Новости за 11.05.2018

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kevin Harvick has spent more than two decades racing in NASCAR series, winning a championship at its highest level and spending the better part of a decade owning an Xfinity and Truck Series team. That makes him uniquely positioned to discuss any potential sale of NASCAR. Yet when the driver of

BEIRUT — In the escalating confrontation between Israel and Iran, Israel’s defense minister called on Syria’s President Bashar Assad on Friday to rid his country of Iranian forces based there — warning their presence will only cause more trouble to the already war-ravaged country. Avigdor Lieberman’s comments were followed by threats from an Iranian cleric

LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey figured it was safe to talk about politics again as she stood in front of a crowd of graduates at the University of Southern California. Winfrey joked, “The rumors from my last big speech have finally died down.” That speech, at the Golden Globe Awards in January, brought talk of

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — When it comes to football, Saquon Barkley has a knack for doing what might sound impossible. Whether it’s his freakish feats in the weight room, or his game-breaking plays during a three-year career at Penn State (during which he scored a school-record 53 touchdowns), the 6-foot, 233-pounder earned another distinction when

ATLANTA — For John Schuerholz, this all looks so familiar. The youth. The exuberance. The enormous talent. Back in 1991, Schuerholz took over as general manager of an Atlanta Braves team that was on the cusp of greatness. Hall of Famers-to-be Tom Glavine and John Smoltz had worked through their growing pains. Chipper Jones was

TULSA, Okla. — The Latest on sentencing for a 19-year-old Oklahoma man convicted in the deaths of five family members(all times local): 2:40 p.m. Jurors are considering whether the younger of two Oklahoma brothers convicted of fatally stabbing their parents and three siblings should have a chance of being paroled. The jury on Friday resumed

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Latest on an mistaken tsunami test message sent on Alaska’s emergency alert system (all times local): 11:15 a.m. The National Weather Service says a “truncated version” of a tsunami test message was erroneously broadcast as a warning on Alaska’s emergency alert system. The agency in a statement says it is investigating

INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time race winner Will Power heads into qualifying as the favorite to win the pole after turning the fastest lap of the day on Indy’s 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course. The Australian’s time of 1 minute, 9.8759 seconds was just a smidge better than rookie Jordan King of England. King completed his best lap

WASHINGTON — House Democrats are criticizing Republicans for rushing to vote on President Donald Trump’s plan to roll back $15 billion in previously approved spending for children’s health insurance and other programs. Republicans say lawmakers could vote as soon as next week on the plan to “rescind” funding leftover from previous years. The cuts would

CLEVELAND — Andrew Miller was activated from the 10-day disabled list by the Cleveland Indians, who struggled mightily without their star reliever because of a strained left hamstring. The relievers complied a 9.50 ERA in 36 innings and the Indians went 5-9 without the left-hander. Cleveland leads the AL Central, but is 18-18 going into

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A northeastern Indiana teenager isn’t expected to serve any prison time after pleading guilty in a crash that killed a 73-year-old man. Eighteen-year-old Liam B. Burke of Fort Wayne pleaded guilty Thursday to felony reckless homicide and criminal recklessness and misdemeanor criminal recklessness. He told a judge he was driving about

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Charl Schwartzel and Patrick Cantlay have set the early target at The Players Championship. Schwartzel never came close to bogey in his round of 6-under 66 on Friday, another day of warm weather and good scoring conditions at the TPC Sawgrass. Cantlay was efficient as ever except for one bad

NEW ORLEANS — The CEO of a California public relations company says it strives to make sure the people it pays to attend public hearings on controversial issues are sincere in the opinions they express. Adam Swart is the founder of Crowds on Demand, which paid people to attend and speak at hearings in support

PHOENIX — A first date turned into a nightmare for a Phoenix man when the woman he met became so obsessed, she bombarded him with more than 65,000 text messages and took a bath after breaking into his house, authorities said in court documents. The documents filed Wednesday outline a series of incidents in which

PHOENIX — Authorities say a Phoenix woman became obsessed with a man after only one date, sending him more than 65,000 text messages, breaking into his home and taking a bath. Jacqueline Claire Ades remained jailed Friday on suspicion of stalking, threatening and harassment by communication. Charging documents say officers responded to the man’s home

PHILADELPHIA — The New York Mets will be without outfielder Jay Bruce for their weekend series in Philadelphia. Bruce was placed on the paternity leave list Friday with his wife due to give birth to the couple’s second child. He was replaced on the 25-man roster by first baseman Dominic Smith, who was recalled from

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce drug prices (all times local): 2:20 p.m. President Donald Trump is launching what he says will be the “most sweeping action in history to lower the price of prescription drugs for the American people.” Trump is outlining his administration’s long-awaited plan in a Rose

MIAMI — The confederation for the North and Central American and Caribbean regions has rescheduled the women’s under-17 championship, which was suspended last month because of violence in Nicaragua. The tournament will resume on June 6 at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. It will determine the region’s qualifiers for the under-17 World Cup in

A line of children’s bath toys are being recalled because small parts can break off and pose a choking hazard. Other recalled consumer products this week include go-karts and bicycle components. Here’s a more detailed look: BATH TOYS DETAILS: Munchkin’s Waterpede bath toys. The one piece multicolored centipede-shaped toy allows water to be scooped from

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland has selected playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson and captain Aron Gunnarsson in its 23-man squad for the World Cup in Russia even though both midfielders are out injured. Sigurdsson, Iceland’s star player, has been out with a knee injury since early March and will miss the final game of the English Premier League

NEW YORK — A leading mainstream and independent publisher of the past half century, Peter Mayer, has died. Mayer’s daughter, Liese Mayer, told The Associated Press that he died early Friday of complications related to amyloidosis. He was 82 and died at his home in Manhattan. Mayer was a London native who broke into publishing

PORTLAND, Maine — Lawyers for the six people killed in Maine’s deadliest fire in four decades said Thursday the $300,000 settlement in the wrongful death lawsuits stemming from the deaths isn’t enough. The February settlement provided $45,000 for each victim’s family along with $30,000 for a survivor of the 2014 Portland blaze, the Portland Press

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump and his lawyers likely won’t decide whether he will answer questions from Russia probe investigators until after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month, according to the president’s legal team. Rudy Giuliani, the president’s new attorney, said in an interview with The Associated Press on

ALBANY, N.Y. — After his top-ranked Great Danes lost their first game of the season a month ago, Albany lacrosse coach Scott Marr said he thought the postseason would be a crapshoot. That assessment seems spot-on now after the three teams ranked highest — Yale, Maryland and Denver — lost in their conference tournaments. “There’s

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Matt Kenseth says he will be in the No. 6 car for Roush Fenway Racing for the next five weeks, beginning with his season debut on Saturday night at Kansas Speedway. That stretch continues with next weekend’s All-Star race, Charlotte, Pocono and Michigan. Kenseth is also expected behind the wheel for