Новости за 23.06.2016

BALTIMORE — A judge acquitted a police van driver of all charges including “depraved-heart” murder on Thursday in the death of 25-year-old arrestee Freddie Gray, whose broken neck on the way to the station set off Baltimore’s worst riots in decades. Six officers were charged in Gray’s death, but only Officer Caesar Goodson was accused

INDIANAPOLIS — Kassidy Cook’s painful memories from four years ago could have derailed her Olympic dream. Missing most of the ensuing three years might have prompted someone else to retire. Instead, this tough Texan went back to work following a serious shoulder injury, fought her way back onto the national team after a four-year hiatus

BRISBANE, Australia — Brother and sister David and Emma McKeon didn’t have to look far for support and inspiration to achieve their Olympic dreams. And if the swimming Campbell sisters — Cate and Bronte — need extra motivation during training sessions or races, they think of another member of their family — a disabled brother.

LOS ANGELES — Michael Taylor was still wearing his Washington Nationals uniform when he met with reporters after a disastrous night Wednesday. Taylor let Yasiel Puig’s rolling single slide under his glove for a game-ending three-base error, capping a forgettable game for the young center fielder in the Nationals’ 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles

WASHINGTON — The House has passed a $1.1 billion House-Senate measure to combat the Zika virus, but the GOP-drafted measure is a nonstarter with Senate Democrats and the Obama White House. The measure was unveiled late Wednesday and approved by the House early on Thursday morning by a 239-171 vote that broke along party lines.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Along the 800 or so miles of highway from Key West to Pensacola, there’s a stark difference in attitudes about the LGBT community. Key West is one of the most gay-friendly cities in the country and attracts 450,000 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender tourists a year. In Pensacola, a small LBGT community

PARIS — Tens of thousands of workers marched peacefully Thursday in Paris to protest the government’s planned labor reforms, joining a demonstration that authorities had considered banning due to fears of violence. Other protests also took place in France’s major cities to oppose the government’s bill to make France’s 35-hour workweek longer and layoffs easier,

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ justice minister says the massive fire that has burned huge tracts of pine forest in the east Mediterranean island’s mountains over the last four days is now under control. Ionas Nicolaou told the AP Thursday hundreds of firefighters and some 80 vehicles remain on alert to extinguish smoldering embers on the

WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest accreditor of for-profit colleges is facing a critical vote that could set it on a path toward closure over allegations of lax oversight of its schools. An advisory panel to the Education Department plans to vote Thursday on staff recommendations to shut down the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico is suing the state of Colorado, saying its neighbor to the north should be held responsible for the contamination caused by the 2015 Gold King Mine spill as well as decades of acidic drainage from mines near the headwaters of the Animas River. The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office and

HARVEY, La. — A sheriff’s deputy in a New Orleans suburb was just about to search a suspect when the 19-year-old flipped around, pulled out a gun and reaching over the officer, shot him in the back, a Louisiana sheriff said, calling the incident a “cold blooded murder.” Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand late Wednesday

LAS VEGAS — Sin City finally has its first major league sports team. Now the question is what to call it. It won’t be the Aces, already taken by a Reno minor league team. The same goes for names like Gamblers, Wranglers, Cowboys and Outlaws, all used at one time or another for minor league

NEW YORK — Becky Hammon is having a pretty good week. The San Antonio Spurs assistant coach was honored by the WNBA as one of its 20 greatest players Tuesday and will have her jersey retired by the Stars on Saturday. “It’s going to be an emotional day, an accumulation of so many hours of

CHICAGO — It was once the ultimate feel-good story, with the electrifying Derrick Rose leading his hometown Chicago Bulls to heights they had not reached since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were racking up championships. But instead of parades, there was unfulfilled promise. The Rose Era officially closed in Chicago on Wednesday with the 2011

LOS ANGELES — Major wildfires in Southern California were kept at bay amid cooler, more humid weather, while blazes elsewhere in the West saw big growth and potential danger. Improved weather in the aftermath of a severe heat wave allowed firefighters to make progress against two fires in the steep San Gabriel Mountains 20 miles

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai, the Mideast’s desert party town, has just gotten even wetter. The city-state is breaking new ground with its decision to loosen rules prohibiting day-time alcohol sales during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a move that reflects how much Dubai’s rulers value the revenue both tourists and alcohol tax

LOS ANGELES — Yasiel Puig raced home for the winning run on his own single after center fielder Michael Taylor let the ball skip by him for a three-base error, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Wednesday night. Puig broke into a sprint at first base after Taylor

LONDON — Financial markets and bettors put their money on Britain’s voting to remain a part of the European Union on Thursday in a historic referendum that threatens to undermine the experiment in continental unity launched in the aftermath of World War II. More than 46 million people were registered to vote in the referendum,

TUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities say a Compass Airlines flight headed to Los Angeles had to make an emergency landing in Tucson after a passenger made a threat to the flight crew. The plane landed at Tucson International Airport on Wednesday afternoon and was met by a group of law enforcement officers including the FBI, U.S.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand man was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison for distributing Islamic militant videos in the first case of its type in the South Pacific nation. After his sentencing, 26-year-old Imran Patel had to be dragged by security guards from an Auckland courtroom while he shouted

MINNEAPOLIS — Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin is trying to find the best way to snap his team out of its current funk. If the errors and miscues continue, it might not matter what type of approach Mackanin takes. Max Kepler made up for a costly error with a tying single in the fifth inning

SUNRISE, Fla. — Keith Yandle signed with the Florida Panthers early Thursday, three days after the team acquired the high-scoring defenseman’s negotiating rights in a trade with the New York Rangers. The Panthers sent a sixth-round pick in the draft this week to the Rangers on Monday, and now owe New York a fourth-round pick

MINNEAPOLIS — DNA test results show a Colorado prison inmate is not Prince’s son, a person who has seen a sealed document said. The finding means that Carlin Q. Williams is not entitled to inherit a fortune worth up to $300 million. The person who spoke to The Associated Press Wednesday was not authorized to

BEIJING — Schools across China have been ordered to remove running tracks made from toxic materials that have been blamed for sickening students, in the latest in a long line of product scandals blamed on corruption and weak oversight. A statement on the Education Ministry’s website said nationwide inspections by environmental and consumer protection departments

SANDY, Utah — Jordan Allen broke a tie in the 87th minute and Real Salt Lake beat New York 2-1 on Wednesday night to end the Red Bulls’ winning streak at four games. Tony Beltran set up Allen with a low cross along the top of the 18-yard box, and Allen’s right-footed shot deflected in