Новости за 31.08.2018

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man has been arrested for being belligerent and giving his girlfriend a wet willy. A St. Lucie County sheriff's deputy went to the home after Joseph Sireci's girlfriend told authorities he was drunk on the living room floor when she returned from work earlier this month. According to an affidavit, she said Sireci accompanied her and her daughter to another home where Sireci continued to be belligerent and on the way home, grabbed her hand, pulled... Читать дальше...

Making a difference starts here

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the deadly crash of commercial bus and semi-truck crash in New Mexico (all times local): 9:15 a.m. The American Red Cross is sending volunteers from Albuquerque and Phoenix to western New Mexico to help victims of a deadly head-on bus crash. The group announced Friday that volunteers will assist because there were many people injured and that the volunteers will provide food, water and support to victims, emergency workers and officials. Authorities say a blown... Читать дальше...

New York’s 49th State Senate District

DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for soul legend Aretha Franklin (all times local): 11:15 a.m. The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has been honored at London's Buckingham Palace on the day of her funeral in Detroit. The official residence of Queen Elizabeth II became an unlikely setting for a rendition of Franklin's "Respect" played by the Welsh Guards Band during the popular Changing of the Guard ceremony Friday. The soul music may have startled tourists expecting British pomp and ceremony Friday from the Welsh Guards... Читать дальше...

Religion, politics and a little bit more

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Before Matthew Miller harvests marijuana this fall from his fields in southern Oregon, he'll have to notify the state for the first time ever — a process that could bring inspectors to make sure none of his pot is being illegally diverted. The new harvest notification policy, which takes effect Saturday, is the first of its kind among states that have legalized marijuana and is intended to ensure legally grown Oregon weed isn't being transported out of state. It's part of a... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The chair umpire who climbed out of his seat to talk with Nick Kyrgios during a second-round match will continue to officiate during the U.S. Open. A "comprehensive review conducted by a number of tournament officials" determined that chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani's mid-match chat with Kyrgios went "beyond our protocol," U.S. Tennis Association spokesman Chris Widmaier told The Associated Press on Friday. But Widmaier said that Lahyani would not be sanctioned, on account of his "exemplary... Читать дальше...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nick Saban's choice as Alabama's quarterback will finally be revealed publicly when either Jalen Hurts or Tua Tagovailoa walks on the field against unranked Louisville. Whoever wins will face enormous expectations of leading the top-ranked Crimson Tide to another national championship, an annual quest that begins Saturday night in Orlando, Florida, against a Cardinals team starting life after Heisman Trophy QB Lamar Jackson. As college football waits to see who will be calling signals for the Tide... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 10:15 a.m. The chair umpire who climbed out of his seat to talk with Nick Kyrgios during a second-round match will continue to officiate during the U.S. Open. U.S. Tennis Association spokesman Chris Widmaier tells The Associated Press that a "comprehensive review conducted by a number of tournament officials" determined that chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani's mid-match chat with Kyrgios went "beyond our protocol." But Widmaier said that Lahyani would not be sanctioned... Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — Crossrail, the new east-west London railway designed to bring relief to jam-packed commuters, announced Friday that it is postponing its scheduled December opening by the better part of a year. Crossrail Ltd. said services on the central section of the line, between Paddington station in west London and Abbey Wood in the east, will begin "in autumn 2019," with the rest of the line opening as soon as possible after that. It said in a statement that the railway — which will be named the Elizabeth Line after Queen Elizabeth II ... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are mostly lower Friday morning after a late loss the day before. Stocks slid Thursday afternoon after Bloomberg News reported that the Trump administration could escalate the U.S.-China trade war next week by putting tariffs on $200 billion in imports. Meanwhile the U.S. and Canada are scheduled to resume trade talks Friday. KEEPING SCORE: At 10 a.m. Eastern time the S&P 500 index was unchanged at 2,900. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 23 points, or 0.1 percent, to 25,963. Читать дальше...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jose Mourinho took to channeling the musings of a famous German philosopher on Friday to remind critics he is still the "special one." The Manchester United manager is under scrutiny after his team's back-to-back losses in the Premier League, which have come after an offseason in which Mourinho was often in glum mood for missing out on transfer targets. "I am the manager of the one of the greatest clubs in the world but I'm also one of the greatest managers in the world," said Mourinho... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening mostly lower on Wall Street, led by declines in banks and energy companies. Banks were falling in early trading Friday as interest rates moved lower. Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase each fell about 1 percent. Among energy companies, Chevron fell 1 percent. The S&P 500 index fell less than 1 point to 2,900. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 50 points, or 0.2 percent, to 25,937. Читать дальше...

GOSFORD, Australia (AP) — Usain Bolt's soccer debut for the Central Coast Mariners lasted about 20 minutes against an amateur local team and with almost 10,000 people in the crowd. The eight-time Olympic gold medalist is trying to become a professional soccer player and has been given a tryout with the Australian A-League club based in Gosford, north of Sydney. The crowd for Friday's exhibition game was about four times bigger than the average home attendance the Mariners attracted last season. The... Читать дальше...

Reviews and news of films, foreign and mainstream

Were you Seen at the annual St. Jude Gala, a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, held at Saratoga National Golf Club in Saratoga Springs on Thursday, August 30, 2018?

Discussion on the Capital Region local music scene

BATH, Maine (AP) — Shipbuilder Bath Iron Works has replaced one of the massive turbines on the future USS Michael Monsoor, and the stealthy destroyer is scheduled to depart for San Diego in November. The delicate operation involved lifting and maneuvering the 15-ton Rolls Royce marine turbine out of the ship, and workers had to build a rail system to assist in the removal and installation of the replacement turbine in August, officials said. "The number of twists and turns it had to go through represented... Читать дальше...

No harm, many fouls

LONDON (AP) — Coca-Cola is hoping to give itself another caffeine-fueled boost. The company said Friday it will buy the Costa coffee brand from British firm Whitbread for 3.9 billion pounds ($5.1 billion) in cash. Costa is Britain's biggest coffee company with over 2,400 coffee shops in the U.K. and another 1,400 in more than 30 countries. It has 460 in China, its second-biggest market. The deal, expected to complete in the first half of 2019, plugs a big hole in Coca-Cola's portfolio. Coca-Cola owns the Georgia and Gold Peak coffee brands... Читать дальше...

A behind-the-scenes look at New York politics.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. D.C.'S FAREWELL TO ITS MAVERICK It's Washington's turn to say goodbye to the late Sen. John McCain, who will lie in state under the U.S. Capitol rotunda Friday for a ceremony and public visitation. President Trump has been asked to stay away from all events. 2. WHO'S WORRIED ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S POTENTIAL LEGAL BATTLES There is growing concern among Trump allies that the brain drain at the... Читать дальше...

Covering transportation in the Capital Region and beyond

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A blown tire on a semitrailer may be to blame for a deadly head-on crash with a commercial passenger bus along Interstate 40 in New Mexico near the Arizona border, according to authorities. At least seven people were killed, and many of the 49 passengers aboard the Greyhound bus were injured, although authorities couldn't immediately provide an exact count of how many were hurt or their conditions. New Mexico State Police said the semi was headed east on the freeway Thursday afternoon when one of its tires blew... Читать дальше...