Новости за 07.10.2017

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A body found inside a burned minivan in northeast Arkansas has been identified as that of a man reported missing. Blytheville police Det. Jonathan Frazier says the Arkansas State Crime Lab told police Friday that the body is that of 29-year-old Korey Thomas of Osceola. Police say the body was found […]

HOUSTON (AP) — A lawsuit says a Houston student’s Constitutional rights were violated when she was expelled for not standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Randall Kallinen, an attorney for 17-year-old India Landry’s family, said the civil lawsuit was filed Saturday against the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District and a high school principal. The lawsuit says […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rufus Hannah, a formerly homeless alcoholic who fought and performed dangerous stunts in the notorious “Bumfights” videos, has died. He was 63. The Georgia State Patrol says Hannah was a passenger in a car that collided with a semi-truck Wednesday just outside of Swainsboro, Georgia. He had been living in nearby […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A real estate developer and his partner have offered to buy a mural featuring a Chinese character from a Dr. Seuss book after it was deemed offensive. The mural inside the Dr. Seuss Enterprises museum in Massachusetts features illustrations from the author’s first children’s book, “And to Think That I Saw […]

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say a tow truck driver is dead after being shot during a confrontation with another person while the driver was removing a vehicle from an apartment complex. Sgt. Jonathan Howard says the suspect left the area following the shooting Friday night and remains at large. The victim’s identity wasn’t released […]

HOUSTON (AP) — When Brad Peacock headed to spring training with the Houston Astros in February, he was so worried he wouldn’t make team that he told his then-pregnant wife, Stephanie, that he might end up playing in Japan this season. Instead of pitching halfway across the world, Peacock put together his best season and […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A hospital arts program, a landscape painter and a guitarist are among the winners of the 2017 Governor’s Arts Awards in New Hampshire. The awards from the State Council on the Arts will be presented Nov. 1 at the New Hampshire Institute of Arts in Manchester. The award was created by […]

CHERRYFIELD, Maine (AP) — A New York City woman has pleaded not guilty to killing a Maine woman whose body was found this summer in Cherryfield, Maine. Nineteen-year-old Quaneysha Greeley entered her plea Friday after she and a fellow New Yorker, 37-year-old Carine Reeves, were indicted on murder charges. For now, Reeves remains in New […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah state trooper and ex-fire chief already charged with starting one wildfire is now accused of starting another. A federal indictment filed Wednesday charges 37-year-old Rex Richard Olsen with starting a May 30 wildfire on Bureau of Land Management land about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Vernal […]

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 112-year-old Montana school building was destroyed in a massive blaze that prompted evacuations from nearby structures in Big Timber. The Billings Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2y6sJvS ) that the fire began after midnight and firefighters had it under control Friday morning. No injuries were reported and no additional buildings were damaged. County […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A legal opinion issued by the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office says nearly $58,000 in payments made to three departing Nebraska Parole Board members for unused sick and vacation time were improper. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the opinion, issued Friday, agreed with a finding by the State Auditor’s Office that the […]

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Colorado wildlife officials are refusing to release the results of the first year of culling mountain lions and bears on the Roan Plateau. The Daily Sentinel reports that Colorado Parks and Wildlife turned down its request for the information because of a lawsuit challenging the program, which is aimed at […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Transportation Security Administration is warning officials to be on the lookout for a man who has tried to gain unauthorized access to airports across the country, most recently in Maryland. TSA said in a recent warning that Ahmed Olasunkahmi Salau has tried for at least a year to access restricted […]

CAIRO (AP) — An official Saudi news agency says an attack on the Al-Salam Palace in Jiddah has killed two members of the Saudi Royal Guard. The Saudi Press Agency quoted the security spokesman for the Interior Ministry as saying that at around 3:325 a.m. on Saturday the perpetrator disembarked from a vehicle and opened […]

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $150,000 from the School Nutrition Association of Iowa. The Quad-City Times reports that 74-year-old Norma Jean Adams pleaded guilty Friday to commission of an unlawful activity. She faces up to 25 years in prison when she’s sentenced at a later date. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Indians slugger Edwin Encarnacion says he hopes to play again this postseason after sustaining ligament damage in his right ankle during Game 2 of the AL Division Series against the New York Yankees. Encarnacion was wearing a boot and using crutches Saturday at Yankee Stadium during a day off in […]

Facebook says it will begin manually reviewing advertisements that target certain groups and address politics, religion, ethnicity and social issues. The company has informed some advertisers about the new “human review” requirement, warning them that it might cause delays before their ads can appear on the social media platform. Facebook has had to apologize amid […]

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Eddy County officials are advancing a proposal to regulate man camps as residents voice concerns about the temporary housing for transient workers. The county Planning and Development Committee voted unanimously Thursday to send the proposed ordinance to the County Commission. The Carlsbad Current-Argus (https://goo.gl/GJx2YK ) reports that the committee’s vote following […]

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say a security guard has died after he got into a fight with a man trying to enter a business. Mooresville police told local media outlets that officers responding to a call of a fight found an armed security guard unconscious and not breathing. Police identified the […]

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts museum on the historic English colony at Plymouth is recognizing Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day. Plimoth Plantation will host a number of programs this weekend to celebrate the history and culture of the Wampanoags, the Native American peoples that first encountered English settlers some four centuries ago. Among […]

A 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed Friday night on Interstate 5 in Seattle when he ran into a barrier on the side of the highway. Aaron Rosen, of Seattle, was found dead in the northbound express lanes just south of Mercer Street, according to the Washington State Patrol. He lost control of the motorcycle and struck […]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Grand Rapids police say they’ve arrested a 25-year-old man after his vehicle struck a stopped police cruiser and a parked SUV. Police say the man was arrested after a brief foot pursuit early Saturday. His name hasn’t been released, and charges are pending. They say a Grand Rapids Police Department […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former Standing Rock Sioux tribal leader has been sentenced to 30 years in sexually abusing a girl. The Bismarck Tribune reports 54-year-old Robert Fool Bear was sentenced Friday in federal court. He was found guilty in April guilty on four counts related to sexual abuse of a child. Authorities say […]

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Voters will get to decide if they want to prohibit the Fairbanks North Star Borough from regulating heating appliances and combustible fuels after a petition initiative received the required number of signatures to get on the city’s ballot next year. While the group of Alaska residents who are pushing to roll […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a Philadelphia corner store owner was critically injured in a shooting during an apparent attempted robbery. A police spokeswoman says officers were called to Freddy Grocery in the Mantua neighborhood of west Philadelphia just after 8:30 p.m. Friday. Investigators said a customer found the 49-year-old woman behind the counter with […]