Новости за 30.06.2017

CHICAGO — New York Yankees outfielder Dustin Fowler was carted off the field in the first inning of his major league debut Thursday night with a right leg injury. The 22-year-old Fowler started in right field against the Chicago White Sox. He slammed into the short sidewall near the corner trying to catch Jose Abreu’s

MIAMI — Drama is never in short supply during NBA free agency. This year will be no exception. Case in point: A Utah fan has been lobbying Gordon Hayward to stay with the Jazz, citing a story this week about how the Massachusetts Legislature is aiming to raise taxes on those who make more than

DEARBORN, Mich. — Police in suburban Detroit can skip barbershops as they search for a man who stole a hair growth product. This guy is bald. Dearborn police have security video of a bald man who is suspected of stealing Rogaine from a Walgreens store on June 22. Investigators say the man put seven boxes

SAN FRANCISCO — A former StarKist tuna company executive has pleaded guilty in federal court to price-fixing packaged seafood sold in the United States. Stephen Hodge, a former senior vice president for sales at StarKist Co., entered his plea Wednesday in federal court in San Francisco, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement. He

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Latest on inmates refusing to return to their cells at a maximum-security prison in Kansas (all times local): 5:50 p.m. The Kansas Department of Corrections says that an incident at a maximum-security prison has been resolved and inmates are back in their cells. Department spokesman Todd Fertig said in a statement

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Latest on a man who police say intentionally drove his car into a Ten Commandments monument at the Arkansas State Capitol (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Mental health experts say an Arkansas case involving a 32-year-old man who police say intentionally smashed his car into a Ten Commandments statue underscores

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The Detroit Pistons have hired Rex Walters as an assistant coach. The team announced the move Thursday. The Pistons also named Rob Werdann coach of the Grand Rapids Drive, and agreed to a two-year extension with the Drive as their G League affiliate. Walters spent last season as coach of the

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard won’t be installing lights on the Florida jetty where Miami Marlins star Jose Fernandez crashed his boat, killing himself and two others. The Coast Guard announced in a news release Thursday that the color-coded, lighted buoys and lighted range markers in place were sufficient. The determination follows an analysis

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues have re-signed forward Magnus Paajarvi to a one-year, one-way contract worth $800,000. Blues general manager Doug Armstrong announced the deal Thursday. The 26-year-old Paajarvi split last season between the Blues and the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Paajarvi had eight goals and five assists last season

NEW YORK — A Chinese billionaire was portrayed as a criminal and a hero during opening statements at his United Nations bribery trial on Thursday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Zolkind told Manhattan federal court jurors that 69-year-old Ng Lap Seng corrupted two U.N. ambassadors so he could build a legacy by constructing a massive U.N.

HOUSTON — Carlos Correa succinctly summed up his big day which led the Houston Astros to yet another win on Thursday. “It’s always good to hit a home run,” he said. “It’s even better to hit two.” Correa’s two homers and four RBIs gave the Astros a 6-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics to improve

SAN ANTONIO — Two San Antonio police officers were wounded critically and a suspect was killed in a shootout on a street just north of the city’s downtown section. Police Chief William McManus says one officer was in “grave, grave condition” at San Antonio Military Medical Center with a head wound and “is not expected

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday: Rite Aid Corp., down $1.04 to $2.89 Rival Walgreens ended its bid to buy Rite Aid, and will instead buy about half of its stores. KLA-Tencor Corp., down $3.23 to $92.51 Technology stocks continued to stumble after several weeks of weakness. Staples Inc.,

HONOLULU — Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Letroy Guion smelled of alcohol and marijuana, stumbled when he walked and spoke with slurred speech when police pulled him over in a Porsche in Hawaii, according to arrest records obtained by The Associated Press Thursday. His blood alcohol level was O.086 percent about an hour after his

TRENTON, N.J. — A corrections department officer was wrong when he demanded that an Associated Press reporter delete a photograph of prison inmates working at the statehouse, and all staffers will be reminded of the proper policy, the department said on Thursday. The officer demanded that AP reporter Michael Catalini delete a photo, taken in

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Charges have been dismissed against a North Carolina football player for misdemeanor sexual battery and assault on a female student. Allen Artis was charged in September and attorneys on both sides said last week they were preparing to go to trial in July. Instead, Orange County district attorney Jim Woodall signed

U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday, pulled down by another day of widespread selling among technology companies. Investors also sold big-dividend stocks as bond yields jumped. Big banks rose after the Federal Reserve said that they can buy back more stock and raise their dividends. On Thursday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index slid 20.99 points,

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Larson found himself leading the Daytona 500 with one lap remaining and a shot to win the biggest race on the NASCAR calendar. Then he ran out of gas and finished 12th. Pretty good day, Larson thought as he left Daytona International Speedway. “At the moment, I wasn’t that upset

CHICAGO — The U.S. women’s soccer team will play a pair of exhibitions against Canada in November. The teams will meet Nov. 9 at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Thursday. The second game will be Nov. 12 at a U.S. site to be determined. The U.S. won the 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Tennessee Titans running back Antonio Andrews received six months of supervised probation after making a conditional plea on a misdemeanor assault charge. Under terms of the deal reached Thursday, the misdemeanor charge against Andrews can be dropped if he avoids trouble for the next six months. Andrews had been facing a

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man charged with running a multimillion-dollar opioid drug ring out of a suburban Salt Lake City basement pleaded not guilty Thursday in a case that authorities say ranks among the largest busts of its kind in the country. Aaron Shamo, 27, is charged with a dozen criminal counts. He

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Hall of Famer John Campbell is getting behind the sulky one last time in New Jersey after arguably the greatest driving career in harness racing history. The 62-year-old Campbell is scheduled to drive in five races at the Meadowlands Racetrack on Friday night in what are scheduled to be his final

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday tapped a Washington labor lawyer known for representing large companies in discrimination lawsuits to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Eric Dreiband’s nomination immediately drew criticism from activists about his commitment to their priorities. The groups have been closely watching how Attorney General Jeff Sessions reshapes the

ST. LOUIS — The final pieces of a Confederate Monument have been removed from a St. Louis park. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2sre6Ne ) that most of the 38-foot-monument was removed from Forest Park in St. Louis on Wednesday night. The monument stood in the park for decades before it became the focus of

WASHINGTON — Kris Bryant was out of the Chicago Cubs’ starting lineup for a series finale at Washington, a day after spraining his right ankle, and could be sidelined until next week. The reigning NL MVP turned his ankle on third base while catching a foul popup in the sixth inning Wednesday. “It feels a