Новости за 27.05.2017

WASHINGTON — It’s been a muted week for the “real” Donald Trump, the Twitter account where the president normally says a lot of things that are unreal. That respite may have come to a close, though, as he wrapped up his foreign trip with yet another mistold tale about NATO. In a tweet and a

BOGOTA, Colombia — With a shot to the chest, Alejandro Caro fell from his motorbike while on patrol in a small town in northern Colombia, another victim of criminal gangs who have killed 11 officers over the past month, mostly in gang-dominated regions. Caro’s mother, Consolacion Jabe, is still stunned by his death. She said

SEOUL, South Korea — Italy, Japan and Portugal advanced to the knockout stage of the Under-20 World Cup on Saturday. Two goals from Ritsu Doan gave Japan a 2-2 draw with Italy in their Group D clash in Cheonan after Italy went 2-0 ahead within the first seven minutes. Andrea Favilli crossed from the left

MEDORA, N.D. — When Meridian Energy Group set out to develop “the cleanest refinery on the planet,” it chose a spot in western North Dakota’s oil patch near highways, railroads and a picturesque national park named for a former president revered for his conservation advocacy. Now the longtime former leader of Theodore Roosevelt National Park,

FARGO, N.D. — Spencer Kuhlman was playing junior hockey in Canada when a knee injury wiped out his hopes of playing in college. With time on his hands, Kuhlman turned to another passion — aviation — and soon lost himself in the pleasures of drone photography. Kuhlman is a finalist in a surprisingly popular first-year

ROME — Brazilian-born left back Emerson Palmieri was called up to Italy’s squad on Saturday for the first time for a friendly against Uruguay and a World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein. The 22-year-old Emerson, who plays for Roma, obtained Italian citizenship in March courtesy of relatives on his mother’s side. AC Milan midfielder Riccardo Montolivo

YANGON, Myanmar — Thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns and supporters of an ultranationalist Buddhist group gathered at an annual conference on the outskirts of Myanmar’s biggest city on Saturday despite being banned by the government. The State Sangha Maha Nayaka, the country’s highest Buddhist institution, officially banned Ma Ba Tha for motivating riots largely targeting

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas legislators are facing a midsummer deadline to approve costly security upgrades for state hospitals and mental institutions in order to keep in place a four-year-old ban on concealed weapons inside the facilities. While the conservative state frequently embraces pro-gun policies, this debate is unique. Even Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and GOP

PITTSBURGH — Four men have been ordered to stand trial in Pennsylvania in the death of a Somali immigrant cab driver in Pittsburgh. Prosecutors allege the group wanted to rob a pizza delivery driver on the night of Feb. 21 but due to the late hour opted for a cab driver. Authorities say the men

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Construction is set to start this summer on a riverfront development project in downtown Fort Wayne. The City Council has approved $17 million in contracts for the first phase of the project along the banks of the St. Marys River. Those contracts include demolition, excavation and building a concrete dock wall,

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana is offering nonprofit groups nearly $10 million in grants to help recruit teachers with expertise in the high-demand science, technology, engineering and math fields. Indiana lawmakers created the grant program in 2013 for nonprofits working to recruit and prepare teachers in schools facing a shortage of teachers with training and expertise in

BILBAO, Spain — Spanish authorities say four people have died when a house caught fire in the northern city of Bilbao. Emergency services for the Basque Country’s regional government say eight others were injured when flames consumed the wooden house on Saturday. Among the victims were an infant and a teenager. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State University will hold a public hearing in June on a proposed tuition increase. The Terre Haute Tribune-Star reported Friday (http://bit.ly/2qrYjNe ) that the hearing will be held at 1:30 p.m. on June 7 in the State Room of Tirey Hall. The school has proposed a 1.9 percent tuition increase.

NUREMBERG, Germany — Kiki Bertens defended her Nuremberg Cup title with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Czech qualifier Barbora Krejcikova in the clay-court tournament final on Saturday. Top-seeded Bertens had little difficulty against the 254th-ranked Krejcikova, hitting seven aces to win in under an hour at the French Open warmup. The 21-year-old Krejcikova was playing

Hockey history will be made for American coaches in the Stanley Cup Final. The Cup has been handed out 89 times to the champion of the NHL since 1927. For the first time, two American coaches will face off in the final as the Nashville Predators’ Peter Laviolette goes up against the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Mike

WATFORD, England — Marco Silva has been hired as the head coach of Premier League side Watford, two days after leaving Hull following its relegation from England’s top division. Watford said Saturday that Silva has signed a two-year deal at the club. Silva joined Hull in January but the 39-year-old Portuguese couldn’t keep the team

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The ninth annual Hall of Fame Classic is on tap for Saturday at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown. Baseball Hall of Famers Phil Niekro and Ozzie Smith will serve as managers, and Hall of Famers Wade Boggs, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage and Juan Marichal will serve as coaches for the teams — The

CONCORD, Mass. — The simple desk on which Henry David Thoreau wrote “Walden” and “Civil Disobedience” has left Concord, Massachusetts, for the first time. The green wooden desk and 18 other Thoreau artifacts have been loaned by the Concord Museum to New York’s Morgan Library & Museum for a new exhibit about the 19th century

BEL AIR, Md. — As Cpl. Kevin Phillips pulled up to investigate a suspected opioid overdose, paramedics were already at the Maryland home giving a man a life-saving dose of the overdose reversal drug Narcan. Drugs were easy to find: a package of heroin on the railing leading to a basement; another batch on a

STERLING, Va. — Bernhard Langer has a two-shot lead midway through the Senior PGA Championship after a second-round 67 at Trump National. Langer is playing some of his best golf at 59 and is going for a record ninth senior major. The German is 32 under par over his last six rounds, a span that

RICHMOND, Va. — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a Virginia state police officer (all times local): Noon A Virginia State Police special agent who was fatally shot in Richmond is survived by a wife and three children. Authorities say 45-year-old Special Agent Michael T. Walter was shot Friday after he and a City

BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warned Catalan business leaders on Saturday of “terrible economic consequences” if separatists win independence for the northeastern region. Speaking in the Catalan coastal town of Sitges, Rajoy told the Circulo de Economia business group that if Catalonia breaks away from Spain it could lose up to 30

MONTAUK, N.Y. — The darkest moment of John Aldridge’s 12 terrifying hours of floating alone in the Atlantic Ocean came in the first moments after he was flung off his lobster boat. “You hit the water, you’re in such disbelief,” he recalls. “Nobody in the world knows you’re missing. Their life is happening right now,

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Dozens of Greek and Turkish Cypriots have linked arms across a U.N.-controlled buffer zone cutting across ethnically divided Cyprus’ capital of Nicosia to voice their support for a reunification agreement. Beating drums, blowing whistles and singing traditional Cypriot folk songs, the demonstrators said real peace lies in the hands of ordinary people

LONDON — The Latest on British Airways flight stalled by IT failure (all times local): 4:40 p.m. British Airways says it is canceling all of its flights from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports for the rest of the day because of a “major IT system failure.” BA has not said what is causing the computer