Новости за 18.11.2017

BOSTON (AP) — Boston University says it has found evidence that a geology professor sexually harassed a graduate student on a research trip in Antarctica more than 10 years ago. BU Provost Jean Morrison said in a letter sent Friday to faculty the findings follow a 13-month investigation into the former student’s allegations against David […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of his estranged wife. Police say the shooting happened Thursday just before 8 a.m. in the home of 41-year-old Nicole Nguyen. Responding officers found 51-year-old John Fitzgerald Gonzalez outside the home and Nguyen in the garage with a wound to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — “Partridge Family” star David Cassidy has been hospitalized in Florida. His representative tells The Associated Press on Saturday that Cassidy is “now conscious” and “surrounded by family.” The rep adds that Cassidy was in pain and taken to the hospital on Wednesday. No additional details were provided. The 67-year-old said earlier […]

DENVER (AP) — University of Colorado officials are backing the creation of online programs that could let students earn college degrees for $15,000. Colorado Public Radio reports that the Board of Regents backed the plan this week and approved $20 million to let the university begin creating the programs. Officials say the program will launch […]

SACO, Maine (AP) — Police say a Maine man had a toddler in the vehicle with him when he led police on a high-speed chase. Michael Messier of Biddeford made his initial court appearance Friday on charges of eluding an officer and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon. Police say he had his 2-year-old daughter […]

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities clearing homeless encampments along a Southern California river have found at least two makeshift underground bunkers, including one that contained more than a thousand bicycles. Officials in Orange County say the bikes found in the tunnel system under a concrete flood control channel could suggest a large-scale theft ring. […]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — J.C. Caroline, a star University of Illinois running back in the 1950s who played for the Chicago Bears for a decade, has died. He was 84. Officials with Walker Funeral Home in Champaign say Caroline died Friday at Carle Hospital. Caroline, who is a member of the College Football Hall of […]

PLYMOUTH, Vt. (AP) — The owner of a snowmobile rental company faces criminal charges after Vermont State Police said he supplied alcohol to an underage employee who died in a snowmobile crash last winter. Michael Lynds of Plymouth is charged with enabling consumption by a minor, causing death or serious injury. Police said 20-year-old Stephen […]

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Police in north Georgia say they’re searching for a man and woman after a gun battle involving police officers. Gainesville police Sgt. Kevin Holbrook said Saturday that two officers were hurt in the Friday night confrontation, but neither officer was shot. Holbrook tells The Times of Gainesville that both officers were […]

SPRING, Texas (AP) — Authorities in suburban Houston say a 14-year-old with special needs died last year after being given blood pressure medication not prescribed by a doctor, and that an investigation found numerous people had used a stun gun on her over several months. The Montgomery County sheriff’s office said Saturday that three people, […]

Simply put, baseball has never seen a phenomenon such as Ohtani, a 23-year-old right-handed pitcher/left-handed slugger who has declared his intentions to play for an MLB team in 2018.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a fast-moving fire seriously damaged three row homes in Philadelphia and left a 70-year-old man hospitalized. Flames were shooting from the upper floor of one of the homes on Erie Avenue when firefighters arrived on scene around 4 a.m. Saturday. The blaze was soon extinguished, but that home was seriously […]

STERLING, Va. (AP) — Democrats will hold a state-run primary next year in their race to unseat Republican Barbara Comstock from a northern Virginia congressional district. The 10th Congressional District is widely considered vulnerable after this month’s elections, in which Democrats swept statewide office and picked up numerous seats in the House of Delegates. Democrat […]

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana State University’s President is promising that faculty and staff won’t be furloughed though the state university system faces $4.5 million in budget cuts. Montana lawmakers wrapped up a special session this week intended to fill a state budget shortfall. The Montana University System anticipated a $44 million budget cut without […]

Women are vulnerable in just about every inch of a restaurant. Behind the bar. The hostess stands where patrons are greeted. Behind stoves and in front of dishwashers. From lewd comments to rape, sexual misconduct is, for many, simply part of the job.

Women are vulnerable in just about every inch of a restaurant. Behind the bar. The hostess stands where patrons are greeted. Behind stoves and in front of dishwashers. From lewd comments to rape, sexual misconduct is, for many, simply part of the job.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press the Miami Dolphins are waiving linebacker Rey Maualuga after an arrest in Miami. The transaction will be complete later Saturday, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team had not released any […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services is warning people who played with puppies at a Hanover pizzeria that they may have been exposed to a bacterial disease. Officials say five of the 10 puppies imported to Vermont and New Hampshire from Puerto Rico tested positive for leptospirosis. The […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a college rowing team practicing near the Port of Los Angeles discovered a body floating in the water. Lt. Mark Oliver of the Los Angeles Port Police says the man’s body was found around 9 a.m. Saturday. A fire department crew retrieved the body. Oliver says the man has […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican leaders in the Oklahoma House and Senate say they’re surprised that Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a budget plan to raid cash reserves and further cut state agency spending. Fallon’s veto late Friday underscored the ongoing tension between her and House leaders. House Speaker Charles McCall criticized the governor in a […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are considering a plan that would reduce the number of days residents can set off fireworks — a response to increasing concerns about fires, noise and air pollution during July when there are two major holidays celebrated with fireworks. State Rep. Jim Dunnigan proposed a bill on Wednesday […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — MaineCare is no longer providing payments to a Lewiston oral surgeon who’s fighting to keep his license in the face of allegations of incompetence and a lack of professionalism. Dr. Jan Kippax said the decision by MaineCare is hurting his business because about half of his patients rely on the program. […]

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Officials in the central Oregon town of Bend say they’ll refund money to drivers fined for parking vehicles deemed too long for downtown angled parking spaces. The Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/2zOMwkk) in a story on Friday that city officials are temporarily suspending enforcement of a policy intended to prevent parked vehicles from […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials say a graduate student and lecturer accused of harassing a conservative student will not return to teaching at the school. The Lincoln Journal Star says a university official confirmed Friday that Courtney Lawton will no longer be employed when her contract ends at the end of the […]

IONE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at a Northern California prison as a possible homicide. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says Wayne Bradley was found unresponsive in his cell at Mule Creek State Prison around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The 50-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators have […]