Новости за 03.07.2017

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Officials have released the name of a 19-year-old man who was fatally shot by an officer responding to a report of a threatening man near the Colorado State University campus. Jeremy Holmes of Fort Collins died Saturday night after being shot several times, the Larimer County coroner’s office said. Fort Collins

CHICAGO — On Tuesday afternoon, the crowd at Wrigley Field will be asked to stand and “gentlemen” reminded to remove their caps for the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Fans who can recite the words as easily as the alphabet will sing or listen to the story of a flag that continued to wave throughout

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Police say it appears an unarmed man was fatally shot while trying to intervene in a dispute between some relatives and two on-duty city sanitation workers. Al.com reports that 42-year-old Larry Duncan was killed by gunfire Sunday morning in Birmingham, and that his wife’s cousin and one of the sanitation workers were

BRYN MAWR, Pa. — A man who bought a tiny dilapidated house next to his childhood home learned during renovations that the eyesore was actually a 300-year-old log cabin, making it among the oldest surviving houses in Pennsylvania. Jude Plum tells The Philadelphia Inquirer (http://bit.ly/2tiiqAn ) he bought the house in Bryn Mawr out of

MADRID — A prosecutor is asking Spain’s Supreme Court to increase the sentence handed down to the brother-in-law of King Felipe by possibly eight years. Inaki Urdangarin was sentenced earlier this year to six years and three months in prison for fraud and tax evasion. The case centered on accusations that he embezzled about 6

Even government agencies can’t always agree on whether “soy milk” is an appropriate term. The dairy industry wants terms like soy, almond and rice milk to vanish from supermarket shelves because it says federal regulations define “milk” as derived from cows. But emails released in response to a lawsuit show the U.S. Department of Agriculture

MINSK, Belarus — About 100 people have protested in Belarus, calling for the former Soviet republic to reduce its military dependence on Russia and seek closer ties with Europe. The protest Monday in Minsk, the capital, came as Belarus marked its annual Independence Day celebration with a large military parade. Opposition leader Nikolai Statkevich told

NAIROBI, Kenya — The head of the European Union’s election observer mission in Kenya says it’s no secret there are concerns about possible violence in next month’s presidential election. Kenya a decade ago faced postelection violence that left more than 1,000 people dead and 600,000 displaced from their homes. It was arguably the worst upheaval

NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — A West Virginia man is suing state and county officials for violating his First Amendment rights after he was arrested for a Facebook post that officials contended was a terroristic threat. News outlets report the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia filed a lawsuit Friday stating state police and the

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Indiana lawmakers have ensured that employers in the state can ask job applicants about their criminal histories when they fill out applications. The South Bend Tribune (http://bit.ly/2t91QVd ) reports that a law that went into effect Saturday prohibits the state and municipalities from enacting laws and ordinances that restrict employers from

HONG KONG — Australian shares jumped Tuesday as investors awaited an interest rate decision by the central bank, while other Asian shares were mixed Tuesday ahead of a U.S. trading holiday. KEEPING SCORE: Australia’s S&P/ASX surged 1.8 percent to 5,785.10 while Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.4 percent to 20,141.21. South Korea’s Kospi slipped

LISBON, Portugal — Portuguese emergency services say six firefighters have been hurt while tackling a wildfire near where 64 people died in a forest blaze last month. The Civil Protection Agency says the injured firefighters worked for a private company and were helping public services at the fire. It says none was badly hurt. The

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising Monday as banks and energy companies climb higher. All major groups of stocks are up as the market comes back from a down week. U.S. stock markets will close early Monday for the Independence Day holiday. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index jumped 12 points, or

NEW YORK — So-called “nice” cream: It’s not just for vegans anymore. A variety of creamy bases made of fruit, nut butters, rice, soy and even hemp have elevated vegan ice cream among vegans, vegetarians and health-conscious meat-eaters alike. Vegan ice cream was once the domain of mostly soy-based varieties. But it now tastes more

MUNCIE, Ind. — A new fire training center is coming to downtown Muncie. The (Muncie) Star Press reports (http://tspne.ws/2uCFEkb ) that the city’s Board of Works and Public Safety has approved a $330,000 bid to build the center on a lot near Fire Station No. 1. The project could be completed by this fall. The

CHICAGO — Famed Chicago-based theatrical producer Libby Adler Mages has died at the age of 93. Daughter Wendy Mages says her mother died of a heart attack Sunday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The Chicago Sun-Times (http://bit.ly/2t8Qxw2 ) reports that during Mages’ long career she won a Tony Award for her show “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and

LA CROSSE, Wis. — A La Crosse author has acknowledged he falsified most of the claims in his self-published memoir. Tristan Szente’s memoir, “Becoming Me … Again: A True Story,” includes descriptions of how a 2014 motorcycle accident left him in a coma with a dozen broken bones, a concussion and second-degree burns. He wrote

NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan court has ordered a police officer detained for 30 days while he is investigated for Facebook posts that are alleged to support Islamic extremism. Magistrate Miriam Mugure on Monday allowed the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit to hold Waiss Abdulaziz Mohammed. The officer, who is based in Nairobi and attached to the

ROME — The Latest on the AP investigation into the Vatican children’s hospital (all times local): 4:20 p.m. The Vatican press office isn’t commenting on an Associated Press investigation that found that children were put at risk as the Vatican’s pediatric hospital chased profits under a past administration. The AP reported Monday that the Vatican

WASHINGTON — U.S. factories expanded at a robust pace in June, a likely sign of strength for the U.S. economy as new orders, production and employment each improved. The Institute for Supply Management said Monday that its manufacturing index rose to 57.8 last month from 54.9 in May. Anything above 50 signals that factory activity

PHILADELPHIA — Federal agents at Philadelphia International Airport have seized more than $93,000 in undeclared cash from a family boarding a flight to Qatar. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers say the unreported currency was concealed June 27 on the bodies of the man, his wife and their adult child. International travelers can carry as

WASHINGTON — The annual July Fourth concert near the U.S. Capitol will include an appearance by two droids who fought for independence in a galaxy far, far away. The two “Star Wars” characters will be on stage Tuesday evening while the National Symphony Orchestra plays John Williams’ music from the beloved sci-fi movie. The performance

ALHAMBRA, Calif. — The father of a 5-year-old boy whose body was found near a Southern California lake pleaded not guilty to a murder charge Monday. Aramazd Andressian Sr., hands shackled at his waist, appeared before Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Cathryn Brougham, who set bail at $10 million and scheduled a preliminary hearing

LONDON — An 18-year-old student in northwestern England has been charged in a series of cyberattacks on the websites of nearly a dozen multinational firms. Jack Chappell is accused of supplying software that crashes websites by flooding them with data and with running a help-desk for cyber criminals. West Midlands Police said in a statement

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A woman who was struck by lightning while she was pregnant remains in intensive care at a Florida hospital where her newborn also is being treated. NBC2 reports 26-year-old Meghan Davidson was just seven days from her due date when she was struck in the head by a lightning bolt on