Новости за 22.05.2018

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger insists he has no problem with the Pittsburgh Steelers drafting Mason Rudolph. That his comments during a radio appearance shortly after the Steelers took the former Oklahoma State star in the third round of the draft — when Roethlisberger openly wondered why the team drafted a quarterback when he plans to

MINNEAPOLIS — David Weinlick knew he would get married on June 13, 1998. He just didn’t know who his bride would be. Friends came to his aid and picked Elizabeth Runze from among hundreds of interested women. After knowing each other for only a few minutes, Weinlick and Runze said “I do” at a well-publicized

ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo has ordered police to arrest football federation head Kwesi Nyantakyi, a member of the powerful FIFA Council, over allegations of fraud. Akufo-Addo’s order was announced Monday by the state-run Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Abu Jinapor, deputy chief of staff at the president’s office, says the order for Nyantakyi to

Stocks faded Tuesday afternoon and finished the day mostly lower as industrial companies and retailers fell. Smaller and more U.S.-focused companies slumped after setting records the last few days. On Tuesday: The S&P 500 index declined 8.57 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,724.44. The Dow Jones industrial average retreated 178.88 points, or 0.7 percent, to

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: J.C. Penney Co., down 15 cents to $2.35 The department store said Chairman and CEO Marvin Ellison is leaving to become CEO of Lowe’s. Adobe Systems Inc., up 69 cents to $238.79 The software maker is buying Magento Commerce and repurchasing more stock. Tata

TOPEKA, Kan. — A state inspection has found 11 alleged violations of regulations at a Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy died in 2016. The Kansas Department of Labor made an audit of the Schlitterbahn park in Kansas City public Tuesday, a day after issuing a notice to the park. The inspection was last

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church is pulling 169 missionaries from Nicaragua because of growing political instability in the Central American country. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ spokesman Daniel Woodruff said Tuesday that most of these missionaries will be reassigned to other countries while some will finish their missions early. Another

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is planning to meet with more victims of Chile’s most notorious predator priest, a sign he isn’t finished hearing about the “system of abuse” that flourished in a parish that produced dozens of priests over the years. The Vatican said Tuesday that five of the victims of sexual and psychological

FORT WORTH, Texas — Police say two boys, aged 13 and 14, have been arrested on a capital murder charge in the fatal shooting of a woman in her Fort Worth apartment. Fort Worth Police Lt. Paula Fimbres tells KXAS-TV that 31-year-old Yesenia Gutierrez was shot during an attempted burglary Friday afternoon. The Tarrant County

HARVEY, La. — Prosecutors won’t pursue charges against a drummer accused of stealing rare coins and a passport from famed New Orleans musician Fats Domino. The New Orleans Advocate reports that Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick’s office dropped the case against 65-year-old Ernest “Box” Fontenot. Connick’s office said Monday it didn’t have sufficient evidence.

NEW YORK — When Danica Patrick drives her final race in the Indy 500 on Sunday, she’ll certainly be the only competitor with a Lego statue in her image. While that won’t help her win IndyCar’s biggest race, it does speak to Patrick’s popularity. Maybe she wasn’t a rousing success behind the wheel in open

SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on Brandi Chastain’s Hall of Fame plaque (all times local): 1:30 p.m. The president of the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in San Francisco says the organization will redo a plaque of soccer star Brandi Chastain after a social media uproar. Bay Area news station KTVU-TV quotes Kevin O’Brien

DENVER — U.S. prosecutors have indicted the owner of a South African hunting company, accusing him of bribing Zimbabwean officials while guiding a Colorado tourist and working to have the ivory tusks of an elephant that the group illegally killed inside a national park imported to the United States. Prosecutors in Colorado said Hanno van

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Seattle Mariners’ Dee Gordon has joined Robinson Cano on the disabled list, just after taking over from the All-Star at second base. Seattle said Tuesday that Gordon hurt his right big toe on May 9 in Toronto and reinjured it Sunday. The DL stint is retroactive to Monday. Infielder Daniel Vogelbach

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have taken another step in shuffling their front office. Following the elevation of Kyle Dubas to general manager this month, assistant general manager Mark Hunter and senior adviser Lou Lamoriello are now gone. Toronto announced Tuesday that Hunter and the club had agreed to part. Less than an hour

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Scot Thomas has been fired as Virginia Tech’s softball coach after 23 seasons in which he started the program and won nearly 800 games. Athletic director Whit Babcock announced the move Tuesday and said Angela Tincher O’Brien will serve as interim coach. Thomas started the Hokies’ program in 1996 and led Virginia

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The Latest on the launch of seven satellites from California (all times local): 2:10 p.m. A SpaceX rocket launched from California has successfully deployed five communications satellites. The deployment of the commercial Iridium Communication’s satellites Tuesday followed the release of a pair of U.S.-German science satellites designed to study

NUREMBERG, Germany — Sorana Cirstea rallied to defeat home favorite Andrea Petkovic 2-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Nuremberg Cup on Tuesday. Petkovic was 2-0 up in the second set, but the sixth-seeded Romanian fought back and won the last four points in the tiebreaker to clinch the victory after

OMAHA, Neb. — The Big Ten baseball tournament will open a five-year run at TD Ameritrade Park on Wednesday with a wide-open field featuring two of the nation’s hottest teams in Minnesota and Purdue and a defending champion Iowa club that’s looking to reach a third straight title game. This will be the third time

PHOENIX — The Arizona Court of Appeals on Tuesday dismissed the case of a woman who claimed discrimination because the state had provided some employee benefits to unmarried same-sex couples but not to unwed heterosexual couples. The appellate court ruled against Renee Loncar, who had a long-term partnership with a man, including two children together.

SEATTLE — Tourism is booming in Seattle. Just take a look at the Space Needle. The family-owned landmark is set to unveil the biggest renovation in its 56-year history next month, a $100 million investment in a single year of construction that transformed the structure’s top viewing level with floor-to-ceiling glass. Seattle and King County

BILLINGS, Mont. — A government wildlife worker who recently landed her dream job researching grizzly bears in a Montana mountain range is recovering from a bear attack that left her with a fractured skull and other serious injuries. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seasonal field assistant Amber Kornak was attacked on May 17 while working

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Lafayette woman has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after admitting to abusing her 3-month-old infant. Nineteen-year-old Danielle Nichole Hunt was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty in March to three counts of battery with serious bodily injury to a person younger than 14 and one count of neglect of a

NEW YORK — The family of late Swedish DJ-producer Avicii says his funeral will be private. In a statement released Tuesday, Avicii’s family says the funeral will include “people who were closest” to the performer. The family also asked the media to respect their decision. They added that no more information about the funeral will

NAGRIG, Egypt — The cafe began to fill up more than two hours before kickoff. By the time the match began, some 200 men and boys — some as young as five — huddled around two large TV screens at a cafe Mohamed Salah frequents when he’s back visiting his village deep in Egypt’s Nile