Новости за 07.06.2016

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mayor Jim Strickland on Monday announced plans to bolster security on the city's highways and in the downtown entertainment district after a man was charged with shooting three people and then fatally striking a Memphis police…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion is about to acquire a new owner — the wealthy businessman who lives next door.

MOSIER, Ore. (AP) — Local politicians and residents reacted with shock and anger Monday as Union Pacific began running trains through this tiny Columbia River Gorge town just three days after a fiery derailment forced residents to evacuate and water…

The Public Meetings calendar that appeared in the June 3 newspaper had incorrect information about the upcoming meetings for Three Rivers Regional Waste Water Authority. The board of directors will meet at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, and the…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of three people and the killing of a police officer in Memphis (all times local):

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The Mayflower II has returned to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say the CEO of a Utah-based home security company has been released by Mexican authorities after his truck crashed in an off-road race and killed an 8-year-old boy.

DETROIT (AP) — A man sought in the kidnapping and death of a 13-year-old Detroit boy will be returned to Michigan from Toledo, Ohio.

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Muslims around the world are marking the start of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month. Some began the period of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts on Monday. Others will begin fasting a day later, Tuesday, because of differences over how…

MONDAY, June 6, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- An eating plan that includes healthy fats such as olive oil and nuts isn't likely to cause weight gain, a new study finds.

The years Cindy Lopez Werth has been organizing the International Festival was incorrect in Sunday’s paper. She has been organizing the event for more than 20 years.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has signed tight end Garrett Griffin and has waived defensive lineman Mitchell Loewen because of a non-football injury.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Swedish proposal to ban imports of American lobsters by European Union countries isn't supported by science, U.S. and Canadian scientists say.

NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — In a move that further undermines Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, the company's controlling shareholder said Monday it amended Viacom's bylaws to require unanimous board approval for any full or partial sale of movie studio Paramount Pictures.

The NBA has named Arnon de Mello as the new vice president and managing director of NBA Latin America.

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal employee in Seattle helped expose a fraud in which an Army veteran lied his way to a Purple Heart and hundreds of thousands of dollars in government benefits.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Cornerback Aqib Talib was released from a Dallas hospital on Monday and is expected to rejoin the Denver Broncos at their minicamp this week.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sure things in Hollywood are beginning to look like an endangered species.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The fate of unidentified conspirators in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal provided nearly two hours of sparring in federal appeals court Monday as a three-judge panel heard arguments on whether the conspirators' names should be released…

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A man whose loose bull wandered onto a road and was hit by a car, killing the driver, is facing an involuntary manslaughter charge, prosecutor said, and farmers are worried about the harm a conviction could…

CAMP TARIQ, Iraq (AP) — As Iraqi security forces tighten their grip on the outskirts of militant-held Fallujah allegations of human rights violations are surfacing on both sides of the operation.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper" should be sentenced to death for murdering nine women and a teenage girl over more than two decades in South Los Angeles, a jury decided Monday.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A deal to keep agribusiness giant Cargill operations in Wichita includes nearly $10 million in tax breaks over a 10-year period from state and local government entities, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two injuries in spring training gave Aledmys Diaz an opening. Now, the St. Louis Cardinals have a rookie of the year candidate at shortstop, a player so productive that when Jhonny Peralta returns Tuesday it will…