Новости за 20.08.2016

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC set up Friday as duel night between the United States and Jamaica in the sprint relays, and what started out well ended up in heartbreak for the Americans.

A 15-year-old boy died at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center hours after he reportedly tried to kill himself on Monday night at the Children’s Farm Home, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A court on Friday halted the execution of a Texas man who was scheduled to die for a fatal 1996 robbery in which he wasn't the person who pulled the trigger.

PHOENIX (AP) — The longtime sheriff of the metropolitan Phoenix area is facing his toughest political race ever to try to keep his job, with top aides under investigation for misconduct and the lawman himself facing possible criminal charges for…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska legislative leaders opted Friday to give an embattled state senator yet another chance to defend himself amid growing pressure to remove him from office for performing a sex act online using a state computer.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Day 15 of the Rio Games features medal action in track and field, soccer, basketball, golf, boxing, volleyball and more. Here are some things to watch (all times local):

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler isn't giving Disney World a thumbs-up for digitally altering his hand in a video that plays at an attraction featuring the band.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys working to keep a measure to raise Missouri's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax to benefit early childhood education on the Nov. 8 ballot attempted to fend off three lawsuits filed against the proposal during a Friday…

CENTRALIA, Wash. (AP) — A spooked horse ran through a crowd injuring five people, including at least one child, at a Washington state fair.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — US — which needed a rerun to qualify for the final— wins Olympic 4x100 women's relay over Jamaica.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The actor who voices the talking tree in "Guardians of the Galaxy" let it slip that his Marvel superhero team will sprout up in "Avengers: Infinity War."

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a message on World Humanitarian Day that a record 130 million people depend on assistance to survive, a staggering number that would comprise the tenth most populous nation on earth.

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — Cottage Grove Street in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park will be renamed Jackie Wilson Lane after the late soul-singing legend.

DETROIT (AP) — A festival on Detroit's Belle Isle is taking place in celebration of National Honey Bee Day.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West fans waited in line overnight in lower Manhattan on Friday for the chance to buy pieces from a new clothing line centered on the rapper-turned-fashion mogul's latest album.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The utopic communities envisioned by a wealthy Mormon businessman near religious landmarks in Utah and Vermont would feature small homes clustered around community gardens and focus on walkability to reduce the need for cars.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated right-hander Bud Norris from the 15-day disabled list in time to start Friday night against Cincinnati.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — European Olympic head Patrick Hickey of Ireland is spending the closing days of the Rio Games in a prison after his arrest in a ticket-scalping scandal, authorities said Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Gone was the all-offense, all-action play that turned the last two gold-medal games into classics.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Doug Burgum still has to woo voters before Election Day — but a least he's got the girl.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian authorities return American swimmer James Feigen's passport, say he can leave the country after robbery debacle.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The University of North Dakota is looking for ways to save money in its athletic department, and it could include a change in conference affiliation.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Jeff King, a four-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, is changing political teams when it comes to Alaska's U.S. Senate race, pulling his endorsement of Republican incumbent Lisa Murkowski and backing independent candidate…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Inbee Park was in the 16th fairway, only 50 yards from the hole, and couldn't imagine a worse spot to be.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have won the Jimmy Vesey sweepstakes.