Новости за 09.06.2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators’ improbable run to the Stanley Cup Finals has blurred the dividing line between music and sports, a convergence that’s expected to hit a crescendo in Tennessee’s capital city this weekend. The thousands of fans in town to celebrate the annual CMA Music Festival have joined with thousands more hockey

DETROIT — Honda said Friday that its Accord midsize car will be offered only with four-cylinder or gas-electric hybrid engines when an all-new version comes out later this year. The company said the smaller engines are sufficient for what its customers want. Only 14 percent of buyers in 2016 bought V-6 Accords. Honda’s move away

INDIANAPOLIS — A rare alligator gar that measured more than 5 feet long when it was caught in southwestern Indiana likely originated outside the state. Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife biologist Stephanie Brandt says in a release Friday that the gar may have been stocked from a restoration program Kentucky started eight years ago.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Like any other NFL player, Zaire Anderson knew the game’s risks but was skeptical he’d ever be the one not getting up off the field someday. That changed on New Year’s Day when the Denver Broncos linebacker dived while covering a punt against the Oakland Raiders and smacked his helmet into a

PLAINFIELD, N.J. — The Latest on the woman who fell into a cellar while distracted by cellphone (all times local): 1:40 p.m. A woman distracted by her cellphone is in stable condition a day after she fell over open basement access doors and dropped 6 feet (1.8 meters) into the opening in New Jersey. Plainfield

Artemis Racing of Sweden is the comeback syndicate of the 35th America’s Cup so far. Artemis skipper Nathan Outteridge aggressively sailed into the lead on the third leg Friday en route to a fourth straight victory over SoftBank Team Japan on Bermuda’s Great Sound to clinch a spot in the challenger finals. The win completed

More than 90,000 safety gates are being recalled this week because they can pose a strangulation hazard to young children. Other recalled consumer products include faulty snowmobiles and light fixtures. Here’s a more detailed look: SAFETY GATES DETAILS: Madison Mill 23 and 25 foldaway expandable safety gates. Item number 23 extends to three feet and

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers are getting ready for the first-year player draft, which begins on Monday. The Brewers own the ninth overall selection in the first round of the 40-round, three-day draft ending Wednesday. They also have two other picks on Day 1. Milwaukee is in the middle of a rebuilding project, but has

JERUSALEM — A U.N. aid agency that helps Palestinians in Gaza condemned the territory’s Hamas rulers on Friday after discovering a tunnel running under two of its schools for boys. Hamas has built a sophisticated network of tunnels in Gaza used for smuggling, storing weapons and for gunmen to infiltrate Israel and carry out attacks.

TULSA, Okla. — Law officers in Tulsa fatally shot a man while trying to pick him up for a mental health issue, triggering a street protest and a corresponding show of force by police in riot gear. Police officer Leland Ashley says sheriff’s deputies were attempting to serve a pickup order Friday when the man

PORT HURON, Mich. — An eastern Michigan teen whose father recently died has received a surprise birthday gift from him posthumously. Video footage shows 16-year-old Johnny Crow tearfully accepting a Dean Razorback guitar from the Port Huron Music Center as a birthday gift from his father, John Crow. “I was definitely overjoyed that my father

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s governor is pushing ahead with his top campaign promise of trying to convert the U.S. territory into a state, holding a Sunday referendum to let voters send a message to Congress. His party has launched an aggressive ad campaign urging people to “demand respect” with their vote —

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have shut down the likes of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan Getzlaf this postseason. They have slowed down Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Stopping them completely? Even Nashville defenders Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis, Mattias Ekholm and All-Star P.K. Subban are susceptible to an off night

OLATHE, Kan. — A Missouri man who spent nearly 17 years in prison for a 1999 robbery was freed after supporters found another man who looked enough like him that the victim and other witnesses said they could no longer be sure who committed the crime. Richard Anthony Jones, of Kansas City, Missouri, always maintained

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC has warned weightlifting to curb doping or risk being dropped from the 2024 Olympics. IOC President Thomas Bach says the International Weightlifting Federation must “address the massive doping problem this sport is facing.” Bach says the IOC executive board asked the federation for a “satisfactory report” on the issue by

WASHINGTON — An influential House conservative said Friday that Republicans are simply stuck and unable to pass a budget, which would imperil President Donald Trump and the GOP’s plans for an overhaul of the tax code. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sounded the warning at a gathering of conservatives in Washington as the GOP-led Congress faces

ATZENBRUGG, Austria — Chilean golfer Felipe Aguilar followed up his strong start with a 2-under 70 Friday to retain a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Lyoness Open. After a 65 in the opening round, Aguilar carded four birdies and dropped two strokes as he went 9-under for the tournament. Graeme Storm of

NEW YORK — Last year at the Tony Awards, a rabid interest in “Hamilton” stemmed a three-year slide in viewership. This year, there’s a new host, an old home and hope that a starry list of celebrities can cure the post-“Hamilton” hangover. None other than “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will be on hand to help

DETROIT — A Detroit man is charged in the slaying of a 17-year-old boy who was trying to sell a pair of Nike Air Jordan sneakers. Prosecutors say 19-year-old Dante Ford was arraigned Friday on murder, assault with intent to murder, armed robbery and gun charges. He’s accused of killing Corey Harris-Thomas. The Grosse Pointe

LOS ANGELES — The culture clash drama “Beatriz at Dinner” wasn’t written about Donald Trump, but Salma Hayek understands why you might think it was. In the film, Hayek plays a Mexican healer who finds herself at an intimate dinner party with her wealthy clients and their wealthier friends — including a ruthless real estate

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Testimony has gotten underway in a lawsuit against a private liberal arts college in Connecticut over its revocation of a fraternity’s housing status after the school required fraternities to admit women. The Hartford Courant (http://cour.at/2sLrehl) reports that Wesleyan University President Michael Roth testified Thursday that he shut down Delta Kappa Epsilon because

NEW YORK — New York City’s subway riders have become increasingly frustrated by power outages, signal problems and other breakdowns. The number of delays in the city’s huge, but crumbling, system has tripled in five years. The system’s problems have also led to scenes like the one earlier this week, when passengers trapped in a

SALT LAKE CITY — A man who killed a woman and her son in a suburban Utah shooting that left two other children injured was seen arguing with the victim shortly before he gunned them down, police said Friday. Another woman saw the verbal argument near a Mormon church next to an elementary school and

DOHA, Qatar — The Arabic news network Al-Jazeera has been thrust into the center of the story as Qatar came under virtual siege by its Gulf neighbors, pressuring it to shut down the channel that has infuriated them with its coverage for 20 years. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed ties

ERIN, Wis. — A hole-by-hole look at Erin Hill Golf Club, site of the 117th U.S. Open to be played June 15-18: No. 1, 608 yards, par 5: The last time the U.S. Open began with a true par 5 was at Olympia Fields in 2003 (the first hole at Chambers Bay played a par