Новости за 05.08.2017

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela's political crisis (all times local):

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has lauded former Gov. Mark White as a public servant who "devoted his life to making our state even better, particularly when it came to educating our children."

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Texas Gov. Mark White, a Democrat who championed public education reforms that included the landmark "no-pass, no-play" policy for high school athletes during his single term in office, has died. He was 77.

FANCY FARM, Ky. (AP) — A week after an attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act failed, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he'd consider a bipartisan effort to continue payments to insurers to avert a costly rattling of health…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved tough new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday including a ban on coal and other exports totaling more than $1 billion — a huge bite in its total exports, valued…

LONDON (AP) — Usain Bolt finishes 3rd; Justin Gatlin wins 100 meters in Bolt's final individual race at a major championship .

LAS VEGAS (TNS) — An internet realm known as the dark web was once promoted as a safe haven for political dissidents and libertarians worldwide, and financed partly by the State Department. But it has turned into a criminal cesspool.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Brian Daboll has thrived under one of the most demanding, intense and successful coaches around. Now, he's working for another.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Democratic state Rep. Brett Hulsey, whose four years in office were dotted with outlandish stunts and one citation from Madison police, has filed paperwork to run for governor next year.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Far from their prestigious campuses, a Northwestern University professor and a University of Oxford finance officer were jailed in the San Francisco area Saturday after eight days as fugitives sought in the death of a young…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A newly installed constitutional assembly ousted Venezuela's defiant chief prosecutor Saturday, a sign that President Nicolas Maduro's embattled government intends to move swiftly against critics and consolidate power amid a fast-moving political crisis.

WASHINGTON (TNS) — For four years, Ira N. Forman served as the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, a State Department post in which he advocated on behalf of Jewish communities at risk around the globe.

ANCHOR POINT, Alaska (AP) — An oil company that the state owes about $75 million in refundable tax credits to is preparing to pause drilling off the shore of Alaska.

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (AP) — Olympic marathon gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson joined nearly 6,500 runners Saturday in the road race that she created along the coastal roads where she trained in her native Maine.

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Education leaders in Guam have their sights set doing a better job teaching high school juniors and seniors about the concept of decolonization and what it would mean for the U.S. territory.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on a reported explosion at a Minnesota mosque (all times local):

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase says he reached out to Jay Cutler, and the retired quarterback who is now working in television showed interest.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — More than $3 million has been awarded to build a first-of-its-kind housing development for the chronically homeless in Iowa City.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos always knew Peyton Manning was their top quarterback in his four training camps. The picture hasn't been as clear the last two years.

HOUSTON, Minn. — By owl accounts, it was a hoot.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Fifty years have passed since the demonstrations in Milwaukee that sought to end housing discrimination, but the city still struggles with segregation.

The Viroqua Sox, playing in its first Mississippi Valley League playoff game, gave the Chaseburg/Coon Valley Blues all it wanted, before coming up on the short end of a 4-2 score in a MVL tournament play-in battle last Wednesday evening,…

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Jarrad Davis is impressed with his new home field.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials are requesting proposals for a substance abuse recovery charter school scheduled to open next year.

SAO PAULO (AP) — The South American trade bloc Mercosur suspended Venezuela indefinitely Saturday for failing to uphold democratic norms amid an intensifying crackdown on dissent in the country.