Новости за 27.07.2017

USC linebacker Cameron Smith on Browning: "I love watching him play. He has some of the best instincts out there. Watching him sling the rock is always impressive."

NEW YORK (AP) — Showtime has elected to air a cartoon series about the Donald Trump White House. The 10 half-hours of what Showtime calls a workplace comedy will be executive produced by Stephen Colbert for premiere this fall. No date was specified. Showtime says the series, so far untitled, will satirically deconstruct life in […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The wife of a Florida Democratic state prosecutor says she is getting divorced — in part because she supports President Donald Trump and he doesn’t. Lynn Aronberg said in a press release Thursday that she is “amicably” divorcing Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg. Lynn Aronberg says she […]

MARION, N.C. (AP) — Having brought a rugged, six-day North Carolina manhunt to an end, authorities are now desperately searching for the missing owner of the stolen truck the captured fugitive was driving. Investigators aren’t sure how Phillip Michael Stroupe II spent his time since he stole a mountain bike at gunpoint Saturday and pedaled […]

The Alaska Dispatch News reported Thursday that the chief called Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and complained that Murkowski’s vote against proceeding on legislation to repeal “Obamacare” had put Alaska’s future with the administration in jeopardy.

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court in New York City is getting conflicting advice from the government over whether a civil rights law covers sexual orientation. The Department of Justice weighed in Wednesday, telling the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sexual orientation is not covered by Title VII of the 1964 Civil […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Rust Belt state that built a manufacturing legacy through assembly-line jobs will have to quickly transition to a more highly skilled workforce now that Foxconn has selected Wisconsin as the site of its coveted U.S. electronics plant. “This will not be your grandfather’s factory,” said Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utes may have a new No. 1 receiver after former Oregon wideout Darren Carrington transferred to Utah. The university confirmed Thursday that the senior is in Salt Lake City and will join the team but is not immediately able to be with the Utes on the field. Coach Kyle […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — After roughly three months of closed-door talks, the Trump administration and Republican congressional leaders appear to have made little concrete progress on a plan to overhaul the tax code and lower business and personal rates. A joint statement released Thursday offered fewer details than the guidelines the White House had released in […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Jamaican man accused of masterminding a lottery scam that defrauded dozens of mostly elderly Americans out of millions of dollars has pleaded guilty to conspiracy. Twenty-eight-year-old Lavrick Willocks reached a deal with federal prosecutors in North Dakota and appeared in court Thursday to enter his plea. Prosecutors dropped 65 counts […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Actor Patrick Dempsey is working on his boxing skills this summer in his native Maine. Dempsey played the role of Dr. McDreamy on the ABC drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” He has been training in the ring since June with firefighter Jason Quirk, who’s also a professional boxer. Quirk tells the Portland Press […]

BOSTON (AP) — A new Massachusetts law signed Thursday by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker assures that women won’t be forced to choose between a healthy pregnancy and keeping their jobs, according to advocates for working women. The measure approved by the Legislature requires employers to offer “reasonable accommodations” to pregnant workers and makes it illegal […]

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A group hoping to stop the demolition of a 101-year-old New Jersey high school building known as The Castle on the Hill is asking a court to halt the teardown. NJ.com reports a federal lawsuit was filed Tuesday seeking an injunction to stop demolition, which began this month. The Camden High […]

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The trucking company linked to the recent deadly human smuggling case in Texas had promoted itself as an American success: a family firm whose hard-working drivers helped keep the U.S. economy running. But behind that image was a cutthroat business that flouted federal laws for years, yet managed to stay […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting rid of the Affordable Care Act’s highly unpopular penalty for not having health insurance could backfire on Republicans, prompting significant premium increases if it were actually to pass. One of the main reasons GOP lawmakers have given in their quest to overturn “Obamacare” is that they want to lower premiums for […]

Amazon.com’s second-quarter revenue surpassed Wall Street expectations, but its earnings fell short of analysts’ hopes.

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a driver going the wrong way caused a collision that killed three people on a Southern California freeway. The California Highway Patrol says the two-car crash happened late Wednesday on southbound U.S. 101 in Ventura northwest of Los Angeles. The Ventura Fire Department says both cars were mangled. One […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drought conditions are getting worse in several states, and extreme heat and weeks with little rain have begun to stress corn, soybeans, wheat and livestock in some areas. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says nearly 11 percent of the continental United States is […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Trump administration is reopening the public comment period on a review of national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it’ll formally reopen public comments on the federal Department of Commerce review that began June 26. The agency says the level of public interest […]

WYOMING, Mich. (AP) — Court records show the body of a 6-month-old western Michigan boy had already started to decompose by the time his mother took him to a hospital after finding him unresponsive in her sweltering home. MLive.com and WOOD-TV report that the temperature in Lovily Johnson’s Wyoming apartment was about 90 degrees Fahrenheit […]

CARACAS, Venezuela  — An AP tally of official reports shows that the death toll in nearly 4 months of civil unrest in Venezuela has reached 100. The country’s chief prosecutor reported Thursday via Twitter that a 16-year-old died at a protest in the capital overnight and a 23-year-old man was slain in a demonstration in […]

LAS VEGAS  — Police say a 4-year-old Las Vegas boy is dead after his father restrained him and his mother with zip ties and stabbed them both repeatedly before killing himself. Las Vegas police say the rampage started after the man forced his way into his estranged girlfriend’s home Wednesday night. Police say the suspect […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution encouraging Greek and Turkish Cypriots “to sustain their commitment” to reunifying the divided Mediterranean island following the collapse of talks earlier this month. The council welcomed progress made by leaders of the two communities and urged them to focus their efforts on […]

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s transport minister says that what authorities consider illegal software has been found in a Porsche diesel model, and they will order a recall of the cars. Alexander Dobrindt said Thursday that the model affected is a Cayenne 3-liter TDI that is still in production. He said that authorities will order an […]

LONDON (AP) — Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, poet Kate Tempest and grime artist Stormzy are among a dozen finalists for the prestigious Mercury Prize , recognizing the British or Irish album of the year. Sheeran’s global hit “Divide,” Tempest’s witty and hard-hitting “Let Them Eat Chaos” and Stormzy’s “Gang Signs and Prayers” are among front-runners for […]