Новости за 26.09.2018

BROWNSTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man has been holding yard sales to pay for funeral expenses. His own. Some of his customers are going a step further to help. David Dunkleberger says he and his friend Ed Sheets pulled into a yard sale in Brownstown last month. He says the man running it, Willie Davis,

GASTONIA, N.C. — The Latest on the search for a missing 6-year-old North Carolina boy (all times local): 4:45 p.m. The father of a missing 6-year-old North Carolina boy said the search for his son has been “torture.” He said he just wants his little boy back home. Ian Ritch joined Gastonia police and FBI

MANASSAS, Va. — An Army staff sergeant is facing possible execution after being convicted of capital murder in the deaths of his wife and a police officer who responded to the woman’s 911 call. A jury in Manassas returned guilty verdicts Wednesday on all counts against 34-year-old Ronald Hamilton of Woodbridge. He was charged in

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A wildfire in Wyoming has destroyed over 40 homes, and firefighters have closed a highway while they set their own fires to try to stop the main fire’s spread. Some of the homes burned Sunday. But sheriff’s officials weren’t immediately able to get close to assess the damage in a subdivision of

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams have placed cornerback Aqib Talib on injured reserve, sidelining the veteran until at least Thanksgiving. The Rams also promoted cornerback Dominique Hatfield from the practice squad Wednesday ahead of their home game against Minnesota on Thursday. Talib will have surgery on his ankle Thursday after getting hurt

UNITED NATIONS — The World Health Organization says governments have agreed to contribute $13 billion a year by 2022 to prevent and treat tuberculosis, a communicable disease that claimed at least 1.3 million lives last year. The agency said Wednesday that countries at a high-level meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly committed

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning’s age suddenly doesn’t seem as important as a year ago. The two-time Super Bowl MVP is having somewhat of a bounce-back year after many wondered whether he would remain the Giants’ quarterback in the wake of a 3-13 season. Not only did new coach Pat Shurmur and general manager

Malcolm D. Lee’s “Night School” brings together the potent combo of Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish, but this tepid if amiable sitcom-stretched-into-a-movie elicits widely differing grades for its two comic powerhouses. Energetic as it is, Hart’s hyper shtick has grown tired from overuse, while Haddish’s fresher powers appear limitless. Both are good enough — and

CONCORD, N.H. — The Latest on a sexual abuse reports at New Hampshire prep school (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Alumni from a prominent New Hampshire prep school are calling for a more thorough investigation into decades of sexual misconduct. The Phillips Exeter Alumni for Truth and Healing or PATH says it wants details on

MADRID — Last-place Leganes stunned Barcelona with a 2-1 win in the Spanish league on Wednesday, handing the defending champions their second straight setback. The result gives Real Madrid a chance to take over the league lead with a draw at Sevilla later Wednesday. Barcelona’s Philippe Coutinho opened the scoring early, but the host rallied

For the third straight week this NFL season, game stacking — playing three or more players from the same game — was an effective way to win daily fantasy tournaments. The logic is that when a matchup turns into a shootout, there’s a lot of back and forth from each team, leading to high fantasy

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones will be sidelined four to six weeks with a knee injury. The team says the 23-year-old Jones sprained his knee during the second period of Tuesday night’s preseason game against Buffalo. An MRI on Wednesday revealed the sprain. It’s a huge blow for the Blue Jackets,

Loretta Lynn, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” (Sony Legacy) Loretta Lynn, now 86, hasn’t been touring since she suffered a stroke in 2017, but the Kentucky singer-songwriter’s creative output remains strong on her new album, “Wouldn’t It Be Great.” For years, Lynn has been recording her extensive catalog of songs with producing help from John Carter

SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on the closure of San Francisco’s new transit center (all times local): 2:55 p.m. A San Francisco official says his first priority is to shore up two cracking beams so a $2.2 billion transit center can re-open while engineers search for a permanent fix. Transbay Joint Powers Authority executive director

SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on the closure of San Francisco’s new transit center (all times local): 12:55 p.m. A resident of the San Francisco neighborhood where a transit terminal is closed out of safety concerns says the $2.2 billion used to build it could have gone to other priorities. Juliana Cheng lives in the

Power football is alive and well in the Southeastern Conference with several backs putting up impressive numbers running through and around defenders. Kentucky’s Benny Snell Jr. is one of four SEC backs ranked in the top 20 in rushing yardage per game. Snell is third, Mississippi’s Scottie Phillips is 13th, Texas A&M’s Trayveon Williams is

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry is likely to be out for five months after undergoing surgery on his right knee. Ducks general manager Bob Murray says the 2011 NHL Most Valuable Player had surgery Wednesday. The 33-year-old Perry warmed up for the Ducks’ preseason game Monday but didn’t play. He had

CLEMSON, S.C. — Youth is being served in the Atlantic Coast Conference — and it’s a trend that’s surely to continue. Throughout the league, teams are counting on highly regarded, talented playmakers to take charge, no matter how little experience they have. “More teams are getting more young guys who are ready to play,” said

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court has heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by the families of West Virginia coal miners who were denied benefits for black lung disease after a Johns Hopkins Health System doctor insisted their X-rays did not show the disease. A judge last year dismissed the lawsuit, finding that the

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy vows he’s playing at Green Bay on Sunday after missing one game with a rib cartilage injury. McCoy made the announcement after saying he was able to run at full speed during practice Wednesday. McCoy has been sidelined since Bills center Ryan Groy fell on

DETROIT — Ford CEO Jim Hackett says the Trump administration’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum will cost the company $1 billion. Ford says the figure is a year-over-year increase from March through 2019. Hackett told Bloomberg television that Ford gets most of its metals from U.S. producers, which raised prices due to the tariffs

PARIS — Maison Margiela went co-ed in Wednesday’s installment of Paris Fashion Week, as designer John Galliano bravely championed gender difference in a powerful new runway show. It’s an important issue everywhere, but particularly in the image-driven global fashion industry which has intentionally blurred the definition of and boundaries between men’s and women’s clothes in

NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops was a bit uneasy at his weekly media availability. He noticed how close the reporters were, joking the “vultures were circling.” It’s easy to see why he feels that way. The Sooners gave up 27 points against Iowa State two weeks ago, then gave up nearly 45

PORTLAND, Ore. — A body found in the trunk of a car during a traffic stop likely belongs to an 89-year-old woman who has been missing for a week and the driver of the car has been arrested on a murder charge, the Portland Police Bureau said Wednesday. The Oregon Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting

WASHINGTON — The Latest on a spending bill that averts a federal government shutdown (all times local): 2:30 p.m. President Donald Trump says he will sign a spending bill to avert a looming government shutdown set to begin Monday. Speaking at the United Nations, Trump told reporters Wednesday, “We’re going to keep the government open.”