Новости за 02.03.2018

BOISE, Idaho — U.S. officials have agreed to complete a study on how two predator-killing poisons could be affecting federally protected species as part of the settlement of a lawsuit filed by environmental and animal-welfare groups. The agreement filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to complete consultations with

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s government on Friday backed its spy chief after Brazilian authorities accused him of involvement in a money laundering scheme that is part of the biggest corruption scandal in Brazil’s history. Federal police in Brazil accuse spy chief Gustavo Arribas of receiving $850,000 in a scheme involving front companies in several

PALMETTO BAY, Fla. — There were 800 kids seated and waiting in the gym at Palmer Trinity School, the sixth through 12th graders all eager to learn the identity of the special guest that was coming to celebrate the school’s first Florida high school soccer state championship. And when David Beckham appeared in the doorway,

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As Syracuse teeters on the brink of missing the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, the Orange’s biggest problem might just be the confidence of their role players. The big three — guards Tyus Battle and Frank Howard and freshman forward Oshae Brissett — have carried the team offensively, accounting for

TEMPE, Ariz. — Zack Cozart was set to move from shortstop to second base after leaving Cincinnati for a $38 million, three-year contract with the Angels. Then general manager Billy Eppler asked whether he would be willing to shift to third, which would allow Los Angeles to acquire Ian Kinsler from Detroit. “I was about

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cincinnati Reds claimed left-hander Jairo Labourt off waivers from the Detroit Tigers on Friday and optioned him to their minor league camp. Detroit had designated the 23-year-old reliever for assignment. He appeared in six games for the Tigers last season and had a 4.50 ERA, walking seven in six innings. Right-handed

INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb has added four more Indiana counties to the state’s disaster emergency following widespread flooding caused by heavy rains last month. Holcomb on Friday added Jackson, Kosciusko, Newton and Porter counties, bringing to 26 the number of counties included. They’re now eligible for expanded state emergency services. The Indiana Department of

BIRMINGHAM, England — Christian Coleman doesn’t want to be known as the next Usain Bolt. The 21-year-old American is emerging as the first sprint star of the post-Bolt era but Coleman is keen to leave his own mark. “He’s an icon, he’s done so much for the sport, really pushed the sport forward,” Coleman said

BATON ROUGE, La. — A company building a crude oil pipeline in Louisiana has asked a federal appeals court to lift a judge’s order that temporarily halts pipeline construction work in a swamp. Bayou Bridge Pipeline LLC on Friday asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for an “emergency stay” that would suspend the

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A pastor of a church day care in South Carolina says a teacher found a loaded gun in a student’s lunch bag and safely confiscated it. Lake Bowen Baptist Pastor Brad Atkins to the Herald-Journal of Spartanburg it appears the child’s mother put the gun in a zippered outer pouch but forgot

LEBANON, Ind. — The Latest on the shooting of a central Indiana sheriff’s deputy (all times local): 4:10 p.m. A central Indiana sheriff says a deputy who was shot while pursuing a suspect won’t survive his wounds. Boone County Sheriff Mike Nielsen said Friday afternoon 30-year-old Deputy Jacob Pickett was on life support at an

LEBANON, Ind. — The Latest on the shooting of a central Indiana sheriff’s deputy (all times local): 3:10 p.m. State Police have released the names of three men arrested following a shooting that left a central Indiana sheriff’s deputy in critical condition. Police say 28-year-old John D. Baldwin Jr., his 55-year-old father, John Baldwin Sr.,

TAMPA, Fla. — Russell Wilson struck out in his first spring training at-bat with the New York Yankees. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback pinch hit for AL Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge in the fifth inning against Atlanta on Friday and swung past a 2-2 pitch from left-hander Max Fried. A former minor league infielder,

Soccer Mommy, “Clean” (Fat Possum) Sometimes, someone sneaks to the front of the line, grabs attention and gets fast-tracked to good things. This year, for minimalist rock, that line-cutter is Soccer Mommy and she’s so good it’s hard to hate on her full debut album “Clean.” Nashville native Sophie Allison is Soccer Mommy, a 20-year-old

DETROIT — Organizers of Detroit’s big auto show are talking about moving it from frigid January to October starting as early as 2020. North American International Auto Show spokesman Max Muncey says a schedule change is being considered but is not final. An earlier show would allow for outdoor displays including autonomous vehicle driving courses

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s latest influenza report shows the state has experienced 244 flu-related deaths this season, compared with 219 a week earlier. The report released Friday for the week ending Feb. 24 says 183 of the deaths have involved people age 65 and older, but three children ages 4 and under also have died. There

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts: NOT REAL: Sheriff Scott Israel Linked To Terror-Supporting Islamic Groups! THE FACTS: Photographs of

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Some 600 computers used to “mine” bitcoin and other virtual currencies have been stolen from data centers in Iceland in what police say is the biggest series of thefts ever in the North Atlantic island nation. Some 11 people were arrested, including a security guard, in what Icelandic media have dubbed the

PARIS — French film stars including Juliet Binoche are calling for quotas to guarantee that more government film subsidies go to movies directed by women. The proposal in the Le Monde newspaper came as France’s film industry prepared to award its top honors at the Cesar Awards Friday night. Anger over sexual misconduct and demands

WASHINGTON — In agitating for a trade war, President Donald Trump may have forgotten William Tecumseh Sherman’s adage that “war is hell.” The Civil War general’s observation can be apt for trade wars, which may create conditions for a shooting war. A look at Trump’s spoiling-for-a-fight tweet Friday: TRUMP: “When a country (USA) is losing

MOSCOW — If he could go back in time, Vladimir Putin’s mission would be to prevent the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union. That’s what he told a forum in the city of Kaliningrad on Friday. Taking questions from audience members, he was asked what occurrence in Russia he would have most liked to have

Caleb Caudle, “Crushed Coins” (Cornelius Chapel Records) If the phrase ‘easy listening’ didn’t have such a bad name it could be applied to Caleb Caudle’s new album. “Crushed Coins” isn’t shallow or vapid, but it is definitely easy on the ears. Caudle, a North Carolina native, has much in common with another Carolina native, James

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is proposing a rule that could lead to the deaths of thousands of raccoons, opossums and coyotes across the state. The new rule would require animal control workers to euthanize any of the three species if caught, instead of having the option to release them, the Indianapolis

UNITED NATIONS — The United States and Russia are again clashing over an expert body to determine responsibility for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, with Washington circulating a new draft U.N. resolution and Moscow moving toward a vote on its own proposal. The U.S. and Russia have been lashing out at each other for months

LONDON — It’s the time of year when film enthusiasts turn into industry experts to handicap the Oscars race — and Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes is no different. Rhodes takes his Oscar predictions seriously — so much so that he has been putting them on the band’s website for about a decade, with detailed