Новости за 17.07.2016

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A recently released report by Indiana’s Department of Child Services says 66 children in the state lost their lives because of abuse or neglect during fiscal year 2014. The latest statistics show a more than 25 percent increase from the 49 child deaths in Indiana in fiscal year 2013, the Journal

STUART, Fla. — The enormous algae outbreak that has coated swaths of Florida’s St. Lucie River with guacamole-like sludge is a man-made affliction, arising from political and economic decisions made over the past 140 years. Chasing dollars, Florida land developers and their government allies broke up nature’s flow that used rivers, Lake Okeechobee and the

TITUSVILLE, Fla. — A gunman entered a Florida hospital through the emergency room early Sunday, went to the third floor and fatally shot a patient and an employee apparently at random, police said. David Owens, 29, entered Parrish Medical Center at 2 a.m. and used a handgun to fatally shoot 88-year-old patient Cynthia Zingsheim and

SAO PAULO — The last time Brazil played a major soccer tournament at home, Neymar was stretchered off the field and then missed an embarrassing loss against Germany in the 2014 World Cup semifinals. Two years later, the Barcelona star looks to rebound from that disappointment at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Although the

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military says two soldiers have been killed after a grenade one of the troops was holding exploded. The military says three other soldiers were injured in Sunday’s incident, which took place in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. They were evacuated to a hospital for treatment. The military identified the deceased soldiers as

SACHSENRING, Germany — Marc Marquez took a bet on tires and won his seventh straight MotoGP German Grand Prix on Sunday. The championship leader who rides for Honda started from pole but struggled early in the race, going off on Turn 8. Rain showers had hit the track and it started as a wet race.

Music lovers have flocked to Newport during Rhode Island summers since the 1950s to enjoy open-air performances by some of the music world’s biggest names. Miles Davis, Billie Holiday and Led Zeppelin thrilled audiences at the jazz fest, while Bob Dylan went electric at the folk festival. These days, the festivals are resurgent. The folk

MILWAUKEE — A domestic violence suspect opened fire on a Milwaukee police officer who was sitting in his squad car early Sunday, seriously wounding him before fleeing and apparently killing himself shortly afterward, authorities said. The suspect, a 20-year-old man from the suburb of West Allis, had two felonies on his arrest record, said police

SAN ANTONIO DEL TACHIRA, Venezuela — Caravans of Venezuelan families drove for hours Sunday on bandit-plagued highways to a checkpoint on the Colombian border where they’ll be able to cross and hunt for food and medicine that are in short supply at home. It’s the second weekend in a row that Venezuela’s socialist government has

JOHANNESBURG — The first time the world came to South Africa for a conference on AIDS, the country’s leader shocked attendees by questioning whether HIV really caused the disease. President Thabo Mbeki then walked out of the room as a slender 11-year-old boy with AIDS addressed the crowd in response, pleading for treatment and understanding

TROON, Scotland — The Latest on the final round of the British Open (all times local): 4:35 p.m. Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson are locked in a memorable duel at Royal Troon. In what has turned into a two-man match for the claret jug, they are going at it shot for shot, taking aim at

CULOZ, France — Colombian rider Jarlinson Pantano won the brutal 15th stage of the Tour de France through the Jura mountains after a long breakaway on Sunday. Pantano outsprinted Polish rider Rafal Majka to the finish line in Culoz. On a day featuring hardly any flat stretches, there were plenty of attacks but only a

TROON, Scotland — Henrik Stenson takes a one-stroke lead into the final round of the British Open, looking to become the first male golfer from Sweden to win a major golf championship. On another cool, rainy day at Royal Troon, it looks like a two-man showdown. Stenson leads at 12-under 201, while 46-year-old American Phil

BALTIMORE — Baltimore police have arrested more than 60 people during a protest after participants blocked lanes on an interstate in the city. The numbers were initially around 20, but police spokesman Lt. Jarron Jackson later updated the figures to 55 adults and 10 juveniles arrested when protesters blocked traffic on Interstate 83 on Saturday.

YEREVAN, Armenia — About 20 armed supporters of a jailed opposition leader attacked a police station in Armenia’s capital on Sunday, killing one officer, wounding four and taking several others hostage, police said. The attackers demanded the release of Jirair Sefilian, who was arrested last month, and the opposition group repeated its call for the

SRINAGAR, India — Authorities in India’s portion of Kashmir have shut down printing presses and temporarily banned newspapers from publishing in a sweeping information blackout after days of anti-India protests left dozens of people dead in the volatile region. State government spokesman and Education Minister Nayeem Akhtar said the measures were aimed at saving lives

BEIRUT — Syrian government forces closed the only road leading into and out of rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, besieging hundreds of thousands of people and raising fears of a humanitarian crisis, opposition activists said. The siege marks the biggest success for the government in Aleppo since rebels captured parts

LONDON — Some European Union citizens may not be allowed to stay in Britain after the U.K. leaves the bloc, the U.K. minister in charge of negotiating the divorce has said. Brexit Secretary David Davis told the Mail on Sunday newspaper that he wants “a generous settlement for EU migrants here now and a generous

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A court in Bahrain ordered the country’s main Shiite opposition group to be dissolved on Sunday, local media reported, deepening a crackdown on dissent in the strategically important Western-allied kingdom. The order against al-Wefaq marks one of the sharpest blows yet against civil society activists in the Sunni-ruled island nation,

NICE, France — The Latest on the truck attack in Nice on Bastille Day that killed 84 people: (all times local): 11:45 a.m. France’s health minister says about 85 people remain hospitalized after a deadly truck rampage in the Mediterranean city of Nice, and 18 of them are in life-threatening condition — including one child.

ISTANBUL — The Latest on Turkey’s failed military coup. (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Turkey’s justice minister says some 6,000 people have been detained in a government crackdown on alleged coup plotters and government opponents. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag says in a television interview that “the cleansing (operation) is continuing. Some 6,000 detentions have taken

LUCKNOW, India — At least 19 people died and six others were blinded after drinking toxic bootleg liquor in northern India, police said Sunday. Another 50 people fell ill after consuming the home-brewed liquor on Friday and were being treated in hospitals in Etah district in Uttar Pradesh state, said senior police officer Ajay Shankar

NICE, France — French authorities detained two more people Sunday in the investigation into the Bastille Day truck attack on the Mediterranean city of Nice that killed at least 84 people, as authorities try to determine whether the slain attacker was a committed religious extremist or just a very angry man. A man and a

ISTANBUL — Chanting, dancing and waving flags, tens of thousands of Turks marched through the streets into the wee hours Sunday in half a dozen cities to defend democracy and support the country’s long-time leader after a failed military coup shocked the nation. It was an emotional display by Turks, who rallied in headscarves and

MULTAN, Pakistan — Pakistani police say the brother of slain model Qandeel Baloch has confessed to strangling her to death for “family honor” because she posted “shameful” pictures on Facebook. Baloch had stirred controversy by posting pictures online of herself with a prominent Muslim cleric. She was found dead on Saturday at her family home