Новости за 14.08.2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon spokesman says the two U.S. soldiers killed Sunday in Iraq were casualties of a U.S. artillery “mishap.” The spokesman, Army Col. Rob Manning, said an Army artillery unit was firing on an Islamic State mortar position “when a mishap occurred.” He said there is no indication that IS played a […]

CHICAGO (AP) — From defiant lawsuits to reversing policies, U.S. cities and counties are zeroing in on their immigration rules to avoid losing millions in public safety dollars that the White House has threatened to withhold amid a high-stakes clash over sanctuary policies. President Donald Trump has made it a top priority to revoke federal […]

The bongs of the iconic bell will be stopped after chiming noon on Aug. 21 to protect workers during a 29-million-pound ($38 million) repair project.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police in Pakistan say a roadside bomb has killed six paramilitary troops and wounded another two. Police officer Naeem Gul Tareen said the bomb exploded Monday when a Frontier Corps patrol was passing by in the southwestern province of Baluchistan. No one immediately claimed the attack. The province is home to a […]

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Western & Southern Open, which he has won seven times. Tournament officials announced Federer’s withdrawal on Monday, the first full day of matches at the event in Cincinnati. The 19-time major champion says he “tweaked” his back last week at the Rogers Cup, […]

KASILOF, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say a 23-year-old Kenai Peninsula man made fake 911 calls to divert officers as they pursued his pickup truck and tried to arrest him. Clayton Nelson of Kasilof (kah-SEE-lawf) is charged with felony eluding, reckless driving, assault and terroristic threatening. He’s also charged with driving with a revoked […]

In “The Smell Detectives: An Olfactory History of Nineteenth-Century Urban America,” Melanie A. Kiechle follows those who tried to make sense of rapid growth of cities and what that did to public health.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock matched its homicide total from all of last year when the body of a man was found near a highway hours after shots were reported nearby. A passerby reported Monday there was a body just off a frontage road near Interstate 30. Police spokesman Lt. Steve McClanahan said […]

A look at Cougs in the NFL, and a shout out to Nate DeRider, a walk-on linebacker who, as of Friday night, is officially on scholarship.

AUBURN, Maine — Emergency responders say a malfunction in a fire-suppression system at a Maine airport filled a building with foam and briefly trapped four people inside. The Sun Journal (http://bit.ly/2vVb4qn ) reports firefighters responding to the Lufthansa hanger at Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport on Monday morning walked into a wall of foam higher than their […]

MERCER, Pa. (AP) — Two former nurses at a Pennsylvania prison have pleaded no contest to reckless endangerment for removing an inmate’s oxygen supply without a doctor’s order in 2016. Tammy Barrett, of Utica, and Kristina Lutgen, of Grove City, face up to two years in prison when they are sentenced as part of their […]

One officer was injured in the attack and was treated at a hospital before he was released.

NEW YORK (AP) — Target said Monday it is buying a delivery logistics company to help it offer same-day delivery service to in-store shoppers. Software made by San Francisco-based Grand Junction connects retailers with about 700 delivery companies around the country that pick up items from stores or distribution centers and take them to customers. […]

ATLANTA (AP) — A representative for Ric Flair says the pro wrestling legend has been hospitalized and is dealing with some “tough medical issues.” Melinda Morris Zanoni confirmed a report on Saturday that the 68-year-old Flair had been hospitalized, and stated he was admitted for routine monitoring. Zanoni provided an update early Monday, asking for […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The FBI has arrested a 23-year-old man who authorities say attempted to detonate what he believed was an explosives-laden van outside an Oklahoma bank. Officials say Jerry Drake Varnell of Sayre, Oklahoma, was arrested Saturday in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb in Oklahoma City. A federal complaint […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Four Greenpeace activists accused of unfurling a banner from Trump Tower in Chicago last month to protest the president’s stance on global warming have pleaded not guilty to felony charges. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office says the four entered the pleas Friday to two counts each of felony criminal damage to […]

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man pulled a gun on a martial arts instructor at a church during an argument over using firearms for self-defense. A Port St. Lucie police report says martial arts instructor Christopher Lasala was at Grace Christian Academy on Sunday discussing with parents an afterschool class […]

The White House maintains that Congress will begin considering a detailed tax overhaul after the August recess, with final passage in November. Here are questions about taxes that will be decided in the coming months.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An unarmed Iranian drone shadowed a U.S. aircraft carrier at night and came close enough to F-18 fighter jets to put the lives of American pilots at risk, the Navy said Tuesday, reporting the second such tense encounter within a week. The Iranian Sadegh drone flew without any warning […]

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people Sunday from a 22-foot recreational boat that ran aground near Neah Bay on the Olympic Peninsula. The Coast Guard received a distress call about 7 p.m. from a man and woman who were stuck on the boat. A boat crew, a ground crew and a helicopter crew from […]

LONDON (AP) — Five versions of a Vincent van Gogh masterpiece are being reunited for the first time in a “virtual exhibition.” Van Gogh painted his “Sunflowers” series in the south of France in 1888 and 1889. Five versions of work reside in five different museums on three continents. On Monday they will all be […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A prominent white nationalist website that promoted a Virginia rally that ended in deadly violence Saturday is losing its internet domain host. GoDaddy tweeted late Sunday night that it has given the Daily Stormer 24 hours to move its domain to another provider because the site has violated GoDaddy’s terms of […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A British cybersecurity researcher credited with helping curb a recent worldwide ransomware attack is expected in court to hear federal charges accusing him of creating malicious software to steal banking information in 2014. Marcus Hutchins could enter a plea during Monday’s hearing in Wisconsin federal court. Prosecutors have charged him and an […]

COSBY, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy has fatally shot a man he was pursuing after the man confronted him with a weapon. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says in a statement that the shooting occurred Sunday evening in Cosby after the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a […]

HELSINKI (AP) — Police in Denmark have intensified their hunt for a missing Swedish journalist who allegedly disembarked from an amateur-built submarine a day before the vessel sunk. Copenhagen police continued their search Monday on land and at sea for 30-year-old freelance journalist Kim Wall. The search also will cover parts of Swedish territorial waters. […]