Новости за 11.08.2016

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a black man shot by a Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop is seeking a federal investigation into his death. In a letter dated earlier this month, an attorney for the family of Philando Castile asks the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate, saying Castile was a victim […]

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai media are reporting that two small bombs have exploded in the popular seaside resort town of Hua Hin, leaving at least one person dead and 20 others injured. Reports late Thursday night on the web sites of the Thai Rath newspaper and other media said the bombs were hidden in planters […]

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — The city with Iowa’s highest African-American population has settled lawsuits against white police officers who roughed up black residents, including a 13-year-old girl who was handcuffed after yelling at a passing officer to “slow down.” Videos obtained by The Associated Press in two of the cases show questionable uses of force […]

YAPHANK, N.Y. (AP) — A suburban New York police department has named a new K-9 in honor of the five law enforcers killed in Texas last month. Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy Sini (SEE’-nee) says the 15-month-old German shepherd is named Dallas V (five). Sini says Dallas V “is a visual reminder of the sacrifice, […]

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife officials say the bear that attacked and killed a mountain biker near Glacier National Park was an 18- to 20-year-old male that had been previously captured. Brad Treat, a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer, surprised the bear June 29 while riding his bicycle along a trail with limited […]

DALLAS (AP) — Oklahoma already has a record nine Big 12 championships, and last season took the league into the College Football Playoff for the first time. While the smallest Power Five conference could soon be expanding, the Sooners and Bob Stoops — now the longest-tenured FBS coach — seem to have everything in place […]

DETROIT (AP) — Virginia Tech researchers who exposed the lead problem in Flint, Michigan, gave an upbeat opinion of the city’s water quality Thursday after finding no detectable levels of the toxin in nearly half of 162 homes tested in July. Marc Edwards still urged residents to drink only filtered tap water or bottled water […]

CAIRO (AP) — Inside a large mosque in the Nile Delta, an Egyptian cleric looked over his congregation as he climbed the pulpit clutching a piece of paper and began to speak — delivering a 13-minute discourse on the virtues of personal hygiene. For the first time in his career, the young imam found himself […]

Movie review of “Operation Chromite”: Based on true events, this taut, mostly satisfying thriller tells the story of South Korean spies who helped Gen. Douglas MacArthur prepare to invade Incheon in 1950. Rating: 2.5 stars out of 4.

Patrick Roy has stepped down as coach and vice president of hockey operations for the Colorado Avalanche. Roy made the announcement Thursday through a public relations agency, two months before the start of the NHL regular season. An Avalanche spokesman did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment, and the team’s website had no […]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — CW President Mark Pedowitz says the network is in talks with Nina Dobrev about returning for the series finale of “The Vampire Diaries.” “There are discussions going on with Nina, we’d love to have her back,” he said Thursday at an annual summer event for journalists who cover TV. “She […]

NEW YORK (AP) — What’s Jamie Dornan got to look forward to? The links. While happy to be employed, the “Fifty Shades” hunk said he’s been working on back-to-back projects for what seems like forever and can’t wait to “play a bit of golf” as he chills at home in London with his wife and […]

After years of fighting and feuding, Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan are finally back out on the road with hard-rock megastars Guns N’ Roses. The band performs at CenturyLink Field on Friday, Aug. 12.

The best photos from Thursday's action in Brazil.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas prisoner who was set to die later this month for the slaying of a corrections officer has received a reprieve. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has stopped the scheduled Aug. 23 execution of 36-year-old Robert Pruett. Pruett already was in prison with a 99-year sentence when he was […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the cold waters of the Arctic, a denizen of the deep lurked for centuries. Now scientists calculate that this female Greenland shark was the Earth’s oldest living animal with a backbone. They estimated that the gray shark, part of the species named after Greenland, was born in the icy waters roughly […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney’s first Latino princess will keep her throne: The TV series “Elena of Avalor” is getting a second-season renewal. The decision was announced Thursday, shortly after the July debut of the animated series on Disney Channel and Disney Junior. Disney had already demonstrated its confidence in the project with extensive merchandise […]

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Putting aside the disconcerting lime-like waters at the aquatics center, the focus of the Rio Games turned toward the emerald green fairways of the Olympic Golf Course on Thursday. Adilson da Silva, who learned the game using tree branches for clubs, put golf back into the Olympics for the first […]

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi woman who sought to join Islamic State sentenced to 12 years in prison.

LINGONIER, Pa. (AP) — A child has fallen from a roller coaster at a western Pennsylvania amusement park. A Westmoreland County emergency dispatcher says an ambulance was sent to the Idlewild and SoakZone amusement park near Ligonier (lihg-uh-NEER’) just after noon Thursday. She says the child was conscious and airlifted to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, […]

The Seattle Police Department gang unit is investigating after three men were shot near North 96th Street and Aurora Avenue North.

DALLAS (AP) — The cancellation of more than 2,000 Southwest Airlines flights due to a computer outage last month will cost the carrier an estimated $54 million. The Dallas Morning News (http://bit.ly/2aV2tcm ) reported the lost revenue and increased cost estimates based on a Southwest investor advisory released Wednesday. Dallas-based Southwest blamed a router failure […]

For the better part of a decade, Blackberry Farm in Tennessee has been a significant player in the elevation of both hyperlocal Southern cooking and the idea of a luxury vacation built around agriculture.

TV highlights for Thursday, Aug. 11.

Authors include Ivan Doig, Jonathan Franzen, Salman Rushdie and Ron Chernow.