Новости за 05.08.2017

DETROIT — General Motors Co. is recalling roughly 800,000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickup trucks worldwide. The company says the vehicles can temporarily lose electric power steering assist, especially during low-speed turns. If that happens, the driver could lose control of the steering wheel. The recall affects trucks from the 2014 model

WASHINGTON — The Air Force, which has been looking for ways to lower the cost of new Air Force One planes, agreed Friday to buy two jumbo jets from Boeing that were ordered but never delivered to a now-defunct Russian airline. Two people close to the matter confirmed earlier this week that the Air Force

U.S. regulators on Friday warned a New York fertility doctor to stop marketing an experimental procedure that uses DNA from three people — a mother, a father and an egg donor — to avoid certain genetic diseases. The doctor, John Zhang, used the technique to help a Jordanian couple have a baby boy last year.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Cordy Glenn’s sore left foot checked out fine and the Buffalo Bills starting left tackle is expected to resume practicing next week, a person with direct knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity on Friday because the Bills have

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After getting a handful of plays as a rookie, B.J. Goodson seemingly is starting the season as the New York Giants middle linebacker. A fourth-round draft pick out of Clemson a year ago, Goodson has been working with the first team defense since organized team activities in the offseason and nothing

LATROBE, Pa. — Alejandro Villanueva was in mid-answer trying to put his new contract — the one that puts the former Army Ranger-turned-NFL left tackle in charge of protecting Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s blind side for the rest of the decade — in perspective when Ramon Foster’s distinct Tennessee drawl came crashing over the

FONTANA, Calif. — Two adults and two children were killed in a highway crash outside of Los Angeles on Friday after one car smashed into another vehicle that had overheated, the California Highway Patrol said. The Honda sedan that overheated had pulled to over to the side of Interstate 10 in Fontana, and one of

LAS VEGAS — Former Baylor coach Dave Bliss has been hired as the boys basketball coach at a small Las Vegas high school. Bliss will also serve as athletic director at Calvary Chapel Christian School. Bliss resigned from Baylor in 2003 after it was revealed he encouraged players to lie about murdered teammate Patrick Dennehy

METAIRIE, La. — Saints rookie safety Marcus Williams figures it won’t be difficult to measure whether the investment New Orleans has made in him is paying off. He was selected in the second round of last spring’s draft largely because he demonstrated an ability to intercept passes during his college career at Utah. He’ll be

CHICAGO — Postseason or regular season, Daniel Murphy keeps crushing the ball at Wrigley Field. Murphy hit two home runs to back Tanner Roark, and the Washington Nationals won the opener of a series between division leaders by beating the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on a chilly Friday afternoon. With the game-time temperature at 63, Murphy

RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett’s memories of Christmas 2016 are fuzzy, the result of major surgery and pain medication. “I don’t remember Christmas. I probably opened one present and I was halfway asleep,” Lockett said. The speedy, undersized pass catcher for the Seahawks returned to practice Friday for the first time

NEW YORK — Debut novelist Yaa Gyasi and longtime author-activist Nancy Mercado are among this year’s winners of American Book Awards for contributions to diversity in American literature. Gyasi was cited Friday for her acclaimed “Homecoming.” Mercado, a key member of the Nuyorican literary movement, was given a lifetime achievement prize. The awards are presented

TULSA, Okla. — A Texas man suspected in the cold-case killings of two women and two girls 20 years ago fits the profile of a serial killer because he chose his victims by gender and age, and derived pleasure from the control he exerted over them before they died, criminal experts and law enforcement officials

LONDON — Four years later, Natasha Hastings and her teammates got the gold medal. What they’ll never get back is the night they came in second. Before the start of world championships on Friday, the U.S. 4×400-meter relay runners were awarded the first-place prizes they missed out on in 2013 after losing to a Russian

CANTON, Ohio — For several members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2017, it was a time to campaign while celebrating. Terrell Davis wants more attention paid to the running game, and stronger hall consideration for running backs — something similar to this year, when both he and LaDainian Tomlinson were selected.

BRANDENTON, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials are investigating a video that appears to show an MTV reality star shooting a hammerhead shark off the side of a boat. The Bradenton Herald reports the video has been widely shared on social media and comes close on the heels of a separate viral video showing a shark

MASON, Mich. — The attorney for a Michigan priest accused of bilking a Catholic church that’s missing millions of dollars asked a judge Friday to authorize the release of $800,000 seized by police to his client. The Rev. Jonathan Wehrle (WUR’-lee) is charged with embezzling $100,000 or more from St. Martha Parish in Okemos, Michigan,