Новости за 30.08.2017

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says an officer has been shot. The department says the shooting happened Wednesday in Sacramento but it has not publicly identified what agency the officer works for. Officials have not released details on the officer’s condition or whether they are seeking any suspects in the shooting. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued emergency waivers allowing states from Maryland to Texas to ignore some clean-air requirements for gasoline. The move is intended to ensure an adequate fuel supply despite disruptions caused by Harvey. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said the waivers issued Wednesday will help ensure an adequate supply of […]

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s foreign ministry says the country protests “in the harshest way” a U.S. court decision to indict 19 people, including 15 Turkish security officials. The statement published late Wednesday follows Tuesday’s grand jury decision in Washington to charge the defendants with attacking peaceful demonstrators during a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip […]

WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a suspect they say stole an ambulance and led officers on a chase along a Southern California freeway. The California Highway Patrol says the pursuit Wednesday on Interstate 405 began in the Orange County city of Westminster. It ended with an arrest a few miles north, just over […]

NEW YORK (AP) — In the midst of documenting the flooding in Texas, several news reporters have set aside their roles as observers to help people in danger. They’ve lifted people into boats, connected families through social media, flagged down rescuers and, in one case, coaxed people out of a flooding apartment house while on […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Columbia Sportswear information technology manager has pleaded guilty to intentionally accessing the company’s computer system after he quit. Michael Leeper of Tigard, Oregon, entered the plea Wednesday at the federal courthouse in Portland. Sentencing has been scheduled for Dec. 7 before U.S. District Judge Robert Jones. He faces a […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns made their final move with offensive lineman Cam Erving, another of the team’s first-round busts. Erving, who was shifted from guard to center to tackle during two seasons with Cleveland, was traded Wednesday to the Kansas City Chiefs for a 2018 fifth-round draft pick. It ends a disappointing stay in […]

U.S. stocks climbed Wednesday as investors cheered a report of stronger economic growth. Technology companies, retailers and travel providers all made solid gains. On Wednesday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 11.29 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,457.59. The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 27.06 points, or 0.1 percent, to 21,892.43. Most Read […]

DALLAS (AP) — Hurricane Harvey is sending pump prices higher for U.S. motorists and causing temporary shifts in the flow of oil and gasoline around the world after taking down a huge chunk of U.S. refining capacity. It will be days or even weeks before the energy sector in the southeast Texas Gulf Coast is […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The $1.7 billion Superfund cleanup of the Hudson River is not protecting the public’s health and the river as initially promised, New York’s environmental commissioner contended Wednesday. Commissioner Basil Seggos criticized the six-year dredging project performed by General Electric Co. in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt released […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks before Harvey’s flood waters engulfed much of Houston, President Donald Trump quietly rolled back an order by his predecessor that would have made it easier for storm-ravaged communities to use federal emergency aid to rebuild bridges, roads and other structures so they can better withstand future disasters. Now, with much […]

This could be the most formidable Cougars squad in a decade. Better yet, Montana State isn't exactly the FCS foe Eastern Washington was.

BOSTON (AP) — Alexa, meet Cortana. Microsoft and Amazon are pairing their voice assistants together in a collaboration announced Wednesday. Both companies say that later this fall, users will be able to access Alexa using Cortana on Windows 10 computers and on Android and Apple devices. They’ll also be able to access Cortana on Alexa-enabled […]

Ed Cunningham, a former Husky and Seahawk, tells The New York Times: “I take full ownership of my alignment with the sport. I can just no longer be in that cheerleader’s spot.”

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a suburban Chicago woman apparently killed her twin 5-year-old daughters before shooting and killing herself. Autopsies were performed Tuesday on the bodies of 41-year-old Celisa Henning and daughters, Makayla and Addison, who were found dead in their Joliet home Monday by Henning’s husband and the girls’ father, Steven Henning. […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia on Wednesday became the latest so-called “sanctuary city” to sue Attorney General Jeff Sessions over what officials say are unconstitutional immigration restrictions placed on a major federal grant. In the lawsuit, the city is asking the court to stop Sessions from adding these conditions to a its Edward Byrne Memorial Justice […]

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The Hungarian government has decided to extend by six months, until March 2018, the state of emergency declared early last year because of the migrant crisis. Government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said Wednesday that strict border controls were still needed because the “threat of terrorism in Europe has increased” recently. Hungary’s razor-wire […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee city will revisit flood protection plans following flooding in Texas from Tropical Storm Harvey, which came ashore last week as a hurricane. WPLN-FM reports the Nashville Metro Council will meet next month to consider building a floodwall system, a proposition that had been effectively tabled earlier this year. The […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Police in Indiana say an officer tried using a stun gun on a man who was smashing the windows of a federal courthouse before they fatally shot him. Evansville police say the stun gun was “ineffective” against 55-year-old Ricky Ard, who injured a federal security officer with flying glass when he […]

Michael Phelps is set to become a father of two. The 23-time Olympic swimming champion and his wife, Nicole, announced the news on Instagram with the help of their 15-month-old son, Boomer. Phelps shared a picture of Nicole holding a smiling Boomer and wrote in the caption: “Number 2 on the way!!!! So excited!! Wonder […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a manslaughter charge against a Florida deputy who fatally shot a black man he said pointed an air rifle at him. The 4th District Court of Appeal agreed Wednesday with a circuit judge who dismissed a manslaughter charge last year against Broward […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A federal trial has been scheduled in Nebraska for a man suspected of being the “AK-47 bandit,” who investigators believe robbed banks in five states. Court records show Richard Gathercole pleaded not guilty last week to robbery and other charges in U.S. District Court. Gathercole is accused of stealing more than […]

GUILFORD, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say a Maine woman and two goats that were riding in her car were unhurt when she crashed after falling asleep while traveling on an interstate in Guilford. Rescue crews were called to the one-vehicle crash at about 6 a.m. Wednesday. Police say the northbound car driven by […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Houston’s population is growing quickly, but when Harvey hit last weekend there were far fewer homes and other properties in the area with flood insurance than just five years ago, according to an Associated Press investigation. The sharp, 9 percent drop in coverage means many residents fleeing Harvey’s floodwaters have no financial […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan says his movement poses no threat to minorities or other countries, and that it will bring peace and economic development to the country if foreign forces withdraw. Maulvi Haibatullah Akhunzadah issued the surprisingly moderate message Wednesday in honor of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday. […]