Новости за 27.03.2017

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Despite an adverse legal ruling, landowners in northeastern Pennsylvania are planning to continue their fight to drill for natural gas in the Delaware River watershed. Wayne Land and Mineral Group LLC is battling the Delaware River Basin Commission for the right to drill on its 180-acre property in Wayne County. The […]

FAIRVIEW, N.J. (AP) — A New York City woman has recovered her wedding and engagement rings from a New Jersey dump with some help from sanitation workers. Shannon Lombardo says she accidentally threw out the rings, which were in a paper towel. She called 311 and the city delayed pickups from her Upper West Side […]

LONDON (AP) — The family of an American slain in last week’s terror attack in London expressed gratitude for the kindness of strangers on Monday, offering hope and resolve that some good would result from the tragedy. Kurt W. Cochran, 54, of Utah, was on the last day of a European trip celebrating his 25th […]

Police have detained two people they believe were involved in the Monday morning incident. It appears that no one was injured.

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York City police detective has been arrested on charges that he exposed himself outside the Long Island homes of four teenagers. Newsday (http://nwsdy.li/2nYMlNI ) says Detective Richard Francis is charged with public lewdness, trespassing and child endangerment. After the first three incidents in February, police questioned a registered […]

Dick's Drive-In allowed fans to vote for where its new location should be, and the results are in.

It is supposed to help protect human-rights activists, labor organizers and journalists working in risky environments, but a GPS-enabled “panic button” that Colombia’s government has issued to about 400 people could be exposing them to more peril. The pocket-sized devices are designed to notify authorities in the event of an attack or attempted kidnapping. But […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The eight Arkansas inmates scheduled for lethal injection next month are asking a federal judge to block the state’s unprecedented plan to conduct four nights of double executions over a 10-day period. Attorneys for the inmates filed a motion Monday seeking a preliminary injunction to prevent their executions, which are […]

When Andong Song started playing hockey in China at age 6, he wore figure skates on his feet and had to use the straight parts of short-track speedskating rinks for practice. His father brought back equipment from his travels one piece at a time, and his family moved to Canada a few years later so […]

The Auburn Republican voted for the GOP health-care bill in a House committee earlier this month, and now the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is targeting him for it.

Petersen says Huskies are back to square one on the first day of spring ball.

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia lawmaker is defending his proposal asking House colleagues to recognize “Confederate History Month,” but black lawmakers charge it glorifies a time when slavery was acceptable. State Republican Rep. Tommy Benton of Jefferson says his proposed resolution would honor Southern heritage. Lawmakers frequently use resolutions to recognize individuals or occasions. State […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of First Amendment attorneys sued the Trump administration on Monday over access to data showing how often U.S. citizens and visitors had their electronic devices searched and the contents catalogued at American border crossings. The complaint by Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute said the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t […]

AVONDALE, La. (AP) — PGA Tour star Jason Day expects to travel to Augusta, Georgia on Friday to start practicing for the Masters, but said he could still pull out of the season’s first major, depending on his mother’s prognosis following surgery for lung cancer last week. “Obviously, I’m still nervous because we’re still waiting […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is continuing its tough talk against “sanctuary cities,” which shelter people living in the country illegally by refusing to help the federal government enforce immigration laws. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he is “urging states and local jurisdictions to comply with these federal laws.” He says the Justice Department […]

PHOENIX (AP) — NFL owners approved the Oakland Raiders’ move to Las Vegas at the league meetings Monday. The vote was a foregone conclusion after the league and Raiders were not satisfied with Oakland’s proposals for a new stadium, and Las Vegas stepped up with $750 million in public money. Bank of America also is […]

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — An eastern Indiana woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the neglect of her 15-year-old niece who weighed just 40 pounds when she was admitted to a hospital. The (Anderson) Herald Bulletin (http://bit.ly/2nFb1KF ) reports that the 23-year-old aunt from Anderson was sentenced Monday on six counts of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is calling on Russia to immediately release all peaceful protesters arrested over the weekend during a large anti-government demonstration. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the U.S. “strongly condemns the detention of hundreds of peaceful protesters throughout Russia on Sunday.” Spicer on Monday read a State Department statement […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a northeast Florida woman has pleaded guilty to smuggling a Mexican woman into the U.S. as a pregnancy surrogate and instead forced her into domestic labor through abuse. Acting U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Morrow on Monday said 47-year-old Esthela Clark of Jacksonville pleaded guilty to forced labor and […]

A federal judge has upheld a decision not to release a Mexican man who was arrested last month near Seattle despite his participation in a program designed to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The father of a 4-year-old boy hit by a vehicle in Cincinnati says he doesn’t condone the subsequent slaying of the driver and is sorry for the man’s family. Police say 44-year-old Jamie Urton got out of his car after hitting the child Friday and was repeatedly shot in a confrontation. Initial […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A 94-year-old Indiana woman is celebrating 44 years of working at McDonald’s. The Evansville Courier & Press reports (http://bit.ly/2n9mtLj ) friends and co-workers threw a party for Loraine Maurer, of Evansville, last week. Maurer started working at McDonald’s in 1973 and has been a fixture behind the counter at several locations […]

DUXBURY, Mass. (AP) — Animal rescuers have saved 10 of 12 dolphins that were stranded along the Massachusetts shoreline. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2nrgeVL ) the stranding in Duxbury was reported around 5 p.m. Sunday. Six dolphins were able to get back into the water as the tide rose. Rescuers managed to help two others […]

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s broadcast regulator has ordered a television channel to suspend its over-the-air broadcasting for a week for what it called biased reports affecting national security. The reasoning for the order issued Monday by the National Broadcasting and Television Commission was challenged by Voice TV, which said in a statement that although it […]

ORASAC, Serbia (AP) — Ahead of Serbia’s presidential election on Sunday, a political parody has emerged as a true star. His real name is Luka Maksimovic, but the 25-year-old student bidding to become the Balkan country’s next leader has won fame — and public support — appearing as a grossly exaggerated politician, complete with a […]