Новости за 07.08.2016

GRANDVIEW, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities are still searching for a man who went swimming in the Mississippi River, but he's now presumed dead.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Community leaders are trying to lure an international sailing race to Lake Minnetonka.

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — It took only one "very awkward" free agent visit to NFC south rival Tampa Bay to convince defensive end Charles Johnson of what he'd known all along — he only wanted to play for the Carolina…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin isn't saying much about the prospect of opening against his former team, Southern California. New defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt isn't dropping any hints of what he really thinks about his personnel.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Linebacker Brandon Spikes is getting an opportunity to resume his NFL career after signing with the injury-depleted Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

It's summer time and the living is ... not so easy for some.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Janesville pharmacist is set be arraigned in federal court this month on charges he cheated Medicaid and Medicare out of $1 million.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Transit police in Philadelphia have helped a Colombian tourist and her children retrieve their lost passports by giving the thief a deal: no consequences for returning the bag.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anna Cruz scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Spain pulled out a 65-59 victory Sunday over Serbia in the Olympic opener for both teams.

CRATER LAKE, Ore. (AP) — Crater Lake National Park is no longer under an evacuation warning after firefighters were able keep the blaze from spreading.

MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl who went missing in Grand Teton National Park and fled when authorities tried to rescue her is in protective custody and will be reunited with her parents.

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Erick Gutierrez scored three goals early in the second half and added another late in the game to help defending Olympic champion Mexico beat Fiji 5-1 on Sunday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is seeing a surge of delicate white flowers that some people view as a nuisance and others want to photograph.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Bruised and battered but still wearing a gold medal, the first Russian champion in Rio de Janeiro seemed to mirror his country's standing at the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Beyond the rehab, Andrew Bogut would need to clear one final hurdle to play in the Olympics.

COMMERCE, Okla. (AP) — Once in a coach's lifetime does a specially gifted baseball player come along.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The United States was seconds away from the biggest upset of the Olympic rugby sevens tournament before Emma Tonegato and Chloe Dalton combined to earn Australia a 12-12 draw Sunday in a dramatic end to…

HARRISBURG, Ark. (AP) — With a population of about 2,300 people, Harrisburg represents just a small slice of northeast Arkansas, but Mayor Randy Mills is looking to play to his city's strengths to help grow the entire region.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- Joe McCarthy hit a solo home run in the seventh inning to give the Charlotte Stone Crabs a 2-1 win over the Fort Myers Miracle on Sunday.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Leonard Williams wants to chill out a lot more this season.

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — Muskogee's War Memorial Park can now properly display the bell of America's most famous World War II submarine — the USS Batfish.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of two skydivers who died plummeting into a Northern California vineyard was 18 and jumping for the first time, and his family was there watching when he hit the ground, the owner of the skydiving…

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Fans of the long-running BBC sci-fi television series "Doctor Who" will get the chance to see a full-size replica of the show's time machine and spacecraft, the TARDIS, up close thanks to local artist Zack…

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