Новости за 03.11.2016

NEW ORLEANS — Federal felony charges for the lone remaining defendant in the cover-up of deadly shootings by New Orleans police following Hurricane Katrina were reduced to a single misdemeanor Thursday.

ANDERSON, S.C. — A woman who had been reported missing along with her boyfriend in late August was found “chained up like a dog” inside a storage container, a South Carolina sheriff said Thursday.

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday:

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Rhode Island have met for court-ordered mediation over an unfinished project to build a new computer system for the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — So long as he can practice, LeSean McCoy believes he can play.

TORONTO — The provincial Quebec government announced Thursday that a public inquiry into freedom of the press and police surveillance of journalists will be launched amid revelations various forces monitored reporters’ phones.

NEW YORK — Stocks retreated for an eighth consecutive day on Thursday as nervous investors remain transfixed on the potential outcome of next week’s U.S. presidential election, which has become too close to call. The stock market is now on its longest losing streak since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis.

CLEVELAND — When the epic, drama-drenched Game 7 was briefly delayed by rain, Indians players returned to their clubhouse, where chairs had been removed and plastic sheets hung in anticipation for a party waiting to pop since 1948.

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets say Jeremy Lin has a strained left hamstring and will miss at least two weeks.

Manchester United’s attacking problems continued as it lost to Fenerbahce 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday, leaving it at risk of a group-stage exit.

NEW YORK — The long-running television drama known as Campaign 2016 should reach its conclusion Tuesday night, and tens of millions of Americans will be following the results on their television screens.

MCCALL, Idaho — An 80-foot Englemann spruce has been cut down in western Idaho and is heading for Washington, D.C., to be decorated as the Capitol Christmas Tree.

First-year Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente has been impressed with how fans of the No. 23 Hokies show up everywhere they play.

Millions of Americans are finding out this month that the price of their health insurance is going up next year — as it did this year, last year, and most of the years before that.

COLUMBUS, Ind. — A former Columbus Police Department narcotics division supervisor accused of taking drugs from its evidence room has pleaded guilty to charges.

DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins cornerback Byron Maxwell says he doesn’t hold receivers, doesn’t talk trash and doesn’t know why the New York Jets’ Brandon Marshall dislikes him.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While Leonard Johnson may not be able to save Carolina’s struggling secondary on his own, the veteran nickel cornerback has brought some needed energy — and some playmaking ability — to a group still looking for an identity after losing All-Pro Josh Norman to free agency this past offseason.

SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Moore’s $7 million contract option for 2017 has been exercised by the San Francisco Giants, who acquired the left-hander at the trade deadline from Tampa Bay and counted on his contributions to reach the playoffs.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida defensive end Jordan Sherit doesn’t want to forget what happened down the stretch last year.

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say a roadside blast has killed at least nine civilians on their way to a wedding in the northern Faryab province.

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles man was charged Thursday with the stabbing death of a 3-year-old girl randomly attacked just steps from her parents at their workplace.

CHICAGO — Ecstatic Chicago Cubs fans are expected to amass downtown Friday for a parade and rally to honor the new World Series champions.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s John Kelly started making an impression on his teammates before he ever got a chance to deliver an impact on the playing field.

EUGENE, Ore. — A petition is calling for a senior law professor to resign from her position at the University of Oregon after she wore blackface for Halloween.

Jerry Colangelo won’t seek a third term as chairman of USA Basketball, instead focusing on his role as managing director of the men’s national team program.