Новости за 31.05.2017

WASHINGTON — Tayler Hill scored 18 points, Elena Delle Donne scored a game-winning 3-point play with 44 seconds left, and the Washington Mystics rallied from a nine point fourth quarter deficit to beat the Connecticut Sun 78-76 on Wednesday. The win is Washington’s third straight after a 1-2 start. Shekinna Stricklen’s 3-pointer gave the Sun

NICOSIA, Cyprus — United Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus at U.N. headquarters in New York amid faltering reunification talks, officials said Wednesday. Cyprus government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said that the meeting Sunday evening will aim to carry out a review of the state of play in negotiations that

BOSTON — A childhood friend of the man accused of killing a 2-year-old girl whose body washed up on a Boston Harbor island in 2015 says the defendant believed he could drive demons out of a person’s home. Michael Sprinsky testified Wednesday in Michael McCarthy’s murder trial. He says McCarthy was interested in the supernatural.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Latest on the Ohio attorney general’s lawsuit against five drugmakers (all times local): 2:15 p.m. A drugmaker accused by the Ohio attorney general of improper promotion of opiates says his lawsuit is legally and factually unfounded. Janssen Pharmaceuticals says it acted appropriately, responsibly and in the best interests of patients. Attorney

WASHINGTON — The economy kept growing in April through late May, with more regions citing worker shortages across a widening range of occupations, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. In its latest survey of economic conditions nationwide, the Fed found that most of its 12 regions viewed economic growth as moderate to modest rates. Two districts

WASHINGTON — The Latest on Kathy Griffin (all times local): 1:45 p.m. CNN says it has cut ties with Kathy Griffin after she posted a video that showed her holding a likeness of President Donald Trump’s severed head. The network says it has terminated its agreement with the comedian to appear on its New Year’s

NEW YORK — Kevin Spacey will have some starry names helping him hand out Tony Awards: Orlando Bloom, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Josh Gad, Taraji P. Henson, Scarlett Johansson, Anna Kendrick, Keegan-Michael Key and Olivia Wilde have all signed up to help present trophies. Spacey, who won Oscars for the movies “The Usual Suspects” and

PHILADELPHIA — Seven years ago, Shantrelle P. Lewis was consumed by the negative images of young, black men being depicted in media as aggressive and dangerous. Most looked nothing like the black men she knew: in her family, her social circle, from her college days at Howard University, or from living in New Orleans, New

JOHANNESBURG — A conservation group says the seizure of seven tons of pangolin scales in Hong Kong this week indicates that the heavily poached creature “could soon vanish for good” if urgent steps are not taken to protect it. The International Fund for Animal Welfare said Wednesday that the size of the seized shipment from

UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is heading to Russia to speak at an economic forum and meet President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric says Guterres will leave New York Wednesday evening and make opening remarks at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday. He will then meet

Planning ahead is hard when you’re broke. But planning ahead may be the best way to stop being broke and start building a solid financial future. People who have a strategy tend to save more money and be financially healthier than those who don’t, studies have found. For example: —Those who thought about retirement —

HARTFORD, Conn. — Aetna announced Wednesday that it is in negotiations to move its headquarters out of Connecticut’s capital, where it has been based for almost two centuries. Mark Bertolini, the chief executive of the insurance giant, said Wednesday that the company is in negotiations with several states about moving its corporate base, with the

PHOENIX — Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman David Parry has been sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to reduced charges stemming from a Feb. 25 incident in Scottsdale, Arizona. Maricopa County Superior Court officials say the 25-year-old Parry was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty last month to disorderly conduct and attempted unlawful means

NEW YORK — A guitar that Jerry Garcia played everywhere from San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom to Egypt’s Great Pyramids is headed to auction on Wednesday night. The Grateful Dead frontman’s guitar — named Wolf — will be offered at the Brooklyn Bowl, a bowling alley, restaurant and music venue. The proceeds are earmarked for the

CAIRO — Egypt’s military says that three officers and one soldier were killed when a suicide belt went off as forces were sweeping a militant hub in the Bahariya Oasis in Egypt’s western desert. Military spokesperson Tamer el-Refaie said on his Facebook page Wednesday that the incident took place during ongoing military operations in the

Halsey, “hopeless fountain kingdom” (Astralwerks/Capitol) To describe Halsey’s sophomore album as ambitious would be an understatement. It actually begins with her speaking the prologue of “Romeo and Juliet.” Shakespeare is kind of a tough act to follow. So full credit to Halsey for stretching herself on “hopeless fountain kingdom,” an album that demands attention as

NEW YORK — Shakira may be a Grammy-winning, multiplatinum singer, but these days she’s calling music a hobby. Singing has taken a back seat to motherhood for the 40-year-old Colombian sensation, who has two sons, ages 4 and 2. “For years I spent my life pressing pause on those things that are now my priority,

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A longshot California proposal to replace insurance companies with government-funded health care for all of the state’s residents could be paid for with a sales tax hike and a new tax on business revenue that together would generate $106 billion annually, according to a report released Wednesday. The report was made public

Roger Waters, “Is This the Life We Really Want?” (Columbia) Two things are clear after listening to “Is This the Life We Really Want?” — the first rock album in 25 years from Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters. The 73-year-old Waters has not mellowed with age and he’s none-too-pleased with the current state of world

WASHINGTON — Forget the drive-thru, McDonald’s could be coming to your driveway. The company’s CEO said Wednesday that the number of McDonald’s restaurants available to deliver Big Macs, Chicken McNuggets and fries is expanding by another 1,000 this week, bringing the total to more than 2,000. New locations include the New York metro area, Seattle,

NEW YORK — Kellogg Co. is shuttering distribution centers around the nation and cutting more than 1,000 workers, as it follows through with a cost-cutting plan amid falling sales. The maker of Frosted Flakes, Pop Tarts and Eggo waffles notified agencies in several states of the closures this week. Earlier this year, Kellogg said it

NEW YORK — Chris Stapleton is postponing his concerts for the next three weeks. The Grammy-winning country singer didn’t say why he was cancelling shows, but posted on his website Wednesday that “the next three weeks of ‘The All-American Road Show’ have been postponed.” The statement said Stapleton apologizes “for any inconvenience this may cause.

MEXICO CITY — A tropical depression has formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, prompting authorities to issue a tropical storm watch for a coastal region popular with tourists. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday that the storm was centered about 150 miles (245 kilometers) southwest of Puerto Angel. It had maximum sustained winds of

LINCOLNWOOD, Ill. — A 16-year-old girl was charged Wednesday as an adult with first-degree murder and accused of stabbing her Uber driver to death in suburban Chicago. Lincolnwood police said they responded to a report of a man screaming for help at about 3:20 a.m. Tuesday when they found Grant Nelson, 34, of Wilmette with

LOS ANGELES — Police are investigating after someone spray painted a racial slur on the front gate of LeBron James’ home in Los Angeles on the eve of the NBA Finals. An unidentified person spray painted the N-word on the front gate of James’ home in the Brentwood neighborhood Wednesday morning, said Capt. Patricia Sandoval,