Новости за 13.01.2019

INDIANAPOLIS — The National Weather Service has lifted a winter storm warning in central Indiana after more than 7 inches of weekend snow. Some Indiana sheriffs say drifting snow has closed roads. Many vehicles remain stuck from Saturday. In Ripley County, the sheriff’s office restricted travel to emergency vehicles Sunday morning. Indiana State Police say

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State has added former West Virginia defensive coordinator Tony Gibson to its coaching staff. Coach Dave Doeren said Sunday that Gibson will be the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Gibson helped develop linebacker David Long into the Big 12 defensive player of the year in 2018 and led the Mountaineers’

HONOLULU — Brooks Koepka still smiles at the memory of the 9-irons he hit in the final round of his second straight U.S. Open victory. Yes, that’s plural. They were on consecutive holes on the back nine at Shinnecock Hills. The one that led to birdie was memorable. The one that led to par was

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country icon Willie Nelson has sung with just about everyone, from Snoop Dogg to Frank Sinatra, but one surprising omission was fellow Texas troubadour George Strait. The two country singers sang their first ever duet together on Saturday night in Nashville, Tennessee, during a tribute show honoring the 85-year-old outlaw country singer

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has been released from hospital following successful surgery for stomach bleeding. His lawyer Matias Morla said the 58-year old former Boca Juniors and Napoli player, and current coach of the Dorados de Sinaloa in Mexico’s second division, was heading home Sunday “to continue with his recovery.”

ALBANY, N.Y. — Efforts to legalize marijuana for recreational use in New York are gaining steam, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo predicts a bill will pass this year. But don’t expect to see pot shops opening up from Brooklyn to Buffalo anytime soon. While there’s broad agreement on the idea of legalization, there’s no consensus on

LONDON — A women’s soccer game between Manchester United and Charlton was abandoned Sunday after an injury to a player. Charlton says winger Charlotte Kerr was hurt in a collision as United took the lead in the 10th minute of the second-tier FA Women’s Championship match. In a tweet, Charlton said players returned to the

NEW YORK — Anything can happen in live theater, and audience members seeing “Beautiful,” the life story of Carole King, got a surprise when King appeared in the role of herself to celebrate the show’s fifth anniversary on Broadway. The packed house at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre erupted into thunderous cheers and applause as King

BERLIN — Swiss police say a father and his two young children have died in a house fire and they are investigating if the man set the fire deliberately. The fire broke out Sunday morning in a six-story building in the southeastern city of Chur. Rescuers found three bodies in one apartment. Police in Graubuenden

TEHRAN, Iran — The head of Iran’s nuclear program said the Islamic Republic has begun “preliminary activities for designing” a modern process for 20-percent uranium enrichment for its 50-year-old research reactor in Tehran, signaling new danger for the nuclear deal. The comment on state television Sunday from Ali Akbar Salehi increases the pressure on the

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — A northern Indiana county’s sprawling park near the Wabash River is set to grow by 104 acres. Cass County officials on Friday acquired 104 acres of donated land just southwest of France Park, which spans 550 acres and offers swimming, camping, trails, disc golf and other activities. Jim Sailors, president of the

BERLIN — The far-right Alternative for Germany party is set to call for Germany to leave the European Union if it isn’t reformed, but backed off setting a five-year deadline. The anti-migration party on Sunday debated its platform for the May 26 European Parliament election. News agency dpa says delegates approved stating that if the

LINCOLN, Neb. — More than four months after Missouri became the first U.S. state to regulate the term “meat” on product labels, Nebraska’s powerful farm groups are pushing for similar protection from veggie burgers, tofu dogs and other items that look and taste like meat. Nebraska lawmakers will consider a bill this year to prevent

MOSCOW — A court in Moscow has rejected a slander lawsuit the head of Russia’s National Guard brought against an opposition leader who had alleged wide-scale corruption in the guard. Gen. Viktor Zolotov, a longtime bodyguard for Russian President Vladimir Putin, had sought a retraction and 1 million rubles (about $15,000) from opposition leader Alexei

MIAMI — Miami Dolphins guard Bob Kuechenberg, a six-time Pro Bowl selection and member of the only team to achieve a perfect season, has died at age 71. His death Saturday was confirmed by the Dolphins, who had no immediate details. Kuechenberg spent his entire NFL career with the Dolphins from 1970 to 1983. He

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s prime minister has met with two men who are to be questioned by an international court about their roles in the bloody 1998-1999 war for independence from Serbia. Ramush Haradinaj on Sunday met with Sami Lushtaku and Rrustem Mustafa who are to be questioned next week by The Hague-based Specialist Prosecutor’s

BERLIN — Left-wing German politicians and supporters have gathered at a Berlin cemetery to honor two communist leaders who were killed 100 years ago in the turbulent aftermath of World War I. Leaders of the opposition Left Party laid wreaths honoring Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht at the capital’s Friedrichsfelde cemetery on Sunday. The party

SIGULDA, Latvia — Latvia won a World Cup luge gold medal for the first time Sunday, prevailing in the team relay. This was the 27th time that Latvia has hosted a World Cup racing weekend, spanning nearly 100 events — yet none resulted in a win before now. Kendija Aparjode, Kristers Aparjods and the doubles

JOHANNESBURG — Phil Masinga, the former South Africa and Leeds United striker who scored the goal that took his country to the World Cup for the first time, has died at the age of 49. The South African Football Association says Masinga died Sunday in a Johannesburg hospital from a “cancer related disease.” SAFA says

PARIS — The Paris prosecutor’s office says rescuers have found a body under the rubble of a bakery in Paris that was blown apart by a powerful explosion, bringing the overall death toll to four. The blast Saturday morning in the Rue de Trevise in the 9th arrondissement of north-central Paris also injured dozens of

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s energy minister says major oil producers need to do better to narrow swings in prices that dip below $60 a barrel and rise above $86. Khalid al-Falih says he’s not happy with the “range of volatility” seen over the past two to three years. Cautious not to

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Qatar, a nation targeted by a four American allies in the Mideast. Pompeo arrived on Sunday and signed several agreements with Qatari officials. America’s top diplomat thanked Qatar for hosting U.S. forces at Al-Udeid Air Base, home to the U.S. military’s Central

ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Continuing his career-best run of form, Marco Schwarz was fastest in the first leg of a World Cup slalom Sunday. The 23-year-old Austrian led the usual front runners Henrik Kristoffersen and Marcel Hirscher by 0.34 seconds and 0.39, respectively. Hirscher, who leads the overall and slalom standings, and Kristoffersen have combined to

ATHENS, Greece — Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, leader of the junior partner in the country’s coalition government, has resigned over the Macedonia name deal, which he opposes. Kammenos announced his resignation after meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday morning. He said his party is quitting the government. He plans to give a

BERLIN — Switzerland says six of its citizens have been killed in a road crash in northern Sweden. The foreign ministry in Bern said Sunday that a Swiss consular official had been sent to the region to help the victims’ families, but gave no further details on the deaths. It said one person was injured