Новости за 13.06.2019

BALTIMORE — A Maryland jury has awarded nearly $3 million to man whom correctional officers beat almost six years ago in what his attorney says was a “systemwide failure.” The Daily Record of Baltimore reports jurors in Baltimore awarded $2.7 million to Kevin Younger, who was assaulted by officers at the Maryland Reception, Diagnostics &

MONTPELLIER, France — An own goal gave Australia a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Brazil at the Women’s World Cup, even after Marta added a record 16th career tournament goal. Marta, who sat out Brazil’s opening game with a left thigh injury, became the first player to score in five different World Cups when she converted

MINNEAPOLIS — Environmental Protection Agency documents show that its staffers were critical of how Minnesota regulators drafted a key permit for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine. And they show the officials concluded the permit would violate federal law because it lacked specific water pollution limits. The EPA released the documents after a court challenge by

LAS VEGAS — A 79-year-old Nevada prison inmate who was sentenced in 2010 to die may get a chance to again argue he’s not guilty, after a judge in Las Vegas overturned his conviction and granted him a new trial. However, the judge on Thursday postponed setting a new trial date for John Matthias Watson

PEORIA, Ill. — Testimony in the trial of a former University of Illinois doctoral student accused of killing a visiting scholar from China revealed that the defendant bought Drano and garbage bags three days after the slaying. The detail came Thursday during the second day of the federal murder trial of Brendt Christensen in the

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The NFL is investigating tampering charges against the Texans after the Patriots accused them of contacting New England director of player personnel Nick Caserio for the Houston general manager job. ESPN.com reported that New England complained to the league after Texans executive vice president of team development Jack Easterby, a former Patriots

DETROIT — Prosecutors stunningly dropped all criminal charges Thursday against eight people in the Flint water scandal and pledged to start the investigation from scratch. The defendants include Michigan’s former health director, Nick Lyon, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter. He was accused of failing to timely alert the public about an outbreak of Legionnaires’

ALBANY, N.Y. — The upstate New York prison tailor who helped two killers escape has been denied parole for a third time. A parole board decision released Thursday says Joyce Mitchell will remain behind bars for at least two more years. She’s serving 2 1/3 to seven years for helping Richard Matt and David Sweat

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas-based water park company on Thursday announced an agreement to sell two of its attractions and will also give the buyer the right to acquire its Kansas site where a 10-year-old boy was killed nearly three years ago. Schlitterbahn said in a news release it sold a water park and resort

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Toronto Raptors have a second chance at claiming their first NBA championship. Game 6 of the NBA Finals will be played Thursday night, the Raptors entering with a 3-2 series lead over the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors. Golden State is 0-3 at home against Toronto this season, losing all

MADRID — Eden Hazard donned Real Madrid’s all-white kit for the first time Thursday as the Belgium forward was presented to tens of thousands of fans at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium following his club record transfer from Chelsea. “It was my dream since I was very young to play for Real Madrid, and now I

ORLANDO, Fla. — A key NCAA official says six schools are going to be facing allegations of Level I violations as early as next month, the latest fallout in the college basketball corruption scandal. Stan Wilcox, vice president for regulatory affairs for the NCAA, tells CBS Sports two high-profile programs will be notified in early

JERUSALEM — Ford has opened a research center in Israel, joining a legion of major automakers racing to develop new technologies for the world of driverless cars. Chairman William Ford met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday as part of his visit, where he called Israel “ground zero” for technologies demanded by the fast-growing

LETTSWORTH, La. — A highway marker honoring blues singer-guitarist Buddy Guy has gone missing in Louisiana just six months after it was placed. Tourist Commission executive director Jeanie Andre tells news outlets Wednesday the marker was knocked down in May when a car ran off the road and hit it, and it hasn’t been seen

BERLIN — A German teenager has been found guilty of fatally strangling another teen who allegedly refused his advances. German news agency dpa reported Thursday that the regional court in the western city of Siegen convicted the 15-year-old of manslaughter and sentenced him to 7 years and 6 months in juvenile detention. The court also

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — A southern Indiana man is appealing his 120-year prison sentence for molesting children while working at a YMCA and at an elementary school. Twenty-year-old Michael Begin Jr.’s attorneys filed their notice to appeal his sentence on May 29 and the appeal’s transcript was completed in early June. The Jeffersonville man had pleaded

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A judge has ordered three years’ probation for Puerto Rican singer Farruko after he pleaded guilty to not declaring nearly $52,000 in cash discovered in his luggage and shoes last year when he flew in to an airport in the U.S. territory. The judge on Thursday also ordered the seizure

CRAIG, Colo. — Colorado wildlife officials say a mother mule deer will be killed after it attacked and injured an 85-year-old woman. The Craig Press newspaper reports the woman was walking her dog in the town of Craig on Wednesday when authorities say they surprised a doe with two fawns. State Parks and Wildlife officials

GULFPORT, Miss. — Police have identified a man who was shot at a gas station in Mississippi and then driven around for at least an hour before being pronounced dead at a hospital. News outlets report Lamar County Deputy Coroner Blake Matherne identified the victim Wednesday as 20-year-old Lee Barnes III. Gulfport police say 20-year-old

MUSKOGEE, Okla. — A federal jury has convicted a 64-year-old man accused of kidnapping his stepdaughter and holding her captive for 19 years in Mexico and elsewhere while fathering her nine children. Court records indicate jurors found Henri Michelle Piette guilty on June 6 of kidnapping and travel with intent to engage in sexual act

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Self-driving vehicles with no humans on board will be able to operate in Florida — once they’re finally ready for prime time — under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis said he hopes to use the law to lure companies that test and build the cars. The measure, which

CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK, Utah — Officials say vandals have etched an image of an eye onto a sandstone rock formation at Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park. Park visitors reported the graffiti on the Temple of the Moon monolith in the remote Cathedral Valley on June 6. Park officials say the etching is more than

NEW YORK — The Dallas Wings re-signed AP Player of the Year Megan Gustafson on Thursday. Gustafson was drafted 17th by the Wings, but was one of the final cuts from the roster before the season started. With injuries depleting Dallas’ roster, the Wings were able to sign the former Iowa star. Skylar Diggins-Smith is

LANCASTER, Pa. — A judge was allowed to go on his way after aggressively challenging a police officer during a traffic stop and ordering him to “check the registration on this plate soon, mister.” Police dashcam video obtained by the LNP newspaper in Pennsylvania shows the April traffic stop of Lancaster County President Judge Dennis

LOS ANGELES — The creator of TV’s “Friends” says there are no plans for a reunion and there won’t be any. Marta Kauffman says she wouldn’t want to “mess up a good thing” for fans with a potentially disappointing reunion. Kauffman and David Crane created and produced “Friends,” NBC’s hit sitcom that aired from 1994