Новости за 23.12.2016

UNITED NATIONS — Donald Trump is reacting to a decision by the United States mission to the United Nations to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

LOS ANGELES — Chewbacca is no Bing Crosby, but the Wookie’s rendition of “Silent Night” is adding some “Star Wars” flair to the Christmas classic.

SEATTLE — The MLS champion Seattle Sounders continued to restock for the 2017 season by acquiring forward Will Bruin from the Houston Dynamo on Friday in exchange for general and targeted allocation money.

OLATHE, Kan. — One of two men charged with kidnapping and raping a Kansas sheriff’s deputy has been charged with sexual assaulting a Missouri woman in February while the woman’s 2-year-old daughter was in the same bed.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — While Dalvin Cook didn’t make the trip to New York earlier this month as a Heisman Trophy finalist, the Florida State running back gets to take a trip the he never tires of this weekend.

SALT LAKE CITY — The announcement that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony hasn’t been met with universal applause.

BALTIMORE — Andre Walker scored 19 points and Jarred Jones 17 to lead Loyola (Maryland) to a 69-60 victory over Massachusetts-Lowell on Friday.

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats say they will closely examine stock trades by President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

NEWARK, N.J. — Shoppers perusing the jewelry at a pop-up store in Newark Liberty International Airport’s Terminal B can talk to a sales clerk who also made the baubles, but they might be surprised to learn the employee is wearing a different kind of bracelet — the kind that goes around your ankle and tracks your every move.

DUBLIN — World Rugby has intervened in the latest concussion case involving George North, questioning why established protocols weren’t followed and the reasons behind a review panel’s decision not to sanction his English club Northampton.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Cuban right-hander Norge Ruiz agreed to a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics that includes a $2 million signing bonus.

HOUSTON — Two Houston rappers face felony drug-related charges.

Court documents show Paul Michael Slayton, known as Paul Wall, was arrested Friday in Houston along with fellow rapper Ronald Bryant, known as Baby Bash, and eight other people.

The two were charged with engaging in organized criminal activity for possessing a controlled substance with intent to deliver.

Authorities allege Slayton and Bryant had tetrahydrocannabinol, more commonly known as THC — the chemical responsible... Читать дальше...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos will be without their top two tight ends and their leading tackler for their game at Kansas City on Christmas night.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears have activated linebacker Jerrell Freeman from the exempt/commissioner’s permission list and placed nose tackle Eddie Goldman on injured reserve because of an ankle injury.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The NHL says the Detroit-Carolina game that was postponed earlier this week has been rescheduled for March 27.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets running back Matt Forte is doubtful to play against the New England Patriots on Saturday because of knee and shoulder injuries.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Twenty Good Samaritans are being credited with rescuing a woman and a toddler trapped inside a car that landed upside down in a canal.

WORCESTER, Mass. — Robert Champion scored 23 points and defending Patriot League champion Holy Cross won its final nonconference tuneup, beating Marist 68-59 on Friday.

ATLANTA — Atlanta police have arrested rapper Young Thug on an outstanding warrant after spotting him at a mall.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed cornerback Aaron Colvin and guard Chris Reed on injured reserve for the final two games of the season.

PHOENIX — A 3-year-old Arizona’s boy celebration of his adoption is a hit on social media.

VIENNA — Austrian cellist Heinrich Schiff, who performed with some of the world’s major orchestras before health problems led him to turn to conducting, has died. He was 65.

DALLAS — The lawyer for a black woman who’s seen on video being wrestled to the ground and arrested by a white officer said Friday the burden is on police to prove the officer’s actions weren’t racially motivated.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Sporting Kansas City has acquired Brazilian defender Igor Juliao on loan from Fluminense FC for next season, reuniting the 22-year-old with the MLS club where he spent the 2014 season.

NEW YORK — Fred’s, a small regional drugstore chain from Memphis, Tennessee, has had a very good week.