Новости за 17.05.2016

SYDNEY (AP) — Police say a teenager has been arrested after officials alleged that he had been planning to launch a terrorist attack in Sydney.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has named a career diplomat with broad experience in negotiating with rivals South Korea and the United States as its new foreign minister.

Strong. Independent. Determined.

Prayers of praise and thanks echoed in nine languages through Northlake Baptist Church Sunday, as three congregations celebrated the Pentecost.

NEW YORK (AP) — J.K. Rowling's passion for free expression is so strong it extends to someone she'd otherwise not care to discuss: Donald Trump.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 — Although people complain when their schedule gets too busy, new research suggests that being overbooked might actually be good for the brain.

BNSF Railway Monday said their efforts to double-up coal dust control efforts over the past year been successful and will help prevent environmental problems at the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals coal export dock in Longview.

BOSTON (AP) — Two Boston brothers who claimed to be inspired in part by Donald Trump's views on immigrants were sentenced to state prison after admitting they beat a homeless Mexican man because they thought he was an illegal immigrant,…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Researchers are heading out to study the effects of a Shell leak of about 88,200 gallons of oil off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico, a scientist said on Monday.

It’s not as though Horst Malunat doesn’t recognize the players who make up United’s boys soccer team these past two weeks. Rather, they’re playing at a level he knew they were capable of all season.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury in Los Angeles has found two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies guilty of beating a jail inmate and falsifying records to hide it.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the negotiations says Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts has agreed to a three-year contract extension.

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hillary Clinton says it's "time people stopped listening to Republican propaganda."

LAREDO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a deadly charter bus crash north of Laredo, Texas (all times local):

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — President Danilo Medina celebrated Monday after winning what appeared to be a resounding re-election victory in the Dominican Republic, with preliminary results showing he easily had enough votes to avoid a runoff with his…

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — Hundreds of workers at several small oil camps north of Canada's main oil sands city were ordered to evacuate on Monday due to a quickly spreading wildfire, and a precautionary evacuation is under way for…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's become so common for some female TV weather reporters to dress like they are on the way to a cocktail party that their dresses should have long ago ceased to raise any eyebrows among viewers.

HAVANA (AP) — President Barack Obama's trip to Cuba advanced the normalization of relations between the Cold War foes and created momentum for more cooperation on agriculture, medicine and law enforcement, Cuba's top diplomat on U.S. affairs said Monday.

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has indicted a former firefighter on a first-degree murder charge in the shooting of a waitress who had asked him not to smoke.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The full appeals court in Washington will hear arguments in the legal fight over President Barack Obama's plan to curtail greenhouse gas emissions, potentially accelerating the case's path to the Supreme Court.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A few dozen gunmen wearing green uniforms attacked a police station in Haiti's southern peninsula before dawn Monday, killing an officer and wounding at least two others before fleeing.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nearly a dozen people were arrested in North Carolina's Legislative Building during a second swell of demonstrations led by civic and religious leaders opposing the state's law limiting protections for LGBT people.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim McMillian, who helped the Los Angeles Lakers to a 33-game winning streak and the 1972 NBA championship as a second-year pro playing with Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West, died Monday. He was 68.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Meijer will turn 10 Michigan parking lots into destinations for summer street hockey for kids.

DALLAS (AP) — Officials investigating a charter bus crash that killed eight people and injured 44 on a rain-slicked South Texas highway said Monday that the vehicle had seat belts only in the first row.