Новости за 03.06.2019

ATMORE, Ala. — An 8-year-old south Alabama girl is being honored for her role in helping save the life of her grandmother. Sheriff’s officials in Escambia County say second-grader Kenleigh Madison was with her grandmother in Atmore when the woman’s breathing machine stopped working. She has emphysema. WPMI-TV reports the girl called 911 to get

ATHENS, Greece — Evangelos Venizelos, a former Greek Socialist party leader and deputy prime minister, has quit the party, accusing its leader of aiming to turn the party into an adjunct of ruling left-wing Syriza party. Venizelos announced he is “free of party ties” moments after meeting with party leader Fofi Gennimata, who told him

LOCKPORT, N.Y. — A New York school district has finished installing a facial recognition system intended to spot potentially dangerous intruders, but state officials concerned about privacy say they want to know more before the technology is put into use. Education Department spokeswoman Emily DeSantis said Monday that department employees plan to meet with Lockport

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Jordanian-American is suing a Florida hotel after he says he and his fiancée were kicked out because he is of Arab descent. The Miami Herald reports that Rami Ziyadat of Chicago filed suit against The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach. Ziyadat in his lawsuit says that on May 24 a hotel

INDIANAPOLIS — Worried callers are flooding a state agency with questions about an invasive disease recently found in Indiana that kills oak trees. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ offices have had an influx of calls since news broke that plants infected with sudden oak death disease were found at Walmart and Rural King stores

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State University is seeking a tuition increase and a new fee that would help boost mental health services for students. The proposed tuition hike would be about 1.9 percent for both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. That represents roughly an added $90 per semester increase for full-time undergraduate Indiana

MEXICO CITY — The head of Mexico’s governmental National Human Rights Commission has launched a broad criticism of President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obradór, saying human rights don’t appear to be a priority for his administration. Lopez Obradór has angered rights groups by cutting funding for non-governmental organizations and criticizing watchdog agencies, some newspapers and journalists,

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is distorting the findings of the Russia investigation, claiming exoneration and a possible case against him “closed” based on remarks from a special counsel who did not make either statement. “Robert Mueller would have brought charges, if he had ANYTHING, but there were no charges to bring!” Trump tweeted Thursday.

VILNIUS, Lithuania — In Lithuania, the rat race of life apparently starts early. Twenty-five babies have taken to the red carpet in Lithuania in a crawling race as their parents, grandparents and onlookers cheered the spectacle. Saturday’s event in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, was the 20th annual event staged by a local radio station

This year’s Pride Month is filled with parades, movie screenings, walking tours, art exhibits, and more, many of which commemorate the 50th anniversary of the June 1969 Stonewall uprising that fueled the fire for a global LGBTQ movement. Some of what’s on offer: EXHIBITS “Nobody Promised You Tomorrow: Art 50 Years After Stonewall,” Brooklyn Museum;

NEW YORK — If it’s Pride Month, there’s gotta be a parade. And there will be, in New York City and places around the country and world. But this year is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising that fueled the fire for a global LGBTQ movement, so there’s also a lot more. From symposiums

BERLIN — The far-right Alternative for Germany party says it intends to take power in one of the country’s 16 states for the first time this fall. Joerg Urban, the party’s leader in the eastern state of Saxony, told supporters Saturday that there’s no way other parties will be able to govern with them after

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that police in the capital, Tehran, briefly detained two European diplomats at a mixed-gender party, which are illegal under Iranian law. Saturday’s report said a British and a Dutch diplomat were released after being identified as foreign government workers in the early hours of Friday

TOKYO — The lawyer for Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn has slammed a ban that prevents his client from seeing his wife, which was set as a bail condition as Ghosn awaits trial on financial misconduct charges. A judge has forbidden Ghosn from seeing his wife, Carole, including in the presence of lawyers, or talking

MADRID — Liverpool is looking to become European champion for a sixth time and Tottenham is chasing glory for the first time in the Champions League final on Saturday. Tens of thousands of English fans are descending on Madrid for the week’s second all-English final in a European competition. It’s been a less challenging trip

TAIPEI, Taiwan — An artist has erected an inflatable display in Taiwan’s capital to mark an iconic moment in the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests. The larger-than-life balloon installation, which stands in front of Taipei’s famous Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, portrays a peaceful encounter between a Chinese civilian and the military tanks that contributed to a

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Former Indonesian first lady Ani Yudhoyono has died in Singapore. She was 66. Singapore’s Foreign Ministry in a statement of condolences says Yudhoyono passed away on Saturday morning. She was the wife of Indonesia’s sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. She had been treated for cancer at National University Hospital in Singapore for

CORVALLIS, Ore. — A.J. Bumpass went 5 for 5, including a go-ahead RBI triple in the top of the ninth inning, to help No. 4 seed Cincinnati beat defending national champion Oregon State 7-6 on Friday night in an NCAA Tournament regional opener. Cincinnati, making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1974, plays No. 3

LOS ANGELES — Chiney Ogwumike scored 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting and her sister Nneka Ogwumike had 19 points and 15 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 on Friday night. Derek Fisher, who was named coach of the Sparks in December, got his first WNBA win. The 18-year NBA

SINGAPORE — South Korea’s Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo is fending off calls to step up pressure on North Korea after it test-fired missiles last month. Jeong told an annual security conference in Singapore Saturday that the tests are being investigated and a conclusion is within reach. North Korea itself has defended the launches, saying it

PHOENIX — Carlos Gómez snapped a tie with a pinch-hit double during New York’s bizarre two-run eighth inning, sending the Mets to a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Adeiny Hechavarría had two hits and two RBIs for New York, and Wilson Ramos and Todd Frazier had two hits apiece. Zack Wheeler

SAN DIEGO — Franmil Reyes, Hunter Renfroe and Ian Kinsler homered, and left-hander Joey Lucchesi combined with two relievers on a four-hitter for his first victory in six starts to lead the San Diego Padres to a 5-2 victory against the Miami Marlins on Friday night. Lucchesi (4-3) hadn’t won since beating Cincinnati at home

TOKYO — The organizing committee of the 2020 Olympics said Saturday the torch relay next year will pass through major Japanese landmarks, including World Heritage sites and areas devastated by recent natural disasters. The torch will travel to 857 municipalities in all of Japan’s 47 prefectures, highlighting symbols of reconstruction from the earthquake and tsunami

STARKVILLE, Miss. — David Cole singled home the winning run in the top of the ninth inning to lead Central Michigan over Miami 6-5 on Friday night in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Cole singled up the middle to score Zach Gilles for the deciding run. Zach Cohn (5-3) pitched 2 1/3 innings

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s vow to impose new tariffs on Mexican imports risks sabotaging not just his drive to forge more favorable trade deals but also a U.S. economy that he says has strengthened under his watch. Trump’s announcement Thursday that he would impose a 5% tax on all Mexican imports on June 10