Новости за 25.05.2017

SAVANNAH, Ga. — U.S. seaports seeking funds to deepen their harbors aren’t seeing much support in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, though they could still benefit from an upcoming spending plan. Ports across the U.S. East and Gulf coasts are racing to make room for bigger cargo ships now arriving through an expanded Panama Canal.

DUBLIN, Calif. — Hal Childs, a former assistant general manager for the New York Knicks and public relations director for the Golden State Warriors and Seattle Mariners, has died of complications from heart disease. He was 84. Childs’ wife, Jacqueline, said Wednesday that her husband died Sunday at his home in Dublin. Hal Childs served

HONOLULU — The Latest on a disturbance on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu (all times local): 11:40 a.m. American Airlines says it will look into allegations that a disruptive passenger was allowed to board a flight despite complaints that he was scaring people. Spokesman Ross Feinstein says the airline will look into the

NEW YORK — Injured All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman may be cleared by the New York Yankees to start a throwing program on Saturday. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said the reliever is scheduled to see a doctor Friday and the team hopes he will be given the go-ahead. Chapman has not pitched since May 12 because

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb wants some adults to have a job or to enroll in a work-readiness program to qualify for Medicaid. The Republican asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday for permission to impose such a requirement. A large number of people enrolled in the state’s Medicaid-funded Healthy Indiana

MEXICO CITY — Twenty men who infiltrated the police department of the Mexican resort of Zihuatanejo purportedly under the orders of a drug gang leader have been ordered held for at least six months on organized crime and weapons charges. The Guerrero state government said Wednesday the suspects will be transferred to a federal prison

BOSTON — It took 10 games and halfway through the third round of the NBA playoffs before the Cleveland Cavaliers finally encountered their first true dose of resistance this postseason. After cruising to a 2-0 Eastern Conference finals lead over Boston, the Cavs were humbled at home in a Game 3 loss, and needed a

LOS ANGELES — Members of the Writers Guild of America have overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract with television and film producers. The guild announced Wednesday that the new agreement passed by a 99 percent margin, with only 30 members voting no out of nearly 3,650 ballots cast. The agreement will remain in place until

HOOVER, Ala. — Evan White drove in four runs to lead Kentucky to a 7-2 win over South Carolina on Wednesday in the Southeastern Conference tournament. The third-seeded Wildcats (38-16) move into the winner’s bracket of the double elimination tournament. They’ll play the LSU-Missouri winner Thursday while the 11th-seeded Gamecocks (33-24) face the loser of

DAVIE, Fla. — First-round selection Charles Harris has signed his rookie deal with the Miami Dolphins, who now have all seven 2017 draft picks under contract. Harris, a defensive end from Missouri, was the No. 22 choice overall. He’s expected to play a significant role as a pass rusher in his rookie season. He’ll be

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Knocking the smile off Pekka Rinne’s face right now is nearly impossible. The longest-tenured player with the Nashville Predators, the 34-year-old goaltender finally will play in his first Stanley Cup Final in his ninth full NHL season. “As a player, I feel like I’ve had a fairly long career and never had

NEW YORK — A new marijuana study joins a limited record of scientific knowledge about the harms and benefits of pot. The research published Wednesday is the first rigorous test of a marijuana compound in treating a certain form of severe epilepsy. It found that an ingredient of marijuana — one that doesn’t give pot

CINCINNATI — A man accused of spray painting swastikas and the phrase “white power” on a biracial couple’s Cincinnati home has been indicted on federal hate crime charges. Prosecutors say 41-year-old Samuel Whitt broke into the home during the Thanksgiving holiday while the couple was out of town. They say he had been renting the

CARSON, Calif. — Four-time world champion Miguel Cotto will return from a lengthy layoff to fight Yoshihiro Kamegai for the vacant WBO junior middleweight title on Aug. 26 at the StubHub Center. Cotto has not fought since November 2015, when he lost a unanimous decision to Canelo Alvarez for the WBC middleweight belt. The 26-year-old

HONOLULU — A woman on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu says passengers complained to American Airlines employees before takeoff that they were afraid of the passenger whose disruptive behavior prompted bomb-threat procedures and military fighter jets to escort the plane. Jaime Reznick said Wednesday when she arrived at the gate there was a

NEW YORK — Sean Hannity says a media watchdog is guilty of “liberal fascism” for targeting advertisers on his Fox News Channel show. One company announced Wednesday that it would no longer advertise there. The Chicago-based Cars.com said it had been watching Hannity’s show closely and decided to suspend its backing. Hannity went on the

A medicine made from marijuana, without the stuff that gives a high, cut seizures in kids with a severe form of epilepsy in a study that strengthens the case for more research into pot’s possible health benefits. “This is the first solid, rigorously obtained scientific data” that a marijuana compound is safe and effective for