Новости за 30.07.2017

Touching off the Kremlin’s most serious diplomatic confrontation with Washington since President Trump took office six months ago, President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday that 755 American embassy and consulate staffers would be ordered to leave the country – by an order of magnitude, the biggest...

New England Patriots defensive stalwart Rob Ninkovich capped his 11-year NFL career by announcing his retirement Sunday after the team's morning practice at Gillette Stadium.

Nearly 150 Central American migrants packed into a tractor trailer and bound for the United States were rescued in the Mexican Gulf state of Veracruz after being abandoned by smugglers, Mexican authorities said Sunday.

Dubbed the “9,250-ton greyhound” of American military power and high-tech wizardry, the $1.5-billion guided-missile destroyer Rafael Peralta was commissioned Saturday at Naval Air Station North Island, within gunshot of the carriers it will protect for the next four decades.

I was strangely troubled as I came away from Friday night’s performance of that unlikely yet indefatigable international hit “Mamma Mia!” at the Hollywood Bowl.

While attempting to acquire Sonny Gray from Oakland in a trade, the New York Yankees made a more modest move Sunday and obtained Jaime Garcia from the Minnesota Twins for minor league pitchers Zack Littell and Dietrich Enns.

Lilly King took the breaststroke rubber match with Yulia Efimova — and set another world record for good measure.

In this weekend’s box-office battle, Sony’s newcomer “The Emoji Movie” was no competition for Warner Bros.’ “Dunkirk.”

If you’re making an evening run to Los Angeles International Airport in the next three weeks, it’s best to avoid parts of the 405 Freeway. Lanes on the busy freeway that many drivers use to get to and from the airport will be fully or partially closed at night for 15 weekdays.

Bernhard Langer won the Senior British Open on Sunday in rain and wind at Royal Porthcawl in Bridgend, Wales, for his record-extending 10th senior major title and fifth in the last 10.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel overcame technical difficulties to win a tense Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday and extend his championship lead over rival Lewis Hamilton to 14 points heading into the summer break.

Question: We recently traveled to Spain and Portugal. When paying by credit card, we were given the option of paying in euros or dollars. It was unclear which was more advisable. I carry a co-branded airline credit card that doesn’t charge a foreign transaction fee, so if you can pay in dollars...

After decades of pushing single plans and products that didn’t prove effective for a large chunk of the population, the health and wellness industry is finally zeroing in on more precise solutions tailored to the individual.

Mike Jankowski and 12 of his friends went to St. Andrews, Scotland, for a week in June. They do a golf trip every year, but this was their first time overseas. Jankowski and couple of his friends left the links one afternoon to visit the ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral, Scotland’s largest medieval...

An Afternoon in Old Vienna With Judith Hill The Grammy-winning vocalist joins California Philharmonic for standards and original songs; program also includes works by Brahms, Bruckner and Johann Strauss II. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., L.A. Sun., 2 p.m. $30-$112. (323) 850-2000.

Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey star in an adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” and Halle Berry returns in the thriller “Kidnap.” The dance documentary “Step” and “Hell or High Water” writer Taylor Sheridan’s directorial effort “Wind River,” starring Jeremy Renner, highlight limited...

Capsule reviews are by Philip Brandes (P.B.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.)

MT. WHITNEY

Workshop

REI experts will discuss how to apply for a hiking permit, plan a route, and choose proper equipment and food.

When, where: 7 p.m. Tuesday at the REI store in Rancho Cucamonga, 12218 E. Foothill Blvd.

Admission, info: Free. (909) 646-8360

SAN PEDRO

Beach cleanup

Volunteers...

USC faced a choice five years ago: Keep Dr. Carmen Puliafito at the helm of the Keck School of Medicine or replace him.

BalletNow Dancers from American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, the Royal Ballet, “So You Think You Can Dance,” etc., perform. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A. Sun., 2 p.m. $34 and up. (213) 972-0711.

On a mountainous pack trip, you can explore the peaks and creeks on horseback, with a mule lugging your gear, then camp by a lake. Here's how it works.