Новости за 21.05.2017

ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan (AP) — His skull and jaw wrapped in bandages, the young Syrian refugee stared nonchalantly into a small black box at a supermarket in this sprawling, dust-swept refugee camp. The box scanned his iris to identify him, charged his account and sent him on his way. If the boy noticed U.S. […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say three people died and another was injured in an early morning fire in a Philadelphia home. The fire department says the blaze was reported about 5 a.m. Sunday in a west Philadelphia neighborhood. Arriving fire crews reported flames and smoke pouring from the home but were able to put out […]

CANNES, France (AP) — Clint Eastwood regaled the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday with stories from his long career and left open a possible return to acting. Eastwood was honored with several screenings of his films, including one marking the 25th anniversary of “Unforgiven.” In a staged conversation on Sunday, the 86-year-old director said he […]

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — American country singer Toby Keith held a concert in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on the sidelines of President Donald Trump’s first overseas visit. The concert was free and open to men only. Saudis in attendance have posted videos online of the concert showing Keith playing guitar in a duet with […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of key congressional committees pledged Sunday to proceed with aggressive investigations into Russia’s meddling into the U.S. election and any ties with the Trump campaign, saying the American people need a full airing as to why former FBI director James Comey was ousted. Comey was fired by President Donald Trump earlier […]

LONDON (AP) — Arsene Wenger’s proud record is over: Arsenal has failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years. Any hope of squeezing into the Premier League top four relied on Liverpool or Manchester City slipping up, but they both won easily on Sunday to join Chelsea and Tottenham […]

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A two-day gun battle left four insurgents and three Indian soldiers dead close to a cease-fire line dividing troubled Kashmir between longtime rivals India and Pakistan, India’s army said Sunday. Col. Rajesh Kalia, an army spokesman, said the Indian soldiers intercepted the rebels after they crossed over from the Pakistani side […]

SHORT PUMP, Va. (AP) — A Virginia woman accused of having a fake explosive device that set off a bomb scare in a grocery store parking lot says the object was a novelty alarm clock she bought at a garage sale. Daphne Page was arrested Friday after someone spotted the device in the back seat […]

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is offering assurances that the country’s current divisiveness brought on by a presidential election that “churned up some of the ugliest realities” of American life will be temporary. Biden spoke Sunday to graduates at Maine’s Colby College, urging them to resist the impulse to throw up […]

ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic is joining forces with Andre Agassi in an effort to return to No. 1. Djokovic announced Sunday that Agassi will coach him at the French Open, which starts next Sunday. “I spoke to Andre the last couple weeks on the phone, and we decided to get together in Paris,” Djokovic […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma state budget has been cut so deeply that two elementary schools in state Rep. Jason Dunnington’s district can no longer afford to pay for art teachers. A hospital is struggling after lawmakers axed a fund for uncompensated care. Beyond the cuts, the situation has also produced a political role […]

Spring chinook appear to be struggling, and state fisheries has decided to close the Snake River for sport fishing. The Technical Advisory Committee – a group of Washington and Oregon, and federal and tribal fishery officials have downgraded the Columbia adult spring chinook run to 75,000 at Bonneville Dam and 83,000 at the river mouth. […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Alien: Covenant” edged out “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2” in the weekend box-office space battle. Ridley Scott’s latest “Alien” exploit opened with $36 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Guardians” was close behind with just over $35 million in its third week of release. “You couldn’t get […]

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man is trying to explain how his car ended up in a swimming pool. Local news outlets report someone noticed the empty car submerged in the swimming pool at a Winston-Salem apartment complex. Police think it plunged in early Friday morning. Owner James Bradley Poe told police the […]

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus that has wowed crowds for 146 years with its “Greatest Show on Earth” is taking its final bow on Sunday. The circus’ last show at the Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, is sold out, and former circus performers will be in […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — With his Boston teammates clawing to stay in the NBA playoffs, Isaiah Thomas can’t do anything to help. Thomas, who turned to basketball for comfort after his sister’s recent death, has been ruled out for the rest of the postseason with a hip injury. The loss of their best player and leader […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s top diplomat says the Trump administration has expressed its “dismay” to the Turkish government about a violent confrontation between Turkish security officials and protesters outside Turkey’s embassy in Washington. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Turkey’s ambassador has met with State Department officials, and that it was made clear during that […]

RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) — A college student has startling video of a sea lion snatching a girl off a dock and yanking her into the water on Canada’s West Coast. It happened Saturday in Richmond, a Vancouver suburb. University student Michael Fujiwara tells CBC News that some people started feeding the animal breadcrumbs. In […]

CONCORD, Mass. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is dedicating its new Henry David Thoreau postage stamp at a ceremony at Walden Pond, where the 19th century American philosopher and naturalist spent two years in solitude and reflection. Writer of “Walden” and “Civil Disobedience,” Thoreau is being honored on the bicentennial year of his birth […]

Here is the latest fishing report from Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad’s Family Guide Service: What’s hot is Kokanee Fishing in Manson Bay. Also hot is Laker Fishing around the State Park. Finally hot, is fishing uplake for Cutthroat Trout. BTW, Roses Lake is a great place to spend an hour and catch a […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say gunfire that broke out on a north Philadelphia block where people were listening to music sent nine people to the hospital, two in critical condition. Police said at least 27 shots were fired shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday near what’s called the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. Several people who were injured […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A key phase of comedian Bill Cosby’s sex assault trial starts Monday when jury selection gets underway in Pittsburgh. The jury must decide if the 79-year-old actor drugged and molested a college basketball team manager in 2004. Cosby calls the encounter consensual. He hopes to clear his name and resume his career. […]

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party on Sunday kicked off a congress to re-elect President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as its chairman after last month’s referendum. Erdogan will return to lead the party he co-founded after Sunday’s extraordinary congress in Ankara, since last month’s referendum removed a constitutional requirement that presidents be neutral […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has named five new cardinals for Laos, Mali, Sweden, Spain and El Salvador. Francis, in his surprise announcement Sunday to faithful in St. Peter’s Square, said his selection reflects the universal nature of the Catholic Church. In some of the countries, like Laos and Sweden, Catholics are a minority. […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church’s most revered figures and the inspiration for Santa Claus, are headed to Moscow from an Italian church where they have lain for more than 900 years. The relics are to be displayed in Moscow’s Christ the Savior cathedral until mid-June, then moved […]