Новости за 03.06.2018

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland — Peru captain Paolo Guerrero scored twice in a 3-0 win over Saudi Arabia in a World Cup warmup Sunday on his comeback, three days after a Swiss supreme court ruling put his doping ban on hold. Guerrero looked every bit the inspirational leader Peru campaigned to clear for action at its

BROOKLINE, Mass. — The suburban Boston house where Robert F. Kennedy was born is holding special events this week to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. The John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site — named for Robert Kennedy’s brother, President John F. Kennedy — is holding an exhibition on Robert Kennedy’s life and offering

DETROIT — Justin Smoak’s sixth-inning homer broke a scoreless tie and the Toronto Blue Jays ended their five-game losing streak with an 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Aaron Sanchez (3-5) pitched six innings and ended a five-start winless streak, giving up one run on two hits and three walks while striking out

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Latest on School Shooting-Florida-Graduation (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon was the surprise commencement speaker at the Florida high school where 17 people were killed in a shooting rampage. According to social media posts, Fallon told the 748 members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High class of

NEW YORK — Jon Lester dominated for seven innings and Javier Baez stole home to break a scoreless tie as the Chicago Cubs blanked the New York Mets 2-0 Sunday, completing a four-game sweep and winning for the seventh time in eight games. The Mets have lost four straight and nine of 11, dropping three

ST. LOUIS — Michael Wacha of the St. Louis Cardinals has lost his no-hit bid against Pittsburgh on a leadoff single in the ninth inning by rookie Colin Moran. Moran fouled off the first three pitches before lining a solid single to right field Sunday. Wacha was pulled following the hit, and left to a

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Elijah MacNamee homered for the third straight game and Tanner Allen had three doubles for Mississippi State, which defeated Samford 9-8 on Sunday to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Tallahassee Regional final. Six of Mississippi State’s 15 hits were for extra bases. Jake Mangum also homered in the first inning, and the

ARLINGTON, Va. — Gerard Gallant made Shea Theodore skip a shift. He’s not making him walk the plank for two rough games. Theodore’s struggles are a major reason the Golden Knights trail the Capitals 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Final going into Game 4 on Monday night in Washington. The talented, young defenseman has been

SAN DIEGO — The Latest on a shooting in downtown San Diego (all times local): 12:25 p.m. Police say a suspect has been arrested following a shooting near the route of an annual marathon in downtown San Diego. Officials said Sunday that there is no threat to the community and the Rock ‘n’ Roll San

EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — The Latest on a small plane crashing off the coast of Long Island (all times local): 3:15 p.m. The Coast Guard says it has suspended a search for two of four people who were on a small plane when it crashed off the coast of Long Island. The other two people

LONG POND, Pa. — The Latest on Sunday’s NASCAR race at Pocono Raceway (all times local): 3:05 p.m. Martin Truex Jr. has won the first stage of the NASCAR race at Pocono. Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch, who have won nine of 13 races this season, were second and third. Seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson led

WASHINGTON — Last year’s tax overhaul created a massive new incentive for investing in some of the United States’ poorest neighborhoods. The brand new “opportunity zones” enable private investors to re-invest their profits into businesses that are located in parts of the country that are generally starved from outside investment. John Lettieri, co-founder and president

SAN DIEGO — A San Diego officer accidentally shot himself in the leg Sunday while pursuing a hit-and-run suspect who pointed a weapon at police and was eventually arrested on the roof of a parking structure near the finish line of an annual marathon, authorities said. Officers fired at the woman but missed after she

SAN DIEGO — San Diego police arrested a woman Sunday who held a gun to her head and fired off rounds in a parking structure in downtown, not far from an annual marathon that was well underway, authorities said. In announcing the arrest, police said the scene was secure and there was no threat to

INDIANAPOLIS — Emergency response officials say residents in all 92 Indiana counties can now send text-to-911 messages during emergencies if they’re unable to speak to dispatchers. Ed Reuter is executive director of the Statewide 911 Board. He says Indiana began adopting text-to-911 four years ago and the service is now exceeding expectations statewide. Reuter tells

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The book is officially fiction. It’s the story of a president who disappears as he tries to prevent an apocalyptic cyberattack. The authors, Bill Clinton and James Patterson, swear it could happen. The former president and Patterson drew on their respective backgrounds in completing “The President Is Missing,” which comes out

AMMAN, Jordan — Thousands of Jordanians protested against a planned tax increase for a fourth straight day Sunday, marching toward the office of the prime minister and demanding his resignation. King Abdullah II asked Prime Minister Hani Mulki to report to the royal palace Monday, the military’s website Hala Ahbar reported, raising speculation he might

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordanian unions have called for a one-day strike next week, amid a groundswell of protests against planned tax increases. Thousands have taken to the streets across Jordan in recent days in the largest anti-government protests in several years, demanding that the tax plan be scrapped. In some areas, protesters burned tires and

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — The Latest on a parliamentary election in Slovenia (all times local): 8:15 p.m. Preliminary returns from Slovenia’s parliamentary election are confirming that an opposition right-wing party led by a former prime minister received the most votes. The State Election Commission said after counting about three-quarters of the ballots cast Sunday that the

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — The Latest on a parliamentary election in Slovenia (all times local): 7:15 p.m. An exit poll in Slovenia is suggesting that a right-wing opposition party led by a former prime minister has won the most votes in a parliamentary election. The polls conducted by the Mediana Institute and carried by Slovenia’s public

PARIS — So much has happened since the last time Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova played each other. Their rivalry — which, truth be told, is not much of a rivalry, considering how one-sided it’s been in Williams’ favor — resumes Monday in the fourth round at the French Open. The most anticipated match of

TURIN, Italy — As far as Mario Balotelli is concerned, he doesn’t have to be Italy’s captain to be a role model. “I’m here to score goals. You can also be a role model without wearing the armband,” Balotelli said at a news conference on Sunday, a day before Italy’s friendly against the Netherlands. Earlier

VIENNA — Alex Iwobi and Victor Moses are the big names in Nigeria’s final 23-man squad for the World Cup, with John Obi Mikel as captain. Iwobi, Moses and Kelechi Iheanacho offer coach Gernot Rohr a variety of options up front, while the 2-meter (6-foot-6) striker Simeon Nwankwo is included after earning his first cap

DENVER — A subterranean divide among Democrats between backers of teachers unions and those of charter schools and other education innovations is helping shape key gubernatorial primaries, even as red-meat issues like guns, inequality and President Donald Trump have dominated the races. In California, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s campaign has been kept afloat

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin is trying to curb elder abuse and gather reliable evidence for prosecutions by handing out free surveillance cameras to family members so they can secretly record caregivers whom they suspect are hurting their loved ones. Elder abuse can include beatings, molestation, theft and neglect. People with dementia or other cognitive problems