Новости за 14.11.2017

Mississippi State’s football program was on the verge of a huge breakthrough, 60,000 screaming fans were in a frenzy on Saturday night at Davis Wade Stadium. The Bulldogs were oh-so-close to knocking off top-ranked Alabama. Then, Bam! Back came the Crimson Tide. Alabama rallied for two impressive fourth quarter drives and escaped with a 31-24

BOSTON — Martellus Bennett didn’t think he’d play football again this season after his unexpected and contentious exit from the Green Bay Packers last week. The way he tells it, he was contemplating taking a desk job or maybe even doing something with Netflix in the hours after he was cut by the Green Bay

FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU quarterback Kenny Hill and leading tackler Travin Howard are among several key players that coach Gary Patterson says are “between probable and questionable” for the 11th-ranked Horned Frogs when they play Saturday at Texas Tech. While not elaborating on the status of Hill or the others, Patterson said Tuesday that

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A lawyer for a Tennessee woman charged with killing four of her children says a medical examiner found his client suffered from a mental defect at the time of the slayings. The Commercial Appeal reports attorney Craig Morton said Tuesday that the medical examiner found that the defect called into question whether

MINNEAPOLIS — A man charged with stabbing two shoppers at the Mall of America has a history of mental illness. Prosecutors charged 20-year-old Mahad Abdiraham with two counts of assault causing great bodily harm. The complaint says Abdiraham began slashing a 19-year-old man as the victim was coming out of a dressing room Sunday at

NEW YORK — After two years of record low ratings, the Country Music Association Awards rebounded last week and was the most-watched entertainment program on television last week. Hoist a glass to the appeal of country music? Not so fast. The size of last year’s audience was depressed since it aired on the same night

INDIANAPOLIS — Vice President Mike Pence’s attendance at an NFL game that he quickly left after a national anthem protest cost Indianapolis about $14,000 in police overtime and other costs. The figures were released Tuesday by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. The left-leaning policy group sought details about expenses surrounding Pence’s Oct. 8

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — A police officer in a Maryland suburb of Washington has been convicted of assaulting a homeless woman. The Prince George’s County State’s Attorney announced Tuesday that Officer George Merkel was convicted of assault and misconduct. The prosecutor’s statement said Merkel saw a homeless woman sleeping outside a Lanham pawn shop, and

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The biggest question surrounding Iowa cornerback Josh Jackson entering 2017 was whether he could live up to the lofty standards set by his predecessors. The biggest question now is whether Jackson will leave for the NFL after the season. Jackson, a 6-foot-1, 192-pound junior from Corinth, Texas, sidestepped questions about his

BISMARCK, N.D. — An appeals court ruled Tuesday that a federal judge in North Dakota was correct in not barring police from using harsh methods against Dakota Access pipeline protesters. There have been no protests since February, but the decision will allow a lawsuit to proceed in which pipeline opponents allege they were subjected to

MADRID — The Spanish league expects to be earning 2.3 billion euros (nearly $2.7 billion) a season from television rights within three seasons, an increase of nearly 40 percent compared to its current domestic and international deals. La Liga president Javier Tebas said Tuesday that the new contracts should bring in about 1 billion euros

Midfielders Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams are making their U.S. national team debuts in Tuesday night’s exhibition at Portugal, the first game for the Americans since they failed to qualify for next year’s World Cup. Ethan Horvath is in goal for the match at Leiria, his first appearance since his debut against Cuba in October

BUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian court has expelled and banned a pro-Russian Serbian nationalist for 15 years after he showed an interest in obtaining classified information on Romanian military installations. Romania’s Intelligence Service said Tuesday that Bratislav Zivkovic, 42, is a commander of Serbia’s Chetnik paramilitary and went to Crimea in 2014-15 to support Russia’s

ERIE, Pa. — Prosecutors plan to seek a first-degree murder conviction against a man accused of shooting his wife and tossing her into Lake Erie and then reporting she’d accidentally fallen overboard from his commercial fishing boat. Prosecutors in Pennsylvania’s Erie County say Christopher Leclair reported Karen Leclair missing June 11 but dock surveillance images

LOS ANGELES — An unnamed actress has sued Harvey Weinstein alleging he committed sexual battery against her in Beverly Hills hotel rooms in 2015 and 2016 after she agreed to meet the producer to discuss a television role. The actress is identified only as Jane Doe in the sexual battery lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los

NEW YORK — NBC News says it has fired Matt Zimmerman, its top talent booker, for “inappropriate conduct” with more than one woman at the network. Zimmerman used to be in charge of arranging guests for the “Today” show but in 2014 was promoted to vice president and led the behind-the-scenes unit responsible for such

NEW YORK — Musician and actress Eve has been unveiled as a new permanent host of CBS’ “The Talk,” joining Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne and Sheryl Underwood. Eve, whose full name is Eve Jeffers Cooper, replaces Aisha Tyler on the show. The Grammy winner is best known for her hit “Let Me Blow

UNITED NATIONS — A key U.N. committee has approved a resolution condemning North Korea for diverting its resources to pursue nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles instead of helping its people, over half of whom are in need of food and medical care. The resolution was adopted without a vote Tuesday by the General Assembly’s human

WASHINGTON — The Latest on GOP tax legislation (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Major organizations representing insurers, doctors and hospitals are urging lawmakers to keep “Obamacare’s” unpopular requirement that most Americans have health insurance — at least for now. Doing away with the “individual mandate” would prompt healthy people to leave the insurance market in

WASHINGTON — The Latest on GOP tax legislation (all times local): 2:20 p.m. The No. 2 Senate Republican says the GOP is intent on repealing the individual mandate requirement under “Obamacare” as part of the tax bill. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas told reporters on Tuesday: “We’re going to repeal the tax on poor Americans.”

LONGMONT, Colo. — A Colorado city has reached a settlement with residents of a subsidized housing apartment complex whose homes were searched by police without warrants. The City of Longmont said Tuesday it agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado on behalf of building tenants who were subjected

NEW YORK — Looking to buy a holiday gift for a loved one who travels? These gadgets and comfort items will come in handy: a universal travel adapter that converts electric current around the world, portable chargers, power strip, compression storage bags, packing cubes and ultralight nylon packing bags, a hand-held scale for weighing luggage

LOS ANGELES — Delta Air Lines and Virgin Australia have stopped serving hot meals from Gate Gourmet at Los Angeles International Airport after listeria was found in the caterer’s local kitchen. Virgin Australia is giving passengers vouchers for food before their LAX flights. Delta says it found another caterer to provide hot food but still

LOS ANGELES — Delta Air Lines and Virgin Australia have stopped using a caterer at Los Angeles International Airport after listeria was found in the caterer’s local kitchen. Virgin Australia is giving passengers vouchers for food before their LAX flights. Delta spokeswoman Catherine Sirna said Tuesday the airline temporarily changed caterers so Gate Gourmet can

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina rookie wide receiver Curtis Samuel is done for the year. The Panthers announced Tuedsay that he will undergo season-ending surgery on his left ankle and will be placed on injured reserve. That means Carolina (7-3) will be looking for a new starting wide receiver heading into the bye week. Samuel injured