Новости за 22.06.2016

PITTSBURGH — A former American Airlines operations manager who learned of the first Sept. 11 hijacking before the jet struck the World Trade Center is set to plead guilty to a federal interstate child-sex charge in Pittsburgh. Defense attorney Frank Walker confirmed 55-year-old Ray Howland will plead guilty Wednesday afternoon. Howland was arrested near Pittsburgh

NORMAN, Okla. — Strong storms, possibly including tornadoes, are in the forecast for parts of the Midwest as humid air surges in while temperatures climb into the 90s. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, said areas around Chicago could see “explosive” storm development Wednesday afternoon. Forecaster Matt Mosier said tornadoes will be possible for

SANTIAGO, Chile — A small plane with two sick U.S. workers arrived safely in Chile late Wednesday after leaving Antarctica in a daring rescue mission from a remote South Pole research station, officials said. After making a stop for a few hours at a British station on the edge of Antarctica, the two workers were

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — The U.S. Education Department says a South Carolina school district has agreed to let a transgender elementary student use the restroom with which she identifies. The Department’s Office for Civil Rights said in a statement that Dorchester District 2 had violated Title IX, which protects students from sex-based discrimination. The office said

JONESBORO, Ga. — Authorities say an inmate accused of killing a 71-year-old Florida priest has been moved to a third jail after trying to kill himself with a bedsheet in one county jail and then trying to flood his cell in another lockup. According to news outlets, Burke County Sheriff Greg Coursey says he reached

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It’s trash day for the International Space Station. A large Cygnus cargo ship filled with Space Station trash that was released from the station last week is set to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand about 9:20 eastern time Wednesday morning and disintegrate. NASA conducted

LONDON — The Latest on the British referendum on EU membership (all times local): 8:45 p.m. UK Independence Party chief Nigel Farage has withdrawn from a planned live TV event to discuss the British EU referendum. The prominent “leave” campaigner’s office said Wednesday the decision was made for “family reasons.” Farage had been planning to

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A 42-year-old Delaware man is being treated after he says he was bitten by a shark off the South Carolina coast. A spokesman for the city of North Myrtle Beach, Pat Dowling, tells news outlets the man was bitten on the foot Tuesday afternoon by what the man said was

PITTSBURGH — Pro wrestler and former Olympian Kurt Angle’s brother has admitted under a plea deal that he killed his wife at their Pennsylvania home. Sixty-three-year-old David Angle had been charged with homicide. He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Tuesday. Allegheny County homicide detectives say David Angle was arguing with 57-year-old Donna Angle about vodka

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A judge is meeting with lawyers to get an update on the case of a pickup truck driver accused of fatally hitting five bicyclists in Michigan. The conference isn’t open to the public Wednesday. A judge will decide whether he will hold a hearing on June 29 to determine if there’s enough

WASHINGTON — Don’t try to fly with your fireworks this Fourth of July. That’s what the Transportation Security Administration is trying to remind travelers ahead of the summer holiday. The TSA says fireworks and sparklers are prohibited at all times in both checked and carry-on bags. That includes things like bottle rockets, poppers, smoke fireworks

MANTEO, N.C. — Archaeologists on North Carolina’s Roanoke Island have found pottery pieces that could have been part of a jar belonging to a medicine maker of the Roanoke Island voyages and perhaps a member of the “Lost Colony.” The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/28LXEO5) reports that two quarter-size fragments, colored blue, white and brown, were buried in

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Power companies are bracing for severe weather over northern Indiana. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, says widespread damaging winds, a few tornadoes and large hail are expected across the region during the late afternoon and evening on Wednesday. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. says it’s increasing

FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen executives face questions from minority investors over the company’s scandal involving cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests. Volkswagen’s board of directors has proposed that the assembled shareholders in Hannover, Germany, vote to approve the work of the management team. That’s a formality, but sometimes presents a chance for disgruntled

BELLMORE, N.Y. — Authorities say more than 400 animals were removed from a squalid Long Island home less than a year after a 4-foot alligator was removed from the property. The Nassau Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says the rescue — dubbed “Operation Noah’s Ark” — lasted eight hours. It says the

DETROIT — A new nine-story building with a unique exterior made up of 14-foot-tall, pizza slice-shaped glass sections will highlight an expanded Little Caesars headquarters in Detroit and could bring 700 jobs to the city, the company announced Wednesday. The pizza chain released updated plans and renderings for the Little Caesars Global Resource Center, details

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled new proposals to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s health care law, as Speaker Paul Ryan seeks to showcase a GOP governing agenda amid the tumult of the presidential campaign. “Obamacare is fundamentally flawed,” Ryan told reporters at an event rolling out the GOP plan. “We’re saying, don’t

BEIJING — U.S., European and Chinese regulators say they will jointly enforce product safety in online commerce, and an American official said they are making progress on crafting standards for hoverboards. The statement Wednesday by American, European Union and Chinese officials reflects the rapid growth of international e-commerce, which the officials said “has created new

WICHITA, Kan. — The father of a Kansas boy who was self-conscious about scarring following brain cancer surgery has got a tattoo that resembles his son’s scar on the side of his head. Josh Marshall tells ABC News that 8-year-old Gabriel was left with a large horseshoe scar above his right ear after undergoing surgery

LONDON — With Britain’s membership in the European Union on the line, campaigners from the prime minister on down blanketed the country Wednesday trying to convert the undecided on the final day before the crucial vote. Outlining his vision of a future with Britain retaining its position in the 28-nation bloc, Prime Minister David Cameron

GOSHEN, N.Y. — The defense attorney for a woman accused of fatally sabotaging her fiance’s kayak on the Hudson River says his client may have miscarried during an interrogation and asked investigators who “Miranda” was hours after she was read her Miranda rights. Angelika Graswald’s attorney, Richard Portale, revealed the details at a pretrial hearing

PARIS — France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that his country will work toward guaranteeing Iran’s return to the international community despite major differences over Syria. Jean-Marc Ayrault spoke after meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who has been making the rounds of European capitals to seek benefits from a nuclear accord widely

PARIS — The French government and unions reached a compromise Wednesday allowing a new labor march in Paris, amid heightened political tensions and security fears after recent protest violence injured dozens and damaged a renowned children’s hospital. The debate about the protest march planned for Thursday had taken on national importance, echoing a larger battle

TOKYO — Mitsubishi Motors Corp., which recently acknowledged it inflated mileage on its models, is forecasting a 145 billion yen ($1.4 billion) loss for the fiscal year through March 2017. The Japanese automaker said Wednesday vehicle sales will drop around the world, especially in Japan, where it expects a 41 percent plunge. The projected loss

DUBLIN — Golfer Rory McIlroy became one of the most high-profile sports stars to opt out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of concerns about the Zika virus, saying Wednesday it is “a risk I am unwilling to take.” “After speaking with those closest to me, I’ve come to realize that my health and my