Новости за 12.10.2016

BOSTON — A convicted sex offender released from prison five months ago was arraigned Wednesday on charges he sexually assaulted two women in their home. Ronald Brown, 52, faces charges including aggravated rape as a repeat offender, kidnapping and burglary. He appeared in court with the top half of his body covered with a black

BEIRUT — For more than a month, insurgents fighting President Bashar Assad’s forces had been on the march in central Syria, getting within a few miles of the fourth-largest city of Hama. Many in the opposition hoped they would cut a main government supply line to Aleppo and ease the pressure on the rebels there.

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — The Grizzlies have another new coach shaking up the lineup and once again Zach Randolph’s number is being called. Coach David Fizdale will have the 15-year veteran Zach Randolph anchor the second unit instead of starting alongside center Marc Gasol. Randolph, who has started 820 of the 984 NBA games he’s played,

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s U.S. Senate candidates have plenty of money to maintain their deluge of television commercials leading into the Nov. 8 election. Democratic former Sen. Evan Bayh’s campaign said Wednesday it had raised some $2.5 million between his entry into the race in July and the end of September, when it had more than

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs certainly needed some good news after their lopsided loss in Pittsburgh. Turns out they got it the very next day. Four-time Pro Bowl linebacker Justin Houston was examined by Dr. James Andrews on Oct. 3 and was given clearance to resume football-related activities. Houston has been rehabbing

CLEMSON, S.C. — North Carolina State is seeking to turn the Atlantic Coast Conference from a runaway into a free-for-all this season. Halfway through the season, third-ranked Clemson (6-0, 3-0 ACC) is a heavy favorite to win its second straight ACC title and earn another berth in the College Football Playoffs. But the Tigers’ path

LONDON — A film production company was fined 1.6 million pounds ($1.95 million) on Wednesday over an accident on the set of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” that broke the leg of star Harrison Ford. The actor was struck by a hydraulic door on the set of the Millennium Falcon — his character Han Solo’s

YORBA LINDA, Calif. — Two California medical companies have been accused in a lawsuit of illegally profiting from the sale of fetal tissue. The lawsuit filed late Tuesday by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said DaVinci Biosciences and its sister company, DV Biologics, collected tens of thousands of dollars in revenue by selling fetal

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Southeastern Conference might be on its way to making more history. The powerhouse football league, which won an unprecedented seven consecutive national championships (2006-12) and eight in the last 10 years, could have a record number of first-round picks in the 2017 NFL draft. Yes, it’s early and the big event

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A former Monroe County auditor faces fraud and official misconduct charges for allegedly using his county-issued credit card for personal expenses. Online court records show three fraud counts and the misconduct charge were filed this week against 64-year-old Steve Saulter of Bloomington for using his county-issued credit card 15 times in the

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A gang member targeted and then ambushed Palm Springs police officers last weekend, killing two and wounding a third, a prosecutor said Wednesday in announcing first-degree murder charges and a litany of other counts against the man. John Hernandez Felix, 26, was prepared to attack the officers when they responded to a

In a story Oct. 11 about a dentist who was indicted on sex abuse charges, The Associated Press reported erroneously which agency sent out the information about the case. A news release on the indictment came from a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, not from the D.C. Superior Court. A corrected version of the

Widely shared, heartbreaking images of children dealing with the effects of their loved ones’ heroin addiction are raising questions about whether the pictures and videos can scare addicts straight or simply exploit the youngest victims of the epidemic. The latest of these viral posts is a Facebook video of a Youngstown, Ohio, man telling his

WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration has reversed a plan to temporarily ban a plant that some users suggest could be an alternative to powerful and addictive opioid painkillers. In a notice set to be published Thursday in the Federal Register Thursday, the agency said it was withdrawing its plan to add two psychoactive components

The bean counter cometh. In Gavin O’Connor’s “The Accountant,” starring Ben Affleck, the paper-pushing CPA — roughly the exact opposite of Schwarzenegger or Stallone — gets his shot at action hero stardom. If we pull out our calculators, we can deduce that the odds of this are slim. Carrying the one and rounding up, you

TORONTO — Justin Timberlake’s desire to make a concert film could be traced directly back to when he saw Jonathan Demme’s iconic 1984 Talking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense.” “There’s just no other concert film like it,” Timberlake said in a recent interview. “It changed the way I saw concerts from then on out.”

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins are going to start the regular season without one of their top players. Center Patrice Bergeron is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and did not make the trip Wednesday for the Bruins’ regular-season opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. Bergeron was injured at the end of practice Tuesday,

NEW YORK — Zayn Malik has a new gig, joining his girlfriend Gigi Hadid in the fashion world with a capsule collection of his own under the tutelage of Donatella Versace. The former One Directioner with hits of his own as a solo artist will debut his Zayn X Versus capsule collection for men and

BIRMINGHAM, England — Second-tier club Aston Villa has hired Steve Bruce as its fourth manager in the past year, turning to a coach with proven ability to get team promoted back to the Premier League. Villa, the European champion in 1982, is languishing in 19th place in the 24-team League Championship as it struggles to

PAICINES, Calif. — A California condor chick has hatched in the wild, survived and flown out of its nest at Pinnacles National Park for the first time since the 1890s, officials said Wednesday. The Santa Cruz Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2edTCWs ) reports the female bird, born in April, is not the first chick to be born in

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials last month kept a key interest rate unchanged but saw the decision as a “close call.” Many believed that the case for a rate hike had strengthened in recent months. Minutes of the Sept. 20-21 meeting released Wednesday showed Fed officials were inching closer to hiking rates for the first

MEXICO CITY — The embattled outgoing governor of an eastern Mexico state who faces federal corruption investigations said Wednesday that he will step down almost two months before his term ends. Veracruz Gov. Javier Duarte made the announcement in an interview with the Televisa network. “Precisely due to this situation (of allegations), I have decided

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The operators of an international website that advertises escort services said Wednesday that they will challenge charges of trafficking prostitutes and pimping on First Amendment grounds. Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer, 55, and two others will contest the charges at a hearing next month, defense attorney Cristina Claypoole Arguedas told Sacramento Superior Court

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — Authorities say a natural gas explosion and fire at a townhouse complex in suburban Chicago has injured two utility workers. The explosion in Romeoville was reported Tuesday evening. Authorities say the explosion apparently stemmed from a reported gas leak. Two townhouse units were destroyed, but no residents were reported injured. Authorities say

Going on the road on a short week against a division rival is usually a challenge for most teams. For the defending champion Denver Broncos, it is extra difficult this week. Coming off their first loss of the season, the Broncos will be without coach Gary Kubiak when they visit the reeling San Diego Chargers