Новости за 20.11.2018

VENDOR, Ark. — An Arkansas environmental regulatory agency denied a permit for a hog farm Monday because of concerns that pig waste might be contaminating the nearby Buffalo River. The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality issued a final decision that C&H Hog Farm in Vendor can no longer operate. Its decision followed a period of

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — The Latest on the Cayman Islands Classic (all times local): 4 p.m. Marcquise Reed scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Elijah Thomas had his second straight double-double and No. 16 Clemson beat Georgia 64-49 on Tuesday to advance to the championship game of the Cayman Islands Classic. Thomas finished

NEW YORK — Boston pitcher David Price has won the AL Comeback Player of the Year award and Atlanta reliever Jonny Venters has earned the NL honor. Price, a 33-year-old left-hander, was 16-7 with a 3.58 ERA in 30 starts for the Red Sox, who won their fourth World Series title in 15 seasons. He

MINNEAPOLIS — A man accused of faking his own death to collect a $2 million life insurance policy has been arrested in Moldova and returned to Minnesota to face federal charges. Authorities indicted 54-year-old Igor Vorotinov in 2015 on one count of mail fraud. He was arrested last week. Prosecutors allege in court documents that

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Latest on California’s wildfires (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Dozens of people who lost their homes in a deadly Northern California wildfire remain at a makeshift camp next to a Walmart in the city of Chico days after they were asked to go to a shelter. Dozens of tents could be

West Virginia quarterback Will Grier finally is getting his shot at playing Oklahoma. Grier missed last year’s meeting with a broken finger and the Mountaineers were blown out in Norman, Oklahoma. The senior will play his final home game Friday and can send No. 12 West Virginia (8-2, 6-2 Big 12) into the Dec. 1

BRUSSELS — UEFA could yet use video review in this season’s Champions League if it decides in December to bring forward the introduction of the technology, which was originally planned for next August. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin says a report from his referees department next week could mean “we will see when we can implement

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz caused a stir last week when he intimated that star tight end Noah Fant’s lack of snaps in a loss to Northwestern was due in part because T.J. Hockenson had passed Fant on the depth chart. The Hawkeyes (7-4, 4-4 Big Ten) corrected course last week at

LONDON — Striker Neymar has been substituted with an apparent groin injury during the first half of Brazil’s friendly against Cameroon. The Brazilian star was taken off after just eight minutes and was replaced by Everton’s Richarlison, who gave his team a 1-0 lead with a header just before the halftime break. Neymar’s injury will

RICHMOND, Va. — The special agent in charge of the FBI’s Richmond division is retiring from the bureau and going to work for Virginia’s largest electric utility. Adam Lee has worked for the FBI for 22 years and headed the Richmond division since 2014. Lee led the FBI’s public corruption investigation into former Virginia Gov.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities are using a powerful tool in their effort to identify the scores of people killed by the wildfire that ripped through Northern California: rapid DNA testing that produces results in just two hours. The system can analyze DNA from bone fragments or other remains, then match it to genetic material provided

NEW YORK — Health officials in the U.S. and Canada told people Tuesday to stop eating romaine lettuce because of a new E. coli outbreak. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is working with officials in Canada on the outbreak, which has sickened 32 people in 11 states and 18 people in the

NEW YORK — Health officials in the U.S. and Canada told people on Tuesday to stop eating romaine lettuce because of a new E. coli outbreak. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is working with officials in Canada on the outbreak, which has sickened 32 people in 11 states and 18 people in

LAHAINA, Hawaii — The second day of the Maui Invitational kicks off with loser’s bracket games between Xavier and San Diego State, Iowa State and Illinois. The marquee games come later. Top-ranked Duke will put its undefeated Maui Invitational record on the line when it faces No. 8 Auburn in the semifinals. The five-time champion

INDIANAPOLIS — The Latest on the Indiana Legislature’s Organization Day (all times local): 2:40 p.m. The Indiana Senate has a new leader for the first time in a dozen years. Members of the Republican-dominated Senate elected Sen. Rodric Bray of Martinsville as its president pro tem during the Legislature’s Organization Day session on Tuesday. Bray

MADISON, Wis. — All the carries were starting to get to Wisconsin’s’ Jonathan Taylor. By his own admission, he wasn’t at full speed late in a marathon game against Purdue, though it sure didn’t look like it in triple overtime. Add last week’s performance in a thrilling win over Purdue to the highlight reel for

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — No matter how Maryland fares in the regular season finale against No. 15 Penn State, it won’t change the pride that interim coach Matt Canada feels about how his players have performed under extremely difficult circumstances. The death of teammate Jordan McNair, two external investigations involving the football program and the

PULLMAN, Wash. — A year that began in tragedy for Washington State is wrapping up with the Cougars on the brink of unparalleled success. Players began spring workouts with heavy hearts after the January suicide of quarterback Tyler Hilinski. The offseason departure of six assistant coaches and head coach Mike Leach’s flirtation with the Tennessee

CANCUN, Mexico — Jamall Gregory and Derek St. Hilaire each scored 15 points, helping Jacksonville State beat Western Carolina 84-53 on Tuesday in the Cancun Challenge for its first victory of the season. Gregory also had five steals as Jacksonville State set a Cancun Challenge record with 19 steals, topping VCU’s 14 against Vanderbilt in

LOS ANGELES — An actress who says she had a relationship with Michael Avenatti alleges he dragged her by the arm across the floor of his Los Angeles apartment after an argument. Court papers obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press detail Mareli Miniutti’s account. A Los Angeles judge granted Miniutti a restraining order against Avenatti

MILWAUKEE — The Latest on a 13-year-old Milwaukee girl who was killed when shots were fired into her home (all times local): 4:20 p.m. A 13-year-old Milwaukee girl who died when shots were fired into her home had written an award-winning essay two years ago about violence in the city. Sandra Parks died Monday night.

MILWAUKEE — The Latest on a 13-year-old Milwaukee girl who was killed when shots were fired into her home (all times local): 1:30 p.m. The mother of a 13-year-old Milwaukee girl who died when shots were fired into her home says her daughter “was everything this world is not.” Bernice Parks said her daughter Sandra

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. environment chief Erik Solheim has resigned following widespread allegations of excessive expenses on official global travel. The former Norwegian diplomat and environment minister announced Tuesday on the U.N. Environment Program’s website that he had received the final report of the audit of his official travel by the U.N.’s internal watchdog and

NEW YORK — Pitcher Jenrry Mejia was released Tuesday by the New York Mets after serving three drug suspensions. The 29-year-old right-hander from the Dominican Republic was told in July by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred that he could return to the big leagues in 2019. Mejia was suspended for life on Feb. 12, 2016, after

A glimpse at the statistics gives the impression that Mississippi’s offense has been a dominant force this season. A deeper look shows that’s not necessarily the case. It’s true that Ole Miss is averaging nearly 37 points and 540 yards per game this season, which both rank among the best in the Southeastern Conference. But