Новости за 03.12.2018

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan offensive guard Ben Bredeson says he plans to return for his senior season instead of entering the NFL draft. The second-team, All-Big Ten player told reporters Monday he is doing his due diligence about his future, including having a meeting with coach Jim Harbaugh. Michigan safety Josh Metellus says he

CARACAS, Venezuela — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is heaping praise on Venezuela’s embattled leader as ties between the two countries blossom. Erdogan took the stage Monday with President Nicolas Maduro in the first-ever visit by a Turkish president to Venezuela. The Turkish leader says Venezuela has been unfairly hit by international economic sanctions amid

NEW YORK — Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold will be monitored in practice this week before the team determines whether he will start against the Buffalo Bills. Coach Todd Bowles says during a conference call Monday that Darnold took “a great number” of snaps during practice last week and was healthy enough to play against

LONDON — Liverpool was drawn away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in one of two all-English Premier League matchups in the draw for the third round of the FA Cup on Monday. Bournemouth and Brighton were also paired in the draw made at Stamford Bridge, the home of defending champion Chelsea. The holder will begin the defense

MADRID — Striker Diego Costa will undergo foot surgery and is expected to be sidelined for several weeks. Atletico Madrid says Costa will be operated on his left foot this week in Brazil with the supervision of Atletico doctors. The Brazil-born player had been bothered by the foot injury for a few weeks. He said

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas State has gone through the unenviable process of replacing a coaching great once before, and the results were so disappointing that Bill Snyder came out of retirement to put the program back on track. Now, the Wildcats get a do-over. The 79-year-old Snyder announced Sunday he was retiring for a

DAVIE, Fla. — Only one NFL team has been outgained by nearly 1,200 yards and is still in the playoff picture — the underwhelming, overachieving Miami Dolphins. They’re 6-6 and part of the crowded AFC wild-card race despite statistics that would sink most teams. The Dolphins rank 29th in the NFL in offense and 29th

NEW YORK — A federal judge Monday sentenced a Buffalo developer to 28 months behind bars and ordered him to pay a $500,000 fine in a bid-rigging scheme connected to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “Buffalo Billion” economic redevelopment program. U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni suspended the prison term while Louis Ciminelli appeals his conviction. Ciminelli, 63,

TRENTON, N.J. — Nearly two dozen children at a long-term care facility showed symptoms of a viral infection and two had died by the time New Jersey’s health department was notified about the outbreak this fall, said Dr. Shereef Elnahal, the department’s top official. At a hearing Monday on the deaths of 11 children at

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s health commissioner says it’s possible the source of a viral infection that killed 11 children at a long-term care facility may never be known. Dr. Shereef Elnahal testified before a state Senate legislative committee Monday. Elnahal said the adenovirus that led to the deaths at the Wanaque (WAHN’-uh-kyew) Center for

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Atheists in northwestern Indiana are promoting their lack of faith during the holiday season. A sign posted in the county-city building in South Bend says, “Oh come all ye faithless.” It’s sponsored by a group called the Northern Indiana Atheists. The group’s president, Troy Moss, tells the South Bend Tribune that

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State receiver N’Keal Harry will skip the Las Vegas Bowl to prepare for the NFL draft. Sun Devils coach Herm Edwards issued a statement Monday saying the decision was made after Harry met with the coaching and administrative staffs. Harry announced last month he is skipping his senior season to enter

BEREA, Ohio — Browns rookie Denzel Ward remains in concussion protocol after getting hurt in Sunday’s loss at Houston. Ward got injured in the first half and did not return in Cleveland’s 29-13 loss to the Texans, who won their ninth straight game. Interim coach Gregg Williams said Ward was initially checked for a neck

NEWCASTLE, England — Newcastle owner Mike Ashley says talks about selling the English Premier League club “are at a more progressed stage than they have ever been.” Ashley, who bought Newcastle in 2007, has officially been looking to sell the club since October 2017. Speaking to Sky News on Monday, Ashley said it was “possible”

GENEVA — The chief of the World Health Organization says his agency is assembling experts to consider the health impacts of gene editing. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday that gene editing “cannot be just done without clear guidelines” and experts should “start from a clean sheet and check everything.” Tedros’ comments followed Chinese

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno is removing his vice president, who faces allegations that as a congresswoman she demanded kickbacks from a staff member. Moreno on Monday named top aide Jose Briones to occupy the vice presidency while Maria Alejandra Vicuna defends herself in a probe by Ecuador’s chief prosecutor. Briones is Ecuador’s

INDIANAPOLIS — A South Bend lawmaker is resigning from the Indiana House to take a job with a labor union. Democratic Rep. Joe Taylor said in a statement Monday that he is stepping down immediately to take a position with the United Auto Workers International Union. He was first elected in 2016. Taylor said his

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The Latest on a SpaceX rocket launch from California (all times local): 11:10 a.m. For the third time, SpaceX has successfully launched and landed the same first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket. The spacecraft carrying dozens of small satellites lifted off Monday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in

ROME — The father of Italy’s labor and development minister has apologized for hiring workers off the books for his small construction firm but insists his “errors” shouldn’t reflect badly on his son. A video posted Monday on Facebook featured Antonio Di Maio acknowledging he hired workers without contracts. DiMaio’s son, Luigi Di Maio, leads

NEW YORK — Major U.S. stock markets will close Wednesday in honor of former President George H.W. Bush, who died Friday at 94. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq said over the weekend that they will close trading Wednesday in observance of a national day of mourning for Bush. The federal government will also

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization said Monday it can fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo despite the withdrawal of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, insisting: “We can cover it.” The comments by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus came in the wake of commentaries in two medical journals

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization says it doesn’t need experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or any other U.S. government agency to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo, insisting: “We can cover it.” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the U.N. health agency mostly needs the United

BALTIMORE — Relatives of a Maryland woman who was slain while trying to help a panhandler say she died the way she lived: trying to be kind. Police say Jacquelyn Smith rolled down her car window early Saturday in Baltimore to give money to a woman holding a sign saying: “Please help me feed my

RALEIGH, N.C. — William Peace University in North Carolina says a possible gunman was reported on campus and is telling people to shelter in place. In a tweet, the school said a gunman was reportedly on his way to the campus. School spokesman Ian Dunne said Raleigh police are on the scene to investigate. In

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the U.S.-China trade talks (all times local): __ 2:30 p.m. A White House adviser says that the 90-day time period that China has to address U.S. trade complaints or face higher U.S. tariffs starts January 1, rather than immediately. Larry Kudlow, chairman of the White House’s national economic council, clarified