Новости за 22.08.2017

PHOENIX — A day of noisy but largely peaceful protests of President Donald Trump’s speech in Phoenix turned unruly as police fired pepper spray at crowds after someone apparently lobbed rocks and bottles at officers. A haze enveloped the night sky Tuesday as protesters and police clashed outside the convention center where Trump had just

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals have activated inside linebacker Deone Bucannon from the physically unable to perform list. The three-year NFL veteran, Arizona’s leading tackler two seasons ago, has been recovering from a May ankle surgery. Coach Bruce Arians has said that Bucannon would be removed from the PUP list only so he can

WASHINGTON — A Washington appeals court says federal energy regulators fell short in evaluating the environmental impact of a natural gas pipeline that’s carrying gas through Alabama, Georgia and Florida. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday agreed with the Sierra Club in ruling that officials needed more detail

SALT LAKE CITY — Jonathan Rinehart has been named president of the Salt Lake City Stars, the Utah Jazz’s NBA G League affiliate. Rinehart has been a member of the Jazz staff for 12 years and served as vice president of communications the last three seasons. He was also on the NBA’s Public Relations Advisory

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Latest on two utilities’ decision to abandon construction on a nuclear project in South Carolina (all times local): 1:30 p.m. The chief executive of a utility has been taken to the hospital ahead of his planned testimony to senators who are investigating a now-abandoned nuclear project in South Carolina. SCANA chief

Scottish champion Celtic was given a scare by Astana before advancing to the Champions League group stage 8-4 on aggregate on Tuesday. Celtic held a 5-0 lead heading into the second leg of the playoff round but lost 4-3 in Kazakhstan. Kristoffer Ajer’s own goal in the 26th minute gave Astana a glimmer of hope

BISMARCK, N.D. — The company that built the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline filed a lawsuit against Greenpeace and other groups on Tuesday, alleging that they disseminated false and misleading information about the project and interfered with its construction. In its lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in North Dakota, Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners

ELK RIVER, Minn. — A white Minnesota man has been sentenced to two years in prison for a hatchet attack on a black man. Fifty-one-year-old Daniel Volkers of St. Cloud was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon motivated by bias. Volkers confronted a black man who was sitting inside

DENVER — Colorado will not offer an online map of oil and gas pipelines in the wake of a fatal house explosion blamed on a gas leak, Gov. John Hickenlooper said Tuesday, citing concerns about security and theft. The state will instead require energy companies to provide location information to the existing Call 811 program,

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s National High Magnetic Field Laboratory is reclaiming its status as home to the world’s strongest magnet. Lab officials said Tuesday they tested a 41.4-tesla magnet. That beats the old mark for resistive magnets which was held by a 38.5 tesla magnet in China. A tesla is a measure of magnetic field

COLTS NECK, N.J. — A New Jersey chapter of the United Way has pulled an event from one of President Donald Trump’s golf courses amid concerns raised after a deadly neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties had planned to hold its leadership reception at Trump National Golf Course

CARACAS, Venezuela — The Latest on Venezuela’s political conflict (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he expects to visit Russia soon for meetings with the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Maduro told a news conference on Tuesday that talks would touch on energy, defense and food issues. Maduro has kept

PARIS — As many as 200 migrants clashed near the northern French port city of Calais, using sticks and iron bars in five mass brawls that mainly pitted Afghans against Eritreans, authorities said Tuesday. A total of 21 migrants and six riot police were injured, none seriously, during the clashes that broke out between Monday

PARIS — Authorities say as many as 200 migrants have clashed near the northern French port city of Calais, using sticks and iron bars in five battles pitting mainly Afghans against Eritreans. The prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais region said up to 150 migrants were involved in the latest mass brawl on Tuesday afternoon. It says

CHICAGO — More than 30 colleagues and friends of a former Northwestern University professor charged in the brutal stabbing death of a 26-year-old man wrote letters supporting him both as a friend and a scientist whose groundbreaking research might ultimately save the lives of thousands of people. “I feel his contributions will eventually lead to

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Saquon Barkley bobs his head to Drake’s “Started at the Bottom” as he stands over a barbell loaded to 380 pounds. The Penn State running back takes a step back and adjusts his shorts before bending down and taking a firm grip on the bar with both hands. With his chin

PITTSBURGH — Max Browne is the starting quarterback at Pitt. Coach Pat Narduzzi officially named Browne as the team’s starter on Tuesday, less than two weeks before the Panthers open the season against Youngstown State. Browne, a graduate transfer from USC, spent most of spring drills and training camp competing with Ben DiNucci for the

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Many veterans who have fought in America’s longest war say it’s reassuring that President Donald Trump reversed his past calls for a speedy exit from Afghanistan because they don’t want the sacrifices they’ve made to be in vain. Trump recommitted the U.S. to the 16-year-old war in a national address Monday. He

SKOPJE, Macedonia — Macedonia’s foreign minister is denying that his country spied on neighboring Serbia, which pulled its entire embassy staff from Skopje two days ago. Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov says Macedonia “did not intend, order or commit intelligence actions” targeting Serbia or any other of its Balkan neighbors. Serbian officials said they withdrew the

NEW YORK — Dad’s great and all, but if you really want to get singer Lilly Hiatt excited, put her onstage next to Eddie Vedder. Meeting the Pearl Jam lead singer is a bucket list item for the 33-year-old daughter of songwriter John Hiatt, and a reminder that even with the strong musical bloodlines, she’s

GENEVA — North Korea’s envoy to U.N. disarmament talks says “military threats and pressure” from the United States are only serving to drive his country to further develop a nuclear deterrence. Diplomat Ju Yong Chol said Tuesday that other countries which spoke at a Conference on Disarmament session against Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and missile tests

LOS ANGELES — Morgan Freeman will receive the SAG Life Achievement Award at next year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony. The actors union announced Tuesday that Freeman will accept its highest honor on Jan. 21, 2018. The 80-year-old Freeman has already received lifetime achievement prizes from the American Film Institute and the Hollywood Foreign Press

MADISON, Wis. — The Latest on Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn’s plans to build a factory in southeastern Wisconsin (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Gov. Scott Walker’s top aide says he believes nearly all of the employees at a southeastern Wisconsin Foxconn plant would be Wisconsin residents. Democrats on the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee asked state

ENFIELD, N.C. — The Latest on the shooting deaths of four elderly people in North Carolina (all times local): 12:40 p.m. Authorities have identified the four people found dead after an apparent home invasion in North Carolina. Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp identified the homeowners as 72-year-old Janice Harris and 88-year-old James Harris. The other

NEW YORK — Billy Joel wore a bright yellow Star of David on his black suit during an encore at Madison Square Garden. Monday’s performance by “The Piano Man” came more than a week after a rally by neo-Nazis and other groups in Charlottesville, Virginia, ended in deadly violence against counterprotesters. When asked about Joel’s