Новости за 08.02.2017

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A white man accused of fatally shooting a black teenager in West Virginia now faces federal gun charges. Media outlets report that William Pulliam was indicted Tuesday on charges of lying on federal forms to purchase the gun police say he used to shoot 15-year-old James Harvey Means last November. Prosecutors […]

Actor Tom Hiddleston is opening up about his romance last summer with Taylor Swift. The “Avengers” and “Thor” star tells GQ for the magazine’s March cover story that Swift is “an amazing woman” and says they “had the best time” as a couple. But he adds that a relationship in the limelight “always takes work.” […]

MARGATE, N.J. (AP) — A plan to build protective sand dunes along part of the New Jersey shoreline can proceed after a federal judge rejected fears raised by opponents of the dunes, including a claim that the sand piles could help spread the Zika virus. Citing the mosquito-borne illness that has caused birth defects in […]

Why does our president feel it necessary to disparage and be mean to those who disagree with his actions? Is he not sufficiently mature to understand that there will always be those who disagree with him? Why can he not be gracious enough to honor the right of individuals to disagree with him without making […]

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say they are investigating after a trooper shot at and wounded a suspect who drove toward him. Police said in a statement that a trooper responding to the scene of a domestic disturbance Tuesday night in Madison County exited his cruiser and located the man who was believed […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are advancing a proposal to add firing squad, electrocution and gas chamber as execution methods in case a court blocks the use of lethal injection drugs. Republican Rep. Andy Gipson says House Bill 638 is a response to lawsuits by “liberal, left-wing radicals.” The bill passed the House amid […]

Toyota has marked 50 years of its stalwart and economical Corolla by giving it new styling and features and a nicer interior while keeping it under $20,000. The base model, the Corolla L starts, at $19,385, including the destination charge. It comes with a 132-horsepower four-cylinder engine and continuously variable transmission that a driver operates […]

ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — A deputy sheriff in eastern Kentucky has been suspended after authorities say he made a racist comment on Facebook. Local media outlets reported Tuesday that Boyd County Sheriff Bobby Woods confirmed in a statement that the post came from the deputy but did not name him. He was suspended for 24 […]

BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency says it will contribute key components for a future NASA mission to take humans around the moon within the next few years. Astronauts haven’t gone beyond a low orbit around Earth since 1972, when NASA ended its Apollo program. The European Space Agency and aerospace company Airbus have […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A full moon and comet share double billing in a special night sky show this weekend. A lunar eclipse starts everything off Friday night. The moon will pass into Earth’s penumbra, or outer shadow. The moon won’t be blacked out like in a full eclipse. Only part of the moon […]

PARIS (AP) — French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has denied online chatter that he was having a secret gay affair. His head-on, humorous tackling of the gossip was the latest turn in a presidential race proving as twisty as a Tour de France road. And that’s with polling day still more than two months away. […]

Online dating, everyone seems to be doing it. Whether you’re looking for your soul mate, a free date or a new BFF, dating websites and apps put eligible singles right at your fingertips. The idea of meeting that special someone through a screen may be off-putting to some, but with new apps and websites that […]

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — An attorney for an Ohio woman who called 911 to report shooting her ex-husband in the head during an argument says she acted in self-defense. The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News (http://bit.ly/2lkBk8t ) reports that a defense attorney says 46-year-old Dawn Shearer shot her ex-husband after he chased her outside their home in Middletown. […]

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man serving two life sentences for causing a massive Indianapolis house explosion has had 50 years added to his prison time for trying to have a witness killed. A Marion County judge ordered the additional sentence Wednesday against 47-year-old Mark Leonard. A jury convicted Leonard last week of conspiracy to commit […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A soldier welcomed his Afghan interpreter to the United States after buying him a plane ticket to ensure he would get in quickly amid concerns the Trump administration may expand its travel ban to Afghanistan. Army Capt. Matthew Ball yelled out “Qismat!” as he ran and hugged Qismat Amin at the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The horrific 1955 Mississippi slaying of Emmett Till, which helped trigger the modern civil rights movement, should be re-investigated now that a key witness is quoted as saying she lied about what the black teen said and did before he was lynched, Till’s relatives say. Two of Till’s cousins, Wheeler Parker […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s interior ministry says it has arrested nine members of a major hacking group suspected of stealing millions of dollars from Russian bank accounts. Police spokeswoman Irina Volk said in a statement on Wednesday that the nine people were arrested last month in Moscow, St. Petersburg and three other regions as part […]

TEANECK, N.J. (AP) — Facing pressure from an activist investor, Cognizant Technology Solutions agreed to appoint three new independent directors to the board and launch an aggressive effort to return cash to investors. As part of an agreement with activist investor Elliott Management, Cognizant said Wednesday that two of the directors will be named prior […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman was released Wednesday from a federal prison in Louisiana where he was serving a six-year sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice, a family spokesman said. Longtime aide Chip Hill said Siegelman’s brother received a call Wednesday morning confirming his release. Federal prison officials are driving […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — Two Israeli rights groups have asked the country’s Supreme Court to overturn a new law legalizing West Bank settlements. Adalah and the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center appealed to the high court on Wednesday, asking it to block implementation of the bill passed in parliament this week that sets out […]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A spokesman says South Sudan’s president will seek election next year, in what will be the first vote on Salva Kiir’s leadership since the turbulent country won independence. Ateny Wek Ateny told The Associated Press that Kiir “is a uniting factor. If he leaves power now, the whole country will collapse.” […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says a suicide bomber attacked the gate of a district headquarters in the eastern Paktia province, killing two civilians. Abdullah Asrat, spokesman for the provincial governor, said Wednesday that a police officer was wounded in the attack, which took place in Patan district near the Pakistan border. Asrat […]

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s House of Commons is set to approve a bill authorizing the start of exit talks with the European Union — a major step on the road to Brexit. The bill sailed through an earlier vote last week and is very likely to pass and move to the House of Lords, keeping […]

UFA, Russia (AP) — Flowers and butterflies are what a Russian tattoo artist gives to victims of domestic violence to help hide the physical scars from abusive relationships they want to put in the past. Yevgeniya Zakhar posted an ad on her social media page last year offering to ink abused women for free after […]