Новости за 11.07.2018

VALPARAISO, Ind. — An autopsy has determined that a 3-year-old girl who was found unresponsive in a northwestern Indiana pond drowned. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports that a Porter County coroner released Tamira Billingslea’s cause of death Wednesday. A police dog found the child in the pond Monday night after authorities in Valparaiso responded to

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Authorities are identifying the helicopter pilot killed when the aircraft crashed into a Virginia apartment building, sparking a fire and killing a resident inside. Virginia State Police said in a news release Wednesday that the medical examiner has identified the pilot as 85-year-old Henry Schwarz of Alexandria, Virginia. His Robinson R44 crashed

INDIANAPOLIS — Sylvia Fowles had 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Maya Moore added 19 points to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 87-65 on Wednesday. Danielle Robinson made her first 3-pointer to end a 0-for-39 drought in her seven-year WNBA career. She finished with 15 points on 6 of 7

PITTSBURGH — Starling Marte hit a two-run home run and Trevor Williams combined with four relievers on a five-hitter as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Wednesday. Marte homered to center field with two outs in the third off Gio Gonzalez after Jordy Mercer led off the inning with the first of

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — C.J. Cron’s three-run home run in the seventh inning carried the Tampa Bay Rays to their fifth straight win, a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Cron’s 18th homer came off Jordan Zimmermann after singles by Kevin Kiermaier and Matt Duffy. Cron and Kiermaier each had three hits for

NEW YORK — The New York Giants have spent a 2019 third-round draft pick on Western Michigan cornerback Sam Beal, and Washington has selected Virginia Tech cornerback Adonis Alexander in the sixth round Wednesday. New York will surrender its third-round pick in next April’s draft in Nashville, while the Redskins give up a sixth-rounder. Both

SALEM, Ore. — The Latest on President Donald Trump pardoning two Oregon cattle ranchers convicted of arson (all times local): 4:30 p.m. The attorney for the Oregon ranching family that had two of its members sent to prison for arson and were pardoned by President Donald Trump says he is considering going to court to

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A New Jersey man has been reunited with his Sea-Doo nearly six years after it was swept away in Hurricane Sandy. NJ.com reports Douglas Ferrigno got an unexpected call from police in Brick Township last week. A man renovating his home was about to clear a Sea-Doo from his property when

WASHINGTON — The new acting chief of the Environmental Protection Agency defended his past lobbying work with the coal industry on Wednesday as he addressed agency employees roiled by months of ethics allegations against former administrator Scott Pruitt. Andrew Wheeler spoke to staffers for the first time since President Donald Trump announced Pruitt’s resignation last

JUNEAU, Alaska — Ginny Hacker Eiseman spent the weekend reeling in a bounty of colorful fish at Steamboat Bay Fishing Club on remote Noyes Island in Alaska. She was returning home to Ketchikan when the unthinkable happened. The chartered Taquan Air flight that she and 10 others were on crashed Tuesday on a rocky mountainside

NEW YORK — Chadwick Boseman will step out of Wakanda for the New York police drama “17 Bridges.” STX Entertainment announced Wednesday that Boseman will star as a disgraced NYPD detective thrust into a citywide manhunt for a cop killer. The film will be Boseman’s first non-Marvel movie following the $1.3 billion box-office success of

LONDON — President Donald Trump will be arriving Thursday in Britain, his first visit since becoming president. He will meet with Prime Minister Theresa May and Queen Elizabeth II before spending the weekend at one of his golf clubs in Scotland. Trump has angered many in Britain in the last two years with a series

LONDON — President Donald Trump will get the red carpet treatment on his brief visit to Britain beginning Thursday: Military bands at a gala dinner, lunch with the prime minister at her country residence, then tea with the queen at Windsor Castle before flying off to one of his golf clubs in Scotland. But trip

NEW YORK — Dwayne Johnson hopes to honor the amputee community by playing a former FBI agent with a prosthetic leg in the new action thriller “Skyscraper.” In the film, Johnson plays the security consultant of a Hong Kong skyscraper that must save his family and the city from harm when it becomes engulfed in

NEW YORK — Is paying more for organic milk, meat or a can of beans worth it? The “USDA Organic” label generally signifies a product is made with relatively minimal synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, and that animals are raised according to certain guidelines. But disputes over the rules, and questions about adherence, may raise doubts

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University says its recently ended fiscal year was its biggest ever for fundraising and sponsored research funding. The school says more than 86,000 donors gave $451.5 million during the 2017-18 year that ended June 30. Purdue says it’s the first time alumni, faculty, staff, retirees, students, parents and other supporters

LOS ANGELES — Cardi B is celebrating the birth of her first child. The 25-year-old rapper welcomed Kulture Kiari Cephus during a post on Instagram Wednesday. The girl was born Tuesday. The announcement comes two weeks after Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, confirmed she and rapper Offset, of the hip-hop group Migos,

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the World Cup final in Moscow — and on the eve of the Russian leader’s high-stakes talks with President Donald Trump. Macron’s office said Wednesday that he and Putin spoke by phone after France’s soccer team advanced to Sunday’s final.

CARACAS, Venezuela — Grief flooded back for Ivonne de Gutierrez when she brought flowers to her son’s grave at a cemetery in Venezuela’s capital, only to find that the grave markers of several relatives were gone. The pieces cast with bronze letters and religious symbols that identified the graves of a nephew and two aunts

GENEVA, Ind. — Authorities say two people died when high winds toppled a large tree onto a pickup truck in northeastern Indiana. Geneva Town Marshal Robert Johnson says strong winds from a thunderstorm sent the tree crashing onto the truck’s passenger compartment about 3 p.m. Tuesday. Geneva is about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of

CAIRO — A decision by Egypt’s new health minister to have intercoms in state hospitals play the national anthem every morning, followed by a recitation of the Hippocratic oath, has set off a storm on social media. The minister, Hala Zayed, insists her decision will help promote “patriotism and loyalty” and remind doctors of their

Esports are coming to ESPN. The network will air the inaugural Overwatch League Grand Finals in prime time this month as part of a multiyear agreement to bring esports to the biggest sports platform on American television. Disney and Blizzard Entertainment announced plans Wednesday to broadcast the OWL’s playoffs and championship on ESPN, ABC and

BRUSSELS — The Latest on the NATO summit (all times local): 5:30 p.m. NATO leaders have formally invited Macedonia to start membership talks with the alliance, while cautioning that it can’t be completed until the name issue is resolved. The invitation, formalized in a communique at the NATO summit, paves the way for the addition

PLYMOUTH, Ind. — An alligator that was hanging out in a northern Indiana retention pond has been captured after being lured to shore with a frog. Brandon Crawford of Goshen tells WSBT-TV that he and a friend captured the reptile about 3 a.m. Wednesday and turned it over to police in Plymouth, about 20 miles

NEW YORK — Dunkin’ Brands Group CEO Nigel Travis is retiring and will be replaced by David Hoffmann. Travis, 68, has been CEO for almost a decade. The Canton, Massachusetts, company said Wednesday Travis was named executive chairman of the board of directors. Hoffmann, 50, will take over the CEO position immediately. He will also