Новости за 10.08.2017

CHICAGO — The 40-year-old leader of one of Chicago’s most violent street gangs, the Hobos, will learn if he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison. Gregory “Bowlegs” Chester on Thursday will be among the first members of the gang prosecutors call an “all-star team” of criminals to be sentenced. Federal prosecutors want a

PHOENIX — Hitless in 23 previous at-bats, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Joc Pederson faced Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke with two outs in the seventh inning and a man on second base. Pederson, who’d struck out in his first two at-bats against Greinke, delivered a game-tying double, then came around to score the go-ahead run

TOKYO — Toshiba Corp.’s auditors signed off, belatedly, on its earnings Thursday, meaning the embattled Japanese electronics and nuclear company will likely avert delisting, for now. But the auditors, PriceWaterhouseCoopers Aarata, cautioned about remaining risks in a separate statement. The approval had not come on schedule because of concerns about Toshiba’s money-losing nuclear business in

NEWPORT, R.I. — An annual conference is being held at the U.S. Naval War College to discuss empowering women in conflict prevention and peace. The fifth annual Women, Peace and Security Conference is taking place at the college’s campus in Newport on Thursday and Friday. The war college says it’s the only U.S. military academic

Members of a shuttered Penn State fraternity accused of crimes related to the death of a pledge earlier this year are due in a Pennsylvania courtroom for what will be the fourth day of a hearing to determine if there’s enough evidence to send the case to county court for trial. The preliminary hearing on

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The $2.25 million in federal grants for a series of development projects for the economically challenged area along the U.S.-Canadian border in northern Vermont could be the last unless Congress funds next year’s program over the objection of the Trump Administration. The Vermont grants announced Thursday by Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy and

FUJISAWA, Japan — The Japanese summer delicacy of roasted eel, braised with a tangy sauce and sprinkled with prickly mountain pepper, is in question as the creatures with their mysterious migrations become increasingly endangered. Soaring demand for Japanese eel, or Anguilla japonica, helped put the creatures on the International Union of Conservation of Nature’s “Red

IRVINE, Calif. — The Fight for LA finally has some punch. A handful of skirmishes broke out Wednesday when the Los Angeles Chargers visited the Los Angeles Rams’ training camp for the teams’ second joint practice in five days. The fights mostly arose between the Chargers’ offense and the Rams’ defense during a lively scrimmage.

DETROIT — Maven Gig is going nationwide. The General Motors Co. service lets drivers rent cars by the week and use them for ride-hailing and other services. Maven Gig began this spring in San Diego and San Francisco. It will launch in Los Angeles on Thursday and it’s coming to Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Phoenix and

MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Franklin roared ashore on Mexico’s central Gulf coast early Thursday, threatening to pound a mountainous region prone to flash floods and mudslides with torrential rains and heavy winds. Franklin strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Wednesday and its landfall early Thursday was its second on Mexican territory

ST. LOUIS — The Rally Squirrel became the St. Louis Cardinals’ unofficial mascot during their 2011 World Series championship run. On Wednesday night, the Rally Cat was born. Yadier Molina blasted a grand slam into the left field seats one pitch after a cat ran onto and across the field in the sixth inning, helping

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals have a friendly feline to thank for their rally against the Royals. With the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth on Tuesday night, the game was delayed for a couple minutes when a small, feisty cat sprinted onto the field at Busch Stadium. On the first pitch after

MILWAUKEE — Bartolo Colón surprised his manager and then baffled the Milwaukee Brewers. Colón pitched seven innings for his second consecutive win since joining the Twins, Brian Dozier added a home run, double and single and Minnesota beat the Brewers 4-0 on Wednesday night. “I don’t think you go into a game thinking Bartolo is

BEIJING — Chinese monitors say they’ve detected multiple landslides but no major building collapses following a powerful earthquake in the country’s mountainous southwest that killed at least 20 people and injured 431. The Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth under the Chinese Academy of Sciences drew the conclusion from satellite imagery collected after the

CHICAGO — For much of the season, Tim Anderson has been struggling to duplicate the promise he showed last year as a rookie. He’s finally starting to feel he’s making progress. Anderson homered and drove in three runs, Miguel Gonzalez tossed eight strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-1 on

TORONTO — Todd Frazier’s best night since joining the Yankees helped New York’s struggling offense get back on track. Frazier homered and had three RBIs, Gary Sanchez and Didi Gregorius also went deep and the Yankees overcame a shaky start by Masahiro Tanaka to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-5 on Wednesday night. Rookie Garrett

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri announced Wednesday that prep basketball standout Jontay Porter has reclassified and signed as part of first-year coach Cuonzo Martin’s 2017 recruiting class. The 6-11, 240-pound forward joins his older brother and father for what will be one of the most highly anticipated seasons in years in Columbia. Porter, who recently completed

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Deshaun Watson reminded everyone why Panthers coach Ron Rivera — and many others — felt he should have won the Heisman Trophy last season. Watson shined in his NFL preseason debut, completing 15 of 25 passes for 179 yards and running for a score in the Houston Texans’ 27-17 loss to the

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jake Odorizzi limped off the field after Eduardo Nunez lined a single off the pitcher’s foot leading off the fifth inning. The Boston Red Sox beat up the Tampa Bay Rays’ bullpen, scoring five runs in the inning and taking advantage of defensive sloppiness to extend their winning streak to a

ATLANTA — Odubel Herrera and the Philadelphia Phillies won’t relinquish their dominant hold on the Atlanta Braves. Herrera again feasted on Atlanta pitching by driving in a run with two triples in the Phillies’ 3-2 victory on Wednesday night that completed their third series sweep of the Braves this season. The Phillies (42-69) swept the

PITTSBURGH — Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant is a step closer to returning to the league full time. General manager Kevin Colbert said Wednesday night that Bryant has been cleared to participate in all preseason activities, including practices and games. Bryant missed the entire 2016 season while serving a suspension for violating the league’s substance

LOS ANGELES — The women of “American Horror Story: Cult” came to Fox Studios promote the new season for an audience of television critics Wednesday, but they couldn’t actually say anything about the show. Stars Sarah Paulson, Alison Pill, Leslie Grossman, Adina Porter and Billie Lourd gave vague answers to critics’ questions and apologized for

LOS ANGELES — Ricky Martin said he reassured Gianni Versace’s longtime partner Antonio D’Amico that the pair will be treated respectfully in a TV drama about Versace’s 1997 murder. “I’ll make sure people fall in love with your relationship with Gianni,” Martin, who plays D’Amico in FX’s “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,”

DETROIT — Justin Verlander hasn’t had a vintage season. Still, he has never stopped believing that he can perform like an ace. In his last three starts, he’s proving his point. On Wednesday night, Verlander allowed one hit over eight innings as the Detroit Tigers routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0. “I know I can still

WASHINGTON — Gio Gonzalez went from changing diapers to fooling the Marlins with his changeup once again while Ryan Zimmerman continued re-writing the Nationals record book. Zimmerman had four run-scoring hits, including two solo home runs, drove in five runs, received two curtain calls and became the franchise’s all-time RBI leader as the Washington Nationals