Новости за 20.07.2017

NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he will take “every action that is necessary” to make sure New Jersey Transit train engineers show up for work after dozens of trains were canceled earlier this week because of a manpower shortage. Christie addressed the trains canceled earlier this week at an unrelated

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz signed big man Eric Griffin to a two-way contract Thursday. Contract details were not released. Griffin was a member of the Jazz during NBA summer leagues in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. He averaged 10.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in Vegas. The 6-foot-8, 205-pound center/forward

CAIRO — Egypt has expressed “discontent” over the latest U.S. travel warning to the Mideast country, saying the notice makes a false distinction between terrorist groups and violent political organizations. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ahmed Abu Zeid, said on Thursday that the wording of the travel advisory was dissatisfactory. He says it is “unacceptable” to distinguish

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida senior safety Marcell Harris will miss the season after tearing his right Achilles tendon during conditioning drills, a significant setback for a defense already replacing seven starters. Harris sustained the season-ending injury while running with teammates on Wednesday. “As a coach, this is one of the hardest things you are faced

KYAR GAUNG TAUNG, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military has a big public relations problem: It stands accused of committing genocide. Which is why I was among 14 international journalists escorted to a village in northern Rakhine state this past week on a guided press tour — the first time we were allowed into this area since

DALLAS — The ban on laptops in the cabins of planes flying from the Middle East to the U.S. is over, as federal officials say that large airports in the region have taken other steps to increase security. Those measures include checking electronic devices to make sure they don’t contain a bomb, and pulling more

SAN FRANCISCO — California says Volkswagen will pay the state another $154 million in penalties and costs over the automaker’s emissions scandal. California’s Air Resources Board says the increase in a consent decree filed Thursday brings VW’s total settlement in California to $1.3 billion. Volkswagen Group of America acknowledges rigging 11 million of its vehicles

JOHANNESBURG — Conservationists in Zimbabwe say the son of a lion named Cecil, whose 2015 killing prompted an international outcry, has also been fatally shot during a hunt. A group named Friends of Hwange Trust said Thursday on Facebook that 6-year-old Xanda, Cecil’s son, was shot on a “legal trophy hunt” several days ago. The

AUSTIN, Texas — Planned Parenthood and other groups sued Texas on Thursday over a new ban on a second-trimester abortion procedure, the state’s first major anti-abortion measure since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a law that had prompted more than half of its abortion clinics to close. The lawsuit asks a federal judge to

NEW YORK — A person who reported eating at a Chipotle in northern Virginia has tested positive for norovirus. But health officials say that’s not yet enough to determine the cause of the roughly 60 reported illnesses it has identified. The location in Sterling, Virginia, was temporarily closed for cleaning this week after customers reported

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military says troops have raided several militant hideouts in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, triggering firefights that killed one soldier. The army says 13 “terrorists” were also killed in the fighting. Thursday’s statement says troops, backed by Pakistani Air Force, also destroyed militant hideouts in the Khyber tribal region.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Three people have been arrested for helping an inmate escape from a maximum-security prison in South Carolina, officials said Thursday. Jimmy Causey got more help after cutting his way through the fences using tools delivered to him by a drone at Lieber Correctional Institution, according to information released by the state Department

CARACAS, Venezuela — The Latest on Venezuela’s political crisis and the opposition’s general strike (all times local): 2 p.m. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is decrying a general strike by the opposition as a crude attempt to sabotage the embattled country’s economy. Maduro also is denouncing what he characterizes as an opposition attack outside the offices

SAN FRANCISCO — The state can take wayward children away from their parents even when they are doing their best to control their kids and the kids aren’t delinquents, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday. A unanimous court said it doesn’t matter whether parents are neglectful or in some way to blame for failing to

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Actor and songwriter Robert Gene “Red” West, a longtime confidant of Elvis Presley, has died in Memphis. Danita Allen of Memorial Park Funeral Home said West died Tuesday. He was 81. His wife, Pat West, told The Commercial Appeal he died at Baptist Hospital after suffering from an aortic aneurysm. West met

VIENNA — Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz on Thursday urged his Italian counterpart not to allow migrants arriving by boat to Italy’s islands to travel on to the mainland, declaring that “being saved in the Mediterranean cannot be connected with a ticket to Central Europe.” After meeting with Italy’s Angelino Alfano, Kurz told reporters that

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — A jury has deadlocked on a reckless homicide charge against a Tennessee man who told police he fatally shot his 11-year-old daughter because he thought she was an intruder. Media report jurors convicted Timothy Batts on Thursday of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and acquitted him of attempting to

PORTER, Ind. — A local health official says a northwestern Indiana water park where 11 children suffered chemical burns must correct numerous large problems before it can reopen. Porter County Health Department Administrator Keith Letta says an inspection Wednesday at Seven Peaks Water Park include structural safety issues involving tall slides at the park and

VINELAND, N.J. — Authorities say two men who were fishing in New Jersey have died after one got into trouble while swimming and the other tried to save him. Vineland police Lt. Steven Triantos told the Daily Journal (http://vineland.dj/2uf4MA2) that the men drowned in Crystal Lake on Wednesday night. He says no foul play was

BISMARCK, N.D. — A judge deciding whether to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline while more environmental review is completed says he’ll allow North Dakota’s main energy trade group to weigh in. Judge James Boasberg might also allow some national energy and manufacturing groups to have a say, though he didn’t immediately rule. The North

WEST HAVEN, Conn. — A former Connecticut postal clerk has pleaded guilty to federal charges that she stole numerous packages and greeting cards that she suspected would contain gift cards or cash. Thirty-year-old Ana Guity faces up to five years in prison. She is a citizen of Honduras but has permanent resident status in the

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A dog that disappeared after her owner was killed in a highway wreck has been found in North Carolina. The Fayetteville Observer reports Nellie, a pit bull who belonged to 57-year-old William F. Schlesinger of Arlington, Virginia, had a broken rear leg and was covered in bug bites when she was found.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Federal research ships have found a crab boat that sank with six men on board in the Bering Sea. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the Destination, a 98-foot (30-meter) crab boat that disappeared Feb. 11, was found upright in 250 feet (76 meters) of water off St. George Island. No

LAWRENCE, Mass. — Protesters staged a small but boisterous rally Thursday outside a New Balance sneaker factory in Massachusetts where U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan was expected to discuss Republican plans for tax reform. The rally took place across from the factory in a historic mill building in Lawrence along the Merrimack River. More than

OAK BROOK, Ill. — With McDonald’s now offering a delivery service, the fast food giant is looking to make customers comfortable eating at home with a new clothing line that includes an adult-size Big Mac onesie. Oak Brook, Illinois-based McDonald’s describes the McDelivery Collection as “a selection of fun, fashion forward items you can wear