Новости за 31.08.2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is retaliating against Russia by forcing closure of its consulate in San Francisco and scaling back its diplomatic presence in Washington and New York. The State Department says move is in response to the Kremlin forcing a cut in U.S. diplomatic staff in Moscow. Spokesman Heather Nauert says the […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has launched a new YouTube corruption attack against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Navalny’s video showed a lavish villa purportedly owned by a son of Putin’s friend that the president had allegedly used. The online video accusing Putin of corruption has been seen at least 2 million times […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Safety advocates and state health officials are formally calling on the Food and Drug Administration to ban high-dose opioid painkillers to prevent accidental overdose deaths among patients and people who abuse drugs. A petition filed Thursday asks the FDA to ban opioid pills that, when taken as directed, would add up to […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury is deliberating in the federal trial of a Tennessee man accused of conspiring with soldiers to steal sensitive military equipment from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and sell it to foreign buyers. The 12-person jury started deliberations Thursday morning. John Roberts, of Clarksville, is charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to steal […]

Thomas Emery and his two brothers are accused of possessing volumes of child pornography at their Seattle home. His two brothers did not enter a plea on Thursday.

LONDON (AP) — An arrow has been fired onto the field of play at The Oval cricket stadium during an English league match, forcing the ground to be evacuated and play to be suspended. London’s Metropolitan Police said there are no reported injuries, no arrests, and that officers are on the scene. The police force […]

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Kelly Bryant believes he is prepared to Clemson’s starting quarterback and is ready to keep the Tigers playing at a national championship-level. Tiger fans will be watching intently for any slip ups by 6-foot-3, 215-pound junior. Bryant has sat on the bench the past two seasons studying former star Deshaun Watson, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the original goal of getting Congress to pass comprehensive tax reform by August “got delayed a bit,” but the administration is still on track to have a measure signed into law by the end of this year. In a wide-ranging interview on CNBC, Mnuchin also says that […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is holding up $255 million in military assistance for Pakistan until it cracks down on extremist groups that destabilize Afghanistan. It’s the first major sign of how President Donald Trump will execute his plan to persuade Pakistan to stop harboring insurgents. Trump announced the Pakistan emphasis last week when […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple’s faithful fans and investors won’t have to wait much longer to see what the iPhone maker has in store next. The company sent out invitations Thursday to set Sept. 12 as the date for an annual post-Labor Day showcase. As usual, the famously secretive Apple didn’t say what’s on tap, […]

The Houston that was battered by Hurricane Harvey is an economic powerhouse whose influence reaches far beyond its region, leading many to worry about when its economy be able to stand up again. Houston produces the plastic used in everything from sports cars to baby bottles and is part of a low-lying coastal region that […]

The man became unresponsive after a Taser was used on him as he was restrained in a chair, officials said.

LONDON (AP) — Inflation across the 19-country eurozone struck a four-month high in August largely because of higher energy costs, official figures showed Thursday in a development that’s unlikely to alter expectations that the European Central Bank will play it relatively safe at next week’s policy meeting. Eurostat reported that annual consumer price inflation picked […]

WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — A mysterious metal object discovered a few weeks ago off a Rhode Island beach has been removed and carted away in pieces. Media tweets show a crew used an excavator Thursday on Westerly’s East Beach to dig up the circular metal object. The object puzzled beachgoers and had posed a hazard […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court says Republican Gov. Rick Scott has the power to reassign murder cases from a prosecutor who refuses to seek the death penalty. The court ruled 5-2 Thursday that Orlando-area State Attorney Aramis Ayala showed a misunderstanding of Florida law by not considering use of the death penalty […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is gearing up for a vote as early as next week on a multibillion-dollar down payment on relief aid for Harvey. White House and congressional aides said Thursday an emergency request to replenish rapidly shrinking aid reserves is coming from the Trump administration within days and that votes in both the […]

The driver cooperated with the State Patrol and was not believed to be impaired.

The Seahawks are also reportedly shopping cornerback Jeremy Lane and running back Alex Collins as well as receiver Jermaine Kearse as roster cutdown date nears.

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Irma forms over the eastern Atlantic with winds of up to 100 mph; no immediate threat to land.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Descendants of black slaves, known as freedmen, who were once owned by members of the Cherokee Nation have a right to tribal citizenship under a ruling handed down by a federal court in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan ruled Wednesday in a long-standing dispute between the Cherokee Freedmen and […]

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A police lieutenant in Georgia has been moved to administrative duty after being heard on video during a traffic stop saying “we only shoot black people.” News outlets report dash-cam video from July 2016 shows a white female driver telling Cobb County police Lt. Greg Abbott she was scared to move […]

MIAMI (AP) — A police detective fatally shot a man who authorities say tried to escape as he was being taken into custody following a traffic stop in Miami. Miami-Dade police said in a news release that detectives with the Crime Suppression Team stopped a red Nissan on Wednesday night and conducted a routine records […]

SYDNEY (AP) — A Chinese woman with no Australian medical license has been arrested for administering an anesthetic to a customer at a Sydney beauty salon who then suffered cardiac arrest, officials said Thursday. They said Shao Jie was charged with causing reckless grievous bodily harm and using poison to endanger the life of the […]

BEIJING (AP) — A key Chinese Communist Party meeting held once every five years will start on Oct. 18, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday. It marks the formal countdown to the meeting at which President Xi Jinping will begin his second five-year term as head of the ruling party. The 19th National Party […]

CROSBY, Texas (AP) — Houston Chronicle: 2 explosions reported at Houston-area chemical plant that lost power amid Harvey flooding.