Новости за 02.04.2017

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is scheduled to speak at Harvard University. The nation’s 83rd law enforcement chief is the keynote speaker at Harvard Kennedy School’s annual Black Policy Conference on Friday. Lynch led the Justice Department from 2015 until Barack Obama’s second term ended this year. She was the first

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A northern Indiana city is moving closer to approving new rules to protect its brick-lined streets. The Lafayette City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on an updated ordinance that outlines the city’s procedures for deciding the fate of brick streets and how maintenance work should be handled. The Journal and Courier

MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State University’s interim president says he plans to spend time hiking and climbing mountains after he retires in June. Terry King has helmed the Muncie campus as interim president since President Paul Ferguson resigned in January 2016. The school’s trustees on Friday gave their approval to King’s retirement. His last day

CHICAGO — The maker of Hunt’s Chili Kits says it is recalling some because they might be contaminated with salmonella. Conagra Brands Inc. said Sunday that it is cooperating with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to recall “a limited amount” of the kits. The company says there have been no reports of people getting

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pitch by pitch, Chris Archer set the tone for what he and the Tampa Bay Rays hope will be a bounce-back year. Not such a good start for Masahiro Tanaka and the New York Yankees. Archer pitched seven solid innings, and the Rays roughed up Tanaka on the way to beating

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Kansas guard Frank Mason III has won the James A. Naismith Trophy as the top college basketball player. The award presented by the Atlanta Tipoff Club was announced Sunday in Arizona near the site of the Final Four. Mason adds to his awards haul with the honor, having already won Associated Press

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Electric car maker Tesla Inc. says it delivered a record 25,000 vehicles in the first quarter, up 69 percent from the same period last year. Tesla said Sunday that it delivered about 13,450 Model S cars and about 11,550 Model X SUVs. Tesla says another 4,650 vehicles were being transported to

BARCELONA, Spain — A third-division Spanish club won’t play the rest of the season after a record-tying 12-0 defeat sealed its relegation. Founded in 1921 in eastern Spain, Eldense said on Sunday it will provisionally cease all sporting activity and end its contract with a group of Italian investors, a day after its humiliation at

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The 40 girls and 40 boys moved in orderly fashion from the driving range to the chipping area to the putting green in their age groups. At Augusta National, it was precision unlike any other. The latest tradition at the Masters is the Drive, Chip and Putt national finals, with winners from

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sam Ard, a two-time champion of NASCAR’s second-tier series, died Sunday. He was 78. Ard died in South Carolina. NASCAR called Ard “a tough-as-nails racer” in a statement confirming his death, but gave no details. Ard won titles in what is now known as the Xfinity Series in 1983 and 1984. He

ALLEGAN, Mich. — Authorities say a western Michigan toddler has been struck and killed by a truck driven by his grandfather. The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office says 17-month-old Brentyn Allen Combs-Easterday could not be revived after being struck Saturday night at his grandparents’ home outside Allegan Officers say the boy was being supervised by his

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An oil leak has been discovered in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, causing a major oil and gas producer to shut down two of its platforms there, officials say. Hilcorp Alaska LLC workers felt an impact on the company’s Anna Platform shortly before noon Saturday, then noticed an oil sheen and bubbling from underwater,

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay is looking for 22 missing crew members of a South Korean ship after finding two survivors, authorities said Sunday. Two Filipino survivors in good health were found Saturday floating in a life boat by a commercial boat participating in the search. Uruguayan Navy spokesman Gaston Jaunsolo told The Associated Press that

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Latest on the NCAA championship game (all times local): 3:13 p.m. North Carolina coach Roy Williams again says his program in particular did nothing wrong in the school’s multi-year academic scandal that has led to charges from the NCAA. “Were there some mistakes made? You’re darned right there were. Were there

PHILADELPHIA — Flyers goalie Michal Neuvirth has been released from the hospital and is resting at home, a day after collapsing in his crease during a game against New Jersey. Philadelphia general manager Ron Hextall said Sunday that tests on Neuvirth came back “normal.” The 29-year-old Neuvirth has been dealing with an upper respiratory infection

NEW YORK — Isaiah Thomas had never been part of a 50-game winner, so one goal has been realized. The Boston Celtics have much bigger things ahead of them — starting with a showdown against the defending NBA champions. Thomas scored 19 points in just 24 minutes and the Celtics remained atop the Eastern Conference,

LONDON — The family of a British-Iranian woman detained in Iran marked the first anniversary of her detention by tying yellow ribbons on the branches of trees at a park near her home. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held in Iran for one year on allegations she conspired to overthrow the country’s cleric-run government. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who

PITTSBURG, Calif. — Authorities in Northern California say five men were shot during a fight at a birthday party and that a suspect was arrested. Officers responded to a report of a shooting Saturday night at a house in Pittsburg, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area, and they found five victims with gunshot

CHICAGO — Backup goalie Anton Khudobin made 41 saves and the Boston Bruins held off the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory. Ryan Spooner, Patrice Bergeron and Kevan Miller scored for the Bruins, who jumped over idle Toronto and Ottawa into second place in the Atlantic Division. Boston began the day

LISBON, Portugal — FC Porto fought back for a 1-1 draw at Benfica to keep the fierce rivals neck-and-neck at the top of the Portuguese league. Three-time defending champion Benfica leads Porto by one point with seven rounds left. Benfica went ahead early Saturday on Jonas’ penalty in the seventh minute after he earned the

PLYMOUTH, Mich. — The best women’s hockey players in the U.S. can now make a living playing the sport they love thanks to a landmark agreement with USA Hockey reached after a threat to boycott the world championship. The deal will likely help their counterparts north of the border make more money in their next

INDIANAPOLIS — Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly says he’ll support the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. Donnelly announced his decision on Sunday, calling Gorsuch “a qualified jurist who will base his decisions on his understanding of the law and is well-respected among his peers.” Donnelly faces a tough re-election next year.

PARIS — Thousands of protesters have gathered in Paris to demand answers and justice one week after a Chinese man was killed at his home by the police, a case that has provoked anger in the French capital’s Asian community. Crying relatives holding portraits of 56-year-old Shaoyo Liu led the downtown rally at the Place

QUITO, Ecuador — The Latest on Ecuador’s presidential election (all times local): 3 p.m. Ecuador’s presidential vote is expected to be a close race that could either further tilt Latin America toward the right after several conservative election victories or reinforce President Rafael Correa’s “Citizens’ Revolution.” Polls leading up to Sunday’s contest have shown a

MUNSTER, Ind. — Experts say the number of Illinois residents pulling up stakes and moving to Indiana likely will grow in the coming years because of factors including a lower cost of living and lower taxes. The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey shows more than 34,220 Illinois residents moved to Indiana in 2015, the