Новости за 17.08.2017

ATHENS, Greece — At the height of Europe’s recent migration crisis, more than 7,000 people landed every day at the Greek islands that face Turkey. Orange life vests covered the beaches of northern Lesbos while multiplying numbers of new arrivals slept in fields and at the island’s main port. That was the fall of 2015.

QUARRYVILLE, Pa. — Police say a Pennsylvania man who shot another man in the chest and was upset he didn’t die returned the next day and shot him in the head. The victim survived both attacks. Robert Sheets, of Quarryville, is charged with two counts of attempted homicide. A warrant is out for his arrest.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President Donald Trump’s comments about the white nationalist rally last weekend are hurting not just his political standing, but his pocketbook. Three charities announced Thursday that they were canceling fundraisers at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, a sign the president’s business is starting to suffer backlash from his comments Tuesday about the violence

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A leading U.S. hospital says it will pull an annual fundraiser from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort after all. The Cleveland Clinic had initially resisted pressure from health professionals and others over the Republican president’s support for repealing the Affordable Care Act and cutting federal budget dollars to medical research. It said the

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have reinstated relief pitcher Glen Perkins from the disabled list, where he’s been for more than 16 months because of shoulder trouble. The Twins made the move Thursday before their doubleheader against Cleveland, with all arms needed on deck against the division leaders. Perkins last pitched for the Twins on

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The son of Iranian opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi, under house arrest since 2011, says his father has ended a hunger strike over his detention but remains in hospital. Mohammad Karroubi tweeted that his father decided to end the strike after authorities said that security guards could leave the inside part

BARCELONA, Spain — A white van jumped the sidewalk Thursday in Barcelona’s historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people, police said. In a photograph shown by public broadcaster RTVE, three people were lying on the ground in the street of the northern Spanish city Thursday

INDIANAPOLIS — Supporters of establishing a hate crimes law in Indiana say they hope the state Legislature will take action following the deadly violence at a rally of white supremacists in Charlottesville. The Anti-Defamation League lists Indiana as one of just five states without laws allowing increased penalties for crimes motivated by biases, including race,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The children of Johnny Cash are asking white supremacists and other hate groups not to wear or use the country singer’s name or image. In a Wednesday night Facebook post shared by Cash’s daughter Rosanne and son John Carter Cash, the siblings say they were “sickened” to learn a self-proclaimed neo-Nazi was

FREEBURN, Ky. — A Kentucky county has pledged to support a family’s reunion with its ancestors after their graves were paved over with a road. Pike County Road Commissioner Jacky Smith told WYMT-TV his department will do whatever it takes to help the Wolford family feel at peace. He learned through social media that Pounding

BISMARCK, N.D. — Authorities have caught another suspect in a Jamaican lottery scam that bilked mostly elderly Americans out of millions of dollars. Akil Gray is among 15 suspects charged in U.S. District Court in North Dakota with conspiracy, fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors say he was recently apprehended in Jamaica after being on the

DENVER — Researchers say they have found a new clue into the mysterious exodus of ancient cliff-dwelling people from the Mesa Verde area of Colorado more than 700 years ago: DNA from the bones of domesticated turkeys. The DNA shows the Mesa Verde people raised turkeys that had telltale similarities to turkeys kept by ancient

LISBON, Portugal — The Latest on wildfires in Europe (all times local): 4:10 p.m. Portugal’s Interior Ministry says police have arrested 91 people — a record number — this year on suspicion of being behind a spate of wildfires. Those detained are suspected of either deliberately starting fires or contributing to them out of neglect,

VIENNA — Marcel Hirscher’s preparations for the upcoming season were hindered Thursday after the six-time overall World Cup champion broke his left ankle in practice during his first day back on skis. The 28-year-old Austrian will be in a cast for six weeks, and there was no immediate prognosis when he will be able to

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is offering his support to anti-racism protesters in what he described a collective, historic battle against intolerance. Macron, in his first public comments about the weekend’s deadly white nationalist rally in Virginia, tweeted Thursday: “at the sides of those who fight racism and xenophobia. Our joint combat, yesterday as

Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka says her participation in the U.S. Open is in doubt because she might not be able to bring her son with her to New York as a result of her separation from the baby’s father. Azarenka wrote via a posting on Twitter on Thursday that she is “faced with

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of the ousted chief prosecutor’s husband after authorities accused him of operating a $6 million extortion ring targeting businesspeople in the nation’s oil industry. The government-stacked court announced late Wednesday it was ordering German Ferrer’s capture and referring the case to the new, all-powerful constitutional

BANGKOK — At least eight people have been charged with insulting the monarchy for allegedly burning portraits of members of Thailand’s royal family, a legal aid group said Thursday . Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said the suspects were first arrested in May in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen and faced multiple charges for

LEESBURG, Va. — A Virginia woman has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for poisoning her coworkers’ coffee with Windex and dish soap. Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman announced the sentence Thursday for 33-year-old Mayda Rivera Juarez of Sterling. She pleaded guilty in February to adulteration of food with intent to

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — A former Rhode Island House speaker is beginning his stay at a halfway house in Pawtucket after more than two years behind bars. Gordon Fox left a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Wednesday and arrived at the halfway house later in the day. His husband, Marcus LaFond, said Thursday that he’s relieved

LONDON — The brother of a Polish man suspected of kidnaping a British model will fight his extradition to Italy. The U.K. National Crime Agency says officers arrested Michal Konrad Herba, 36, in central England on an Italian warrant. He’s the brother of Lukasz Pawel Herba, who has being held in Italy on suspicion of

BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns are hoping to host the NFL draft in 2019 or 2020. The team has partnered with the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Greater Cleveland Sports Commission to potentially host the annual three-day event. The group delivered its application to league headquarters in New York last week. After years

LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Authorities say a man is believed to have killed his wife, their 7-year-old son and the family dog in their New Jersey home before killing himself. The Ocean County prosecutor’s office says a 48-year-old woman, the child and the dog were found dead Wednesday afternoon in their Lacey Township home. They

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The U.S. military said Thursday it has killed seven al-Shabab fighters in a series of airstrikes in Somalia as the Trump administration steps up efforts against the deadliest Islamic extremist group in Africa. A statement from the U.S. African Command said the three airstrikes were carried out Wednesday and Thursday in Jilib,

WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged lower this week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages slipped to 3.89 percent from 3.90 percent last week. While historically low, that’s still above last year’s average of 3.65 percent. The benchmark rate stood at 3.43 percent a year ago. The rate