Новости за 04.07.2016

WASHINGTON — The White House says it’s canceling its annual Fourth of July picnic and fireworks watch because of rainy weather soaking the nation’s capital. But scheduled performances by rapper Kendrick Lamar and singer-songwriter Janelle Monae (moh-NAY’) will go on indoors. The artists will perform in the White House East Room for an audience of

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A 1990 theft of historically significant Native American remains by a national monument superintendent entrusted with protecting them was larger and more harmful than previously acknowledged. After decades of investigations and cover-ups, the case is scheduled to end in a federal courtroom Friday when retired Effigy Mounds National Monument superintendent Thomas

LONDON — Georgia O’Keeffe has come to London, like a bracing American desert wind rippling the River Thames. An exhibition of more than 100 works opening this week at Tate Modern is the American art icon’s biggest-ever show outside the United States. Curators hope it will surprise visitors who know the artist mainly for her

HAVANA — Miranda Hernandez’ grandparents lost everything when they fled Cuba in the 1960s. She grew up thinking of the island as “North Korea with nice beaches,” she said.  But when four young Cuban-Americans started a program sending peers with similar island ties to explore their heritage after U.S.-Cuba detente, she applied. On Friday, after

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Latest on attacks in Saudi Arabia (all times local): 10 p.m. State-linked Saudi news websites, quoting unnamed security officials, say an explosion in Medina was caused by a suicide bomber. Sabq reported that the suicide bomber detonated his vest near a security building outside the sprawling mosque where the

LONDON — Britain’s Conservative prime minister is stepping down. The Labour Party leader is barely clinging to power. And now the head of the U.K. Independence Party, a key architect of the dramatic vote to leave the European Union, has resigned as well. It has left the country with a power vacuum just as someone

NAIROBI, Kenya — Hundreds of Kenyans including human rights activists, lawyers and taxi operators peacefully protested Monday against what they said are pervasive killings linked to police, as a court ordered three police officers be held for two weeks on charges they murdered three men. Demonstrators demanded an end to extra judicial executions by police,

PITTSBURGH — Officials in Pittsburgh said they were pleased with the way they handled Saturday’s Kenny Chesney concert in the city over the weekend. More than three dozen people were taken to hospitals and seven arrests were made, but Guy Costa, Pittsburgh’s chief operations officer, said “major, major improvements” had been made since past concerts.

Rising drug prices are creating anxiety for patients, politicians and physicians across the country, with little relief in sight. Last year the average price of an established brand-name drug jumped more than 16 percent, according to prescription benefit manager, Express Scripts Holding Co. Since 2011, prices have nearly doubled. Darius Lakdawalla, a health economist at

NEW YORK — The Latest on the annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest at Nathan’s Famous in Coney Island (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Defending champion Miki Sudo (MIHK’-ee SOO’-doh) has won the women’s division of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Nathan’s Famous in Coney Island. The Las Vegas

OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook is no longer sharing the NBA marquee in Oklahoma City after the Thunder lost much of their identity when free agent Kevin Durant chose to join the Golden State Warriors on Monday. The Thunder’s focus now has to be primarily on one of the most electrifying players in the NBA

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant decided his best chance for “growth” means leaving his beloved Oklahoma City behind for a big move out West to join the Golden State Warriors to play alongside Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. In the most anticipated move of the NBA offseason, Durant announced his decision Monday on

MADRID — Vicente del Bosque, the coach behind Spain’s glorious run of three major titles, confirmed on Monday that he is stepping down following the team’s failed attempt to retain its European Championship crown. The Spanish football federation said that Del Bosque told federation president Angel Maria Villar that he won’t “continue at the head

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Striking Atlantic City casino workers are using the Fourth of July holiday to highlight their struggle against billionaire Carl Icahn, who owns the Trump Taj Mahal casino. Customers have been crossing picket lines in large numbers since Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union walked off the job Friday, but the union

ISLAMABAD — The plight of Kaavan, a mentally tormented bull elephant confined to a small pen in the Islamabad Zoo for nearly three decades, has galvanized a rare animal rights campaign in Pakistan. Local and international animal rights organizations launched the campaign a year ago after reports that zookeepers were beating the elephant and denying

PARIS — Olivier Giroud is gunning for goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. With 10 goals in his past 11 games for France, Giroud is in the best form of his career heading into the European Championship semifinal against Germany on Thursday. He also has a taste for scoring against Neuer. “Of course he’s a key player for

BRUSSELS — NATO leaders will approve the use of AWACS surveillance aircraft to assist the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State extremist group, the alliance’s secretary-general said Monday. Jens Stoltenberg said he expects the alliance summit in Warsaw also to agree on a new role for NATO in the Central Mediterranean, where the European Union

OAKLAND, Calif. — It’s known as Mary Jane, ganja, Chronic and even the sticky icky and has been featured in countless movies, including one that warned of its dangers, “Reefer Madness.” Now, marijuana is the subject of a contemporary history and science exhibit. “Altered State: Marijuana in California,” a one-of-its-kind museum exhibition focusing on the

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A riverfront development planned for Fort Wayne will cost more than originally thought but have more amenities, including a pavilion, promenade and elevated boardwalk, city leaders said. Plans for the $20 million development along the St. Marys River were unveiled Wednesday. Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry said the goal is to

ISTANBUL — Two suspected Islamic State operatives have been detained at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, which was the scene of last week’s deadly triple suicide bombing-and-gun attack, a Turkish news agency said Monday. The private Dogan news agency said the two suspects hail from the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan and identified them by their initials

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The American ambassador to the United Arab Emirates has expressed regret over the handcuffing of an Emirati man wearing traditional garments in Ohio over terrorism fears. Ambassador Barbara Leaf said in a Facebook post on Monday that Emirati national Ahmed al-Menhali endured an “unfortunate incident” when police detained and searched

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut father and son are headed for a court showdown with the Federal Aviation Administration over whether the agency can force them to disclose information about drones shown in two YouTube videos firing a gun and deploying a flame thrower in their backyard. Austin Haughwout, 19, of Clinton, and his father,

PARIS — Celebrities met designs replete with sparkle and tailoring at the start of Paris Couture Week Monday. Here are some highlights of the fall-winter 2016 collections: VERSACE FRONT ROW Season after season, Donatella Versace wields her enviable address book at Paris Fashion Week to add magic to the Versace brand. Sunday’s late show was

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law the visa-free system for fans visiting the 2018 World Cup. Fans who have tickets and have been issued a “fan ID” by the Russian government will be allowed to enter Russia without a visa for the period surrounding the tournament, according to the legislation published

LEGAZPI, Philippines — The U.S. military is concerned about a series of attacks and abductions of tugboat crewmen by Abu Sayyaf extremists in Southeast Asian waters and is willing to lend a hand if needed as part of America’s aim to ensure the freedom and safety of navigation in the region, a U.S. Navy official