Новости за 26.09.2017

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A white man could be mentally fit to stand trial on charges he shot at three black men in a racially motivated attack in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck 12 years ago. In a court filing Friday, federal prosecutors said mental health records suggest a psychiatrist evaluated Roland Bourgeois Jr. […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An attorney seeking the labels and package inserts for an Arkansas execution drug is asking the state’s highest court to not block an order requiring officials to release the material. Steven Shults asked the Arkansas Supreme Court Tuesday to deny the state’s motion to halt a judge’s order requiring the […]

LUANA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities said a northeastern Iowa man has died after being trapped in a grain bin in Clayton County. The Telegraph Herald reports that 88-year-old Duane Walter, of McGregor, died Monday after entering the bin near Luana to break up some corn. Officials say Walter was completely covered by the corn in […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka high school student was arrested after reportedly making social media threats against the school. The student at Seaman High School was arrested Monday night. The student was taken to juvenile intake for making a criminal threat but it wasn’t clear if the person was detained or released to his […]

HOUSTON (AP) — A class action lawsuit has been filed against current and former Houston officials alleging that a delay in testing thousands of rape kits allowed accused perpetrators to remain free and denied justice for victims. The class action represents about 6,000 women and several hundred minors who say in a complaint filed Sunday […]

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Michigan this week to push a plan to cut taxes and simplify the country’s tax code. Pence will arrive Wednesday evening for a Republican dinner in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills. On Thursday, he will discuss the tax overhaul proposal at American […]

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is back in New York raising money for his 2020 re-election campaign and the Republican Party. Trump will speak at what has been dubbed an “RNC finance dinner” at the upscale Le Cirque restaurant. He’ll also participate in a round-table discussion with top Republican donors and meet with […]

CARBONDALE, Pa. (AP) — Rescuers are searching a northeastern Pennsylvania lake for a child who was hit by a boat. The Times-Tribune of Scranton reports (http://bit.ly/2k0Y1ib ) that a dive team and rescuers were called to the lake around 2 p.m. for a report of a possible drowning after a boat struck a child. A […]

CARIBOU, Maine (AP) — Northern Maine has recorded a fourth consecutive day of 80-degree weather, something that a weather forecaster describes as “unprecedented.” The National Weather Service says the temperature hit 88 degrees on Tuesday for a second consecutive day in Caribou. All told, there have been four consecutive daily high temperature records set in […]

The Seahawks announced Tuesday that Kenny Easley will have his jersey number 45 retired at halftime of Sunday's game against the Colts.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger says any attempt to do away with the state’s citizen-initiative process would be met with strong resistance from residents. Jaeger told a panel studying the initiated measure process Tuesday that North Dakotans have been allowed to put proposed laws and constitutional amendments directly to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes finished barely higher Tuesday after a late slump erased much of an early gain. Technology companies recovered some of the losses they took a day ago, but energy companies and banks slipped. On Tuesday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 0.18 points to 2,496.84. The Dow Jones […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump will speak earlier than first scheduled at the Indiana State Fairgrounds where he will pitch the Republican tax overhaul plan. Trump is now scheduled to speak at 3 p.m. Wednesday, two hours earlier than initially planned. The White House says the event will be at the Farm Bureau Building […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — His players unable to reach agreement on how to respond to President Donald Trump’s suggestion that NFL players who protest during the national anthem should be fired, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin signed off on their decision to remain in the tunnel before kickoff last weekend in Chicago. The Steelers, in their […]

FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) — A murder trial is underway in Farmington for a Maine man charged with killing another man in a dispute over a drug debt. The lead prosecutor told jurors that 25-year-old Timothy Danforth of Wilton killed a man in June 2016 over a $200 bag of marijuana. The victim, 24-year-old Michael Reis […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — State insurance officials say premiums sold on the Affordable Care Act’s federal exchange and outside the exchange will rise on average of 45 percent this year, however that doesn’t mean consumers will end up spending more money. In fact, they could end up seeing slight decreases. Florida’s Office of Insurance […]

PHILIPPI, W.Va. (AP) — In a story Sept. 25 about an arrest at Alderson Broaddus University, The Associated Press used an incorrect member credit. The story should have been credited to WBOY-TV. A corrected version of the story is below: University student arrested after social media threat Police have arrested a 21-year-old student at Alderson […]

Police have released the frantic 911 call placed over the weekend by an Oklahoma man who discovered a 1-month-old baby abandoned on the side of a freeway. Roger Prater told an Oklahoma City police dispatcher Saturday that he was driving his church youth group back from an amusement park on Interstate 40 when he thought […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Michigan man who was a guest at an Airbnb in suburban Minneapolis is accused of trying to sexually assault the host’s 7-year-old daughter. Twenty-eight-year-old Derrick Kinchen of Lansing was charged Tuesday with second-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a victim under 13. Police were called to the family’s home in Minnetonka early […]

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — New yellow painted highway lines in the Alaska’s Panhandle city of Ketchikan are crooked and the paint that’s been used by state transportation officials has stained cars, officials said. Among those affected was Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mayor David Landis, whose car ended up with yellow paint on it. “You come to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Carnival Corp., up $1.82 to $65.32 The cruise line company raised its annual forecasts after a strong third quarter. Red Hat Inc., up $4.31 to $110.07 Most Read StoriesNo more flying with reindeer: Unique Alaska planes to retire  VIEW‘No more agriculture in Puerto […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Through three weeks, viewership for national telecasts of NFL games is down 11 percent this season compared to 2016. The Nielsen company said Tuesday that the NFL games averaged 17.63 million viewers for the first three weeks of last season, and dipped to 15.77 million this year. The 2017 figures don’t […]

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia say a dismembered body has been found in the Guyandotte River. Huntington Police Chief Joe Ciccarelli told media outlets Tuesday that a fisherman spotted a corpse near a boat ramp in the Guyandotte neighborhood on Saturday, and more body parts were recovered Monday. Ciccarelli says the woman […]

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Mourners have gathered in Connecticut to say goodbye to a NASCAR driver who died in a plane crash. The Hartford Courant reports that the funeral for Ted Christopher was held Tuesday morning at a church in Bristol. A wake that took place Monday night in his hometown of Plainville was attended […]