Новости за 19.05.2019

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police are investigating the death of a baby who was left in a vehicle on a hot day. Police say officers and medics who were called to an auto parts store Saturday on the city’s east side found the child unresponsive inside a sport-utility vehicle. The child was pronounced dead at Riley

LOS ANGELES — After being fired and then rehired from “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” in less than a year over controversial old tweets, writer-director James Gunn says that he’s a better person than he was a year ago. Gunn tells The Associated Press that the experience of the past year has made him

ZAPORIZHIA, Ukraine — Shakhtar Donetsk won the Ukrainian Premier League on Sunday after a 1-0 victory at Zorya Luhansk, the third title in a row for a team exiled from its home city by the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The win, sealed by a goal from Junior Moraes, left Shakhtar 11 points clear of second-place

CANNES, France — Robert Pattinson says that making the turn-of-the-century nautical psychodrama “The Lighthouse” involved some of the most terrifying work he’s ever done. “The Lighthouse” premiered Sunday in the Cannes Film Festival’s Directors’ Fortnight section. The black-and-white film is Robert Eggers’ follow-up to his 2015 hit horror film “The Witch.” It stars Pattinson and

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The United Arab Emirates’ energy minister says he does not think relaxing the oil production cuts in place is the right measure. Suhail al-Mazrouei spoke to reporters Sunday on the sidelines of a meeting of the world’s major oil producers. His comments suggest there’s support within OPEC to extend the 1.2

INDIANAPOLIS — DragonSpeed expected a stressed-out Sunday as the tiny team tried to bump its way into the Indianapolis 500. Instead, the car owner and driver savored a leisurely morning drive to the speedway knowing they are locked into the big show. Ben Hanley, a rookie from England, put the No. 81 car safely in

MIAMI — Sandy Alcantara threw a two-hitter in a pitching duel with Noah Syndergaard, and the Miami Marlins beat the reeling New York Mets 3-0 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. A day after being shut out on just one hit, the Mets lost their fifth in row. The latest defeat against a team with

INDIANAPOLIS — A central Indiana man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a slaying where the victim’s body was found buried beneath concrete. Forty-nine-year-old Jason Hancock of Brownsburg was sentenced Friday on charges stemming from the February 2018 killing of 41-year-old Michael Marks. Hancock initially faced a murder charge, but he pleaded

MARACAIBO, Venezuela — U.S. sanctions on oil-rich Venezuela appear to be taking hold, resulting in mile-long lines for fuel in the South American nation’s second-largest city, Maracaibo. Russ Dallen of the Miami-based brokerage firm Caracas Capital Markets said Sunday that Venezuelan produces roughly 15 percent of capacity, as output falls. It already had been declining

MIAMI — A mother who turned to activism after the slaying of her black teen son Trayvon Martin has announced she is running for office in Miami. The Miami Herald reports Sybrina Fulton will be entering the race to join the 13-member board of Miami-Dade County commissioners. Fulton said in a Saturday statement that she

KOSICE, Slovakia — Dylan Larkin scored a tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the United States went on to beat Germany 3-1 Sunday at the world championships. Jack Eichel put the Americans ahead by two goals late in the third and Cory Schneider was strong in net, helping them win a fifth straight

BALTIMORE — Owner Gary Barber called trainer Mark Casse for the fourth time in 11 hours since War of Will won the Preakness. Only this time, Casse was in the middle of holding court with reporters the morning after his first Triple Crown victory. “All’s good and we’re going to the Belmont?” Casse said to

FRANKFURT, Germany — Tens of thousands of demonstrators opposed to right-wing populism and nationalism took to the streets Sunday in a number of European cities before May 23-26 elections to the European Parliament. Marches in Germany were held under the banner of “One Europe for Everyone: Your Voice Against Nationalism” in cities including Berlin, Cologne,

A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he would pay off their student loans __ estimated at $40 million. Robert F. Smith, this year’s commencement speaker, made the announcement while addressing nearly 400 graduating seniors of the all-male historically black college in

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The Latest on the PGA Championship on Sunday (all times local): 11:40 a.m. It sure looked like Rich Beem was satisfied just to make the cut at Bethpage Black when he blew up to an 82 in the third round. But Beem, 48, came back in the final round with a 69

SAN MARINO — Primoz Roglic of Slovenia won the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, while Italian cyclist Valerio Conti extended his overall lead after the individual time trial. Roglic, who also won the opening individual time trial, was quickest on the rain-soaked 35-kilometer (22-mile) route from Riccione that had an uphill finish

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s another rough day for McLaren at the Indianapolis 500 as rain has slowed the team’s preparation time for its last-gasp run at making the race. McLaren completely overhauled its car Sunday morning and sent Fernando Alonso on track with a new setup. But the car was too low in the rear and

CANAAN, N.H. — The plight of a fired school cafeteria worker in New Hampshire has caught the attention of award-winning chef José Andrés. Bonnie Kimball was fired by a food supply vendor for Mascoma Valley Regional High School in Canaan on March 28, a day after giving a free lunch to a student who couldn’t

HUNTERTOWN, Ind. — A northern Indiana conservation group says it planted 55,000 native hardwood saplings this spring on more than 100 acres of marginal farmland. ACRES Land Trust said Wednesday that the reforesting efforts at three of its nature preserves represent the most trees it’s planted in a single year. The organization credits planning, donors

ROCKPORT, Ind. — The state appeals court has upheld the 90-year prison sentence for a man convicted of setting fires that destroyed one wooden covered bridge in western Indiana and damaged another. The court rejected arguments from Jesse Payne’s lawyers that he was improperly found guilty but mentally ill despite testimony from doctors during his

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The latest on developments in the Persian Gulf region and elsewhere in the Mideast amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran (all times local): 1:05 a.m. Days after saying he hoped the U.S. and Iran would not go to war, President Donald Trump threatened Iran with destruction if it

NEW DELHI — The Latest on India’s general election (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Voting in India’s mammoth national election has ended with the seventh and final phase of a grueling poll that lasted more than five weeks, with exit polls predicting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party and its allies will win

ROME — Karolina Pliskova captured the biggest clay-clay-court title of her career by beating Johanna Konta 6-3, 6-4 Sunday in the Italian Open final. Adding to a very consistent year from the 2016 U.S. Open runner-up, the victory will move Pliskova up to No. 2 in the rankings and makes her one of the contenders

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A top Saudi diplomat says the kingdom has no information about an Arab activist living in Norway who says the CIA tipped Norwegian security about a threat against him emanating from Saudi Arabia. Responding to a question during a press conference in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Adel al-Jubeir, the minister

AMSTERDAM — The Dutch royal family and prime minister are leading an unusual outpouring of praise for the 25-year-old singer who brought the Netherlands its first victory in the Eurovision song contest since the 1970s. Duncan Laurence beat out over-the-top, camp-filled performances from across Europe and beyond to win the competition Saturday night with a