Новости за 19.05.2017

CHICAGO — Milwaukee slugger Ryan Braun could return as early as Sunday from a left calf strain. Manager Craig Counsell made the announcement Friday before the Brewers’ series opener at Wrigley Field against the Cubs. Braun has been on disabled list retroactive to May 11. In 27 games, he has seven homers, 18 RBIs and

CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett’s first sack as a pro is filled with money. The No. 1 overall pick in last month’s NFL draft, Garrett signed his four-year rookie contract with the Cleveland Browns, who gave the speedy defensive end an estimated $30.4 million package that includes a $20.3 million guaranteed signing bonus. One week after

PHILADELPHIA — A task force charged with outlining ways for Philadelphia to combat its opioid epidemic has recommended the city consider allowing safe sites, where drug users could inject heroin. Gov. Tom Wolf was on hand Friday as Mayor Jim Kenney outlined the task force’s findings. Kenney convened the 23-member group in January. “The opioid

About 85,000 coffee presses are being recalled because they can simply break during normal use, posing a laceration hazard to consumers. Other recalled consumer products this week include travel mugs and bicycles. Here’s a more detailed look: COFFEE PRESSES DETAILS: Bialetti coffee presses with a glass beaker in a plastic frame with a stainless steel

LONDON — Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has had a $1.3 billion bid to take full control of Arsenal rejected by owner Stan Kroenke, a person familiar with the offer said Friday. Usmanov remains interested in buying out Kroenke’s 67-percent majority stake in a deal valuing the club at $2 billion, the person told The Associated

OTTAWA, Ontario — The Pittsburgh Penguins will give Matt Murray his first start of the playoffs in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final Friday night in Ottawa. Coach Mike Sullivan announced the decision a few hours before the game. Murray replaced Marc-Andre Fleury in the first period of a one-sided Game 3 loss on

CANNES, France — You walk along a high metal fence that once divided Arizona and Mexico and into a small holding cell where you are asked to take off your shoes and socks. All around you are the abandoned shoes of migrants who have been arrested by the border patrol. When a red light flashes,

CHICAGO — Outfielder Jason Heyward is ready to return the Chicago Cubs’ lineup. Heyward expects to play Saturday against the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers after being sidelined for two weeks because of a sore knuckle on his right hand. He was hurt May 5 against the New York Yankees and placed on the 10-day disabled

BRYAN, Texas — Authorities in Texas say a hearse was stolen when its driver stopped at a fast-food restaurant and the body in the back later was found dumped on the side of a road. Police in Bryan, about 90 miles northwest of Houston, say an employee of a funeral home stopped for a bite

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Chris Woodruff, a former NCAA singles champion at Tennessee, will be the new men’s tennis coach at his alma mater. Tennessee announced Friday that it has selected Woodruff to replace Sam Winterbotham, who was fired May 4 after 11 seasons. Woodruff will receive a five-year contract with an average base salary of

NEW YORK — After playing Wolverine in nine movies, Hugh Jackman arguably knows more about the superhero than anyone. But that wasn’t always the case. He recalls researching the animal when he first got the role and being somewhat mistaken about the character. For one thing, he had no idea that a wolverine is a

BALTIMORE — A grease fire broke out at Pimlico Race Course on Friday before the gates opened for Black-Eyed Susan Day. There were no reported injuries and racing proceeded as scheduled on Pimlico’s second-biggest day of the year. The fire started about 9 a.m. in a fried-chicken stand on the first floor of the grandstand

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — A judge has signed off on the charges against a man accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy and wounding another while escaping from an Iowa jail. The Pottawattamie County District judge on Friday also scheduled 24-year-old Wesley Correa-Carmenaty’s arraignment hearing for June 19. Authorities say Correa-Carmenaty had just been sentenced on

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A vast wildfire near the Georgia-Florida state line has sputtered and stalled for days, giving firefighters their best chance yet to stop the flames from advancing near the southern edge of the Okefenokee Swamp. The multi-agency team fighting the fire said Friday the total burned area stands at 238 square miles (616

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In a dining room in a wealthy district in the hills above Haiti’s capital, waiters in black outfits whisk plates of crunchy malanga fritters and a creamy cornmeal dish to well-off locals and tourists. In the kitchen, the chef ladles glistening, fresh conch into a pot as his staff dice tomatoes and

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In a dining room in a wealthy district in the hills above Haiti’s capital, waiters in black outfits whisk plates of crunchy malanga fritters and creamy polenta to well-off locals and tourists. In the kitchen, the chef ladles glistening, fresh conch into a pot as his staff dice tomatoes and watercress. Haitian

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina’s baseball program is back in a familiar spot — atop its division in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tar Heels have locked up both their sixth ACC Coastal Division title and at least the No. 2 seed in next week’s conference tournament. At No. 2 in the latest RPI

SALEM, Mass. — This was the golden era for ocean travel: when ladies wore floor-length ball gowns, sometimes with parasols in hand, and gents donned flared frock-coats that gave them an hour-glass figure, a style inspired by Prince Albert. Opulence and beauty were paramount for the cruise liner. Fans can now relive this bygone era

DOVER, Del. — The head of the division in charge of Delaware’s prisons has left the post in the wake of a fatal inmate riot and hostage taking. Department of Correction officials confirmed Friday that Christopher Klein is no longer chief of the Bureau of Prisons. Officials said Klein has taken a new job in

AMMAN, Jordan — Iraq’s president says the scale of destruction in Mosul is “horrendous” and that his country will need help from investors and international donors to rebuild its second-largest city. Iraqi troops backed by a U.S.-led coalition have been advancing in Mosul since the fall, pushing back Islamic State extremists who overran the city

FULTON, Mo. — A case manager failed to make monthly, face-to-face visits to see a developmentally disabled Missouri man whose body was found in a concrete-encased container, and the home where the victim lived often didn’t meet reporting requirements, according to the county agency charged with overseeing the care. Callaway County Special Services conducted an

NEW YORK — Jennifer Garner thinks Bryan Cranston smells delicious. Thanks to required intimacy training sessions to help them appear more natural as a married couple for their new film “Wakefield,” Garner discovered a lot about Cranston. And she admits it was a feast for the senses. “We sniffed each other. We checked out each

MILAN — Italian investigators are looking into whether a 20-year-old man who attacked and injured two soldiers and a police officer at the Milan train station has ties to Islamic extremists. The man, identified as Tommaso Ben Yousef Hosni, allegedly pulled out two knives and attacked law enforcement late Thursday when they asked to see

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former President George H. W. Bush plans to make his first public appearance since he was released from a Houston hospital last month. The 92-year-old Bush was treated for pneumonia and chronic bronchitis during a two-week stay at the hospital in April. He left April 28. A spokesman says the former president

NEW YORK — Jesse Eisenberg will play Marcel Marceau in “Resistance,” a film written and directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz that focuses on the legendary mime’s involvement in the French resistance during World War II. “The story of Marceau and the resistance is one of the most striking secrets of World War II,” Jakubowicz told the