Новости за 13.07.2017

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Shanshan Feng of China shot a bogey-free 6-under 66 and took a one-shot lead over Amy Yang of South Korea early in the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open at a quiet Trump National Golf Club. Despite complaints over playing the biggest event in women’s golf on a course owned by

BASTROP, Texas — Authorities say about 50,000 gallons (189,000 liters) of crude oil spilled after a contractor accidentally cut an underground pipeline in Central Texas. A spokesman for Magellan Midstream Partners, Bruce Heine (hyn), says the contractor was conducting maintenance Thursday morning when he struck a fitting on the Longhorn pipeline system, causing the spill

NEW YORK — The New York Knicks and Houston Rockets are still trying to work out a deal involving Carmelo Anthony, though it may take some time — if it happens. The teams continue to talk about a trade but no deal is imminent, said a person familiar with the situation. The person said Anthony

NEW YORK — Britain’s BBC News is ending a long-running agreement to share reporting and resources with ABC News in the United States and instead will match up with CBS. CBS News President David Rhodes said Thursday the deal with the BBC gives the network access to an organization that is larger and more comprehensive

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A union has filed a grievance in response to Western Michigan University’s hiring of goats to clear 15 acres (6.07 hectares) of woodland on campus. The Kalamazoo Gazette (http://bit.ly/2vh1jhY ) reports that Kathi Babbit is the chief steward of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees local union. Babbit wrote

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Investigators looking for clues in the disappearance of an Alabama woman nine years ago said they will analyze potential evidence found during a search of the home where she was last seen. Authorities would not say what they located Wednesday while looking for the remains of Jennifer Fay Powers in a rural

LONDON — Britain’s Natural History Museum in London suspended a gigantic skeleton of a blue whale in its main entrance Thursday, drawing attention to vanishing species in an environment under strain. Scientists named the 25.2-meter (82-foot) whale Hope,’ recognizing the role of science in safeguarding the environment. The immense creature seems to fly over the

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft circling Jupiter is revealing the up-close beauty of our solar system’s biggest planetary storm. Juno flew directly over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot on Monday, passing an amazingly close 5,600 miles (9,000 kilometers) above the monster storm. The images snapped by JunoCam were beamed back Tuesday and posted online

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was treated at a hospital Thursday after becoming dehydrated while helping to build houses in Canada for Habitat for Humanity. The 92-year-old former president known for his post-presidential humanitarian work was taken to a hospital in Winnipeg as a precaution for rehydration, spokeswoman Deanna Congileo said. Habitat

IRVING, Texas — Oklahoma is the preseason favorite to win another Big 12 title after coach Bob Stoops’ surprise retirement. The Sooners, who last season won their record 10th Big 12 title under Stoops, got 19 of 32 first-place votes in the preseason media poll released Thursday in advance of the league’s media days next

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A business in northeastern Indiana will soon begin demolition on a shuttered bar where three men were fatally shot in September. Deister Machine Co. bought the old Sports and Spirits bar, which has been closed since the 2016 shooting. Company president Mark Deister says he plans to turn the property into

SPOKANE, Wash. — Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho and the Hanford Reach National Monument in Washington state are no longer under review for possible modification, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Thursday. The monuments were among 27 covered by President Donald Trump’s April executive order calling for a review of monuments created since

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins start the second half of the season with a tough task at Houston. They’ll face the American League-leading Astros for three games beginning Friday night. Right-hander Jose Berrios takes the mound for the Twins in the opener, opposite Astros righty Charlie Morton. Houston leads the AL West at 60-29. The

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. TOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS 1. U2; $7,276,551; $118.55. 2. Guns N’ Roses;

NEW YORK — Shania Twain will headline the opening-night ceremony at the U.S. Open. She will perform Aug. 28 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The top-selling country artist will sing some of her biggest hits and songs from her upcoming album “NOW.” King and U.S. Tennis Association chair Katrina Adams will kick

CARMEL, Ind. — A suburban Indianapolis office building was evacuated and several people taken to hospitals after smelling a bad odor. Carmel Fire Department spokesman Tim Griffin says crews didn’t detect anything hazardous in the building along U.S. 31 after the odor was reported about 11 a.m. Thursday. Griffin says about a dozen people were

BEIRUT — They left their homes to escape the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and now they are going back. Worn out from months of living in tents, about 150 Syrian families decided this week to return to the city of Homs — even if it meant going back to a life under Assad’s

BROOKLINE, Mass. — An exclusive club in the tony town where Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen live has finally admitted the celebrity couple. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2tjfRwi ) that The Country Club in Brookline, a leafy and affluent Boston suburb, quietly approved membership for the New England Patriots’ star quarterback and his supermodel wife.

LONDON — A British aristocrat has been jailed for 12 weeks for making online threats to anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller. Rhodri Philipps, also known as the 4th Viscount St Davids, posted on Facebook that he would pay “5,000 pounds for the first person to ‘accidentally’ run over this bloody troublesome first generation immigrant.” Judge Emma

TORONTO — A judge in Toronto on Thursday dismissed a request to freeze the assets of a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who was recently awarded a settlement by the Canadian government. Omar Khadr last week was reportedly issued an $8 million (CA$10.5 million) settlement by the Canadian government after a court ruled his rights were

NEW YORK — CNN anchor Anderson Cooper dubbed an aide to President Donald Trump “the Hungarian Don Rickles” following an insult-laden exchange on the network. On Cooper’s show Wednesday, White House aide Sebastian Gorka faced questions about last summer’s meeting held by the president’s son with a Russian woman who promised to help the Trump

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have signed another big forward from Dirk Nowitzki’s hometown in Germany. A week after Nowitzki got a new contract for his 20th season with the Mavericks, the team on Thursday signed Maxi Kleber, a 25-year-old from Wurzburg, Germany, who played professionally in Europe the past eight seasons. Kleber averaged 8.9

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should review the safety and effectiveness of all opioids, and consider the real-world impacts the powerful painkillers have, not only on patients, but also on families, crime and the demand for heroin. That’s the conclusion of a sweeping report Thursday from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

DENVER — An embattled professional bicyclist who resigned from his team after admitting to firing his gun while on a training ride has taken a plea deal. KUSA-TV reports (http://on9news.tv/2tiusrY ) Danny Summerhill, a former member of the United Healthcare cycling team, pleaded guilty Wednesday to disorderly conduct — discharge of a weapon. In exchange,

CAIRO — Egyptian churches on Thursday suspended pilgrimages, holidays and conferences for the remainder of July and August after authorities warned them about possible attacks by Islamic militants. Ishak Ibrahim, an activist and a top researcher on the Egyptian church, reported the suspension by the majority Coptic Orthodox and the smaller Anglican and Catholic churches.