Новости за 24.06.2015

CROMWELL, Connecticut - Golfers who made the cross-country trip from the U.S. Open to Connecticut to play in this week's Travelers Championship may have been enticed by the $6.4 million purse or the nice trophy, but what many really want is their face on a piece of candy.

RALEIGH, North Carolina - An 8-year-old boy suffered minor injuries after being bitten by a shark Wednesday while swimming in Surf City, North Carolina

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - A woman charged with killing her two children in a Connecticut home filled with natural gas has been removed from a suicide watch in jail.

LOS ANGELES - Two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies and a sergeant were found guilty Wednesday in the backroom beating of a jail visitor who fellow guards testified already was handcuffed on the ground and covered in blood.

NEW YORK - A "Finding Your Roots" episode that omitted references to Ben Affleck's ancestor as a slave owner violated PBS standards, the public TV service said Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES - As thousands of gallons of crude oil from a ruptured pipeline spread along the California coast, its operator was unable to contact workers near the break to get information the company needed to alert federal emergency officials, records released Wednesday said.

NEW YORK - The owner of Stop & Shop and Giant will tie up with the parent company of Food Lion, creating a $29 billion grocer that will be in a stronger position to compete with Wal-Mart and other discount retailers.

ROSEMONT, Illinois - Elena Delle Donne scored a career-high 45 points, Cappie Pondexter moved into eighth place on the WNBA's all-time scoring list and the Chicago Sky beat the Atlanta Dream 100-96 in overtime on Wednesday.

CLEVELAND - There was a humongous hole in Detroit's lineup, and the Indians took advantage of it.

NEW YORK - Shia LaBeouf has received stitches to his head and hand after injuring himself on the North Dakota set of the film "American Honey."

LAS VEGAS - The NHL is officially exploring expansion.

MEXICO CITY - A Mexican pet store has been temporarily closed and two employees are under investigation by prosecutors after a video surfaced of them slapping Chihuahua dogs repeatedly to "welcome" them to the store.

Wildfires are sweeping through several dry Western states, including a massive blaze burning out of control in Northern California. A look at the latest hotspots and what crews are doing to control them:

FORT WAYNE, Indiana - Authorities are seeking the public's help in trying to solve the 1972 death of a 27-year-old Indianapolis woman whose body was found in a ditch near Fort Wayne with her 3-year-old uninjured daughter nearby.

RIO DE JANEIRO - Returning to the Olympics is one step for rugby. But grabbing the limelight is a bigger jump, particularly in countries like Brazil where the sport has little following.

TOPEKA, Kansas - An abortion rights group is asking a Kansas judge to block the state's first-in-the-nation ban on what it says is the most common method for terminating second-trimester pregnancies, contending that the new law would force women to either accept higher medical risks or forgo abortions.

PLAINFIELD, Indiana - Thousands of pollinators are creating an extra buzz around the runways at Indianapolis International Airport.

NEW YORK - Ivan Nova stifled the Phillies on three hits over 6 2-3 scoreless innings in his first major league appearance in 14 months, leading the New York Yankees over Philadelphia and Cole Hamels 10-2 on Wednesday.

They poach officers from nearby police departments. They entice recruits by playing up the drama and heroism of policing through video close-ups of flashing lights and holstered guns. They wrestle with how to offer better pay.

PROVO, Utah - Taysom Hill believes the BYU football team will be in position to win every game during the 2015 season. And that's a low-key way to describe the optimism around the program.

ORLANDO, Florida - The Orlando Magic have agreed to send reserve point guard Luke Ridnour to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for the rights to forward Janis Timma.

NEW YORK - Former Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr. has been presented the Court of Honor Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the first time it has been given to one of their own.

HOUSTON - Federal officials plan to end the long-term detention of hundreds of migrant families who are being held mainly at two large facilities in Texas after illegally entering the country, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Wednesday.

PARIS - Embarrassed by leaked conversations of three successive French presidents and angered by new evidence of uninhibited American spying, France demanded answers Wednesday and called for an intelligence "code of conduct" between allies.

NEW YORK - Stocks retreated Wednesday, erasing all of the week's earlier gains, as negotiations between Greece and its creditors seemed no closer to reaching a resolution.