Новости за 10.07.2019

LINCOLN, Neb. — The longtime coach of the Nebraska softball team has been placed on administrative leave while school officials address concerns raised by or about players. The athletic department declined to detail what led to the action against Rhonda Revelle, saying it was a personnel matter. It said in a statement Tuesday that administrators

Stocks rose and bond yields fell Wednesday as investors welcomed new signals that the Federal Reserve is ready to cut interest rates for the first time in a decade. Technology companies led the way higher, helping the Nasdaq close at a record high. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said many Fed officials believe a weakening global

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Forward Micheal Ferland has signed a four-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks. The 27-year-old’s contract carries an average annual value of $3.5 million, the club announced Wednesday. “Micheal is an energetic player that drives the play and can contribute in all three zones,” Canucks general manager Jim Benning said in a

UNITED NATIONS — Networks and organizations representing more than 7,000 institutions of higher and further education around the world have signed a letter declaring “a climate emergency” and committing to tackle it, the U.N. environment agency said Wednesday. UN Environment representative Sam Barrett announced the initiative at a U.N. meeting promoting higher education. Organizers said

Matthew Wolff made a name for himself by winning the 3M Open in his fourth PGA Tour start after turning pro. The 20-year-old who starred at Oklahoma State will try to make it two in a row this weekend at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois. Wolff was the tour’s youngest winner since Jordan

IRVING, Texas — Oklahoma is the favorite to win another Big 12 football title, according to the conference’s preseason media poll released Wednesday. The Sooners have won the league the last four years and 12 Big 12 championships overall. Oklahoma also made the College Football Playoff three of the past four seasons. Texas was picked

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Levi Strauss & Co., down $2.84 to $20.82. The jeans maker’s profit margins fell in the latest quarter due to higher costs. American Airlines Group Inc., up 58 cents to $32.94. The airline raised its estimate for a key revenue figure in the

GENEVA — Human Rights Watch says 22 Western countries have issued a statement urging China to end mass arbitrary detentions and other violations against Uighurs and other Muslims in the Xinjiang region. The advocacy group hailed the “important” statement at the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council, which amounts to a symbolic step toward greater expression of

WIMBLEDON, England — A quick look at Wimbledon: LOOKAHEAD TO THURSDAY Still looking for that 24th Grand Slam title, Serena Williams will first have to get through the semifinals at Wimbledon. The seven-time champion will be second on Centre Court against Barbora Strycova. Former No. 1 Simona Halep will face Elina Svitolina in the earlier

LOS ANGELES — A California couple has sued a fertility clinic, claiming their embryo was mistakenly implanted in a New York woman, who gave birth to their son as well as a second boy belonging to another couple. The lawsuit filed Wednesday by Anni and Ashot Manukyan describes an in vitro fertilization mix-up by CHA

It all starts up front. On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, former Notre Dame All-America offensive lineman and current CBS Sports analyst Aaron Taylor joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about the art of blocking. One of the founders of the Joe Moore Award, given annually to the team with the best

OKLAHOMA CITY — Leaders with Oklahoma’s powerful Native American tribes are voicing frustration with the state’s Republican governor after they say he caught them off guard with plans to force renegotiations for a bigger piece of the billions of dollars tribal casinos generate each year. In an editorial Monday in the Tulsa World, Gov. Kevin

NEW YORK — Prosecutors have charged eight people with trafficking more than $143 million in stolen antiquities. A criminal complaint filed Monday in New York says the conspiracy involved more than 2,600 seized antiquities and dates back three decades. Prosecutors said the ring includes suppliers, restorers and a New York art dealer on trial in

BILLINGS, Mont. — Republican senators along the northern U.S. border are asking officials to address grain in the trade deal with Canada and Mexico. The Billings Gazette reported Wednesday that U.S. lawmakers from Minnesota, Montana and North Dakota sent a letter to the chief agricultural negotiator for the U.S. trade representative, calling for an agreement

WASHINGTON — A Guatemalan mother seeking asylum told a House panel Wednesday that she came to the United States seeking safety, but instead watched her infant daughter die slowly and painfully after the baby received shoddy medical care while they were in immigration custody. As Yazmin Juárez spoke, an image of her brown-eyed baby girl,

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — Northern Indiana police are searching for an inmate they describe as dangerous who escaped from the grounds of the Indiana State Prison. Michigan City police say 39-year-old Travis Hornett escaped about 11 a.m. CST Wednesday from the prison grounds while on a work detail. Police say Hornett is “considered dangerous” and

DULUTH, Minn. — A Minnesota woman who swims topless in Lake Superior says she won’t be dissuaded by someone who called the police on her. Michelle Bennett was sunbathing topless on the beach in Duluth last month when a woman asked her to cover up, saying she was making the woman’s children uncomfortable. Bennett refused,

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt committed a minor NCAA violation earlier this year by tweeting out his congratulations when the high school he attended won an Alabama state basketball title. Pruitt tweeted “Congratulations Robi Coker and Plainview High School on back to back State Championships! #2muchblue #PLV” on March 1. The tweet

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — A priest eulogizing ex-Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca says the master pitchman prized kindness above success and family above fame. The Rev. Howard Lincoln spoke Wednesday at the funeral of Iacocca, who died July 2 at 94 in Bel Air, California. Lincoln, who had been Iacocca’s priest, traveled from California to the

MIAMI — President Donald Trump’s golf resort near Miami is hosting a tournament where strippers will serve as caddies. The Shadow All Star Tournament is organized by a Hialeah strip club, Shadow Cabaret. The strip club is advertising on Facebook and its website that the event will be held Saturday at Trump National Doral. The

SAO PAULO — Four stadiums in three Brazilian cities will host the Under-17 World Cup. FIFA announced Wednesday that the home team will open the tournament at Bezerrão Stadium in Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, on Oct. 26. The same arena will host the final on Nov. 17. Goiânia, also in Brazil’s center, picked the Serrinha Stadium

LOS ANGELES — Virgin Galactic’s sister company Virgin Orbit has conducted a drop test of its air-launched satellite booster over California. The 70-foot (21.3-meter) LauncherOne rocket was released Wednesday from a Boeing 747 over an Edwards Air Force Base test range in the Mojave Desert. The purpose of the test was to observe how the

TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona authorities say a driver escaped injury when his car’s windshield was pierced by the trunk of a saguaro cactus during a wreck Wednesday on the outskirts of Tucson. Pima County sheriff’s Deputy Daniel Jelineo said the black sports car struck the cactus while crossing a median before ending up on the

DETROIT — Michelle Davis pulls on knee-high rubber wading boots each time she leaves and returns to her flooded home on Detroit’s eastside, the result of an overflowing canal that abuts several homes and feeds into the swollen Detroit River nearby. Despite the sun-splashed and rainless day, one thing was clear Tuesday as Davis slowly

INDIANAPOLIS — A teacher who was fired from his job at a Catholic high school because he’s in a same-sex marriage is suing the Archdiocese of Indianapolis for interfering in his teaching contract. The teacher, Joshua Payne-Elliott, sued the archdiocese Wednesday in Marion County court, seeking unspecified compensatory, emotional distress and other damages. Payne-Elliott’s attorney,