Новости за 25.10.2019

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have ruled quarterback Patrick Mahomes out for Sunday night’s showdown against the Green Bay Packers because of his dislocated right kneecap. Mahomes, who hurt his knee last Thursday night in Denver, was a limited participant in practice all week. The Chiefs decided to give the reigning league

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — A suspended Catholic priest is facing charges alleging he sexually abused a child in 2016. The Rev. David Marcotte of Indianapolis is charged in suburban Hamilton County with child solicitation, vicarious sexual gratification and dissemination of matter harmful to minors. The Indianapolis Archdiocese suspended the 32-year-old Marcotte from public ministry in February

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A program that trains and places service dogs with disabled military veterans has commissioned a statue of the late George H.W. Bush’s service dog for the 41st president’s library. America’s VetDogs has commissioned sculptor Susan Bahary to create the bronze statue of Sully for placement in the east wing of the

DETROIT — Striking workers at two large General Motors factories, including one with the most employees in the U.S., have approved a new contract with the company, all but assuring the deal will be ratified and a contentious 40-day strike will end Friday. Production workers at GM’s SUV plant in Arlington, Texas, voted 78% in

All the momentum is with Denny Hamlin headed to Martinsville Speedway for the opening race of the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs. Hamlin, a five-time winner at the Virginia short track, need not look far for worthy challengers, including two of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates. JGR moved into the round of eight with three

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets guard Kelechi Osemele is having surgery on his ailing right shoulder despite the team not approving the procedure. The operation to repair a torn labrum was performed Friday by Dr. Glen Ross in Boston, according to Osemele’s agent Andrew Kessler. The Jets were made aware of Osemele going

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration reported a river of red ink Friday. The federal deficit for the 2019 budget year surged 26% from 2018 to $984.4 billion — its highest point in seven years. The gap is widely expected to top $1 trillion in the current budget year and likely remain there for the next

Walmart, CVS and Rite Aid have pulled some or all 22-ounce bottles of Johnson’s baby powder from shelves to avoid confusing consumers, after a minuscule amount of asbestos was found in one bottle. Johnson & Johnson recalled all 33,000 bottles from the same lot as that bottle last Friday, a day after the U.S. Food

U.S. Soccer is expected to name Vlatko Andonovski as the new head coach of the women’s national team. A person with knowledge of the deal said Andonovski, the current coach of the Reign FC in the National Women’s Soccer League, is expected to sign a contract with U.S. Soccer in the coming days. The person

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Pressure is growing at home and from abroad for Bolivia to hold a second round of voting after a disputed election that President Evo Morales says he won outright, with more protests erupting and the United Nations backing an audit of the vote amid fraud allegations. Morales and his election rival,

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Cannabis is knocking at the NFL’s door, but it can’t get in. Not yet, at least. The home of the New England Patriots has a new sponsorship deal that will put a cannabidiol company’s hemp leaf logo on a water tower looming over the stadium and on a sign overlooking an entrance.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s company is exploring the sale of its Washington hotel, which has been at the center of three years’ of ethics complaints and lawsuits accusing him of trying to profit off the presidency. The Trump Organization said in a statement Friday that it will consider offers to buy it out of

NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein was mocked from the stage and jeered by attendees at a New York City actors showcase — a rare public appearance ahead of his January rape trial. A comedian at Wednesday’s “Actor’s Hour” referred to the disgraced film mogul during her set as “the elephant in the room” and likened

LOS ANGELES — In 1977, Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller became the first woman to ever be nominated for best director at the Academy Awards. Although she didn’t win that year — “Rocky” director John G. Avildsen did — the 91-year-old with the famous white glasses will finally get an Oscar of her own Sunday at

LOS ANGELES — Netflix chief Ted Sarandos will be honored in early 2020 with an award by the Producers Guild of America. The guild announced Friday that Sarandos will receive its top honor, the Milestone Award, at its awards ceremony on Jan. 18. Since 2000, Sarandos has led Netflix’s content efforts including its first foray

NEW YORK — Tiffany Haddish recalls leaving the set of a big-budget movie in tears in search of someone who could properly do her hair. Lorraine Toussaint blithely recounts the times her tresses have been damaged by stylists inexperienced on how to do black hair. Other African American actresses have similar stories about hair struggles

SANTIAGO, Chile — Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched peacefully in Chile’s capital Friday, intensifying pressure on a government struggling to contain deadly unrest over economic hardship. The huge throng surged toward a central plaza as participants blew whistles, banged pots and pans and carried Chilean flags and posters demanding change. The diverse crowd included

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis asked forgiveness Friday from Amazonian bishops and tribal leaders after thieves stole indigenous statues from a Vatican-area church and tossed them into the Tiber River in a bold show of conservative opposition to history’s first Latin American pope. Speaking “as the bishop of Rome,” Francis insisted that the carved wooden

WASHINGTON — A day after President Donald Trump said he plans to attend Game 5 of the World Series, the Washington Nationals announced the ceremonial first pitch at that game will be thrown by chef José Andrés, a vocal critic of Trump. Four years ago, Andrés withdrew from plans to open a restaurant in the

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Frustration over a bruising economic crisis and rising poverty has eroded support for Argentina’s pro-business incumbent ahead of Sunday’s presidential election and boosted a populist challenger whose victory would mark a tilt to the center-left in a region rocked by political upheaval. Polls have President Mauricio Macri trailing Peronist party candidate

LAWRENCE, Kan. — There has been more attention on Kansas basketball over the past six months in court rooms than on basketball courts, and coach Bill Self and the rest of the No. 3 Jayhawks are ready for that to change. The season is on the horizon. The focus can get back on the game.

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks moved higher in early trading Friday as solid profits from chipmaker Intel propel gains for technology companies. Intel rose 6.5% after raising its profit forecast for the year following a solid third quarter. Fellow chipmakers, including Nvidia, also made strong gains. Communications companies and banks also rose. Amazon dropped after

BEIRUT — The Latest on anti-government protests in Lebanon (all times local): 5:35 p.m. The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah has called on his supporters to leave anti-government protests to avoid friction and seek dialogue instead. Hassan Nasrallah spoke Friday shortly after his supporters clashed with protesters in central Beirut, rejecting that demonstrators equate him

BAGHDAD — The Latest on developments in Iraq as more anti-government protests erupt in Baghdad (all times local): 8:10 p.m. Iraqi security officials say at least 23 people have been killed in protests in Baghdad and across provinces in the country’s Shiite-dominated south. The officials say the dead include eight protesters who were killed in

BRUSSELS — Pentagon chief Mark Esper says the United States is considering sending American troops and armored vehicles to help protect oil fields in northeastern Syria controlled by U.S.-allied Syrian Kurds. Esper says at a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels that the U.S. wants to ensure that Islamic State militants don’t get access