Новости за 10.05.2017

Toyota’s Sienna van adds a more powerful and more fuel-efficient engine for 2017 and now ranks at the top in gas mileage ratings with competing family vans. The new, 296-horsepower, 3.5-liter V6 adds 30 horsepower and 18 foot-pounds of torque to the front-wheel drive Sienna while boosting fuel mileage, as measured by the U.S. government,

RIO DE JANEIRO — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva struck a defiant note after testifying for five hours Wednesday, telling thousands of supporters that the corruption case against him has been big on suspense but little on substance. Minutes after emerging from face-to-face testimony with the federal judge overseeing a mammoth bribery

MIRAMAR, Fla. — The Latest on immigration privileges for Haitians being reviewed by the Trump Administration (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Haitian immigrants and their advocates say they don’t understand why a U.S. immigration official sought crime data on Haitians protected from deportation since a 2010 earthquake. Ivica Fremon of Miami says the “temporary protected

MESSINA, Sicily — Colombia’s Fernando Gaviria won a bunch sprint at the end of the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday to claim his second victory of this year’s race, while Quick-Step teammate Bob Jungels remained in the overall lead. Gaviria, who won his first ever Grand Tour stage on Sunday in Sardinia,

Rogue + Jaye, “Pent Up” (Tropicali Records) Zach Rogue and Courtney Jaye express themselves just fine on their debut, sprinkling “Pent Up” with a little indie dust over a graceful mix of pop, country and folk. Rogue has released a handful of albums with San Francisco band Rogue Wave since 2003, from near-solo lo-fi to

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A judge in Tennessee has acquitted a woman accused of killing her husband and staging his death to look like a suicide after testimony wrapped up during her third trial. News outlets report Special Judge Paul Summers announced his decision on Wednesday, right before the jury was to begin deliberations in the

CHASKA, Minn. — A Minnesota judge says he’ll take a request that Prince’s six siblings be declared his lawful heirs under advisement. Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide said in January he wouldn’t declare the heirs of the late rock superstar until appeals run their course for others whose claims of heirship have been rejected.

MADRID — Defending champion Novak Djokovic recovered from a 3-0 deficit in the third set to defeat Nicolas Almagro 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 and reach the third round at the Madrid Open on Wednesday. Djokovic rallied in the final set by breaking Almagro to go up 6-5 and served out to earn his 15th win of

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is hoping it can soon raise stamp prices by a penny or more. The postal service on Wednesday reported a quarterly loss of $562 million, despite growth in package delivery, due to continued erosion in the use of first-class mail as well as expensive mandates for its retiree health

HOUSTON — Travis Scott and the Houston Rockets will have a special treat for fans attending Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinal series against San Antonio on Thursday night. Everyone will receive exclusive T-shirts designed in collaboration between the Houston rapper and the Rockets. The red T-shirts feature a white Rockets logo above the

MONTREAL — We were looking for a fun, short family vacation, close enough to home that we could drive there, and far enough away that we could savor a bit of a different culture. We decided to head for Montreal. I had visited once before and always wanted to go back. Our two oldest sons

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A city northwest of Indianapolis is looking to make adjustments to a $200,000 statue that’s become a safety hazard. The Journal and Courier (http://on.jconline.com/2q2J6oE) reports that one of the blue beams on the “What Lines?” statue in Lafayette protrudes out into a walkway at about shoulder-high for anyone who is roughly 6-feet

KANAB, Utah — U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will visit a sweeping southern Utah monument that’s been a source of ire for local officials and Republican leaders for two decades. Zinke’s trip to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on Wednesday caps his four-day visit to Utah to inspect two national monuments in a review ordered by

NEW ORLEANS — A last-ditch effort to block the removal of a monument to a Confederate general in New Orleans has landed in court. At issue before state Judge Kern Reese on Wednesday was whether the city owns the monument honoring Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard. The statue is located at the entrance to New Orleans

NEWARK, N.J. — Federal investigators are reviewing allegations that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in New Jersey have been subjected to sexually abusive hazing. NBC New York reports (http://bit.ly/2r03LY4 ) that three customs officers say the abuse has been going on for years at Newark’s Liberty International Airport. The officers say the attacks include

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s opposition, which is boycotting the June 18 national parliamentary election, has complained at the Electoral College that the registration of candidates from the political parties is overdue. The main opposition has not registered for the vote, claiming the government will manipulate the ballot in which 15 political parties are running. The

NEW YORK — Restaurant chains are making it easier to order food with a few taps of the screen — so much so that you may lose sight of how much you’re spending. The convenience that technology offers may make us less vigilant about how much we’re buying. Digital ordering also lets companies better track

BATON ROUGE, La. — A company that has failed to stop an oil leak that began nearly 13 years ago in the Gulf of Mexico is negotiating a possible settlement that could allow it to recover millions of dollars it set aside for work to end the leak. A federal judge agreed Wednesday to give

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday failed to reverse an Obama-era regulation restricting harmful methane emissions that escape from oil and gas wells on federal land, a surprising win for environmentalists and Democrats and a blow to the fossil-fuel industry. The vote was 51-49 in the Republican-led Senate with three GOP lawmakers — Maine’s Susan

ATLANTA — Georgia officials say a section of a heavily used Atlanta interstate will reopen at the latest by next week, less than two months after it collapsed due to a large fire under a bridge. Gov. Nathan Deal and state transportation officials announced Wednesday that the bridge will be open by the Monday morning

NEW YORK — Fresh face or long face? Which one you see on interns at small businesses may depend on whether the boss gives them a chance to shine or do only menial tasks. As business owners prepare to take on interns for the summer or the next academic year, many may not realize these

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The Latest on the no-confidence vote on Kosovo’s government (all times local): 4:31 p.m. Kosovo’s president has formally dissolved the country’s parliament after lawmakers voted no-confidence in Prime Minister Isa Mustafa’s coalition government. President Hashim Thaci issued a decree dissolving the parliament on Wednesday just hours after the government lost the no-confidence

QUINCY, Mass. — A Massachusetts real estate mogul who defrauded investors of millions of dollars is headed to prison. The Patriot Ledger (http://bit.ly/2pwerNd ) reports that Daniel Flynn III, of Quincy, was sentenced to four years in federal prison and three years of probation on Tuesday. Flynn pleaded guilty to criminal fraud in February. Authorities

NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are mostly lower Wednesday morning following weak first-quarter reports from consumer-focused companies including Priceline and Disney. However energy companies are rising with the price of oil. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index lost 2 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,394 as of 10 a.m. Eastern time. The

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Early on in their career, the country group Rascal Flatts often dealt with critics of their pop-country sound and being labeled a country music boy band. Bassist and producer Jay DeMarcus noted that one early review referred to their music as “bouncy, bouncy, flop.” Seventeen years later with the release of their