Новости за 24.05.2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government watchdogs say the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration misled Congress about an aggressive drug enforcement strategy that led to a series of deadly confrontations involving agents in Honduras. In a report released Wednesday, inspectors general for the Justice and State Departments found sweeping problems with the 2012 operation. They say the agency […]

BELTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — More than three decades after a man was found slain in the Washington suburbs, authorities have identified him as an ex-Marine. Prince George’s County Police said Wednesday he was 27-year-old Bennett Louis. His mostly skeletal remains were found in 1984 in woods in Beltsville. Detective Bernard Nelson says the body couldn’t […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kim Reynolds was sworn in as Iowa’s governor on Wednesday, becoming the state’s first woman to hold the job after taking over for longtime Gov. Terry Branstad the same day he was sworn in as the U.S. ambassador to China. Reynolds, a 57-year-old former county treasurer, took the oath of […]

The U.S. Department of Education will reconsider awarding grants to dozens of programs that help low-income students prepare for college after their initial applications were rejected due to formatting errors such as not being double-spaced. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told a House subcommittee on Wednesday in Washington that her agency will reconsider the 77 rejected […]

In this photo by Anupam Nath, a domesticated elephant stands by an injured 10-year-old wild elephant stuck in a swamp in Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary in India. Veterinarians are treating the male elephant’s injured leg to help it get out of the swamp, where it has been trapped for at least five days. The sanctuary is […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump praised the Philippines’ president for an “unbelievable job” in a fight against illegal drugs that has left thousands dead and drawn condemnation from American lawmakers, according to a leaked transcript of their telephone conversation last month. Trump’s discussion with Rodrigo Duterte is likely to reinforce the impression that Trump […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A former aide to the president of the North American professional soccer federation has pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy in a worldwide soccer scandal. Costas Takkas (KAH’-stuhs TAH’-kuhs) worked at CONCACAF (KAHN’-kuh-kaf), the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. He entered the plea Wednesday in federal court […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s advisers are drafting plans to sell some public assets, such as airports, to help pay for a $1 trillion overhaul of the nation’s aging infrastructure. Trump in his budget proposal called for spending $200 billion over a decade to spur private, state and local spending on roads, bridges, highway […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With the flick of a wrist, Sage Karam reveals an ink-stained reminder of Indy. “You got a tattoo? What’d your dad say?” friend and IndyCar driver Marco Andretti asked. “Kicked me out for three days,” Karam said, laughing. The 22-year-old Karam would rather have his likeness sculpted on the Borg-Warner trophy presented […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior American Air Force commander says daily U.S. military phone calls with Russia have increased as the two countries work to avoid aircraft mishaps in the increasingly crowded skies over Syria. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, who is in charge of U.S. air operations in the Middle East, says the […]

The images of people helping one another in the wake of the deadly bombing of an Ariana Grande concert in England have prompted one writer to pay tribute to public television’s “Mister Rogers” for the upcoming 50th anniversary of the iconic children’s show. Entertainment Weekly writer Anthony Breznican mentioned on Twitter a quote from Fred […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — When police pulled over a Tennessee couple and told them a body was lying on the trunk of their car, they thought it was a joke — until they got out to look. They found an unconscious man who had somehow remained on the trunk for about 14 miles (23 kilometers). […]

The Seahawks are shopping for a No. 2 quarterback. Who do you think would fit the offense best?

I’m not going to lie to you: Desserts without sugar do not taste as good as desserts with it. But diabetes is not to be taken lightly. It is literally a matter of life and limb. Amputations are common with diabetes. So is blindness. Sugar makes it worse, and so do carbohydrates. Basically, everything that […]

LONDON (AP) — The glitzy, star-filled London premiere of “Wonder Woman” has been scrapped following the terror attack in Manchester. Stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine and Robin Wright had been scheduled to walk a red carpet on May 31 to help welcome the super hero film to Europe. Warner Bros said in a statement Wednesday […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is expanding its fundraising tools that let users ask friends and strangers to give them money to help pay for education, medical or other expenses. The company has been testing the tool, which is similar to online fundraising services such as GoFundMe, since March. With the latest update, it has […]

The 31-year-old man allegedly plugged in a camera and recorded his co-workers using the unixex restroom over several days.

More people say their household finances are doing pretty well. But a significant minority is still struggling. Education makes the difference.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A western South Dakota high school won’t allow a student who has brain cancer to walk at graduation because she is six credits short of being able to officially graduate. The Rapid City Journal (http://bit.ly/2rAnfX9 ) reports 17-year-old Meredith Erck wasn’t sure whether she would live to see graduation day. […]

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A quick-thinking Florida sheriff’s deputy used Facetime to track down a stolen cellphone. In a Facebook posting, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s officials said 18-year-old Chandler Ridge took the cellphone from an acquaintance during a party last month. The victim told deputies Carlyle asked to use his phone to call for […]

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations envoy to Cyprus says he’s working to get the rival leaders of the ethnically divided island nation to agree by the end of the week on holding a final summit that’ll aim to conclude an overall reunification deal. Espen Barth Eide said Wednesday following separate meetings with President […]

MONTEZUMA, Ga. (AP) — A firefighter in Georgia has died after suffering a traumatic brain injury from an accident on the job. The Telegraph reports (http://bit.ly/2rgsPy9 ) 29-year-old Macon County firefighter Darrell Plank died on Tuesday. He suffered a skull fracture on Saturday, after being hit in the head by a metal coupling as a […]

LONDON (AP) — The names of the 22 victims killed by a suicide bomber at a Manchester concert on Monday night have not been officially released, but here what’s known about them so far: ___ Teenager Olivia Campbell-Hardy, who went to a school near Manchester, was at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester with a […]

GENEVA (AP) — The new head of the World Health Organization doesn’t believe the Trump administration’s calls to slash funding for international aid and U.N. agencies like his is a “closed issue.” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, an Ethiopian ex-health minister, said he was looking forward to further talks with the U.S., WHO’s biggest donor. “I wouldn’t […]

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s prime minister has announced his resignation so the leader of his coalition partner party can succeed him, in line with an agreement made between the two parties. Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) became prime minister in August 2016 with the support of Nepali Congress, […]