Новости за 15.11.2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Flawed decision-making and poor contract management contributed to billions in cost overruns and years of delays in the as-yet unbuilt California’s high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco, state auditors said Thursday. The project is now estimated to cost $77 billion and is 15 years from completion. State auditor Elaine

CLEVELAND — The losing has slowed, but hasn’t stopped for the ever-rebuilding Browns. They’re in the midst of yet another coaching search, and the NFL playoffs will come and go without them again this season — the 16th straight postseason since their most recent appearance. But as Cleveland hit its bye week, and with six

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Nashville Predators say forward Viktor Arvidsson will miss between up to eight weeks with a broken thumb, and they’ve also placed defenseman P.K. Subban on injured reserve. The Predators announced the injury update on both Thursday after their morning skate. They wrap up a five-game road trip Thursday night against the

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Regardless of his rant on social media, Jalen Ramsey would love to spend his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars. And the chatty cornerback has a video game to prove it. “I play Madden all the time. I play with the Jags,” Ramsey said Thursday. “I don’t trade myself. I don’t make any

MEXICO CITY — The family of an American hiker missing in northern Mexico says that the state government has informed it that he was killed by a criminal organization. A statement from the family of 34-year-old Patrick Braxton-Andrew thanked Chihuahua state authorities and said the search continues to recover his body. Thursday’s statement says “authorities

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay’s Senate approved a law Thursday allowing U.S. aircraft, military personnel and civilians into the South American country to help provide security for a Group of 20 summit of world leaders in neighboring Argentina. The measure was passed by a large majority in the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday and a slightly

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — The Latest on the funeral for a sheriff’s sergeant who responde to a mass shooting at a Southern California bar (all times local): 12:15 p.m. Scores of uniformed police officers have gathered at a church in suburban Los Angeles ahead of the funeral for a sheriff’s sergeant who died as he

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Mitchell Trubisky understands how high the stakes are. The Chicago Bears have a chance to tighten their grip on the NFC North lead and demonstrate just how far they have come when they host the defending division champion Minnesota Vikings in a prime-time showdown for first place Sunday night. “It’s a

No. 21 Utah (7-3, 5-3 Pac-12) vs. Colorado (5-5, 2-5), 1:31 ET (Pac-12 Network) Line: Utah by 7. Series record: Colorado leads 32-29-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Closing in on the Pac-12 South division title for the Utes, who are 5-2 against Colorado since both schools joined the conference in 2011, ending a 49-year dormancy for

NEW YORK — The Statue of Liberty’s original torch has been moved from the base of the statue to its new home in a museum that will open next year. The torch was replaced with a replica in the 1980s. Visitors watched on Thursday as the base and the flame of the 3,600-pound (1,632-kilo) torch

Ashley Moyer-Gleich is eight years removed from playing in the NCAA Division II tournament. Natalie Sago officiated her first game six years ago, and the players were sixth-grade girls. They’re in the NBA now — as part of one of the most elite sororities in the game. Moyer-Gleich and Sago are among five officials who

BALTIMORE — Joe Flacco’s sore right hip means Ravens coach John Harbaugh may have to wait until Sunday before deciding who to start at quarterback in a pivotal game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Harbaugh’s options are Flacco, an ailing 11-year veteran; Lamar Jackson, a rookie who’s never made an NFL start; or Robert Griffin III,

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury spoke glowingly of the fan base at Kansas State, where no matter how much the Wildcats are winning or losing, they always seem to make it a tough road environment. “It’s a great home-field advantage,” said Kingsbury, who has experienced it as both a player and a

MIAMI — Designers overestimated the strength of a critical section of a Florida International University pedestrian bridge that collapsed, killing six people, and they underestimated the load on that same section, federal investigators reported Thursday. Cracks that were observed in the bridge before it collapsed were consistent with those design errors, their report says. However,

FRANKFORT, Ind. — A central Indiana woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for crashing her car into a home and killing two sisters who were inside. After serving her prison term, 18-year-old Alia Sierra also will spend two years on house arrest and two years on probation under the sentence handed down

CONWAY, S.C. — The Latest on the Myrtle Beach Invitational (all times local): 10 p.m. Esa Ahmad had 16 points on Thursday night and Sagaba Konate added 14 with eight rebounds and four blocks to help West Virginia beat Monmouth 71-53 in the opening round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational. The Mountaineers (1-1) will play

CONWAY, S.C. — The Latest on the Myrtle Beach Invitational (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Jared Savage scored a career-high 25 points, including five 3-pointers, and Taveion Hollingsworth had 23 points and nine rebounds to help Western Kentucky beat Valparaiso 83-71 on Thursday night to advance to the semifinals of the Myrtle Beach Invitational. The

CONWAY, S.C. — The Latest on the Myrtle Beach Invitational (all times local): 4 p.m. B.J. Taylor scored 14 points, Tacko Fall had 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and Central Florida beat Cal State Fullerton 68-52 on Thursday in the first round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational. The Knights will face Saint Joseph’s

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Latest on Macedonia’s fugitive former prime minister (all times local): 7:50 p.m. Police say a fugitive politician from Macedonia left Albania on Sunday evening in a vehicle belonging to the Hungarian Embassy in Albania. If accurate, the information in a statement from Albanian police on Thursday shows part of the route

LAS VEGAS — J Balvin has everything to gain at this year’s Latin Grammy Awards . The Colombian reggaeton star leads all nominees ahead of Thursday’s ceremony with eight nods, including two for record of the year, one for album of the year and another for his hit version of “Mi gente” with Willy William

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Latest on the trial of a Wisconsin man charged with killing the abusive mother of his Missouri girlfriend (all times local): 1:25 p.m. A Missouri woman whose mother forced her to use a wheelchair and pretend to be ill testified that she asked her ex-boyfriend to kill her mother. Gypsy Blanchard

The Smashing Pumpkins, “SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT, VOL. 1 / LP: NO PAST. NO FUTURE. NO SUN.” (Napalm Records) It’s no question The Smashing Pumpkins has had a tumultuous past. Multiple iterations, breakups and solo careers later, three founding members of the 90’s Chicago-rooted rockers — Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin —

PRAGUE — Thousands of Czechs are rallying in Prague to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babis over a fraud scandal. Babis faces charges that he has misused EU subsidies for a farm he transferred to his family members, including his son, Andrej Babis, Jr. Babis denies wrongdoing. The Czech leader been under increased

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve says it will conduct a wide-ranging review next year of the strategies and tools it uses to achieve its congressionally mandated goals of maximum employment and price stability. The Fed says the review will also examine ways the Fed communicates with the public. In a statement, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials say the workers with the highest suicide rates have construction, mining and drilling jobs. That was the finding of a report correcting an earlier study that mistakenly said farmers, lumberjacks and fishermen killed themselves most often. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a corrected study Thursday. CDC