Новости за 11.08.2016

RIO DE JANEIRO — Australia is back on track in Olympic field hockey. Coming off consecutive Olympic losses for the first time since 1988, the Australians scored two late goals and hung on to beat Britain 2-1 Wednesday. Moments after Ashley Jackson’s penalty corner score for Britain with three minutes to go, Australia defender Matthew

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A wildlife trade monitoring group has called on Indonesia to take strong action against traders of endangered birds who are driving several species toward extinction. Traffic, a U.K.-based group, said Thursday that its latest survey recorded nearly 23,000 birds in five markets in three cities in eastern and central Java. It said

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A roundup of news from the Television Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs. 21ST CENTURY MACGYVER One of the hallmarks of the 1980s series “MacGyver,” starring Richard Dean Anderson, was his avoidance of gun and reliance on his wits to

TORONTO — A Canadian man previously banned from associating with Islamic State extremists has been killed as Canada’s national police force thwarted what they believed was a suicide bomb plot, a senior police official said. The suspect allegedly planned to use a bomb to carry out a suicide bombing in a public area, a senior

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers needed home-run power from Chris Carter, and he provided it. Carter hit a three-run homer, Chase Anderson won his third straight decision and the Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Wednesday night. “We have been scuffling to score runs,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “The three-run homer cures that.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are dominating on the mound, making sparkling plays in the field and coming through with big hits at the plate. There is not much to criticize when a team is rolling along like this. Jason Hammel won his career-best fifth straight start, pitching four-hit ball over six scoreless innings, and

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $175,000 grant to the city of East Chicago. The city will use the money to install green infrastructure at Jeorse Park to reduce stormwater runoff and to filter chemicals, bacteria and other contaminants before they reach the beach and Lake Michigan. The EPA

FISHERS, Ind. — A rare hog that’s part of a central Indiana herd is being enlisted in a national effort to preserve the DNA of livestock species. The Conner Prairie interactive history park in Fishers keeps an Ossabaw Island hog herd because they resemble swine present in Indiana during the 1800s. Ossabaw hogs descended from

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on an auction of two one-cent coins dating back to the early U.S. (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Two rare one-cent coins from the earliest days of the U.S. Mint have sold for a pretty penny. The coins, both dating to 1792, sold for a combined total of $869,500 at

RIO DE JANEIRO — In another Chinese duel, Ding Ning ended up with Olympic gold. Ding beat teammate Li Xiaoxia in the women’s table tennis final on Wednesday, reversing the result from four years ago. When the 26-year-old Ding lost to Li in the final at the 2012 London Games, she broke down in tears.

RIO DE JANEIRO — April Ross was so excited to finish the preliminary round of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament unbeaten that she took a victory lap around the Copacabana court, slapping hands with fans as she ran. Her partner, Kerri Walsh Jennings, spun around in circles as she jumped in the sand. “It’s the

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Kevin James is happy to be back on TV and equally glad to be filming on Long Island, New York, where he grew up. James stars in CBS’ new sitcom “Kevin Can Wait” as a police officer whose retirement brings unexpected challenges as he gets closer to his three children and

MARSEILLES, France — Fires whipped by high winds ravaged swaths of southern France and Portugal on Wednesday, killing at least four people, burning scores of homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands, including tourists. In France, multiple fires formed a column marching toward the Mediterranean port city of Marseille. Hundreds of miles away, a fire

BOSTON — Benched from the starting lineup once again as his finale approaches, Alex Rodriguez pinch hit and flied out in the seventh inning of the New York Yankees’ 9-4 comeback win against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. New York said Sunday that Rodriguez, a 41-year-old designated hitter with 696 home runs, will

TORONTO — Based on their scouting report, Tampa Bay’s hitters had a good idea how Toronto left-hander J.A. Happ was going to try and beat them. He went out and beat the Rays anyway. Happ and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as Happ became the first 16-game winner in the majors, and the Blue

PITTSBURGH — Travis Jankowski and the San Diego Padres are turning the straight steal of home into a trademark this season. Edwin Jackson pitched two-hit ball over seven innings, Travis Jankowski capped the scoring by stealing home and the Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Wednesday night. It was the fourth time the Padres

WESTMINSTER, Calif. — Minh Beo, a popular Vietnamese comedian, pleaded guilty Wednesday to having sex with a 16-year-old boy. Minh entered felony pleas in Orange County Superior Court to oral copulation of a minor and attempting to commit a lewd act on a child under the age of 14. The second charge stemmed from a

RIO DE JANEIRO — The collaboration between April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings goes beyond the Copacabana beach volleyball venue, beyond the California beaches where they trained for the Olympics and beyond the far-flung airports and hotel rooms they visited to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Games. The Americans also worked together with pen

ST. LOUIS — Jaime Garcia is finally feeling like himself on the mound. “I’m a guy who goes after guys and I got away from where I needed to be and I had some mechanical issues that I had to get rid of,” Garcia said. “The last couple of games my defense has been great

RIO DE JANEIRO — Katie Ledecky was the fastest swimmer in the pool, and she brought her American teammates along for the ride. The 19-year-old turned in another overpowering performance to carry the United States to victory in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, capturing her third gold and fourth medal overall at the Rio Olympics. The

MILWAUKEE — Atlanta Braves starter Joel De La Cruz left after being struck by a hard grounder in the fourth inning of a game against the Brewers on Wednesday night. Orlando Arcia’s comebacker nailed De La Cruz’s right knee. The ball deflected to first baseman Freddie Freeman, who tagged Arcia for the final out of

RIO DE JANEIRO — Up until Wednesday night, life in Rio was pretty good for players on the U.S. men’s basketball team. They stayed on a luxury ship, and cruised past a couple of badly outmatched opponents. They played tourist at the Christ the Redeemer statue, and went on a field trip to watch Michael

RIO DE JANEIRO — The United States saw a pair of fencers put themselves in position to win unprecedented gold medals at the Rio Games. Neither came through. But simply getting to the finals helped show how far the Americans have come in a sport where they’ve long struggled. Third-ranked Aron Szilagyi of Hungary beat

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rodrigo Perrone, wearing a blue water polo cap, deftly made his way through the packed stands at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre. The 8-year-old Perrone then settled into his father’s lap to watch his uncle and Brazil take on world champion Serbia on Wednesday. “I love soccer,” the bubbly little boy

TERREBONE, Quebec — Shea Weber knows all about the outrage Montreal Canadiens fans expressed when he was acquired from Nashville for P.K. Subban. And the big defenseman knows his every move will be scrutinized and compared to the flashy Subban. The 11-year NHL veteran made it clear in his first meeting with the Montreal media