Новости за 29.08.2017

North Korea’s latest missile launch jolted the U.S. stock market Tuesday, but major indexes pulled back from those early losses and mostly finished higher as the weakening dollar gave technology and industrial companies a boost. On Tuesday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index inched up 2.06 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,446.30. The Dow Jones

HOUSTON — Houston’s system of bayous and reservoirs was built to drain a tabletop-flat city prone to heavy rains. But its Depression-era design is no match for the stresses brought by explosive development and ever-wetter storms. Nearly any city would be overwhelmed by the more than 4 feet of rain that Hurricane Harvey has dumped

WESTERLY, R.I. — Workers will try to remove a mysterious circular object with steel legs that has puzzle onlookers since it was found lodged underwater off a Rhode Island beach. WJAR-TV reports the head of the East Beach Association says a crew will begin excavating the metal object from the ocean floor in Westerly on

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa quarterback Nathan Stanley is such a mystery that few knew until Tuesday that he would rather be called Nate. Turns out that he associated the more formal “Nathan” with being on his mother’s bad side. Stanley’s preferred first name was just the first of many questions he’ll be asked to

TEMPE, Ariz. — Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians is glad he only has one roster cut down day this year. He said that the final cut is the worst day of the year. “It really could be equated to a death in the family sometimes,” Arians said after practice Tuesday. “You get so close to

BISMARCK, N.D. — An American Indian tribe whose reservation accounts for a fifth of North Dakota’s oil production has imposed a higher tax rate for drillers, a move the governor and the state tax commissioner believes is improper and industry officials fear may slash production. The Three Affiliated Tribes this month notified the more than

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees have two games remaining against the Cleveland Indians before a crucial four-game series with the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox. Those six games will now be played over a five-day span. A steady rain and unseasonably cool temperatures led the Yankees to postpone their game Tuesday against the

LONDON — British police say a scare at a busy London railway station has turned out to have been caused by an electronic cigarette. British Transport Police said in a statement on Tuesday night that officers responded to Euston station in north London after receiving reports of an explosion there. The station, a central hub

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The countdown is on for injured linebacker Skai Moore’s return to South Carolina and he can hardly wait until Saturday’s game against North Carolina State. Moore, the Gamecocks’ leading tackler in 2013, 2014 and 2015, missed all of last season after neck fusion surgery. After the procedure he wrestled with the choice

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Panthers coach Ron Rivera isn’t concerned about quarterback Cam Newton’s limited reps in the preseason. Carolina’s seventh-year head coach said he thinks Newton will be just fine when the Panthers open the regular season Sept. 10 against the San Francisco 49ers even if he doesn’t take another snap this preseason. “You do

LAS VEGAS — A long-mothballed, unfinished casino-hotel on the Las Vegas Strip sold for $600 million on Tuesday, eight years after construction halted on the 63-story tower amid the recession. A partnership led by New York-based real estate company Witkoff bought the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, a hulking bluish tower that was 70 percent finished when

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Finish Line Inc., down $1.92 to $8.50 The sporting goods retailer cut its annual forecasts and said it had a weak second quarter. Best Buy Co., down $7.45 to $55.02 The electronics retailer raised its yearly forecasts after a solid second quarter, but gave

RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks believe defensive end Frank Clark will be ready to go for the start of the regular season even with a wrist injury suffered in the third preseason game. Seattle defensive coordinator Kris Richard said Tuesday that he’s “not concerned” about Clark’s status for the Sept. 10 season opener at

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say two suspected thieves died after a mob beat them and four others in central Mexico. Prosecutors in Puebla state said Tuesday that the four survivors are being treated at hospitals. The six men were accused by residents of robbery and dismantling stolen vehicles. Monday’s mob violence in the town

NEW YORK — Crystals, shapes and knee-high socks. Some players at this year’s U.S. Open are making daring fashion choices that scream everything from shimmering sophistication to retro dorky. And in the age of social media, the reaction — good and bad — can come in as fast as a 120-mph serve. Take the Twitter

METAIRIE, La. — Saints coach Sean Payton says the club has placed tight end John Phillips on injured reserve and released defensive end Jason Jones. Payton has not disclosed Phillips’ injury, which apparently occurred before Phillips was held out of New Orleans’ third preseason game against Houston last Saturday night. Phillips, a seven-year veteran, was

YORK, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the crash deaths of two teenagers who prosecutors said had been drinking at her home was sentenced Tuesday to 2½ to six years in prison. Jodie Tierney, 46, was sentenced in York County Court for the June 2015 SUV crash that killed 17-year-old Stone

ATLANTA — With less than a week to go before season opener against No. 25 Tennessee, Georgia Tech still hasn’t revealed who will start at quarterback. That’s not to say coach Paul Johnson is struggling with a decision. Coy as always, Johnson indicated Tuesday that he knows who will get the nod when the Yellow

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s state news agency says the Cabinet decided to seek the arrest and extradition of a former CEO of a major company convicted in absentia of abuse of office and embezzlement. Walid Kurdi was convicted previously in one of the most high-profile cases brought by the kingdom’s Anti-Corruption Commission. Kurdi had served

BELGRADE, Serbia — A United States senator expressed hope on Tuesday that Serbia won’t grant diplomatic status to the Russian staff of a controversial facility that some believe is a spy base but that Moscow insists is a disaster relief center. Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson, who chairs the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and

NEW YORK — You might have gotten a taste of “augmented reality,” the blending of the virtual and physical worlds, as you chased on-screen monsters at real-world landmarks in last year’s gaming sensation, “Pokemon Go.” Upcoming augmented reality apps will follow that same principle of superimposing virtual images over real-life settings. That could let you

NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said a former New Jersey Transit compliance officer gave “false and retaliatory testimony” to the Legislature last week. Todd Barretta told a joint Assembly and Senate oversight committee Friday he believed there were multiple safety issues with the transportation agency — so much so that he wouldn’t

DALLAS — Exxon Mobil has released pollutants into the air from a refinery that was caught in the storm pounding the Texas Coast. The oil giant told regulators that a floating roof over a tank at its refinery in Baytown, Texas, oil refinery partially sank in during the heavy rainfall, releasing emissions. Other emissions were

BISMARCK, N.D. — American Indian tribes hoping to persuade a federal judge to turn off the Dakota Access oil pipeline maintain in last-minute court filings that the project’s developer has overstated the potential impacts of a shutdown. Standing Rock Sioux attorney Jan Hasselman and Cheyenne River Sioux attorney Nicole Ducheneaux also argue that Texas-based Energy

EUCLID, Ohio — A white police officer seen on video punching a black man more than a dozen times in a traffic stop has received multiple complaints about his behavior during his three years in the police department. According to documents obtained by The Associated Press through an open records request, Officer Michael Amiott received