Новости за 18.09.2017

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo says more than $170,000 has been secured to cover the renewal fees for local recipients of a program that shields from deportation immigrants brought to the country illegally when they were children. The Democratic governor announced Monday that through the “generosity of several local and national […]

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Attorneys general representing the majority of states are asking the insurance industry to encourage pain treatment through means other than prescriptions for opioid painkillers. Opioid overdoses are responsible for tens of thousands of deaths a year in the U.S. The top government lawyers in 35 states signed a letter sent […]

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A hearing has been scheduled on motions in the case of a Massachusetts State Police trooper accused of beating a suspect in New Hampshire last year, including how much video footage caught by a TV news helicopter should be shown. Joseph Flynn pleaded not guilty to simple assault charges for his […]

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A man who authorities say had one of the largest collections of child pornography ever seized by law enforcement in New Jersey has pleaded guilty. John DeFay admitted Monday to distributing child porn. Prosecutors will recommend that the 48-year-old Pitman man receive a seven-year prison term when he’s sentenced Jan. 12. […]

WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man who has twice escaped from jail in the last five weeks has been recaptured, this time after falling through a ceiling. Investigators say 43-year-old Bryan Baldwin escaped from the Cross County jail on Friday after slipping through a fence. He was found on Sunday hiding in the attic […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Warm conditions this past week helped Minnesota’s corn and soybean crops to mature and fueled a rapid harvest pace for dry beans. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crops progress and condition report for Minnesota that the state’s corn is still maturing about 10 days behind the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — This hurricane season is showing how wild and varied storms’ life cycles can be. Most storms seem to be tracked for days while others appear to pop out of nowhere. And some just linger around. Hurricane Jose is pushing the two-week mark as it meanders off the U.S. East Coast. Lee, named […]

The venerable Monterey Jazz Festival celebrated its 60th birthday over the weekend.

Colleges should be the first places to burst thought bubbles, writes Froma Harrop.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky ethics commission says a former Personnel Cabinet official used his position to solicit campaign contributions from co-workers to support then-Gov. Steve Beshear. The Executive Branch Ethics Commission said Monday that William Ryan admitted to two counts of ethics code violations while he was a special assistant in the cabinet. […]

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Years after it traded Colonel Reb for a bear, the University of Mississippi could again change its sidelines mascot. Student government president Dion Kevin III announced Monday that students will vote next week on changing from a black bear to the “Landshark.” The school’s athletic nickname remains the Rebels, but Ole […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A nursing home management firm in Indiana has sued several former executives who are already criminally charged with embezzling more than $16 million from the company. American Senior Communities filed the lawsuit Friday against several individuals, including former CEO James Burkhart, and 16 shell companies, The Indianapolis Star reported . The company […]

PASADENA, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government received reports of three spills at one of Houston’s dirtiest Superfund toxic waste sites in the days after the drenching rains from Hurricane Harvey finally stopped. Aerial photos reviewed by The Associated Press show dark-colored water surrounding the site as the floods receded, flowing through Vince Bayou and […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two powerful Kentucky Republicans have an idea to boost an economic development agency that helps Appalachia: Move it out of the nation’s capital. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and veteran Rep. Hal Rogers are sponsoring a bill they say will refocus the Appalachian Regional Commission to invest more in the poorest communities […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An advisory group is recommending that Michigan universities analyze the worst-case scenario of an oil pipeline failure in the Straits of Mackinac. The effort would be led by Michigan Tech University, which would collaborate with experts at other universities. The recommendation was made Monday by the state Pipeline Safety Advisory Board, […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A man is dead after being struck by a train in downtown Flagstaff early Monday. Police haven’t released his identity but say he’s American Indian, around 40 years old. Deputy Chief Dan Musselman says witnesses reported seeing the man with his head down as he walked onto the tracks in an […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars. The government’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Total public debt subject to limit Sept. 15 $20,117,628 Statutory debt limit –Suspended– Total public debt outstanding Sept. 15 $20,153,568 Operating balance Sept. 15 $119,259 Interest fiscal year 2017 thru Aug $274,563 […]

PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities have rescinded evacuation notices in Multnomah County and the Hood River Valley. The notices had been issued because of the large wildfire that’s been burning since Labor Day weekend in the Columbia River Gorge. Rain and lower temperatures have reduced the threat. Though fire danger has eased, rain falling on charred […]

YANCEYVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities have charged a North Carolina man with murder in connection with the death of a man from a drug overdose. Local media outlets report 63-year-old Robert Bruce Williams, who lives on the Alamance-Caswell county line, is charged with second-degree murder. According to the Caswell County Sheriff’s Office, 21-year-old Reese Grant […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Developers in Mexico have announced plans for an $840 million theme park on the country’s Caribbean coast just north of the resort city of Playa del Carmen. The park will be named “Amikoo,” the Mayan pronunciation of “amigo,” or friend. Many of its attractions will include cartoon characters representing figures adapted […]

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says he supports the latest Republican effort to repeal former President Barack Obama’s health law and is urging Congress to act under rules allowing a bare majority to replace the law. Ducey issued a statement Monday saying the proposal known as Graham-Cassidy “is the best path forward to […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Students’ academic growth will carry greater weight in evaluating Virginia schools under a new plan the state has submitted for federal approval. The plan lays out how Virginia will comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. The law signed by President Barack Obama revamps the widely criticized No Child Left […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The wild bald eagle that had skin graft surgery at an Omaha zoo this summer received a celebrity send-off when it was released into the wild. The Omaha World-Herald reports was released Monday near Nebraska City by Mannheim Steamroller founder Chip Davis, who has supported local raptor recovery groups. The eagle […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a pedestrian has been killed in Flagstaff after getting struck by a train. Flagstaff police say the accident occurred early Monday. They say a man in his 40s was walking on the sidewalk of San Francisco Street just after midnight. There are no crossing arms for southbound walkers and […]

Exhibition at Greg Kucera Gallery showcases artist’s visual oxymorons.