Новости за 04.07.2017

LONDON — The family of a Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing launched a new effort Tuesday to posthumously clear his name.

FREMONT — An injury crash involving three Fourth of July city parade vehicles injured at least five people today in this Sandusky County community, disrupting the parade.

JONESBORO, Ark. — No one was injured when a short-lived tornado swept through Jonesboro, damaging an apartment complex and downing trees and power lines in the northeast Arkansas city.

NEW YORK — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut continues his reign as the chowing champion at the annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest at Nathan’s Famous in New York.

LONDON — Last year’s runners-up were up first on the main showcourts at Wimbledon on Tuesday, and both came through in straight sets.

BRUSSELS — The head of the European Union’s executive body denounced the bloc’s parliament as “totally ridiculous” during a spat over the meager attendance at Tuesday’s plenary session for the prime minister of tiny Malta.

TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie, by his own admission, entered lame-duck territory on Tuesday, signing his final budget after a bruising three-day state government shutdown that included a viral photo of him lounging on a state beach that was closed to the public because of a budget impasse.

KABUL, Afghanistan — A U.S. congressional delegation led by Sen. John McCain visited Kabul on Tuesday for the U.S. Independence Day, meeting with Afghan government leaders and military officials to discuss the more than 16-year-long war in Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday will be brimming with global intrigue, but the White House says there’s “no specific agenda.” So in the absence of a set list of topics, what are two of the world’s most famously unpredictable leaders to discuss?

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s children’s hospital is releasing its annual report after denouncing as a “hoax” an Associated Press investigation that found its mission shifted under its past administration to focus more on profits than on its small patients.

VANDALIA, Ohio — The Ohio Highway Patrol says a trooper fatally shot a knife-wielding man after he had rammed his car into the rear of a patrol vehicle.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump criticized North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after that country’s latest missile launch, asking, “Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?”

OAK HARBOR, Ohio — Despite the best of intentions, the worst of outcomes can follow when balloons or sky lanterns are released into the air and allowed to float away with the wind. If it goes up, it has to come down.

CLEVELAND — Chauncey Billups spun away from the Cavaliers.

Among the school season, summer games at City Park, and the travel basketball circuit, the hardcore Toledo basketball community always seems to know which players will be the city’s next standouts before  everyone else.

The Perrysburg High School athletic boosters will host the 27th annual Northwest Ohio all-star football game at Perrysburg’s Widdel Field at Steinecker Stadium at 7 p.m. July 14. The game features over 100 players from 43 different schools from across northwest Ohio.

(Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly included state employees in the bill.)

The University of Toledo plans to freeze undergraduate tuition for the sixth time in 10 years.

OMAHA — Leave it to Louie to keep astounding those around him.

A North Toledo man is accused of sexually assaulting a young girl over the weekend.

Nearly two years ago, Dan Rogers and Carty Finkbeiner ran into each other in a “dark, undeveloped hallway” at 1501 Monroe St. and realized they had something in common: they were both building very expensive kitchens.

LaSALLE, Mich. — Gary Richter described his wife, Sherri, as the “best mom in the world,” even as he told a Monroe County Central dispatcher how he feared she would hurt their 11-year-old son.

■ Toledo — Red, White, KABOOM: 10 p.m. Tuesday, near the Docks in downtown Toledo

GALLERY: Thousands of area residents turned out on both sides of the Maumee River to watch the fireworks show, which included carnival rides and food at Fort Megs.

Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson will host a Facebook Live town hall Wednesday to discuss the city’s preparations for harmful algae bloom season.