Новости за 07.02.2017

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Army told Congress on Tuesday that it will allow the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota, completing the disputed four-state project. The Army intends to allow the Lake Oahe crossing as early as Wednesday, according to court documents the Justice […]

CARRBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina mother says surveillance video at the day care where she works caught another worker breastfeeding her 3-month-old son without permission. Kaycee Oxendine told WTVD-TV in Durham (http://abc11.tv/2jZKlUa) that security footage inside Carrboro Early School showed a woman adjusting her top and bringing Oxendine’s 3-month-old son to her chest […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghanistan, America’s longest military fight, is getting little attention so far from the Trump administration despite the protracted struggle to rein in the Taliban and battle a stubborn Islamic State affiliate there. The conflict, now in its 16th year, got only a peripheral mention during President Donald Trump’s visit Monday to U.S. […]

NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon school district banned the Confederate flag from school property following a fight between two girls, one of whom was wearing a hat that included the symbol. North Bend Superintendent Bill Yester says the punches were thrown last week at the high school campus. Neither student has been disciplined […]

Seattle’s proposed University District upzone cleared a major hurdle Tuesday, as the council’s land-use committee voted unanimously to move ahead with the changes.

ALPINE, Texas (AP) — Police say a second man accused of hiding the corpse of a West Texas college student will be returned from Arizona to Texas. Alpine police Lt. Felipe Fierro says Chris Estrada waived extradition Tuesday from Phoenix, where he was arrested a day earlier in the investigation of the death of Zuzu […]

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — When Randy Bennett arrived at Saint Mary’s 16 years ago, he never envisioned it would be a destination job. In a business where coaches routinely move on to bigger jobs if they’re successful or get fired if they aren’t, Bennett was just happy for the opportunity to be a head coach […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge in Las Vegas is considering crucial rulings about what jurors will hear in the trial of six defendants accused of stopping U.S. agents at gunpoint from rounding up cattle near Cliven Bundy’s ranch in April 2014. Jury selection continued Tuesday for a trial that isn’t for the jailed […]

The conference is the third in the area to announce a change because of snowy conditions. Winners of Thursday's games advance to the SeaKing District tournament slated for Feb. 11-21 at Bellevue College.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit hit a four-year peak in 2016 and is posing a tough challenge to President Donald Trump’s drive to shrink the deficit, accelerate the economy and create many more jobs. Trump’s combative stance toward America’s trading partners may not help. The president has threatened to slap punitive tariffs on […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves coach and president Tom Thibodeau said Tuesday the team is eyeing Lance Stephenson, among others, for its open roster spot. Thibodeau said no final decision had been made, but indicated that Stephenson is a strong candidate for a 10-day contract. The 26-year-old started the season in New Orleans before needing […]

NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) — A police officer in suburban Atlanta who was fired after hitting pedestrians while speeding to the scene of an accident now faces a vehicular homicide charge. Police spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera in Gwinnett County, Georgia, says 16-year-old Jose Coreas-Mejia died from his injuries Monday morning. The boy was one of two […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday he has “serious, serious concerns” about President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee after their meeting, complaining that the federal judge “avoided answers like the plague.” Schumer, who met with Judge Neil Gorsuch Tuesday, stopped short of saying he would oppose the nomination. The New York […]

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger understands people may have questions about the many legal issues surrounding the Jayhawks’ storied basketball program, an avalanche of off-the-court news that in recent weeks has cast a shadow over Allen Fieldhouse. He also hopes people understand many of them cannot be discussed publicly. In a […]

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — A school bus and car crashed in California, toppling the bus onto its side and critically injuring two people, including a student Tuesday, authorities said. Nine others received minor injuries. The driver of the car and a student on the bus were hospitalized, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Richard Licon said. […]

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — University of California, Berkeley police took a hands-off approach to protesters on the campus last week when violent rioters caused chaos when they overtook a largely peaceful protest against a right-wing speaker. But that response by campus officers is being questioned amid widening political polarization and increasingly hostile demonstrators. Last week’s […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Another round of bickering is boiling over about temperature readings used in a 2015 study to show how the planet is warming. The issue is about how readings gathered decades ago were adjusted to try to get a clearer picture of how the Earth’s temperature is changing now. Those adjustments have been […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are discussing how to deal with protesters showing up at their town halls and other events in their home districts after angry confrontations this past weekend. GOP leaders told members at a closed-door meeting on Tuesday to be welcoming and polite while arranging for moderators and security. That’s the word […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The city council in Charlottesville, Va., has voted 3-2 to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from Lee Park. The motion, which passed Monday, gives city management staff two months to recommend how to move the imposing equestrian monument. The council also voted Monday to re-name the park. Councilor Wes […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh police have charged a man with drunken driving and fighting with officers who allegedly found him semi-conscious behind the wheel of a car while wearing pink lingerie. Police say 51-year-Daniel Marchese was also exposing himself when they arrived to find him in the running car, going in and out of consciousness […]

BERLIN (AP) — A German court has ordered a German-Turkish author to pay a fine of 11,700 euros ($12,490) for incitement over a speech he gave at an anti-Islam rally. German news agency dpa reported Tuesday that the Dresden regional court issued the fine to Akif Pirincci on Feb. 1. Pirincci was a speaker at […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At $250 million, a new mega mansion in the exclusive Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles is the most expensive home listed in the United States. The passion project of developer and handbag tycoon Bruce Makowsky, the four-level, 38,000-square-foot mansion built on spec includes 12 bedroom suites, 21 bathrooms, five bars, […]

LONDON (AP) — Lawyers for a British Royal Marine commando on Tuesday asked a court to overturn his murder conviction for killing a wounded Taliban fighter in Afghanistan, arguing that mental health problems mean he wasn’t fully responsible for his actions. Sgt. Alexander Blackman was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years by a military […]

Industrial and technology companies led U.S. stocks modestly higher in early trading Tuesday as indexes bounced back from small losses the day before. Energy stocks lagged the most as the price of crude oil headed lower. Investors were sizing up earnings reports from General Motors, Michael Kors and other big companies. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton says he’ll undergo surgery in early March to treat his prostate cancer. The Democratic governor revealed his diagnosis late last month, a day after collapsing during his State of the State address. His doctors have said the cancer was caught early and is treatable through surgery or […]