Новости за 25.06.2019

MADRID — A fire at a petrochemical plant in southern Spain has sent a massive plume of black smoke near Gibraltar. The blaze broke out Tuesday at an industrial zone near Algeciras. The Andalusian emergency service said on Twitter that the plant owner, Indorama Ventures, says there have been no injuries arising from the fire.

WILBER, Neb. — A Nebraska murder trial has resumed without the presence of the defendant who slashed his neck in the courtroom. Judge Vicky Johnson noted 52-year-old Aubrey Trail’s absence to jurors Tuesday, saying Trail chose not to attend. Trail yelled “Bailey is innocent, and I curse you all” Monday before swiping something across his

ATLANTA — The Latest on a court hearing over an Alabama minimum wage law that critics say is racially discriminatory (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Some federal appeals court judges appeared skeptical of a lawsuit that accuses Alabama lawmakers of racial discrimination for blocking the majority-black city of Birmingham from raising its minimum wage. The

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins have signed defenseman Steven Kampfer to a two-year contract extension that will pay him $800,000 per season. The 30-year-old Kampfer was acquired from the New York Rangers last September, bringing him back to the team he made his NHL debut with in 2010. He played 38 games with Boston as

YEREVAN, Armenia — Former Armenian President Robert Kocharian has been jailed for a third time in a case that he contends is political revenge by the country’s current leadership. Kocharian was placed in custody Tuesday after an appeals court overturned a lower court ruling that had freed him last month. Kocharian is charged with overturning

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A former Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to raping two boys has died just several months into a 20-year prison sentence in South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Corrections says 75-year-old Wayland Yoder Brown died at a hospital June 8. The ex-priest had been imprisoned since his guilty plea last October.

ENGLISH, Ind. — Authorities say they rescued a teenager who survived falling 50-60 feet (15-18 meters) from a cliff at Hoosier National Forest in southern Indiana. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says two Conservation Officers responded to a report of a missing juvenile Monday night and learned that the boy had left on an

FRANKFURT, Germany — An international financial monitor is warning that wider use of cryptocurrencies by retail shoppers would call for “close scrutiny” by regulators and should be subjected to rigorous oversight. The head of the Financial Stability Board made the statement Tuesday ahead of the Group of 20 summit June 28-29 in Osaka, Japan. FSB

SÃO PAULO — The group stage of the Copa America ended with Brazil and Uruguay still the favorites and Argentina still unable to meet expectations. Colombia also impressed early on, finishing with a perfect record and without conceding any goals, while two-time defending champion Chile stuttered after a good start. The quarterfinals of the South

NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Police in Connecticut say they have completed their search of a trash-to-energy plant for evidence in the disappearance of a mother of five who’s been missing for a month. New Canaan police in a statement Tuesday say the search through tons of trash at the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority in

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi military spokesman says the country’s special forces have captured the leader of the Islamic State group’s branch in Yemen during a raid on a house that was under surveillance. Spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition at war in Yemen, Col. Turki al-Maliki, says the June 3 operation lasted just

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks moved lower in early trading on Wall Street Tuesday as investors headed for more defensive holdings and watched for updates on trade negotiations between the U.S. and China. Investors are also waiting for a speech by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell later Tuesday for any signal on the direction of interest

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence dropped to the lowest level since September 2017 as heightened trade tensions apparently took a toll on Americans’ spirits. The Conference Board, a business research group, says its consumer confidence index fell to 121.5 in June from a revised 131.3 in June after rising in April and May. The June

MANCHESTER, England — Even with practice deemed optional, it wasn’t an option for Virat Kohli to skip it. Three days after a nervously narrow win over Afghanistan in a Cricket World Cup group game in Southampton, the India skipper was one of four players who practiced in the indoor nets on Tuesday because rain washed

“Black Mountain,” by Laird Barron (Putnam) Like a lyricist, Laird Barron excels at manipulating the tones and cadence of language. Like a Gothic novelist, the mood he creates is often bleak. “You don’t teach a child to become a killer by rote lectures,” he writes. “To create a predatory machine, you foster an appreciation of

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A top Puerto Rico official says he has appeared before a federal grand jury investigating a former government adviser in the latest corruption allegation to hit the U.S. territory this week. Deputy Chief of Staff Ricardo Llerandi said Tuesday that he answered questions and submitted documents related to a man

COLUMBIA, Mo. — In a story June 24 about a new University of Missouri health institute, The Associated Press erroneously reported the projected opening of the center. It is expected to open in 2021, not 2012. A corrected version of the story is below: University of Missouri System touts new health institute University of Missouri

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street Tuesday. Health care companies are leading the gainers after AbbVie said it will pay $63 billion for Botox maker Allergan. AbbeVie shares fell nearly 12% and Allergan jumped 28%. Energy stocks lost

HOUSTON — The parents of a Houston infant have been charged in her death after an autopsy found the child suffered a cracked skull and more than 90 fractures just days after being brought home from the hospital. Harris County prosecutors said Monday that Jazmine Robin, who was born prematurely, was 10 weeks old when

MONTREAL — Canadian aerospace company Bombardier has announced the sale of its regional jet program to Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. for $550 million. The company is seeking to exit the commercial plane market and focus on business jets and its large rail segment. Bombardier chief executive Alain Bellemare said Tuesday the sale signifies the

LONDON — Australia wasted a great start by captain Aaron Finch and David Warner against England to be limited to 285-7 in the Cricket World Cup at Lord’s on Tuesday. Australia was 185-3 in the 36th over after Finch was out for 100, his second century of the tournament. A big 300-plus score was on

LONDON — Britain’s foreign secretary says the country will refrain from issuing export licenses for crowd control equipment to Hong Kong unless it addresses human rights concerns. Jeremy Hunt also urged the Hong Kong government to establish a “robust, independent investigation into the violent scenes that we saw.” Many in the city have criticized the

MANAMA, Bahrain — Amid heavy skepticism and deep doubts about prospects for success, the Trump administration on Tuesday was convening an international conference to promote its ambitious but heavily criticized $50 billion economic support plan for the Palestinians. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, was to kick off the two-day workshop in

All-green gardens are becoming popular again as the centerpieces of monochromatic landscaping. The designs are appealing and restive, driven as they are by massed ferns, moss, leaves, bark, berries, rock and foliage combinations. They serve some practical purposes, too. “Cool, mossy and damp, small space woodland gardens bring a welcome sense of organic Zen and

OMAHA, Neb. — A former pharmacy director has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing more than $4.6 million from an Omaha hospital. Court records say 49-year-old Lisa Kwapniowski was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Omaha. She must serve three years of supervised release after she leaves prison and pay restitution.