Новости за 12.09.2016

CINCINNATI — It took the Bengals a long time to get over that playoff loss to Pittsburgh. The trash talking on social media went on for many weeks, with neither side willing to give up the grudge. The Bengals are minding their manners heading into the rematch — for now, anyway. Nobody wanted to talk

U.S. stocks surged Monday after a Federal Reserve official said the central bank shouldn’t raise interest rates too soon, which came as a big relief to investors. After a market nosedive on Friday, investors bought safe investments like household goods makers and phone companies. Technology companies also jumped. On Monday: The Dow Jones industrial average

CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton had no time to throw the ball and no running game to blunt some of the Jets’ pass rush. In the end, it would be up to him to save the Cincinnati Bengals on opening day. He did it with a quality performance. Dalton shook off a career-high seven sacks and

LOS ANGELES — The expanding world of TV series is creating more opportunities for female and minority directors, but they remain a fraction of those hired, a Hollywood guild report said Monday. Women directed 17 percent and minorities 19 percent of the more than 4,000 episodes produced last season for broadcast, cable and high-budget streaming

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Farmworkers in the nation’s largest agricultural state will be entitled to the same overtime pay as most other hourly workers under a law that California Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that he had signed. The new law, which will be phased in beginning in 2019, is the first of its kind in

Week 1 of the NFL season was packed with intriguing calls: Jack Del Rio shedding his conservative label and making the Raiders both risky and relevant again. And non-calls: the Broncos’ hits on Cam Newton’s noggin that led to plenty of finger pointing but nobody checking him for a concussion during the game. Of the

MADISON, Wis. — A judge has appointed a special prosecutor to represent the state of Wisconsin in a request for extensive testing in the case of a man featured in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” Court documents show a judge appointed former Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Norman Gahn to replace Manitowoc County District

RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal officials announced plans Monday to sharply reduce the territory of the world’s only wild population of red wolves — a move that conservationists say will relegate the endangered animals to zoos. Starting in late 2017 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to limit wild red wolves to a federal wildlife

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, the former head of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, accused medical marijuana supporters on Monday of misleading voters about the drug’s benefits as they promote two new ballot measures that would legalize pot for some patients. Joined by some of the state’s top doctors, the Republican governor

TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas Department of Transportation report says 96.7 percent of interstate highways in the state were ranked as good in the fiscal year ending in July. The report was released on Friday. The department evaluates the state’s 10,000-mile highway system annually and gives ratings based on scores of surface roughness and distress.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Placekicker Josh Brown is back with the New York Giants. The Giants added Brown to their roster on Monday, and coach Ben McAdoo said the 37-year-old veteran would be the team’s kicker Sunday in the home opener against New Orleans. Brown was suspended by the NFL for the opening game for

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills receiver Sammy Watkins said his surgically repaired left foot feels fine, and he’s ready to play against the New York Jets on Thursday night. “I’m definitely going to be out there playing,” Watkins said Monday, putting to rest concerns he experienced a setback during a 13-7 season-opening loss at Baltimore.

“Wolf Boys: Two American Teenagers and Mexico’s Most Dangerous Drug Cartel” (Simon & Schuster), by Dan Slater Dan Slater’s “Wolf Boys” follows the story of Gabriel Cardona from his birth in Laredo, Texas, in 1986 to his eventual career as a hit man with the Los Zetas drug cartel. After pursuing a criminal career in

ORLANDO, Fla. — More than 240 applications have been submitted to a compensation fund for the victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, one of the officials administering the fund said Monday, the last day applications can be submitted. As of Friday, 245 applications were submitted to the OneOrlando fund, which was raised from

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Evaporating endorsements and burning T-shirts won’t deter Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall from continuing to kneel during the national anthem in support of Colin Kaepernick’s protest of social injustices. “Yes, I will kneel again on Sunday,” said Marshall, who will meet with Denver police Chief Robert White on Tuesday to discuss his call

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A trio of Tennessee Titans say they raised their right fists in the air after the national anthem ended to honor the victims and heroes of 9/11, and to bring attention to the ongoing unequal treatment of African-Americans and other minorities. Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jurrell Casey, cornerback Jason McCourty and linebacker

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Former NBA player Samuel Dalembert is facing battery charges after authorities say he hit his girlfriend and her cousin. A Boca Raton police report says police responded to Dalembert’s home Sunday evening after a 911 hang-up. The woman and her cousin initially told officers nothing was wrong but eventually said the

HARTFORD CITY, Ind. — Five years of court battles haven’t resolved the blame game between a western Indiana junk yard and one of the nation’s largest insurance companies over water pollution. Valley Forge Insurance has spent millions of dollars in an attempt to stop PCB-contaminated storm water from illegally draining from the Hartford Iron &

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — These Alabama players don’t have a lot of experience in redemption games against teams that beat them the previous season. The top-ranked Crimson Tide didn’t handle the last one against the only team to beat them the last two seasons, losing to Mississippi last season in a turnover-filled shootout. Now, Alabama is

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings will try to keep the Green Bay Packers guessing about their starting quarterback this week. Coach Mike Zimmer said Monday he has not yet decided whether Shaun Hill will stay in the lineup or be replaced by Sam Bradford. Zimmer said he’d prefer to hold his “cards close

DALLAS — An engine fan blade that showed signs of metal fatigue broke off, causing the emergency landing of a Southwest Airlines jet last month, investigators say. The plane landed safely in Florida after shrapnel from the broken engine hit the fuselage, leaving a 5-inch by 16-inch hole in the outer layer of aluminum above

HOUSTON — Houston linebacker Brian Cushing has a sprained right medial collateral ligament in his right knee and is out indefinitely. Cushing was injured in the first quarter of Houston’s 23-14 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday and did not return. Though Cushing is expected to miss some time, the Texans do expect him

ARLINGTON, Va. — Even as one of the best defensemen in the NHL, Victor Hedman is in awe of Sweden’s blue line for the World Cup of Hockey. Hedman watches two-time Norris Trophy-winner Erik Karlsson and potential future winner Oliver Ekman-Larsson man the power play. He steps onto the ice with Tampa Bay defensive partner

SAN FRANCISCO — Online review site Yelp’s star rating system does not make it responsible for negative reviews of businesses because it is based on user input, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday, dismissing a libel lawsuit filed against Yelp by a Washington state locksmith company owner. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

AMES, Iowa — It was apparent after Iowa State’s opener that the Cyclones will struggle to run the ball this season. The Cyclones can’t seem to throw it much, either, an issue that has plunged the program into a quarterback controversy just two games into coach Matt Campbell’s first season. Quarterback Joel Lanning’s starting job