Новости за 05.10.2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi fire marshal is closing a public library in the capital city because inspectors found fire code violations. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney doubles as the fire marshal. He said Thursday that inspectors went to the Eudora Welty Library in downtown Jackson on Wednesday and found problems. The same library […]

Yet another gain for stocks on Thursday sent the Standard & Poor’s 500 index higher for an eighth straight day, its longest winning streak since July 2013. It’s the latest step higher for a market that’s methodically climbed to record after record for much of this year as both the economy and corporate profits have […]

GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a 29-year-old suspect has died after being shot by an officer following an officer-involved shooting in southwest Kansas. Garden City officials say in a news release that deputies were called Thursday to a rural area and a deputy encountered a person armed with a knife. Police say the […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democratic attorney general says the Republican governor unlawfully transferred over $10 million out of Maine’s consumer protection trust fund. Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday he directed the state controller to make the transfer. The governor has long been concerned that Attorney General Janet Mills’ authority over millions of dollars from […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A bill that would take guns away from domestic abusers and people under domestic restraining orders has become law. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo signed the legislation on Wednesday. The new law takes effect immediately. Supporters say the law will prohibit gun possession by domestic abusers convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence crimes […]

SOUTH DUXBURY, Vt. (AP) — The senior class at a Vermont high school has dedicated a new gazebo to the four classmates and a friend who were killed in a crash with a wrong-way driver a year ago. Harwood Union High School’s class of 2018 dedicated the memorial on Thursday, after raising about $17,000 to […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — Maine officials say they are investigating the cause of the death of hundreds of clams on Old Orchard Beach. WMTW-TV (http://bit.ly/2fNcGMJ ) reports the Maine Department of Marine Resources first became aware of the clam deaths last week. The department is taking samples of the clams to determine how […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Young people thrust into activism by the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson are leading a new wave of civil disobedience in St. Louis, mentored by a civil rights movement veteran and driven by the belief that change won’t happen until the entire region is confronted with the uncomfortable […]

WESTWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey man put the teenage coach of his son’s flag football team in a chokehold after the boy was rotated out of the quarterback position. Westwood Police Det. Warren Morrell said that it happened on Saturday in front of about 75 people at a game for 6- […]

DALLAS (AP) — Top officials with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission are getting big salary increases at a time when the agency’s rank-and-file workers have gone without raises for years. Public records examined by The Dallas Morning News show 11 administrators now make at least $200,000 a year, 10 years after there were […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As three lanes of traffic sped toward him, Officer Ulises Villanueva held up the palms of both hands and blew a whistle, bringing the cars to a stop beneath a string of twisted, darkened traffic lights. With most of Puerto Rico lacking power two weeks after Hurricane Maria struck, […]

LONDON (AP) — European soccer clubs, already awash with billions of new television money, will find it increasingly attractive to raise money in equity and debt markets as a result of their “more sophisticated” business models, credit ratings agency DBRS said Thursday. In a report, the agency said the value of sports franchises and soccer […]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Officials for a North Carolina water system say they’re going to resume fluoridating drinking water nearly eight months after a system malfunction led to a crisis. The Herald-Sun of Durham reports the Orange Water and Sewer Authority temporarily ceased fluoridation on Feb. 2 after too much fluoride was released into […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox designated hitter Eduardo Nunez has been carried off the field in the first inning of Thursday’s American League Division Series game against the Houston Astros with a right knee injury. Nunez pulled up running to first base on a groundout in the first inning before falling to the ground. […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man already serving 20 years in state prison for killing his wife has pleaded guilty to a federal charge expected to add more years to his time behind bars. Clay Waller pleaded guilty Thursday to interstate domestic violence. He pleaded guilty in 2013 to second-degree murder in a deal […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats have introduced a bill banning bump stocks, devices that convert semi-automatic rifles into fully automatic weapons. Authorities say Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock had such devices with him. Congressional Republicans have said they should consider regulating them. The National Rifle Association has announced its support for regulating them. State […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by the Treasury Department’s inspector general says that Secretary Steven Mnuchin did not violate any law in the seven trips he has taken on government airplanes but did fail to provide enough proof of why he needed to use the more expensive modes of travel. The report prepared by Rich […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP Rep. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, caught up in tawdry revelations of an extramarital affair, is resigning from Congress. That’s the word from House Speaker Paul Ryan. Murphy, an anti-abortion lawmaker, allegedly urged his mistress to get an abortion when he thought she was pregnant. Ryan says Murphy has sent him a […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for governor has proposed legislation that would give the public access to additional government records including public officials’ correspondence. State Sen. Billie Sutton said Thursday that he’s putting forward the legislation to help ensure government has adequate oversight, transparency and accountability. One proposal would remove provisions from […]

BOSTON (AP) — A paramedic who allegedly posted racist remarks on her Facebook page has been fired. The Telegram & Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2xkz6wk ) that Linda Kimball was fired after a closed-door hearing Wednesday with Sterling Town Administrator Ross Perry and Fire Chief David Hurlbut. Kimball had been suspended earlier in the week after it […]

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton wants to leave City Hall to go to Congress. The 47-year-old Stanton announced Thursday that he’s running for the Democratic nomination for Arizona’s 9th Congressional District now held by fellow Democrat Kyrsten Sinema. Sinema announced last week that she’ll run in 2018 for the U.S. Senate seat held […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a woman charged with leaking U.S. secrets will remain jailed until her trial. U.S. Magistrate Judge Brian K. Epps ruled Thursday that releasing 25-year-old Reality Winner on bail would pose an “ongoing risk to national security.” Winner is a former Air Force linguist who worked […]

DENVER (AP) — Universities and colleges across Colorado are helping some young immigrants living in the country illegally to apply to renew their application for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Colorado Public Radio reports (http://bit.ly/2y3PWyN ) that many public and private universities have provided their students with legal advice and covered the renewal […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s auditor says state water managers appear to have violated state law by hiring an unqualified consultant to help plan Gov. Jerry Brown’s $16 billion project to build two massive water tunnels. An audit released Thursday also faults the state Department of Water Resources for not finishing a cost-benefit analysis. It’s […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge denied a death-row challenge Thursday from a Utah prison inmate whose double-murder case was chronicled in the book “Under the Banner of Heaven.” The ruling brings Ron Lafferty, 76, a step closer to execution by firing squad, though his lawyer, Dale Baich, said he plans to appeal. […]