Новости за 28.06.2018

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — All six U.S. champions will compete at Skate America to kick off the Grand Prix season. World champion Nathan Chen, U.S. women’s titlist Bradie Tennell, pairs champs Alexa Scimeca-Knierim and Chris Knierim, and ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue have committed to the event Oct. 19-21 at Everett, Washington. Two-time

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian officials say nine people are dead after an oil-carrying tanker truck crashed and burst into flames on a bridge in Lagos. The Lagos state emergency management agency says in a statement that one of the dead was a child. Another four people were injured in the accident Thursday evening, and 54

KALININGRAD, Russia — Michy Batshuayi’s celebration after Belgium’s goal at the World Cup has drawn plenty of laughs online. The Borussia Dortmund striker scooped up the ball after Adnan Januzaj scored Thursday and kicked it hard — probably aiming for the net. Instead, it hit the post and rebounded onto his face. He did not

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida man was returned to jail shortly after his release because he couldn’t pay the taxi driver that took him home from the jail. Florida Today reports that 40-year-old Charles Folk was arrested Thursday morning and charged with petty theft. Melbourne police say Folk hailed a taxi outside the

ATHENS, Greece — Greek opponents of an agreement that calls for neighboring Macedonia to change its name to “North Macedonia” and for Greece to end its objections to the country joining NATO have filed a lawsuit seeking to have the deal declared unconstitutional. A group of organizations said Thursday it has appealed to Greece’s supreme

INDIANAPOLIS — The Latest on a ruling that blocks part of a new Indiana law that requires medical providers to provide patient information to the state on complications arising from abortions (all times local): 4:45 p.m. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is praising a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily blocks a portion of

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., down $6.56 to $59.70 Shares of drugstores, pharmacy benefits managers and medication distributors fell after Amazon said it’s buying online pharmacy PillPack. FedEx Corp., down $3.08 to $226.67 Delivery company stocks declined after Amazon said it is launching a program

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve has given the OK to 32 of the 35 biggest banks in the U.S. to raise their dividends and buy back shares, judging their financial foundations sturdy enough to withstand a major economic downturn. Announcing the results of the second round of its annual stress tests, the Fed also approved

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Shares of Nike Inc. are up in late trading Thursday after the sneaker giant posted better-than-expected results. The Beaverton, Oregon-based company said Thursday it earned $1.14 billion, or 69 cents per share, in its fiscal fourth quarter. Revenue was $9.79 billion. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. Analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Having already blazed a trail in men’s professional hockey, three-time Canadian Olympic team goalie Shannon Szabados will continue her career by finally giving the women’s pro game a try. Putting aside thoughts of retiring, Szabados cited opportunity and proximity as reasons she signed with the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women’s Hockey

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Pitching great John Smoltz managed only five pars in his debut at the U.S. Senior Open, shooting a 15-over 85 on a Broadmoor course that was rough on full-time players, as well. Only six players with morning tee times cracked par in Thursday’s opening round. Rocco Mediate was in a three-way

SAMARA, Russia — Colombia’s joy at moving on to the knockout round at this World Cup was tempered by concern for their star from the last one. James Rodriguez left in the 31st minute of the team’s 1-0 victory over Senegal on Thursday night. The victory pushed the Colombians through to the round of 16

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state authorities say the producer of such cable TV reality series as “Swamp People” and “Miami Ink” will pay $282,000 to employees who weren’t paid for overtime they worked. Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced Thursday that Truly Original, created by the merger of Original Media and True Entertainment, agreed in

HAMMOND, Ind. — A Chicago man has been charged in the robbery of more than $600,000 from a Brinks armored truck in Hammond, Indiana. The Chicago Tribune reports from court records that Akeem Jackson appeared Thursday in federal court in Hammond. The truck’s driver was servicing a bank ATM on April 28 when he was

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani’s elbow injury has healed enough that the Los Angeles Angels’ two-way star can begin a hitting program. General manager Billy Eppler said Thursday that Ohtani underwent an MRI in Los Angeles that showed improvement to his ligament, clearing him to take batting practice in private. Ohtani was placed on the

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Latest on shootings at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland (all times local): 6:10 p.m. A leading government official for the Maryland county where the deadly shooting occurred says investigators still don’t have any information about a possible motive. Police have said the suspect in Thursday’s shooting at a Maryland newspaper

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Latest on shootings at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland (all times local): 5:30 p.m. President Donald Trump says his “thoughts and prayers” are with the victims of the shooting at a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, and their families. Trump says in a tweet that he was briefed on the shooting

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Latest on shootings at the building housing The Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland (all times local): 4:50 p.m. Police say five people have been killed and several others were “gravely injured” in a shooting at a building housing a Maryland newspaper. Anne Arundel County Acting Police Chief William Krampf confirmed the

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Latest on shootings at The Capital newspaper in Maryland (all times local): 3:55 p.m. A reporter at the newspaper where there are reports of an active shooter say a gunman shot multiple people. Phil Davis is a reporter at The Capital newspaper in Annapolis. He tweeted Thursday that a gunman shot

DETROIT — Jed Lowrie had two more hits, Sean Manaea pitched six strong innings and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 Thursday to sweep a four-game series. Lowrie went 9 for 17 (.529) with two homers and three doubles in the set, driving in at least one run in all four games. The

NEW YORK — Facebook says it will release more information on all advertisements running on its service. The move is part of a broader effort to encourage “transparency” in its operations. The company said Thursday that it will let everyone see all ads run by a given Facebook “page,” which is typically the public profile

Tom Forster has been named the high-performance director for the women’s national team at USA Gymnastics. The organization made the announcement on Thursday. Forster will begin his role in the newly created position on July 1. Forster has been a member of the elite development national staff since 2010 and became interim elite development program

NEW YORK — As shoppers increasingly demand that everything from hot meals and groceries to dresses, bedding and electronics be dropped off at their doorsteps, retailers are betting big on delivery services that will get them there faster. In the latest development, Amazon, which played a crucial role in raising shoppers’ expectations for near-instant gratification

CHICAGO — Police say a man arrested for stealing nearly $160,000 worth of diamonds from a Chicago jewelry store used a slight of hand to pull off a theft that wasn’t discovered for days. And they say he’s done it before in New York City and Belgium. The Chicago Tribune reports that an industry publication

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is urging President Donald Trump to rethink imposing steel and aluminum tariffs, worrying that doing so “may threaten future economic growth both in our state and across the country.” In a letter Thursday to the president, Abbott said Texas imports more than twice the amount of aluminum