Новости за 27.06.2017

RICHARDSON, Texas — Police say a phoned-in bomb threat that led to the evacuation of the University of Texas at Dallas campus was a hoax. A university police spokesman says other campuses around the country received similar threats Tuesday. The one in Texas — in the Dallas suburb of Richardson — was reported about 2:45

INDIANAPOLIS — A Chicago-based veterans advocacy group’s seven-year struggle to strike down Indiana’s ban on political robocalls has ended after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lower-court ruling upholding the law. The Supreme Court on Monday denied Patriotic Veterans Inc.’s bid for review of the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ January ruling

MINNEAPOLIS — Lawyers for Universal Music Group have renewed their request that a Minnesota judge cancel the company’s music rights deal with Prince’s estate, saying UMG will otherwise have to sue in litigation that could keep fans from hearing new music from Prince’s vault for years. In a court filing made public Tuesday, Comerica Bank

NEW YORK — Designer Diane von Furstenberg’s current favorite model is, not surprisingly, tall — more than 100 feet, actually. And though this model’s 225 tons don’t exactly fit into a DVF wrap dress, she does have some rather iconic accessories: a tablet and, most importantly, a torch. Von Furstenberg’s latest project — part of

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Tim Tebow knows he can still improve on everything. Given his numbers, that’s obvious. If he’s the world’s most popular minor league .220 hitter, that’s just fine with the new left fielder for the St. Lucie Mets. Called up to the New York Mets’ advanced Class A affiliate in the

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court began its term nine months ago with Merrick Garland nominated to the bench, Hillary Clinton favored to be the next president, and the court poised to be controlled by Democratic appointees for the first time in 50 years. Things looked very different when the justices wrapped up their work this

Removing bureaucratic obstacles to development on federal land can create jobs and offer hope to nearby communities, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Tuesday in hinting at long-term changes in store for federal agencies including the Interior Department. Promising reorganization “on a scale of 100 years” but without offering specifics, Zinke said the Interior Department and

CINCINNATI — The Milwaukee Brewers have activated outfielder Ryan Braun and second baseman Jonathan Villar from the 10-day disabled list before opening a three-game series at Cincinnati. The Brewers on Tuesday designated infielder-outfielder Nick Franklin for assignment. Milwaukee already had a spot open on the 25-man roster after optioning catcher Jeff Bandy and outfielder Lewis

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls set a clear direction by trading All-Star Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves on draft night last week. As for whether they got enough in return? Vice president of basketball operations John Paxson will let others debate that. The Bulls had plenty of people talking after they traded one of

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chase Elliott has signed a four-year contract extension to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through 2022. The current contract ran through 2018 for Elliott, driver of the iconic No. 24 Chevrolet. Elliott originally signed with Hendrick Motorsports as a development driver in February 2011 as a 15-year-old high school freshman. He replaced Jeff

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Zoo has a new elephant — a lonely pachyderm from Fresno. The zoo says a 46-year-old Asian female named Shaunzi arrived Tuesday after being trucked 215 miles from the Fresno Chaffee Zoo in a special crate. Shaunzi was born in Thailand and spent much of her youth in a

With the country’s vast wealth at its disposal, Qatar spent heavily to convince FIFA to hand the World Cup to the Middle East for the first time. The World Cup bidding report published for the first time on Tuesday highlights the unease of investigators looking into Qatar’s methods to win the vote but concluded there

CHICAGO — The Latest on three Chicago officers’ indictment on conspiracy charges in Laquan McDonald fatal shooting case (all times local): 4:45 p.m. A special prosecutor overseeing felony charges against three Chicago police officers related to the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald says they won’t be arrested and can appear at their arraignments in two

VERSAILLES, Mo. — A Missouri state trooper accused in the 2014 death of an Iowa man who fell from a patrol boat while handcuffed has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor boating violation, meaning he won’t face an involuntary manslaughter trial in the case. Trooper Anthony Piercy entered the plea Tuesday to negligent operation of a

SALT LAKE CITY — Settlement talks have broken down between the organizers of two pop-culture conventions in California and Utah known for guests’ elaborate costumes, Salt Lake Comic Con officials said Tuesday. Both sides are asking a judge to decide the contest over naming rights, said Bryan Brandenburg, co-founder of Salt Lake Comic Con. “They

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The Latest on a house explosion in Evansville, Indiana (all times local): 3 p.m. Firefighters have found two bodies in the basement of an Evansville house after it was destroyed by an explosion and fire that injured three others. Evansville fire Battalion Chief Charles Hertzberger says searchers located the first of the

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has shut down any prospect of meeting with the former star of “Dog the Bounty Hunter” over the state’s bail reform. Christie said at an unrelated event Tuesday that he would sooner meet with the reporter who asked about the bounty hunter than Duane “Dog” Chapman himself.

A sure sign that the USGA needs to take a closer look at how it sets up the U.S. Open is when it draws comparisons with the Travelers Championship a week later. Only this has nothing to do with the scoring. To suggest that TPC River Highlands at 1,000 yards shorter was a tougher test

SAO PAULO — The Latest on Brazil’s political crisis (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Brazil’s president is calling a corruption charge against him fiction, saying there is no proof that he took bribes. President Michel Temer on Tuesday made his first comments since the attorney general formally accused him of corruption late Monday. Speaking to

SAN DIEGO — California health officials reported Tuesday that 111 terminally ill people took drugs to end their lives in the first six months after a 2016 law made the option legal in the nation’s most populous state. The data was part of the California Department of Public Health’s first report on the law since

NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell has been suspended one game after poking umpire Bill Miller in the chest during an animated argument over the weekend. Major League Baseball issued the penalty Tuesday and also fined Farrell an undisclosed amount. Farrell was to miss Tuesday night’s game against Minnesota at Fenway Park.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rory Feek, one half of the Grammy-winning country duo Joey + Rory, announced on Tuesday he will perform publicly for the first time since his wife Joey died last year to raise funds for the Music Health Alliance, a nonprofit that helped his family with insurance and medical bills. The Academy of

WASHINGTON — A coalition of science and engineering groups called on President Donald Trump on Tuesday to make sure that his review of the role of scientific advisory boards respects the importance of accurate scientific data. The Washington Post reported last week that Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency has told dozens of scientists that they will

CHICAGO — The nation’s third-largest school district has borrowed another massive amount of money at a high interest rate in order to start the new school year. Chicago Public Schools borrowed $112 million Monday at 6.41 percent interest. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the rate is approximately four times what a government with better credit ratings

NEW YORK — When the Trump administration’s travel ban takes partial effect this week, immigrant-rights lawyers plan to head to the nation’s major airports to make sure eligible foreigners are able to get into the country. But attorneys say few people are likely to be affected, and they don’t expect a repeat of the mass