Новости за 11.09.2017

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was hardly NASCAR’s finest moment when an ambulance clogged the entrance to Richmond’s pit road in a freak incident that could have ruined the regular-season finale. A caution in Saturday night’s race — the one that finalized the field for the playoffs — sent cars to pit road for a routine stop. But for reasons NASCAR does not yet know, an ambulance had parked itself along the route and immediately bottlenecked the traffic. NASCAR got lucky that... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — President Trump will preside over his first Sept. 11 commemorations in office Monday, a mostly solemn and nonpartisan occasion that may highlight his muddled claims about the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Trump and first lady Melania Trump planned to observe a moment of silence at the White House in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed when hijackers flew commercial airplanes into New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville... Читать дальше...

Not only did Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield beat Ohio State in Columbus after last year’s Buckeyes blowout of the Sooners, he also powered his way into the Heisman Trophy conversation. Mayfield is on a roll, and so are the Sooners. The quarterback, a Heisman finalist last season, carved up the then-No. 2 Buckeyes in a national TV game Saturday night by repeatedly scrambling away from a robust pass rush and firing precision passes to receivers often wide open in the secondary. Читать дальше...

Steve Bannon slammed what he called “the Republican establishment,” particularly leading members of former President George W. Bush’s administration, as “idiots” who failed the U.S. when it comes to national security. “I hold these people in contempt, total and complete contempt,” Bannon told Charlie Rose in an interview airing Sunday on CBS’ “60 Minutes.” “And you know why? They’re idiots, and they’ve gotten us in this situation, and they question a good man like Donald Trump.

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Students in Hawaii are showing improvement in their ACT college exam scores, but their overall performance still trails nationwide. The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2vOG0oU ) the data released last week show Hawaii public school graduates had an overall average composite score of 18 on the ACT exam during the 2016-17 school year. That's up from 17.8 in 2015-16, 17.5 in 2014-15 and 17.3 in 2013-14. The state Department of Education has required Hawaii public school 11th-graders to take the ACT since 2013. Читать дальше...

1 Italy flooding: Torrential rain caused flooding that killed at least six people Sunday in the Tuscan port of Livorno, including a family of four who were trapped by rising water. Two persons were reported missing. “The city is literally devastated,” said Livorno Mayor Filippo Nogarin, adding that “a crazy amount of rain” pummeled the area in just a few hours. Strong winds toppled trees and cars were nearly submerged by floodwaters that also left streets clogged with mud. The city has a population... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The record head that baked Northern California over the Labor Day weekend left wine grapes shriveling on the vines, reducing many of them to raisins before the normal harvest and turning what was looking to be a promising vintage into a year that looks more uncertain. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/2gWdYoE) that three straight days of triple-digit temperatures in the winemaking regions around San Francisco dehydrated the wine grapes, sometimes causing some vines' entire metabolic process to shut down. Читать дальше...

For those who expect a hatchet job against the Kennedy clan in “Chappaquiddick,” which premiered on Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival, they’ll have to keep waiting. “Chappaquiddick” takes a hard look at the lowest point in Ted Kennedy’s life — when he walked away from the fatal car accident on Martha’s Vineyard in which a young Mary Jo Kopechne drowned after he drove his car off a bridge and into a tidal channel in 1969. Kennedy, at the time a newly-minted senator from Massachusetts, is played... Читать дальше...

With his solo shot in the fourth inning Sunday at Texas, Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge became the second major-league rookie to hit 40 homers. Mark McGwire hit 49 homers as a rookie for the A’s in 1987. Judge, from Linden (San Joaquin County), also joined Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees to hit 40 homers at age 25 or younger. Judge, 25, added his 41st with another solo shot in the sixth, a drive that would have traveled 463 feet unimpeded... Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO — Mexico’s top diplomat will make a two-day visit to immigrant-friendly California amid strained relations between his country and the U.S. over President Trump’s border wall and immigration and trade proposals. Mexico Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Videgaray is expected to meet Monday with Gov. Jerry Brown and state legislative leaders in California’s capital. He will later head to Los Angeles to announce support for young immigrants whose protection from deportation... Читать дальше...

The Bundesliga’s first female referee oversaw a 1-1 draw between Hertha Berlin and Werder Bremen on Sunday. “To be honest, I’m relieved that it’s over,” Bibiana Steinhaus said after her debut in the top flight. “I’m looking forward to a return to normality tomorrow.” The occasion was celebrated by the home side with half-price tickets for female supporters at Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Steinhaus’ performance was praised by players. Hertha’s Vedad Ibisevic simply said, “Huge respect.

SYDNEY (AP) — A 35-year-old surfer was taken to hospital after a shark snapped his board, tore his hip and flung him into the air off the Australian east coast. A police statement says Abe McGarth was surfing at Iluka on the north coast of New South Wales state on Sunday when what he described as a 3.5-meter (11-foot) great white shark attacked the board from underneath. The shark's teeth tore McGrath's wetsuit and left a gash on his right hip. Police say McGrath grabbed half his board and surfed to shore. Читать дальше...

1 McCain health: In an interview broadcast Sunday, Sen. John McCain said battling brain cancer is a challenge but that his prognosis is “pretty good.” McCain said he has faced other challenges and he’s “very confident about getting through this as well.” The 81-year-old Arizona senator told CNN’s “State of the Union” that he will have a MRI on Monday and that his test results so far have been excellent. McCain returned to Washington last week as the Senate returned from its summer break. 2 Stabbing case... Читать дальше...

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Hotel employees found the body of a missing 19-year-old Chicago woman Sunday inside a suburban hotel's freezer. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office says Kenneka Jenkins was pronounced dead at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont. It says her cause of death is not yet confirmed although an autopsy has been completed. Rosemont police say hotel staff discovered Jenkins inside the walk-in freezer. They say she was last seen at a party at the hotel early Saturday morning. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO - The Giants were miserably flat over the weekend against one of the worst teams in the majors. Is it possible that a home series with the Dodgers could wake them up? Maybe ignite them to get more than three hits, Saturday’s total? Or even five hits, Sunday’s total? Or get a start from someone who’d yield fewer than six runs, the amount given up both days? Could it help in anyway? “I certainly hope so,” manager Bruce Bochy said after the Giants were smoked by the White Sox again 8-1.

On deck Monday vs. Dodgers 7:15 p.m. NBCSBA Maeda (12-6) vs. Stratton (2-3) Tuesday vs. Dodgers 7:15 p.m. NBCSBA Kershaw (16-3) vs. Cueto (7-7) Wednesday vs. Читать дальше...

GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump gathered in a Georgetown park for a "support our president" rally. The Wilmington News-Journal reports that the rally, organized by the Sussex County Republican Committee, was held on Saturday morning and attracted about 100 people. The first speaker, Sussex County Councilman Rob Arlett, said, "We got the attention of the White House ... President Trump knows what's going on in the great state of Delaware because our elected officials forgot."... Читать дальше...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine State Police say two motorcyclists participating in a charitable ride have died in a collision with a pickup truck. Police say the pickup's two occupants and two other motorcyclists were also injured in the crash on Interstate 95 in Augusta early Sunday afternoon. The motorcyclists were participating in the annual United Bikers Toy Run, delivering toys to needy children. Police say 58-year-old Jamie Gross died at the scene and 25-year-old Aaron White-Sevigny died at a hospital. Читать дальше...

President Trump’s decision to wipe out deportation reprieves for young undocumented immigrants has unleashed a frenzied rush to renew 154,000 permits before an Oct. 5 deadline, a process advocacy groups say will cost millions of dollars in fees and stretch their resources to the limit. In hurricane-ravaged Houston, lawyers are clearing their calendars to help immigrants fill out the forms. Nationwide, immigrants and nonprofits are raising money online to help cover the $495 renewal fees. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Treasurer Deb Goldberg is hoping to return more than 46,000 properties — from forgotten savings accounts to the contents of unattended safe deposit boxes — to their rightful owners. Goldberg said the properties are worth millions of dollars to individuals and businesses throughout the state, including the band New Kids on the Block and members Jordan Knight and Danny Wood. This newly released list includes only individuals and businesses with unclaimed property over $100. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Reps. Seth Moulton and Joe Kennedy are backing a Democratic effort to win key legislative races in targeted states with an eye toward the 2020 redistricting process. The goal of the group Forward Majority is to strengthen the party's hand on the state level, which could help decide which party gains control in Congress. Republicans currently control both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Moulton said during the past decade Democrats have lost nearly 1,000 state legislative seats. Читать дальше...

Len Wein, the influential comics writer who co-created Marvel’s Wolverine and DC’s Swamp Thing, and who helped revive the “X-Men” series in the 1970s, has died, his friends and industry colleagues said Sunday. He was 69. The cause of death was not immediately known, but since March, his Twitter feed has detailed several health issues, including spinal surgery and an abscess on his heel bone. His most recent surgery was Thursday, according to his feed, which included jokes wishing Wein had Wolverine’s quick-healing power. Читать дальше...

SHEHYNI, Ukraine — Mikheil Saakashvili and a small crowd of supporters shoved their way through a line of guards at the Ukrainian border Sunday, making good on the politician’s vow to return to the land that had stripped him of citizenship. The return of the divisive and headstrong Saakashvili, who became governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region after being Georgian president from 2004-13, poses a strong challenge to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who once was Saakashvili’s patron but then revoked his citizenship in July. Читать дальше...

For a few hours Sunday morning, Oakland residents forgot about the hurricane hurtling across Florida, the wildfires scorching the state and the national politics that consume conversation. Instead, they spent those blissful hours in a more celebratory mood, waving rainbow flags for the annual Oakland Pride. Thousands of people flooded the city’s main roadways for a parade, marching from Oakland City Hall to a festival at Broadway and 20th Street. Women braided rainbow feathers into their long hair... Читать дальше...

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Police say six people were hurt when a man deliberately drove his vehicle into a group of people in a parking lot of an apartment complex in Minnesota. Authorities say the 21-year-old Montgomery, Minnesota, man then fled the scene in Mankato early Sunday before Blue Earth County sheriff's deputies arrested him. Police commander Craig Frericks tells The Associated Press that the attack is not terrorism-related. The man was booked into jail on preliminary charges of fourth-degree... Читать дальше...