Новости за 22.04.2016

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Memphis Grizzlies rookie forward Jarell Martin will miss Game 3 of the Western Conference playoff series with the San Antonio Spurs due to a sore left foot.

LONDON - Lending political backup to a struggling friend, President Barack Obama made a forceful plea Friday for Britons to heed Prime Minister David Cameron's call to stay in the European Union and dismissed critics who accused the U.S. president of meddling in British affairs.

ATLANTA - A Georgia state lawmaker is taking aim at federal guidance issued to colleges and universities on the handling of complaints of sexual assault and harassment.

PHOENIX - Brian Mueller zips across Grand Canyon's campus in a golf cart, waving to students who greet the university's president by his first name.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - The Florida Supreme Court suspended the state's 24-hour waiting period for abortions on Friday until it decides whether to hear a lawsuit claiming the law is unconstitutional.

CHICAGO - Grain futures were lower Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

NEW YORK - At a time when criminal justice reform has gained national attention and bipartisan support from even the leading candidates for president, a handful of documentaries at the Tribeca Film Festival are giving a close-up to the human cost of mass incarceration.

PORTLAND, Oregon - Portland guard CJ McCollum won the NBA's Most Improved Player award in his first season as a starter for the Trail Blazers, dramatically improving his scoring average by more than 14 points over last season.

RICHMOND, Virginia - More than 200,000 convicted felons will be able to cast ballots in the swing state of Virginia in November under a sweeping executive order Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Friday.

INDIANAPOLIS - An Indianapolis man whose guilty plea in a quadruple killing spared him a possible death sentence smirked and rocked back and forth in his chair Friday after a judge sentenced him to four consecutive life terms without parole.

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - The Latest on the Illinois Legislature's plan to fund higher education and other legislative issues (all times local):

BARCELONA, Spain - Eight-time winner Rafael Nadal beat 12th-seeded Fabio Fognini 6-2, 7-6 (1) to advance to the semifinals of the Barcelona Open on Friday, avenging a loss to the Italian at the tournament last year.

CLEVELAND - A former police officer fired for stabbing her boyfriend should get her job back, an appeals court ruled.

NEW YORK - Four times a year there's a kind of parade on Wall Street: companies announce their quarterly earnings, all in a row, with the banks first, then the tech companies, and the retailers bringing up the rear. Stocks can rise or plunge based on the results. And three months later it all happens again.

HENDERSON, Texas - An East Texas jury will decide whether an ex-mortician convicted in the 1996 fatal shooting of a wealthy widow must return to prison.

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DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.1 million cars and midsize SUVs worldwide because their gear shifters may confuse drivers and allow them to exit their vehicles without placing them in "park."

ELMWOOD PARK, New Jersey - A New Jersey school board member has resigned after backlash over posts she made on Facebook that disparaged Muslims.

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Joakim Nordstrom and the Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A New Mexico Republican who is attempting a solo flight around the world said Friday the experience so far has reminded him of the world's poverty and shared humanity.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Students and staff do not know how to report sexual assault or sexual harassment at the University of New Mexico or where to turn for help in a broken system that fails to comply with federal law, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday.

BURLINGTON, Vermont - Vermont workplace safety officials say state police lacked the medical supplies needed to treat a trooper who died of heat-related injuries at a firing range.

FRANKFORT, Indiana - A small central Indiana city has convened a panel of local stakeholders who will meet next week to discuss an alarming rise in drug overdoses.

SOMERSET, Massachusetts - A Massachusetts girl who choked on a marshmallow at a birthday party has died.

CHICAGO - Texas Rangers reliever Keone Kela has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow to remove a bone spur and will be sidelined about three months.