Новости за 19.10.2017

NEW YORK (AP) — Stitch Fix, an online clothing styling service, has filed to go public. The company is one of several that ships shoppers clothing to try on at home before they buy. With Stitch Fix, customers pay $20 to receive five clothing items. Customers can ship back whatever they don’t like or they’ll […]

RIVERSIDE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials say two southeastern Iowa parents have been arrested and charged in the death last year of their severely malnourished toddler. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says in a news release that 29-year-old Ambrashia Chrzan and 36-year-old Anthony McCoy, both of Riverside, were arrested Thursday. They are charged in […]

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana woman has been sentenced to 36 years in prison for neglect in the death of a 9-year-old blind boy with cerebral palsy who weighed just 15 pounds. The (Terre Haute) Tribune-Star reports that a Vigo County judge ordered the sentence Thursday for 54-year-old Robin Kraemer. Jurors convicted her […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ridley Scott’s film about the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III will have its world premiere as the closing night film of the American Film Institute’s annual festival in Los Angeles next month. AFI Fest director Jacqueline Lyanga said in a statement Thursday that in addition to the Nov. 16 screening […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco police officer on bicycle patrol was critically injured when the suspect he was investigating for gun possession struck him with a sports utility vehicle. San Francisco police say the four-year veteran of the department remained in intensive care Thursday a day after he was struck. The suspect was […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: United Continental Holdings Inc., down $8.21 to $59.78 The parent of United Airlines said that weak prices will continue the rest of this year Textron Inc., down 47 cents to $53.10 Most Read Stories'The Big Dark' is here as first of three storms […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Some of Kentucky’s retired lawmakers living on public pensions of more than $100,000 a year would lose most of that money if a proposal from Republican Gov. Matt Bevin becomes law. While some of Kentucky’s public pension systems are almost out of money, the state’s lawmakers are part of a separate […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California insurance commissioner says preliminary wildfire losses exceed $1 billion, are expected to rise.

RUSHVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana minister faces several charges after police say he molested girls whom he lured into his office with offers of candy. Pastor Garry Evans of the Rushville Baptist Temple was arrested Wednesday evening. He’s charged with three counts of child molestation, four counts of sexual battery and five counts […]

PHOENIX (AP) — A government report says the Bureau of Indian Affairs took insufficient action in responding to sexual harassment complaints by Colorado River Indian Tribes members involving a bureau employee. The U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of Inspector General report states BIA supervisors didn’t discipline an employee for sending Tribes workers and members sexually […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is urging that large, personal electronic devices like laptops be banned from airline checked luggage because of the potential for a catastrophic fire. The Federal Aviation Administration says in a paper filed recently with a U.N. agency that its tests show that when lithium-ion batteries used in laptops, cellphones […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that the Legislature does not have an obligation to fully fund a school budget formula that was put into law two decades ago. The court ruled Thursday against 21 school districts that sued the state in 2015. They sought money to make up for years […]

NEW YORK (AP) — An image of an American flag waves and the graphic promises “Real News Update.” The re-election campaign of President Donald Trump, already sprung to life two-and-a-half years before his name is back on the ballot, is pushing its own online news source to counteract what it believes is an oppositional media. […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An official from a company working to commercialize high-speed Hyperloop transportation says Missouri is among the top five contenders for a track. Hyperloop One Global Head of Policy Dan Katz told The Associated Press Thursday that Missouri now is among the company’s top five options, if not among the top […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives are learning details of a tentative, bipartisan budget framework, including proposals to increase the cigarette tax and eventually eliminate local motor vehicle taxes. Top Democratic and Republican House leaders briefed rank-and-file members on Thursday. More meetings are planned next week. Rank-and-file senators are scheduled […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says the number of plague cases in Madagascar has almost doubled over the last five days and medical experts project the situation will worsen, with 1,000 cases expected every month if funds aren’t rapidly provided. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters Thursday that only 26 percent of the $9.5 […]

NEW YORK (AP) — “The View” is giving new panelist Meghan McCain a birthday present on Monday. It’s a visit from her dad. The daytime talk show said Thursday that it has booked Sen. John McCain as a guest. Meghan McCain, who joined “The View” last week, turns 33 on Monday. The visit is especially […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The bipartisan health care bill formally proposed Thursday in Congress would help stabilize insurance markets up-ended by the fierce partisan battle over “Obamacare.” For consumers, it offers a potential respite from the spiral of rising premiums and dwindling choice. The legislation from Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Democratic Sen. Patty […]

BOSTON (AP) — The state agency created to oversee legal marijuana in Massachusetts has selected its first executive director. The Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday voted to offer the post to Shawn Collins, the current assistant treasurer and director of policy and legislative affairs under state Treasurer Deb Goldberg. In that capacity, he helped lay […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a man who died during a struggle with deputies at a northern Nevada jail has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit for $500,000. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported Thursday the Washoe County Commission is set to vote next week on the settlement reached with the parents of […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A New York graduate student interested in preserving the legacy of astronaut John Glenn and his wife, Annie, says he’s working to raise enough private donations to purchase Annie Glenn’s childhood home. Twenty-five-year-old Adam Sackowitz, of Long Island, envisions maintaining the New Concord, Ohio, home as a museum. Online property records […]

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky city councilwoman was sentenced to three weeks in jail and three years of probation after pleading guilty to crimes related to cashing bogus payroll checks. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that ex-Lexington Fayette Urban County Councilwoman Sasha Love Higgins was sentenced Thursday in Fayette Circuit Court. Higgins pleaded guilty […]

DETROIT (AP) — The director of the Michigan State Police will lose five days of pay for sharing a Facebook post that called NFL players who kneel during the national anthem “anti-American degenerates.” Gov. Rick Snyder announced the decision Thursday. He says Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue still must work while her salary is suspended for […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration had no answers Thursday to key questions two weeks after an ambush in the African nation of Niger killed four U.S. soldiers, prompting demands in Congress for details, complaints of Pentagon stonewalling and a comparison to the 2012 Benghazi attack. The White House defended itself, saying an investigation would […]

Amazon says cities are free to disclose their bids for the retailer’s second headquarters, but, hewing to typical corporate recruiting practices, many are staying silent. Eventually, public records laws may force their hand, corporate location consultants say.