Новости за 22.02.2017

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — A Detroit suburb that had denied a religious organization’s proposal for a mosque in a residential neighborhood will allow construction to move forward to settle two lawsuits that alleged religious discrimination, U.S. authorities said Wednesday.

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — A suburban St. Louis Jewish cemetery badly damaged by vandals is getting a show of support from cleanup volunteers, well-wishers and financial contributors from across many faiths.

St. John's Jesuit introduced Larry McDaniel, a 20-year college assistant, as its new head football coach today.

BISMARCK, N.D. — Authorities say one person has been burned in fires set by protesters as a longstanding encampment near the Dakota Access oil pipeline is shut down in North Dakota.

PHILADELPHIA — Some Philadelphia supermarkets and beverage distributors say they’re gearing up for layoffs because the city’s new tax on soft drinks has cut beverage sales by 30 percent to 50 percent — worse than the city predicted.

BOSTON — New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has been added to a list of people who could be called to testify at the double murder trial of former player Aaron Hernandez.

ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio University trustees have chosen former Texas Tech University President Duane Nellis as the school’s 21st president.

NEW YORK — There won’t be any wild pitches on intentional walks this season.

SEOUL — Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang appeared in a South Korean court today as judges began hearing arguments in a trial over charges that the baseball star fled the scene after slamming a car into a guardrail while driving under the influence of alcohol.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Here’s a change or, ahem, a change-up: Andrew Miller has the Indians feeling nervous.

Kellyanne Conway, once the most visible spokesman for the Trump White House, has been sidelined from television appearances for making statements that were at odds with the administration's official stance, White House sources told CNNMoney today.

MEXICO CITY  — President Trump is sending his top diplomat and homeland security chief to Mexico on a fence-mending mission made all the more challenging by the actual fence he wants to build on the southern border.

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R., Ohio) met with a few dozen recovering addicts today at a Racing for Recovery event in Holland.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court says it will hear a dispute over releasing copies of final autopsy reports in the unsolved slayings of eight family members.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man has sued to overturn a ban that could keep him from attending his son’s high school wrestling tournaments at a rival school.

LONDON — Senior officer Cressida Dick was named the new commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police today, the first woman to lead Scotland Yard in its 188-year history.

SANDUSKY — A  nursing home employee accused of performing a sexual dance in front of a 100-year-old nursing home resident with dementia is now facing a felony charge.

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — A suburban St. Louis Jewish cemetery badly damaged by vandals is getting a show of support from volunteers, well-wishers and financial contributors from across many faiths.

A new federal grant for about $156,700 will fund additional body cameras at the Toledo Police Department.

BLACKSTONE, Va. — Republican U.S. Rep. David Brat, who rode voter anger to a historic political upset nearly three years ago, was on the receiving end of constituent angst about the Trump administration as he held a town hall in Virginia.

Welltower Inc., the Toledo-based real estate investment trust, said today it has entered a strategic collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine to try to create improved care and wellness programs for elderly patients.

BRUSSELS  — Italy’s unstable government was put on notice today that it may face a fine from the European Union for not getting the country’s debt levels down.

One person is dead today after a rollover crash on the I-75 northbound ramp to I-475 westbound.

DELTA — U.S. 20 at State Rt. 109 has reopened following a fatal crash involving two tractor-trailer rigs, authorities said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia —The two women suspected of fatally poisoning a scion of North Korea’s ruling family were trained to coat their hands with toxic chemicals and then wipe them on his face, police in Malaysia said today, announcing they were seeking a North Korean diplomat in connection with the attack.