Новости за 03.01.2018

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar says goaltender Semyon Varlamov is “day-to-day” after suffering a lower-body injury. Varlamov felt some soreness after making a move in net Tuesday night against Winnipeg. He left late in the second period and was replaced by Jonathan Bernier. Bednar says Varlamov was “feeling good” on Wednesday. Varlamov

WASHINGTON — The White House and top congressional leaders from both major parties issued upbeat assessments Wednesday after a Capitol Hill meeting in which they forged progress on a stack of unfinished Washington business, starting with a hoped-for bipartisan budget deal. The session in the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., came with little

NORMAN, Okla. — In his first year as Oklahoma’s head coach, Lincoln Riley came within one more touchdown of playing for a national title. Not bad for a 34-year-old who found out just months before the start of the season that he would be called upon to fill Bob Stoops’ big shoes. Riley picked up

BARCELONA, Spain — Diego Costa scored a goal and had an injury scare in his first five minutes back with Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. Costa went on as a second-half substitute to help Atletico win 4-0 at 10-man Lleida in the first leg of their Copa del Rey’s round-of-16 meeting. But his celebration was cut

DAVIE, Fla. — Jarvis Landry’s return to the Miami Dolphins in 2018 looked a little less likely Wednesday after coach Adam Gase delivered a stinging critique of the excitable receiver’s behavior in the season finale. Landry and teammate Kenyan Drake were ejected following a fourth-quarter brawl Sunday with the Buffalo Bills. Gase said the fight

TORONTO — A prominent figure in the Canadian arts world was suspended Wednesday by the theater company he co-founded amid four lawsuits by actresses who allege he exposed himself, groped them and otherwise sexually humiliated them. The suits naming Toronto-based Soulpepper Theatre Company and its founding artistic director, Albert Schultz, were filed this week by

PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. — The Latest on California’s first measurement of the state’s crucial Sierra snowfall (all times local): 11:45 a.m. California’s water managers are measuring as little as 3 percent of normal snowpack in areas of the Sierra Nevada mountains as they conduct the first manual surveys of the state’s crucial winter snowfall. Water

LOS ANGELES — Organizers said Wednesday that Olivia Munn will host the 2018 Critics’ Choice Awards to be broadcast Jan. 11 on the CW. Munn follows T.J. Miller, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman when he was in college. Munn is among Brett Ratner’s sexual harassment accusers and has been fighting for

SEATTLE — Washington’s attorney general sued Motel 6 on Wednesday, alleging the national budget chain disclosed the private information of thousands of its guests to U.S. immigration authorities in violation of the state consumer protection law. Attorney General Bob Ferguson said motel employees divulged the names, birthdates, driver’s license numbers, license plate numbers and room

SEATTLE — Washington’s attorney general is suing Motel 6, saying the budget hotel disclosed the personal information of thousands of guests to federal immigration authorities in violation of state law. Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Wednesday that Motel 6’s “actions are disturbing and they are unlawful.” He says the motel divulged to the Immigration and

CARSON, Calif. — Defender Ashley Cole has agreed to return for another season with the LA Galaxy. The MLS club announced a one-year contract with the veteran English star on Wednesday. The 37-year-old Cole had one goal and two assists in 29 games as the Galaxy’s left back last year. The former Arsenal and Chelsea

INDIANAPOLIS — A judge has ordered IBM Corp. to post a $25 million bond as it appeals a $78 million judgment stemming from the company’s failed effort to automate much of Indiana’s welfare services. A Marion County judge issued the order Tuesday while granting IBM’s request to halt enforcement of the full monetary judgment as

MEXICO CITY — Mexico City prosecutors have arrested a suspect in the murder of an Argentine model, saying the two had met at a local acting school. Chief prosecutor Edmundo Garrido Osorio didn’t identify the suspect by name, but said three employees of the hotel where the woman was found provided information leading to his

PUNE, India — Marin Cilic of Croatia comfortably beat India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4, 6-3 at the Maharashtra Open on Wednesday, but third seed Roberto Bautista Agut was eliminated The top-seeded Cilic, who is ranked sixth in the world, needed only 72 minutes to book his spot in the quarterfinals. Despite losing serve at 5-3 in

DOHA, Qatar — Top-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria is the only seeded player through to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open. Thiem progressed with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia on a windy Wednesday in Doha. The Austrian served up nine aces during the match, and successfully took advantage of three of

WASHINGTON — The Latest on a new book about President Donald Trump (all times local):(backslash)(backslash) 3:30 a.m. The White House says President Donald Trump was left feeling “furious” and “disgusted” after claims by his former top adviser Steve Bannon in a new book. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders complained Wednesday the book contained

WASHINGTON — The Latest on a new book about President Donald Trump (all times local): 11:45 p.m. A lawyer for President Donald Trump is threatening legal action against former White House strategist Steve Bannon over what he calls “disparaging statements and in some cases outright defamatory statements” in a new book. Trump attorney Charles Harder

WASHINGTON — The Latest on a new book about President Donald Trump (all times local): 6:15 p.m. President Donald Trump is blasting his former chief strategist ahead of the release of a new, unflattering book. Trump says that when Steve Bannon was fired, “he not only lost his job, he lost his mind.” The new

WASHINGTON — The Latest on a new book about President Donald Trump (all times local): 2:05 p.m. Representatives for President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are pushing back against an explosive new book that, among other things, says Trump never expected to be elected and that his wife shed tears, but not of

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Latest on the acquisition of a beleaguered South Carolina utility by Dominion Energy after the failure of a nuclear construction project (all times local): 3:30 p.m. A Republican hoping to become South Carolina’s next governor says she’s skeptical of a plan to take over a utility floundering after a failed nuclear

CINCINNATI — The mother of a 2-year-old Ohio girl who was starved and beaten to death has pleaded no contest to murder and child endangering charges. Thirty-one-year-old Andrea Bradley entered the plea Wednesday in a courtroom in Cincinnati. Bradley and her boyfriend were both charged in the March 29, 2015, death of their daughter, Glenara

PARIS — The Latest on French President Emmanuel Macron’s agenda (all times local): 7:45 p.m. French President Emmanuel Macron says press freedom is increasingly battered in some democracies, including in Europe. In a speech to journalists Wednesday, Macron made a reference to Hungary and Poland and their recent crackdown on media freedom. He also mentioned

Novak Dkokovic is still not sure whether he will be able to play in the Australian Open, where has won six of his 12 major championships. Djokovic has been dealing with pain in his right elbow. A statement posted Wednesday on his website says he will travel to Australia to participate in two exhibition events

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Preliminary statistics show a 30 percent decline in overdose deaths last year in a southern Indiana county, marking the first dip in at least three years. The Clark County Health Department is waiting on final numbers but said tests so far show 60 drug-related deaths in 2017. That compares to 90 in

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Preliminary statistics show a 30 percent decline in overdose deaths last year in a southern Indiana county, marking the first dip in at least three years. The Clark County Health Department is waiting on final numbers but says tests so far show 60 drug-related deaths in 2017. That compares to 90 in