Новости за 07.11.2017

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Advocates for victims of sex traffickers in Kansas say they are pleased federal prosecutors are searching for traffickers but they were upset that two traffickers sentenced in Topeka received relatively light sentences. On Monday, 43-year-old Frank Boswell, of Topeka was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison for conspiracy […]

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Organizers are abandoning an effort to recall Bellevue City Councilman Pat Shannon. The Omaha World-Herald reports the effort was dropped after it became clear organizers wouldn’t get the needed 6,600 signatures by the Nov. 14 deadline. The recall effort was begun after a bevy of issues involving Shannon. He was found […]

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Investigators say U.S. Senate candidate Troy Downing paid non-resident taxes and referred to California as “home” on social media during a period authorities allege he illegally purchased Montana resident hunting licenses. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported Tuesday on details from an investigation into the Republican that began in December 2013. The […]

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation signed a deal Monday that swaps more than 37,000 acres of State Trust land in New Mexico for a ranch that’s owned by the tribe. The State Trust properties in question are land on which Navajo people are currently living, State Trust property surrounded by Navajo trust […]

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s Supreme Court has reversed a judge’s ruling allowing a couple supervised visits with their grandchildren, despite the objections of the children’s parents. The court on Tuesday said that the Family Court ruling issued earlier this year amounted to an abuse of discretion. The Family Court acknowledged that the parents’ objections […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Criminal Court announced last week it plans to begin investigating war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Afghan conflict. The probe will include looking into actions by the International Security Assistance Force, which includes American and British troops, as well as non-state actors like the Taliban. ICC prosecutor Fatou […]

CLEARFIELD, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison in the death of her boyfriend’s 2-year-old daughter while she was baby-sitting the child. Twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Medzie was convicted of third-degree murder by a jury that acquitted her of a first-degree murder charge in the death of Sophia […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police have arrested another suspect in the shooting death of a former ECU football player. Raleigh police tell local media outlets that 33-year-old Ashanti Radee Bennett is charged with murder in the death of Anthony Domonique Lennon. Last month, authorities reported 25-year-old Wantavius Burney Jackson of Kinston and 25-year-old Clifton Jason […]

USA Gymnastics is reaching outside the sport in an effort to move forward after a sex abuse scandal. The organization hired Kerry Perry as its new president and CEO on Tuesday. She was the vice president of business development at Learfield Communications. Perry will officially start on Dec. 1. She replaces Steve Penny, who resigned […]

DETROIT (AP) — The former head of a trash-hauling company in suburban Detroit has agreed to forfeit more than $4 million seized by federal investigators as part of a deal in which he’s expected to plead guilty to charges of bribery and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Forty-seven-year-old Chuck Rizzo of Bloomfield Township is expected […]

Its complicated past makes it distinct — with spicier food, a more festive lifestyle, and people who are Sicilian first, Italian second.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A 54-year-old Reno man convicted of attempted murder in the 2015 stabbing of an acquaintance of his girlfriend will have to serve nearly 20 years in prison before he’s eligible for parole. A Washoe County district judge sentenced Charles Flarida to a maximum of 55 years in prison for the attack […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Some of Connecticut’s largest employers are calling on Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Hartford HealthCare to immediately resolve a contract dispute they say is disrupting care for many patients. A letter was sent Tuesday to presidents of both entities from state Comptroller Kevin Lembo, the chairman of the Mohegan […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Killers and Imagine Dragons are headlining a benefit concert next month to help the victims of the shooting at an outdoor music festival in Las Vegas. Organizers on Tuesday announced some of the performers of the Dec. 1 concert at T-Mobile Arena. Also scheduled to participate are trio Boyz II […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles authorities investigating the fatal shooting of a college student have arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of murder. Alex Zepeda was hit by gunfire Oct. 28 outside a party in the Wilmington area. The 19-year-old Cal State Fullerton sophomore died on the sidewalk. Officials said Tuesday that that the […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway’s Ben Bridge Jeweler chain has named a new president to help replace a retiring top executive. The company that runs 90 jewelry stores in 11 states said Tuesday that Lisa Bridge has been promoted to president and chief operating officer because co-CEO Jonathan Bridge is retiring. Ben Bridge is […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The state Supreme Court has suspended a northern Indiana attorney for at least four years after finding that he eavesdropped on private conversations between homicide suspects and their attorneys when he was a deputy prosecutor. The court’s disciplinary commission recommended Robert Neary be disbarred. But the justices instead issued an order Monday […]

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Federal researchers say the harmful algae on Lake Erie this year roughly matched the third-most severe bloom over the past 15 years. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday the algae outbreak had two peaks this year in August and again in mid-September. The agency says this year’s bloom left […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Michigan lawmaker has placed a top aide on administrative leave pending the results of an investigation into sexual harassment allegations by former female aides. Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence on Tuesday placed Chief of Staff Dwayne Duron Marshall on leave following a Politico report detailing allegations of inappropriate behavior. Several of the […]

MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. (AP) — The husband of an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigator who was beaten while trying to take protective custody of a child says his wife remains in a coma and in critical condition. Don Knight says 59-year-old Pamela Sue Knight of Dixon is hospitalized in Rockford and “will […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Omaha child care provider accused of abusing a 4-year-old girl in her care has pleaded no contest. Television station WOWT reports that 59-year-old Lynn Rowe entered the plea Tuesday to the child abuse charge in Douglas County District Court. She faces up to three years in prison when she’s […]

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Energy Department says workers have finished treating dozens of containers of radioactive waste that were inappropriately packed at one of the nation’s premier nuclear weapons laboratories. It was a similar container from Los Alamos National Laboratory that ruptured in 2014, forcing a nearly three-year closure of the federal […]

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Dan McKee kicked off a run for a second term in the office on Tuesday, highlighting his experience as he faces a primary challenge from a fellow Democrat. McKee, who served six terms as mayor of Cumberland, has focused his work since his 2014 election on helping small businesses […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A legislative panel is considering a new tax to fund Wyoming’s tourism promotion efforts. The Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee on Tuesday is drafting a bill that would impose a 1 percent tax at hotels, restaurants, bars and other leisure and hospitality establishments around the state. The tax would raise an estimated […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples will run for re-election in 2018. An attorney for Kim Davis confirmed she will seek a second term. It’s the first chance Rowan County voters will get to have a say in the controversy that […]