Новости за 02.03.2018

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — As a leader in the field of textile conservation, Julia Brennan has worked to preserve many glamorous and historic articles of clothing, from a kimono presented to Babe Ruth, to singer James Brown’s jumpsuit, to a British aristocrat’s coronation gown. Her profession, however, has also brought her into contact with humanity’s

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Max Mahoney scored 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting and No. 5 seed Boston University defeated fourth seed Lehigh 88-82 on Thursday night in a quarterfinal matchup in the Patriot League Tournament. The Terriers (15-15) play at league champion Bucknell on Sunday in a semifinal. Lehigh entered the tournament with an eight-game winning

NEW YORK — Tony Carr scored 25 points and hit two 3-pointers and set up another in the final minutes as Penn State made a late rush to hold off Northwestern 65-57 in the second round of the Big Ten Conference Tournament on Thursday night. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the seventh-seeded

SAO PAULO — Top seed Albert Ramos Vinolas advanced to the quarterfinals of the Brazil Open on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Brazilian Guilherme Clezar. The Spaniard will next face Chilean Nicolas Jarry, who beat sixth-seeded Guido Pella of Argentina 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-6. Fourth-seeded Gael Monfils of France was upset by Argentina’s

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina has added Henry Baker to its coaching staff. Coach Larry Fedora announced Baker’s addition Thursday. Baker coached cornerbacks at Rutgers last season and spent six seasons coaching that position at Delaware before that. He played defensive back at Maryland in the 1990s. More AP college football: https://collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

BALTIMORE — Baltimore firefighters probably made record time arriving at the scene of a recent fire. That’s because it broke out in the building housing the fire department’s headquarters. Fire department spokeswoman Blair Skinner told The Baltimore Sun that an electrical fire Thursday triggered the evacuation of the 85,000-square-foot (7,900-sq.-meter) downtown building the fire department

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is asking for help improving the openness and civility of conversation on Twitter, saying the company failed to prevent misinformation, echo chambers and abuse of its global messaging service. In a series of tweets , Dorsey said Twitter was committing “to help increase the collective health, openness, and civility of public

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is asking for help improving the openness and civility of conversation on Twitter, saying the company failed to prevent misinformation, echo chambers and abuse of its global messaging service. In a series of tweets , Dorsey says Twitter needs to re-engineer the service to encourage more healthy debate and critical thinking.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Nick Griffin made four late 3-pointers, including the game-winner with five seconds left, and No. 9 seed Saint Peter’s beat eighth-seeded Monmouth 60-58 in the first round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday. Saint Peter’s (13-17) will play top-seeded Rider in a Friday quarterfinal. The Peacocks trailed by eight

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Authorities say a deputy U.S. marshal shot and killed while serving a warrant in Pennsylvania was struck by a bullet fired through a wall by a fellow officer and not by a gunman who opened fire on police. Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said Thursday that conclusion was made after laboratory

LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Company is shifting some film releases around including moving “Avengers: Infinity War” up one week and pushing the live-action “Mulan” back almost a year and a half. The studio says Thursday that “Avengers: Infinity War” will now hit theaters on April 27, 2018. “Mulan” is set for March 27,

FLAT ROCK, Ind. — An inmate who walked away from a southern Indiana prison more than 30 years ago is back in custody after being injured in a central Indiana car crash. Shelby County sheriff’s deputies responding to the crash late Tuesday say the man told them his name was Terry Burton. However, while he

MEXICO CITY — Louis Oosthuizen made a short eagle putt late in his round and made birdies on two of the short par 4s for a 7-under 64 to lead the Mexico Championship. Right behind were two players making their first appearances in a World Golf Championship. Chris Paisley of England, who followed up his

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former English star Phil Neville made a successful coaching debut when England routed France 4-1 Thursday in the opener of the SheBelieves Cup women’s soccer tournament. Neville made 59 appearances for England from 1996-2007 and won six Premier League titles with Manchester United before moving to Everton. He was hired by The

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A former Tennessee school bus driver has been found guilty of six counts of criminally negligent homicide in a wreck that killed six children. A Hamilton County Criminal Court jury returned the verdicts Thursday, convicting Johnthony Walker of lesser charges in the Nov. 21, 2016, crash in Chattanooga. He had been charged

BOGOTA, Colombia — The leader of Colombia’s once-largest guerrilla group who is now campaigning for president has been hospitalized after experiencing chest pain. The group known as the Common Alternative Revolutionary Force said Thursday Rodrigo Londono is under medical observation. A doctor at the San Rafael Hospital told BLU Radio he may have suffered an

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister remembers the first time he saw Bartolo Colon pitch was in A ball in 1995. “He was young and throwing a million it seemed like,” Banister said. “Hitters didn’t really enjoy getting into the batter’s box.” Colon is no longer throwing a mid-90s fastball, but at age

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Danni Williams scored 22 points with four 3-pointers, Chennedy Carter had 19 points, five rebounds and eight assists and No. 15 Texas A&M beat Arkansas 82-52 on Thursday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Carter scored seven of her team’s first nine points, Texas A&M closed the first quarter

LOS ANGELES — Fox TV says it will air an O.J. Simpson special including an unseen 2006 interview in which he theorizes about what happened the night his ex-wife was murdered. The two-hour special, with the provocative title “O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?” will air 8 p.m. EST Sunday, March 11, Fox said Thursday. Soledad

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Anders Broman scored all 15 of his points in the second half, Adam Pickett matched him with 15 and defending Big South Tournament champion Winthrop beat Gardner-Webb 72-68 on Thursday in a quarterfinal matchup. After Gardner-Webb twice pulled within three points, Broman and brother Bjorn Broman combined to make four straight free

CINCINNATI — Coach Chris Mack lifted the trophy that’s topped by a silver basketball and realized he’d underestimated its weight. He started to lose his grip, and Xavier’s star player was about to get beaned. “I almost injured Trevon Bluiett,” Mack said. “I held that thing up. I’m not as strong as I look, and

JUPITER, Fla. — Adam Wainwright always had a knack for getting out of jams. Even while struggling with control in his Grapefruit League debut, the St. Louis Cardinals star escaped unscathed. The 36-year-old righty walked three and gave up two hits in two scoreless innings Thursday in a 3-3 tie with Minnesota. He struck out

TAMPA, Fla. — Giancarlo Stanton will be getting a chance to play left field as the New York Yankees search for options when starter Brett Gardner gets the day off. Stanton worked out extensively in left Thursday before batting practice for players that didn’t make the road trip to play Philadelphia. Stanton, acquired in December

NEW YORK — Duncan Robinson made Michigan’s only field goal in overtime, a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:15 left, and the 15th-ranked Wolverines survived foul trouble and poor shooting to beat Iowa 77-71 on Thursday to advance to the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. The fifth-seeded Wolverines (25-7) face fourth-seeded Nebraska on Friday at Madison Square Garden.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A McDonald’s customer says he bought a homeless man a meal and then both men were inexplicably told to leave the restaurant. The Myrtle Beach mayor and police say that’s not exactly what happened, and Mayor Brenda Bethune defended an officer’s response to the situation. The customer, Yossi Gallo, recorded the