Новости за 01.07.2019

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Basketball coach Dan Hurley says he already is seeing benefits on the recruiting trail from UConn’s decision to return to the Big East. Hurley, who is coming of a 16-17 first season with the Huskies, spoke to reporters Monday after putting his team through a summer workout. He says it has […]

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The chief executive at Wimbledon says the All England Club won’t be showing England’s Women’s World Cup semifinal on Tuesday against the United States on screens around the grounds. The All England Club had a similar issue last year, when the men’s team reached the semifinals at the World Cup in […]

Jeff Stock picked the Sounders over a scholarship offer from UCLA. Now, he puts some of the same skills to use running his coffee roasting business.

WASHINGTON (AP) — She is President Donald Trump’s new top spokeswoman, but Stephanie Grisham barely said a word in what became her introduction to the world. The president’s new press secretary and top communications aide received a baptism by fire over the weekend. Grisham accompanied the president on his high-stakes trip to Asia and had […]

ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) — Police say a New Mexico state senator expressed surprise when he was told he was being arrested on a drunken driving charge, saying to officers, “Are you serious? Jesus Christ.” A court official says Sen. Richard Martinez, D-Espanola, has five days to appear in court on charges of aggravated DWI and […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s office has lost its law enforcement accreditation following criticism over its handling of fatal shootings at a high school and airport. The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation voted 13-0 last week to not renew the Broward Sheriff’s Office’s accreditation. Commission members include law enforcement and other […]

TORONTO (AP) — Freddy Galvis hit a pair of solo home runs, rookie Cavan Biggio had four RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 11-4 on Monday. Randal Grichuk had four hits and four RBIs and Teoscar Hernández added a solo home run as the Blue Jays won for the 15th […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Minimum wage workers in Oregon have received a 50-cent raise as part of a phased-in series of annual increases. KOIN-TV reports the bump in pay Monday impacted about 162,000 Oregonians. The Oregon State Legislature in 2016 approved a set of increases in the minimum wage until 2022, when the wage will […]

And which is the best football weekend of the year in Seattle?

With mostly dry conditions in Western Washington this week, a bad wildfire season expected and hundreds of injuries from fireworks in the state each year, officials have a simple message: Leave fireworks to the pros this Fourth of July.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An environmental group has dropped its legal fight over critical habitat for an endangered southeastern frog, but the group also says the story is not over. A settlement between landowners and the Center for Biological Diversity was made public Monday in federal court. The dusky gopher frog lives only in Mississippi, […]

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Three miners have been killed in a tremor that hit a coal mine in southern Poland. Six others have been hospitalized. Tomasz Glogowski, spokesman for Mining Group, a company in Katowice, said the tremor hit shortly after 2 p.m. local time Monday some 720 meters (2,362 feet) underground at the Murcki-Staszic […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials in Mexico’s second largest city say a storm that dumped more than 4 feet (more than a meter) of hail on parts of the Guadalajara area damaged hundreds of homes. Images shared by Jalisco state’s civil defense agency show cars buried up to their windows in hail on Sunday. The […]

Coco Gauff grew up admiring the Williams sisters. Picked up a tennis racket as a little girl because of them. And on Monday at Wimbledon, still just 15, Gauff beat one of them.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Supporters of the Confederate flag will be a few days late this year in marking the anniversary of the banner’s removal from the South Carolina statehouse grounds. A group called Flags Across the South has a permit for a rally outside the state Capitol on July 13 and plans to fly […]

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s government is moving to control powerful Iran-backed militias in the country, and place them under the full command of the Iraqi armed forces. In a decree issued Monday night, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said militias who continue to operate independently will be closed and any armed faction working “openly or secretly” […]

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama has sworn in cattleman Laurentino Cortizo as its new president for a five-year term. The 66-year-old won an election two weeks ago that was the tightest in Panama’s recent history, triumphing with only 31 percent of the vote as candidate of the Democratic Revolutionary Party. Cortizo on Monday officially replaced […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays two-way player Brendan McKay is scheduled to make his hitting debut against the Baltimore Orioles two days after winning his first appearance as a starting pitcher. McKay was listed on the lineup as the designated hitter for Monday night’s game and batting eighth. The left-hander took a […]

LYON, France (AP) — Phil Neville’s path to the Women’s World Cup semifinals began with a phone call persuading him to consider the England manager’s job. Late in 2017, Sue Campbell, the baroness in charge of English women’s soccer, was bemoaning the lack of female coaches to fill the vacancy after assessing 147 potential candidates […]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Officials say a bus carrying a group of retirees has overturned on a foggy road in northern Argentina, killing at least 13 passengers and leaving 40 injured. La Madrid town representative Dardo Herrera tells the Todo Noticias television channel that the accident occurred early Monday at a dangerous intersection near […]

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A southern Idaho woman who prosecutors say helped her boyfriend in a series of armed robberies has been sentenced to up to 14 years in prison. The Post Register reports Denise Williams, a 26-year-old woman from Blackfoot, was sentenced last week for robbery and burglary. District Judge Joel Tingey said […]

A previously plain concrete bulkhead has come to life with a whimsical scene featuring meerkats and bees, thanks to the Beautify Lake City Committee, an informal group of artists who had a vision for the spot and got city approval to make it a reality.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers’ rebuild just took a giant leap forward. Winger Artemi Panarin, the top free agent available this offseason, signed a seven-year, $81.5 million deal to join the Rangers, a person with knowledge of the signing told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team didn’t announce […]

CAIRO (AP) — Ivory Coast qualified for the last 16 at the African Cup of Nations by beating Namibia 4-1 on Monday to clinch second place in Group D behind Morocco. Ivory Coast made sure of its place in the knockouts with the victory in the final round of games in the group. South Africa’s […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators tried to shore up their offense Monday by agreeing to terms with forward Matt Duchene on a seven-year contract worth $56 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been officially […]