Новости за 28.03.2019

CLEVELAND — Ohio’s Republican attorney general said Thursday he will file a court brief opposing a federal judge’s ruling that declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, potentially leaving nearly 2 million state residents with pre-existing medical conditions without health insurance should the decision be upheld. Attorney General Dave Yost told The Associated Press that U.S.

NEW YORK — A high-profile lawyer linked to the Michael Avenatti extortion case has been cleared to represent a wealthy heiress charged in a sex-trafficking investigation. Clare Bronfman told a judge on Thursday that she wanted Mark Geragos to defend against charges she was involved with a self-help group that kept sex slaves who were

The Latest on the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern): 5 p.m. Oregon is the closest thing to a long shot left in the NCAA Tournament. And the 12th-seeded Ducks have made the Sweet 16 three out of the last four years. Next up for Oregon is No. 1 seed Virginia. The

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. Week of March 27, 2019: TOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS 1. Eric Church;

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday: Accenture PLC, up $8.65 to $175.12 The consulting and outsourcing company reported record bookings during the fiscal second quarter, and its results and forecast beat Wall Street expectations. Lululemon Athletica Inc., up $20.74 to $167.54 The sports apparel company reported a surge in

FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines is indefinitely suspending flights to Venezuela as political turmoil and unrest continues to grip the country. Airline spokeswoman Martha Pantin said Thursday that the airline will try to resume service when conditions are right but has no timetable for doing so. On March 15, American announced it was suspending

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says his two top election rivals are backed by a self-exiled tycoon who wants revenge for the nationalization of his bank. Poroshenko said at a rally in the city of Lviv on Thursday that billionaire businessman Ihor Kolomoyskyi is trying to unseat him by supporting comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy

BOSTON — A new report into the death of a Massachusetts woman who died days after collapsing outside a locked hospital emergency room found serious flaws with the hospital’s parent company but stopped short of blaming individuals. The investigation into the death of 34-year-old Laura Levis , who collapsed during an asthma attack before dawn

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Members of the Icelandic band Sigur Ros have been charged with tax evasion, three years after local authorities launched a probe into the avant-garde rock band’s finances. The indictment, issued by the District Prosecutor on Thursday, accuses the prominent musicians in the Nordic nation of submitting incorrect tax returns from 2011 to

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Michigan’s attorney general has deemed unconstitutional a 2018 law that established a panel to oversee construction and operation of an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the channel linking Lakes Huron and Michigan. Democrat Dana Nessel says in an opinion released Thursday the title of the bill approved by lawmakers did not accurately

BERLIN — Berlin police have searched hookah bars, jewelers and travel agents linked to families suspected of involvement in organized crime in the German capital. Police said the raids Thursday involving more than 300 officers and prosecutors were “the biggest such operation in Berlin” to date, targeting what authorities described as “criminal parallel societies.” The

BOSTON — The Latest on a former Yale University soccer coach charged in college admissions scandal (all times local): 3:40 p.m. The former women’s soccer coach at Yale University has pleaded guilty to taking bribes in exchange for pretending that applicants were recruits for his team. Rudy Meredith pleaded guilty in Boston federal court on

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State and women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly have agreed to a contract extension through 2025. The Cyclones announced the new three-year deal on Thursday. Fennelly finished his 24th season at Iowa State with an upset to loss at home to Missouri State on Monday in the second round of the NCAA

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Colton Herta is a shaggy-haired, taco-loving teen too cheap to move out of his parents Southern California home. He’s also IndyCar’s newest winner and enjoying a whirlwind celebration that took him to Yankee Stadium for opening day. Herta turns 19 on Saturday and his victory last week in IndyCar’s inaugural race in

JUPITER, Fla. — Attorneys for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft want a Florida judge to block prosecutors from using secretly taken video that police say shows him engaging in paid sex acts with female massage parlor employees. Kraft’s attorneys challenged in court documents filed Thursday the warrant allowing Jupiter police officers to hide video

CARACAS, Venezuela — The Latest on Venezuela’s political crisis (all times local): 6:15 p.m. Melania Trump says after meeting with the wife of Venezuela’s opposition leader that freedom is the greatest gift that can be given to children. The first lady met privately Thursday with Fabiana Rosales at the Trumps’ estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has approved six applications for U.S. companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia, Energy Secretary Rick Perry told lawmakers Thursday. Perry told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Energy Department has approved 37 nuclear applications since January 2017, including nine in the Middle East. Besides

LEBANON, Ind. — A central Indiana pediatrician charged with sexually abusing three boys has voluntary surrendered his medical license for 90 days. Attorney General Curtis Hill announced Thursday that that his office has reached an agreement for the surrender with attorneys for 41-year-old Dr. Jonathon Cavins of Jamestown. Cavins is charged with one count of

Lion Babe, “Cosmic Wind” (Interscope Records) There’s no doubt that Lion Babe has created a collection of beat-driven, catchy songs in the duo’s sophomore album “Cosmic Wind.” The album doesn’t push too many boundaries with the collection of R&B tunes, rooted in pop and electronic influences, but there is a certain groove to the record

MILWAUKEE — The superintendent of a Wisconsin high school district has outlawed cheerleading awards that objectify students’ bodies and ordered mandatory staff training on discrimination and harassment. Dr. Sue Savaglio-Jarvis said in a letter Monday to all principals and administrators in the Kenosha Unified School District that “mock awards of any such kind” are prohibited.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — President Donald Trump is extending a humanitarian program that allows Liberians to live and work in the U.S. The White House said Thursday that Trump signed a one-year extension of the program for immigrants who came from the African nation to escape environmental disasters and war. The status for thousands of Liberians

MEXICO CITY — Mexico is bracing for the possible arrival of the “mother of all caravans,” even as doubts arise over whether the group of Central American migrants will be all that big. Interior Secretary Olga Sanchez Cordero has said a caravan of migrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala could be forming. She has

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A southern Indiana county commissioner has suspended her campaign for Bloomington mayor after a former county contractor accused her of sexual harassment and workplace retaliation when he rejected her advances. The Herald-Times reports that Monroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge suspended her campaign Tuesday. Barge announced in January that she was challenging Mayor

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Swedish authorities say a Russian diplomat has quietly left Sweden following the arrest of a computer specialist he allegedly handled as a spy and met for dinner in Stockholm to carry out an act of espionage. The delay in Moscow recalling the diplomat after he was seen meeting with the Swedish computer

PHILADELPHIA — Saint Joseph’s University has hired Philadelphia 76ers assistant Billy Lange as its new basketball coach. The school said Thursday that Lange would succeed longtime coach Phil Martelli, who was fired earlier this month after three straight losing seasons. Lange joined the Sixers in 2013, initially focusing on player development. He previously was associate