Новости за 16.09.2016

ORANGE, Calif. — Robby Gordon stood outside the Southern California home where his father and stepmother were found dead a day earlier. The man who had faced fear and danger in hundreds of elite auto races had to take a deep breath to hold back tears. “I’m so sad, and I can’t believe it,” the

TOKYO — Eighty-eight places in Japan are going to be designated “animation spots” to encourage tourism — using train stations, school campuses, rural shrines and other fairly everyday places where popular “manga” characters are depicted. Such landmarks number in the tens of thousands, given the popularity and volume of “manga” comics In Japan. But this

SAN FRANCISCO — The oldest Latino civil rights group in the United States opens every meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance, a tradition resulting from a long fight to prove Hispanics belong in this country. In the San Francisco Bay Area, a white father of two says he would never require his young daughters to

WASHINGTON — A House intelligence committee report is calling National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden a “serial exaggerator and fabricator” who doesn’t fit the profile of a whistleblower. Snowden’s attorney denounced the committee’s report and called him a “genuine American hero.” Separately, all members of the committee sent a bipartisan letter to President Barack Obama

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs won the NL Central, becoming the first major league team this season to clinch a division title when St. Louis lost 6-2 at San Francisco. The Cubs lost 5-4 to the Milwaukee Brewers earlier Thursday night, but captured their first NL Central crown since 2008 when the Giants finished off

Heading into the second full week of the fantasy football season, it’s important to not overreact too much to the opening games. One full slate is not enough to establish pure trends yet. Here’s what to watch and plan for in Week 2: TIGHT END TURNAROUNDS Gary Barnidge was shut out in Week 1. He

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — In the only U.S. city confirmed to have mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus, some residents say they’d rather be bitten than be exposed to droplets of chemicals sprayed from planes to kill the bugs. No assurances from health officials would calm some 200 people packing a Miami Beach City Commission meeting

ASHLAND, Ohio — The uncle of one of three women found dead in Ohio says he believes his niece died for a reason. Hundreds of people gathered for a candlelight vigil Thursday evening in Ashland for the victims, including Stacey Stanley. The Mansfield News Journal reports (http://ohne.ws/2cBrE4y ) Stanley’s uncle told the crowd that his

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Brandon Marshall feared the worst when a New York Jets trainer escorted him off the sideline to have his left knee examined. “I thought it was over. I thought I was going to be fishing in my backyard in Florida,” the Jets’ star receiver said. “Usually, when things like that happen,

GEOLOGIST SEAMOUNTS, Hawaii — The turquoise waters became darker and darker, and squiggly glow-in-dark marine creatures began to glide past in the inky depths like ghosts. The three-man submarine went down, down, down into the abyss and drew within sight of something no human had ever laid eyes on: Cook seamount, a 13,000-foot extinct volcano

DENVER — The bodies of two young Americans who died fighting the Islamic State group in Syria were returned to their sobbing families on Friday in simple, gray caskets that were pulled from an Amtrak train in Denver as throngs of sleepy passengers watched. Relatives of Levi Shirley, 24, and Jordan MacTaggart, 22, huddled together

LONDON — Medical data from some of the world’s leading athletes has been posted to the web and the World Anti-Doping Agency says Russians are to blame. Even the hackers seem to agree, adopting the name “Fancy Bears” — a moniker long associated with the Kremlin’s electronic espionage operations. But as cybersecurity experts pore over

PHOENIX — Bothersome blisters aside, Rich Hill’s first three starts in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform were smashing successes. The fourth, not so much. Mitch Haniger hit a three-run homer in a five-run sixth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the NL West-leading Dodgers 7-3 Thursday night. Archie Bradley (7-9) struck out seven in six-plus

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Just outside the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia lies one of Islam’s most important historical sites — a cave where, according to tradition, the Prophet Muhammad spent time in seclusion, contemplation and self-reflection. It was here, inside Hira Cave located near the top of a steep hill called Noor Mountain,

WARWICK, R.I. — A fugitive from justice wanted in connection with the slaying of a police officer in North Carolina was ordered held in Rhode Island after refusing to waive extradition back to the state. Thursday’s proceedings in Warwick District Court mean that it will now be up to authorities in North Carolina to seek

SANAA, Yemen — Sitting by her son’s hospital bed, Houdaid Masbah looks at her 5-year-old boy’s skeletal body and sunken cheeks, helplessness engulfing her like a thick cloud — a desperation she shares with many other mothers in Hodeidah. Even before the war, Hodeidah was one of the poorest cities in Yemen, the Arab world’s

SRINAGAR, India — Police have arrested a prominent rights activist in Indian-controlled Kashmir a day after he was barred from leaving India to travel to Geneva to participate in a session of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, police and family members said Friday. Police picked up Khurram Parvez from his home in the region’s

TOKYO — Stocks edged higher in Asia on Friday, with many regional markets closed for mid-autumn holidays. Investors are watching to see if the Bank of Japan opts to ease its lax monetary policy further at a policy meeting next week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.6 percent to 16,508.26 and Australia’s S&P

ANAHEIM, Calif. — J.A. Happ finally got a win against the Los Angeles Angels. Josh Donaldson went 3 for 3 with two doubles and scored two runs, Russell Martin hit a three-run homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Angels 7-2. Happ (19-4) was winless in five starts against Los Angeles coming into the

NEAR THE STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. — Tribal flags, horses, tents, hand-built shelters and teepees dominate one of the biggest, newest communities in North Dakota, built in a valley on federal land near the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball rivers. It’s a semi-permanent, sprawling gathering with a new school for dozens of children

CHICAGO — Scooter Gennett and the Milwaukee Brewers scuttled the Chicago Cubs’ plans for a big party. Gennett broke a seventh-inning tie when he drove in two runs with a pinch-hit double, and the Brewers spoiled the Cubs’ first chance to clinch the NL Central title with a 5-4 victory Thursday night. “You never want

TORONTO — When Sidney Crosby first stepped on the international stage, Team Canada fell flat. It was 13 years ago in the summer of 2003 and Crosby had just turned 16. He was by far the youngest player on an under-18 squad shooting for an eighth consecutive gold medal at the junior World Cup. Canada

BOSTON — The New York Yankees were one out from cutting their deficit in the AL East to three games — as close as they have been since April. But then Dellin Betances couldn’t protect what was left of a four-run lead. The closer gave up Hanley Ramirez’s three-run homer with two outs in the

BEIJING — At least eight people have been reported dead after a powerful typhoon lashed much of southeastern China and Taiwan. China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs on Friday updated the number of deaths to seven as a result of Typhoon Meranti, which struck Fujian province early Thursday. Nine people in China are still missing. Taiwanese

NEW YORK — Brain cancer is now the deadliest childhood cancer in the U.S., now ahead of leukemia, a result of improved leukemia treatment and a frustrating lack of progress on brain cancer. Government statisticians reported the change in rankings Friday, drawing from a review of 15 years of death certificates. “I think most people,