Новости за 03.07.2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia are working to get high-level diplomatic talks back on track that were canceled after the U.S. imposed new sanctions on Moscow. Undersecretary of State Thomas Shannon met Monday with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in Washington. The State Department says they discussed President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with […]

The company unveiled the reorganization of its commercial and consumer sales in an email to staff Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sexism in Silicon Valley has been an open secret for years. What’s changing: A growing number of women are coming forward with personal stories of sexual harassment and discrimination, prompting apologies, resignations and plenty of hand-wringing. It’s too soon to tell whether the incidents will lead to meaningful, long-term change. But […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A defense lawyer says an Alabama man charged with terrorism-related activity is being held “illegally and unconstitutionally” without bond in a county jail. Prosecutors dispute that, saying 22-year-old Aziz Sayyed is dangerous and must remain behind bars with no bond. They say he admitted planning and discussions about planting explosives in […]

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts State Police say a crash that injured 10 pedestrians near Boston’s airport does not appear to be an intentional act. A police official said the crash is believed to be a case of “operator error” in which the driver stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake. The person was […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China’s U.N. ambassador is warning that further escalation of tensions with North Korea risks getting out of control “and the consequences would be disastrous.” Liu Jieyi told a news conference Monday that China hopes key nations will be “more forthcoming” and support its three-part proposal to de-escalate tensions by reviving negotiations […]

U.S. stocks rose Monday as banks continued to climb along with interest rates, and energy companies rallied again with oil prices. Better-than-expected auto sales and a strong report on U.S. factories also boosted stocks. On Monday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 5.61 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,429.02. The Dow Jones industrial average […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A company that owns 10 Jimmy John’s sandwich shops in the Twin Cities was within its rights to fire six union workers who circulated posters critical of the company’s sick-leave policy, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a three-judge appeals panel, which had […]

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University officials worked with utilities lobbyists for weeks to draft a law uprooting the state’s renewable energy research center, giving the industry cover to avoid allegations of a “power grab,” newly released emails show. Iowa State announced in March that it would support transferring the 27-year-old Iowa Energy […]

ROME (AP) — Paolo Villaggio, a comic actor whose invented workplace characters interpreted Italians’ foibles, died Monday in Rome at 84. His children said Villaggio had been debilitated by complications of diabetes for some time. Widely popular in Italy, Villaggio expressed his comic qualities through slapstick, satire and irony. Fellow comic actor Roberto Benigni says […]

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — To release an Oregon silverspot butterfly caterpillar, biologist Anne Walker takes it out of a little Tupperware container and sets it gently on its preferred food, the spade-shaped leaves of the early blue violet. It’s not as precarious as it sounds. “They’re very adapted to their environment,” said Walker, a biologist […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A groom donned a bud of marijuana in his coat pocket as he and his bride said “I do” inside a Las Vegas facility growing the drug that’s newly legal to buy. Anna Balfe-Taylor says she had to think about it when Mark Balfe-Taylor asked her to marry him inside the […]

TUCKER, Ga. (AP) — The reward has grown to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever buried a dog up to her nose in the ground near Atlanta. The canine later died. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced the reward increase on Monday. Last month, Eric Purdue found and […]

GUTHRIE, Okla. (AP) — The family of a slain sheriff’s deputy in central Oklahoma has spoken out about their loss and announced their support in seeking the death penalty for the man accused of killing him. The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/2t9mK6s ) reports that 40-year-old David James Wade was shot while serving an eviction notice in Mulhall […]

Rumer Willis is celebrating six months of being sober. The daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore says on Instagram that she’s “never been more proud” of herself after what she calls “the long journey.” Rumer Willis guest starred in four episodes of Fox’s “Empire” earlier this year. She’s also known for winning Season 20 […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged in a mass shooting plot in downtown Milwaukee say their client refused to participate when urged by FBI informants they say harassed him for months. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2tBoKp9 ) reports that lawyers for 25-year-old Samy Mohamed Hamzeh claim entrapment in the case and have asked […]

BRYN MAWR, Pa. (AP) — A man who bought a tiny dilapidated house next to his childhood home learned during renovations that the eyesore was actually a 300-year-old log cabin, making it among the oldest surviving houses in Pennsylvania. Jude Plum tells The Philadelphia Inquirer (http://bit.ly/2tiiqAn ) he bought the house in Bryn Mawr out […]

PHILLIPS, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of the six people who were killed when their Cessna airplane crashed in northern Wisconsin. The accident happened Saturday near the town of Phillips. The Price County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified the victims as 70-year-old Kevin James King, 56-year-old Thomas DeMauro, 21-year-old Kyle DeMauro, 63-year-old […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Rolando Arriaza has visited hospitals, morgues and even the harsh, mesquite-covered terrain in South Texas that his brother trekked nearly two years ago after illegally crossing into the U.S. — all as part of an ongoing effort to find his sibling’s remains and bring his family closure. “You want to know if […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Catcher Miguel Montero has been acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Cubs, six days after he blamed Chicago pitcher Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases in a 6-1 loss to Washington. Toronto said Monday it acquired the two-time All-Star and cash for a player to be named or […]

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into an apparent natural gas explosion that destroyed a Pennsylvania home and killed a utility worker. The UGI Utilities worker was checking out a reported gas odor when the house in Manor Township, near Lancaster, exploded about 12:15 p.m. Sunday. Homeowner Jeannine […]

DETROIT (AP) — Honda says its June U.S. sales rose just over 1 percent, bucking expectations that industry sales will drop for the month. Industry analysts expect U.S. auto sales to fall from 2 percent to 4 percent in June, the sixth straight month of sales declines. Analysts also expect sales to fall for the […]

PARIS (AP) — France, Germany and the European Union pledged more money Monday for Libya’s coast guard and more support for Italy to cope with a surge of migrant arrivals from Africa. The U.N. refugee agency, meanwhile, reported that more and more people lured to Libya with the hope of finding jobs there end up […]

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie is defending his use of a beach closed to the public during New Jersey’s government shutdown, saying he had previously announced his vacation plans and the media had simply “caught a politician keeping his word.” The Republican governor was photographed Sunday by NJ.com at Island Beach State Park […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A SpaceX Dragon capsule that brought supplies to the International Space Station has splashed down as planned in the Pacific Ocean. SpaceX announced on Twitter that the Dragon hit the water off the California coast shortly after 5 a.m. Monday. After being released by the space station’s robotic arm, the capsule […]