Новости за 30.12.2016

In a year with no shortage of surprises and stomach-churning turns in the market, stock investors can feel pretty good about 2016. Wall Street repeatedly bounced back from steep slumps, including the worst start to any year for stocks, the second correction for the market in five months and investor fears of a global slowdown.

Mighty sequoias fell in sports in 2016, transformational figures who reshaped the games and the culture — from Muhammad Ali to Gordie Howe, from Arnold Palmer to Pat Summitt. And there was loss much too soon. The famous poem “To an Athlete Dying Young” tells of a runner and his town, and how “shoulder-high we

SAN FRANCISCO — Elton John teared up while paying tribute to his friend George Michael during a concert in Las Vegas this week. With a picture of Michael lighting up the backdrop of the stage, he performed “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.” The 53-year-old Michael died on Christmas Day. John called his

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief is urging the Syrian government to give a green light for the United Nations to deliver aid to thousands in need in the war-ravaged country and ensure the safety of aid workers. Stephen O’Brien said in an interview Friday with The Associated Press that there are “incessant and

NEW YORK — In a solid year for stocks, graphics processor maker Nvidia stood far above its peers on the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. The company’s stock more than tripled for the year. But it was far from the only company that made a notable move. Goldman Sachs helped a rally in financial companies

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The Latest on pretrial motions in Bill Cosby’s sex assault case (all times local): 2:05 p.m. Bill Cosby wants to move his trial out of a suburban Philadelphia courthouse, arguing there’s been widespread negative press coverage of the sexual assault case. Lawyers for the 79-year-old comedian filed a motion Friday that asked

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Authorities arrested a second suspect in a spate of shootings in South Florida that claimed the life of an 8-year-old boy. According to news reports, police arrested 19-year-old Arvis Brown on Friday in Tallahassee. He is believed to be connected with the boy’s shooting in Dania Beach. The boy, Rasheed Cunningham

OBERSTDORF, Germany — Stefan Kraft of Austria soared 139 meters in the first run and defended his lead in the second to win the opening leg of ski jumping’s 65th Four Hills Tour on Friday. The 23-year-old Kraft, the 2015 tour winner, produced the longest jump of the day and followed up with another of

INDIANAPOLIS — Outside linebacker Robert Mathis announced Friday he will retire following the Indianapolis Colts’ season finale against Jacksonville on Sunday. Mathis spent all 14 of his NFL seasons with the Colts and his 122 career sacks are a franchise record. But at age 35 and with his contract about to expire, Mathis decided to

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Four Russian skeleton athletes have been provisionally suspended by the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federations for alleged doping rule violations at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The federation said in a statement Friday it took action after being informed by the International Olympic Committee that investigations had been opened into the

ROME — An Italian foundation for children says that William Salice, credited with launching Kinder Sorpresa, a hollow chocolate egg with a surprise tiny toy inside, has died. He was 83. The nonprofit Color Your Life foundation, whose establishment Salice inspired, said Friday that a funeral would be held Saturday near Pavia in northern Italy.

GRANBY, Colo. — Investigators were trying to determine Friday how a Texas woman fell to her death from a chairlift at a small Colorado ski resort, the first fatal fall in the state in over a decade. The 40-year-old woman’s two daughters were also injured after falling about 20 feet with her on Thursday at

PHOENIX — A veteran Phoenix police sergeant shot and wounded a robbery suspect who appeared to be pointing a handgun at a mother and child after police chased the truck he was driving through heavy traffic to where he finally stopped near a posh neighborhood, authorities said Friday. The shooting happened after the suspect left

HARTFORD, Conn. — Randy Edsall can go home again. The most successful coach in UConn football history is returning to try and right the ship one more time. Edsall, 58, was introduced as the program’s head coach Friday morning in front of several hundred fans along with past and current players. Edsall agreed to a

BALTIMORE — More than 5,500 women who said they were secretly recorded during pelvic exams by a gynecologist at Johns Hopkins will each receive at least $20,000 as part of a $190 million settlement with the hospital system. Determination letters have been sent to the about 9,600 women who said they were victimized by Dr.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Allen Hurns likely will miss a fifth consecutive game Sunday at Indianapolis. Hurns is listed as questionable, but says his left hamstring is “still sore, so I probably won’t be able to go.” Hurns injured his hamstring Nov. 27 at Buffalo and hasn’t played since. He returned to practice

PHILADELPHIA — An African lion believed to be the oldest held in an American zoo has been euthanized. The Philadelphia Zoo says its 25-year-old big cat named Zenda recently experienced a severe decline in mobility and behavior. She was euthanized Thursday. Zoo officials say Zenda was a popular and much-loved animal. In announcing her death

NEW YORK — The New York Islanders have placed starting goaltender Jaroslav Halak on waivers. The team announced the move at noon Eastern on Friday. Any of the NHL’s other 29 clubs could claim Halak by that same time Saturday. Halak is 6-8-5 with a 3.23 goals-against average and .904 save percentage in 20 games

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard graduate students who are trying to unionize say the university wrongly prevented hundreds from voting in a union election. The Harvard Graduate Students Union filed objections Thursday with the National Labor Relations Board over the November election, which will decide if Harvard’s graduate student workers will be represented by the United

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The nation’s coal mines are nearing a record low mark for on-the-job deaths for the third year in a row and have a chance to keep the number of fatal accidents in single digits for the first time. With just a day left in 2016, U.S. coal mines have recorded nine deaths.

SIDNEY, Neb. — Cabela’s say Bass Pro Shops’ $4.5 billion deal to buy Nebraska-based the outfitter faces some new hurdles. Cabela’s said in a securities filing Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission wants more information about the merger. Cabela’s said that it still expects the FTC to clear the Bass Pro purchase in the first

PITTSBURGH — Butler athletic director Barry Collier has dealt with plenty of turbulence during his basketball career. It was nothing like Thursday night’s flight home from New York. Collier said the lights on the plane went out about 40 minutes into the flight, oxygen masks deployed, tears flowed and text messages started being sent as

YORBA LINDA, Calif. — A toucan that became a local sensation while living wild much of the year in Southern California has finally been captured. The brightly colored female bird named Fern was spotted Tuesday in the rafters of a Yorba Linda auto repair shop. A service adviser made calls to animal experts including Omar’s

ORLANDO, Fla. — Louisville coach Bobby Petrino has confirmed that it was two Cardinals football players that were shot earlier this month during an off-campus incident and that the team is “very fortunate that we are not a funeral right now.” Petrino did not identify the players during a Friday news conference previewing the No.

The NFL is partnering with the East-West Shrine game to increase development opportunities for coaches and draft-eligible players. The NFL will supply the coaching staffs for the two teams from among current league assistant coaches whose teams do not advance to the playoffs. Game officials from the league also will work the contest, which features