Новости за 12.01.2017

The Houston Rockets lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 105 to 119 on January 11, 2017 at Target Center. James Harden of the Rockets led the game in scoring with 33 points on 10 for 23 shooting. The Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns…

The Washington Wizards lost to the Boston Celtics 108 to 117 on January 11, 2017 at TD Garden. Isaiah Thomas of the Celtics led the game in scoring with 38 points on 14 for 29 shooting. The Wizards' Marcin Gortat…

The New York Knicks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 97 to 98 on January 11, 2017 at Wells Fargo Center. Carmelo Anthony of the Knicks led the game in scoring with 28 points on 11 for 25 shooting. The Knicks'…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's economy is expanding and voters just approved billions of dollars in tax increases, yet Gov. Jerry Brown this week projected a budget deficit for the first time in four years and called for spending cuts.

LONDON (AP) — Ben Affleck is an optimist. The Hollywood star thinks the next four years will at least be interesting after watching President-elect Donald Trump's first press conference.

HONOLULU (AP) — Lawmakers in Hawaii and several other states want to prevent presidential candidates from appearing on their states' ballots unless the candidates release their tax returns.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage says he had weight loss surgery and jokes now "there's 50 less pounds of me to hate."

VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — Canada's Pacific Coast province of British Columbia on Wednesday approved the expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline from the Alberta oil sands that would allow oil exports to Asia.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas on Wednesday put to death an inmate convicted of killing two men over phony a drug deal, the first U.S. execution of 2017.

The Board of Regents' decision to take no action against Iowa State University President Steven Leath for misusing university airplanes was "a slap in the face" to taxpayers, a regent later complained to his colleagues.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he has stepped down from the boards of two energy companies that are developing the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — State officials have announced that tests of Alaska seafood continue to show no detectable amounts of radiation, five years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami set off a nuclear disaster at a Japanese power plant.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Unusually heavy snowfall affected the Portland Trail Blazers and Cleveland Cavaliers in advance of Wednesday night's game at the Moda Center.

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan judge has alleged that a Supreme Court justice tried to intervene improperly in a corruption case involving her son.

BOSTON (AP) — Avery Bradley was one of five players out for the Boston Celtics when they hosted the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.

MARION, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio have unveiled a facial reconstruction they hope will help identify a woman whose skeletal remains were found in 2007 and possibly determine if there could be a link to a suspect in several…

After enduring months of negative comments in a bruising series of public meetings, Hollingsworth & Vose is hoping to win over critics of its south Corvallis glass fiber plant by aggressively reducing the amount of particulates and other pollutants coming…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin didn't wait long to hit another milestone in his illustrious career, becoming the 84th player in NHL history to record 1,000 points.

When Oregon State players walked off the Gill Coliseum floor back in November following a 74-73 women’s basketball loss to Marquette, there was a feeling of frustration.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers offense appears to be in better shape than last season to be successful without Jordy Nelson.

BOSTON (AP) — Exxon Mobil has been ordered to hand over documents related to a state investigation into whether it misled the public about the impact of fossil fuels on the climate.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage has gone three months without a press conference and has retreated to friendly talk-radio stations and conservative online outlets.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills are putting their faith in Sean McDermott to fix their under-performing defense and restore relevance to a franchise that hasn't reached the playoffs since the Music City Miracle loss in January 2000.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota guard Zach LaVine sat out the Timberwolves' game Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets because of a left hip contusion.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the federal government's ethics agency Wednesday blasted President-elect Donald Trump's plan to maintain his business empire by turning it over to his sons instead of selling off all his corporate assets and placing remaining…