Новости за 01.10.2018

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Latest on the arrest of Track Palin on assault allegations (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Court documents say Track Palin kicked over a coffee table and tried to avoid getting into a patrol car as authorities arrested him in an assault on a female acquaintance. An affidavit by Alaska State Troopers

MEXICO CITY — A Guatemalan ex-soldier has gone on trial for a massacre of at least 200 people during the Central American nation’s civil war. Santos Lopez Alonzo is accused of belonging to an elite squad known as the “kaibiles,” blamed for the 1982 killings in Dos Erres. Prosecutors contend the squad came looking for

CHICAGO — Lorenzo Cain hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, Christian Yelich collected three more hits and the Milwaukee Brewers took their first NL Central title since 2011 by downing the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Monday in a tiebreaker game. Milwaukee won its eighth in a row and earned home-field advantage throughout

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the case of an Alabama death row inmate who lawyers say suffers from dementia and can no longer remember killing a police officer in 1985. Justices will hear arguments Tuesday on whether it would be unconstitutional to execute 68-year-old Vernon Madison. Madison was convicted of killing

DULUTH, Minn. — Defending NCAA national champion Minnesota Duluth is ranked No. 1 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine preseason poll. The Bulldogs received 505 points and 30 first-place votes in the poll released Monday. Ohio State University was second in the preseason poll, followed by Notre Dame, St. Cloud State and Providence College rounding

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The victory over Penn State was not enough to prevent Urban Meyer from waking up Sunday free of anxiety. In fact, the Ohio State coach was so troubled he gathered players for a “call to arms” meeting. The message: Those who aren’t contributing better start doing so. “We still need to get

Let the race for financial aid begin. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, becomes available Monday. It’s widely considered the most important document in securing money for higher education. Current and prospective students must fill it out annually to get loans, grants and other forms of federal student aid. There are a

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are preparing to play without running back Leonard Fournette again, maybe even for a longer stretch than before. Fournette re-injured his right hamstring in a 31-12 victory against the New York Jets on Sunday, and coach Doug Marrone has no timetable for his return. The second-year pro had tests

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have claimed left wing Pontus Aberg off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers. The Ducks made the move Monday. Aberg had four goals and 12 assists while splitting last season between Nashville and Edmonton. The former second-round pick by the Predators has 18 points in 68 career NHL games, and

SEATTLE — Chris Petersen has said repeatedly that if Jake Browning is given the chance to scan the field and set his feet, it’s awfully difficult to slow down Washington’s senior quarterback. The past two weeks have shown just how important the protection is for the efficiency of No. 10 Washington’s offense and how much

Mississippi State’s Osirus Mitchell made the mistake that might have cost the Bulldogs a win. The sophomore receiver was open during the third quarter against Florida and quarterback Nick Fitzgerald hit him in stride. But the ball bounced off Mitchell’s hands and fell to the turf as more than 60,000 fans at Davis Wade Stadium

MUNCIE, Ind. — A Muncie man who tried to kill his former girlfriend with a homemade bomb has been sentenced to 101 years in prison. The Star Press reports 40-year-old Lionel Ray Mackey Jr. received a maximum sentence Monday from Delaware Circuit Judge Linda Ralu Wolf on convictions from two separate trials. Wolf said Mackey

NEW YORK — One-quarter of the way through the schedule, minus the Panthers and Redskins who had byes in Week 4, there’s one obvious trend in the NFL: Nobody knows anything. Still, we’ll try to decipher what happened in a September that saw some early season swoons and some sizzling starts. THE GOOD The NFL

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer said the Volunteers’ football program is “working through a cultural change” and that he remains confident in first-year coach Jeremy Pruitt. “I can say with certainty that we’ve got us a heck of a football coach — absolute certainty,” Fulmer said Monday at a Knoxville Quarterback Club

A Mississippi judge declared a second mistrial Monday in the capital murder case of a man accused of setting a woman on fire, after jurors once again said they couldn’t reach a verdict. Panola County Circuit Judge Gerald Chatham made his ruling in the trial of Quinton Tellis after jurors deliberated for about 10 hours

BATESVILLE, Miss. — A Mississippi judge has declared a second mistrial in the capital murder case of a man accused of setting a woman on fire in 2014. Deadlocked jurors said they couldn’t reach a verdict. Panola County Circuit Judge Gerald Chatham declared the mistrial Monday in the trial of Quinton Tellis, after jurors deliberated

WASHINGTON — Medicare is modernizing its website to make it more useful for beneficiaries, particularly younger ones accustomed going online for information from insurers, hospitals and doctors. Administrator Seema Verma announced the changes Monday, including a five-point questionnaire to help seniors decide between original Medicare and private plans offered under Medicare Advantage, an online calculator

CHICAGO — Midfielder Michael Bradley and goalkeeper Brad Guzan will be back with the U.S. national team for the first time since the loss at Trinidad and Tobago last October that ended the Americans’ streak of seven straight World Cup appearances. Star 20-year-old midfielder Christian Pulisic also is on the 24-man roster announced Monday for

PITTSBURGH — Neal Huntington raised eyebrows last winter when the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager said the club’s decision to trade franchise cornerstones Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole wouldn’t affect the team’s ability to win the World Series in 2018. The message Huntington was trying to send was lost in his unwieldy delivery: that flipping Cole

TORONTO — After two straight seasons of decline in Toronto, it’s time to tear down and start over. The Blue Jays had hoped to coax one more competitive push out of the core players remaining from 2015 and 2016, when Toronto made back-to-back appearances in the AL Championship Series. Things looked promising after a 16-12

NEW YORK — Beatles producer George Martin would wince at fans who said that the “White Album” was their favorite record by the band. That’s from his son, Giles Martin, who was in charge of putting together a 50th anniversary package of the double album. The project is packed with outtakes and punchier, remixed versions

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Willie Taggart is no stranger to Miami-Florida State week. The lifelong Seminoles fan grew up loving the rivalry. And now he’s going to really see what it’s about. The first-year Florida State coach will lead the Seminoles (3-2, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) for the first time against the No. 17 Hurricanes (4-1,

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have named defenseman Shea Weber the 30th captain in franchise history. The 33-year-old Weber served as captain of the Nashville Predators from 2010 to 2016 before he was traded to Montreal for P.K. Subban. Weber replaces Max Pacioretty, who was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights last month. A six-time

DAVIE, Fla. — The standings Monday offered small consolation for the first-place Miami Dolphins. They hardly felt or looked like the best team in the AFC East after a 38-7 loss at New England . The drubbing left the Dolphins with a deceptive 3-1 record, injuries issues and room for recrimination. “That’s why today is

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson would like nothing more than a drama-free week heading into its matchup with Wake Forest. “We’ve been waiting for a normal week for a while,” co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott said Monday. The fourth-ranked Tigers may have to wait a little longer. The Tigers (5-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) look to start