Новости за 29.08.2017

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — More than 100 faculty at Dartmouth College have condemned a statement by its president distancing the institution from comments by a professor who specializes in the anti-fascism movement. Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” has explained the movement in television interviews, saying many recognize self-defense is a legitimate response […]

Americans must come together during a natural disaster and help our neighbors in the next town or the next time zone.

North Korea’s latest missile launch jolted the U.S. stock market Tuesday, but major indexes pulled back from those early losses and mostly finished higher as the weakening dollar gave technology and industrial companies a boost. On Tuesday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index inched up 2.06 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,446.30. The Dow Jones […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Crystals, shapes and knee-high socks. Some players at this year’s U.S. Open are making daring fashion choices that scream everything from shimmering sophistication to retro dorky. And in the age of social media, the reaction — good and bad — can come in as fast as a 120-mph serve. Take the […]

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police officers on bicycles chased down and caught a Laotian-born alleged drug smuggler who is on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s list of 10 most wanted suspects, authorities said Tuesday. Montreal police Commander Miguel Alston said Katay-Khaophone Sychanta, 35, was on a park bench preparing to smoke a marijuana joint […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s system of bayous and reservoirs was built to drain a tabletop-flat city prone to heavy rains. But its Depression-era design is no match for the stresses brought by explosive development and ever-wetter storms. Nearly any city would be overwhelmed by the more than 4 feet of rain that Hurricane Harvey has […]

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Sen. Bob Corker says he doesn’t believe he has lost support in Tennessee over his criticism of President Donald Trump’s response to a deadly white nationalist protest. Corker earlier this month questioned whether Trump had the “stability” and “competence” to become a successful president after the president said both sides […]

YORK, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the crash deaths of two teenagers who had been drinking at her home has been sentenced to 2½ to six years in prison. Forty-six-year-old Jodie Tierney was sentenced Tuesday in York County Court. She was also convicted in July of child endangerment, corruption […]

A tweet answered the biggest question in the AFC North — in fewer than 100 characters, no less. “Informed the team I am looking forward to my 14th season,” Ben Roethlisberger told the Twitterverse in April. “Steeler Nation will get my absolute best.” With that, the division’s pecking order was established. It’s the Steelers and […]

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Joe Haden’s bounce-back season might not happen with the Browns. The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback, who has been limited by injuries the past two years, is reportedly being shopped and Cleveland coach Hue Jackson did nothing to clarify Haden’s future. Following Tuesday’s practice, Jackson did not deny a CBSSports.com report that […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An American Indian tribe whose reservation accounts for a fifth of North Dakota’s oil production has imposed a higher tax rate for drillers, a move the governor and the state tax commissioner believes is improper and industry officials fear may slash production. The Three Affiliated Tribes this month notified the more […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — A white policeman who fatally shot an unarmed black driver in a Cleveland suburb won’t face charges. A grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict Euclid (YOO’-klid) Officer Matthew Rhodes after hearing evidence from prosecutors with the state attorney general’s office. Authorities say Rhodes shot Luke Stewart three times after a struggle […]

HOUSTON (AP) — The University of Houston has postponed its football game at Texas-San Antonio on Saturday as the city deals with catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Harvey. The Cougars have been in Austin practicing since Friday, but decided that this week was not the time to play a game. “The epic disaster that continues to […]

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — A career firefighter who has spent 17 years in Henderson is being named the city’s fire chief. City Manager Bob Murnane said Tuesday that he’s promoting Shawn White to replace Chief Matthew Morris, a 21-year department veteran who is leaving to become fire chief of the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority […]

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The largest container ship ever to reach the U.S. has docked in Virginia. The French-owned CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Norfolk on Monday from Asia after setting another record as the largest ship ever to traverse the newly expanded Panama Canal. At 1,200-feet, the vessel is longer than the new […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Georgia say a man charged in connection with the beating of a black man during violent clashes in Charlottesville the day of a white nationalist rally has been arrested. A spokesman for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday 33-year-old Alex Michael Ramos turned himself in Monday evening. Ramos […]

FOUNTAIN, Fla. (AP) — A 76-year-old woman was killed by a pit bull after agreeing to watch her daughter and son-in-law’s dogs while they were out of town. WJHG TV reports that Alicia Malagon was found unresponsive in a large pool of blood on Saturday in the kitchen of her daughter’s home in Fountain, in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is imposing sanctions on an Islamic State group official the U.S. says has served as a top financing chief for the extremist group. The Treasury Department says Salim Mustafa Muhammad al-Mansur has raised money for the cause since 2009, when he was a commander for the al-Qaida affiliate in […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The second-highest ranking official in the Florida Highway Patrol is resigning amid an ongoing review into whether troopers were being ordered to meet traffic ticket quotas. Lt. Col. Michael Thomas resigned Monday after it was discovered he sent an email in late May that encouraged troopers to write two tickets an […]

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A defense attorney for the driver in a Tennessee school bus crash that killed six elementary school students in November says the bus driver swerved to avoid a collision with a second vehicle. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports 25-year-old Johnthony Walker’s lawyer Amanda Dunn filed a motion Friday citing video […]

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The American journalist shot dead in South Sudan over the weekend had entered the country illegally with rebels, the army said Tuesday. There was no indication that Christopher Allen, 26, was a journalist, said army spokesman Lul Ruai Koang, who warned that journalists will not be protected if they come […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An al-Qaida suspect linked to a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist has pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges. A lawyer for 52-year-old Ali Charaf Damache, of Algeria, says his client appeared in federal court Monday and pleaded not guilty to charges he was involved in a terror cell that wanted to […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — An 18-year-old Ohio man charged in connection to violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville is fighting extradition to Virginia. Daniel Borden, of suburban Cincinnati, appeared by video Tuesday and declined to waive extradition. Hamilton County Magistrate Michael Bachman set bond at $100,000 and scheduled a Sept. 29 hearing. Borden was […]

CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of operating a drug-smuggling tunnel in California has pleaded guilty after being arrested in May. The 35-year-old spent nearly six years in a Mexico prison for gun trafficking before being arrested in the U.S. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/2wPrvFl ) Monday that Habib Mujica pleaded guilty to […]

Authorities said the man raised a rifle at deputies before he was shot. Officers were responding to a domestic-violence call.