Новости за 12.08.2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Threatened by looming developers and a changing industry, some of Nashville’s Music Row recording studios are preparing to formally open their doors to tour groups for the first time. Ten studios have formed a partnership to work with local tour companies and provide visitors a behind-the-scenes look at where Nashville’s music is

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s law on religious objections to same-sex marriage will remain blocked while the governor appeals a judge’s ruling that the law is unconstitutional. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday that it would not immediately remove the block that U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves put on House Bill 1523 moments

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The sister of a sex worker whose disappearance led to the discovery of 10 sets of human remains strewn near a New York beach has pleaded not guilty to stabbing their mother to death. Prosecutors in upstate New York say Sarra Gilbert repeatedly stabbed 52-year-old Mari Gilbert last month. It happened inside

ATLANTA — The Southeastern Conference on Friday cleared the path for former Alabama defensive back Maurice Smith to transfer as a graduate student to Georgia. The SEC granted two exceptions to conference bylaws as requested by Georgia on behalf of Smith. Smith won’t have to sit out a year and will be eligible in the

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Lionel Messi has reconsidered his decision to quit international soccer and will continue playing for Argentina’s national team. Messi said Friday that Argentine football has “a lot of problems” — with the country’s soccer federation in financial chaos — but he wanted to help where he could. “There are a lot

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Chinese swimmer, a Polish weightlifter and a Bulgarian steeplechaser were expelled or suspended Friday from the Olympics for doping, the first athletes sanctioned after failing drug tests at the games. Weightlifter Tomasz Zielinksi and steeplechaser Silvia Danekova were kicked out of the games after testing positive for banned substances, the

PETERBOROUGH, Ontario — Police say a man who stole a small plane from a rural airport in the Greater Toronto Area has died after crashing the aircraft onto a busy commercial street in southern Ontario. Police in Peterborough located about 86 miles (140 kilometers) east of Toronto, said Friday that the man in his 20s

NEW YORK — Luis Severino’s return to the minor leagues was brief. Two days after optioning the right-hander to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the New York Yankees recalled the 22-year-old from the Triple-A farm team Friday. New York placed right-hander Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow tendon injury, a move retroactive to Thursday.

BRASILIA, Brazil — The three-time defending champion U.S. women’s national soccer team won’t win an Olympic medal for the first time after being ousted by Sweden on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the quarterfinals on Friday. Tied after three rounds in the shootout, Sweden captain Caroline Seger beat Hope Solo and Christen Press’ attempt

RIO DE JANEIRO — Australia played without center Andrew Bogut and easily handled China 93-68 on Friday in men’s basketball. Bogut, who came back from a left knee injury sustained in the NBA Finals to represent his country in Rio, sat on the bench in street clothes and cheered his teammates on to their third

RIO DE JANEIRO — No gold for Hope Solo in Rio. The United States women’s soccer team was eliminated by Sweden in the quarterfinal at the Rio Olympics. The Friday match was a stunning loss for the U.S. team, which has played in the final every year since women’s soccer became an Olympic sport 1996,

RIO DE JANEIRO — The bomb squad rushed past crowds on Copacabana Beach to investigate a backpack abandoned near Rio’s ritziest hotel. Despite the potential for danger, local diners sipped their beers, watched an Olympic swimming race on a big-screen television and took selfies with a disposal robot amid what turned out to be a

INDIANAPOLIS — The Heartland Film Festival has named a veteran of festivals in California and Thailand as its new president. Heartland said in a news release Friday that Craig Prater will take over leadership of the Indianapolis festival as it prepares for this year’s event. The festival will be Oct. 20-30. Heartland Film board Chair

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans rookie running back Derrick Henry left a lasting impression in Thursday’s practice. The 2015 Heisman Trophy winner took a handoff from Marcus Mariota, hit the hole, then lowered his shoulder and knocked linebacker Nate Palmer, who was trying to make the stop. “That’s a real play,” Titans coach Mike Mularkey

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas secretary of state’s office says county clerks should’ve conducted independent investigations before removing people from voter registration rolls based on data provided by the office because the data wasn’t accurate. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://bit.ly/2aQTCe9 ) reports that the secretary of state’s office worked with the Arkansas Crime Information Center

PICO RIVERA, Calif. — A 16-year-old girl used her last words after being stabbed in her Los Angeles-area home to scream the name of the ex-boyfriend she broke up with two weeks ago, helping make him a suspect in her death Friday, according to the lieutenant in charge of the investigation. The girl’s screams woke

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Florida athletics booster serving as a hearing officer for the university has cleared standout receiver Antonio Callaway of sexual assault. Jake Schickel delivered his decision in writing Friday, saying his impression from last week’s code of conduct hearing was that Callaway “was honest, sincere, and presented himself well.” The accuser, her

HARDWICK, Vt. — The owner and publisher of a weekly newspaper is extending an essay contest to find a new owner for it after failing to get enough entries. Ross Connelly had hoped to get at least 700 essays from which to pick a winner to own the Hardwick Gazette but said Thursday that he

GAUHATI, India — Suspected separatist rebels opened fire at a prayer meeting of Hindi-speaking migrants on Friday, killing two of them and wounding seven others in India’s troubled remote northeast, police said. Police officer Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta said the attack took place outside the home of a small trader in Bahbob, a village in Tinsukia

TULSA, Okla. — A businessman accused of illegally storing a mounted polar bear at an Oklahoma airport hangar has been charged. The Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/2aYnD99 ) reports that 61-year-old Bryan Adair was charged Thursday with larceny of lost property, possession of an endangered species and possession of prohibited wildlife. Game wardens confiscated the stuffed bear

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has met 20 women from six countries who have been freed from prostitution as part of his Holy Year of Mercy activities focusing on communities that have experienced suffering. The Vatican said the meeting Friday was a call to combat human trafficking, which the pope has defined as “an open

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City’s top casino had its best month ever even as a soon-to-close casino faltered amid a monthlong strike that helped prompt its billionaire owner to decide to shut it down. The Borgata won nearly $85 million from gamblers in July, its best month ever and a 12.1 percent increase over

NEW YORK — Thomas Gibson has been dismissed from the long-running CBS drama “Criminal Minds.” ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios, which produce the series, made the announcement Friday with no further details. Gibson’s exit followed a physical altercation last month between him and another member of the “Criminal Minds” company on the series’ Los

NEW ORLEANS — The Latest on the trial in New Orleans of thrice-widowed Emma Raine in her second husband’s death — a case also linked to her third husband’s slaying in Mississippi. (All times local): 1 p.m. A New Orleans jury is now considering the case of a thrice-widowed woman charged in her second husband’s

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines hospital plans to expand with the construction of an 11-story hospital tower, a parking garage and a parking lot. The Des Moines Register (http://dmreg.co/2bnkdOA ) reports that the Mercy Medical Center overhaul will cost as much as $500 million. Sandy Swanson, the hospital’s director for strategic projects, says