Новости за 05.03.2019

Weezer, “Weezer (Black Album)” (Crush Music/Atlantic Records) Fashion and decor experts say black and teal are a good combination, so there are ways in which Weezer’s “Black Album” matches the “Teal Album,” their barely-a-month-ago release of largely 1980s cover versions motivated by the surprising success of their take on Toto’s “Africa.” “Black Album,” for example,

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Vancouver Canucks center Brandon Sutter will have sports hernia surgery again and is likely done for the season. The team said Tuesday his recovery is expected to last six to eight weeks. The operation is on Sutter’s right side. He sports hernia surgery on his left side in 2015. Vancouver entered

WEST HAVEN, Conn. — A terminally ill Connecticut man who’s a big supporter of President Donald Trump is getting a bucket list wish fulfilled, with help from his Democratic sister. Jay Barrett, of West Haven, who has cystic fibrosis, left a hospital to begin palliative care at his sister’s home last weekend and wanted some

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s Roman Catholic church, already the target of Vatican sanctions, was being shaken Tuesday by yet another allegation of priestly abuse and high-level cover-up. Daniel Rojas Alvarez, a 43-year-old indigent man, appeared on a state television broadcast Monday night saying that a priest at the Santiago Cathedral had drugged and raped him

WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is stepping down after nearly two years leading the agency’s response to a host of public health challenges, including the opioid epidemic, rising drug prices and underage vaping. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced Gottlieb’s planned resignation in a statement Tuesday. President Donald Trump

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke star freshman Zion Williamson will miss his fourth straight game because of a mild right knee sprain. The school made the announcement about four hours before the fourth-ranked Blue Devils play host to Wake Forest in their home finale Tuesday night. Williamson was hurt in the opening minute of an 88-72

TAMPA, Fla. — One-time NFL and Canadian Football League coach Marc Trestman will be the coach and general manager of the XFL’s Tampa Bay franchise. The league announced the move Tuesday, with XFL Commissioner and CEO Oliver Luck calling Trestman “just the kind of offensive-minded coach whose style will fit the up-tempo, fast-paced game” the

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants apparently have decided not to put a franchise tag on three-time Pro Bowl safety Landon Collins. The Giants’ leading tackler in each of his four seasons with the team, Collins on Tuesday thanked the organization for four “great years” in a tweet and said he was looking

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An Israeli spacecraft has taken the ultimate selfie on its roundabout journey to the moon. Organizers for the privately funded mission released the photo Tuesday, 1 ½ weeks after its launch. It shows the spacecraft Beresheet, Hebrew for Genesis, orbiting some 23,300 miles (37,600 kilometers) away, with the entire Earth as

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Extreme gusts of winds rocked a Florida-bound cruise ship, causing injuries to several passengers. Norwegian Cruise Lines says the Norwegian Escape ran into winds estimated at 115 mph (185 kph) late Sunday that caused the ship to tilt to its port side. The cruise line said in a statement Tuesday that

WASHINGTON — The federal government recorded a budget surplus in January. But so far this budget year, the total deficit is 77 percent higher than the same period a year ago. The Treasury Department says that the deficit for the first four months of this budget year, which began Oct. 1, totaled $310.3 billion. That’s

INDIANAPOLIS — Defensive tackle Margus Hunt has re-signed with the Indianapolis Colts, keeping him off the free-agent market. The 6-foot-8, 298-pound lineman started 15 games with Indy last season, primarily at tackle after starting the season as an end. He posted career highs with 30 tackles, 13 for loss, and five sacks. He also forced

FARGO, N.D. — A man convicted in 2012 of stealing the identities of 38,000 people in a massive credit card scheme has been sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison on a separate charge of obstruction of justice. A federal jury in North Dakota in October found Michael Adeyemo guilty of lying about his

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska coach Scott Frost says running back Maurice Washington will be a “limited participant” in spring football practice as his legal problems in California play out. Washington faces felony and misdemeanor charges in California related to his possession and distribution of a video of his former girlfriend being sexually assaulted by two

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears have released linebacker Sam Acho. An eight-year veteran, Acho made 25 starts in four seasons with the Bears and had four sacks, three pass breakups and three forced fumbles. He missed the final 12 games last year because of a torn pectoral muscle. Acho helped coordinate the Bears’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A recording from the cockpit of a cargo plane that crashed into a Texas bay in February suggests the pilot lost control while preparing to land at a Houston airport. The National Transportation Safety Board says its preliminary review of the audio found that 18 seconds before the flight’s blackbox recording ends

ROME — The Uffizi Galleries in Florence say an X-ray examination of a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi has revealed hidden artwork by the Baroque master. Infrared, ultraviolet and X-ray analyses of the painting, which depicts St. Catherine of Alexandria, have discovered a partial self-portrait underneath that’s “virtually identical” to another Gentileschi painting recently acquired by

UNITED NATIONS — The governments of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are accusing Houthi Shiite rebels of breaking the cease-fire in Yemen’s key port of Hodeida and refusing to withdraw their forces in accordance with a December agreement. Ambassadors from the three countries urged the U.N. Security Council in a letter circulated

ARCADIA, Calif. — A person with direct knowledge of the situation says a 21st horse has died at Santa Anita. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Tuesday because the fatality has not been announced publicly. The person says a filly trained by Hall of Famer Ron McAnally was pulled

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A Terre Haute man has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in the shooting death of a high school student during a party. Nathan Derickson, who was 19 at the time of the shooting of 17-year-old William Garett Sands last March 28, agreed to a plea deal Tuesday that caps his sentence

WASHINGTON — A congressional aide who specializes in national security says the U.S. has at least temporarily halted a phone surveillance program that was revealed by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. Republican aide Luke Murry says the NSA program hasn’t been used for six months. Murry didn’t give details about why the program

WASHINGTON — An Ohio teen defied his mother’s anti-vaccine beliefs and started getting his shots when he turned 18 — and told Congress on Tuesday that it’s crucial to counter fraudulent claims on social media that scare parents. Ethan Lindenberger of Norwalk, Ohio, said his mother’s “love, affection and care is apparent,” but that she

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Sparks have signed center Rachel Hollivay, who played for the Atlanta Dream in 2016 and ’17. The 6-foot-4 center recently joined Nantes in France after playing 20 games for Liaoning in China, where she averaged 10.8 points and 9.4 rebounds. Hollivay became Rutgers’ career leader in blocked shots before

NEW YORK — Some shrunken Kohl’s stores are getting a new neighbor: Planet Fitness gyms. Kohl’s, which is on a mission to shrink its biggest department stores, said it will lease or sell the newly empty space at 10 locations to Planet Fitness, but may increase that number in the future. The new neighbor won’t

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A lawsuit claiming “an illegal and bad-faith takeover” of the Miss America Organization was withdrawn Monday for financial reasons, with the pageant responding it proves the “meritless and misguided nature” of the case. The lawsuit had been brought by former board member Jennifer Vaden Barth, who is also a former Miss