Новости за 31.03.2017

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister is appealing to the international community to invest in the country’s infrastructure and educational system to help alleviate the enormous burden of hosting more than a million Syrian refugees. Speaking to a group of journalists ahead of the April 5 conference in Brussels on supporting the future of Syria, […]

NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — Authorities are identifying a man who died after shots were fired during encounters with police in Pennsylvania and in Delaware. New Castle County police in Delaware identified the man in a statement Friday as 28-year-old Leroy Brown of Philadelphia. Philadelphia police say an officer there shot Brown on Wednesday when […]

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll seems almost giddy at the thought of Thomas Rawls and Jimmy Graham having a healthy off-season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A reporter for the website Gizmodo says she’s uncovered a stealth Twitter account that she believes belongs to FBI Director James Comey. Comey acknowledged in a speech Wednesday that he was “on Twitter now,” though he did not reveal his account information. In a first-person account posted Thursday, Gizmodo journalist Ashley Feinberg […]

BENEDICT, N.D. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a 9-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the head while playing with his 11-year-old cousin in central North Dakota. The Ward County Sheriff’s Department says the two were playing with a .22-caliber pistol at a home in Benedict on Wednesday evening when the gun fired and struck […]

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Protesters at Villanova University have disrupted a lecture by a social scientist criticized as being racist. Charles Murray delivered a lecture on “Trumpism” and liberty at the school in suburban Philadelphia on Thursday. Protesters gathered at the lecture hall, chanting “No Murray! No KKK! No fascist USA!” University public safety officers […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Eric Wilson feels he always needs an alibi. He rarely leaves his wife’s side when not at work. He talks on the phone whenever he’s in his car to leave a record of his location. One of four former sailors known as the “Norfolk Four,” Wilson was pardoned last week by […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Attorneys for the developer of the Dakota Access pipeline are fighting an attempt by Sioux tribes to argue that oil under their water source potentially interferes with their religion, even as the company steadily fills the line with oil. The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes sued last summer on […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Convicted South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof is set to plead guilty to state murder charges to avoid a second death sentence. Solicitor Scarlett Wilson told The Associated Press on Friday Roof is scheduled to enter a guilty plea during a hearing April 10 in Charleston. She said he will enter […]

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles reconnected with one of his ancestors on Friday, walking past a statue of Vlad the Impaler during a tour of Bucharest on his final day in Romania. The prince’s three-nation trip is seen as an effort to reassure European Union nations that Britain remains a close ally despite […]

March is not going out like a lamb in parts of New England. A major snowstorm that arrives Friday evening in Maine and New Hampshire will bring snow through much of April Fools’ Day, which is Saturday. The National Weather Service says some places, including higher terrain between Nashua and Keene in New Hampshire, could […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutor: Convicted Charleston church shooter to plead guilty to state murder charges to avoid 2nd death sentence.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is criticizing President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts to international programs, saying “turning our backs on diplomacy won’t make our country safer.” The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee made the comments in a speech at Georgetown University on Friday. She also took a veiled swipe at the […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Washington will ease sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine only when Moscow respects commitments to help restore peace. Tillerson said Friday that “the United States sanctions will remain until Moscow reverses the actions that triggered our sanctions.” He said separate sanctions imposed over […]

Weekend Fishing Opportunities as reported by Oregon Fish and Wildlife: Spring Chinook angling is open to both boat and bank anglers from Buoy 10 upstream to Beacon Rock, except for the sanctuary at the Lewis River Mouth.  Beacon Rock to Bonneville Dam is open to bank angling only.  For sanctuary details please follow the Sport […]

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Pennsylvania man charged along with his girlfriend in the rape, death and dismemberment of her 14-year-old adopted daughter. Bucks County prosecutors made the announcement Friday, when 44-year-old Jacob Sullivan waived his formal arraignment on homicide, rape, kidnapping and other charges in the […]

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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A fellow inmate is suspected of fatally beating a serial killer dubbed the “Angel of Death” inside the cell where he was serving multiple life sentences, authorities said Friday. No charges have been filed yet and the name of the suspect hasn’t been released, said Lt. Robert Sellers, a State Highway […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Patrik Elias, the New Jersey Devils’ all-time leading scorer, is retiring after a career that spanned almost two decades and included two Stanley Cup titles. The 40-year-old native of the Czech Republic announced his retirement in a statement Friday. He has not played this season. Elias played all of his 18 […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — DuPont and Dow have once again postponed their proposed $62 billion merger, saying they expect the deal to close in August. The chemical giants’ merger has already been pushed back several times, as regulatory agencies in the U.S. and abroad scrutinize the deal. When DuPont and Dow announced the merger in December […]

ATLANTA (AP) — A major effect on traffic in a city already known for gridlock is expected after a massive fire caused a bridge on Interstate 85 to collapse in Atlanta. Georgia’s top transportation official said there’s no way to tell when the highway, which carries 250,000 cars a day, can be safely reopened to […]

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian navy says its submarines have increased combat patrols to the level last seen during the Cold War. The navy chief, Adm. Vladimir Korolyov, said Friday in remarks carried by state RIA Novosti news agency that Russian submarine crews spent more than 3,000 days on patrol last year, matching the Soviet-era […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police chief: Malaysia allowed 3 North Koreans sought in Kim Jong Nam case to leave after getting their statements.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For a person whose life always seemed to revolve around South Korea’s huge presidential palace, the next several months will be lived on a much smaller scale. Park Geun-hye entered the Seoul Detention Center in a black sedan before dawn Friday after a court approved her arrest on corruption allegations. […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union softened its line on Britain’s exit from the bloc Friday, with Council President Donald Tusk signaling some flexibility on allowing talks on a new relationship before the divorce proceedings are complete. In the draft guidelines obtained by the Associated Press, it says that the EU and Britain must first […]