Новости за 18.09.2017

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Attorneys general representing the majority of states are asking the insurance industry to encourage pain treatment through means other than prescriptions for opioid painkillers. Opioid overdoses are responsible for tens of thousands of deaths a year in the U.S. The top government lawyers in 35 states signed a letter sent Monday

Tom Brady and Sergio Dipp both had big Week 2 bounce-backs in after their opening weekend bumbles. The Patriots’ 40-year-old QB rebounded from a tough 16-for-36 debut to throttle the Saints’ secondary with a trio of TD passes in the first quarter on his way to a 36-20 win over fellow graybeard Drew Brees. Behind

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama can now officially begin its quest for a fourth straight Southeastern Conference title. The top-ranked Crimson Tide has conquered one highly ranked team, Florida State, and produced lopsided wins over a pair of Mountain West Conference opponents. Alabama is gearing up this week for its first SEC game and true road

ROCKFORD, Wash. — The Latest on a fatal shooting last week at a high school in Washington state (all times local): 1:00 p.m. Police who searched the home of a 15-year-old boy arrested in last week’s shooting of four students at a rural Washington state high school found guns, ammunition and what was described as

WASHINGTON — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday’s auction, with rates on six-month bills rising to their highest level since in nearly nine years. The Treasury Department auctioned $42 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.045 percent, up from 1.035 percent last week. Another $36 billion in six-month bills

WASHINGTON — This hurricane season is showing how wild and varied storms’ life cycles can be. Most seem to be tracked for days while others appear to pop out of nowhere. And some just sit around. Studies show about four out of five major hurricanes start off Africa. Forecasters for days watched Harvey, Irma, Jose,

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — After three home games to start the season, Virginia has already matched its victory total of a year ago. The Cavaliers (2-1) will get a better sense of how far they’ve come when they play at Boise State on Friday night. In recent years, the Cavaliers have had a tendency to let

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Jeff Brohm, who came to Purdue in December with a reputation as an offensive gunslinger, said Monday that he would love for the Boilermakers to pass for 500 yards every game. He labeled his play-calling during the second half of Saturday’s 35-3 victory at Missouri as boring and dull. But with

MEXICO CITY — Developers in Mexico have announced plans for an $840 million theme park on the country’s Caribbean coast just north of the resort city of Playa del Carmen. The park will be named “Amikoo,” the Mayan pronunciation of “amigo,” or friend. Many of its attractions will include cartoon characters representing figures adapted from

NEW YORK — Sean Spicer says his surprise Emmy Awards appearance was a chance to have some fun, and suggested that people who were upset by it were taking things too seriously. Some people clearly weren’t laughing, however. There’s a risk the appearance could wind up doing collateral damage to his co-conspirator, Emmys co-host Stephen

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: Orbital ATK Inc., up $22.21 to $132.25 Northrop Grumman agreed to buy the military aircraft technology company for $7.8 billion. Silver Spring Networks Inc., up $3.10 to $16.10 The energy networking platform provider will be bought by Itron for $830 million. Rite Aid

LINCOLN, Neb. — Mike Riley has been at Nebraska for only 29 games, yet there is an air around the program that his job is on the line as the Cornhuskers get ready to open Big Ten play against Rutgers. The 64-year-old Riley said he knew what he was getting into when he left Oregon

PITTSBURGH — Three weeks into the season, Pitt remains a mystery. At least to its head coach. Pat Narduzzi isn’t sure who his quarterback is or how the Panthers as a whole will react after getting drilled 59-21 by Oklahoma State last weekend. “It’s hard to tell where they are,” Narduzzi said Monday. “We’ll find

Coach Jay Gruden says running back Robert Kelley is day-to-day with a rib cartilage injury and could miss the Washington Redskins’ upcoming matchup against the Oakland Raiders. Kelley left the Redskins’ 27-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams with the rib injury after running for 78 yards on 12 carries. Gruden said Monday that all

A federal judge overseeing the NFL’s $1 billion concussion settlement with former players says she’s concerned about “deceptive practices” by claims service providers, lenders and other groups seeking a share of the money. U.S. District Judge Anita Brody will hold a hearing in Philadelphia on Tuesday. She’ll hear from Christopher Seeger, who represented the class

CRANSTON, R.I. — Officials say a set of rainbow-colored doors that read “God’s doors are open to all” in front of a Rhode Island church was vandalized over the weekend. Cranston police Sgt. Josh Dygon tells The Providence Journal that officers were called to Woodridge Congregational United Church of Christ on Sunday morning for a

SAVANNAH, Tenn. — A jail inmate says a man charged with killing a Tennessee woman asked him to tell the man’s brother to “keep his mouth shut” or he would “put him in a hole beside her.” Shawn Cooper testified Monday in the trial of Zachary Adams, who is charged with the kidnapping, rape and

BAYTOWN, Texas — Police in Louisiana have arrested a Texas woman accused of shooting and dismembering her boyfriend, and dumping parts of his body in southeast Texas. Police say 30-year-old Cierra Sutton was jailed without bond following her Thursday arrest in Jefferson Parish, near New Orleans. Jail records don’t list an attorney for Sutton, who

DECATUR, Ga. — A notorious 86-year-old jewel thief is out of jail but still faces legal trouble. Drew Findling, a lawyer for Doris Payne, said Monday that Payne was released Friday from the DeKalb County jail, just outside Atlanta. Payne was arrested July 17 and charged with misdemeanor shoplifting after a Walmart employee said she

WASHINGTON — It started as a fun onstage throwaway line at the Emmy Awards and turned into an unexpected Sunday night flood of attention for the Washington DC public school system. Comedian Dave Chappelle, a DC native and graduate of the District’s Duke Ellington School of the Arts, issued a “Shout out to DC public

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. attorney’s office says a Southern California engineer who worked for a defense contractor has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling sensitive satellite information to an undercover FBI employee he thought was a Russian intelligence agent. U.S. District Judge George H. Wu handed down the term Monday for

SEATTLE — A new lawsuit is challenging a decision by the U.S. Forest Service to let the Navy use Olympic National Forest for expanded electronic-warfare training exercises. The Forest Service in late July issued the Navy a special permit that will allow it to drive three mobile electronic transmitters onto roads in the forest and

WASHINGTON — The Latest on congressional health care legislation (all times local): 3:45 p.m. The Congressional Budget Office says it won’t be able to provide crucial projections about the impact of the newest Republican bill aimed at scuttling President Barack Obama’s health care law until after the Senate is expected to vote on it. The

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Prosecutors have charged a father with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his children, saying a belt was used in two of the killings. Prosecutors filed the charges Monday against 32-year-old Robert William Hodges in the deaths of 11-year-old Kelvin Hodges, 9-year-old Julie Hodges and Lucas Hodges, nearly eight

LONDON — There won’t be anyone for players to argue calls with at this tennis tournament: They’re getting rid of the line judges entirely. The men’s tour announced Monday that the Next Gen ATP Finals, a season-ending event for top 21-and-under players, will feature electronic line-calling for all shots. It’s the first time this is