Новости за 02.08.2015

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Passenger rail service between Chicago and Indianapolis will be available every day under a two-year contract the Indiana Department of Transportation has signed with Amtrak and a private carrier. The Hoosier State service, operated by Iowa Pacific Holdings four days each week, will complement the thrice-weekly Cardinal line operated by Amtrak between Chicago and Washington, D.C., INDOT announced Saturday night. Round-trip service began Sunday morning. The train departs Indianapolis... Читать дальше...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — On a Wednesday afternoon at work, Sean Kveum looks outside the window to his right and spots a bear, then another one. From the cockpit of his de Havilland Beaver bush plane, he loops around to get a better look. Life at a higher altitude with a spectacular view is the only kind of life Kveum has known since his days growing up in Hoonah, the Juneau Empire reported Sunday. "The only way on and off the island was by ferry or airplane," Kveum said, recalling his early days as a young passenger admiring the art of aviation. Читать дальше...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have added depth to their secondary by acquiring cornerback Mohammed Seisay from the Detroit Lions for an undisclosed 2016 draft pick. Seattle announced the trade on Sunday. The Seahawks had an open spot on their 90-man roster after releasing defensive tackle Tony McDaniel in a salary cap move. The draft pick going back to Detroit is expected to be a late-round selection. Seisay appeared in 13 games last season for Detroit as a rookie, and played in the Lions' playoff loss to Dallas. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Breastfeeding at Chicago's two major airports and others in Illinois will soon be easier under a new law endorsed by Gov. Bruce Rauner. Rauner on Sunday signed legislation requiring large airports such as O'Hare and Midway International to have lactation rooms by 2017. Smaller airports in the state will have to add the private rooms when building new terminals or renovating existing ones. The weekend bill signing follows a Chicago City Council committee vote Friday on a similar proposal. Читать дальше...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's latest efforts to prevent a state budget deficit were assisted by a well-timed decision on health care funding from federal officials and better-than-expected news about teacher pensions. The Republican governor's administration outlined $63 million in budget adjustments last week. The changes capture savings from lower-than-anticipated spending, book favorable revisions in cost estimates, shift fee dollars into the state's main bank account and tap additional federal dollars. Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — He remembers hearing the helicopter's engine whine strangely, suddenly losing power, and how his last words were "oh no" before everything turned black. Leo Boucher woke up three days later in OhioHealth Grant Medical Center. From his chest down, he couldn't feel anything. And a year later, he remains partially paralyzed and in a wheelchair. Boucher, 51, was operating a tree-trimming helicopter in Logan County on the afternoon of July 29, 2014, when it crashed near Liberty Hills Golf Club. Читать дальше...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have released veteran defensive tackle Tony McDaniel to save salary cap space after signing quarterback Russell Wilson and linebacker Bobby Wagner to contract extensions. Seattle made the move with McDaniel on Sunday and it will save the club between $2.5 and $3 million against the salary cap. McDaniel was set to make $2.5 million in base salary. McDaniel spent two seasons with the Seahawks, starting 29 of 32 regular-season games. McDaniel had 83 tackles... Читать дальше...

@Seahawks pic of @Bwagz54 and John Schneider tonight after extension contract inked. #GoHawks pic.twitter.com/2ArwuAjrOa — Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) August 2, 2015 Despite a somewhat sulky tweet on Friday this seemed just as inevitable as Russell Wilson’s new contract. Luke Kuechly is a genuine NFL star. A generational talent who happens to play a position of […]

Turns out Bobby Wagner was right. You can’t keep everyone. The Seahawks reportedly released DT Tony McDaniel on Sunday. (Getty Images) One day after the Seattle Seahawks agreed to terms on a contract extension with Wagner, their All-Pro middle linebacker, and two days removed from a new deal for quarterback Russell Wilson, the team reportedly released starting defensive tackle Tony McDaniel in a cost-cutting move. The news was first reported by NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport Sunday morning. McDaniel, 30... Читать дальше...

CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a man who went overboard from a vessel spent more than four hours in waters off the southern New Jersey coast before he was rescued by a passing boat. Coast Guard officials received a mayday call from the Sea Robin around 10 p.m. Saturday and soon launched helicopter and boat crews from their stations in Elizabeth City, Atlantic City and Cape May. The 45-year-old man was located early Sunday by the Maersk Wesport, a 39-foot recreational vessel that was about 44 miles east of Cape May. Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Allegiant Airlines flight made an emergency landing shortly after taking off from a Las Vegas airport because of a reported engine fire. Officials at McCarran International Airport say the airplane bound for Fresno, California, departed just after 4 p.m. Saturday when witnesses say they saw flames and heard explosions from the engine. Airport spokesman Chris Jones says there were no injuries and the aircraft landed safely. Jones says Clark County firefighters inspected the airplane but found no evidence of a fire. Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military helicopter from an elite aerobatic squadron crashed Sunday during an air show, killing one pilot and injuring another, the Defense Ministry said, the latest in a series of accidents that have dogged the nation's air force this year. The Mi-28 helicopter gunship was part of a flight of helicopters from the Berkut aerobatics team performing stunts at the Dubrovichi firing range in Ryazan region, about 170 kilometers (105 miles) southeast of Moscow, when it went down. Читать дальше...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. (AP) — A state agency spokesman says a fire in Harpers Ferry's commercial area began on the rear patio of a business. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety spokesman Lawrence Messina tells The Herald-Mail (http://bit.ly/1ST3jlj ) that the cause of the fire hasn't been determined. The July 23 fire damaged four buildings housing eight businesses and several apartments in the lower town business district. The State Fire Marshal's Office estimates the fire caused $2 million in damage. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — It should be a piece of cake. Customer comes in, asks for a cake with a specific design or for a particular event, baker makes it, everyone's happy. But sometimes customers and bakers have clashed over what goes on the cake, or whether to make it at all. An Oregon bakery was fined $135,000 for refusing to bake a cake for a lesbian couple's wedding. A baker in Colorado earned a customer's ire because she refused to write anti-gay messages on his cake. A Louisiana man posted a video... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stakes may be high for Ethan Hunt and his team in "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation," but it was hardly impossible for the Tom Cruise pic to conquer the box office. The fifth installment in the nearly 20-year-old film series has earned $56 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. It's the second-highest opening for a "Mission" film since "Mission Impossible II" took in $57 million over Memorial Day weekend in 2000. The Paramount and Skydance Productions film cost a... Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A century after the teenage Louis Armstrong's first pro gig at a honky-tonk, an exhibit about the jazz singer and trumpeter's complicated relationship with his hometown is opening in a state museum in New Orleans' French Quarter. They include photographs of notebook pages in which Armstrong tells of a racist radio announcer who refused to introduce him in 1931, during his first trip back to New Orleans since he left for Chicago's music world in 1922. Armstrong wrote that when his manager told him about the refusal... Читать дальше...

ON THE ST. CROIX RIVER, Minn. (AP) — Jockeying for a rail spot on the third-floor deck of a St. Croix River paddlewheel boat starts an hour before departure. Up there are prime views of the towering piers, protruding concrete segments and barges full of heavy equipment — all elements of one of the biggest, most expensive bridge projects the Upper Midwest has seen. Construction of the mile-long span linking Minnesota and Wisconsin has given rise to an unexpected tourist market: Guided 90-minute tours... Читать дальше...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is offering up wreckage from the Challenger and Columbia for public view after hiding it from the world for decades. A new exhibit at Kennedy Space Center features two pieces of debris, one from each lost shuttle, as well as poignant, personal reminders of the 14 astronauts killed in flight. It is an unprecedented collection of artifacts — the first time, in fact, that any Challenger or Columbia remains have been openly displayed. NASA's intent is to show how the astronauts lived, rather than how they died. Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis International Airport has gained 22 nonstop flights in the past year, nearly doubling its previous offerings, thanks to a coalition lobbying airlines to add more of those flights to important business destinations around the country. The airport now offers 41 nonstop flights, more than it has had since Indianapolis-based ATA Airlines folded and other airlines started a wave of consolidation six years ago, Indianapolis Business Journal (http://bit.ly/1geAS5t ) reported. Читать дальше...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian officials said Sunday that they would seek help from territories near the island where a suspected piece of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was discovered to try to find more plane debris. A new piece of debris, meanwhile, found on Sunday on the French island of Reunion in the western Indian Ocean turned out to be a "domestic ladder," and doesn't belong to a plane, Malaysian Director General of Civil Aviation Azharuddin Abdul Rahman told The Associated Press... Читать дальше...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Several people turned out to a ceremony to see the stamp that bears the likeness of a Peoria man and 47 other living recipients of the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War. The Peoria Journal Star (http://bit.ly/1JEfLEV ) reports that Hal Fritz was honored outside the post office in downtown Peoria. He said that he hopes the stamp will remind people to support veterans and learn more about military service. Fritz received the nation's highest award for valor after he helped defend... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Right on the heels of signing quarterback Russell Wilson to a contract extension, the Seattle Seahawks have locked up All-Pro middle linebacker Bobby Wagner. The Seahawks and Wagner finalized a four-year contract extension on Saturday night, making sure Seattle keeps Wagner beyond the 2015 season when his rookie contract was set to expire. Team owner Paul Allen confirmed the agreement in a tweet. NFL.com reported the deal is worth $43 million, which would make Wagner the highest-paid middle linebacker in football. Читать дальше...

Bishé: Donna is a very practical person. I don't think she is cold and calculating, and I think it's interesting that in the most emotional moment of their marriage, where it really feels it could all end, she starts using the language of business in a way that she doesn't usually in her personal relationships. She's learned a little bit more about the business savvy stuff, and she relies on that when things get really hard. She loves this man; she's got a lot invested in him, and really wants to make it work. Читать дальше...

Rogue Nation, the latest installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, landed in first place at the box office this weekend, taking in $56 million in its debut, according to Box Office Mojo. That's the second-best opening for a Mission: Impossible film ever, behind 2008's Mission: Impossible 2, and Tom Cruise's third-highest debut of all time (behind M:I2 and War of the Worlds). Vacation, however, had a tepid opening. The remake of National Lampoon's classic starring Ed Helms and Christina Applegate... Читать дальше...