Новости за 25.01.2016

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - The families of ten sailors aboard a cargo ship that sank in a hurricane last year have settled claims with the vessel's owner.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - The Latest on The Citadel disciplining 14 cadets after photographs surfaced on social media of seven freshmen with pillowcases similar to KKK garb on their heads (all times local):

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina coach Frank Martin believes his team's current bumpy stretch is nothing that a little time at home this week can't correct.

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts - You still see T-shirts around the home of the New England Patriots with coach Bill Belichick's scowling face and the mantra "In Bill We Trust."

NEW YORK - Cellphone company Sprint is eliminating more jobs as it seeks to cut costs and turn around its business.

NEW YORK - The publisher Scholastic is rejecting criticism by two leading advocates for free expression that it committed self-censorship in halting distribution of a picture book about slavery.

MEADOW LAKE, Saskatchewan - A teen charged with killing four people in a shooting at a school and a home in Western Canada stared at the floor for much of his first court appearance.

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's solicitor general is among 30 attorneys and judges seeking to replace retiring Indiana Supreme Court Justice Brent Dickson.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Siemens AG, maker of trains, power turbines and medical machines, says net profit rose 42 percent in the company's most recent quarter compared with a year earlier.

NEW YORK - Mike Piazza's No. 31 will be retired by the New York Mets this summer.

PARK CITY, Utah - When two movies are released at about the same time on the same subject, the topic is often something silly and big and spectacle-filled, like "Armageddon" and "Deep Impact" or "White House Down" and "Olympus Has Fallen."

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - New Jersey's highest court says an Atlantic City casino can regulate how much its cocktail waitresses weigh.

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court has ruled against late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis and his wife, Carol, in a fight with the IRS over about $2.5 million in tax assessments.

NEW YORK - A brief "60 Minutes" piece on the late David Bowie that aired Sunday was the result of a 15-year journey of missed connections involving three of the newsmagazine's correspondents and a rock star gone underground.

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo - The Republic of Congo's ruling party has promised a first-round win after formally choosing President Denis Sassou N'Guesso to run for a new term in March.

BOWLING GREEN, Indiana - The state board that reviews historic preservation in Indiana has denied plans from the Indiana Department of Transportation regarding a historic bridge over the Eel River in Clay County.

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts - The Patriots' season started off the field with "Deflategate." It ended with a deflating loss on it.

MINNEAPOLIS - Third baseman Trevor Plouffe and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a $7.25 million, one-year contract to avoid arbitration.

NEW YORK - A representative for Chris Rock says the Oscar host has made no decisions about his opening monologue.

BOSTON - Dick's Sporting Goods said it plans to donate unsellable Patriots AFC Championship gear to a nonprofit after the team lost 20-18 to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Washington coach Mike Neighbors has the Huskies back in the Top 25 for the first time in nearly 13 years.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - It has been a year since two pilots from the U.S. and Russia lifted off from Japan with the aim of flying farther and longer in their gas balloon than anyone in history.

The number of U.S. children victimized by abuse and neglect increased by nearly 3 percent in the latest annual reporting period, according to new federal data.

SANTA ANA, California - The latest on the escape of three prisoners from a county jail in Southern California (all times local):

Iowa is at its highest ranking in 29 years while Texas A&M is at its highest ranking ever.