction of justice charges. Prosecutors accuse Sen. Aecio Neves of soliciting a bribe of more than $580,000 from meatpacking magnate Joesley Batista in exchange for political favors. Neves

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest center Doral Moore says he will skip his senior season and turn pro. Moore announced his decision Tuesday through the school, thanking coach Danny Manning and the staff for “preparing me to take this step.” The 7-foot-1 Moore averaged 11.1 points and 9.4 rebounds last season and had a team-best

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Carmen Yulin Cruz has attended only a handful of Major League Baseball games in her life, and she won’t be adding to that total this week. Soon, she hopes, that will change. Cruz, San Juan’s mayor, isn’t attending the two-game series in her city between the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s official news agency says a rescue helicopter has crashed in the Persian Gulf, killing at least two people on board. IRNA reported that the helicopter was flying from an offshore rig toward Kish Island on Tuesday, transporting an oil worker who had suffered a heart attack. It says the oil worker

MENDOCINO, Calif. — Officials confirmed Tuesday that a body pulled from the Pacific Ocean last week was one of six children from a family killed when their SUV plunged over a California cliff. The coroner’s office said DNA analysis confirmed the body was that of 12-year-old Ciera Hart. The office had previously spelled the girl’s

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have put third baseman Matt Duffy on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained right hamstring. He was hurt running the bases in Monday’s 8-4 win over the Texas Rangers. He describes the injury as a mild strain that will take about five days to a

SAO PAULO — Brazilian star Neymar expects to be in better shape at the World Cup in Russia than he was before his foot injury. The Brazilian forward said on Tuesday he will be well rested when soccer’s showcase tournament begins on June 14. Neymar told journalists during an event for one of his sponsors

CHICAGO — The Art Institute of Chicago has received two donations totaling $70 million, including a $50 million gift that amounts to the largest monetary donation in the museum’s history. The museum announced the donations Tuesday. The $50 million unrestricted gift comes from museum trustee Janet Duchossois and her husband. Another $20 million came from

WASHINGTON — On Tax Day, the White House inflated the public’s expectations that Tuesday’s filing deadline marked the last time that figuring out taxes will drive Americans crazy. Vice President Mike Pence hailed a new era of simplicity for tax filers starting next year in a tweet that also repeated the myth that the tax

DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have moved their game Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles to 1:10 p.m. in anticipation of inclement weather later that night. The Tigers say they consulted with the Orioles and Major League Baseball. The game was originally scheduled for 6:40 p.m. Detroit had two games in a home series against the

WADSWORTH, Ohio — A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in the death of a 98-year-old woman found inside a closet at her Ohio home. Wadsworth police Chief Randy Reinke says officers found Margaret Douglas’ wallet during a search of the teenager’s home on Monday. Douglas’ body was discovered by officers on April 9. Douglas was

NEW YORK — Stormy Daniels was not killed in an airstrike in Syria, nor did she take her own life, contrary to false stories circulating online. The porn actress, who claims she had sex in 2006 with Donald Trump, was photographed Monday entering a courthouse for a hearing in a federal case in New York

MIAMI — A Florida man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for attacking two federal officers at Miami International Airport. Court records show 33-year-old Nivaldo Emilio Lopez was sentenced Tuesday for the 2017 attack. Lopez previously pleaded guilty to assaulting and resisting the federal officers. Documents show Lopez drove to the