Новости за 01.07.2017

Forecasters say Utah, Arizona and other parts of the Southwest could face more big wildfires this summer and fall, while hot and dry weather has also put the northern Great Plains at risk. The National Interagency Fire Center’s four-month outlook released Saturday shows elevated danger of significant fires in parts of Arizona, California, Nevada and […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock mayor says nightclub where 28 were injured when gunfire erupted will be shut down.

DONNELLY, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say the bodies of four people have been found following a cabin fire in west-central Idaho. The Valley County Sheriff’s Office says emergency crews responded to the cabin near Tamarack Resort at about 10 p.m. Friday. Officials haven’t released the names of those found dead. Officials say 46-year-old William Smith […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The roster of American musicians was impressive: Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Booker T. and the MGs. They arrived in Europe in the summer of 1967, bringing with them the powerful, soulful Memphis Sound. Ahead was a tour with stops in London, Paris and elsewhere. These artists from the […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators took care of an area of concern Saturday, signing center Nick Bonino away from the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins with a $16.4 million, four-year contract. Bonino was a key player for the Penguins during the past two postseasons, contributing a total of 25 points to help them […]

The compromise would exempt students — temporarily — from passing biology exams to earn a diploma. It also would provide alternative options for high-school students who fail any of the three required tests.

NEW YORK (AP) — Two of the most prized items of Babe Ruth memorabilia — both owned by actor Charlie Sheen — sold for more than $2 million each at auction. Ruth’s 1927 World Series ring had a winning bid of $2,093,927 at the first Lelands.com Invitational Auction. The 1919 contract of Ruth’s sale from […]

Police said witnesses told them that two cars had been driving through the area while their passengers had possibly been firing shots at each other. The woman was a passenger in one of the cars, police said.

The Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins will look a lot different when they go for a three-peat next season. The Penguins signed defenseman Matt Hunwick and goaltender Antti Niemi and lost defensemen Trevor Daley and Ron Hainsey and center Nick Bonino on the first day of free agency on Saturday. Hunwick got a three-year deal […]

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The widow of a gunman who wounded a congressman and four others in a shooting at a congressional baseball practice says she often wonders if she could have done more to prevent her husband’s attack. Suzanne Hodgkinson, of Belleville, Illinois, told The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/2syIe9l ) she feels guilty that […]

SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A young giraffe that died at a Pennsylvania zoo last month suffered a broken neck after it leaned into an adjoining stall and was injured by his father, authorities said. The blow over Memorial Day weekend at the Lehigh Valley Zoo left Ernie with its neck between the bars of a […]

HELENA, Okla. (AP) — An earthquake has shaken part of northwestern Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 6:50 a.m. Saturday more than 10 miles (16 kilometers) northeast of Helena in Alfalfa County. The earthquake was recorded at a depth of about 3 miles (5 kilometers). No damage or […]

Justin Smoak’s opposite-field drive dropped over the left-field wall in Toronto, and an eye-popping record had been set: Batters reached a home run mark for a month, shattering the syringe-fueled high of the Steroids Era. Hitters went deep 1,101 times in June, topping the 1,069 of May 2000, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. “Global […]

Jamal Crawford's Pro-Am league is back with a new name...and free admission.

LONDON (AP) — Write off Roger Federer at your own peril. The guy’s been considered done by some folks at various times over the years, whether because of age or a bad back or a bum knee or a — gasp! — 4½-season drought without a Grand Slam title. And yet here he is, about […]

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s military on Saturday dismissed allegations of abuse against hundreds of Syrian detainees in a security sweep at a refugee settlement, saying the mass detentions were necessary to combat terrorism. The military official said the detention of 355 Syrians “is not a directed aggression against anyone,” and that not all would be […]

HOONAH, Alaska (AP) — Quick action from an 11-year-old boy saved a fishing party from a charging brown bear, Alaska State Troopers said. Elliot Clark was walking through the woods near Game Creek last week with his three family members and three dogs when the bear came out and charged them, The Juneau Empire reported […]

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man who authorities say had downloaded child pornography while at a Vicksburg casino has been ordered to spend a decade behind bars. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says 67-year-old Russell Haley pleaded guilty Friday in a circuit court to one count of child exploitation. Haley received a 40-year sentence, […]

WEST BARNET, Vt. (AP) — Late singer and songwriter Warren Zevon’s heroes were writers and classical musicians. That’s clear by the “Werewolves of London” singer’s large and eclectic library of books now for sale. The collection of nearly 1,000 books includes copies signed by authors with personal notes to Zevon. Among the books are collections […]

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump escalated an intensely personal feud with two high-profile talk show hosts Saturday, suggesting without evidence that their network is biased against him. The president’s stream of insults has pained politicians from both parties who have appealed to him, without apparent success, to stop the 140-character bursts of character […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Two of the Confederate Army’s best-known leaders have streets named for them in a place not normally associated with the Southern side of the Civil War — New York City. Now some elected officials are trying to undo it. They say it’s high time Stonewall Jackson Drive and General Lee Avenue […]

Crime fiction roundup: A new Quinn Colson tale from author Ace Atkins; Martin Walker’s “The Templars’ Last Secret,” and the final book from Seattle’s Larry Karp.

Vanguard’s latest “How America Saves” study showed that Americans are saving more — and at increasingly appropriate levels — although that’s mostly because employers are ramping up the savings initiatives and making it painless.

The Sawyers own a $500,000 house. To them, it’s a modest house. But to me, it’s expensive.

Understanding the P/E ratio Q: Does a low P/E ratio indicate that a stock is going to go up? A:The price-to-earnings ratio is a simple fraction, dividing a stock’s current price by a year of its earnings per share (EPS). If Sisyphus Transport Corp. (ticker: UPDWN) is trading for about $60 per share and has […]