Новости за 22.08.2017

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A former member of a military-style Christian sect says that for years she’s been trying to draw attention to the New Mexico group whose leader has been charged with dozens of counts of child sexual abuse. Maura Alana Schmierer told The Associated Press on Monday that she had been interviewed by investigators

SANTIAGO, Chile — Monica Flores was returning from a holiday abroad when Chilean police stopped her for questions at the airport. They were bothered that their records didn’t match: She had left the country with a son and returned with a daughter. Flores had to explain that her 6-year-old registered as a boy identifies as

PITTSBURGH — Yasiel Puig spent Monday afternoon eagerly awaiting the solar eclipse at PNC Park, then provided a moonshot of his own to wrap things up late into the night. Puig homered in the 12th inning, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Curtis Granderson added a grand slam

NEW YORK — Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo has been looking for ways to get A.J. Pollock going at the plate. After countless conversations in the skipper’s office and around the batting cage, they met at the top of the dugout steps with a runner on second base in the 10th inning Monday night at Citi

BEIJING — A prominent Chinese human rights campaigner pleaded guilty to inciting subversion of state power on Tuesday, saying he had used social media to inspire distrust in the Chinese government, in the latest trial in a sweeping crackdown on independent lawyers and rights activists. Parts of the trial of Jiang Tianyong were broadcast on

CLEVELAND — Odell Beckham Jr. didn’t point fingers or make accusations. After possibly dodging a major injury, New York’s flashy wide receiver calmly moved on. No theatrics were necessary. Beckham sprained his left ankle on a questionable hit in the first half of the Giants’ 10-6 exhibition loss to the Cleveland Browns on Monday night.

CLEVELAND — Andrew Miller wasn’t among the Cleveland Indians chasing Roberto Perez around the infield, flinging water and white powder to celebrate a wild win over an American League rival. The Indians relief ace — a pivotal piece during Cleveland’s run to the World Series last season — may miss a few more big moments

ATLANTA — Andrew Albers is making up for lost time. After going 1,463 days between big league victories, he now has two wins in less than a week. “I try not to count that high,” Albers quipped after working into the sixth inning to lead the Seattle Mariners past the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Monday

BALTIMORE — Adam Jones called it a game the Baltimore Orioles needed to win. The center fielder set the early tone, and the rest of the team followed his lead. Jones hit a pair of home runs, Jonathan Schoop added a three-run shot and Baltimore beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3 on Monday night. The Orioles

CLEVELAND — Andrew Miller aggravated a right knee injury and was pulled from a game days after Cleveland’s relief ace returned from the disabled list. Miller threw seven pitches in the seventh inning Monday night before leaving a game against the Boston Red Sox. It was his second appearance since spending two weeks on the

NEW YORK — Mets pitcher Steven Matz needs another elbow operation, ending a miserable season for the New York left-hander. Matz was diagnosed Monday with irritation of the ulnar nerve in his left elbow, the team said. Surgery was recommended to reposition the nerve and relieve the irritation, a similar procedure to the one teammate

HANOI, Vietnam — A court in Hanoi has sentenced four men to death for transporting heroin. State-run Capital Police newspaper says ring leader Tran Thanh Dong, 26 , and three ring members were convicted at the one-day trial Monday of transporting more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of heroin from late 2015 until the ring

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — As North Korea vowed “merciless retaliation” against U.S.-South Korean military drills that it claims are an invasion rehearsal, senior U.S. military commanders on Tuesday dismissed calls to pause or downsize exercises they called crucial to countering a clear threat from Pyongyang. The heated North Korean rhetoric, along with occasional

CLEVELAND — Plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt has left a game after being struck on the mask by a warmup pitch from Boston Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly. Wendelstedt was hit after Kelly replaced Eduardo Rodriguez in the sixth inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians on Monday night. The pitch appeared to deflect off

CANBERRA, Australia — Anglo-Australian miner, BHP Billiton, on Tuesday reported a return to black with a $6.7 billion annual profit a year after the company’s worst ever full-year result and said it wants to sell its U.S. shale oil assets. The Melbourne, Australia based-company’s turnaround from the $6.4 billion loss for the year through June

BARNSTABLE, Mass. — Two members of the Kennedy family have been arrested in Massachusetts following complaints about a loud party and fireworks. Barnstable police say officers responded to a home near the family compound in Hyannis Port early Sunday morning on noise complaints. Police say 52-year-old Matthew “Max” Kennedy and his daughter, 22-year-old Caroline Kennedy,

CLEVELAND — The New York Giants’ exhibition season has gotten serious. Star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. hurt his left leg during Monday night’s game against Cleveland when he took a legal-but-questionable hit on the knee from Browns cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun. Beckham, one of the NFL’s best players, caught an 18-yard pass and was coming

CHICAGO — After giving the Minnesota Twins a chance to come back in the opener, Jorge Polanco immediately drove them in the right direction during the nightcap. Polanco hit his second three-run homer of the day as the Twins scored six times in the second inning and routed the Chicago White Sox 10-2 to split

FRISCO, Texas — Jason Witten has practiced in front of thousands of Dallas Cowboys fans during training camp plenty of times in his 15 seasons. Just never a few paces and a left turn from the locker in his home away from home — team headquarters, with the 12,000-seat stadium that serves as an indoor

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have signed free-agent center Jeff Withey, who spent the past two seasons with the Utah Jazz. The 7-foot Withey averaged 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 51 games last season. He made one start. He has career averages of 3.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in four seasons with New Orleans

NEW YORK — Dallas Wings forward Glory Johnson has been suspended for one game for throwing a punch at Atlanta Dream guard Matee Ajavon. Johnson made a fist and took a swing at Ajavon as the two tangled with Ajavon trying to defend Johnson late in the fourth quarter of the Wings’ 90-86 win at

CLEVELAND — Kneeling and bowing their heads, the Cleveland Browns bonded over something bigger than football. More than a dozen players formed a circle on the team’s sideline Monday night and prayed in silent protest during the national anthem. The group, which included veterans, rookies, starters and backups, gathered in front of some water coolers

MUNCIE, Ind. — In a story Aug. 21 about apartments planned in Muncie, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the city where Wisconsin-based Commonwealth Development Corp. is based. It’s Fond du Lac, not Fon du Lac. A corrected version of the story is below: Apartments planned for 2 ex-auto factory sites in Muncie A

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona coach Bruce Arians opened the final week of training camp with a long list of complaints after dissecting the Cardinals’ performance in Saturday night’s 24-23 preseason loss to the Chicago Bears. But he noted that at least his team led 7-3 when he pulled the starters and nobody got hurt in

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The giraffes ran in circles. The flamingos huddled together. And the rhinos just looked confused. At the Nashville Zoo, visitors watched and recorded how the animals behaved when the sky turned dark during Monday’s total solar eclipse. And there was plenty to see when the moon slipped in front of the sun.