Новости за 23.06.2016

HOUSTON — A Houston-area woman’s accent sounds completely different since she underwent jaw surgery in December, and doctors say she might have a neurological condition called foreign accent syndrome. In a KTRK-TV (http://abc13.co/28Q4OkZ ) video posted online, Lisa Alamia’s (al-uh-MEE’-uh) accent swings between various British accents and a faint Australian twang. Foreign accent syndrome is

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A small plane has crashed into a hangar at a private airport in Tennessee. Knoxville Fire Department Capt. D.J. Corcoran told media the single-engine Grumman Yankee plane hit the building at Sky Ranch Airport on Thursday morning. He said the pilot told first responders that he wasn’t sure how the crash occurred.

UTICA, N.Y. — The first trial began Thursday in what New York authorities say was a 14-hour group attack during a church counseling session that killed a young man and injured his brother. In his opening statement, Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara detailed 33-year-old Sarah Ferguson’s alleged role in the October assault that killed

NEW YORK — Twilio shares nearly doubled in their first day of trading Thursday, after the technology company raised $150 million in its initial public offering. The San Francisco company makes software that helps companies communicate with their customers through text messages, phone notifications and in other ways. Cab hailing app Uber, for example, uses

COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. — The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on a Tennessee plane crash that killed three. Media outlets say the report doesn’t state a primary reason for why the single-engine plane crashed on June 11 as it approached the Collegedale Municipal Airport near Chattanooga. Pilot Todd Silver was traveling with

BYDGOSZCZ, Poland — The upcoming NATO summit should send a message to member states that their national troops have the prime responsibility for the first-line defense of their countries, the alliance’s top military officer said Thursday. Gen. Petr Pavel, chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, said the 28-member alliance has the “strength and the determination to

GEORGETOWN, Maine — Cities, states and private beach owners around the country are scrambling to fill lifeguard positions as summer kicks off, especially in states where lifeguarding is a seasonal enterprise. There are likely between 30,000 and 50,000 lifeguards at beaches in the U.S., and more are needed, said Tom Gill, a spokesman for the

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Latest on the investigation into a June 3 fiery oil train derailment in Oregon (all times local): 12:40 a.m. A spokesman for Union Pacific Railroad says the company’s rail fastening system has an outstanding safety history. Spokesman Justin Jacobs’ statement was in response to the Federal Railroad Administration’s preliminary report on

DETROIT — Volkswagen has agreed to take a series of steps costing about $10.2 billion to settle claims from its unprecedented diesel emissions cheating scandal in the U.S., two people briefed on the matter said Thursday. Most of the money would go to compensate 482,000 owners of cars with 2-liter diesel engines that were programmed

PARIS — With the European Championship group stage over, UEFA proudly flagged up a statistic on Thursday: no team won all three games. Not World Cup holder Germany and certainly not two-time defending European champion Spain, which only advanced to the round of 16 as a group runner-up. The lack of walkovers and dead-rubber group

ORLANDO, Fla. — About two dozen media organizations including The Associated Press, CNN and The New York Times filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking disclosure of city of Orlando phone recordings stemming from the Pulse nightclub shooting. The city, meanwhile, claimed in its own court filing that the recordings are exempt under Florida public records law

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan wants the NFL to study how medical marijuana could help players. Morgan said Thursday on Twitter that “it’s time for the @NFL to take an HONEST look into the potential medical benefits of Cannabis for its players.” He tweeted after telling Yahoo that he wants the league

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Hundreds of Bahraini protesters kept up their rally Thursday outside the home of a Shiite cleric, a day after they chanted a promise to “give our soul and blood as a sacrifice” to protect him following the government’s move that revoked his citizenship this week. The demonstration in support of

LONDON — IAAF President Sebastian Coe on Thursday downplayed the split with international Olympic leaders over his sport’s decision to bar Russian track and athletes from competing under their own flag, saying the two sides “will work our way through these issues.” “We have to be realistic,” Coe told The Associated Press. “This is a

NEW ORLEANS — The Latest on the shooting death of a Louisiana sheriff’s deputy (all times local): 1 p.m. The 52-year-old grandmother of a man accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy, alleged her grandson was beaten badly during his arrest. Yvette Neveaux says hospital staff told family members that Jerman Neveaux was being treated for

FORT DODGE, Iowa — The remains of a Marine killed in a World War II battle on an isolated island in the Pacific Ocean have been buried next to his parents in Fort Dodge. The Fort Dodge Messenger (http://bit.ly/28Z22dS ) reports that Pvt. Palmer S. Haraldson was buried with full military honors Wednesday afternoon at

PITTSBURGH — Two men ambushed a backyard cookout near Pittsburgh, killing a pregnant woman, her 8-month-old fetus and four other adults, because they wanted retribution for the 2013 slaying of a friend, authorities said. Cheron Shelton, 29, and Robert Thomas, 27, have each been charged with six counts of criminal homicide for the March 9

INDIANAPOLIS — An 18-year-old Indiana man accused of trying to travel overseas to join the Islamic State militant group should remain held until trial because he’s a flight risk and poses a potential threat to the public, federal prosecutors argued in a court filing. The government’s detention motion, filed this week in U.S. District Court

MUSKEGON, Mich. — A 46-year-old western Michigan man under investigation in the disappearance of a gas station clerk has been charged with video surveillance of girls. The Muskegon Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/28Tc8Px ) a court magistrate signed an arrest warrant Wednesday for three felony counts against Jeffrey Willis. It comes the day a judge ordered Willis

ANNANDALE, Va. — Police say a 68-year-old Virginia woman died after she was found pinned under a vehicle in her driveway in Annandale. Fairfax County Police said in a statement Thursday that the woman was found pinned under the vehicle on Wednesday afternoon. Officers and fire and rescue personnel were called. Police say the woman

VENTURA, Calif. — Thousands of gallons of crude oil spilled Thursday from a pipeline and flowed down a ravine in Southern California but did not reach the ocean, officials said. As much as 29,400 gallons of oil spilled and flowed a quarter- to half-mile from the spill, fire authorities said. The line operator, Crimson Pipeline

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on wildfires burning across the West (all times local): 11:53 a.m. Fire crews in north-central Nevada have fully contained a 100-acre wildfire in a remote area north of Gabbs about 120 miles east of Carson City. The Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center said Thursday a fire line has been drawn

BOSTON — A homeless man convicted of criminal trespassing for taking shelter in privately owned buildings during harsh winter weather won a new trial Thursday when the state’s highest court ruled that he should have been allowed to argue it was his only way to protect himself from the cold. The Supreme Judicial Court found

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A British couple who mistook Birmingham, Alabama, for Birmingham, England, when booking a trip to Las Vegas a few months ago will get to see the Alabama version for themselves Aug. 16-17. Al.com reports (http://bit.ly/28OVwEW) Richella Heekin and Ben Marlow will spend a day and a half in the Alabama city after

NEW YORK — A New York City police officer convicted of stomping on a suspect’s head during an arrest has been sentenced to two years of probation. A Brooklyn judge on Thursday also ordered Officer Joel Edouard to resign within 24 yours. Edouard was convicted in April of misdemeanor assault. Prosecutors say that on July