Новости за 25.03.2017

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities learned a 6-year-old brought a gun to an elementary school outside Los Angeles, but parents of other students didn’t learn about it for nearly two weeks. The student’s grandmother found the firearm in his backpack earlier in March. The Sun newspaper reported (goo.gl/3spf8z) that the child said he received […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The governor of Alaska says the owner of an underwater pipeline leaking processed natural gas will temporarily shut down gas production that feeds into the line. The office of Gov. Bill Walker said Saturday that Hilcorp Alaska has agreed to the temporary shutdown for safety and environmental reasons. The pipeline is […]

Mariners sluggers Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz are sidelined with head colds but the team hopes they will return to the Cactus League lineup by Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — French Air Force fighter jets have staged a colorful flyover across New York Harbor. The eight Alpha Jets from the Patrouille de France streaked across the sky Saturday, making designs with trailing red, white and blue display smoke. The jets were accompanied by an A400 airbus and two additional Alpha jets […]

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho woman told police she crashed into a deer because she was distracted by a sasquatch in her rearview mirror. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/2n2zshf ) that the 50-year-old Tensed woman was driving south on U.S. Highway 95 on Wednesday when she struck a deer near Potlatch. The […]

BOSTON (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” star Michael Che (CHAY) is not backing away from comments he made about Boston, when he called it the “most racist city” he has ever visited. The Boston Globe (http://bit.ly/2n34WDF) reports that the co-anchor of “Weekend Update” told a Boston University crowd Thursday about how he received angry messages […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Federal investigators have recovered a bright orange data recorder, often referred to as a “black box,” after the fiery crash of a small plane into a suburban Atlanta subdivision. WSB-TV reports (http://2wsb.tv/2nQW7kP ) that federal investigators said at a Saturday briefing that the pilot told air traffic controllers before the crash that […]

RINGGOLD, La. (AP) — Authorities say an apparent tornado demolished a church as a large system of storms threatened several states across the South and Midwest. The Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday that the storm destroyed the Ringgold Assembly of God Church in Ringgold, Louisiana, late Friday night. No injuries were reported. The […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman says he expects “to be vindicated” on allegations he conspired with staffers to bilk conservative foundations out of at least $775,000 that was meant for charitable purposes and voter education. After a court hearing Friday, Stockman told reporters he didn’t intend to plead guilty or enter into […]

Photos from authorities on the scene show a sedan with a badly-damaged front end.

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who owns an apartment at Trump Tower is being fined $1,000 by the city after they say she wrongly rented it out on Airbnb. According to an affidavit and summons, Yelena Yelagina owns apartment 30H at 721 Fifth Avenue. The New York Times reported it was available since around […]

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Hamas supporters waving the movement’s green flag marched through the streets of Gaza Saturday for the funeral of a militant leader and high-profile former prisoner who was mysteriously shot dead, as the group’s leaders pledged retribution. Senior Hamas member Mazen Faqha was found shot dead at the […]

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — An investigation has found that the outgoing leader of the University of California’s Berkeley campus improperly accepted free benefits, mostly related to personal fitness. A report released Friday was heavily blacked out, but the readable portions said Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks didn’t pay for $5,000 worth of a gym membership and […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Pulisic gallops elegantly past defenders like a gazelle, with the enthusiasm of youth and a sense of positioning that belies his inexperience. At age 18, he’s getting significant playing time at European power Borussia Dortmund. And he’s American. “I just think he’s so much further ahead than I was […]

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — A lawyer for the man accused of setting off bombs last year in New Jersey and New York, injuring dozens, is seeking a change of venue for his trial on attempted murder charges stemming from a shootout with police. Deputy Public Defender Peter Liguori said Ahmad Rahimi can’t get a fair […]

Fred Glass wanted to hire a proven winner for Indiana’s next coach. The athletic director didn’t have to wait long — or travel far to find what he was looking for. On Saturday, less than 24 hours after UCLA coach Steve Alford pulled his name out of the sweepstakes, Glass announced he had hired Archie […]

Here is the latest fishing report from Annie Meseberg at Mar Don Resort on Potholes Reservoir: The Sand Hill Crane Festival is this weekend (March 24-26).  Many exciting activities are scheduled, please visit their website for event information. Details:  www.sandhillcranefestival.org. Just by taking a drive around the Royal Slope Area you can see Sand Hill […]

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Officials say a self-driving Uber SUV was operating on its own when it was struck by another vehicle making a left turn at an intersection in Arizona, where the company is testing autonomous vehicles. No one was seriously injured. Uber says its vehicles have been grounded as it investigates. Police in […]

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A western New York man found guilty of attacking a Japanese tourist in a Niagara Falls park has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. Robert MacLeod was found guilty of robbery, sexual abuse and assault in January following the attack on Christmas night in 2015. The 45-year-old man was sentenced […]

HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — A Korean War soldier from Massachusetts is finally getting a proper farewell 67 years after he was reported missing in action. The remains of Cpl. Jules Hauterman (HOTT’-uhr-man) are scheduled to return to Holyoke on Wednesday. Hauterman was a medic attached to the 31st Regimental Combat Team who went missing in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Residents of a posh Washington neighborhood say the Trump clan doesn’t make for very good neighbors, hogging parking on an already crowded street and leaving trash bags rotting on the curb. A big part of the complaint: a huge security presence, with even a trip to the playground requiring three vans. Neighbors […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans’ failure to repeal Barack Obama’s health care law deals a serious blow to another big part of President Donald Trump’s agenda: tax reform. Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., say they will soon turn their attention to the first major re-write of the tax code in more than 30 […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest in a string of brutality case against Rikers Island guards has added fuel to a growing debate on whether New York City’s notoriously violent jail complex has become so dysfunctional it should be shut down. At least 35 staff members at Rikers have faced criminal charges in the past […]

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Eleven endangered wild elephants in Cambodia were rescued Saturday, four days after getting stuck in mud, officials said. The elephants were rescued in northeastern Mondulkiri province, home to about 250 wild elephants, said Wildlife Alliance official Bothmroath Lebun. The chief of Mondulkiri’s environment department, Keo Sopheak, who headed the rescue […]

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Riot police in the Belarusian capital have raided the office of a human-rights group hours ahead of an attempt by opposition activists to mount a large protest march. Authorities banned the demonstration planned for Saturday afternoon and dozens of police detention trucks were deployed in the center of Minsk. The authoritarian […]