Новости за 23.01.2017

GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Greenville, Mississippi, say a man was shot to death by police after walking out of a house firing a handgun at officers. Police Chief Delando Wilson Johnson tells The Delta Democrat-Times (http://bit.ly/2kkx9F0 ) that 44-year-old Ronnie Lee Shorter died at the scene. The Washington County coroner said he had […]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It’s the start of quarterfinals at the Australian Open on Tuesday, and none of the other three will likely be as compelling as the one between Roger Federer and Mischa Zverev. Federer has 17 Grand Slam singles titles but is playing in his first official tournament in six months after a […]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A person familiar with the agreement says the Texas Rangers and free agent first baseman James Loney have agreed to a minor league contract. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal hasn’t been announced. If Loney makes the major league roster out of […]

DENVER (AP) — Weed on Craigslist? It is widely for sale in Colorado, but legislation moving through the state Legislature aims to crack down on those who sell marijuana illegally using online ads. A bill approved unanimously by the state Senate on Monday would make it a misdemeanor to advertise pot if the person does […]

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy in southwest Florida tried to kill a woman he had been defrauding. Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight told reporters Monday that 46-year-old Deputy Frankie Bybee had befriended the victim, a 79-year-old Sarasota woman, while responding to a service call in October. Knight said when the woman […]

NEW YORK (AP) — At the dawn of the Donald Trump administration, “Saturday Night Live’s” own Trump — Alec Baldwin — will be back as the show’s guest host for the 17th time. The NBC show said Monday that Baldwin will host the Feb. 11 show. Baldwin, who has been portraying Trump on a semi-regular […]

Jeff Raikes rose to prominence in a 27-year career at the tech giant and later became CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

TORONTO (AP) — A Wall Street tycoon who advises U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday “things should go well for Canada” if the new U.S. leader reopens the North American Free Trade Agreement, noting that Canada has a balanced trade relationship with the United States. Stephen Schwarzman, who leads Trump’s economic advisory group, met with […]

A song by a Los Angeles singer-songwriter that was performed by a flash mob of women in pink, pointy-eared hats at the Women’s March on Washington is being heralded as the anthem of the movement. MILCK , whose real name is Connie Lim, led some two dozen singers Saturday in her song “Quiet,” which is […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is on track to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick to run the CIA and is expected to vote on his nomination Monday evening. Rep. Mike Pompeo, a conservative Republican from Kansas and a member of the House intelligence committee, faced a mostly nonconfrontational confirmation hearing on Jan. 12. Senate Republicans […]

The Colts are expected to interview Seahawks' co-directors of player personnel Scott Fitterer and Trent Kirchner for their suddenly vacant general manager position.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a lawsuit Monday in New York alleging that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by allowing his business to accept payments from foreign governments. A brief look at what the group is and what it does. WHAT IS IT? […]

NEW YORK (AP) — In 2004, PBS aired a film about Alzheimer’s disease.            The grim takeaway:             — It’s incurable and deadly. — With the aging of the U.S. population (especially by the outsized baby-boom generation) the number of cases is skyrocketing accordingly. Most Read StoriesMan shot at UW no racist, friends insist, despite shooter’s […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man and woman accused of starving and torturing their 16-year-old daughter have pleaded not guilty in her October death. Nicole Finn and Joseph Finn Jr., of West Des Moines, are charged with kidnapping, two counts of child endangerment and one of neglect or abandonment of a dependent person. […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky attorney general’s office says state police violated the state’s open-records law by refusing to turn over a copy of bodycam video from the fatal shooting of a suspect by municipal police. In the opinion Monday, the AG’s office sided with Kathy Harris, whose son Joseph Harris was fatally shot […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A judge is asking defense lawyers to talk to prosecutors about when to start a retrial for a South Carolina police officer on a murder charge in a traffic stop shooting. Michael Slager’s attorneys want to delay the scheduled March 1 retrial. Media outlets report that Circuit Judge Clifton Newman will […]

The Roche Harbor Salmon Classic two-day fishing derby ended Saturday on a high note with excellent water conditions that lead to an awesome catch of hatchery chinook. A total of 347 anglers weighed-in 156 fish on Friday (Jan. 20), which was a record high dating back to 2013 when 104 fish were tallied. During Sunday […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he has selected former Republican congresswoman Heather Wilson of New Mexico to be secretary of the Air Force. Wilson, an Air Force Academy graduate, served as an Air Force officer in Europe during the 1980s and was on the National Security Council staff under President George H.W. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Down is up. The sky is red. Dogs are birthing kittens. Facts? Nope. Try “alternative facts.” The internet went wild after a top Trump adviser, Kellyanne Conway, said the administration was supplying the media with “alternative facts.” The comment came after she was asked why Trump press secretary Sean Spicer mischaracterized […]

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Navy sailor has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for trying to hire a hit man to kill his estranged wife. WAVY-TV reported Monday (http://bit.ly/2jR1tu0 ) that Chadwick Ghesquiere got three years less than what prosecutors had sought. Chadwick pleaded guilty in October. Court documents say federal agents learned […]

NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s says global sales rose 2.7 percent at established locations as growth overseas offset a drop in the U.S. The world’s biggest burger chain attributed the decline at home to a tough comparison from the year-ago period, when it launched its all-day breakfast menu. The results nevertheless illustrate challenges for McDonald’s […]

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The trial is beginning for a man accused of conspiring to detonate a bomb at a Florida Keys beach in solidarity with the Islamic State militant group. Opening statements were scheduled Monday morning in Key West federal court in the case of 25-year-old Harlem Suarez. Prosecutors say the trial is […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Wayne Brady says he had to abandon a performance of “Hamilton” in Chicago because he hurt his leg during the show. The improv comedian and game show host, who is playing Aaron Burr at The PrivateBank Theatre, told the Chicago Sun-Times (http://bit.ly/2iV8eMo ) that he jumped off a stair during the first […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The bodies of 10 people believed to be Indonesian migrants were found washed ashore in Malaysia on Monday not far from a capsized boat, officials said. Two Indonesians were rescued. A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency official said villagers discovered the bodies of six women and four men on a beach […]

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — President Donald Trump’s position that all countries have the right to put their own interests first was the key phrase of his inaugural address, the prime minister of Hungary said Monday. Prime Minister Viktor Orban interpreted Trump’s statement as “the end of multilateralism” and as permission for Hungary to also put […]