Новости за 07.03.2017

HOUSTON (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s energy minister says OPEC production cuts are working to bolster crude prices and his country will look at whether other oil-producing nations are living up to their promises to curtail pumping before deciding whether to extend the cutbacks beyond this summer. Khalid Al-Falih expressed no great alarm Tuesday about the […]

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Donald Trump may rule Twitter, but he’s no match for his Slovenian counterpart on Instagram. Borut Pahor, who is known as “Barbie” and along with Melania Trump is Slovenia’s other former fashion model making international headlines, has been actively using social media to get his message across. He started releasing his […]

The first Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane rolled out of its Renton final assembly plant Tuesday morning.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a county clerk in Kentucky who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2015 doesn’t have to pay legal fees for the couples who sued her. Attorneys for the couples who sued Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis asked the court to award them […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Gorging on bacon, skimping on nuts? These are among food habits that new research links with deaths from heart disease, strokes and diabetes. Overeating or not eating enough of the 10 foods and nutrients contributes to nearly half of U.S. deaths from these causes, the study suggests. “Good” foods that were under-eaten […]

PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a Michigan man who was arrested for driving with his ex-wife in a records screw-up that put him in jail for three days. Federal Judge Laurie Michelson said Monday that the arrest was “unfortunate.” But she says police acted reasonably in carrying out […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Casino license? Don’t need one. Alternative tax payment? I’ll pass. Power plant debt? Not my problem. Fees to spruce up the neighborhood? No, thanks. One thing has been a constant in Glenn Straub’s two-year tenure as owner of Atlantic City’s former Revel casino — a refusal to follow rules that […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A handful of Southeastern Conference teams are heading to Music City looking to prove the league’s tournament isn’t just Kentucky’s annual March gift to the Wildcat faithful. Yes, the eighth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats just won their 48th SEC regular season title and are the two-time defending champs at a tournament they’ve won […]

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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has released a policy draft that would make it easier for his officers to use force than a previous draft of the same policy he released last fall. The Chicago Police Department has been under intense pressure to change its ways following the release of a video […]

A jovial Donald Trump on Tuesday greeted the first wave of tourists to the White House since his inauguration.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge is allowing former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois to end supervised release early. Jackson, the son of civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson, was given a 2 ½-year prison sentence for spending $750,000 in campaign money on personal items. Attorney John Colette had argued in a court […]

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man who hit a police officer with his car in South Carolina has been shot in the arm by a second officer. Aiken County Sheriff’s spokesman Capt. Eric Abdullah said in a news release that deputies were investigating two suspicious cars around 3 p.m. Monday when one […]

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — University of Oregon football co-offensive coordinator David Reaves spent little more than a day on the job but was paid more than $60,000. The Register-Guard reported Tuesday (http://bit.ly/2lYMyfz ) that Reaves received $3,750 for 26 hours of work when he resigned Feb. 3 after being arrested on suspicion of driving under […]

GENEVA (AP) — Fast, high-performance station wagons are a thing at this year’s Geneva auto show. Just please don’t call them station wagons. Volkswagen’s Porsche, Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz and BMW AG all introduced vehicles with long, roomy rear ends — but with powerful engines that set them far apart from the stereotypical suitcase- and pet-transporters […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Anti-Defamation League and several Jewish community centers across the country have received a new round of bomb threats. New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce says there were five threats in New York City on Tuesday morning, including to the ADL. The JCC Association of North America says […]

AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) — The newly designated Harriet Tubman national historic site in central New York has launched a crowdfunding campaign to buy a rare photograph of the 19-th century abolitionist. Swann Galleries in New York City said earlier this year it would offer the photo for sale at its Manhattan auction house on March […]

Monday's "The Rachel Maddow Show" opened with Maddow showing a map of Seattle and Tacoma.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Matt Hasselbeck is one of the poster boys for success when it comes to backup quarterbacks changing teams and becoming effective starters in the NFL. After throwing just 29 passes in his first three seasons as Brett Favre’s backup in Green Bay, Hasselbeck spent most of the next 10 years […]

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Best-selling author Stephen King is proving he can cook up a short story about President Donald Trump in 130-character increments. King took to Twitter over the weekend to ridicule Trump’s claim that his predecessor tapped the phones at Trump Tower before the election. The horror writer from Maine concocted a mocking […]

PARIS (AP) — French officials say an avalanche has struck the Alpine ski resort of Tignes, and rescue services have launched a search. The Savoie prefecture said the avalanche struck on Tuesday morning without giving details about potential casualties. French media reported that several skiers have been caught up when the avalanche hit. Police forces […]

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A general strike called by ethnic groups a day after police fire killed at least three protesters shut down markets, schools and transport in much of southern Nepal on Tuesday. Police had opened fire Monday on protesters attempting to disrupt a political rally, killing at least three and wounding dozens in […]

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s military and an activist group say government forces and their allies are approaching a main water pumping station controlled by the Islamic State group in the country’s north. The government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media says troops are now just miles from the station, which supplies the northern city of Aleppo, Syria’s […]

BEIJING (AP) — Jackie Chan says letting more Hollywood movies into the Chinese market would put pressure on Chinese filmmakers to boost the quality of their domestic output. Negotiators from China and the U.S. are expected to reach a new agreement this year on releasing foreign films in China, now the world’s No. 2 movie […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russia says that the United Nations’ highest judicial body does not have jurisdiction to rule on Ukrainian allegations that Moscow sponsors terrorism by funneling arms and money to separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine and is also responsible for discriminating against ethnic groups in Crimea. Roman Kolodkin, the legal director of […]