Новости за 12.03.2017

FERMO, Italy — World champion Peter Sagan sprinted to another victory in the Tirreno-Adriatico race, while Nairo Quintana retained the overall lead after the fifth stage on Sunday. Sagan, who was also fastest on Friday, edged out Thibaut Pinot and Primoz Roglic on the narrow, cobbled climb to the finish of the 210-kilometer (130-mile) ride

HAMMOND, Ind. — The federal prosecutor for northern Indiana has resigned after President Donald Trump sought the dismissals of dozens of U.S. attorneys nationwide who were holdovers from the Obama administration. The U.S. attorney’s office in Hammond says David Capp resigned after 31 years as a federal prosecutor. Capp says he had planned to retire

LOS ANGELES — It was a battle of the beasts at the box office this weekend, and King Kong emerged as the definitive victor over Wolverine. According to studio estimates Sunday, “Kong: Skull Island” amassed $61 million in its first weekend in theaters, surpassing expectations and easily beating out “Logan,” which is now in its

BERLIN — Guido Burgstaller scored twice as Schalke ended its three-game winless run in the Bundesliga with a comfortable 3-0 win over Augsburg on Sunday. Winter signing Burgstaller got the home side off to a flying start in the fourth minute and claimed his second in the 29th. The normally reliable Paul Verhaegh then missed

KONTIOLAHTI, Finland — France and Austria won mixed relays in the biathlon World Cup on Sunday. The French team beat Germany by 11 seconds to win the last mixed relay of the season, with Ukraine third, 16.1 seconds further back. As well as the four-person mixed relay held in the full Olympic configuration of two

MILAN — It was supposed to be a battle for Europe. In the end it was over by the 26th minute and Inter Milan romped to a 7-1 victory over Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday. Mauro Icardi and Ever Banega both scored hat tricks as Inter moved above Atalanta and into fourth place, a

MINSK, Belarus — A Belarusian human rights group says more than 30 activists along with a dozen journalists have been detained by police amid protests in four cities. Sunday’s protests in Orsha, Babruysk, Brest and Rahachow were the latest in an unusual wave of demonstrations that have occurred for weeks in the authoritarian country, focusing

STAVANGER, Norway — Heather Bergsma of the United States won the overall speed skating World Cup title Sunday after a convincing victory in a 1,500-meter race. As well as the overall win, Bergsma won by over half a second to snatch the 1,500 discipline title from standings leader Marrit Leenstra and add it to the

LEICESTER, England — Craig Shakespeare will remain in charge of Leicester until the end of the season, tasked with keeping the ailing champions in the Premier League following Claudio Ranieri’s firing. Shakespeare has won both league games since being promoted from assistant coach last month, steering Leicester three points clear of the relegation zone. Ranieri

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — The Massachusetts fishing magnate known as “The Codfather” is scheduled to plead guilty to federal charges of evading fishing quotas and smuggling money to Portugal. The U.S. attorney’s office says Carlos Rafael has a change of plea hearing scheduled for Thursday. Rafael is the owner of one of the nation’s largest

LONDON — Son Heung-min grabbed a hat trick as he seamlessly filled the void left by Harry Kane’s injury-enforced early departure, powering Tottenham into the FA Cup semifinals with a 6-0 rout of third-tier Millwall on Sunday. The South Korean made it six goals in four FA Cup games this season and he even set

BAGHDAD — The remaining western Mosul neighborhoods held by the Islamic State group are now completely surrounded and IS has lost more than 60 percent of the territory the militants once held in Iraq, according to a senior coalition official. “ISIS is trapped,” Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy for the global coalition against IS,

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A father and son held the lead early Sunday in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Mitch Seavey, a two-time Iditarod champion, was the first musher to leave the checkpoint in the village of Kaltag. His son, current Iditarod champ Dallas Seavey, was close behind. Mitch Seavey departed Kaltag at 4:40 a.m.,

NEWTON, N.J. — A New Jersey father who sparked a nationwide search when he fled the state with his two young sons has pleaded guilty to two counts of interference of custody. Sussex County prosecutors say Kristopher Dohm faces up to 20 years in prison when he’s sentenced April 21. The 38-year-old Hopatcong man had

BERLIN — A Tunisian man, who allegedly was involved in an attack on the Bardo National Museum that killed more than 20 people in Tunis in 2015, can be deported from Germany. German public broadcaster ARD reported Sunday that German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere confirmed Tunisia had sent the documents needed to deport him.

ROME — Italian opposition politicians from the far right populist parties and other conservative forces on Sunday demanded a new law quickly on legitimate defense to protect law-abiding citizens. The debate was fueled after a restaurant owner was put under investigation for allegedly fatally shooting a thief in the back during a middle-of-the-night break-in at

TOKYO — Kazuyoshi Miura scored his first goal of the season on Sunday to break his own record as the J-League’s oldest scorer at the age of 50. Miura, who plays for second division side Yokohama FC, scored the only goal in the 40th minute of his team’s 1-0 win over Thespa Kusatsu. “I’m glad

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Matt Daniel has resigned after five seasons as women’s basketball coach at Marshall. The university announced Daniel’s resignation Sunday. Marshall finished the season with a 13-17 record. The Thundering Herd lost to Charlotte in the first round of the Conference USA tournament. Daniel compiled a 71-85 record at Marshall, including an appearance

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s defense minister has said that the country is expecting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval for the delivery of fighter jets, which could worsen tensions with neighboring states. Defense Minister Zoran Djordjevic told the Blic daily on Sunday that Putin’s signature on the delivery of six MiG-29s is only a formality and

BERLIN — European government leaders, Social Democratic party chairmen and international delegations are arriving in Berlin for a convention of the so-called Progressive Alliance. It’s an association of mostly social democratic party members, who want to work closer together in their fight against populism and authoritarianism. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni,

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A new environmental group has formed to protect Lake Monroe and its watershed after discoveries of littering and low water quality. The Friends of Lake Monroe group was founded by hydrologist Sherry Mitchell-Bruker and has about 40 members, The (Bloomington) Herald-Times reported (http://bit.ly/2msA4Oe ). The idea began when Mitchell-Bruker noticed low water

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Calling it a reflection of the “larger American experience,” a home that has been witness to slavery, the Civil War and the civil rights era has been opened to the public in Tallahassee. State officials on Saturday swung open the doors to The Grove, a state-owned mansion that was once the residence

WASHINGTON — An unusually warm February followed by a looming burst of cold weather could threaten the famous bloom of cherry blossoms in the nation’s capital. Forecasts call for low temperatures Sunday of 25 degrees in Washington, followed by a possible snowstorm on Monday. The cold weather is a problem because warm weather in February

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio police say three teens were shot, one fatally, during a large fight at a “Sweet 16” birthday party in Columbus. Investigators say 18-year-old Tyquan Lackey died at the hospital following the Saturday night shooting. Two juveniles were being treated at Ohio State University’s main hospital. Police say the shooting appears to

SANTIAGO, Chile — A crush of people at a massive open-air rock concert left two people dead and a dozen more injured, Argentine officials said Sunday. Olavarria Mayor Ezequiel Galli said officials had been expecting 160,000 to 170,000 for the concert by Indio Solari, but far more showed up. Solari is wildly popular in Argentina