Новости за 12.07.2017

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — The U.S. Women’s Open has not had a repeat winner since Karrie Webb in 2001 and the chances of Brittany Lang doing it this year don’t seem good. The 31-year-old Lang has finished no better than 13th in 14 events on the LPGA Tour, and she missed the cut in the KPMG

WASHINGTON — As the Persian Gulf crisis drags into a second month, a four-country boycott of Qatar is raising questions about whether American businesses that follow suit could unwittingly run afoul of U.S. anti-boycott laws. Under obscure tax and export provisions designed decades ago to protect Israel, U.S. companies can be punished if they accept

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Attorneys accusing a railroad owner of negligence in the death of a movie worker during a 2014 train collision with a trespassing film crew sought Wednesday to use the railroad’s own safety policies against it. Sarah Jones, 27, was killed by a freight train that slammed into a film crew shooting “Midnight

MADISON, Wis. — A federal appeals court panel has upheld Wisconsin’s right-to-work law. The law prohibits businesses and unions from reaching agreements that require all workers to pay union dues. Unions maintain the law enables nonunion members to receive free representation. Two chapters of the International Union of Operating Engineers filed a lawsuit last year

WASHINGTON — The nation’s federal prisons are holding inmates in solitary confinement for long periods of time, sometimes years, in spite of mounting evidence that it can seriously hurt their mental health, a government watchdog said Wednesday. The Bureau of Prisons says it doesn’t practice solitary confinement, or even recognize the term. But the Justice

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland State University in Oregon will launch four high-altitude balloons equipped with GPS tracking systems and 360-degree video cameras during the upcoming solar eclipse. The university said Wednesday that the balloons will allow anyone to watch a live stream online as the moon’s shadow darkens a large swath of Oregon on Aug.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama court says a 12-year-old girl who was impregnated by a relative can have an abortion without a parent’s consent. The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled Wednesday in favor of a girl seeking a waiver from a state law requiring that minors get parental consent before an abortion. The girl’s

CARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy have acquired Dutch defender Pele Van Anholt. The Galaxy announced the deal Wednesday to add the 26-year-old right back from Willem II of the Eredivisie. Van Anholt spent just one season with Willem II, and he was out of contract with the club. He played for SC Heerenveen for

COLE HARBOR, Nova Scotia — Sidney Crosby said Wednesday he did not pay attention to those questioning whether he should continue playing hockey after suffering another concussion during the playoffs. Crosby was too focused on capturing another Stanley Cup for his Pittsburgh Penguins to worry about outside opinions on his health. “I don’t really read

ATLANTA — Darren Eales sensed the potential for a rabid soccer fan base in Atlanta long before the expansion United first took the field. The Atlanta United president just didn’t know how quickly it would blossom. Atlanta leads the MLS in attendance, averaging 46,482 fans per game. The Seattle Sounders (42,628), the longtime league leaders

DALLAS — The Latest on classifieds website Backpage.com (all times local): 3:20 p.m. Recently discovered documents that seem to show a contractor for the highly criticized classifieds website Backpage.com solicited and created sex-related ads on behalf of the site go against often repeated claims by Backpage that it’s never had a role in creating or

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers will celebrate the 35th anniversary of their 1982 American League Championship team this weekend. The highlight will be a reunion of the 1982 team in an on-field ceremony at Miller Park before Saturday’s 6:10 p.m. game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Members of the team will hold a 45-minute autograph session

INDIANAPOLIS — Two groups are suing the Indiana secretary of state’s office in an effort to block the release of voter data requested by a White House commission investigating President Donald Trump’s allegations of widespread voter fraud. The lawsuit, which comes amid similar legal challenges in New Hampshire and Washington D.C., was filed Tuesday in

ROME — Italian news reports say hundreds of tourists at a beach resort in Sicily have been evacuated by boat due to wildfires that are blazing across a huge swath of southern Italy. Additional military troops were being called in to help control the blazes, which civil protection officials and prosecutors say were likely set

LONDON — When Wimbledon started, Marin Cilic was looking at a draw that could have pitted him against Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and Andy Murray in the semifinals. Both of them are two-time champions at the All England Club, and both of them are now out of the tournament. “I was obviously following them

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Wyoming is working with quarterback Josh Allen on obtaining an insurance policy in case Allen suffers an injury that might diminish his prospects for the NFL. Allen is considered by many to be among the top college quarterbacks in the nation available for next year’s draft. Allen tells the Laramie Boomerang that

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — When world No. 3 Lexi Thompson tees off Thursday in the opening round of the U.S. Women’s Open, Judy Thompson hopes to walk nine holes with her daughter. That’s the goal. There is no guarantee she will make it. She might do more. At an event where the focus of the biggest

PHOENIX — A former Arizona lawmaker known as the driving force behind most of the state’s toughest immigration laws is moving to challenge the university system for temporarily allowing young immigrants protected from deportation to keep paying lower-cost in-state tuition. It comes after a court ruled that students in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple will open a data center in mainland China with ties to the country’s government, raising concerns about the security of iCloud accounts that store personal information transferred from iPhones, iPads and Mac computers there. The data center announced Wednesday will be located in the Guizhou province and run by a company

CHICAGO — Police officers will take the lead in responding to disturbances at Chicago’s two airports and the word “police” will be removed from the uniforms of non-police security officers, the aviation department announced Wednesday, responding to an April incident in which security officers dragged a passenger from a packed United Airlines flight. The city’s

LIMA, Peru — Protesters in Peru blocked the train line to the famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, stranding thousands of tourists Wednesday. The customer service desk for the British-owned PeruRail company said service was being suspended Wednesday and Thursday because of the protest by local residents demanding that the government reverse its cancellation of

SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Latest on a Food and Drug Administration panel’s review of a gene therapy treatment (all times local): 3:30 p.m. A panel of cancer experts has voted in favor of a leukemia treatment which could be the first gene therapy available in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin men’s basketball team will visit New Zealand and Australia next month on a five-game exhibition tour. The Badgers begin their trip in Auckland, New Zealand, with a game against the New Zealand Breakers on Aug. 15. Wisconsin alum Kirk Penney is on the Breakers’ roster. Wisconsin then travels south to

NORFOLK, Va. — President Donald Trump will preside over the commissioning of the nation’s newest aircraft carrier. The U.S. Navy on Wednesday confirmed Trump’s scheduled appearance at the July 22 ceremony at its base in Norfolk, Virginia. The president had previously criticized some of the new technology on the USS Gerald R. Ford because of

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes hired Steve Patterson as president and CEO on Wednesday, hoping the longtime sports executive can help solve their ongoing arena issue. The Coyotes have sought a new arena since the city of Glendale renegotiated a 15-year lease in 2015 and lost a partner for a new arena when Arizona