Новости за 30.05.2018

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police say they shot and wounded a man who was standing on the balcony of a residential apartment block and reportedly was waving an ax and shouting “Allahu akbar.” In a series of tweets, Rotterdam police say the shooting happened early Wednesday afternoon in Schiedam when police tried unsuccessfully to

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Authorities in Prescott, Arizona, say a single-engine plane reportedly running low on fuel crashed while making an emergency landing on a street, injuring the three people involved. Police say the pilot and two passengers in the plane when it crashed Tuesday night were hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries. Their identities were not released

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Latest on an explosion at a UPS freight hub in Kentucky (all times local): 10:40 a.m. Fire department officials say fire damage was minimal in an explosion that rocked a UPS freight hub in Lexington, Kentucky. Lexington Battalion Chief Jason Wells says the Wednesday morning blast included a small fire in

PARIS — Rattling through the first two rounds of the French Open without losing a set leaves more time for PlayStation for Naomi Osaka. And should the next big thing in Japanese tennis turn up late for her next match, it could well be because she lost track of time plugged into her console. Who

MOSCOW — The Latest on the reported slaying in Ukraine of a Russian journalist: (all times local): 6:00 p.m. The head of the Ukrainian Security Service says investigators have identified a Ukrainian citizen who allegedly was paid $40,000 by the Russian security service to organize and carry out the killing of an exiled Russian journalist.

MOSCOW — The Latest on the reported slaying in Ukraine of a Russian journalist: (all times local): 5:25 p.m. Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, who had been reported shot and killed in the Ukrainian capital Tuesday, has shown up at a news conference very much alive. Vasily Gritsak, head of the Ukrainian Security Service, told a

DAKAR, Senegal — The World Food Program says five people were hurt when a small plane with its humanitarian service was involved in an accident during takeoff from a remote airstrip in Congo’s Kasai region. A United Nations statement on Wednesday says two crew members and three passengers sustained minor injuries in the accident in

BROOKLINE, Mass. — Residents of a Boston suburb have voted to rename the elementary school once attended by John F. Kennedy because it was named for a former slave owner. Town meeting members in Brookline voted Tuesday 171-19 to change the name of the Edward Devotion School. It will be known as the Coolidge Corner

MARION, N.C. — The Latest on the remnants of Subtropical Storm Alberto (all times local): 12:40 p.m. Forecasters say heavy rain has caused a river to flood in a north Georgia city as the South continues to feel the effects of Subtropical Storm Alberto. The National Weather Service says up to 7 inches (18 centimeters)

MARION, N.C. — The Latest on the remnants of Subtropical Storm Alberto (all times local): 12 p.m. Subtropical Storm Alberto dealt a blow to sea turtle nests in southwest Florida. Five of Collier County’s 218 sea turtle nests washed away during the weekend storm. Another 26 nests were inundated, which means the eggs were covered

MARION, N.C. — The Latest on the remnants of Subtropical Storm Alberto (all times local): 10:35 a.m. Authorities say 2,000 people evacuated in the North Carolina mountains because of worries a dam might break can return to their homes. McDowell County Emergency Management sent a message to the public around 10:15 a.m. Wednesday saying engineers

NEWARK, N.J. — Authorities say a New Jersey police officer took part in the assault of a patient at a hospital and recorded another assault of the same patient on his cellphone, then didn’t report either incident. Paterson Officer Roger Then was arrested Wednesday and charged with conspiring to violate the patient’s civil rights and

LISBON, Portugal — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Portugal for a 24-hour official visit during which she will discuss the European Union’s future with local officials. Merkel flew Wednesday to the northern Portuguese city of Porto, where she was met by Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa. She was due to inaugurate a research

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are climbing Wednesday and have recovered almost all of their losses from the day before as investors hope Italy might be able to avoid a new round of elections. Banks are rising along with bond yields after outsize losses a day ago and energy companies are breaking out of a

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are climbing Wednesday morning, recovering most of the ground they lost the day before, as investors hope Italy might be able to avoid a new round of elections. Banks are rising along with bond yields after outsize losses a day ago and energy companies are breaking out of a five-day

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are climbing Wednesday morning, recovering some of the ground they lost the day before, as investors hope Italy might be able to avoid a new round of elections. Banks are rising along with bond yields after outsize losses a day ago. Big dividend payers are lagging the market, also a

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — The Latest on an Indiana middle school where a shooting took place last week (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Students were greeted by counselors, school staff and comfort dogs as they returned to a suburban Indianapolis middle school five days after a 13-year-old girl and a teacher were shot and wounded there.

PHILADELPHIA — A judge in Philadelphia has denied Meek Mill’s request for the removal of another judge from the rapper’s case. President Judge Leon Tucker told Mill in a Wednesday hearing that he doesn’t have jurisdiction over the matter. He says only the state Supreme Court can decide that. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered Mill’s

PHILADELPHIA — A judge in Philadelphia has denied Meek Mill’s request for a new trial and the removal of another judge from the rapper’s case. President Judge Leon Tucker told Mill in a Wednesday hearing that he doesn’t have jurisdiction over the matter. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered Mill’s release from prison last month where

LEXINGTON, S.C. — A South Carolina man accused of killing his five children is planning to use an insanity defense in his upcoming murder trial. News outlets report that attorneys for Timothy Ray Jones Jr. have notified prosecutors of their intent for his trial set to begin October 15. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty

BUCHAREST, Romania — Britain’s Prince Charles has arrived for his annual visit to Romania, a place where he charges his batteries and also promotes skills and training in rural Transylvania. He met Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday and will later meet Prime Minister Viorica Dancila in Bucharest, the capital. Later, he will travel to

LONDON — British police have arrested an intruder who scaled scaffolding and got onto the roof of Parliament. London’s Metropolitan Police force says officers were called late Wednesday morning “to reports of a man acting suspiciously” near an entrance to the building. The man then climbed a fence and scaled scaffolding to the roof. Parliament’s

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. U.S. stocks are recovering nearly all of the ground they lost the day before as investors hope Italy might be able to avoid a new round of elections. Banks are rising along with bond yields Wednesday after sustaining big losses

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Hopes that new elections in Italy can be avoided helped send stocks broadly higher in the U.S. and Europe. The gains early Wednesday on Wall Street erased about half of the market’s losses from a day earlier, when investors worried

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