Новости за 02.09.2019

KABUL, Afghanistan — A U.S. envoy has met with the Afghan president in the capital, Kabul, to brief him on the latest round of talks with the Taliban as a deal nears on ending America’s longest war, an official said Monday. President Ashraf Ghani’s spokesman confirmed the meeting took place on Sunday night at the

WASHINGTON — Facing another deadly mass shooting, President Donald Trump is deflecting on gun control. Over the weekend, he pointed to mental illness as a likely culprit behind recent shootings in Odessa, Texas and elsewhere, even though criminologists routinely point to gun ownership as a far better predictor of public mass shootings than indicators of

McLEAN’S TOWN CAY, Bahamas — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local): 8:10 a.m. A spokesman for Bahamas Power and Light says there has been a total blackout in New Providence, the archipelago’s most populous island. Quincy Parker told ZNS Bahamas radio station on Monday morning that crews are working to restore power on

NEW YORK — LOOKAHEAD TO MONDAY Two former U.S. Open men’s champions meet for the second straight day as the remaining quarterfinal spots are filled. Rafael Nadal, the No. 2 seed who has won three titles at Flushing Meadows, faces Marin Cilic, whose only Grand Slam title came at the 2014 U.S. Open. Nadal is

LOS ANGELES — Southern California quarterback J.T. Daniels will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament and the meniscus in his right knee during the Trojans’ opener. Coach Clay Helton confirmed the severity of his sophomore starter’s injury Sunday night. Daniels was hurt when his leg twisted while he was being tackled

CALGARY, Alberta — Wes Short Jr. made a short birdie putt on the final hole to win the Shaw Charity Classic on Sunday. His final-round 4-under 66 gave him a 13-under 267 total, one shot ahead of defending champion Scott McCarron. Short got a fortunate break when his second shot on the par 5, 18th

MINNEAPOLIS — Odyssey Sims scored 17 points, Napheesa Collier had 15 points and 10 rebounds to move into elite company and the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Indiana Fever 81-73 on Sunday, a key win for playoff positioning. Collier surpassed 400 points and 200 rebounds to join former Indiana star Tamika Catchings as the only rookies

SEATTLE — Jordin Canada had a career-high 21 points, eight assists and five steals and the Seattle Storm held on for a 92-75 win over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday. Alysha Clark had 16 points and eight rebounds, Natasha Howard added 14 points, eight boards and two blocks and Jewell Loyd scored 11 points for

SEATTLE — Cristian Roldan scored his second goal of the game in the 89th minute to give the Seattle Sounders a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday in a matchup between two teams vying for second place in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference. The teams combined for four goals in the final

A look at what’s happening around the majors Monday: TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW One day after Houston teammate Justin Verlander pitched a no-hitter, Gerrit Cole looks to stay on a roll of his own when the Astros visit Milwaukee on Labor Day. Cole (15-5, 2.85 ERA) is 11-0 with a 2.06 ERA in his last

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Panthers cut veteran wide receiver Torrey Smith, running back Elijah Holyfield and cornerback Kevon Seymour, and claimed wide receivers Ray-Ray McCloud and Brandon Zylstra, and defensive back Natrell Jamerson off waivers. Smith had 17 receptions for 190 yards and two touchdowns in his only season with the Panthers last year. McCloud,

PHOENIX — On the way to 89 wins so far and a huge lead in the NL West, the Los Angeles Dodgers have enjoyed plenty of exciting moments this season. Still, an 11th-inning homer Sunday by Joc Pederson earned special mention from manager Dave Roberts. Pederson went deep after teammate Cody Bellinger tied the game

ST. LOUIS — Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez left the second game of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals after being hit by a pitch Sunday night. Daniel Ponce de Leon plunked Suarez on the left hand with his first pitch of the at-bat in the fifth inning. Suarez spent only a few

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Virginia State Police says a man was killed in a car crash while fleeing from a trooper who tried to stop his vehicle. A police news release says 32-year-old Eric Ball, of Greene, wasn’t wearing a seatbelt when he lost control of his car, which veered off the road and struck

CHICAGO — Christian Yelich hit a three-run homer off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Chicago 4-0 on Sunday for their second straight shutout against the Cubs. Milwaukee took two of three in the weekend series to pull within three games of Chicago for the second NL wild card. The

RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks finalized their trade for standout pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney on Sunday, sending two players and a 2020 third-round pick to the Houston Texans. Seattle bolstered one of its biggest needs heading into the season by landing Clowney after his contract dispute with the Texans. The Seahawks sent veteran former

ALTAMIRA, Brazil — An indigenous leader in Brazil’s Amazon says he will do what he can to stop loggers and prospectors encroaching on his people’s land. Kadjyre Kayapo and some companions searched in recent days for signs of trespassing in the lush rainforest of the Kayapo indigenous group’s land in Pará state. The routine patrol

PHOENIX — Los Angeles Dodgers rookie pitcher Dustin May left Sunday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after being hit on the right side of the head by a line drive. The 21-year-old May was down for a few minutes before sitting up and eventually walking off the field. The liner by Jake Lamb ricocheted off

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Adalberto Mondesi matched a career high with four hits and stole three bases in his return from the injured list, leading the Kansas City Royals past the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Sunday. Meibrys Viloria drove in the go-ahead run for the Royals with a two-out single in the seventh inning. Kansas

Marseille beat Saint-Etienne 1-0 at home on Sunday in a match between France’s two most successful league teams. Saint-Etienne has a record 10 French titles to Marseille’s nine and Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco and Nantes with eight, but Marseille is the only French side to have won the Champions League in 1993. Marseille won at Stade

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico coach Bob Davie, rushed to an Albuquerque hospital after his team’s season-opening victory over Sam Houston State with “a serious medical incident,” said Sunday he expects to make a full recovery. School officials still haven’t disclosed Davie’s ailment. There was also no immediate word on when he would resume his

DETROIT — The Minnesota Twins are baseball’s new home-run kings, but that hasn’t been the reason they’ve won two of three games against the Detroit Tigers this weekend. The Twins homered once in a 13-5 win on Friday, hit six in a 10-7 loss on Saturday to pass the 2018 New York Yankees’ record, then

MILAN — Inter Milan’s 2-1 win at Cagliari was marred by another racist incident at the Sardegna Arena in their Italian league game on Sunday. Romelu Lukaku converted Inter’s winning penalty kick in the 72nd minute and then glared at home fans behind the goal as they had been racially abusing the former Manchester United

MIAMI — First-year coach Brian Flores has been saying it since March and said it again Sunday: The Miami Dolphins are not tanking in 2019. The claim sounded less convincing after Miami parted with three veterans in deals that netted mostly draft picks. Even before the Dolphins swung the two weekend trades, they were widely

To call Tom Collins the father of figure skating tours might be hyperbole. Then again … “Tommy treated everyone like family,” Michelle Kwan, the greatest skater of her generation, said Sunday after learning of Collins’ death at his home in Minneapolis at age 88. “I skated for 14 years in his show, and I felt