Новости за 15.07.2016

NICE, France — Almost instantly, those in its murderous path could tell that the speeding white truck was all wrong so late at night on Nice’s beachfront boulevard whose bright lights glittered along the bay like a string of stars. The Promenade des Anglais was meant to be closed to traffic, cordoned off with metal

OAK HILL, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol says three women and a child died when their car drove off Interstate 95 in central Florida and plunged into a pond. Sgt. Kim Montes said in a news release that the car overturned when it hit the pond Friday morning. Montes says troopers haven’t released the

DETROIT — A suburban Detroit man found guilty by a jury of having his wife killed so he could devote himself to a life of bondage and domination with another woman was denied Friday his request for a new trial. Bob Bashara wanted his conviction and life sentence for first-degree murder thrown out, saying his

HAMBURG, Germany — Renzo Olivo saved two match points and went on to stun top-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber in the German Open quarterfinals on Friday. Olivo rallied to win 1-6, 6-0, 7-5, saving two match points in the ninth game of the final set as Kohlschreiber was serving for the match at 5-3. Third-seeded Pablo Cuevas

CAIRO — In a move to tighten state control over religious discourse, Egypt has launched a campaign to force Muslim clerics to read standardized government-written sermons at Friday prayers. Minister for Religious Endowments, Mokhtar Gomaa, gave the first-such scripted sermon Friday at Cairo’s Amr ibn al-As Mosque. Reading from a batch of notecards, Gomaa recited

BASTAD, Sweden — Third-seeded Albert Ramos-Vinolas reached his second semifinals of the year and prevented Andrea Arnaboldi from his first career semis in a 5-7, 7-5, 6-0 win at the Swedish Open on Friday. The Spaniard, still seeking his first ATP title, next faces countryman and top seed David Ferrer, who beat Dustin Brown of

Misfortune stacked up like spent shotgun shells in the four years since Kim Rhode won her third Olympic gold medal. A brutally difficult pregnancy. A debilitating recovery, one that’s still ongoing. Emergency gall bladder surgery. A five-day hospital stay for mosquito-borne illness. Her husband’s own health issues. Her father’s broken leg. The deaths of six

CHICAGO — Chicago is planning a multibillion dollar effort to expand the city’s O’Hare International Airport that includes more gates, larger terminals and upgraded amenities. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the latest modernization plans Friday morning. They include new gates in O’Hare’s international terminal, which has not been expanded since it opened 23 years ago. The

The Bastille Day crowd on the waterfront in Nice, France, was a festive mixture of French locals and foreign visitors. The truck that slammed into them late Thursday, apparently intent on hitting as many as possible, did not discriminate — among the 84 dead identified so far were Americans, Germans, Ukrainians and a Russian. Here

LA CAVERNE DU PONT-D’ARC, France — Tom Dumoulin had this day circled on his calendar for months. The Dutch cyclist knew that the opening time trial of the Tour de France perfectly suited his strengths. But when he awoke on Friday to the news of the truck attack in nearby Nice that left at least

DALLAS — For years, Micah Johnson was a rudderless but well-liked young man with friends of all races. But after a deployment in Afghanistan, friends and family say, another man emerged, someone interested in black power groups and angry about police killings of young African-American men. That Micah Johnson gunned down five police officers last

LANCASTER, Mass. — The Massachusetts fire marshal says a heat lamp sparked last month’s fire that killed more than 7,000 baby turkeys in Lancaster. State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey and Lancaster Fire Chief Michael Hanson say the June 30 fire at Bob’s Turkey Farm was caused by either a mechanical or an electrical failure of

CLEVELAND — The family of a Cleveland woman who died in a jail’s holding cell last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, claiming her civil rights were violated. Ralkina Jones’ family accuses officers at the Cleveland Heights jail of failing to check on her every hour and causing her to be improperly medicated, Cleveland.com

HARRISBURG, Pa. — U.S. Navy officials say they won’t fund blood tests for tens of thousands of suburban Philadelphia residents who may have been exposed to contaminated water. Chemicals were found in public drinking water supplies two years ago near the former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Horsham, the former Naval Air Warfare

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady said on Friday he will not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to block his four-game “Deflategate” suspension, ending his fight in a scandal that tested the power of the NFL commissioner and tarnished the reputation of one of the sport’s greatest players. “It has been a challenging 18 months and

LOS ANGELES — “Pokemon Go” has caught the public’s attention — and Hollywood is no exception. Actors, athletes and musicians are alongside the millions of fans searching for Pokemon creatures. Ellen DeGeneres, Chrissy Teigen, Demi Lovato, Steve Aoki and Soulja Boy are among the celebrities who’ve posted about the augmented reality sensation on social media.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Chilean artist Voluspa Jarpa has turned declassified CIA documents into an exhibit focused on one of Latin America’s darkest periods. The show, which also includes videos, audios and paintings, opened this week in Buenos Aires at the Museum of Latin American Art, known as MALBA. For more than a decade, Jarpa

TROON, Scotland — Keegan Bradley finished a practice round at Royal Troon on Monday when he decided to play a prank. He climbed inside the massive leaderboard next to the 18th green, found the right letters and put his name on it. Coming into the British Open, that might have been the only way to

Still unsure exactly what to expect from the Japanese newcomer, Lou Piniella kept waiting for the rookie to pull a ball. Too many hits sprayed to left field, Sweet Lou thought, too easy for defenses to adjust. So the veteran Seattle manager summoned the translator and told him to deliver a message to Ichiro Suzuki:

TROON, Scotland — Just 18 months ago, Soren Kjeldsen was wondering how he’d survive in the world of golf’s power hitters. He’s 5-foot-7 (1.70 meters). Hits his drives 280 yards. He was approaching age 40 and had plummeted the world rankings. How was Kjeldsen supposed to compete in the modern game of ever-lengthening courses, against

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — LSU tailback Leonard Fournette is the leading vote getter in the media days’ preseason All-Southeastern Conference team while Alabama led the way with seven first-team picks. The SEC released the teams on Friday based on voting from those covering the league’s media days this week. Fournette was picked on 329 of 331

DES MOINES, Iowa — In less than a year, eggs have gone from being an expensive staple at the height of the bird flu crisis to reaching the cheapest prices in a decade due to fully restocked poultry barns. But the demand for eggs has been stifled because bakeries and companies using powdered eggs in

NEW YORK — The Latest on the “Pokemon Go” smartphone game craze (all times EDT): 1:10 p.m. Actors, athletes and musicians are alongside the millions of fans searching for Pokemon creatures. Ellen DeGeneres, Chrissy Teigen, Demi Lovato, Steve Aoki and Soulja Boy have posted about the augmented-reality sensation on social media. NBA player Karl-Anthony Towns

TRINEC, Czech Republic — Lucas Pouille made a victorious Davis Cup debut for France by beating Jiri Vesely 7-6 (2), 6-4, 7-5 to level the quarterfinal against the Czech Republic at 1-1 on Friday. Amid increased security following the deadly attack in the French city of Nice, Pouille got a break for 6-5 in the

DETROIT — Buddy’s Pizza is marking its 70th anniversary with a mural featuring an image of the “Spirit of Detroit” statue holding a pizza. A Detroit street artist known as Fel3000ft worked on the 100-foot-by-20-foot mural on Thursday outside of the home of the chain’s original location. In addition to a rendering of the well-known