Новости за 14.08.2016

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 8:40 p.m. Michael Phelps insists his swimming career is over. He’s got big plans for the next phase of his life, and it starts with being a father to 3-month-old son Boomer. The most decorated athlete in Olympics history

RIO DE JANEIRO — Eric Marques walks down a steep labyrinth of dark alleyways on this hillside slum long controlled by drug gangs and off-limits to outsiders. The scrawny 13-year-old with sun-streaked blond hair dodges fast-moving motorcycles in busy, narrow streets lined with mazes of tangled electrical wire, chicken coops and fish stands until he

RIO DE JANEIRO — Justin Rose won the first golfing gold medal at the Olympics in 112 years Sunday, beating Henrik Stenson by two strokes, and Simone Biles added a third gold in gymnastics, capturing the women’s vault title. Klay Thompson ended an Olympic-long slump with seven 3-pointers and 30 points, and the U.S. needed

SAO PAULO — It was the 100th minute of a physical and tense game in the quarterfinals of the women’s Olympic soccer tournament. Sweden was moving the ball dangerously down the right flank when, out of nowhere, a Brazilian player came sprinting to make a perfectly timed sliding tackle. The player was 38-year-old Miraildes Maciel

DANBURY, Conn. — A former Newtown, Connecticut, teacher accused of carrying a loaded pistol in school is asking a state judge to allow him into a probation program that could result in the charges being erased. Jason Adams is scheduled to appear in Danbury Superior Court on Tuesday for arguments on his application for accelerated

LOS ANGELES — The death sentence of the “Grim Sleeper” serial killer last week put to rest a case that spanned more than three decades, but it left another mystery wide open. Police are still trying to identify 33 women whose snapshots were found in Lonnie Franklin Jr.’s home after his arrest. The images were

ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has sided with the maker of Schlafly beer in its trademark dispute with conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly. Phyllis Schlafly sought to block St. Louis Brewery’s effort to trademark the brand’s name, an effort that began in 2012 as its sales began to grow outside of Missouri.

MILWAUKEE — Violence erupted in a predominantly black north Milwaukee neighborhood on Saturday night several hours after a police officer shot and killed a man who police said fled a traffic stop and was armed with a handgun. Details of the shooting, including the race of the victim and officer, haven’t been released. But the

MIAMI — Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton and left-hander Adam Conley went on the disabled list Sunday, a double whammy for a team seeking its first playoff berth since 2003. Stanton was to undergo an MRI after hurting his left groin trying to stretch a single into a double Saturday night. He went down awkwardly

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Latest on reports of gunfire that sent dozens fleeing from a busy North Carolina shopping mall. Police are investigating whether any shots were fired in the Saturday incident. (all times local): 11:30 a.m. A North Carolina mall where shoppers fled after reports of gunfire on Saturday is reopening for business. The

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Complaints to an Indiana state agency prompted a federal investigation of Vigo County School Corp.’s “contracting procedures.” Paul Joyce is the state examiner for the Indiana State Board of Accounts. He tells The (Terre Haute) Tribune Star (http://bit.ly/2aLL5Ib) the agency received information that triggered a special audit. Information gathered during that

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Authorities say a fourth body has been recovered after an explosion at an apartment complex in Maryland. The Montgomery County Police Department says the body was found on Saturday. The explosion late Wednesday night sent debris hundreds of feet, and people more than a mile away reported the blast was strong

LEWISTON, Maine — Hundreds of almanacs served a nation of farmers over two centuries ago. These days, only a handful of them remain. One of them, the Farmers’ Almanac based in Maine, is celebrating its 200th edition this month with traditional gardening tips, home-spun humor and life hacks. In New Hampshire, The Old Farmer’s Almanac

BERLIN — German authorities say 16 asylum seekers suffered from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a container housing facility in the central city of Kassel. The Kassel fire department told the dpa news agency the fire started inside one of the residences Sunday and that an anti-migrant attack had been ruled out.

INDIANAPOLIS — A black bear that’s roaming southern Indiana — only the second wild one confirmed in the state since the 1870s — is the latest sign the adaptable animals are on the rebound across the nation, wildlife biologists say. Hunting and deforestation eradicated black bears in much of their original U.S. range by the

APOPKA, Fla. — With the state’s iconic citrus industry reeling due to a so-far incurable bacterial disease, some Florida farmers are eyeing a new niche crop that can tap into the country’s burgeoning beer-brewing business: hops. Hops are vining plants that produce pungent flowers or buds that for hundreds of years have been used by

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Islamic State group, which has been building a presence in Afghanistan for more than a year, has established a recruitment and training camp in a restive southern province bordering Pakistan, Afghan officials said. Last year, hundreds of insurgents fled to Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan, where the military launched a campaign to

BERLIN — A busy stretch of the German Autobahn near Hannover has been shut down after unexploded World War II-era bombs were located during construction work. Specialists unearthed a British bomb in one location, an American aerial mine in another and unidentified incendiary bombs in a third location, the dpa news agency reported Sunday. The

TOKYO — The on-again, off-again breakup of an all-male Japanese pop group with a strong following in much of Asia is back on: The five members of SMAP will go their separate ways at the end of this year, after performing together for more than two decades. The group’s agency, Johnny & Associates, announced Sunday

NICOSIA, Cyprus — A British man was fatally stabbed and another Briton wounded during a pre-dawn knife attack at Cyprus’ coastal resort of Ayia Napa, Cypriot police said Sunday. The two Britons, both 22, were attacked while they were walking down a busy street by two knife-wielding men shortly after getting into a shoving match

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis authorities say a pedestrian spotted several marijuana plants, most of them in pots, near a hiking trail. The Indianapolis Star reports (http://indy.st/2bfWa4K ) the hiker called police to report the plants along a stretch of Monon Trail on Saturday around 1:30 p.m. Indianapolis police found 10 plants. Nine of the plants were

RIO DE JANEIRO — The mother of Ryan Lochte has told two media outlets that the star swimmer was robbed at gunpoint. USA Today and Fox Sports Australia both said the 32-year-old Lochte was robbed and had his wallet stolen early Sunday while socializing the night after Olympic swimming events ended. The IOC spokesman denied

KINSHASA, Congo — Suspected rebels have killed at least 36 people in northeastern Congo, spurring residents to stage street protests against the ongoing violence, officials said Sunday. Allied Democratic Forces, with origins in neighboring Congo, likely carried out the attack late Saturday after the army pushed them from their bases, said Congo army spokesman Gen.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Darya Klishina, the only Russian athlete at the Rio Olympics for track and field, attended a hearing Sunday to determine whether she can compete, as her country’s sports minister said the allegations against her were part of a campaign to tarnish Russia’s reputation. Klishina’s lawyer Paul Greene told The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — A businessman who pledged $48 million to build a medical school for a small Catholic university has ponied up only about one-fifth of that, but the school’s president says it’s not causing a financial crisis. Marian University President Daniel Elsener tells the Indianapolis Business Journal (http://bit.ly/2bjm6sG ) he doesn’t know whether Michael Evans,