Новости за 01.09.2016

CARACAS, Venezuela — The Latest on protests in Venezuela (all times local): 11:40 a.m. Thousands of government opponents are flooding some of the principal streets in Venezuela’s capital to pressure the government to hold a referendum vote this year on Nicolas Maduro’s presidency. The protesters are chanting, “It’s going to fall, it’s going to fall,

NEW YORK — A woman in New York says she hasn’t stopped crying since an airline mistook her 5-year-old for another child and flew him to the wrong city. Maribel Martinez tells New York’s Daily News (http://nydn.us/2chzb8W ) she was shocked when JetBlue staffers presented her with another little boy on Aug. 17 at Kennedy

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Police are investigating the death of a 60-year-old Virginia inmate who had asked for emergency medical help two days before he died. Media outlets report that Henry Stewart filled out an emergency grievance form at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail on Aug. 4 saying he had blacked out twice in less than

NEW YORK — Venus and Serena Williams are set to play back-to-back, second-round matches Thursday in Arthur Ashe Stadium, which may need its new retractable roof for much of the day because light rain is falling and more is expected. No. 6-seeded Venus Williams will take on Julia Goerges of Germany in the afternoon, followed

ISTANBUL — Two top European Union officials urged Turkey on Thursday to amend its tough anti-terrorism laws so the EU can lift its visa restrictions — a key incentive in a deal to stop migrants crossing the Aegean Sea. Turkey’s prime minister said that isn’t an option. European Parliament President Martin Schulz and EU Migration

NEW YORK — Sweden’s Henrik Zetterberg is out of the World Cup of Hockey because of a knee injury. Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland confirmed in a text message to The Associated Press that Zetterberg injured his knee during off-ice training. The Swedish Ice Hockey Association said Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund will

CONCORD, Mass. — A Medal of Honor winner has celebrated his 92nd birthday with the help of 50 Navy petty officers who serenaded him outside his home. The sailors sang “Happy Birthday” and “Anchors Aweigh” to former Navy combat pilot Capt. Thomas Hudner, then presented him with a birthday cake and shook his hand during

NEW YORK — Stocks are mostly lower Thursday as banks slip and energy companies continue to fall with the price of oil. Weak reports from Costco and Campbell Soup are hurting household goods companies. Stocks have fallen for five days out of the last six. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 74 points,

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A grand jury in Alabama has indicted a former NASA space shuttle commander on four felony charges in the traffic deaths of two girls killed on a rural highway in June, a prosecutor said Thursday. Grand jurors indicted James Halsell Jr., who turns 60 on Friday, on two counts each of reckless

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — An impatient patient who stole an ambulance at a Pennsylvania hospital because he wanted to go home is instead going to prison. The (Wilkes-Barre) Times Leader (http://bit.ly/2cbPoJz ) reports 56-year-old David Karosus was sentenced Wednesday to 15 to 30 months in prison by a Luzerne County judge. The Carbondale man told police

WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week amid expectations in financial markets that an increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve may be on the horizon. Mortgage rates remain at historically low levels, however. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the average for the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 3.46 percent, up

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana woman whose feticide conviction for a self-induced abortion was overturned in July walked out of prison Thursday, a day after a judge resentenced her to less time than she had already served and ordered her immediate release. Purvi Patel, 35, was with relatives when she left the Indiana Women’s Prison in

WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing contracted last month for the first time since February, as new orders and output plummeted and factories cut jobs. The Institute for Supply Management said Thursday that its manufacturing index dropped to 49.4 in August from 52.6 in July. Any reading below 50 signals contraction. The report suggests that manufacturers continue

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Migrants and refugees around Greece staged demonstrations at four sites Thursday to protest delays in implementing asylum procedures promised under a European Union agreement with Turkey. Around 500 migrants chanting “open the borders” gathered Thursday in Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki. “I’ve been here for six months and we are still trapped

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s Cabinet has withdrawn a much-contested draft law on the ratification of the border demarcation agreement with neighboring Montenegro, apparently bowing to opposition pressure. Prime Minister Isa Mustafa on Thursday said the law was withdrawn because of the tense situation, and pledged renewed cooperation on a new draft. He added, however, that

NEW DELHI — Egypt’s president has begun an official visit to India, where he is also expected to meet with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who extended his stay in the country. A U.S. Embassy official said Kerry and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi were expected to meet late Thursday. The official spoke on condition

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — The family of a teenager who died in a Kentucky detention center is suing, saying the girl was restrained with a martial arts technique for refusing to remove her hoodie and then left to die in her cell. Kentucky’s Department of Juvenile Justice says Gynnya McMillan died in her sleep of natural

PRAGUE — Islamic radicals could carry out an attack on Czech territory, The Czech Republic’s counter-intelligence agency said on Thursday. The agency, known as BIS, said in its annual report that such a threat comes from militants linked to the Islamic State group and also from the Nusra Front. The announcement comes after a wave

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay is bracing itself for an invasion of Badgers and Tigers. Fans of Wisconsin and LSU are expected to make this a big weekend at Lambeau Field with their Saturday afternoon game. The Green Bay Post-Gazette reports (http://gbpg.net/2c7e0Va ) that this college opener could be bigger than the Packers’ 2011

WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending was unchanged in July as weakness in spending on government projects offset gains in home building and the strongest month for non-residential construction on record. Construction spending was flat in July but declines in May and June were revised to show slight gains, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Spending in

HOLLAND, Mich. — Authorities say the search for two teenage boys who went missing while swimming in Lake Michigan has become a recovery effort. Authorities who gathered at Holland State Park in western Michigan say four teenage boys were swimming 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when they were dragged out by strong currents and high waves. Two

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia area’s main transit agency began returning some of its sidelined rail cars to service Thursday following repairs and projects its full fleet will be back in service by mid-November. The regional Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority pulled more than 100 coaches from service just before the Fourth of July weekend after defects

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The state of Vermont, the Grocery Manufacturers of America and a number of other food industry groups have agreed to dismiss a federal lawsuit that challenged a state law requiring the labeling of some foods made with genetically modified organisms. In a Wednesday court filing in Vermont, the parties to the lawsuit

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. The stock market is getting September off to a weak start as indexes turn lower in midday trading. Campbell Soup sank 6 percent Thursday after reporting results that fell short of analysts’ forecasts. Costco also fell 3 percent after

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa said Thursday it will now provide free treatment to all people infected with HIV, regardless of the condition of their immune system. The country leads the world in infections. Before the announcement by the country’s health department, people were eligible for free treatment based on a certain measure of their white