Новости за 16.09.2017

OSAKA, Japan — Brazilian tennis player Guilherme Clezar has apologized for an offensive gesture during a Davis Cup match against Japan. The International Tennis Federation said Saturday it fined Clezar $1,500 for “unsportsmanlike conduct.” The 24-year-old Clezar appeared to deliberately stretch his eyes after he had successfully challenged a line call during his singles match

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — Hundreds of runners are taking part in a Marine Corps charity race on the New Jersey shore, one year after pipe bomb detonated at the site of the race, forcing its cancellation. Security has been beefed up for this year’s Semper Five race, which saw a sharp increase in registrants. That

THAXTON, Va. — The 1975 disappearance of two young Maryland sisters was one of the most painful and enduring mysteries in the suburbs of Washington. Now another region, 250 miles away, is linked to the crime: Authorities say convicted sex offender Lloyd Lee Welch Jr. burned at least one of the girls’ bodies on his

LAPORTE, Ind. — Authorities say an Indiana man who robbed a gas station made off with food, drinks and cigarettes. What he didn’t steal was gas. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports that a state trooper arrested 33-year-old Sean Harris on Wednesday after finding him stranded by the side of a two-lane highway with his vehicle

LAPORTE, Ind. — A man charged with robbing a northwest Indiana gas station was easily apprehended — after his getaway vehicle ran out of fuel. Thirty-three-year-old Sean Harris is being held in jail without bail. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports Harris made an initial appearance in LaPorte County Circuit Court on Friday, where he faces

Inter Milan maintained its perfect start to the season with a hard-fought 2-0 win on Saturday at Crotone, which remained the only team yet to score a goal in Serie A this campaign. Inter had won its previous three matches comfortably but found it harder than expected on Saturday at Crotone before Milan Skriniar broke

NEW YORK — Citing a social media backlash, the seminary at the Catholic University of America has canceled a talk by a popular Jesuit priest whose latest book advocates for more compassion for gays within the church. In a rare public rebuke, the university’s president said Saturday that he opposed the seminary’s decision. The Rev.

MIAMI — The Latest on tropical weather in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans (all times local): 11:15 a.m. Hurricane season is roaring on as Tropical Storm Lee forms far from land, Jose threatens the U.S. East Coast and Norma moves closer to Mexico. Norma is forecast to pass near the resort-studded southern tip of Mexico’s

MIAMI — The Latest on Hurricane Irma in Florida (all times local): 11:30 a.m. At just 61 square-feet it’s the smallest post office in the nation, but it still held its own against Hurricane Irma. The Ochopee Post Office in rural Collier County lost power temporarily, but stood strong as Irma destroyed several buildings in

MIAMI — The Latest on Hurricane Irma in Florida (all times local): 10:45 a.m. Officials in the Florida Keys are stepping up plans to let residents and business owners re-enter the area to check on their property. Monroe County spokeswoman Cammy Clark said in an email that residents, business owners, disaster workers and supply workers

DONCASTER, England — Ryan Moore rode Capri to victory in the William Hill St Leger at Doncaster for trainer Aidan O’Brien to win the final British classic of the flat-racing season for a fifth time on Saturday. The 3-1 favorite saw off a fierce challenge from the Michael Stoute-trained Crystal Ocean over the final furlong,

BOISE, Idaho — A top defensive lineman for Boise State has been arrested on suspicion of disturbing the peace. The Ada County Sheriff’s Office’s website shows 21-year-old David Moa was taken into custody at 2:25 a.m. Saturday by Boise police. He later was listed as no longer being in custody. Moa is scheduled to appear

ST. LOUIS — The Latest on protests over the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the killing of a black suspect (all times local): 1:30 p.m. A few hundred people protesting the acquittal of a white former police officer in the killing of a black man flooded an upscale suburban mall

ST. LOUIS — The Latest on protests over the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the killing of a black suspect (all times local): Noon About 300 people have gathered in a suburban St. Louis park to discuss how they will continue to protest the acquittal of a white former police

ST. LOUIS — The Latest on protests over the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the killing of a black suspect (all times local): 10:10 a.m. The Irish rock band U2 has canceled its Saturday night concert in St. Louis after police told concert organizers that they couldn’t provide a typical

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s official news agency says police have detained 74 suspects who are alleged members of the Islamic State group. The Anadolu news agency said Saturday the anti-terror police conducted simultaneous operations at 15 different addresses in Istanbul. Anadolu said 73 of the detained were foreigners and were handed over to relevant authorities to

LILLE, France — Two-time Grand Slam champions Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert beat Filip Krajinovic and Nenad Zimonjic 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (3) to give France a 2-1 lead over Serbia in the Davis Cup semifinals on Saturday. Apart from a scare in the third set when the Serb pair won four games in a row,

MIAMI — Students in two of the nation’s largest school districts still don’t know when they’ll return to class, forcing many Florida parents to juggle childcare as they head into a second week of recovering from Hurricane Irma. Miami-Dade and Broward counties had hoped to resume operations Monday. But dozens of schools in the two

MILAN — The Codacons consumer advocacy group said Ryanair’s decision to cancel 2,000 flights over the next six weeks has put a poor light on its plans to bid for bankrupt Alitalia. Budget carrier Ryanair has announced it would cancel up to 50 flights a day through October to improve punctuality. Codacons said Saturday the

CHICAGO — Chicago police say four people were shot and killed while sitting in a car, including a woman who investigators believe was pregnant. Police say the attack happened Friday night on the city’s southwest side when one or more people in an SUV opened fire on the car. The victims were dead when officers

LONDON — Crystal Palace became the first club in Premier League history to lose its opening five games without scoring as Roy Hodgson’s first match in charge ended in a 1-0 defeat against Southampton on Saturday. Steven Davis’s early strike ensured it was an unhappy return to club management for Hodgson, who replaced Frank de

WESTFIELD, Ind. — The Indianapolis Colts have announced that the team’s training camp will move to an Indianapolis suburb for the next decade. The Indianapolis Star reports the Colts will pay Westfield $653,000 over the next 10 years to use the Grand Park Events Center. The team will pay a $123,000 fee up front to

INDIANAPOLIS — Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is planning bronze sculptures honoring more than a dozen sports stars as part of its new $38.5 million sports exhibit. The museum says the statues will form an “Avenue of Champions” as part of its Sports Legends Experience that’s scheduled to open next spring. The planned statues include ones

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Iceland’s president has accepted the resignation of the volcanic island’s prime minister, who says a new election mostly likely will be held on Nov. 4. Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson lost his nine-month-old, center-right coalition after one party quit over an attempt by the prime minister’s father to help clear the name of

Rising sea levels and fierce storms have failed to stop relentless population growth along U.S. coasts in recent years, a new Associated Press analysis shows. The latest punishing hurricanes scored bull’s-eyes on two of the country’s fastest growing regions: coastal Texas around Houston and resort areas of southwest Florida. Nothing seems to curb America’s appetite