Новости за 04.12.2017

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — An organizer of Lawrence’s Old Fashioned Christmas Parade is apologizing after a Confederate flag was seen at the event. Photos of Saturday’s parade show a horse blanket with a Confederate-flag design draped over a horse’s saddle. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the young woman and older man riding the horse haven’t been […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s legislative auditor says he hopes to complete a review of the state government policies for handling sexual misconduct allegations before the legislative session starts in March. Sen. Sharon Hewitt, a Slidell Republican, requested the performance audit from Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera’s office after a top aide to Gov. John […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The leader of the Louisiana State Police says his agency is facing some of the “darkest days” it’s ever had, rocked by scandals left behind by his predecessor. Col. Kevin Reeves said Monday that morale has taken a hit in the department. But he said the controversies stem from “the […]

Prior to Kathleen O'Toole's arrival in 2014, the Seattle Police Department had been led by three different police chiefs in slightly more than a year. Here's a look at the organization's leadership over the years.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The UConn Foundation says the CEO and founder of generic drug developer Chemwerth Inc. has committed $22.5 million to the university, the second-largest pledge in its history. The nonprofit said Monday $2.5 million will be paid over the next five years to establish the Peter J. Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship and […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — State officials say West Virginia tax collections nearly halfway through this fiscal year are 4.5 percent higher than they were last year and almost match budget projections. Revenue Secretary Dave Hardy says five-month collections of more than $1.6 billion makes him cautiously optimistic the state’s on track to meet estimates for […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The state of Montana has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the manufacturer of OxyContin. The complaint, filed Nov. 30, alleges Purdue Pharma engaged in deceptive marketing practices by misrepresenting the risk of addiction, failing to disclose harmful side effects of OxyContin, claiming long-term use is safe without any evidence and […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Production is resuming next year on the sixth and final season of “House of Cards.” Taping of the political drama was halted in October amid sexual misconduct allegations against star Kevin Spacey. Netflix Chief Content Office Ted Sarandos told a conference Monday of the decision, Variety reported. In November, Netflix said […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is indicating it could prevent survivors of a 1997 terrorist attack from seizing Persian artifacts at Chicago museums to help pay a $71.5 million default judgment against Iran. The justices heard arguments Monday in an appeal from U.S. victims of a Jerusalem suicide bombing. They want to go after […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland man accused of fatally shooting a Salvation Army worker who was going out to collect money at one of the charity’s kettles is being held on $5 million bond. Police say the shooting happened Saturday as 21-year-old Jared Plesec was leaving the lobby of his apartment complex and wearing his […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold of Texas is promising to pay back taxpayer money used to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by his former spokeswoman. The four-term congressman told KRIS-TV in Corpus Christi , “I didn’t do anything wrong but I also don’t want the taxpayers to be on the […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota officials will soon get an update of the state’s financial standing, but Congress’s ongoing push to slash taxes means that estimate will provide few answers. The U.S. Senate passed $1.5 trillion in tax breaks over the weekend but few specifics are set in stone. House and Senate negotiators still […]

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Reilly Gault, 15, has been legally blind for the majority of his life. Now, that’s all changed — Gault now can see. Gault, 15, recently asked the community for some help to raise $10,000 so he could purchase computerized glasses that allow him to see the world through a new and […]

In this era of strip-mining existing properties for every last nugget of nostalgia, a stage adaptation of the 1942 film “Holiday Inn” feels like more of an inevitability than a stroke of inspiration.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The governors of California and New York are mounting a final effort to derail the GOP tax plan, which they say would devastate their states and the national economy. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, California Gov. Jerry Brown and New Jersey Gov.-elect Phil Murphy, all Democrats, held a conference call with […]

When Amazon said its second home would be elsewhere, Seattle-area leaders sent a letter asking, among other things, that the city and its largest private employer hit the “refresh button” in their relationship. A month later, Amazon has proposed a meeting, in South Lake Union.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Payless ShoeSource is putting its corporate headquarters in Topeka up for sale. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the company is seeking $8.5 million for the headquarters, amid rumors that Payless might leave Topeka. Payless emerged from bankruptcy in August. In early November, company spokeswoman Meghan Spreer said the company was evaluating its […]

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — One of Georgia O’Keeffe’s abstract interpretations of the desert is now part of the New Mexico Museum of Art’s permanent collection. Officials made the announcement Monday as the museum celebrates its centennial year. The 1931 piece titled ‘Desert Abstraction’ had been on loan for years from the Museum of New […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Legislature has authorized issuing up to $800 million in bonds for road repairs and construction over the next seven months, followed by another $800 million in the following three years. That follows the recent approval by voters for the state to issue $1.6 billion of new bonds to […]

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A minivan sideswiped a school bus outside Philadelphia, leaving seven students and one adult with minor injuries. The crash happened in Chester around 7:30 a.m. Monday. The Chester Charter School bus was transporting 29 students. The ages of those hurt wasn’t released. The driver of the minivan and seven students were […]

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run that left a 65-year-old Norwalk pedestrian dead. Police allege 51-year-old Darlene Moody was driving under the influence when she hit Archie Hilliard in Norwalk in September. Hilliard was taken to Norwalk Hospital where he died of his injuries. Police say […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Relatives say one of the three Americans abducted in Baghdad last year has died from complications stemming from his month in captivity. His daughter, Amanda Frost, says Russell Frost died Thursday at his home in Wichita. Frost was working as a contractor in January 2016 when he and two co-workers, Amr […]

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Medical records containing highly sensitive medical and personal information have been found dumped in a publically accessible recycling drop-off center. The Morning Call reported Monday about a dozen medical files had been discovered in August at a local recycling center in Allentown. It is illegal under federal medical privacy laws to […]

Less than two years after securing the city’s highest-paying job, Larry Weis has resigned as Seattle City Light’s CEO and general manager, Mayor Jenny Durkan said.

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah man was arrested after his robbery of a hotel yielded only one dollar. The Daily Herald reports a Provo police officer responded to a report of a robbery Saturday at a Fairfield Inn. Authorities say when the hotel employee showed the man that there was only one dollar in […]