Новости за 04.06.2017

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A Mexican national suspected in a 1989 slaying in Colorado can be put on trial in the United States, even though he was acquitted of the same killing in Mexico, a U.S. judge ruled. The judge said trying Rafael “Shorty” Aguilar Garcia on a first-degree murder charge would not violate […]

Tensions are high in Portland as the city prepares for a “Free Speech” rally in the wake of the stabbing deaths of two men trying to protect a pair of girls from hate speech on a public train

PARIS (AP) — Professional tennis players at the French Open say they are not worried about competing at Wimbledon next month despite the recent attacks in Britain. “I’m sure Wimbledon’s on top of that stuff,” Britain’s Jamie Murray, the brother of No. 1-ranked Andy Murray, said Sunday after reaching the doubles quarterfinals at Roland Garros. […]

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Former Los Angeles Lakers player and ex-New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher was arrested Sunday on suspicion of drunken driving after he flipped his vehicle on a California highway, authorities said. Neither Fisher nor his passenger, girlfriend and former “Basketball Wives” reality star Gloria Govan, was injured in the […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of a Philadelphia city councilman during an attempted robbery last week. Twenty-four-year-old Shawn Yarbray was arraigned Sunday on the charge as well as aggravated assault, robbery, reckless endangering and a weapons count in the stabbing of Republican Councilman David Oh. His […]

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Opening statements are scheduled Monday in federal court in the death penalty trial of an inmate charged in a Pennsylvania federal prison guard’s death more than four years ago. Jessie Con-ui, 40, is charged in the February 2013 stabbing death of corrections officer Eric Williams at the Canaan federal prison in […]

CHICAGO (AP) — If you’re being treated for cancer, speak up about any side effects. A study that had patients use home computers to report symptoms like nausea and fatigue surprisingly improved survival — by almost half a year, longer than many new cancer drugs do. The online tool was intended as a quick and […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Mark Twain once said his large Connecticut home was “combination Mississippi River steamboat and cuckoo clock.” That’s not exactly how Pieter Roos views the historic Gothic-style home today. For the new executive director of the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, it’s “the primary public steward” of the legendary author […]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Crews have removed an American Airlines plane from the mud after it veered off a runway at San Antonio International Airport. American spokeswoman Alexis Aran Coello (uh-RAN’ KWAY’-oh) said Sunday that investigators are trying to determine what prompted the pilot of Flight 2214 to abort takeoff and slide off the runway […]

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — In one of the largest beach repair projects in U.S. history, the federal government has begun dumping so much sand on a stretch of the New Jersey shore that it could fill a football stadium more than five times over. Yet even this $128 million project isn’t enough to repair […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The mayor of the District of Columbia says she’ll continue to follow the guidelines of the Paris climate change accord despite President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the pact. In a statement, the city says that on Monday, Mayor Muriel Bowser will sign an order reaffirming the city’s […]

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey convenience store called Dawa has agreed to change its name after a lawsuit from Wawa, according to recently filed court documents. The stores agreed that the Paterson-based store would change its name, though the filing doesn’t specify what it will be called, according to a proposed order filed […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 7-year-old girl who was critically injured in a shooting last week that killed three other people, including her parents, has died. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2rTvUVx ) reports Deniya Irving died Saturday from injuries she received in Thursday’s shooting in St. Louis. Deniya’s parents — 24-year-old Jessica Garth and her […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of people are expected to gather in Portland, Oregon, for competing rallies following the fatal stabbing of two men on a light-rail train by a man police say was shouting anti-Muslim slurs. A pro-Donald Trump free speech rally had been previously planned for Sunday afternoon by a conservative group. The […]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — More than two decades after it was discovered at the bottom of Lake Champlain, a Revolutionary War gunboat may see the light of day under a museum plan to raise, preserve and put the vessel on display. The Spitfire, a 54-foot boat that’s part of a fleet built by Benedict Arnold […]

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — After spending time in Switzerland studying and hiking in the Alps, Dartmouth assistant professor Emily Whiting wanted to relive those climbs back home. Upon her return to the United States, she and a group of colleagues contemplated how they might recreate the climbs indoors. Using 3-D modeling and digital fabrication, the […]

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — An elite rock climber became the first to climb alone to the top of the massive granite wall known as El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without using ropes or safety gear. Alex Honnold completed the “free solo” climb Saturday in nearly four hours, according to National Geographic, which […]

NEW YORK (AP) — In a parallel universe where utility projects finish on time and budget, at least some beleaguered passengers disrupted by planned summer repair work at Pennsylvania Station could have used Grand Central Terminal. But the latest estimates for that undertaking are that it won’t be operational until 2022, 13 years after the […]

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police say the lynching of a university student who was falsely accused of blasphemy was organized by other students from his own secular political group who viewed him as a rival and faculty members who resented his criticism of the university. The report from a police investigation into the April killing […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is nearing a settlement in a lawsuit filed by a nurse who was quarantined in 2014 after working in Sierra Leone during the deadly Ebola outbreak, according to court documents. Attorneys representing Christie said in a letter last week to District Judge James Clark that the […]

PARIS (AP) — The rain delay suited Kei Nishikori as he recovered to beat Hyeon Chung 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 0-6, 6-4 when their third-round match resumed at the French Open on Sunday. It was the first time in the Open era that two Asian men had met as late as the third round in […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby doesn’t plan to testify at his sexual assault trial, but the remarkable testimony he gave a decade ago in the accuser’s lawsuit could still prove pivotal. The woman will take the stand this week and tell her story in public for the first time. The deposition details the comedian’s sexual […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Ariana Grande is scheduled to return to the stage Sunday in Manchester, England, for a concert to raise money for victims of a suicide bombing that struck at the end of her last show nearly two weeks ago. She won’t be alone. A star-studded lineup including Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Katy Perry, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a New York plainclothes police officer was critically injured when a driver he was questioning in a gunfire investigation took off, dragging the officer more than two city blocks. A police spokesman said Officer Dalsh Veve fired his weapon as he was being dragged by the Honda Civic around […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian investigators say a drunken man shot nine people to death after an argument broke out during a festive dinner. The Investigative Committee said in a statement Sunday that a suspect has been arrested for the shootings in Redkino, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) northwest of Moscow. The statement said that survivors […]