Новости за 25.08.2016

DENVER — A sheriff in rural Colorado was arrested after being accused of taking a developmentally delayed inmate to his home, sexually assaulting her and threatening to put her in prison for the rest of her life if she told anyone, according to an arrest affidavit released Wednesday. Sedgwick County Sheriff Tom Hanna, 43, was

AMATRICE, Italy — The Latest on the earthquake in central Italy (all times local): 11:35 a.m. Italy’s culture ministry has decreed that proceeds from public museums across Italy this Sunday will be dedicated to helping restore damaged buildings in the quake zone. Several churches and other medieval-era buildings were damaged or destroyed in the 6-magnitude

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s president is moving fast to hold a plebiscite on a landmark peace deal reached with leftist rebels, presenting to congress Thursday the full text of the accord that he says will end a half-century of bloody combat. “Today is the beginning of the end to the suffering, pain and tragedy of

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays walked off with an extra-innings victory to overshadow another big accomplishment for David Ortiz. Big Papi became the oldest player ever to hit 30 homers in a season, but the Rays came back from a three-run deficit to beat Boston 4-3 in 11 innings Wednesday night and

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Accidental drug overdoses killed 3,050 people in Ohio last year, an average of eight per day, as deaths blamed on the powerful painkiller fentanyl again rose sharply and pushed the total overdose fatalities to a record high, the state reported Thursday. Over one-third of those deaths — 1,155 — were fentanyl-related, which

WASHINGTON — Daniel Murphy tried to set the stage for a dramatic rally, but even the first grand slam of his career wasn’t enough juice to get the Washington Nationals out of their funk. Murphy hit a grand slam as part of a five-run ninth inning, but the Nationals fell short in a 10-8 loss

CHICAGO — The arrow once again is pointing down for the Chicago White Sox. James Shields gave up two more home runs, and the White Sox lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Wednesday night, hours after announcing a name change is coming to their ballpark. U.S. Cellular Field will become known as Guaranteed Rate

TORONTO — Extra days off between starts doesn’t seem to be doing much to help Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada. Alberta Pujols moved into sole possession of 10th place on baseball’s all-time list by hitting his 584th home run, Matt Shoemaker pitched six shutout innings and the Los Angeles Angels snapped an 11-game road losing

ST. LOUIS — Matt Carpenter, Randal Grichuk and Stephen Piscotty homered off Mets starter Jacob deGrom, powering the St. Louis Cardinals past New York 8-1 Wednesday night. Carpenter set the tone, hitting a leadoff home run in the first inning. The Cardinals went on to win for the seventh time in nine games. Piscotty and

MIAMI — The ball kept falling the Royals’ way during their nine-game winning streak, and that changed in the ninth inning Wednesday. When Alcides Escobar pulled a liner toward the hole on the left side of the infield, shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria made a spectacular leaping, backhanded catch. The play short-circuited a comeback bid by the

MINNEAPOLIS — Miguel Cabrera has been just what the Detroit Tigers expect in the middle of the order. Justin Upton is getting back to the player they hoped would deepen their lineup. Cabrera had four hits, including his 28th home run, and Upton added a three-run homer as Detroit beat the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s navy said Thursday it has located a fuel tanker that was missing for a week after being taken from port by its disgruntled crew. The navy said in a statement that the MT Vier Harmoni with 10 Indonesian crewmen was found off West Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo. The

SAN DIEGO — Major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks pitched six effective innings and the Chicago Cubs finished off a three-game sweep, beating the San Diego Padres 6-3 on Wednesday. Hendricks (12-7) gave up two runs and four hits, striking out eight and leaving with a 2.19 ERA. He has allowed no more than three

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The latest memorable night for David Ortiz ended badly for the Boston Red Sox. Ortiz became the oldest player ever to hit 30 homers in a season, but the Tampa Bay Rays came back from a three-run deficit to beat Boston 4-3 in 11 innings Wednesday night and prevent the Red

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jozy Altidore scored in the 86th minute, Sebastian Giovinco had two assists and Toronto FC beat Orlando City 2-1 on Wednesday night. Toronto (12-7-7) won its sixth game during a seven-game unbeaten streak and moved past New York City FC atop the Eastern Conference. Altidore slipped behind the defense and tapped a

CHICAGO — Battered in back-to-back games, the Phillies came out swinging this time. Tommy Joseph and Cesar Hernandez homered to back Jerad Eickhoff, and struggling Philadelphia beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Wednesday night. Philadelphia showed some spark at the plate and on the mound after getting outscored a combined 18-1 over the previous

WASHINGTON — An attempted comeback forced Baltimore Orioles closer Zach Britton into a game that shouldn’t have required him. Not long after, his perfect run ended. Britton’s remarkable streak of 43 consecutive games without allowing an earned run ended before he shut down a ninth-inning rally to help the Orioles hold off the Washington Nationals

BOGOTA, Colombia — Key developments in the half-century of hostilities between Colombia’s government and the country’s largest rebel movement, which have announced a peace agreement: —May 1964: Rebel leader Manuel Marulanda, alias “Tirofijo,” founds Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC. —Aug. 7, 1982: Government of President Belisario Betancur starts peace negotiations with FARC.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin remained mum Wednesday as a pharmaceutical company run by his daughter faced mounting criticism for hiking prices on life-saving allergy injection pens. The Democratic West Virginia senator’s daughter, Heather Bresch, is CEO of Mylan, the manufacturer of EpiPens. A two-dose package, costing around $94 nine years ago, rose

CINCINNATI — Tim Adleman threw one right down the middle to Yu Darvish and then had to watch the Rangers pitcher round the bases on a notable home run. Darvish connected for only the second homer by a Rangers pitcher, and Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning Wednesday night for a

TORONTO — Albert Pujols had a productive night at the plate and passed a former teammate on the all-time home run list, helping the Angels to a rare road win. Pujols moved into sole possession of 10th place on baseball’s all-time list by hitting his 584th home run, Matt Shoemaker pitched six shutout innings and

ORLANDO — Jozy Altidore scored in the 86th minute, Sebastian Giovinco had two assists and Toronto FC beat Orlando City 2-1 on Wednesday night. Toronto (12-7-7) won its sixth game during a seven-game unbeaten streak and moved past New York City FC atop the Eastern Conference. Altidore slipped behind the defense and tapped a feed

SYDNEY — Australian police were investigating whether a French man accused of fatally stabbing a British woman while shouting the Arabic phrase “Allahu akbar” had a romantic obsession with her, an official said Thursday. Police in Queensland state said there was no indication the attack at a northeast Australian hostel was motivated by extremism. But

CINCINNATI — One trip around the bases has Yu Darvish thinking more like a hitter. Darvish connected for only the second homer by a Rangers pitcher, and Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning Wednesday night for a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and a split of their two-game interleague series.

MIAMI — When Jose Fernandez threw his final pitch of the night, he pulled up in pain, rubbed his right knee and limped to the dugout. He still looked better than his opponent. Fernandez pitched seven innings and shook off calf cramps to help the Miami Marlins beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0 and snap