Новости за 05.12.2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Monsanto asked a judge Tuesday to prevent Arkansas lawmakers from banning the use of a weed killer that farmers in several states have said drifts onto their crops and causes widespread damage. The agribusiness asked a Pulaski County judge to issue a preliminary injunction preventing the state from banning dicamba’s […]

FORT POLK, La. (AP) — A Fort Polk soldier has died in a single-car accident near the central Louisiana Army base. Capt. Oliver Schuster, in a news release, says 22-year-old Spec. William A. Rhodes, of Hurricane, West Virginia, was one of two soldiers in the car when it crashed Nov. 30. Rhodes served as an […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is reviewing whether devices that allow semiautomatic rifles to fire faster should be banned. The review announced Tuesday comes after a Las Vegas gunman used the so-called “bump stock” devices during a deadly October rampage that killed 59 people and wounded hundreds more. A bid to ban the accessory […]

HOUSTON (AP) — In the wake of devastating flooding from Hurricane Harvey, officials in the Texas county that is home to Houston have approved new building regulations that they’re touting as the toughest in a major U.S. metropolitan area for construction in flood-prone locations. The new rules, which take effect Jan. 1, will increase how […]

WOODLAWN, Md. (AP) — A house was flattened and others were damaged when a fire and explosion rocked the structure in a Baltimore suburb. Baltimore County fire officials say no one was hurt in the explosion. Investigators say the house in Woodlawn was vacant. The fire and explosion were reported Tuesday afternoon. Pictures and videos […]

DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a woman has died following a house fire in Kentucky. WKYT-TV reports that 64-year-old Gerri Compton was found inside a bedroom on Monday. Officials believe the fire started in the basement and then shot up through the bedroom and into the attic. Investigators say they will send Compton’s body […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police say two people from Missouri were taken into custody after suspicious devices prompted the closure of a section of Interstate 70 in downtown Topeka for about five hours. Police Lt. Chris Heaven says officers noticed the suspicious packages, methamphetamine and guns after the vehicle was stopped for several traffic violations […]

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The city of Cedar Rapids has banned the use of fireworks within city limits just days before the state’s second period of legal sales and use begins. The council signaled its plans last week with its initial vote to advance the ban. Television station KGAN reports that the council finalized […]

After three years, Marya Sea Kaminski is leaving her job as associate artistic director of Seattle Repertory Theatre to become the artistic director of Pittsburgh Public Theater. Kaminski — an actor, writer and co-founder of Washington Ensemble Theatre — steps down from her role at the Rep in June, 2018. This fall, she had directed […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center has a new leader. John Kirwan, director of the Metabolic Translational Research Center and professor of molecular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, was named Tuesday as Pennington’s executive director. LSU’s governing board is expected to approve the appointment Friday. LSU System President F. King Alexander […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The top editor for the National Enquirer, Us Weekly and other major gossip publications openly described his sexual partners in the newsroom, discussed female employees’ sex lives and forced women to watch or listen to pornographic material, former employees told The Associated Press. The behavior by Dylan Howard, currently the chief […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Former employees accuse top editor at National Enquirer, other gossip publications of sexual misconduct in newsroom.

WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is permanently closing its Willmar Office on Friday. The agency says all six staff members will keep their jobs. They either will be reassigned to other work locations or will work from the MPCA’s Marshall office. The Willmar office opened in 1999 and is one of […]

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — A Navajo Code Talker who used his native language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II has died in Arizona. Navajo Nation officials say George B. Willie Sr. died Tuesday at age 92. Tribal officials say Willie lived in the community of Leupp, Arizona. He served in the Marine […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — An investigation ordered by Republican Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has found that his predecessor’s office withheld DNA evidence in a lawsuit over the fatal shooting of a black man by a white St. Louis officer. Private attorney Hal Goldsmith’s investigation released Tuesday found that the office of former Attorney General […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Massage Envy says reports of sexual misconduct at its franchise spas are “heartbreaking” and that it is strengthening screening and reporting procedures. The release of a six-point plan by the national company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, follows an investigative report last week by the BuzzFeed News website. According to BuzzFeed’s report, […]

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials say the white-tailed prairie dog does not need special protections under the Endangered Species Act because it’s in no danger of extinction across the U.S. West. Tuesday’s announcement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service culminates a lengthy review of the squirrel-sized rodent’s legal status. Its range includes […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A statewide service allowing Minnesotans to send a text message to 911 during an emergency is up and running. State officials say “Text-to-911” will be especially beneficial for people who are deaf or unable to speak. And it will allow victims who may not be able to talk while a crime is […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard outlined state spending priorities Tuesday that are limited for the second year in a row by disappointing South Dakota tax collections, proposing a plan that would fill an immediate shortfall this budget year and keep state employees’ wages mostly flat over the next. The $1.62 billion general fund […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of an Omaha man serving 14 to 22 years in prison for killing another man. Carl Heng was convicted last year in Douglas County of manslaughter and a weapons count in the Aug. 24, 2015, shooting death of 25-year-old Robert Lane. Heng […]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s effort to collect unpaid sales taxes on purchases made out-of-state or online has taken in nearly $1 million. Tax Commissioner Kaj (Kai) Samsom tells the Burlington Free Press that about 2,600 people sent in payment after receiving a letter from the state. He says about 18,000 letters were sent out […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Trump administration has agreed to resume litigation over the expansion of Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument on Jan. 15 unless it resolves the dispute first. The Capital Press reported Tuesday that two groups sued when then-President Barack Obama nearly doubled the monument’s size earlier this year. But those groups agreed to […]

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A former dairy princess convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend’s fiancee 27 years ago in a case featured in a made-for-TV movie is up for a parole hearing. Lori Esker, now 48, was convicted in 1990 of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Lisa Cihaski. The 21-year-old woman was strangled with […]

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Two players carted off, two others suspended, many fines to follow. One of the NFL’s nastiest rivalries set new lows in prime time, forcing fans to avert their eyes. Players, fans and the league are considering what to do in the aftermath of a game so brutal that it made announcers and […]