Новости за 30.01.2018

MIAMI — A person familiar with the situation says former Detroit Lions assistant coaches Tony Oden and Kris Kocurek have joined coach Adam Gase’s staff with the Miami Dolphins. The person confirmed the hirings to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the Dolphins hadn’t announced them. Oden will coach defensive backs, and

CINCINNATI — Reliever David Hernandez has agreed to a $5 million, two-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds, adding another late-inning option to a bullpen that’s been a top offseason priority. The 32-year-old right-hander will make $2.5 million annually under the deal announced Tuesday. He can earn another $1 million each year in performance bonuses. He

GRETNA, La. — The Latest on a Louisiana man whose conviction in a 1979 rape case was thrown out after he spent close to four decades behind bars (all times local): 2:35 p.m. A Louisiana man imprisoned for nearly four decades is free after being cleared in a 1979 rape. Fifty-eight-year-old Malcolm Alexander’s conviction and

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana Department of Correction spokesman says a man convicted in connection with a deadly Indianapolis house explosion has been found dead. Department spokesman Doug Harrison says 48-year-old Mark Leonard was found dead Tuesday morning at the Wabash Valley Correction Facility in southwestern Indiana. Garrison says the cause of death wasn’t immediately known.

SALT LAKE CITY — In a story Jan. 30 about rising liquor sales in Utah, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of a wine company. It is Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s, not Kendall-Jackson Vinter’s. A corrected version of the story is below: Rising Utah liquor sales fueled by more non-Mormons, tourism In Mormon dominated Utah where

WASHINGTON — As people gear up for the “Black Panther” movie, Ta-Nehisi Coates wants them to check out the original source, Marvel’s Black Panther comic book. The award-winning author and journalist is booting up a massive outer space adventure for the king of Wakanda. Coates thinks that the Black Panther movie will “be the best

LONDON — A poetry collection by the late British writer Helen Dunmore has won the lucrative Costa book prize . “Inside the Wave” was published two months before the poet and novelist died of cancer last year at age 64 and reflects on the intertwined worlds of life and death. Author Wendy Holden, who chaired

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In a three-week span, West Virginia went from the nation’s longest winning streak to its worst slump in four years. The way it’s happened is just as puzzling. The Mountaineers have lost four of their past five games, including surrendering double-digit leads in the second half in losses to No. 10 Texas

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Leaders of a major Cyprus political party aren’t supporting either the incumbent or his left-wing challenger in the runoff of the country’s presidential election. The executive bureau of center-right DIKO said Tuesday that endorsing either President Nicos Anastasiades or independent Stavros Malas would be a reversal of the party’s stance on reunification

NEW YORK — Judging by the ratings, NBC will be happy to invite old friend Will Ferrell back to “Saturday Night Live” whenever he wants. The Nielsen company said that the late-night comedy show reached 7.47 million viewers for this past weekend’s show with Ferrell as host. It was the most-watched episode of “Saturday Night

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City, New Jersey, is trying to put years of casino closings and job losses behind it. Since 2014, five of its 12 casinos have closed, putting 11,000 people out of work. For many laid-off workers, the first step on the road to recovery started Tuesday, when the shuttered former Trump

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A female employee who was sexually assaulted by a co-worker aboard a luxury yacht in Florida has been awarded more than $70 million in damages by a jury. Court documents show the Broward County jury reached its verdict Monday for the victim. Island Girl Ltd. is the owner of the 130-foot

“The Wedding Date” (Berkley), by Jasmine Guillory If you’ve ever met someone and felt an instant connection, you’re not alone. It happened to Alexa Monroe, who was visiting her out-of–town sister at San Francisco’s Fairmont hotel. Shortly after she walked into the elevator, it stalled. Conversation ensued with the disabled lift’s other rider, a hot

NEW YORK — Vice said Tuesday that its chief digital officer, who had been on leave while it investigated allegations of sexual misconduct, has left the company. The digital media company had said in early January that the executive, Mike Germano, was on leave, as well as its president, Andrew Creighton. The New York Times

LAS VEGAS — The Latest on court orders by Nevada judges to release documents that had been sealed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history (all times local): 4:45 p.m. A man identified in court documents as a “person of interest” after the Las Vegas massacre says he didn’t know the gunman. Douglas

LAS VEGAS — The Latest on court orders by Nevada judges to release documents that had been sealed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history (all times local): 1:55 p.m. Court records show authorities initially identified two “persons of interest” in addition to the lone gunman, Stephen Paddock, in the early hours after

LAS VEGAS — The Latest on court orders by Nevada judges to release documents that had been sealed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Search warrant records show that in the first hours after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Las Vegas police and FBI

BUTLER, Ind. — Police say people jumped from second-story windows to escape a downtown fire in a northeastern Indiana town and officers rescued an unconscious person. Butler Assistant Police Chief Matt Traster says police officers caught two adults jumping to flee the midday fire Tuesday in the town about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of

BUTLER, Ind. — At least six people have been injured after a building caught fire in a northeastern Indiana community. WANE-TV quotes Butler fire officials as saying that at least six people have been taken to hospitals for treatment of injuries suffered in the blaze. They say two police officers who responded to the scene

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska receiver Tyjon Lindsey and walk-on defensive lineman Dylan Owen were hospitalized after falling ill during winter conditioning drills. Coach Scott Frost confirmed to The Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald on Tuesday that both players have returned to the team. It was unclear when the players became ill, though Lindsey tweeted

NEW YORK — English winger Jack Harrison has been transferred from Major League Soccer’s New York City FC to Manchester City, which is owned by the same parent company. NYC said Tuesday that Harrison, who made his debut for England’s Under-21 team last year, has been lent to Middlesbrough of the second-tier League Championship through

STOCKHOLM — Ramon Zenhaeusern of Switzerland beat home favorite Andre Myhrer of Sweden to claim his first World Cup victory in a parallel slalom city event Tuesday. With overall leader Mikaela Shiffrin sitting out the women’s race, Nina Haver-Loeseth of Norway took her second career win when Swiss rival Wendy Holdener lost control in the

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles had surgery on his right wrist last week to fix a problem that kept him on the injury report all season. The team confirmed the surgery Tuesday. ESPN first reported it. Bortles dealt with the issue in his throwing wrist throughout the season. He appeared on the

CHICAGO — Investigators say communication problems between flight attendants and pilots put evacuating passengers at more risk after an American Airlines plane caught fire in 2016 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that flight attendants didn’t know how to use the intercom system to speak with pilots before they

MINNEAPOLIS — The Latest on the standoff at a hotel on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis (all times local): 12:15 p.m. A University of Minnesota spokesman says campus police are using “chemical munitions” to try to dislodge a man who has been holed up in a campus hotel for more than a day.