Новости за 15.10.2017

At least 40 people have died in the deadliest week of wildfires in California history. The victims include a couple who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, a 14-year-old boy whose parents and older sister were severely burned, and a woman born with a spinal defect who worked to help others despite her own troubles. […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — One person is dead after a single-car wreck in Annapolis. Anne Arundel County police say the crash occurred just after 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Police say 21-year-old David Nawrocki was driving on College Parkway when he veered off the road, struck an embankment and rolled over onto the roof. Nawrocki wasn’t […]

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a gas station attendant was shot several times and seriously injured during an attempted robbery. South Brunswick police found the wounded man when they responded to the station on Route 27 around 4:20 a.m. Sunday. The 60-year-old victim was taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery and […]

After a pre-Broadway run in Seattle, the Disney musical “Aladdin” returns in a far more bedazzling edition.

BOSTON (AP) — The Republican field of challengers to Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is firming up. On Saturday Beth Lindstrom, a Groton resident and one-time aide to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, formally announced her candidacy. Lindstrom said she will work with President Donald Trump when he is right and oppose him when he […]

PLANO, Texas (AP) — One man is in custody and a rifle has been recovered after workers inside a suburban Dallas office building called police after hearing gunshots. Plano police spokesman David Tilley says the person was taken into custody without incident Sunday morning. Police found bullet holes inside the building. No injuries have been […]

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — A 17-year-old has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old Decatur boy. The Herald & Review reports police responded to a Decatur home Saturday morning for a report of an injured child. The boy was pronounced dead a short time later at a local hospital. Macon County Coroner Michel […]

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Flint police say they have made an arrest in connection with the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy. MLive.com reports that police have not released the name of the suspect, who was arrested Sunday in the case. That person’s name is expected to be disclosed when an arraignment hearing is held. […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Charlottesville police have arrested a man they say was wanted on charges stemming from the Aug. 12 Unite the Right rally. WSET-TV reports that police on Friday arrested 23-year-old counter-protester Corey Alexander Long, who was photographed holding a makeshift flame thrower at the rally, and charged him with assault, battery and […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Every time the Astros suit up, they wear a simple patch as a reminder of what Houston lost to Hurricane Harvey and its catastrophic flooding. The city is determined to rebuild, and the Astros are careful to honor Houston with every game as they chase a second trip to the World Series […]

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man is facing a criminal charge for failing to maintain what city officials describe as an unruly bamboo grove. Carlos Carrion of New London says he’s being unfairly targeted by the city and is mounting a defense. The Day reports Carrion entered a not guilty plea last week […]

PETERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Forestry officials say a two-week-old wildfire in a remote area of West Virginia is about 50 percent contained. The U.S. Forest Service issued an incident report Sunday for the 198-acre fire in the Monongahela National Forest. The report crews are working on improving fire lines and keeping them clear from falling […]

NEWTON, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors in western North Carolina are disqualifying a top deputy from testifying in criminal cases ahead of an election to replace his father as county sheriff. Multiple media organizations reported that state and federal prosecutors have decided that Catawba County Sheriff’s Capt. Jason Reid would lack credibility with juries because of […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University researchers say a dominant forage grass in the Great Plains could be diminished by climate change to less than half of its current stature during the next 75 years. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that studies involving Kansas State University faculty indicated that changes would potentially shrink the plant […]

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has given his first national television interview since his election as he tries to win back public support. Macron appeared both combative and defensive while pressing his vision for an “economic transformation” of a stagnant France in the Sunday interview on TF1 television. He defended his use of […]

OHATCHEE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say an 81-year-old man has died after being injured in a highway crash in northeast Alabama. Alabama State Troopers said Norris William Parton of Ohatchee died late Saturday after a pickup truck in which he was passenger collided with another vehicle on Alabama 144. Cpl. Jimmy L. Harrell Jr. said […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sihk) says President Donald Trump’s move last week to cut subsidies to health insurers will ultimately hurt people who won’t be able to afford coverage. Kasich appeared Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Ohio is one of the states that expanded Medicaid coverage under President Barack Obama’s 2010 […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s fall hunts are entering the busiest part of the year for hunters who pursue deer, moose, foxes and other animals. The longest stretch of the moose hunt will take place from Oct. 30 to Nov. 25. The season for hunting deer with firearms takes place over the same span. Monday’s […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Detectives are searching for the rightful owners of letters dating back to the 1800s and other old items found among what they say were heaps of stolen property in a California storage unit. Sacramento County sheriff’s officials say the memorabilia includes an edition of Vermont’s Rutland Herald newspaper published in 1945, […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Windy conditions have prevented pilots from flying on the final day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. KOB-TV reports that event officials raised the red flag around 8:40 a.m. Sunday, canceling all flying events at Balloon Fiesta Park. The station says visitors at the park saw a static display on the […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police say two children who were playing hide-and-seek in a neighborhood park discovered a man’s body. Police said Sunday the children found the body of 30-year-old Christopher Bradley on Saturday evening in a wooded area of Olin Park on the city’s near west side. The youngsters told an adult who called […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers could miss the remainder of the season with a broken collarbone. Rodgers left the game against Minnesota in the first quarter on Sunday, and the Packers announced at halftime that his season is in jeopardy after the injury was diagnosed. “There is a chance he […]

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — A national animal welfare organization has recognized University of Wyoming researchers for finding non-invasive ways to study sage grouse. The Animal Welfare Institute selected the UW research team as one of the winners of the institute’s Christine Stevens Wildlife Award this year. Established in 2006, the Christine Stevens Wildlife Award provides […]

EXETER, R.I. (AP) — A section of Interstate 95 northbound in Rhode Island that had been closed for bridge work has reopened ahead of schedule. The portion of the highway starting at Exit 4 in Exeter that was closed Friday evening was opened just before 9 a.m. Sunday, about 20 hours early. The work was […]

PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — Southwestern Michigan authorities say a dam in the village of Paw Paw has breached following heavy rainfall. Paw Paw officials say that after the breach was discovered around 5 a.m. Sunday, crews were summoned to open an additional spillway. WOOD-TV reports officials don’t believe the dam breach poses a threat […]