Новости за 30.12.2015

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s attorney general says the state cannot exclude Syrian refugees from resettlement in the state or deny them federally funded benefits. Attorney General Sam Olens wrote Wednesday in an official opinion that there is no law that allows a state to single out refugees from a particular country for exclusion from the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Weight Watchers is getting another boost from Oprah Winfrey. The weight loss company’s shares are soaring as a TV commercial starring Winfrey begins to air. The commercial shows past videos of Winfrey working out and referencing her struggle with weight, a frequent topic of Winfrey’s former talk show. The ad ends […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The latest on a deadly crash on the Las Vegas Strip (all times local): 10:25 a.m. Prosecutors say a woman charged with plowing a car into crowds of pedestrians on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk had marijuana in her system at the time. Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson released blood […]

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Johnny Manziel’s season may be over because of a concussion. The Browns starting quarterback is being evaluated for a head injury and could miss Sunday’s season finale at home against Pittsburgh. Browns coach Mike Pettine said Manziel reported to the team’s facility on Wednesday complaining of concussion-like symptoms. Manziel rushed 11 […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee interim coach Mike Mularkey wishes he had more time with the Titans. Dan Campbell feel the same way in Miami. The Philadelphia Eagles decided they couldn’t give Chip Kelly one more game. The NFL has had seven coaches fired after each of the past two seasons, not counting a handful […]

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins cornerback Brent Grimes took a neutral stance Wednesday regarding his wife’s recent scathing critique of quarterback Ryan Tannehill on Twitter. Tannehill said Grimes apologized to him. But when Grimes spoke with reporters, he neither endorsed nor dismissed his wife’s assessment of Tannehill. “My wife’s opinions are her opinions,” Grimes […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Animals can melt the human heart, tickle the funny bone or bring us to tears. And thanks to Instagram, YouTube and other online options, you can enjoy their antics simply by following, liking or pinning them. Dr. Bonnie Beaver, executive director of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and a professor […]

DALLASTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A volunteer fire chief is being lauded for saving a man from a burning car in central Pennsylvania. Dash cam video caught Chief Nate Tracey, of Goodwill Fire Company, jumping into action when he arrived on a crash in York Township on Monday morning. Tracey was the first responder on the […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A New York man charged with killing a Maine couple found shot inside an SUV on Christmas is being held without bail. Twenty-nine-year-old David Marble Jr., of Rochester, appeared before a Superior Court justice in Augusta Judicial Center on Wednesday. He was formally charged with two counts of murder. He didn’t […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chip Kelly didn’t push to stay on as Eagles coach in his final meeting with team CEO Jeffrey Lurie, Lurie said Wednesday. Lurie told reporters it was clear during the Tuesday meeting that his mind was made up and Kelly knew he was being let go. “It was a clear and important […]

WAKEFIELD, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire say four on-duty Secret Service agents have been involved in a head-on collision that killed the driver of the other car. The accident happened at about 7 p.m. Tuesday in Wakefield, near the Maine state line. Police said the agents were passengers in a Ford Taurus heading […]

MADRID (AP) — Spain is set for a third consecutive record year for tourism, with nearly 64.6 million visitors registered in the first 11 months of the year. Tourism Minister Jose Manuel Soria said December’s figures are expected to top 3 million, putting the full-year estimate at about 68 million tourists. That compares with the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — According to federal court papers, a postal worker was so overwhelmed by the number of gifts and holiday cards on his delivery route that he dumped hundreds in the trash. The New York Post is reporting (http://nyp.st/1ZA3PcX ) that Queens postman Daniel Darby was charged with unlawfully delaying and destroying the […]

BERLIN (AP) — A German court has ruled that Etihad Airways and Air Berlin can’t continue code-sharing on some of their routes beyond mid-January. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad holds 29.2 percent of Germany’s second-biggest airline and their code-sharing provides important income for Air Berlin. However, the German government says some of the routes aren’t covered by […]

MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Highway Patrol says five people are dead and two others are injured following an early morning wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 near Miami. The crash happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday in a northbound I-95 express lane. Trooper Joe Sanchez tells local news outlets that a woman in a pickup truck […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Kalobios, the troubled drugmaker taken over by Martin Shkreli last month, is seeking bankruptcy protection less than two weeks after his arrest on securities fraud. The San Francisco company was recently informed by Nasdaq that it would be delisted because of Shkreli’s indictment. KaloBios was running out of money and was […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The latest on Chicago police shootings, including one in 2014 in which an officer has been charged with murder for killing a teenager (all times local): 5:45 a.m. Chicago officials are expected to announce changes in police training, including a requirement that every officer responding to service calls be equipped with a […]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine Roman Catholic Church officials have reprimanded a priest for riding a hoverboard and singing a song during Christmas Eve Mass. The Diocese of San Pablo, south of Manila, said the Rev. Albert San Jose apologized for his action, which was caught on video and widely shared on YouTube. The video […]

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi’s president says a proposed African Union peacekeeping force for his country is unacceptable and will be fought as hostile invaders. In an address to the nation Wednesday, President Pierre Nkurunziza said the peacekeepers’ presence in Burundi would be a violation of the country’s sovereignty as there is no active fighting […]

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s migration agency says 35 asylum-seekers have asked to be relocated from a refugee center because they believe it’s haunted by ghosts. Migration Agency officials said Wednesday the asylum-seekers were spooked by flickering lights and noise in the plumbing system at the facility in Grannaforsa, a small village in Smaland province. Magnus […]

Nia Alexander scored 29 points for Todd Beamer, leading the Titans over Bellarmine Prep.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield was chillin’ in his hotel room with some of his Oklahoma teammates when, suddenly, things got serious. The video game finished loading. It was time to play Halo. “He rushes to the front of the bed,” said linebacker Eric Striker, who was among those hanging out with the […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A storm brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to the Northeast, but reassured wary residents that winter had actually begun. Parts of northern New England got 4 to 6 inches of snow on Tuesday, with Carrabassett Valley in western Maine coming in at a high of 10 inches. Clouds with possibly […]

BOSTON (AP) — The holidays can be a tough time for addicts in their first year of recovery. Kylee Moriarty’s family should know. When the Massachusetts native resolved to kick her heroin addiction this summer, her relatives held out hope she could rejoin them for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Moriarty’s journey started in July, when she […]