Новости за 30.07.2016

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Kyle Busch’s next attempt at a weekend sweep should come at his race shop. It’s time for a cleanup — Kyle Busch Motorports is bursting at the NASCAR victory trophy seams. Busch’s shop in Mooresville, North Carolina, is undergoing a face-lift, and until the renovation is complete, his trophies have […]

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Over the next few weeks, after long days of training camp on the practice fields of Missouri Western State University, Cairo Santos will return to his dorm room and hunker down in front of a TV. He will flip the channel to the Rio Olympics and get lost in the […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada man whose family was nearly killed by bombs set off by a former colleague says he has no idea why he was a target. In his first public statements about the attack, Joshua Cluff told the Las Vegas Review-Journal (http://bit.ly/2aGvI0V) on Friday that Glenn Franklin Jones never threatened him […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Lawmakers will review a loophole in Montana’s incest law that allows 16- and 17-year-olds to be held as complicit as their parents. The Montana Supreme Court suggested the examination in upholding the conviction of a man sentenced to life in prison for plying his 17-year-old daughter with methamphetamine and having sex […]

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A jury has awarded $9.5 million in damages to two sisters from New Jersey who were seriously injured in a 2009 boat collision that killed one of their friends. Jamie and Gina Franzino of Mahwah were aboard a 15-foot skiff that collided with a 31-foot boat in the Manasquan Inlet. The […]

BOSTON (AP) — Police say no foul play is suspected in the death of a 7-year-old boy who wandered away unnoticed from a camp at a Boston beach and later was found dead in the water. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2azRoOz) city police announced Friday that Kyzr Willis died of an accidental drowning. The boy […]

LONDON (AP) — London is under Harry Potter’s spell once more — and J.K. Rowling hopes the rest of the world will eventually follow. The stage play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” had its gala opening Saturday in London’s West End and is already the theater event of the year. If the boy wizard’s […]

The Mariners look to bounce back after getting blown out in the opener of a three-game series Friday. Follow our live coverage.

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. says his concussion-like symptoms haven’t changed and his return to NASCAR doesn’t appear imminent. NASCAR’s most popular driver is scheduled to miss his third consecutive race Sunday because he suffers from symptoms of a concussion. Earnhardt tweeted Saturday there was no change in his condition. He wrote: […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The conflict between religious freedom and gay rights has a new battleground — California’s religious colleges and universities. A bill moving through the Legislature would remove a longstanding exemption from anti-discrimination laws for religious institutions, potentially exposing the schools to civil rights lawsuits from students and employees. Some schools call the […]

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s parliament is holding a no-confidence vote that is expected to decide the fate of technocratic Prime Minister Habib Essid, a U.S-trained agricultural economist whose authority has suffered amid the country’s economic and social turmoil. The odds are stacked against Essid, who has been criticized by both the four-party ruling coalition […]

CAIRO (AP) — A delegation from the International Monetary Fund arrived in Egypt on Saturday, responding to a request for a multibillion dollar bailout for the country’s flagging economy. Cairo airport officials said the IMF mission chief for Egypt, Christopher Jarvis, led the team that would meet officials later in the day from the Finance […]

BERLIN (AP) — Bavaria’s governor distanced himself anew Saturday from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mantra that “we will manage” the refugee crisis following several attacks in Germany, including two committed by asylum-seekers and claimed by Islamic State extremists. Three of the four attacks in Germany since July 18, among them the IS-claimed ones, took place in […]

HEBRON, Maine (AP) — There will be no world-class athletes or top-notch sporting venues. But you will find barbecue, beer and muddy tugs of war at the event formerly known as the Redneck Olympics. The weekend event, now officially known as the “Redneck (Blank)” after the real Olympics threatened to sue, also features a pie-eating […]

Long before the U.S. women’s soccer team filed a federal complaint over wage discrimination, the Australian women fought for better pay. And won. The Matildas, as they are known, will be among the 12 women’s soccer teams playing in Brazil next week when the Olympics get underway. Their strike following a successful run in last […]

LOCKHART, Texas (AP) — Authorities: Appear to be no survivors in hot air balloon crash in Texas; FAA says at least 16 people on board.

The Washington Outdoor Women (WOW) is hosting a Fall Women’s Weekend Workshop to learn the basics of fishing, hunting and other outdoor skills on Sept. 16-18 at Camp Waskowitz in North Bend. The workshop coordinated by WOW, a non-profit program dedicated to teaching women outdoor skills and natural resource stewardship, targets getting women ages 18-and-older […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will immediately appeal the decision to ban all eight of its weightlifters from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics for doping. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutkov told Match TV on Saturday that the country will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport this weekend. The International Weightlifting Federation issued the ban […]

The most important 15 minutes of Sam Mikulak’s daily routine doesn’t come in the gym or the weight room. They usually take place early in the morning, shortly after he pulls himself out of bed at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. There in the stillness, the best American male gymnast of his generation turns his […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Some caretakers for disabled New Yorkers say they’ve been harassed and punished for making complaints about potentially hazardous situations at state facilities. At least two are pursuing federal lawsuits alleging their complaints prompted supervisors to retaliate with trumped-up accusations of wrongdoing that forced them to be placed on paid leave. One […]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine president withdraws cease-fire order after rebels kill government militiaman and fail to declare own truce.

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a roadside bomb has exploded near a vehicle carrying paramilitary rangers in southern Pakistan, killing a security official and wounding three officers and five civilians. Maj. Gen. Bilal Akbar, the director-general of the rangers, told reporters Saturday that a search operation has been launched in the city of Larkana […]

GAUHATI, India (AP) — Indian authorities are trying to rescue thousands of people stranded in flooded villages after a week of heavy rains killed at least 52 people and uprooted tens of thousands of others from their homes in Bihar state in the east and Assam in the northeast. A government statement says 26 deaths […]

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media is reporting that dozens of families have started leaving besieged rebel-held neighborhoods in the northern city of Aleppo after the government opened safe corridors for civilians and fighters who want to leave. State TV showed dozens of women and children arriving at the Salaheddine neighborhood. State news agency SANA […]

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian health officials say 73 people needed medical treatment after clashes between riot police and supporters of gunmen from an opposition group who have been barricaded inside a police station in the capital for nearly two weeks. The Health Ministry say 26 of the injured remained hospitalized Saturday, including six police […]