Новости за 14.09.2017

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For more than a decade, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft at Saturn took “a magnifying glass” to the enchanting planet, its moons and rings. Cassini revealed wet, exotic worlds that might harbor life: the moons Enceladus and Titan. It unveiled moonlets embedded in the rings. It also gave us front-row seats to […]

Installing wood wall treatments can be easier, quicker, and in many cases, less costly than either painting or wallpaper.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Few issues have animated President Donald Trump’s ardent supporters more than his pledge to build a wall along the nation’s Southern border. Now, Trump’s decision to put that promise aside — at least temporarily — while he pursues a deal with Democrats to protect young immigrants brought to the country illegally may […]

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s human rights prosecutor has asked the country’s highest court to block legislation approved by congress that could replace prison sentences of 10 years with fines. Prosecutor Jordan Rodas said Thursday the legislation represented a danger to the public. President Jimmy Morales said he would study the bill and veto it […]

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. (AP) — Officials at Ellsworth Air Force Base say an airman has been charged with murder in the death of his infant son. Airman 1st Class David E. MacDonald faces a pretrial hearing in military court on Oct. 26. A statement from the base says the charge stems from the […]

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A Prescott man has been found dead after his all-terrain vehicle flipped over and trapped him underneath it. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials say it appears 64-year-old David Hague had been dead for several days when his body was discovered Tuesday. A man called the sheriff’s office dispatch to report finding a […]

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s attorney general charges President Michel Temer with obstruction of justice and leading a criminal organization.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Dowell Taylor has been named interim director of bands at Jackson State University. President Dr. William B. Bynum Jr. said Thursday that Taylor will officially assume the role Sept. 18. The Clarion-Ledger reports the university fired O’Neill Sanford as band director just before the football season began, saying it was “undergoing […]

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Officials say an automated text message erroneously said there was a possible active shooter at the Brooklyn Park campus of Hennepin Technical College. Staff at the college found a suspicious package late Thursday morning. Officials say proper procedures were followed to alert the campus and begin an evacuation. But while […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Lattice Semiconductor Corp., down 2 cents to $5.70 The U.S. government blocked the chipmaker’s sale to a firm backed by China, citing national security concerns. Boeing Co., up $3.30 to $245.23 Most Read StoriesSeattle Mayor Ed Murray resigns after fifth child sex-abuse allegationShooting […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska regulators in November plan to revisit onsite use of marijuana in cannabis shops around the state. Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board has gone back and forth on the onsite consumption issue, and will take up the matter at its meeting scheduled for Nov. 14 and 15 in Anchorage. Alcohol and Marijuana […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota says a $74,000 investigation into the source of a leak of private personnel information was unable to identify the source. The Board of Regents retained attorney Don Lewis in May after a leak of documents to KSTP-TV about allegations of sexual harassment by an athletic department employee. The […]

WILLCOX, Ariz. (AP) — Wildlife conservationists have released new video footage showing what is believed to be the third jaguar to be seen in the United States in the past few years. The Center for Biological Diversity released the video taken this summer on Thursday, saying the big cat was the same one first seen […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A 19-year-old Arizona man is charged with manslaughter and other crimes in a wrong-way head-on crash in which four California residents were killed while driving to the Grand Canyon. An Aug. 31 indictment charges Carlos Esteban Quinonez of Casa Grande with four counts each of manslaughter and endangerment, one of criminal […]

PARIS (AP) — The French government is making changes to the military force that was created to protect sensitive sites after the deadly extremist attacks on France in 2015. French Defense Minister Florence Parly said the number of troops involved in the Sentinelle operation would remain at 7,000 under the plan. But she says their […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Board of Education is discussing a possible takeover of the state’s second-largest school district because of academic and accountability problems. Board members heard arguments Thursday for and against a state takeover of Jackson Public Schools. The nine board members then went into closed session for discussion. The School Accreditation […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An interim legislative committee is leaving it up to Gov. Steve Bullock to make budget cuts to account for lower-than-expected revenues and higher-than-expected firefighting and Medicaid expansion costs. The Revenue and Transportation Interim Committee heard from the Legislature’s and the governor’s budget advisers Thursday and agreed the governor has the authority […]

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Describing Hurricane Irma as a “catastrophic event” after viewing its destruction from the air, Gov. Nathan Deal promised Thursday that the state will pay local governments’ share for cleaning up storm debris along the Georgia coast. Deal got a firsthand look at the damage inflicted in Glynn County, where hundreds of […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee athletic director John Currie says athletes for all women’s sports at the school can refer to themselves as the Lady Volunteers, changing a decision his predecessor made three years ago. Former athletic director Dave Hart announced in November 2014 the Lady Vols nickname and logo would be phased out for […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Randy Shannon and Larry Scott have history. Both are former Miami coaches, and Shannon was the Hurricanes’ defensive coordinator when Scott’s brother played there. Now, Scott is in his first year as the Vols’ offensive coordinator while Shannon enters his third season as the Gators; defensive coordinator. Their individual coaching matchup […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration declared its firm support Thursday for a bill that would suspend U.S. financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it ends what critics have described as a long-standing practice of rewarding Palestinians who kill Americans and Israelis. The State Department announcement comes nearly six weeks after the Senate Foreign […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will conclude her national “Rethink School” tour in Indiana this week. The Department of Education says DeVos’ first stop will begin Friday morning at the 21st Century Charter School in Gary. That’s followed by a late afternoon appearance at Hope Academy in Indianapolis. She will conclude her official […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins are hoping to build off last season when they reached the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in three seasons. They took a step in the right direction by signing forward David Pastrnak to a six-year contract worth $40 million on Thursday. The team had been negotiating with […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A writ filed in a New Mexico District Court claims judges in Albuquerque routinely violate the 10-day rule that requires case dismissal if prosecutors fail to formally file charges. The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2h5htFO ) that two men, whose cases remained open for weeks despite lacking formal charges, filed the writ […]

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The last of three replica ships built by Spain to honor explorer Christopher Columbus and displayed in Texas has sunk after Hurricane Harvey. KRIS-TV in Corpus Christi reported Thursday that officials with the Columbus Sailing Association, which owns the Nina (NEEN’-yuh), believe it’s fixable. A GoFundMe page has been established. […]