Новости за 16.08.2016

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Kinder Morgan Inc., up 48 cents to $21.78. Energy company stocks got a boost from stronger oil prices. Hain Celestial Group Inc., down $14.05 to $39.35 The tea maker delayed its quarterly report because of accounting issues and said it doesn’t expect to reach

RIO DE JANEIRO — Once the self-styled “Olympic family” started grumbling, Rio de Janeiro organizers knew they had to make rapid improvements. “You need to provide good service,” Rio Games spokesman Mario Andrada said Tuesday. “And we were kind of dropping the ball a little bit in the beginning.” International Olympic Committee executives and guests

NEW YORK — John McLaughlin, the conservative political commentator and host of the namesake long-running television show that pioneered hollering-heads discussions of Washington politics, has died. He was 89. McLaughlin died Tuesday morning, according to an announcement on the Facebook page of “The McLaughlin Group” series. No cause of death was mentioned, but an ailing

WARSAW, Poland — The Polish government approved a new bill on Tuesday that foresees prison terms of up to three years for anyone who uses phrases like “Polish death camps” to refer to Auschwitz and other camps that Nazi Germany operated in occupied Poland during World War II. The bill aims to deal with a

Sergio Aguero hit a hat trick after failing to score from two early penalties as Manchester City thrashed Steaua Bucharest 5-0 in the first leg of their Champions League playoff on Tuesday, virtually assuring a sixth straight season in the group stage. On a night when City’s movement and passing bewildered its Romanian opponent and

TULSA, Okla. — An Oklahoma man suspected of fatally shooting a male neighbor was accused of harassing and shouting anti-Muslim slurs at the man’s family, who are actually Christians from Lebanon, and of trying to run over the man’s mother with his vehicle. Police say Khalid Jabara was killed at his Tulsa home Friday and

MASON, Ohio — Angelique Kerber has a chance to become No. 1 at the Western & Southern Open. The men’s bracket is wide open, too, providing an opportunity for someone outside the Big Four to claim a Masters title. It’s a week for the up-and-comers. Two-time defending champion Serena Williams pulled out of the tournament

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators will retire former captain Daniel Alfredsson’s No. 11 on Dec. 29 when they host the Detroit Red Wings. Alfredsson will become just the second player in club history to receive the honor. The other is No. 8 that was worn by forward Frank Arthur Finnigan. Alfredsson, currently the Senators’ senior

PORTLAND, Maine — Environmental regulators studying the harvesting of horseshoe crabs that are drained of some of their blood for biomedical use say they need to get a firmer handle on how many die as part of the process. The crabs, which have been on earth for hundreds of millions of years and are older

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — A California man on vacation with his daughter in Arizona says a state trooper was out of line after pulling him over at gunpoint because the license plate on his rental car was reported stolen. Ken Walton of San Francisco says the Thursday night incident was overly aggressive and terrifying for him

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers leadoff hitter Shin-Soo Choo will have surgery to insert a plate near the break in his left wrist and forearm after he was hit by a pitch. Choo went on the disabled list Tuesday for the fourth time this season. The fracture, which happened in Monday’s 5-2 win over Oakland

CHICAGO — Trevor Cahill came off the disabled list to throw five innings of two-hit ball in his first start in nearly 16 months, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 Tuesday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. Mike Montgomery followed with two innings, Hector Rondon worked the eighth and Joe Smith

HOUSTON — As practices and now games start to pile up, Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller is settling into his new home quite nicely. His skills and quiet, lead-by-example leadership are translating well into Bill O’Brien’s offense. “I’m getting comfortable every day,” Miller said. “I’m getting used to how the guys block. I think

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks slipped Tuesday as investors continued to sell phone company and utility shares. Energy companies rose with the price of oil, but stocks have been locked in an up-and-down pattern for more than a week. On Tuesday: The Dow Jones industrial average sank 84.03 points, or 0.5 percent, to 18,552.02. The

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The NFL has suspended Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus for the first four games of the season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. The Bills announced the suspension in an email sent after practice Tuesday. Dareus is five-year starter since being selected with the No. 3 pick in the 2011

NEW YORK — E! network is canceling “I Am Cait” after two seasons. The reality series chronicled the life of Caitlyn Jenner, who had formerly been Bruce Jenner, the TV personality and Olympics athlete. It debuted a year ago to huge fanfare (and 2.7 million viewers) as part of a publicity drive accompanying Jenner’s transition

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Authorities say an SUV lost control following a collision in the street and slammed into a fuel pump at a gas station along one of Savannah, Georgia’s busiest roads, causing the pump to burst into flames and killing the driver. Savannah Fire and Emergency Services spokesman Mark Keller said the vehicle overturned

RIO DE JANEIRO — Suspended President Dilma Rousseff made a last-ditch effort Tuesday to avoid impeachment, telling Brazilian lawmakers she would let voters decide if they want an early presidential election if she is restored to power. Rousseff had been publicly mulling the idea of a plebiscite for weeks as the Senate moves closer to

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff is proposing to let Brazilians decide if they want to hold new, early presidential elections if lawmakers restore her to power. Rousseff made the proposal Tuesday in a letter to lawmakers and the Brazilian people as the Senate readies to vote on whether to permanently remove

HAVANA — Cuba’s ruling Communist Party released a new set of economic guidelines Tuesday that emphasize the slow-moving and limited nature of the country’s reforms amid a sharp national economic downturn. The guidelines “recognize the objective existence of market relationships,” but they also restate Cuba’s commitment to a centrally planned economy. The 274 rules say

BATON ROUGE, La. — Authorities went door to door and car to car to check for bodies Tuesday, and homeowners began the heartbreaking task of gathering up soaked family photos and mucking out houses dank with bayou mud, as the floodwaters started to recede across parts of southern Louisiana. Even as the water fell in

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The first field goal by Blair Walsh this season that counted for Minnesota on the scoreboard, exhibition game or not, was good from 51 yards out. Never mind that the ball hit the crossbar before bouncing over for three points. The sight of Walsh confidently walking off the field at halftime

RIO DE JANEIRO — Inbee Park, the most decorated major champion in the Olympics, finished her final practice round Tuesday when LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan walked by with a smile and a question. “Four more years?” he said to her. For now, the only certainly for the seven-time major champion is four more rounds.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — T.J. Maxx’s parent company reported a second-quarter profit and sales results Tuesday that beat Wall Street expectations as shoppers keep flocking to its stores to grab name brands at deep discounts. TJX Cos., which also operates HomeGoods and Marshalls among other stores, raised its profit guidance for the year but offered a

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A state board is set to confirm the winner of the Democratic primary for southwestern Indiana’s congressional seat after the losing candidate decided to withdraw his challenge. The Indiana Recount Commission will meet Friday in Indianapolis to settle on a final vote total from the May primary between Ron Drake and