Новости за 24.09.2016

RALEIGH, N.C. — Duke Energy Corp. has agreed to pay a $6 million fine for a big spill that coated the Dan River with liquefied coal ash in 2014, North Carolina’s environment agency said Friday. The fine holds Duke Energy accountable for violations of federal water protection laws during and after the country’s third-worst spill

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans won’t dwell on their 27-0 loss to the New England Patriots. Sure, it was embarrassing and unexpected to get dominated like they were. But they know they’ll have to get over it quickly to avoid it carrying over into their next game . “We’ve got Tennessee, a division game, coming

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tag Ridings shot a 6-under 65 on Friday for a share of the second-round lead with Martin Flores in the Web.com Tour Finals’ Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship. The 42-year-old Ridings was 52nd on the Web.com Tour regular-season money list and entered the third of four series events 36th in the race for

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Brandon Marshall took advantage of the rare opportunity to sit down, relax and watch an NFL football game Thursday night. It didn’t take long for the New York Jets wide receiver to change the channel as the New England Patriots and rookie third-string quarterback Jacoby Brissett rolled to a 27-0 victory

LONDON — The rematch between Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko for the world heavyweight title has been called off for a second time. Fury’s management company, Hennessy Sports, said Friday that the British boxer has “been declared medically unfit to fight” and the Oct. 29 bout in Manchester “will not be going ahead.” A statement

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions have decided defensive end Ezekiel Ansah will not play against the Green Bay Packers because of an injured left ankle. The Lions listed Ansah as out on their injury report Friday. Ansah was hurt early in Sunday’s loss to Tennessee and didn’t return to play in the game.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Sam Bradford immediately immersed himself in video study of his new team after the Minnesota Vikings made the emergency trade to acquire him the week before the regular season began. The starring role of this film, for Bradford, was adeptly played by Stefon Diggs. “He just kind of popped,” Bradford said.

PHILADELPHIA — Penn State has settled a court fight with its insurer over payments to victims of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a case that revealed new allegations about how early late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno knew of accusations against his assistant coach. A one-page document filed with a Philadelphia court

LOS ANGELES — Allegations Brad Pitt was abusive on a private plane last week relate to the actor’s treatment of his 15-year-old son, sources said Friday, as the FBI continued to gather information before determining whether to open an investigation. FBI Spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said the agency hasn’t made a decision on a formal investigation

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Friday approved the first alternative version of the second-best selling drug in the world, Humira, the blockbuster injection used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. The Food and Drug Administration cleared a near-copy of the drug, dubbed Amjevita, developed by Amgen Inc. Regulators approved the drug for more

CHICAGO — Duncan Keith was back on the ice for the Chicago Blackhawks’ first practice of preseason camp. The two-time Norris Trophy winner as the NHLs top defenseman took part in the team’s workout Friday. Keith withdrew from Team Canada at the World Cup of Hockey to continue rehabbing his right knee, and went through

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina school superintendent is recommending a 10-day suspension without pay for a high school teacher who stepped on the American flag in class to make a point about the First Amendment. The Fayetteville Observer reports (http://bit.ly/2ctISlz ) that Lee Francis, a history teacher at Massey Hill Classical High, received a

Training camps are opening around the NHL with a little more elbow room than usual. Thanks to the World Cup of Hockey, more than 150 players and almost half the league’s head coaches weren’t on the ice with their NHL teams at the start of camp this week. The Chicago Blackhawks are barely recognizable without

ATLANTA — Dustin Johnson is playing better than anyone in the world, and Kevin Chappell can’t wait to watch him at the Tour Championship. Even if that means having to beat him. Johnson powered his way down the fairways and occasionally out of the brutal rough at East Lake on Friday for a 3-under 67,

LOS LUNAS, N.M. — The Latest on the trial for a New Mexico man charged in the death of a Rio Rancho police officer ((all times local): 4 p.m. A New Mexico man has been convicted in the shooting death of a suburban Albuquerque police officer during a traffic stop. Jurors handed down a guilty

HOUSTON — James Harden was second in the NBA with 29 points per game last season and his 7.5 rebounds were a career high. Still, it was a disappointing year for Harden and the Houston Rockets, who were ousted in the first round of the playoffs by Golden State, and the star knew he had

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers waived tight end Austin-Seferian Jenkins on Friday, hours after the third-year pro was arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence. The Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release that Seferian-Jenkins, a second-round draft pick out of the University of Washington in 2014, was driving between

LOUDON, N.H. — Carl Edwards has mastered the art of starting first at New Hampshire. It’s winning the race that has caused him fits. Edwards turned a lap of 135.453 mph to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He took the top spot Friday for the third time in the

RALEIGH, N.C. — To finally make the playoffs again, the Carolina Hurricanes know they need a strong start to the season. That sense of urgency was in the air at their first practice. “It all starts right now,” center Andrej Nestrasil said Friday. The Hurricanes began preseason camp with a focus on ending the season

UNITED NATIONS — South Sudan’s vice president dismissed the need for peacekeepers in his country, insisting Thursday that peace has been achieved after a civil war that broke out in 2013 and produced more than 1 million refugees. Taban Deng said South Sudan does not need the 13,000 U.N. peacekeepers already in this country. He

Take away draft picks. Suspend their star quarterback. Nothing seems to faze the New England Patriots, who just keep on winning no matter what obstacles are thrown their way. OK, it’s time to get serious. Let’s come up with something, anything to bring these guys down. All suggestions accepted. Clearly, these are desperate times for

NEW YORK — Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs cost himself $12,154 in fines from the NFL by coming off the sideline to join an altercation in Sunday’s win over Green Bay. Diggs was one of 11 players fined Friday by the league, and the only one who was disciplined for leaving the bench area. The biggest

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Pittsburg State University has been given two small patches of native prairie land northeast of Cherokee as a gift. The university has managed the land known as the O’Malley Prairies for several years and received it as a gift this week from the descendants of Mary O’Malley and her brother, Charles O’Malley,

SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that he signed legislation meant to bring down the record numbers of whales getting caught in fishing gear meant for Dungeness crabs, causing unknown numbers of the entangled mammals to drown or starve. The Democratic governor approved the bill that allows fishermen to collect abandoned and

LOUDON, N.H. — Martin Truex Jr. felt a bit uneasy as he settled into a seat in the NASCAR hauler where officials summon drivers accused of rules infractions, bruised from fistfights or found guilty of general poor decorum. “Anyone feel like they’re in trouble for being here?” he asked. The setting was a bit unfamiliar