Новости за 10.07.2017

JACKSON, Miss. — The United Auto Workers filed petitions Monday to force a unionization election at a Nissan plant in Mississippi after a yearslong campaign to build support in a region typically unwelcoming to organized labor. The UAW declined comment but has scheduled an event Tuesday at its office near the plant in Canton, just

MIAMI — The Latest on the All-Star Game (all times local): Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees has won the Home Run Derby, adding that title to his burgeoning list of rookie accomplishments. Judge beat Miguel Sano of the Minnesota Twins 11-10 in the final at Marlins Park on Monday night. He becomes the

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A Tennessee mosque that has been the subject of years of controversy and vandalism has been defaced again. The Islamic Center of Murfreesboro’s spokesman Salah Sbenaty tells The Daily News Journal that graffiti with expletives were spray-painted on a side door overnight. Messages also were found on the back of the building

DALLAS — A 22-year-old Texas man who was beaten to death at a bar on a Greek island recently graduated from college and was known to his friends for his fun-loving and friendly demeanor. Bakari Henderson, of Austin, was beaten to death early Friday at the bar in Lagana on the island of Zakynthos. Authorities

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild have re-signed right wings Kurtis Gabriel and Zack Mitchell and goalie Steve Michalek to one-year, two-way contracts. The deals with the three restricted free agents were done Monday, adding to the many moves by the Wild this summer to bolster organizational depth for in-season call-ups and injury insurance.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico is instituting new controls and oversight of athletics department finances as it continues a review that has found “inconsistencies” in contracts for basketball arena suites, the university said Monday. A top university administrator, Chris Vallegos, will head efforts to evaluate and improve the department’s financial management while

LOS ANGELES — Add armed robbery to the threats facing hikers this year on the Pacific Crest Trail. A section of the popular trail running from Mexico to Canada remained closed Monday as Kern County SWAT team members joined deputies to search for two armed men who robbed rescuers trying to aid a distressed hiker.

BOWIE, Md. — Police say a man charged with killing his stepfather posted an image of himself and the body on Twitter. Prince George’s County police said in a news release Monday that they’ve charged 38-year-old Navar Beverly of Bowie with first- and second-degree murder in the weekend death of his stepfather, 65-year-old Ronald Pinkney.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon woman who licked, groped and verbally harassed a female passenger during a flight from Las Vegas to Portland was sentenced Monday to eight months of home detention. Heidi McKinney, 27, of Banks declined to make a statement during Monday’s sentencing at the federal courthouse in Portland, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. McKinney,

It’s still early, but give Round 1 of the trash-talk battle between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to the Irish MMA star. A mural in McGregor’s gym depicts the UFC showman landing a left flush to Mayweather’s chin. McGregor has used that vision a few times as his way to needle the undefeated boxer

RIO DE JANEIRO — A key Brazilian lawmaker is arguing to his colleagues that President Michel Temer should be suspended from office and put on trial in the country’s highest court on a corruption charge. Deputy Sergio Zveiter is making that case as he reads his report on Temer to a Brazilian Chamber of Deputies

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars have re-signed young center Radek Faksa to a $6.6 million, three-year contract. Faksa is coming off his first full NHL season, when he had 12 goals and 21 assists in 80 games. The 23-year-old center was drafted 13th overall by the Stars in 2012. He has played in 125

SCRANTON, Pa. — A prison inmate who briefly stopped his fatal bloody stabbing attack on a guard to clean his hand and chew gum from the dying guard’s pocket has been spared the death sentence. Jurors who convicted 40-year-old Jessie Con-ui last month of first-degree murder and murder of a correction officer failed to reach

HONOLULU — A 38-year-old man has died on Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Park spokeswoman Jessica Ferracane said Monday that the man was found on the caldera floor about 250 feet below Crater Rim Trail. Two hikers found a backpack on the trail Saturday and alerted officials. Rangers began looking for the owner

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — The Latest on Missing Men (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Authorities in suburban Philadelphia say they are chasing “incredibly hot” leads in the search for four missing young men, but say it could take days to solve the case. Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub (WINE’-trobe) says the FBI has joined the

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico says it is instituting new controls and oversight of athletics department finances and that it has found “inconsistencies” in contracts for basketball arena suites. Interim President Chaouki Abdallah says a top university administrator will head efforts to evaluate and improve the department’s financial management while working with

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Florida man who was attacked by an alligator while diving for golf balls in a lake says the reptile grabbed his arm and wouldn’t let go so he started punching it in the eyes. Scott Lahodik told Fox 13 that he was diving on Friday and felt the alligator clamp

LONDON — Henman Hill? Murray Mound? Konta Cliff? At Wimbledon on Monday, it was all three. For the first time since 1973, Britain will have players in the quarterfinals of both the men’s and women’s singles draws. Johanna Konta defeated Caroline Garcia 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 to become the first British woman to reach the

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics sports doctor accused of sexually assaulting dozens of women and girls plans to plead guilty to unrelated charges of possession of child pornography. A court document shows that Dr. Larry Nassar is due in federal court Tuesday to change his plea from not

HOOVER, Ala. — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey opened football media days talking about integration of sports in the league and the upcoming 50th anniversary of that moment. Sankey talked at length Monday about Nate Northington’s debut on Sept. 30, 1967 for Kentucky against Mississippi. The commissioner gave a history lesson on the timeline of

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The American Athletic Conference will hold its 2019 men’s basketball tournament at Memphis’ FedEx Forum. The FedEx Forum is the home floor for the University of Memphis and the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies. The FedEx Forum was the site of the American’s inaugural tournament in 2014. ESPN will provide television and digital coverage

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pledged during the campaign to help U.S. factory workers by slapping tariffs on foreign steel. But his long-awaited decision on the issue is running behind schedule and administration officials are leaving plenty of wiggle room on what direction he’ll take. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross initially hoped to finish a report

“Watch Me Disappear” (Spiegel & Grau), by Janelle Brown For some people, the idea of unconditional love is fraught with conditions, especially when a relationship has been built on lies and secrets as the superb “Watch Me Disappear” shows. Janelle Brown’s third family drama delivers an incisive and emotional view of how grief and recovery

CARSON CITY, Nev. — An electric car maker said Monday it is deserting its plan to construct a $1 billion manufacturing plant in southern Nevada eight months after suspending the project and sinking at least $120 million into it. Faraday Future halted work on the project outside Las Vegas last November, calling the stoppage then

Slightly cooler temperatures and diminishing winds were helping California firefighters as they battled several wildfires Monday that have forced thousands to flee their homes. Here’s a closer look at the fires burning in the western United States and Canada. CALIFORNIA When Chuck Wilsey was ordered to evacuate this weekend as a wildfire roared near his