Новости за 21.12.2016

CHICAGO — Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is donating $12 million to pay for separate bike and pedestrian paths along Lake Michigan in Chicago.

NEW YORK — In the wake of the Berlin truck attack, police departments around the U.S. are making a show of force at places where crowds gather at Christmastime.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona Coyotes minor leaguer Craig Cunningham could be released from the hospital this week, more than a month after collapsing on the ice before a Tucson Roadrunners game.

MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State University trustees have approved a 1 percent increase in room and board rates for freshmen who start classes in fall of next year.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A convicted Colorado robber who was sent back to prison after being mistakenly released decades before serving his 98-year sentence asked a judge Wednesday to set him free again, arguing it would be unfair for him to remain imprisoned after he started a family, got a steady job and reformed himself.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Firefighters have rescued a Russian tortoise named Yoda at an eastern Idaho elementary school after a heating device caused his habitat to start smoldering.

PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania court is giving the OK for a gay couple to dissolve their 2012 adoption so they can get married.

STEWARTSTOWN, Pa. — The parents of an American woman being held captive by the Taliban say they are hoping President-elect Donald Trump will broker her release if President Barack Obama doesn’t succeed before he leaves office.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The mayor of South Bend says the city’s problem with childhood lead exposure stems from lead paint chips and dust in old homes, not drinking water.

BALTIMORE — Maryland officials considered sanctioning the producers of the popular “Serial” podcast for airing Baltimore courtroom audio from the trial of Adnan Syed, a violation of state law.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens usually talk all week about establishing the run, then end up throwing the ball for most of the game.

WASHINGTON — “Obamacare” seems to be holding its own. The administration said Wednesday that 6.4 million people have enrolled for subsidized private coverage through HealthCare.gov, ahead of last year’s pace.

The blue music of “Fences” sings with a ferocious beauty in Denzel Washington’s long-in-coming adaptation of August Wilson’s masterpiece of African-American survival and sorrow.

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Chanette Hicks had 18 points, seven rebounds and eight steals, and No. 23 Virginia Tech beat local foe Radford 71-52 on Wednesday to remain undefeated.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones has moved closer to his return from a toe injury by joining full-speed drills in practice.

NEW YORK — Trainer Jimmy Takter and driver David Miller, the team behind horse of the year Always B Miki, have earned top honors from harness writers.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson did not practice on Wednesday and his outlook for the game against Green Bay on Saturday is in question.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man accused of shooting his 3-month-old son in the head with a BB gun has been jailed on aggravated assault and endangerment charges.

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Latest on Oil pipeline rules(all times local):

2 p.m.

Federal regulators have outlined corrective steps that must take place before a company may restart a pipeline that leaked 176,000 gallons of oil into and along a creek in western North Dakota.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the order Tuesday to Belle Fourche (foosh) Pipeline Co.

Company spokeswoman Wendy Owen says the order is under review.

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WASHINGTON — A federal board responsible for protecting Americans against abuses by spy agencies is in disarray just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

WASHINGTON — A federal board responsible for protecting Americans against abuses by spy agencies is in disarray just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

LAGOS, Nigeria — People danced in the streets in southern Nigeria on Wednesday, celebrating news that a British court has ordered the release of a former governor convicted of stealing more than $70 million from Nigeria’s treasury.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Makayla Epps scored 20 points, Evelyn Akhator had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 18 Kentucky held on to beat Washington State 69-67 on Wednesday.

Even with Kirk Cousins putting up franchise-record numbers through the air, the Washington Redskins won’t be able to just pass their way to the playoffs.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A soldier was denied the chance to rent a hotel room in southwest Florida because he is under age 21, even though a state law waives a minimum age requirement for people with military ID cards.