Новости за 23.06.2016

AKRON, Ohio — One day after a parade fit for a king, LeBron James is being honored where he first bounced a basketball. James’ hometown of Akron is holding a rally to celebrate him winning an NBA title with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who snapped the city’s 52-year championship drought by beating Golden State in the

BOISE, Idaho — When Brian Cresto and his fellow firefighters fly toward a wildfire at just a few hundred feet off the ground, he’s scouting for the best spot for them to land when they parachute down. Lately, he’s also been keeping an eye out for hobby drones that could take out their twin-engine propeller

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Latest on the mass shooting at a gay Orlando nightclub that left 49 people dead (all times local): 3:20 p.m. About two dozen media organizations including The Associated Press, CNN and the New York Times have filed a lawsuit seeking disclosure of city of Orlando phone recordings stemming from the Pulse

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden is scheduled to practice at Road America, nearly two weeks after he broke his right collarbone in a scary crash at Texas. Ed Carpenter Racing, owner of the Newgarden’s No. 21 Chevrolet, says the driver is cleared to practice on Friday. The team says Newgarden will be

NEW YORK — From a 3-D pen that lets kids safely doodle with melted plastic to an electrically charged glass that makes beer taste bubblier, there was no shortage of fun and quirky gadgets at this year’s CE Week. The annual, three-day gadget show in New York is meant as a showcase for products coming

WILDWOOD, N.J. — Louie Lee proved himself the current dominant male player in his sport, crushing his opponent in a national championship match Thursday in New Jersey. Louie, of Mesa, Colorado, is 11 and he shoots marbles. He shoots them so well, in fact, that he scored five “sticks” — think of a tennis player

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have signed first-round draft pick Alex Kirilloff, a corner outfielder from Pennsylvania they acquired with the 15th overall selection. The 18-year-old Kirilloff was in Minnesota on Thursday to watch the Twins play the Philadelphia Phillies, tour the ballpark and sign his contract. Major League Baseball’s assigned value for the 15th

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Latest on New Mexico’s lawsuit against Colorado over the Gold King Mine spill (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s office says it is disappointed New Mexico has chosen “costly and time-consuming litigation” in response to the Gold King Mine spill. New Mexico has filed a complaint against Colorado

DOVER, N.H. — From their enclosures at zoos in New York and Rhode Island, the New England cottontail offers a cute distraction for visitors. But for scientists working to restore the rabbit in the wild, these captive bunnies represent a whole lot more. They are part of a plan to eventually release up to 500

NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks has agreed to chase a fourth Olympic men’s basketball medal, while Toronto teammates Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan will also play for the U.S., a person with knowledge of the details said Thursday. The Americans were still awaiting decisions from LeBron James and Kyrie Irving

WASHINGTON — Senators have a bipartisan deal to require labeling of genetically modified ingredients nationally, a week before a labeling law in Vermont goes into effect. The deal announced Thursday by the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee would require labeling of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, in packaged foods nationwide. But

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. — Police in Connecticut have arrested a woman they say held up a doughnut shop at gunpoint and a man who allegedly pedaled her away from the scene on a bicycle. A worker at a Willimantic Dunkin’ Donuts called 911 at 3 a.m. Thursday to report that he had been robbed by an

PARIS — Interpol is asking the public to help find 10 suspected migrant smugglers, an unusual call issued Thursday that reflects just how tough it is to catch those who prey on people fleeing war or poverty. The diverse nationalities of the 10 — who include people from Romania, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan — highlights the

ISTANBUL — A Turkish official says a civilian was killed and two soldiers lightly wounded in a bomb attack against a gendarme outpost in southeast Turkey. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government protocol, said initial reports indicate a car bomb was detonated by the outpost in Omerli, a town

FALLUJAH, Iraq — Iraqi commanders are preparing to dislodge Islamic State group fighters from pockets of territory in Fallujah’s northern and western neighborhoods where the militants have dug in after largely fleeing their positions in the city center last week. Before Iraqi forces rolled into central Fallujah under cover of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, they were

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York imposed new requirements Thursday on mortgage lenders to maintain abandoned houses before foreclosure. The law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatens banks with civil penalties up to $500 a day for failing to maintain residential properties once they’re aware of vacancies. The old law required they take responsibility following foreclosure

LOS ANGELES — Funds that focus on companies that serve emerging markets have been mostly faring better after a rocky start to the year and a lackluster 2015, when worries about China’s economic woes and volatile prices for oil and other commodities weighed on the category. But what are the prospects for gains this year?

ATLANTA — Federal prosecutors in Atlanta say 13 members of a drug trafficking cell have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute drugs and launder money. Prosecutors said in a news release Thursday that the group smuggled “staggering amounts” of illegal drugs from Mexico. The sentences ranged from 2 ½ to 20 years

MIAMI — The Latest on the search for a Florida family last seen on a sailboat in the Gulf of Mexico (all times local): 2:30 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard says a second body has been recovered as crews continue to search the Gulf of Mexico for a family missing off the coast of southwest

NEW YORK — Actor and singer Will Chase will be going from “Nashville” on TV to the Renaissance on Broadway. He’s taking over the role of William Shakespeare in “Something Rotten!” Chase, who portrayed the country superstar Luke Wheeler on “Nashville,” will replace Christian Borle in the musical. Borle, who won a Tony Award in

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It was a man’s world nearly a century ago when one of America’s most famous highways got its start, opening up vast expanses of the West as it created an automobile artery that stretched roughly 2,400 miles from Chicago to the West Coast. But it wasn’t only men behind the wheel or

WARSAW, N.Y. — The wife of a New York farmer whose body was found buried in manure has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his slaying. Forty-nine-year-old Charlene Mess of Attica was sentenced Thursday in Wyoming County Court, where she pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the April 2015 death of Douglas Mess, her

NEW YORK — The Associated Press announced key changes to its news leadership Thursday, naming Ian Phillips as its vice president for international news and his predecessor, John Daniszewski, as editor at large for standards. Phillips, currently AP’s Middle East news director, will be responsible for all of the organization’s editors, reporters, photographers and video

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NEW YORK — Blake Lively says she was surprised by the backlash after she channeled Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” for an Instagram caption last month. Lively posted side-by-side front and back shots of herself on a red carpet with the caption, “L.A. face with an Oakland booty,” a line from the 1992 hit song