Новости за 09.10.2017

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A small Oklahoma town is irate that the state has decided to restore its Capitol with marble from a Chinese vendor over marble produced from the town’s own quarry. Locals in Marble City, located near the Arkansas border, say the marble used for the project should come from Oklahoma, not another […]

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a Las Cruces man has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman and stabbing his brother during a party. Las Cruces police say 25-year-old Hanson James Dennis is being held without bond on suspicion of kidnapping, criminal sexual penetration, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault […]

WYOMING, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a trench collapse in western Michigan has left one worker dead and one rescued. Wyoming Fire Chief Chuck Lark said firefighters were called about 2 p.m. Monday to a residence where the collapse occurred. He tells The Grand Rapids Press that when they arrived, one man was waist-deep in […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has said “no” to an interstate pipeline to carry natural gas, marking the first decision of any state or federal agency on the project. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality issued a letter of disapproval last month to Duke Energy and three […]

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Cranberry farmers in New Jersey continue to keep an eye on unseasonably warm fall temperatures as they prepare their harvests. WHYY-FM reports farmers across the southern half of the state are waiting for temperatures to drop. They note that cranberries start with a pale green color, transition to white and […]

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — It took jurors only hours to find a Davenport man guilty in the 2016 fatal shooting of his parents. The Quad-City Times reports that Scott County jurors deliberated less than three hours before finding 21-year-old Sean M. Freese guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. Prosecutors argued Freese shot 58-year-old Kevin […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: General Electric Co., down 96 cents to $23.43 The company said its chief financial officer will leave and named a Trian Fund representative to its board. Medtronic PLC, down $2.88 to $76.93 Most Read StoriesTrying to make sense of ESPN’s spat with […]

Washington's Department of Natural Resources says Cooke Aquaculture has 60 days to fix problems with its net-pen operation off Bainbridge Island, or it risks losing its lease.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Le’Veon Bell isn’t worried about Ben Roethlisberger. The Pittsburgh Steelers game plan is another matter. The Pro Bowl running back wasn’t offered any explanation on why he carried the ball just 15 times against the NFL’s worst run defense in a stunning 30-9 loss to Jacksonville on Sunday, a loss hallmarked by […]

Losses for health care companies and banks left U.S. stocks lower Monday after a quiet day of trading. Industrial conglomerate General Electric skidded after announcing more changes in its leadership. On Monday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index declined 4.60 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,544.73. The Dow Jones industrial average gave up 12.60 points, […]

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police say they will reopen old murder cases in an area near Copenhagen in the wake of the killing of Swedish journalist Kim Wall aboard a submarine. Danish police on Saturday found bags containing body parts and clothes belonging to Wall, who went missing while on board local inventor Peter Madsen’s […]

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — First Lady Melania Trump is coming to West Virginia to visit a drug treatment facility for infants born to addicted mothers. West Virginia Congressman Evan Jenkins says he’s grateful that Trump will bring attention to Lily’s Place in Huntington on Tuesday. The long-term, privately operated facility opened in 2014. The facility […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Xcel Energy has proposed splitting its utility operations in North Dakota and Minnesota. Xcel says widening policy differences between the two states over clean energy have caused stresses that might best be solved by a breakup. But a consultant for the North Dakota Public Service Commission is arguing against the separation. The […]

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is pledging to sue the Trump administration over its move to kill an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Healey, a Democrat, said the decision violates the law and imperils the future of the planet. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said Monday […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi State Department of Health is confirming three new cases of West Nile virus. That brings the total so far this year to 58 cases of the mosquito-borne illness, including two people who died earlier. The new cases are in Hinds, Rankin and Sunflower counties. In 2016, the state had […]

BASCOM, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida woman fatally shot her two sons and then turned the gun on herself. The Panama City News Herald reports that 25-year-old Esbeidi Sanchez shot 7-year-old Ronaldinio Ramirez-Sanchez and 5-year-old Gustavo-Angel Ramirez-Sanchez on Friday. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the home and found the […]

BUTTE LA ROSE, La. (AP) — A tractor-trailer flipped over on a Louisiana highway, dumping thousands of potatoes, catching fire and killing the driver. Investigators couldn’t immediately tell if the driver was a man or a woman, according to Master Trooper Brooks David (DAH-veed). Louisiana State Police report on Facebook that the wreck happened early […]

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A memorial in Lawrence has been designated as a World War I Centennial Memorial as part of a national campaign. The designation means the Victory Eagle memorial outside Dyche Hall on the University of Kansas campus will qualify for grant funds to help restore it. The Lawrence Journals-World reports the 4-foot […]

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN anchor Jemele Hill has been suspended by the network for two weeks for making political statements on social media. Hill, who is African-American, received criticism from the network last month after referring to President Donald Trump as a “white supremacist.” Hill targeted Jerry Jones after the Dallas Cowboys owner stated […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina-based grocery chain is being sued by a worker who says it failed to pay some employees for time worked. The Charlotte Observer reports Terry Laurence is suing Harris Teeter on behalf of himself and other hourly paid employees who work as keyholders and are managers and assistant managers. […]

Petersen on ESPN: "This is like a political job. I’m not really a political guy. I just try to be honest and there are certain times you do stand up for certain things and then you move on."

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are bringing back Paul Molitor as manager after he led a historic turnaround. The Twins announced Monday that Molitor is getting a new three-year deal that keeps him under contract through 2020. They went 85-77 this season, becoming the first team to make the playoffs after losing at least […]

UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a teenage boy has been charged with murder in connection with a deadly street shooting. Union County prosecutors say Union Township police found 19-year-old Jose Yamier Diago when they responded to report of shots fired around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short […]

SWEDESBORO, N.J. (AP) — Quadruplet sisters from New Jersey are doing their best to honor the legacy of their late mother. Philly.com reports 18-year-olds Casey, Kelly, Rachel and Erin Murphy are all working toward careers in medicine like their mother, Toni Murphy. Murphy worked as an OB-GYN nurse before she died in 2001 from complications […]

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Animal welfare officials say 43 dogs have been found dead on a property in southern Delaware, and that 32 other animals were taken into custody. State officials say the Office of Animal Welfare received a tip Sunday about a property in the Seaford area with neglected animals. After visiting the site […]