Новости за 23.06.2016

MAYFLOWER, Ark. — Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co. has paid $500,000 toward the cost to build a facility to house a new city hall and nature pavilion more than three years after the company’s Pegasus pipeline ruptured and spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into a central Arkansas neighborhood. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://bit.ly/28SMkD7

MEHOOPANY, Pa. — State police are trying to determine what caused a house explosion that a Pennsylvania family miraculously survived. A problem with a propane tank is being investigated as a possible cause of the blast that rocked the home late Tuesday near Mehoopany (meh-HOOP’-ah-nee), west of Scranton. Mehoopany Fire Chief Roger Walters says he’s

WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week but remain at levels low enough to boost home sales in the spring buying season. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage edged up to 3.56 percent from a 52-week low of 3.54 percent last week. The rate is down from 4.02 percent

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former Ohio State University drum major instructor who pleaded guilty to a sexual battery charge over an encounter with a student is asking that he not be put behind bars. Stewart Kitchen could face up to five years in prison when he’s sentenced next Wednesday. Court documents allege the assault occurred

NEW YORK — The World Trade Center’s newest skyscraper has reached its full height of 80 stories. About 1,000 workers will attend the topping out of 3 World Trade Center in New York City on Thursday morning. They’ve signed a mammoth bucket holding 2 tons of concrete. It will be hoisted to the top of

WASHINGTON — Americans pulled back from buying new homes in May, reversing strong gains made in April as sales fell sharply in the Northeast and West. New-home sales declined 6 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 551,000 from a downwardly revised 586,000 in April, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Still, sales are

ATLANTA — Jail records show the son of R&B legend Gladys Knight has been released from a jail near Atlanta after the restaurants named after his mother were raided. The Clayton County jail’s website says 39-year-old Shanga Hankerson was released Wednesday afternoon on charges of two counts of felony theft by taking. Hankerson is the

CHANTILLY, France — England is back in the knockout stage of a major soccer tournament. And that usually means one thing: A strong chance of being involved in a penalty shootout. That’s bad news for the English. England has lost six of its seven shootouts in major tournaments since 1990, making it something of an

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The world’s largest shipping company, A.P. Moller-Maersk group, has appointed an insider as its new chief executive, sending its shares up more than 9 percent amid hopes he might help turn the company around. The Danish conglomerate, which is also an oil company, said Thursday that Soeren Skou, CEO of the container-shipping

MONROE, La. — Authorities say two sheriff’s deputies in northeast Louisiana were shot and wounded while serving a felony warrant. Ouachita Parish Chief Deputy Mac Mashaw said in a brief news release that the shooting happened just after 6 a.m. Thursday. The deputies are being treated at a Monroe hospital. Their conditions are unknown. Additional

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as hopes grow that Britons will vote to remain in the European Union. European markets and the British pound were also higher Thursday as Britons went to the polls. Safe-play assets like

NEW YORK — Kendall Jenner has turned herself into a “goth goddess” for fashion designer Marc Jacobs’ new fall campaign. Jacobs has shared a photo on Facebook of an advertisement featuring Jenner made up in all black with high platform heel boots and wearing white makeup. Jacobs calls Jenner “sweet” and “kind” and the “ultimate

BETHESDA, Md. — Rain that began before dawn has pushed back the start of the first round of the Quicken Loans National. Storms delayed the first groups more than two hours. The first tee times were scheduled for 7 a.m. and got pushed back to 9:15. Rain is in the forecast for much of Thursday

NEW YORK — Macy’s, which has been struggling with weak sales, said Thursday that its longtime CEO Terry Lundgren will leave the job early next year. He will be replaced by Macy’s President Jeff Gennette. The retailer, which operates about 870 department stores, reported disappointing sales during the important holiday season and into spring. Last

LONDON — Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of a right knee injury. It was the same knee she hurt at the French Open, forcing her to retire during her first-round match. She hasn’t played since. Azarenka, ranked No. 6, was seeded the same for the grass-court Grand Slam starting

CUMBERLAND, R.I. — Three teachers at a Rhode Island charter school have resigned for exchanging disparaging and profanity-laden chat messages about students. Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy in Cumberland confirmed Wednesday that it had parted ways with the teachers, whose names were not disclosed. Screenshots of the private chats were leaked and shared online by

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s Bring Back Our Girls movement and family members are demanding that the government provide news of the only schoolgirl among 219 kidnapped to escape the clutches of Boko Haram Islamic extremists. “Even this morning people came to my house asking if I had been able to find out her whereabouts. It’s

VIENNA — An estimated quarter of a billion people between the ages of 15 and 64 years, abused at least one drug in 2014 but that figure and the number of drug-related deaths have remained relatively steady over recent years, according to a U.N. report published Thursday. At the same time, the U.N. Office on

DAKAR, Senegal — The World Health Organization says it will carry out emergency yellow fever vaccination campaigns along the border between Angola and Congo amid fears of a mounting epidemic. The WHO also said Thursday it will vaccinate people next month in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, where experts worry the mosquito-spread disease could spread

DUBLIN — Graeme McDowell rejected the chance to replace Rory McIlroy in the Irish Olympic team on Thursday, becoming the latest high-profile golfer to opt out of the Rio de Janeiro Games. While McIlroy cited concerns about the Zika virus, McDowell said he decided months ago not to leave the United States while his wife

NICOSIA, Cyprus — An Egyptian hijacker who’s fighting his extradition accused Egypt’s military-backed government of torturing and killing an Italian doctoral student, claiming he saw Giulio Regeni being interrogated in a Cairo prison. In a surprising twist to lengthy extradition proceedings, Seif Eddin Mustafa told a Cypriot court that he hijacked the domestic EgyptAir flight

BEIJING — A tornado and hailstorm struck the outskirts of an eastern Chinese city on Thursday, killing at least 78 people and destroying buildings, smashing trees and flipping vehicles on their roofs. The tornado hit a densely populated area of farms and factories near the city of Yancheng in Jiangsu province, about 800 kilometers (500

AMMAN, Jordan — Syrian refugees stranded in the desert along the border with Jordan lined up for water Thursday, two days after Jordan sealed off their two encampments in response to a deadly attack on its troops in the area. The water was delivered to the border area by a 32-truck convoy, the first confirmed

BRUSSELS — A Belgian appeals court on Thursday upheld a judge’s ruling that Paris attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini can be extradited to France to face justice there. Belgian prosecutors have said they don’t expect Abrini, 31, to be handed over to French authorities anytime soon. He is also being investigated for his links to the

WASHINGTON — Fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, evidence that employers are holding onto their staffs and may even step up hiring. THE NUMBERS: Weekly applications dropped 18,000 to a seasonally adjusted 259,000, the lowest in two months. The less volatile four-week average declined to 267,000. Applications are