Новости за 23.06.2016

NEW YORK — “Outlander”, Starz network’s genre- and time-spanning serial, boasts two of television’s most fascinating characters. They’re both played by Tobias Menzies. The series , adapted from Diana Gabaldon’s wildly popular novels and now in the home stretch of its second season, focuses on Claire, a lovely British Army nurse mysteriously swept from 1945

There was the year that I demonstrated how to make ribs eight times on the same national morning show. Each time, I would remind them we did ribs the last time, and the producer would say, “I know but everyone loves ribs!” And that is true. The bonus: They’re easy to make — and easy

ISLAMABAD — Tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral Thursday of a well-known Pakistani Sufi singer who was gunned down the day before in the port city of Karachi in an attack claimed by Islamic extremists. Pakistani television footage showed tearful mourners throwing rose petals over an ambulance carrying the coffin of Amjad Sabri,

RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond basketball coach Chris Mooney considers his incoming class the best group of players he’s brought in in a dozen years, and he believes the summer will be instrumental in the Spiders’ success next season. The team will take a 12-day trip to Europe in August, spending time in France, Germany and

DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler is adding 13,000 Maseratis to a recall of vehicles with confusing gear shifters like one in the SUV that crushed and killed Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin. The company says it’s adding 2014 and 2015 Quattroporte and Ghibli (GIB-lee) sedans to the recall under pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety

WASHINGTON — This year’s Kennedy Center honorees include musicians who span genres including pop, rock, gospel, blues, folk and classical — and an actor known for his extraordinary range. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Thursday that actor Al Pacino, rock band the Eagles, Argentine pianist Martha Argerich, gospel and blues

NEW YORK — Some small business owners already working to make their companies more welcoming to LGBT employees say the massacre at a gay dance club in Orlando gives them an impetus to make more changes. “I’ve committed to myself and within our executive team to redouble our efforts to create a safer, kinder, more

BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. — Christie Brinkley is selling her New York estate for $30 million. Newsday (http://nwsdy.li/28Ss3zm ) reports the 20-acre estate in the Hamptons is called Tower Hill. Real estate agent Enzo Morabito of Douglas Elliman says the property in Bridgehampton includes an eight-bedroom main house. He says the house is built around a 100-year-old,

HYATTSVILLE, Md. — Authorities in Maryland say a Prince George’s County elementary school teacher has been arrested in a prostitution sting operation. Officials say 29-year-old Martin Rye Brown of Silver Spring was arrested Tuesday on charges of prostitution and human trafficking. Brown is accused of soliciting a prostitute and renting a room that was used

PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal investigators on Thursday blamed Union Pacific Railroad for a fiery oil train derailment along the Oregon-Washington border, saying the company failed to properly maintain its track. Preliminary findings on the June 3 derailment in the Columbia River Gorge raise questions about why the company didn’t find the broken bolts that triggered

LILLE, France — If playing on a brand new soccer pitch requires any specific skills, Germany might have an advantage over Slovakia in Sunday’s last 16 match at the European Championship. The Dutch company which is replacing the turf at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on Thursday provided Germany with an identical field at their pre-tournament

EASTBOURNE, England — Monica Puig became the first qualifier to reach the Eastbourne International semifinals in three years though it took her nearly three hours to get there on Thursday. Puig, a Puerto Rican, needed 2 hours, 43 minutes to overcome Kristina Mladenovic of France 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3, and become the first qualifier in

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Instagram is aiming to increase interaction with users across the globe through a new translation button it plans to roll out in the next month. The photo sharing app says the button will appear on feed stories and profile bios written in languages different from the language a user’s phone or

SINGAPORE — Singaporean authorities have banned a display of photos of Kurdish rebels, saying they threaten public order and national security. The banned photos, by Iranian photojournalist Newsha Tavakolian, were to be part of an exhibit running through July 9 linked to the Singapore International Festival of Arts in August. Her work has been published

RIO DE JANEIRO — The head of Brazil’s intelligence agency in Rio de Janeiro says many countries are voicing concern about security during the Summer Olympics after recent major attacks in the United States and Europe. As the Islamic State increases its global reach, Brazilian Intelligence Agency’s regional chief Frank Oliveira told The Associated Press

Two northeast Louisiana sheriff’s deputies were in stable condition Thursday after being shot while serving arrest warrants, and a suspect was arrested after being flushed out of a house with tear gas, the sheriff said. Ouachita Parish Sheriff Jay Russell said it happened when the deputies went to a home in south Monroe just after

Two northeast Louisiana sheriff’s deputies were in stable condition Thursday after being shot while serving arrest warrants, and a suspect was arrested after being flushed out of a house with tear gas, the sheriff said. Ouachita Parish Sheriff Jay Russell said it happened when the deputies when to a home in south Monroe just after

MONROE, La. — The Latest on wounding of two Ouachita Parish sheriff’s deputies (all times local): 9:40 a.m. Authorities say two sheriff’s deputies in northeast Louisiana were shot and wounded while serving a felony warrant. Glenn Springfield, the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office public information officer, said in an email that a news conference is scheduled

BERLIN — A masked man was shot dead Thursday after entering a movie theater in southwestern Germany with what appeared to be a rifle and taking several hostages, authorities said. No one else was hurt. The armed man, whose identity and motives were unclear, entered the Kinopolis movie theater in the town of Viernheim in

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Remember the Jetsons’ robot maid, Rosie? Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers think her future real-life incarnations can learn a thing or two from Steve Carell and other sitcom stars. MIT says a computer that binge-watched YouTube videos and TV shows such as “The Office,” ”Big Bang Theory” and “Desperate Housewives” learned how

DES MOINES, Iowa — One of the six men long identified in an iconic World War II photograph showing the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima was actually not in the image, the Marine Corps announced Thursday after conducting an investigation prompted by the claims of two amateur historians. The Marines formed a

MUSKEGON, Mich. — A new exhibit focusing on music in the military is set to open at the USS Silversides Submarine Museum. The Muskegon Chronicle (http://bit.ly/28Pigrw ) reports that the exhibit is called War: A Tribute to Military Musicians. It explores the history of musical instruments in the military, and music’s use as a means

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising Thursday morning as investors grow more optimistic that Britons will vote to stay in the European Union. Investors are buying stocks and selling bonds, sending banks higher. Energy companies are up with the price of oil. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average picked up 145 points, or

WASHINGTON — In a narrow victory for affirmative action, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a University of Texas program that takes account of race in deciding whom to admit, an important national decision that was cemented by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. The justices’ 4-3 decision in favor of the Texas program ends

BRIGHTON, Colo. — The Obama administration is announcing $48 million in grants to help farmers and others in the West conserve water and energy amid drought and climate change. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is scheduled to discuss the plan Thursday in Colorado. The Agriculture Department says the effort will include 76 projects in at least