Новости за 10.08.2017

STAMFORD, Conn. — A second person has been sentenced for his role in the fatal stabbing of a man outside a Connecticut fast-food restaurant sparked by a spilled cup of coffee. The Stamford Advocate (http://bit.ly/2fvOeix ) reports that 24-year-old James McLamb was sentenced Wednesday to five years behind bars in the March 2015 killing of

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — When asked by an intern how she continues to make movies despite the dismal opportunities for women behind the camera, Kathryn Bigelow said she’s fueled by her belief in each project. “That’s what makes it possible, I guess,” the “Detroit” director told a group of aspiring young filmmakers during a candid

SEOUL, South Korea — Asian stock markets slumped on Friday following overnight losses on Wall Street as U.S. President Donald Trump’s bellicose remarks prompted investors to unload shares in companies that have been on the rise in recent months. KEEPING SCORE: South Korea’s Kospi sank 1.8 percent to 2,316.88 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed

Technology companies were leading a broad slide in U.S. stocks in early trading Thursday as investors pored over the latest batch of corporate earnings reports. Banks and retail chains were also among the big decliners. Simmering tensions between the U.S. and North Korea were also weighing on the market. Oil prices were headed higher. KEEPING

TORONTO — The family of a Canadian pastor released from a North Korean prison said Thursday he is now on his way home. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also confirmed that Hyeon Soo Lim has been released and will soon be reunited with his family. He had been serving a life sentence since 2015 for

NEW YORK — Anthony Scaramucci says the profanity-laced phone call that preceded his ouster as White House communications director was recorded by a reporter without his permission. Scaramucci used #lowlife to describe New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza on Twitter on Wednesday night. Scaramucci insulted White House aides using vulgar language during the interview with Lizza.

HELENA, Mont. — The smoke pouring into a small Montana town from a nearby wildfire has gotten so bad that health officials are warning residents to leave the area, or at least find somewhere else to sleep at night when the smoke is at its worst. Seeley Lake registered air pollution levels Thursday morning 38

LOS ANGELES — Veteran NBA forward Zach Randolph was arrested on a marijuana charge after several police cars were vandalized when a large gathering became unruly at a Los Angeles housing project, authorities said Thursday. Randolph, 36, was taken into custody late Wednesday on suspicion of possessing marijuana with intent to sell, according to Los

PARIS — French soldiers taking part in Operation Sentinelle are the highest profile symbols of the fight against Islamic extremism — but along with other security forces patrolling French streets are increasingly the main targets of attacks. Operation Sentinelle was created to guard prominent French sites after a string of deadly attacks in 2015. The

ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia revoked on Thursday a decision to drastically raise import fees for fruit and vegetables, avoiding a looming trade war with its Balkan neighbors. Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia and Montenegro, all non-European Union states, had issued an ultimatum to the EU-member Croatia to reconsider the decision to raise fees for border sanitary inspections

NEW YORK — Samuel L. Jackson isn’t just in the movies. He IS the movies. Does any other actor so fully embody the high-octane thrills, the colorful language, the sheer bigness of American movies? Jackson is, not coincidentally, typically ranked as the highest all-time box-office star with nearly $5 billion in North American ticket sales

BANGKOK — Russia’s foreign minister held talks Thursday with Thailand’s top officials on counterterrorism, cybersecurity and North Korea. The visit by Sergey Lavrov came just two days after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson traveled to Bangkok. Both officials took part in meetings in the Philippines with counterparts from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian

PARIS — French rescuers say two German brothers died of apparent hypothermia when they were caught in a storm while climbing a glacier on Mont Blanc. The mountain guide service of Chamonix said Thursday that the two men in their 40s started their climb up the Mont Blanc du Tacul on Monday in good weather

LONDON — British police searching for a jogger who knocked a woman into the path of a bus say they have arrested a man. London’s Metropolitan Police force says the 41-year-old was arrested Thursday on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. Earlier this week police released surveillance camera footage of the May 5 incident on

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The Latest on the court hearing in the death of a Penn State fraternity member following an alcohol hazing ritual (all times local): 9:30 a.m. A hearing has resumed for members of a Penn State fraternity accused of crimes related to the February death of a sophomore engineering student after a pledge

DYER, Ind. — A police spokesman says one suspect is dead after an officer-involved shooting in northwestern Indiana. Lake County sheriff’s department spokesman Mark Back says the shooting happened about 6 a.m. Thursday in the town of Dyer, Indiana, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Chicago. Chicago television stations are reporting that the shooting

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street as investors find little to like in the latest batch of corporate earnings. Simmering tensions with North Korea were also weighing on the market in early trading Thursday. Macy’s slumped 4.3 percent after

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Latest on an investigation of eggs tainted with an illegal pesticide in Europe (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Reports of possibly tainted eggs linked to the pesticide scandal in the Netherlands and Belgium are cropping up in several countries. Luxembourg’s government has said that it received eggs from a Belgian

LONDON — Britain is wrestling with a volatile nexus of crime, race and religion, after 18 people were convicted of sexually abusing women and girls as young as 15. One woman and 17 men were convicted of or admitted to charges including rape, supplying drugs and inciting prostitution in a series of trials that ended

JERUSALEM — An Iranian blogger who wrote for an Israeli news website and who left her country for exile after threats of imprisonment arrived in Israel on Thursday, saying she feels “safe now” after finally reaching the Jewish state. Neda Amin spoke shortly after arrival in Israel at a joint press conference with David Horovitz,

LONDON — Six new things to watch out for in the new Premier League season, which begins on Friday: FRIDAY START The 25th season of the Premier League will be the first campaign to open on a Friday. With broadcasters increasingly able to call the shots on scheduling, even the usual Saturday start is no

MOSCOW — A Russian activist released from prison says he will work to unite the opposition ranks. But Sergei Udaltsov sounded lukewarm Thursday when asked about teaming up with Russia’s most popular opposition leader, Alexei Navalny. Udaltsov said Navalny, who has declared his intention to run for president in the March 2018 election, “is not

SEATTLE — Chris Cornell’s widow says she has commissioned a statue of the late Soundgarden frontman to be placed in his home town of Seattle. Vicky Cornell tells The Seattle Times (http://bit.ly/2vQjKyH ) she has hired artist and sculptor Wayne Toth to create the memorial that will take about seven months to complete. Toth also

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Red Wings are changing the International League team’s name for one game to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of the city’s signature dish: “the garbage plate.” The Minnesota Twins’ Triple-A affiliate is wearing uniforms with the name Plates and a customized logo when it takes the field against

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s main opposition party submitted a motion to dissolve the nation’s parliament on Thursday, which, if passed, would require fresh national elections. “The ANC is willing to do anything to protect President Jacob Zuma,” said John Steenhuisen, chief whip of the Democratic Alliance party. “South Africans need to be given the opportunity