Новости за 02.01.2019

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina sheriff’s report says three tranquilizer darts and eight gunshots were needed to subdue a lion that fatally attacked a zoo intern. A newly released Caswell County Sheriff’s Office incident report details deputies’ response to the fatal attack Sunday at the Conservators Center near Burlington. The lion killed 22-year-old intern

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is, at once, demanding billions of dollars from the U.S. Treasury for a border wall and insisting the wall won’t really cost America anything. As he’s done before, Trump argued Wednesday that Mexico is footing the bill thanks to a revised trade agreement. That’s not true. If the wall is

LEBANON, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana man has been charged with felony neglect after police say a 3-year-old boy fatally shot his 4-year-old sister with the suspect’s gun. Sixty-three-year-old Darrell Marberry of East Chicago was arrested last week and is being held in the Lake County Jail pending extradition to Boone County, northwest of Indianapolis.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police have arrested a man they say burglarized Hollywood Hills homes including those of celebrities after casing them while pretending to be a potential buyer or real estate agent during open houses. Detective Jared Timmons said Wednesday that investigators have seized more than 2,000 items worth several million dollars allegedly

BROSSARD, Quebec — Montreal Canadiens star goaltender Carey Price is expected to return to the lineup on Thursday night against the visiting Vancouver Canucks. But after missing the past three games with a lower-body injury, it’s not certain whether Price will start or back up Antti Niemi. “I’m going to see how things go (Wednesday

BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota judge has refused to award attorney fees to a North Carolina security company that won a court case in the wake of protests over the Dakota Access oil pipeline. North Dakota’s Private Investigative and Security Board sued TigerSwan in 2017, alleging the company that handled security for the pipeline

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin doesn’t want to say Antonio Brown bailed on the Pittsburgh Steelers. The longtime head coach is not ruling it out either. The star wide receiver went radio silent in the days before the team’s regular-season finale against Cincinnati last Sunday, in essence abandoning the club in what Tomlin described as its

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Forward Sterling Manley will miss No. 15 North Carolina’s game against Harvard due to left knee soreness. Team spokesman Steve Kirschner disclosed Manley’s condition roughly four hours before the start of Tuesday night’s game. He says the sophomore is undergoing further evaluation and it is not known how long he will

A price-tracking service says the national average for gasoline will surge to about $3 a gallon by May before easing the rest of 2019. GasBuddy predicted Wednesday that the full-year average price will settle at $2.70 a gallon, about 3 cents lower than 2018. The U.S. average is about $2.22 a gallon now, down 70

Houston hired West Virginia’s Dana Holgorsen as its coach Wednesday, ending his eight-year run with the Mountaineers. Holgorsen was 61-41 and 33-30 in the Big 12 as he helped guide West Virginia through the transition from the Big East. Houston competes in the American Athletic Conference, which was formed from the remnants of Big East

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson has started only seven pro games, is barely old enough to drink in Maryland and has never participated in the NFL postseason. Fortunately for Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens, experience isn’t a requirement for success in the playoffs. Jackson will become the youngest quarterback in NFL history to start

MINNEAPOLIS — Eugene “Mean Gene” Okerlund, whose deadpan interviews of pro wrestling superstars like “Macho Man” Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan made him a ringside fixture in his own right, has died. He was 76. World Wrestling Entertainment announced Okerlund’s death on its website Wednesday. Okerlund’s son, Tor Okerlund, told The Associated

CLEVELAND — Officials investigating what sickened six passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight to Florida are awaiting test results from several drinking fountains at Cleveland’s airport. The city said in a release Wednesday that it will be a day or two before testing on the water samples will be completed. The city says while it’s

HONOLULU — One crewmember who abandoned a vessel that caught fire in the Pacific Ocean while carrying cars from Japan to Hawaii remains missing after 16 were rescued. Four other crewmembers were listed as unresponsive Wednesday after rescue ships spotted them and lowered life rings but got no reply. The Sincerity Ace, a 650-foot (198-meter)

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut woman who deliberately dumped an 83-year-old woman she was caring for out of a wheelchair has pleaded guilty and avoided jail. The Hartford Courant reports that 62-year-old Christine Christensen pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor third-degree abuse. The South Windsor woman was sentenced to a year of probation. Christensen was originally

NEW YORK — The sales pitch from the Jets to prospective head coaching candidates begins with Sam Darnold. Everything else is a distant second. Sure, being in the New York/New Jersey area is an obvious attraction, and Jets chairman and CEO Christopher Johnson spun his own take on a classic line by saying earlier this

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida linebacker Vosean Joseph has decided to leave school early and enter the NFL draft. The junior announced his decision via social media Wednesday, saying “my Mom and Dad have always told me to go after my dreams.” He adds that he’s developed “as a player but even more so as a

SEATTLE — Washington safety Taylor Rapp has declared for the NFL draft, giving up his final year of eligibility after being a second-team AP All-America selection. Rapp’s decision, announced on Wednesday , was expected after he received a high evaluation from the NFL College Advisory Committee. Rapp is expected to be an early-round selection. Rapp

NEW YORK — After 104 years, Lord & Taylor’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue locked its doors forever. The venerable department store famed for its animated holiday windows closed down Wednesday afternoon, ending a blowout sale that left whole floors empty. By the end, clothes that once sold for as much as $100 were going

OTTAWA, Ontario — The Vancouver Canucks traded goalie Anders Nilsson and minor-league winger Darren Archibald to the Ottawa Senators for netminder Mike McKenna, forward Tom Pyatt and a sixth-round pick in the 2019 draft on Wednesday. Nilsson, 28, had a 3-8-1 record with a 3.03 goals-against average and an .895 save percentage this season with

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins and veteran slugger Nelson Cruz have agreed to a one-year contract with an option for the 2020 season, giving Minnesota a boost at designated hitter. The Twins announced the deal Wednesday. Cruz played 144 games for the Seattle Mariners last season, hitting .256 with 37 home runs, 97 RBIs and a

LIMA, Peru — Peru’s attorney general has reversed his dismissal of the lead investigators in a sweeping corruption probe, retreating after drawing a public outcry and a bid by the president to remove him from office. Attorney General Pedro Chavarry’s announcement Wednesday came just two days after the prosecutors’ removal sparked street protests across Peru.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts center Ryan Kelly expects to play in Saturday’s wild-card round game at Houston. Kelly practiced Wednesday after sitting out Sunday’s regular-season finale with a stinger. He also missed three games earlier this season with a sprained medical collateral ligament and now wears a brace to protect his left knee. Indy (10-6)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — General manager Dave Gettleman and two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning had a no-holds barred conversion about the long-time quarterback’s future with the New York Giants after the team missed the playoffs for the sixth time in seven seasons. Gettleman would not say Wednesday whether Manning, who will turn 38 on

TIJUANA, Mexico — U.S. authorities fired tear gas into Mexico during the early hours of the new year to repel about 150 migrants who tried to breach the border fence in Tijuana. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that about 45 migrants got through the first layer of fencing but turned back