Новости за 31.10.2016

PITTSBURGH — The mother and brother of Pennsylvania twins who’ve been missing for more than 10 years must stand trial on charges they’ve concealed the twins as police for the first time have acknowledged they believe the twins are dead. Patricia Fowler was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary hearing on Monday. Datwon (DAY’-twahn)

CLEVELAND — The Latest on the World Series (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Chicago Cubs fans’ hopes that the team can still win it all are still very much alive. Many are planning trips to Cleveland for Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday after the Cubs survived elimination Sunday night against the Indians.

AUSTIN, Texas — Shaka Smart will start his second season as Texas coach a bit short-handed. Mareik Isom, a senior forward expected to be an important reserve, will miss a few weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery for a bacterial infection in his ankle, Smart said Monday. Sophomore guards Kerwin Roach Jr. and Tevin Mack, both

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez went before a judge on Monday as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the granting of public works contracts. Thousands of sympathizers cheered Fernandez outside the courthouse in Buenos Aires as she entered closed-door questioning. She later told reporters that she is a victim

CLEVELAND — The NBA has moved up the start time for Tuesday night’s Cleveland Cavaliers game because of the World Series. The game against Houston at Quicken Loans Arena will now begin an hour earlier at 6 p.m. EDT. The champion Cavaliers requested the change to avoid an extended overlap with Game 6 of the

BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved commercial planting of two types of potatoes that are genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine. The approval announced Friday covers Idaho-based J.R. Simplot Co.’s Ranger Russet and Atlantic varieties of the company’s second generation of Innate potatoes. The company

WASHINGTON — Five officers won’t face charges in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old woman who shot at police after a robbery in Washington, prosecutors said Monday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said in a statement that prosecutors had completed their review of the Oct. 26, 2015 death of Marquesha McMillan

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to extend the mandate of inspectors charged with determining who is behind confirmed chemical weapons attacks in Syria. The resolution extends the mandate for the so-called Joint Investigative Mechanism, or JIM, which was set to expire on Monday, for two weeks while diplomats try to negotiate

RALEIGH, N.C. — The NCAA has ruled that North Carolina State freshman center Omer Yurtseven must sit the first nine games after examining his amateur status following Yurtseven’s overseas career. The school on Monday announced the ruling, which requires the Istanbul, Turkey native to sit the first 30 percent of the regular season and pay

WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court copyright dispute over cheerleading uniforms Monday brought out the fashion maven in Justice Stephen Breyer. “The clothes on the hanger do nothing. The clothes on the woman do everything,” Breyer said during an argument about whether the design of cheerleading uniforms can be protected under copyright law. Justice Elena Kagan

PHILADELPHIA — The Latest on Bill Cosby (all times local): 1:50 p.m. Lawyers for Bill Cosby in his Pennsylvania sexual assault case are seeking competency hearings on 13 other accusers and say the women’s memories have been tainted by time and media coverage. Defense lawyers have hired a psychologist to review their statements. They say

The Cleveland Browns acquired linebacker Jamie Collins from New England on Monday, one day before the NFL’s trade deadline. A second-round draft pick in 2013, Collins has been one of the Patriots’ better defensive players for just over three seasons, but his rookie contract ends after this season. The Patriots will get a conditional third-round

KOKOMO, Ind. — Several Indiana counties are distributing free condoms as part of its syringe-exchange programs to reduce the spread of HIV and hepatitis C. The Kokomo Tribune (http://bit.ly/2fxa6bS ) reports that the Indiana State Department of Health declared a public health emergency in Lawrence County earlier this month. The Indiana Recovery Alliance, a Bloomington-based

BANGUI, Central African Republic — France is ending its military peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic, the French defense minister said Monday on a visit here. Jean-Yves Le Drian, in the capital, Bangui, to mark the end of France’s nearly three-year mission to help stabilize the country, said that some French troops would remain in

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson isn’t dwelling on how the third-ranked Tigers pick up their wins, just as long as they continue to be successful in the end. It has been a frenetic month of mid-game mistakes and lasts-minute rallies for the Tigers (8-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who pulled off their latest

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hornets backup guard Jeremy Lamb has a strained left hamstring and will be out for this week’s games. The team announced Monday that the 6-foot-5 Lamb will be reevaluated in one to two weeks. Lamb suffered the injury in the second quarter of Charlotte’s home loss Saturday night to the Boston Celtics.

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Wyoming’s upset over No. 13 Boise State is still paying dividends. Cowboys senior nose tackle Chase Appleby and senior tight end Jacob Hollister were named the Mountain West Conference defensive and offensive players of the week, respectively, on Monday. The two had big games in Wyoming’s 30-28 victory on Saturday. Appleby provided

CHICAGO — One thing that isn’t dead on Halloween is Chicago Cubs’ fans hope that the team can still win it all. Some are planning trips to Cleveland for World Series Game 6 Tuesday after the Cubs survived elimination Sunday night against the Indians. A StubHub spokesman said Monday about 27 percent of the tickets

BELGRADE, Serbia — NATO is holding an emergency exercise drill in Montenegro while Russian troops will participate in a war game in Serbia as the two Balkan neighbors seem to be heading in different directions strategically. The five-day drill in Montenegro that started Monday includes fighting floods and chemical attacks. It will involve 680 unarmed

NEW YORK — Adele has opened up about parenting, her struggle with postpartum depression and alcohol use in a new interview. The 28-year-old singer tells Vanity Fair she felt like she had made “the worst decision” of her life after having her son, Angelo, who’s now 4. She says she eventually had to spend some

BAGHDAD — Iraqi special forces advanced on the Islamic State-held city of Mosul from the east on Monday, taking heavy fire but seizing the last IS-held village before the city’s eastern outskirts and clearing a path that was followed by army units. Here is a look at the main developments on the 15th day of

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee running back Jalen Hurd has indicated he plans to transfer, leaving the Volunteers without one of the most prolific runners in school history as they attempt to snap a three-game skid that has dropped them out of the Top 25. Vols coach Butch Jones announced Monday that Hurd informed him earlier

NEW YORK — “Forgot 2 defrost early. What 2 do now?” Butterball, which has been fielding phone calls from Thanksgiving cooks for three decades, is letting people text their turkey-related questions this year for the first time. The company’s regular phone help line begins Tuesday. Butterball will start to take text message questions on Nov.

NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey’s gas tax increase is going to affect Uber rides as well. The ride-hailing company said Monday that it will raise fares by 2 cents per mile to help drivers pay for gas after the tax goes up by 23 cents per gallon Tuesday. Uber drivers use their own cars and

DEARBORN, Mich. — Fire officials in suburban Detroit say Ford Motor Co.’s world headquarters in Dearborn has been evacuated as a precaution due to a fire. Dearborn Fire Chief Joseph Murray said everything Monday morning was “under control” and “there’s no immediate threat to anybody.” Officials say the fire was coming from an electrical substation