Новости за 18.08.2017

FRANKFORT, Ind. — Central Indiana authorities say a 17-year-old girl charged with reckless homicide was traveling in excess of 100 mph when her car spun out of control and crashed into a rural home, killing two young sisters who were inside. The teen was charged Friday with 10 felony counts, including two counts of reckless

BOSTON — A foundation set up by the former owners of the Boston Red Sox says its “disheartened” its namesake has become embroiled in the national controversy over racially divisive monuments. The Yawkey Foundations said Friday in a statement to The Associated Press that Jean and Tom Yawkey’s philanthropy was “color blind” and their generosity

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears have signed veteran free-agent linebacker Kelvin Sheppard. The team announced the signing Friday and also waived rookie linebacker Hendrick Ekpe. Sheppard is entering his seventh season in the NFL. He had 50 tackles and made 11 starts for the New York Giants in 2016, a year after he had 105

SNYDERSVILLE, Pa. — A group of volunteers rescued more than 60 animals from the same home where humane officials found 122 cats two years ago. Volunteers from Camp Papillion animal shelter and the Animal Welfare Society of Monroe took 66 cats and one dog from the home. The Pocono Record reports (http://bit.ly/2w8zr3V ) the owners

EL PASO, Texas — Federal officials say a man has been arrested on a charge of transporting people who are illegally in the U.S. after 23 people were found in the semitrailer he was driving on Interstate 10 near El Paso. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says 44-year-old Comothial Harper, a U.S. citizen from Bainbridge,

SANTA ANA, Calif. — The Latest on a court hearing to determine if a convicted mass killer should be spared the death penalty (all times local): 1:40 p.m. Relatives of some victims are supporting a judge’s decision to forbid the death penalty for a man who committed Orange County’s worst mass murder. A Superior Court

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A U.S. senator has visited a Holocaust museum in western Indiana to speak out against the violence in Charlottesville. The Tribune-Star reports that Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young of Indiana condemned the “hate, bigotry and violence” as he spoke at a luncheon for Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce members Thursday. Young

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says seven people have died in two separate incidents of violence in the western Herat province. Hekmatullah Hekmat, governor in Shindand, says a gunbattle between two rival Taliban groups there killed four people, all members of the same family, when a mortar shell hit their home. The fighting erupted

BAGHDAD — Senior U.S. military leaders said Friday that Iraqi forces are largely set for their next major campaign against Islamic State extremists after closing out the wrenching nine-month battle to retake the city of Mosul. Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said he sees the Iraqi assault on the IS-held

NEW YORK — Piracy is a long-running and even routine issue for Hollywood, whether it’s street vendors hawking bootleg DVDs on street corners or video uploaded to file-sharing sites like Pirate Bay. Now cybercriminals are also putting embarrassing chatter and other company secrets at risk. The reputational risk from leaked email is much more difficult

NEW YORK — Transit officials have decided to alter subway tiles at a Manhattan station that have a cross-like design similar to that of the Confederate flag. Metropolitan Transportation Authority Kevin Ortiz said Friday the agency is modifying the tiles at the 40th Street entrance to the Times Square subway stop to make it “crystal

NEW YORK — Bruce Forsyth, a legendary entertainer, host and quizmaster on English television whose career spanned the history of TV, has died. The BBC announced that Forsyth, who had brightened its airwaves for decades, died Friday at his home. He was 89. Dapper and mustachioed, with a toothy smile and cheeky charm, he was

VIENNA — Marcel Hirscher will need up to 15 weeks to recover from a broken left ankle, ruling the six-time overall World Cup champion out of ski racing likely until December. The season-opening giant slalom in Soelden, Austria, is on Oct. 29. A start in the Nov. 12 slalom in Levi, Finland, is also doubtful,

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The lead prosecutor handling the case against Penn State fraternity members charged after a pledge died faces a hearing of her own in front of the state board that deals with complaints about lawyers. The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court this week scheduled the Nov. 29 hearing to consider whether Centre

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The lawyer for a New Jersey woman accused of driving from a funeral in South Carolina under the influence of marijuana in a crash that killed her two grandchildren says his client wasn’t high. Police filed charges last week against 55-year-old Nadine Walton, of Newark, following the Sept. 14 wreck on Interstate

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief decried the “man-made catastrophe” in Yemen on Friday saying air strikes and armed clashes have increased dramatically, with millions of people facing the specter of famine and “the world’s largest-ever, single-year cholera outbreak.” Stephen O’Brien urged the immediate reopening of the airport in the capital Sanaa to civilians

SAN FRANCISCO — Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is skewering a lawsuit filed by a former ally, describing it as a malicious attempt to sever his remaining ties to the ride-hailing service that he co-founded. Kalanick lashed out in legal documents filed late Thursday in response to a lawsuit filed against Uber last week by

FLORENCE, Ala. — Authorities are investigating after a noose was founding hanging outside a north Alabama church. WHNT reports that the noose was found hanging outside St. John Primitive Baptist Church, near the city of Florence. Investigators with the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office say they were called to the church Thursday morning when someone found

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Matt Kenseth still doesn’t have a job lined up for next season and the two-time Daytona 500 winner doesn’t really want to discuss his situation. Kenseth is in the final year of his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing and the team has said Erik Jones will drive the No. 20 Toyota next

MANCHESTER, England — With two weeks left in European soccer’s summer transfer window, it cannot close quickly enough for those teams desperate to keep their best players. Many soccer fans can feel short-changed in the early weeks of the season, however, with top players either refusing to play for their teams or not in contention

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have placed ace left-hander Jon Lester on the 10-day disabled list with left lat tightness and shoulder fatigue. Lester departed Chicago’s 13-10 loss to Cincinnati on Thursday in the second inning. He is 8-7 with a 4.37 ERA in 26 starts after helping the Cubs win the World Series last

CLEVELAND — Dashcam video of a white officer repeatedly punching a black man and hitting his head on pavement appears to show a different sequence of events than how Ohio police had initially described it. Euclid police initially said 25-year-old Richard Hubbard III refused orders and resisted arrest after he was pulled over Aug. 12

LOLO, Mont. — A wildfire has destroyed two homes in Montana after jumping control lines. Missoula County officials said Friday the homes were among 750 that had been evacuated earlier. Some outbuildings also burned Thursday night. Firefighters were bracing for another difficult day of high temperatures, gusty winds and low humidity. The fire was started

Tottenham broke its transfer record to make the club’s first signing of the summer on Friday, bringing in Colombia center back Davinson Sanchez from Ajax for a fee that could rise to 42 million euros ($49 million). The deal for the 21-year-old Sanchez was subject to a medical examination and securing a work permit, Spurs

JOPLIN, Mo. — Triplets born prematurely just five days before a deadly tornado slammed Joplin, Missouri, have started school. The Joplin Globe reports that the sisters arrived eight weeks early and weighing a combined 6 pounds before the tornado struck in May 2011, killing 161 people. Addison, Reagan and Lauren Harper had health problems that