Новости за 27.12.2015

DALLAS (AP) — There has been little mystery with Alabama's offense this season. The Crimson Tide have a 6-foot-3, 242-pound Heisman Trophy winner at tailback in Derrick Henry and the plan has …

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning said a report by Al Jazeera set to air Sunday that suggests he obtained performance-enhancing drugs was "completely fabricated, complete trash, garbage."

WASHINGTON (AP) — The crew of a Dallas police helicopter was searching for a capsized boat last March, when there was a loud explosion and wind rushed through a huge hole in the windshield.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A winter storm bearing down on the upper Midwest could bring up to 10 inches of snow to parts of central Minnesota and Wisconsin on Monday.

The former Badgers linebacker ended his career earlier this year after investigating the potential for brain injury.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay's mayor has come up with a novel plan to attract attention to the city's downtown on New Year's Eve: He's going to have a llama wear a sash and march across a bridge.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Waterford crystal ball in Times Square is being worked on in preparation for its glittering entrance into 2016 later this week.

The latest developments on the severe storms across the U.S. (all times local):

Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7), Monday, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State fighters are putting up a tough fight in the militant-held city of Ramadi, slowing down the advance of Iraqi forces, a senior Iraqi commander said Sunday.

CHICAGO (AP) — The latest on the shooting deaths of a man and woman by Chicago police responding to a domestic disturbance call (all times local):

GARLAND, Texas (AP) — At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in apparently strong tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area and caused substantial damage this weekend, while five p…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jail inmates in Madison are training dogs stuck in shelters to help them find permanent homes.

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron sent hundreds more troops into northern England on Sunday to help exhausted residents and emergency workers fight back rising river waters th…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed on Sunday to meet with U.S. and Chinese officials in the first weeks of the new year to discuss "peace-related issues," a move that co…

PATOKA, Ill. (AP) — Three adults and two children drowned in southern Illinois after their vehicle was swept off a rural bridge over a rain-swollen creek and submerged, a coroner said Sunday.

Pittsburgh (8-4, ACC) vs. Navy (10-2, AAC), 2:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has reached $1 billion at the box office, reaching the milestone with record-setting hyper speed.

The latest from NFL games on the 16th Sunday of the regular season (all times EST):

MOSCOW (AP) — A team of international observers monitoring the shaky cease-fire in eastern Ukraine says it came under fire while inspecting a village.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Inuit hunter John Goodwin for decades has hunted oogruk, the bearded seal, a marine mammal prized for its meat, oil and hide.

DOS PALOS, Calif. (AP) — A canal that delivers vital water supplies from Northern California to Southern California is sinking in places. So are stretches of a riverbed undergoing historic res…

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — The trial for a man accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl and raping and imprisoning her over the course of nine months has been pushed back.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A winter storm could bring up to 10 inches of snow to parts of central Minnesota and Wisconsin.

In holiday seasons past, I have had fun recommending good novels about American politics. Alas, I haven’t read any this year, old or new. The fault is mine; I’ve been too discouraged with real…