Новости за 01.12.2016

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler will have season-ending surgery on his right shoulder, the latest blow in a lost season for the Bears.

WASHINGTON — The chairman of a key House committee pledged Thursday that congressional Republicans will change Medicare in order to save it.

MALIBU, Calif. — The Latest on controversy following a Malibu rancher who got a permit to kill a mountain lion that preyed on her livestock (all times local):

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — When Sean Spencer became Penn State’s defensive line coach in 2014, he nicknamed his group of tackles and ends the “Wild Dogs” and upped the ante last year by using a 3-foot rawhide bone as their encouragement.

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of families whose wrongful-death lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre was dismissed.

“Man Down” carries a poignant message about American veterans’ mental health needs, but you may give up on the movie before it gets there. Nothing is clear until the film’s final moments, which hit with a gut punch just before the credits roll.

UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon apologized Thursday for the U.N. not doing enough to contain the spread of a cholera outbreak in Haiti, but he stopped short of apologizing for bringing the disease to the Caribbean nation.

ORLANDO, Fla. — San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Chris Jones provided a nice boost to the defense last week and coach Chip Kelly said the third-year player has earned more playing time.

NEW YORK — Wells Fargo said it will split the jobs of chairman and CEO and will make other major changes to the composition of its board of directors in an effort to make the bank more accountable following a scandal over its sales practices.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Rob Gronkowski’s season might be over.

The star Patriots tight end is having surgery for a herniated disk in his back, a person with knowledge of the details tells The Associated Press. The person spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because the surgery has not yet been announced by the team. The surgery was first reported by the Buffalo News.

He’s likely to be out for eight weeks or more.

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BILLINGS, Mont. — The Latest on an overhaul of federal land-use planning for almost 250 million acres in the U.S. West (all times local):

NEW YORK — Few women run mutual funds around the world, but they’re even more scarce in the United States than in other countries, and their ranks have been shrinking in recent years.

ST. LOUIS — A Missouri man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old he met online, an Ohio girl held captive in his home for about a month.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The NFL is re-evaluating its scheduling process in a bid to avoid the short turnaround of having teams playing on Sunday night and then travel to play on Thursday, Troy Vincent told The Associated Press.

WASHINGTON — The House neared approval Thursday of legislation easing bank curbs that Democrats imposed to prevent another financial crisis, as Republicans offered a symbolic preview of regulatory changes they plan to pursue after President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

DirecTV Now is the latest online TV service to offer an alternative to cable or satellite packages that can easily cost about $100 a month.

The largest and most expensive destroyer built for the U.S. Navy has resumed its voyage after a breakdown in the Panama Canal.

NEW YORK — CBS says NFL games are coming to its CBS All Access subscription service, making it a little easier for “cord cutters” to watch football without a pricey cable subscription.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The Ethiopian government says it has arrested an opposition figure for violating the terms of a state of emergency declared in October.

SEIBERT, Colo. — Wildlife officers say someone shot and killed 11 big game animals in eastern Colorado and left the carcasses to rot.

CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. — Even beavers are getting in the holiday spirit.

That’s what one sheriff’s office discovered this week when it spotted a curious beaver checking out Christmas decorations at a dollar store outside of Washington, D.C.

The St. Mary County Sheriff’s office in Maryland says the beaver walked through the door at the Dollar General on Monday, wandered into the Christmas section and knocked a few items over before being safely removed by animal control.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University trustees have voted to approve splitting the Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne campus.

MALELANE, South Africa — Defending champion Charl Schwartel birdied the last hole for a share of the first-round lead at the European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Championship on Thursday.

A group representing and advocating for minority coaches in college sports said Wednesday it was concerned that the football hiring season will pass without a single minority candidate filling an open position.

AUBURN, Ala. — Piedmont’s Taylor Hayes rushed for 239 yards and three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 22-12 victory over Mobile Christian Thursday in the AHSAA 3A state championship game at Jordan-Hare Stadium.