Новости за 21.11.2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Rain in the forecast starting Wednesday could aid crews fighting California’s deadly wildfires while raising the risk of flash floods and complicating efforts to recover remains of those killed. Residents in communities charred by the Los Angeles-area fire stacked sandbags as they prepared for possible downpours that threatened to unleash runoff from

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has declared he will not further punish Saudi Arabia for the murder of U.S.-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi — making clear in an exclamation-filled statement that the benefits of good relations with the kingdom outweigh the possibility its crown prince ordered the killing. The president condemned the brutal slaying of Khashoggi

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump vastly inflated the value of planned Saudi investments in the U.S., as he explained why he’s “standing with Saudi Arabia” despite the conclusion of his intelligence officials that the kingdom’s de facto leader ordered the slaying of a U.S.-based journalist. Trump on Tuesday cited a $110 billion arms package that

LAS VEGAS — Kris Clyburn hit three 3-pointers and scored 17 and Cheikh Mbacke Diong added 16 points and seven rebounds to guide UNLV to a 96-70 victory over Pacific on Tuesday night. UNLV (3-1), in the middle of a seven-game homestand to open the season, built a 49-32 lead by halftime thanks to 62

BEIJING — The U.S. Pacific Air Forces says a pair of B-52 bombers flew over the disputed South China Sea this week, days before a U.S. aircraft carrier’s scheduled arrival in Hong Kong. The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and its battle group are due to dock in Hong Kong on Wednesday after China rejected

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Jock Hughes and Shannon Bogues combined for 14 points in the final three minutes as Stephen F. Austin came from behind to beat Marist 64-60 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic on Tuesday night. Marist led throughout and was up 57-43 with 3:39 remaining in the game. That was when

GRAMBLING, La. — Dallas Polk-Hilliard scored 20 points with 10 rebounds and Grambling snapped a two-game losing streak, beating Champion Christian 99-58 on Tuesday night. Grambling (2-2) led 49-27 at the break and were never challenged the rest of the way. Axel Mpoyo came off the bench to score 17 points with seven boards, four

NORFOLK, Va. — Derrik Jamerson Jr. had 14 points and a career-high 13 rebounds to help Norfolk State roll to a 97-57 victory over NCCAA-member Regent University on Tuesday night. The Spartans (3-4) shot 52 percent from the floor and had five players score in double figures. Regent shot just 28 percent. Alex Long scored

MILWAUKEE — Darius Roy scored a career-high 27 points and Milwaukee needed overtime to beat LIU Brooklyn 92-87 on Tuesday night for the Panthers’ first win of the season. Roy’s layup with 1:24 left in overtime made it 86-85 and Milwaukee (1-4) never trailed again. Carson Warren-Newsome’s layup with 13 seconds left in regulation tied

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Jamauri Bogan rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns and Western Michigan held off Northern Illinois 28-21 on Tuesday night. Bogan’s second TD came from a yard out with 1:36 left in the fourth quarter and helped the Broncos (7-5, 5-3 Mid-American Conference) knock off the Huskies (7-5, 6-2), who had already

GRAND FORKD, N.D. — Connor Avants scored 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting, Filip Rebraca scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his first career double-double and North Dakota beat NAIA-member Concordia University (Neb.) 89-56 on Tuesday night. Cortez Seales scored 15 points and Billy Brown had 14 for the Fighting Hawks (4-1), who shot

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nick Hopkins and Nick Muszynski each scored 16 points and Belmont earned a 104-50 win against Trevecca Nazarene on Tuesday night. Belmont closed the first half on a 30-3 run and led 53-20 at halftime. The Bruins held the Trojans without a field goal for a 10-minute stretch from the end of

TOKYO — Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn will be detained for another 10 days following his arrest on suspicion of falsifying income reports by millions of dollars and misusing company assets for personal gain, Japanese media reported Wednesday. Nissan’s board of directors is due to meet Thursday and decide if it will dismiss Ghosn

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is suggesting he might attend next year’s White House Correspondents Dinner now that the event is no longer featuring a comedian. Trump tweeted Tuesday night: “So-called comedian Michelle Wolf bombed so badly last year at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that this year, for the first time in decades, they

OXFORD, Ohio — Alonzo Smith ran for 207 yards and three touchdowns and Miami (Ohio) held Ball State scoreless in the second half for a 42-21 victory on Tuesday night. Gus Ragland accounted for three more scores for Miami (6-6, 6-2 Mid-American Conference). He completed 11 of 16 passes for 159 yards, and his 4-yard

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals have waived veteran cornerback Jamar Taylor following an ugly home loss to Oakland. The team also waived defensive end Vontarrius Dora, re-signed cornerback David Amerson, and promoted cornerback Chris Jones and wide receiver Jalen Tolliver from the practice squad. Amerson was signed by Arizona a week ago but released

DENTON, Texas — Zachary Simmons scored a career-high 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting, Ryan Woolridge added 12 points with five assists, and undefeated North Texas beat Maine 74-63 in overtime at the Wolfpack Classic on Tuesday night to win its seventh straight. Isaiah White’s two free throws put Maine up 62-60 in overtime, but Jordan

RUSTON, La. — Sophomore Exavian Christon tossed in a career-high 20 points and sophomore JaColby Pemberton had career highs of 14 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double to power Louisiana Tech to an 87-68 victory over NAIA-member Tougaloo on Tuesday night. Oliver Powell finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots

NEW YORK — The trial of a man accused of killing a woman who was sexually attacked while running near her family’s New York City home ended in a hung jury late Tuesday. Judge Michael Aloise in Queens granted a mistrial after the jury sent him a note saying it was split after just a

ESTERO, Fla. — Willie Jackson pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds while posting 13 points to help Toledo dominate the second half and beat Louisiana-Lafayette 77-64 in the Gulf Coast Showcase on Tuesday night. Toledo will face UC-Irvine, which beat Tulane 67-55 earlier, in the championship game Wednesday night. Nate Navigato and Jaelan Sanford led

NEW YORK — The Latest on the New York trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman (all times local): 10:20 p.m. Mexico’s former top security chief is denying that he ever received bribes from anyone or connected to the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo, who is on trial in the U.S.

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Wednesday it will dissolve a foundation funded by Japan to compensate South Korean women who were forced to work in Japan’s World War II military brothels. The widely expected decision, if carried out, would effectively kill a controversial 2015 agreement to settle a decades-long impasse over the sexual

DURHAM, N.C. — Sophomore Jacob Rigoni scored a career-high 23 points with four 3-pointers and nine rebounds, Kevin Marfo grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds and Qunnipiac beat New Hampshire 69-63 on Tuesday night for its first win of the season. Cameron Young added 17 points with four 3s for the Bobcats (1-2), who hit 12

RALEIGH, N.C. — Torin Dorn scored 12 points and North Carolina State routed Saint Peter’s 85-57 on Tuesday night. Eric Lockett added 11 points, and Braxton Beverly and freshman Jerricole Hellems had 10 apiece to help the Wolfpack (5-0) earn their fifth straight blowout of an overmatched opponent. N.C. State shot 52 percent and held

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Latest on the Hall of Fame Classic (all times local): 8:05 p.m. Bennie Boatwright scored 22 points, Jonah Mathews added 21 and Southern California romped to a 99-80 victory over Missouri State on Tuesday night to take third place in the Hall of Fame Classic. Kevin Porter Jr. added 14