Новости за 20.07.2016

CAMP NELSON, Calif. (AP) — At the foot of a giant sequoia in California's Sierra Nevada, two arborists stepped into harnesses then inched up ropes more than 20 stories into the dizzying canopy of a tree that survived thousands of…

WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Brisk walking may be more effective than jogging in controlling blood sugar levels in people with prediabetes, a new study suggests.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns will play two regular-season "home" games in Mexico City this season.

Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District students who live in the Tomah Area School District won’t be getting bus service.

Wisconsin residents who can’t pay their electric bills could get a temporary reprieve from this week’s intense heat.

LaGrange Elementary School will host a tennis tournament for boys and girls heading into grades 6-12 this fall.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will explicitly endorse GOP nominee Donald Trump in his speech to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, he told reporters hours before he was set to give his remarks.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a Los Angeles sewage spill that has forced closure of some beaches (all times local):

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — ESPN's X Games will be held in Minneapolis in 2017 and 2018, with many of the events being held in the Minnesota Vikings' glittering new stadium, the network announced Wednesday.

WAVERLY, Iowa — About 175 workers have lost their jobs with the closure of the Terex crane plant in the northeast Iowa city of Waverly.

The main reason us older folks have to remain sharp as tacks is to avoid ending up under the thumbs of grandkids.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two Republicans vying to become their party's nominee for Missouri attorney general are waging one of the state's most hotly-contested primary campaigns, slamming each other with attack ads in a race that also includes lawsuits…

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Jeff Hendrix had three hits and three RBI, and James Reeves allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Tampa Yankees beat the St. Lucie Mets 6-0 on Wednesday.

CHICAGO (AP) — High temperatures and humidity will bake much of the central U.S. this week, sending heat indexes soaring as high as 115 degrees in some places for the first time this year.

CLEVELAND (AP) — A speechwriter for Donald Trump's company said Wednesday she made a mistake and apologized for using passages from a 2008 Michelle Obama speech in the Republican party convention speech delivered by Melania Trump.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The National Weather Service says it's been four years since Wisconsin has had the potential for the oppressive heat and humidity expected Thursday and Friday.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning in the Western United States (all times local):

MIAMI (AP) — Health officials in Florida were investigating Wednesday what could be the first Zika infection from a mosquito bite in the continental United States.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago mother thought she knew when it was safe to take her children outside, that she could protect them by sizing up and avoiding the people whom trouble seemed to follow.

The lawsuit alleges the school district denied the student access to boys' restrooms and directed staff to monitor his restroom usage, forcing him and other transgender students to wear green wristbands to help staff recognize them.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former state lawmaker and one-time U.S. diplomat are vying for the Democratic bid to become Missouri's next treasurer, a powerful check-writing position that serves as the custodian for state funds and is responsible for…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A fifth person has been charged with helping a murder suspect escape from a courthouse in Florida last week.

Gold medals are the ultimate prize in Olympic sport.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish state media says authorities to close down 626 private schools and other establishments.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Some people brag about their home states.