Новости за 31.10.2016

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Indiana Tech Law School is closing its doors next year. The law school in Fort Wayne cited low enrollment and $20 million in losses. The board of trustees voted unanimously to close. The school has 71 students. Indiana Tech President Arthur Snyder said Monday that it was a difficult decision, but

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After watching his offense mostly struggle for seven games, Jacksonville Jaguars coach Gus Bradley lost faith that coordinator Greg Olson could turn it around. So Bradley made a change. Bradley fired Olson on Saturday, two days after an embarrassing loss at Tennessee in which the Jaguars (2-5) failed to score in the

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — As the architect of school reform in New Haven, Superintendent Garth Harries appeared to be making progress. Test scores were up, dropout rates were down and a new teacher evaluation system became a national model. But after only slightly more than three years, and clashes with members of the city’s Board

WASHINGTON — A fluffy white goldendoodle named Wonder waited patiently outside the Supreme Court Monday while the justices inside debated the legal rights of disabled children who want to bring their service dogs to school. The court was considering the case of Ehlena Fry, a 12-year-old Michigan girl with cerebral palsy who was barred from

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch prime minister said Monday he still is searching for a legally binding compromise that would allow him to sign off on a free trade pact between the European Union and Ukraine by addressing concerns that led to voters in the Netherlands rejecting the deal in a referendum. The Netherlands

HAMPTON, Va. — A wrongful death trial is getting under way in the case of a Virginia man who was shot and killed by police in his home. The Daily Press reports (http://bit.ly/2e5e1aU) that police were executing a search warrant at the home of William Cooper on June 28, 2011, looking for evidence that he

ORLANDO, Fla. — A judge on Monday ordered the city of Orlando to release audio recordings of the Pulse nightclub gunman talking to police dispatchers and negotiators. But she won’t rule on releasing other 911 calls from the mass shooting until she has listened to them. Circuit Judge Margaret Schreiber said that audio of those

LONDON — Britain’s Home Secretary has rejected holding an inquiry or independent review into violence between police and miners at Orgreave— one of the fiercest clashes of the 1984-1985 miners’ strike. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said Monday she made the “difficult decision” because no deaths or wrongful convictions resulted from the melee at the colliery,

MADRID — With his focus on winning more trophies, Gareth Bale singed a new deal Monday that ties him to Real Madrid until 2022. The Wales forward inked the three-year contract extension at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Now 27, Bale will be two weeks short of 33 when his new deal runs out. “I grew

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The governor of the Nigerian state most devastated by Boko Haram’s Islamic uprising is accusing some U.N. and international aid agencies of misusing funds meant for refugees. Borno Gov. Kashim Shettima claimed the UN has spent $50 million on unnecessary bulletproof cars. A spokeswoman for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of

VALPARAISO, Ind. — The contract of Valparaiso University’s president has been extended through June 2021. The university’s board of directors announced Monday that it had entered into a new five-year contract with President Mark Heckler. He first became the university’s president in 2008. Board members cited Heckler’s leadership overseeing the university’s enrollment growth, campus expansion

SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — The daughter of a New York state trooper killed in the line of duty has eulogized her father as “the hero of heroes” during his funeral service. An estimated 3,000 to 4,000 law enforcement officers from across the nation stood at attention as the hearse bearing Trooper Timothy Pratt’s body

NEW YORK — At the Broadway musical “The Color Purple,” you can see a powerful tale of redemption and empowerment. That’s not just the show — it’s also the story of one of the actresses. Jennifer Holliday has returned to Broadway for the first time in 15 years, and her appearance as the latest Shug

ISLAMABAD — Two senior Taliban figures said that Pakistan issued a stark warning to the militant group, apparently surprised and angered over being excluded from the insurgents’ secret talks with the Afghan government. They said the Pakistani government warned the Taliban that unless they consult with Islamabad during the negotiations all top Taliban leaders will

If the Social Security Administration thinks you’re dead, you might wish you were. People who accidentally wind up on the agency’s Death Master File have seen their bank accounts frozen, credit cards closed, health insurance cut off and benefit payments canceled or even pulled back from checking accounts. One California man told me his 97-year-old

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A man wanted in connection with a slaying in Utah led authorities on two wrong-way chases, briefly kidnapped a woman after breaking into her home to change his clothes and steal her car and apparently stole a bicycle after crashing another stolen car, according to police. James Main Jr., 34, was

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Star wide receiver Andre Johnson is retiring after 14 seasons in a career mainly spent with the Houston Texans. The 35-year-old Johnson is a seven-time Pro Bowl player now with Tennessee. The Titans announced Monday that Johnson had informed the team of his decision to retire. “He had a professional approach to

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The ex-wife of a Georgia man charged with murder after their toddler son died in a hot car says her former husband was an involved father who “wanted to enjoy every second he could” with the child. Leanna Taylor began testifying Monday morning as a defense witness for Justin Ross Harris, as

JOHANNESBURG — Conservationists in Zimbabwe are reporting the death of an old lion who was a companion of Cecil, the lion whose illegal killing by an American hunter last year prompted an international outcry. Lion researchers at Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park said Sunday that the carcass of a 12-year-old male lion named Jericho was found

CHICAGO — At least 17 people were killed and over 40 injured in Chicago’s street violence over the weekend. Two Chicago newspapers that analyzed police data from Friday afternoon to early Monday called it 2016’s deadliest weekend. Chicago police couldn’t immediately confirm that, though a spokesman said their weekend homicide count from Friday midnight through

MANCHESTER, England — It’s hard enough to compete with Barcelona with 11 men. With 10 players, it’s pretty much impossible. Doesn’t Manchester City know it. City has played Barcelona five times in the last four seasons in the Champions League and ended a game with a full complement of players only once. It’s one of

FREDERICK, Md. — Authorities say a Maryland sheriff’s deputy used an electric stun gun to subdue a 17-year-old boy who knocked a girl unconscious and assaulted a deputy outside a high school. Sgt. Mark Landahl of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office says in a statement that several deputies were already at Frederick High School responding

MOSCOW — When Antonio Conte took over at Chelsea, his longtime assistant seemed to have been cast aside. After following Conte through his time with Juventus and Italy — including a spell in charge of Juventus when Conte was banned for failing to report match-fixing — Massimo Carrera was stranded, and took a relatively obscure

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck is calling his weekend spill on an off-road motorcycle a “terrible accident” that happened while doing something he loves. Beck tweeted thanks for the good wishes he’s gotten as word of the crash has spread. “Thank you all for the outpouring of concern and support,” Beck

BERLIN — Germany’s police are investigating the influence of anti-government extremists in their own ranks following a series of violent incidents involving members of the so-called Reich Citizens Movement. The movement refuses to acknowledge the authority of the post-war German state. The Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reports state police forces have begun disciplinary proceedings against over