Новости за 18.08.2017

Rory McIlroy has decided his health is good enough for him to start the FedEx Cup playoffs next week in New York. McIlroy had said after he finished at the PGA Championship that he could feel a back muscle spasm in recent weeks as he practiced more to get ready for the final major of

BERLIN — It was out with the old and in with the new but Bayern Munich still started the 55th Bundesliga in familiar fashion on Friday, with a 3-1 home win over Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern was playing its first league game without the retired Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso, but two new signings – Niklas

NEW YORK — One of President Donald Trump’s most steadfast constituencies has been standing by him amid his defense of a white nationalist rally in Virginia, even as business leaders, artists and Republicans turn away. Only one of Trump’s evangelical advisers has quit the role, while presidential boards in other fields saw multiple defections before

U.S. stocks slumped in the final minutes of trading Friday and ended a rough week with more losses. Bad news from sporting goods retailers weighed on the market. On Friday: The S&P 500 retreated 4.46 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,425.55. The Dow Jones industrial average declined 76.22 points, or 0.3 percent, to 21,674.51. The

REVERE, Mass. — Two Boston-area residents say they’ve set the world record for travelling to every stop on the city’s subway system in about 7 1/2 hours. The Boston Globe reports Dominic DiLuzio and Alex Cox accomplished the feat on Friday in 7 hours, 29 minutes and 46 seconds. The men hope to get official

NEW YORK — Sonny Landham, the muscular action-movie actor who co-starred in “Predator” and “48 Hrs,” has died. He was 76. Landham’s sister, Dawn Boehler, said the actor died from congestive heart failure Thursday at a Lexington, Kentucky, hospital. Landham was a brawny, deep-voiced actor and stunt man who played a bit part in Walter

NEW YORK — Police say the rapper Meek Mill has been arrested on a charge of reckless endangerment for riding an illegal dirt bike through New York City streets. The 30-year-old rapper was arrested late Thursday. His real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams. The Daily News reports (http://nydn.us/2uNj2SA ) that Mill was seen on Instagram

CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — A southern Indiana school district has opted to dismiss classes before Monday’s solar eclipse because school officials fear the eclipse glasses they purchased won’t protect students’ eyes. Clarksville Community School Corporation officials decided to dismiss students before Monday’s partial solar eclipse begins so that students can view the eclipse under parental supervision.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — British Columbia’s workplace safety agency has released the first official account of a “Deadpool 2” stuntwoman’s death. The initial report by WorkSafeBC on Friday confirms witness accounts to Monday’s accident during filming of the sequel to actor Ryan Reynolds’ popular superhero movie. The report says SJ Harris had been rehearsing a

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Foot Locker Inc., down $13.32 to $34.48 The athletic gear retailer had a weak quarter and plans to close more stores. Hibbett Sports Inc., down 60 cents to $10.90 The sporting goods retailer cut its annual forecasts after a disappointing quarter. Deere &

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Total solar eclipses occur every year or two or three, often in the middle of nowhere like the South Pacific or Antarctic. What makes Monday’s eclipse so special is that it will cut diagonally across the entire United States. The path of totality — where day briefly becomes night — will

DETROIT — A former union official in Detroit has been charged with making more than $40,000 in purchases for herself and others with money from Fiat Chrysler. Virdell King is the fourth person charged in the case. The government says Al Iacobelli, who was a Fiat Chrysler labor executive, gave credit cards to some officials

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A South Dakota man accused of sitting on a woman and slicing off her nipples with a pair of scissors has pleaded guilty. The Argus Leader reports that 45-year-old Tony Ledbetter of Sioux Falls pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of aggravated assault. Each count carries a maximum penalty of 15

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When the moon passes in front of the sun during Monday’s eclipse California will lose enough solar energy to power more than 1.5 million homes, a figure that underscores the state’s growing reliance on energy from the sun. California has rapidly deployed renewable energy and now produces 40 percent of the nation’s

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Latest on Arkansas’ plan to execute inmate Jack Greene and possibly others (all times local): 3:15 p.m. After putting four men to death in April before one of its lethal injection drugs expired, Arkansas says it is able to conduct two more executions. A death penalty expert says it appears

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A man accused of posing as his estranged wife in a Craigslist ad that solicited a hit man to kill him has been sentenced to jail. Public Opinion reported (http://bit.ly/2uXm6rr ) 30-year-old Christian Koelsch was sentenced to a maximum of 23 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to false reports Wednesday.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State coach James Franklin has signed a contract extension that guarantees him $34.7 million through 2022. According to terms released by Penn State on Friday, the deal is worth an average of $5.78 million annually and contains up to $1 million in incentive bonuses each year. The extension modifies the

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda prosecution officials said say the German government has extradited a suspect in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to Rwanda to face charges. Jean Twagiramungu’s arrest in the German city of Frankfurt two years ago came more than two decades after the genocide in Rwanda, where more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals have placed reliever Joakim Soria on the disabled list with a left oblique strain and recalled right-hander Kevin McCarthy from Triple-A Omaha. Manager Ned Yost says Soria had been dealing with stiffness in his left side for about two weeks, but had been able to pitch relatively

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech star Dedrick Mills was kicked off the team Friday, having violated athletic department rules in what was essentially a third strike for the dynamic but troubled running back. The stunning announcement came with the season opener against Tennessee less than three weeks away. Coach Paul Johnson did not specify what rule

PARIS — From Barcelona to Times Square and beyond, extremists have used vehicles as deadly weapons with alarming frequency in recent years, whether to promote jihad, get attention or express despair. In response, ugly concrete blocks as well as more aesthetic deterrents are sprouting up in front of landmarks and ordinary public places around the

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have recalled catcher Mitch Garver from Triple-A Rochester and placed outfielder Robbie Grossman on the 10-day disabled list with a broken left thumb. Garver, who also has played first base and left field for the Red Wings, joined the Twins on Friday. He ranks second in the International League with

CLINTON, Md. — The Latest on the slayings of three children in a home outside Washington, D.C. (all times local): 3:15 p.m. Police say no arrest has been made in the slayings of three girls under the age of 10 who were found in a home in Clinton, a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. Prince

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Julian Stanford was stunned by what he saw between him and the quarterback. Nothing at all. The New York Jets linebacker was unblocked and untouched as he bolted up the middle at full speed and flattened Tennessee’s Alex Tanney, sending him flat on his back and into the MetLife Stadium turf.

CUMBERLAND, R.I. — There will be no more cheese sandwich punishments given out at a Rhode Island school district. The Providence Journal reports the Cumberland School Committee has ended the controversial practice of giving cold cheese sandwiches to students whose parents fall behind on hot lunch payments. Committee member Mark Fiorillo told the paper Friday