Новости за 11.08.2016

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled to Hollywood to enlist its star power in the United Nation's ambitious campaign to end poverty, tackle climate change and promote a fairer, more humane world.

SYDNEY (AP) — Sydney's iconic Opera House will undergo a sweeping, multimillion-dollar makeover, including a long-awaited upgrade to its much-maligned acoustics, officials said Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Disney Parks says the famed Main Street Electrical Parade will end its run at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom park in October.

LONDON (AP) — Detectives are investigating allegations that a British player at the Wimbledon tennis tournament was poisoned, after she fell ill with a bacterial infection that can be spread through rat urine, London's Metropolitan Police said Thursday.

Michael Running Shield, 37, Minneapolis, died Aug. 9, 2016, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Oster Funeral Home, Mobridge, S.D.

Ann Bosworth, 85, Bismarck, passed away Aug. 8, 2016, surrounded by her family, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Bismarck, with…

Donald W. Helm, son of Fred G. and Bertha (Springer) Helm, was born Aug. 20, 1935, at Lincoln Valley. He died at Sanford Sunset Care Center in Mandan after a 4 1/2 year struggle with prostate cancer and was welcomed…

Justice H.F. Sparky Gierke III, 73, Bismarck, died Aug. 7, 2016, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with the Rev. Darrel Aleson…

Luella Asleson, 93, Williston, 2 p.m., First Lutheran Church, Williston. (Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston)

FARGO — Leona Johnson, 89; Charles Sortland, 86.

Clarence L. Wiest, 59, rural Timber Lake, S.D., died Aug. 9, 2016, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck. Arrangements are pending with Oster Funeral Home, Mobridge, S.D.

DICKINSON — Roger V. Anderson, Dickinson, died Aug. 10, 2016, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck. Arrangements are pending with Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson.

Keith Berwick, 61, Bainville, Mont., died Aug. 9, 2016, at Trinity Hospital, Minot. Arrangements are pending with Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Forget the snarling traffic and unexpected rainstorms. Foreign spectators and athletes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro have something else to get used to: The boisterous booing and sometimes thunderous taunts of Brazilian fans…

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The start of production on the new "Star Trek" TV series is a month away and the debut date isn't until next January, but the effort to build fan interest is already in motion —…

NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes it's important to take a break from the pool.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Fabian Cancellara couldn't imagine competing at the highest level of cycling another eight years, which is how long it would take him to match American rider Kristin Armstrong's longevity.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic boxing is bloody again.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Martin Kaymer is tired of talking about the golfers who aren't at the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It's dynasty time on the opening two days of track and field at the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Majlinda Kelmendi stood on the podium with a wide smile on her face.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When rugby sevens was added to the Olympic program for Rio seven years ago, there was an almost instant clamor for gold in Fiji.

The poll is the first since Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton officially became the Republican and Democratic nominees.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Katie Ledecky was the fastest swimmer in the pool, and she brought her American teammates along for the ride.