Новости за 23.09.2017

DALLAS (AP) — The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says victims of repeat flooding should consider Harvey’s devastation a sign from on high. U.S. Rep. Jep Hensarling, a Republican from Dallas, said on CNBC during a segment on flood insurance Thursday that U.S. taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for at-risk […]

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Republican party has voted down an attempt by some of its members to close the 2018 primary to unaffiliated voters. Saturday’s vote comes after Colorado voters last year approved changes that allowed the state’s 1.4 million unaffiliated voters to cast ballots in either the Democratic or Republican primary. Republican spokesman Daniel […]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Several hundred people from three continents and 14 countries are gathering in central New York for the 2017 World Canals Conference. The five-day event kicks off in Syracuse on Sunday afternoon with free events on the city’s Inner Harbor, at Creekwalk and at downtown museums. The annual conference brings together canal […]

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A scenic highway that connects the central Idaho town of Sisters to Belknap Springs on the other side of the McKenzie Pass will likely remain closed to motorists until spring. Oregon Department of Transportation officials tell The Register-Guard (http://bit.ly/2fir9fF) that dead and dying trees in forests scorched by wildfires make Oregon […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The bidding war for teachers that has led several northern Utah school districts to significantly raise starting salaries is leaving other districts that haven’t raised pay scrambling to fill classrooms. The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2yp9OKi ) Tooele School District Superintendent Scott Rogers told the Utah Legislature’s Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee […]

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — The man involved in a shooting at a Hattiesburg bar has died. Forrest County Deputy Coroner Lisa Klem identified the man as 40-year-old Bryan Wright, of Petal. She says Wright’s body will be sent to the State Crime Lab in Jackson for an autopsy. WDAM-TV reports Police Chief Anthony Parker says […]

A man in his 30s died at the scene.

SMITHFIELD, Va. (AP) — Authorities say two people are dead after a home invasion in Smithfield. TV station WAVY reports police received an emergency call around 11:15 a.m. Saturday about a residential burglary. Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Lt. James Pope says when deputies arrived to the home they found a man and woman dead. […]

Here’s how area senators voted on major issues in the week ending Sept. 22.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of Iowa’s biggest health systems says the state is improperly barring all of its hospitals, clinics and health care providers from participating in a new family planning program because of a few abortions performed within the system. The Des Moines Register says UnityPoint Health contends its affiliates should be […]

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas has unveiled a $350 million, five-year fundraising campaign to upgrade its athletic facilities. Chancellor Douglas Girod and athletic director Sheahon Zenger announced the “Raise the Chant” campaign Friday. It includes upgrades to Memorial Stadium and the baseball facilities, as well as construction of a new volleyball arena […]

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Officials say 18 people were taken to hospitals as a precaution after a hazmat incident at a DuPont facility in Delaware. Sr. Cpl. David McKinney, a spokesman for New Castle County paramedics, tells The News Journal multiple agencies were called to the facility around 11 a.m. Saturday. DuPont spokesman Dan Turner […]

PARIS (AP) — A French paratrooper has died in combat while fighting extremists in the Mideast as part of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State group, in what appears to be the first official French casualty in the operation. French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said a member of the 13th parachute dragoon regiment was […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is offering a day of free fishing as part of the National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration. Saturday is one of four new free fishing days that have been added this year in New York. On those days, anyone can fish in New York waters without having a license. […]

Expect the president’s comments Friday during a speech in Alabama — in which he encouraged NFL owners to ‘fire’ those who protest the national anthem and essentially said ‘So what?’ to growing concerns about players’ long-term health — to backfire.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks are trying to become the first team to repeat as WNBA champions in 15 years. They’ll have to beat a Minnesota Lynx team that has been in the finals six of the last seven seasons. The Sparks beat the Lynx in five games last season to end Minnesota’s […]

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — County officials have ordered the demolition of dilapidated dome-like structures in Casa Grande that have attracted attention over the years, including being featured on a television show called “Ghost Adventures.” The Casa Grande Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2yyhB8z ) the Pinal County Board of Supervisors affirmed Wednesday a hearing officer’s findings that […]

HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man killed in a single-vehicle crash in Fall River County. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 73-year-old Merlyn Haug was driving a pickup truck that left state Highway 71 and rolled Tuesday morning. He died at the scene, about 10 miles south of Hot Springs. The […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Doors to the county elections board in Cleveland will be replaced after a former political official found the building closed but unlocked and unoccupied on a recent Saturday. Cleveland.com reports the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) County Board of Elections is investigating why its back door was unlocked when former mayor and Democratic congressman Dennis […]

LOUISA, Va. (AP) — A man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend, who authorities say was struck by a vehicle and found along the side of a Virginia road. Local media report 30-year-old Gregory P. Veres was charged Friday after investigators questioned him. The victim wasn’t immediately identified, pending […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is asking for a more diverse monitoring team to oversee an agreement to overhaul Baltimore’s troubled police department. The Baltimore Sun reports the legal organization expressed concern that nine members of the proposed team that will oversee changes mandated under a consent decree are either […]

Follow here for live updates and analysis as the Mariners (75-79) and Indians (96-58) play the second game of their series at Safeco Field.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The University of Rhode Island has received a grant to help it become a smoke and tobacco-free campus. The university received a $20,000 grant from the American Cancer Society and CVS Health Foundation to develop policies to prohibit smoking and tobacco use. The American Cancer Society’s “Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative” is […]

HOUSTON (AP) — It’s been three days since Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico and Carlos Beltran still hasn’t been able to get in touch with his parents who live there. While the Houston Astros designated hitter plays with a heavy heart and prays that his family is OK in the wake of the massive storm, […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge says a toddler who witnessed her mother’s death will not have to testify in her father’s murder trial. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Knox County Criminal Court Judge Steve Sword ruled the child would not have to testify about the 2015 death of her mother. Jury selection is […]