Новости за 24.07.2017

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African media say a publisher withdrew a book that documents Nelson Mandela’s medical treatments following complaints that the book violates doctor-patient confidentiality. Nkosi Mandela, a grandson of the late anti-apartheid leader, president and Nobel laureate, said Monday that the removal from stores of “Mandela’s Last Years” showed respect for the family’s […]

Opponents of safe-injection sites in King County say they will submit more than enough signatures to place their proposed ban on the November ballot.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Toy maker Hasbro said its second-quarter profit jumped 30 percent, thanks to rising sales of Transformers action figures and Monopoly board games. But its revenue was slightly lower than what Wall Street analysts expected, and it reported weaker demand for Easy-Bake ovens and Playskool toys and softer sales in two international […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee prosecutor says no charges will be filed against two deputies who fatally shot a man last year. Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich said Monday the deputies fired only after 48-year-old Jimmy Lee Lawson ran at them with a knife and refused to obey orders to drop the […]

HONOLULU (AP) — The father of a 6-year-old Hawaii boy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter two decades after the child disappeared. TV station Hawaii News Now reports that Peter Kema Sr. was sentenced Monday in a deal with prosecutors that required him to reveal the location of his son’s body. […]

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A manager at a national park along Florida’s Gulf Coast inappropriately touched an employee, misused his position and created potential conflicts of interest, according to a report released the U.S. Department of Interior’s watchdog office. The report by the agency’s inspector general documents allegations made in 2015 against a manager of […]

ALCESTER, S.D. (AP) — Highway Patrol now says 6 people taken to hospitals, not 8, after vehicle hits pedestrians in fatal South Dakota crash.

Seventeen hikers got stranded Sunday in a scenic canyon on the outskirts of Tucson, just over a week after a flash flood killed 10 members of an extended family more than 140 miles to the north.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two women with civil disobedience arrest records are claiming they damaged valves and set fire to construction equipment along an oil pipeline that crosses Iowa and three other states. Jessica Reznicek and Ruby Montoya were arrested for criminal mischief at the Iowa Utilities Board office Monday after damaging a sign […]

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — An Air Force pilot has been laid to rest in his home state of Montana more than 48 years after being shot down during the Vietnam War. The Montana Standard (http://bit.ly/2vT0Z9D ) reports Air Force Capt. Robert Edwin Holton was buried with full military honors Saturday at Sunset Memorial Park near […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man is charged with attacking four homeless people with a hammer as they slept in a vacant St. Louis school building, critically injuring two of the victims. Sixty-one-year-old Edward Moore was charged Sunday with four counts of assault and armed criminal action. Bond is set at $500,000. No attorney is […]

They have bravely served and protected our country, and yet, they are targeted every day by con artists trying to swindle a deal. These bad guys call, pretending to be old friends, offering “sure thing” investments, finding ways to steal their money. The data confirms suspicions: One in three victims of investment fraud in America […]

Technology is making life more convenient for consumers. Unfortunately, it's also making it easier for cybercriminals to access information.

Resale-fraud reports have receded, but fresh variations on the con are emerging.

The Seattle LGBTQ Commission on Monday called for Mayor Ed Murray to immediately resign, while four former Seattle mayors said Murray should continue to serve.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican says it is shutting off all its fountains, including those in St. Peter’s Square, because of Italy’s drought. Vatican Radio on Monday said the decision is linked with Pope Francis’ teachings on the environment. The pope has decried wasteful practices and praised clean drinking water as vital for both […]

It’s time for Jared Kushner to find another job.

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s military released security camera footage Monday of a shooting in which a Jordanian soldier killed three U.S. military trainers at an air base in the kingdom. The video had previously been shown to the families of the U.S. Army Green Berets by U.S. law enforcement but had not been made public […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police say two men have been arrested after they tried to buy drugs from an officer at a Connecticut police station. Hartford Police say an officer had finished his shift and was walking to his vehicle Sunday when two men approached and asked if he would sell them cocaine. The two […]

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has received pop singer and philanthropist Bono at the Elysee Palace in Paris for talks about poverty. Bono met with Macron for over an hour Monday to discuss the U2 front man’s non-governmental organization ONE, which — its website says — takes “action to end extreme poverty and […]

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Ten French teenagers are accused of burglarizing 12 vehicles while on vacation in New Jersey. The teens, who range in age from 13 to 17, were arrested in Secaucus early Saturday and were scheduled for court appearances Monday. Police Capt. Dennis Miller told The Jersey Journal (http://bit.ly/2ustKud ) the teens were […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homebuyers faced surging prices and a shrinking number of properties for sale in June — causing the pace of purchases of existing homes to fall. The National Association of Realtors says sales of existing homes slipped 1.8 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.52 million. Sales levels have […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — US home purchases slipped 1.8 percent in June amid climbing prices, declining number of homes for sale.

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man has died after a sheriff’s deputy struck his car while chasing a stolen vehicle. Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore tells media outlets 22-year-old Joshua Caleb Martin was killed Sunday night on South Carolina Highway 8. Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Nikki Carson says deputies were pursuing a stolen car […]

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