Новости за 24.06.2016

NEW YORK — Stocks plunged in the U.S. and worldwide Friday after Britain voted to leave the European Union. The result stunned investors, who reacted by rushing to the safety of gold and U.S. government bonds as they wondered what will come next for Britain, Europe and the global economy. On Friday: The Dow Jones

OMAHA, Neb. — Ryan Lochte knew there would be obstacles on his way to qualifying for his fourth Olympics. He just wasn’t expecting one while trying to get to the U.S. swimming trials. Lochte’s plane from Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted to Kansas City, Missouri, because of an oxygen issue, leaving him and his Swim

HAMILTON, Bermuda — A strong majority of voters in Bermuda have opposed same-sex marriage in a non-binding referendum in the British island territory. Results showed large majorities voting against same-sex marriage and civil unions in separate questions, but the referendum was invalidated because turnout was below 50 percent, officials said Friday. Premier Michael Dunkley said

PARIS — The British vote to leave the European Union and not the clothes were the talk of the front row crowd at menswear shows in Paris on Friday. It started at Maison Margiela, a house for whom Briton John Galliano is at the creative helm, one of many examples of cross-pollination in European fashion.

PHILADELPHIA — The youngest of the 49 victims of the Florida nightclub massacre was remembered Friday at a funeral service attended by about 600 people, many who wore red, her favorite color, as a tribute. Akyra Murray, 18, was recalled as a gifted athlete, an accomplished student and person with a positive spirit, The Philadelphia

GARY, Ind. — Gary police have filed charges against a 17-year-old East Chicago youth accused of kidnapping his son from foster parents and the maternal grandmother of the child. Police spokeswoman Lt. Dawn Westerfield says Timothy Franklin Jackson is charged as an adult with burglary and two counts of kidnapping. She says he remained at

LENS, France — Croatia’s key players Luka Modric and Mario Mandzukic trained well on Friday and could be ready for at least part of the round of 16 game against Portugal. Coach Ante Cacic indicated the two men were recovering. “I cannot say if they’re fit to play the full match, the whole 90 minutes,”

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Citigroup Inc., down $4.16 to $40.30 Bank shares plunged as Britain’s vote to leave the European Union sparked a global market sell-off. Exxon Mobil Corp., down $2.41 to $89.39 Oil shares posted steep losses as the price of crude tumbled. Newmont Mining Corp.,

PARIS — Britain’s momentous decision to leave the European Union was the talk of soccer’s European Championship on Friday, with one leading Italian player even warning about an undermining “domino effect” across Europe. Wales coach Chris Coleman spoke of the virtues of free movement of workers in Europe, while England striker Harry Kane conceded to

SAINT-MARTIN-DE-RE, France — The young players considered the future of Spanish soccer have not been getting many chances to show their potential at the European Championship. Coach Vicente Del Bosque has been revamping Spain after the debacle at the 2014 World Cup but has preferred to stick to more experienced players at Euro 2016. Most

SAINT ETIENNE, France — It would be a surprise if Robert Lewandowski isn’t feeling the pressure. Poland’s main striker has not had his scoring boots on so far at the European Championship, a sharp contrast to the qualifying stage when he was top goal-scorer. But his team is trying to keep the pressure at a

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Longtime Ohio newspaper publisher John F. Wolfe, whose family sold The Columbus Dispatch last year and still owns television and radio stations, has died at age 72. Wolfe died Friday at a Columbus hospital. One of his family’s stations, WBNS-TV, reports Wolfe had battled cancer for two years. Wolfe is credited with

ATLANTA — Hey, Neymar, we’ll let you use your hands. The Harlem Globetrotters have “drafted” the Brazilian soccer star in their annual exercise of selecting from a host of world-class athletes and others “who all embody the Globetrotters’ spirit and passion for basketball.” Also chosen this week were Olympic swimming gold medalist Missy Franklin, golfer

POWER SPRINGS, Ga. — Police say a south Georgia woman accused of killing her daughter-in-law at a home in Atlanta’s suburbs has been charged with felony murder. Authorities say 63-year old Elizabeth B. Wall of McRae is accused of shooting 35-year-old Jenna Wall in Powder Springs, northwest of Atlanta. Cobb County Police Sgt. Dana Pierce

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Germany needs to find its cutting edge. More specifically Thomas Mueller does. Though it’s unbeaten in its three games so far at the European Championship, the world champions have struggled to convert their chances. That was particularly evident in its final group match against Northern Ireland when Germany had 26 efforts on

MOSCOW — A Russian governor has been arrested on charges of taking a 400,000-euro ($454,000) bribe, the nation’s top investigative agency said Friday. Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said that Kirov regional Gov. Nikita Belykh was caught red-handed while accepting the money in a Moscow restaurant. Belykh has worked as the governor of the industrial

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota spent $491,016 in legal costs defending an ill-fated law passed by the state’s Republican-led Legislature three years ago that attempted to ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, records obtained by The Associated Press show. The sum was finalized this week and includes billing by state-contracted attorneys and expert

ATLANTA — Georgia plans to execute a man convicted of killing a friend after a night of drinking and smoking marijuana. Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens said in a news release Friday that John Wayne Conner is to be put to death July 14 at the state prison in Jackson. Georgia executes inmates by injection

HOUSTON — A Texas energy company CEO dubbed the “frack master” is being accused by regulators of defrauding investors of about $80 million, including spending at least $30 million on private jets, gentlemen’s clubs and personal escorts to “maintain a lifestyle of decadence and debauchery.” In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Dallas,

NEW YORK — Viewers might be unsure about his character on TNT’s “Animal Kingdom,” but Scott Speedman says he’s OK with that. The series is about a family of boys living a life of crime and grit. They’re led by their mother, played by Ellen Barkin, who goes by the name of Smurf (Tuesdays, 9

SAINT-ETIENNE, France — With a coach who has plied his trade in Italy and a squad of much-traveled players, Switzerland is counting on its international experience for success at the European Championship. Vladimir Petkovic, who replaced Ottmar Hitzfeld after Switzerland’s defeat by Argentina at the 2014 World Cup, has made some important changes to a

PHILADELPHIA — Police in Philadelphia say a 4-year-old girl who died after being shot in the right eye apparently pulled the trigger herself. Officer Tanya Little says it is “looking like” the gunshot was self-inflicted, though autopsy results are pending. No one has been charged in the case, but police are still investigating how the

LONDON — EDITOR’S NOTE: Britain voted in a referendum Thursday to leave the European Union. Britain was not included when the precursor to the EU was formed following World War II, but finally joined the group — known at the time as the European Economic Community, or the Common Market — on January 1, 1973.

BETHESDA, Md. — Vijay Singh shot a 66 to move to 8 under par through two rounds and take the early lead Friday at the Quicken Loans National. Singh bounced back from two bogeys, went on a stretch of eight birdies in 13 holes, then saved for bogey on the 18th with a memorable shot

MADISON, Ind. — A jury has awarded nearly $13 million in damages to the family of one of four people killed in a vehicle crash in Floyd County almost four years ago. Charles M. Barlow was sentenced to 44 years in prison after pleading guilty to several counts, including causing death when operating a motor