Новости за 15.07.2016

SYLVANIA, Ohio — Hyo Joo Kim bogeyed her final hole Thursday for a 5-under 66 and a share of the Marathon Classic lead with fellow South Korean player Mirim Lee and Japan’s Haru Nomura. Celebrating her 21st birthday, Kim had four birdies in a six-hole stretch on her second nine at rain-softened Highland Meadows. “Last

United Airlines will pay a $2.25 million fine but won’t be charged in connection with a special flight from Newark, New Jersey, that benefited the former head of the agency that runs the airport. United Continental Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it reached a non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. attorney’s office for New Jersey. The

NICE, France — A truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers who’d gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday. At least 77 people were killed before police killed the driver, authorities said. Nice prosecutor Jean-Michel

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with all five of their restricted free agents. General manager Ron Francis on Thursday said defenseman Ryan Murphy has agreed to a two-year contract worth nearly $1.6 million. That deal came after forwards Brendan Woods and Brody Sutter and defensemen Dennis Robertson and Keegan Lowe

HAVANA — U.S. and Cuban officials held another round of talks on migration issues in Havana on Thursday to further discussions last held in December, but no new agreements were announced to advance the diplomatic thaw begun a year and a half ago by presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro. The U.S. State Department said

SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on California’s consideration of curriculum guidelines that address LGBT history in public schools (all times local): 2:45 p.m. California education officials have adopted new public school curriculum guidelines that give LGBT Americans a more prominent role in history and social science classes. The State Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday

LOS ANGELES — Adoree Jackson had to change some routines in order to go from the football field to the track, but there’s one thing he couldn’t give up: McDonald’s. The Trojans’ multipurpose football star attempted a run at the Olympics this spring by forgoing spring ball and instead competing in track and field, but

MIAMI — The state of Florida cannot use the vague threat of potential budget shortfalls to deny thousands of prisoners kosher meals they request for religious reasons, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Justice Department and against the Florida Department of

FREDERICK, Md. — A man accused of fatally shooting an ice-cream truck driver in Maryland while children waited in line has been convicted of first-degree murder. The Frederick News-Post reports (http://bit.ly/29A6Je6 ) that a Circuit Court jury deliberated about 75 minutes on Thursday before convicting 28-year-old Larnell Lyles. Lyles was charged in the June 2015

TOLEDO, Ohio — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will spend $1 billion to retool its Ohio assembly plant for production of a new Jeep Wrangler and to move its Jeep Cherokee line to Illinois. The automaker’s announcement on Thursday finalizes its plan to keep the Wrangler at its Toledo complex while also moving the Cherokee to make

LOS ANGELES — The Pac-12 has no clear football favorite this fall, and the biggest reason is obvious at the conference’s annual Hollywood media days. Of the 24 players invited to represent their schools from this famously pass-happy league, just one is a quarterback. Most of the West Coast’s usual powers still are uncertain who

AVALON, Calif. — Catalina Island is just a ferry ride from Long Beach and other points on the coast of Southern California, but it feels like it’s a world away. Go for a swim, try a buffalo milk cocktail and maybe even take a tour to catch a glimpse of real buffalo in the island’s

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Connecticut has approved a $500,000 grant to help restore a historic Bridgeport museum that honors the city’s former mayor and the man who helped create the circus dubbed “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The Connecticut Post reports (http://bit.ly/29Gk6OR ) the grant approved this week by the state Bond Commission will help restore

LATHROP, Mo. — Some small Missouri and Kansas towns that’ll offer the best views of next year’s total solar eclipse are trying to prepare for the event. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/29L6nVl ) reports that the eclipse will occur Aug. 21, 2017. Small towns like Lathrop, Missouri, are on what is known as the path

TOPEKA, Kan. — A class-action lawsuit has been filed claiming that Westar Energy executives undervalued the company when selling it to Great Plains Energy. The Topeka-Capital Journal (http://bit.ly/29FExVT ) reports that Westar’s board of directors agreed to sell the company for about $12.2 billion on May 29. According to the agreemen, stockholders will receive $51

NEW YORK — Solid earnings reports on Thursday helped lift stocks for a fifth straight session. The gains were broad, with nine of the 10 industry sectors of the Standard and Poor’s 500 index showing gains. On Thursday: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 134.29 points, or 0.7 percent, to 18,506.41. The S&P 500 gained

LOS ANGELES — The Emmy Awards nominations told us what is already evident — the power and reputation of streaming services Netflix and Amazon are on the rise, and broadcast networks and even longtime premium cable star HBO are paying the price. In Thursday’s announcement of prime-time Emmy contenders , television academy voters also signaled

UNITED NATIONS — United Nations civilian staff have begun returning to the peacekeeping mission in the Western Sahara, signaling the apparent end of a dispute sparked by the U.N. chief’s use of the word “occupation” to describe Morocco’s annexation of the territory in 1975. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Thursday the first batch of civilian