Новости за 06.12.2017

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice is not recommended the filing of any criminal charges following its investigation of a leak of information collected during a now-closed secret investigation into Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign. The Justice Department released results of its investigation Wednesday. Although no criminal charges are recommended, the Justice Department […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say the parents of a 3-month-old baby have been charged with his death after he suffocated in their bed after they had been drinking and smoking marijuana. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said the parents created an unsafe area for the baby to sleep and that’s why […]

BOSTON (AP) — The state’s financial picture appeared to be stabilizing after several years of revenue shortfalls that forced cuts in spending, state officials and economists said Wednesday. Tax collections through the first five months of the current fiscal year were running nearly 5 percent higher than a year ago, while exceeding official benchmarks by […]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An imprisoned former nurse who prosecutors believe could be responsible for the deaths of up to 60 Texas children is set to be arraigned on murder charges in the deaths of five children in the early 1980s. Genene Jones, who is 67, will be arraigned Thursday in San Antonio. The Bexar […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse have added their voices to the chorus of lawmakers calling on fellow Democratic Sen. Al Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations. Rhode Island’s senators issued statements Wednesday. Franken’s support in the Senate crumbled after another woman said he forcibly tried to kiss her […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A destructive wildfire that erupted early Wednesday in Los Angeles burned not far from The Getty Center, the $1 billion home to the J. Paul Getty Museum and related organizations in Sepulveda Pass. The fire did not immediately cross the wide expanse of the pass to the Getty side, but if […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will become the nation’s largest city with recreational pot after the City Council voted to license sales next year. After months of debate and political snags, the council approved rules Wednesday to usher in commercial sales and cultivation set to begin in less than a month under an initiative […]

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — A retired FBI agent has testified that a Saudi held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center admitted to helping seven of the 19 hijackers in the Sept. 11 attacks buy plane tickets and transfer money. Retired special agent Abigail Perkins led the interrogation of Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi over […]

Attorneys for Lakewood police are asking a federal judge to throw out a $15.1 million civil-rights verdict over the sniper-shooting death of an unarmed black man, arguing the court erred by allowing the plaintiffs' lawyers to “play the race card.”

Only a handful of MLS teams have won consecutive championships and the Sounders can certainly put themselves in the conversation about the league's all-time great sides if they manage another MLS Cup win over Toronto FC at BMO Field this Saturday

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — The Tupelo Public School District is looking for a new superintendent. Dr. Gearl Loden announced his retirement at the district’s Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday after six years in the post. Multiple media outlets report his retirement will begin following the current school year. During Loden’s tenure, the district’s graduation rate […]

MONTVILLE, Maine (AP) — Police say a 16-year-old high school student died in a car accident on his way to school in the Maine town of Montville. Police say the crash killed Riley Boulay of Liberty, who was a student at Mount View High School in Thorndike. They say the single-car crash happened Wednesday morning […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Spirit AeroSystems plans a $1 billion expansion of its manufacturing facility in Kansas and the addition of 1,000 new jobs. The project announced Wednesday includes capital investments at its Wichita plant site over the next five years. Spirit Chief Executive Officer Tom Gentile says the company’s growth is fueled by higher […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh is endorsing Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker for governor. Frosh, a Democrat, announced his endorsement Wednesday. Frosh is the second statewide elected official to endorse Baker in his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor of Maryland. Sen. Chris Van Hollen also has endorsed him. Baker […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles to become nation’s largest city with recreational pot after vote to license sales next year.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democrat-aligned independent U.S. senator says it’s time for Sen. Al Franken to resign in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. Sen. Angus King is one of two unaffiliated members of the U.S. Senate, and he caucuses with the Democrats. King tweeted on Wednesday that Sen. Franken, of Minnesota, should step […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada man convicted of two armed robberies in Las Vegas a week apart has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. U.S. District Judge Howard McKibben also ordered 65-year-old Walid Abdulla of Las Vegas on Tuesday to three years of probation upon his release. Abdulla pleaded guilty earlier […]

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The son of longtime Michigan Rep. Sander Levin and a state senator are each running to succeed Levin in Congress. Andy Levin of Bloomfield Township and Sen. Steve Bieda of Warren announced their candidacies Wednesday for the Democratic-leaning 9th Congressional District, which covers parts of Oakland and Macomb counties. Democrat […]

PORT ARANSAS, Texas (AP) — Some Virginia firefighters drove a pumper trucker about 1,600 miles to donate the rig to a South Texas coastal town ravaged by Hurricane Harvey. Members of the Philomont (FIL’-uh-mont) Volunteer Fire Department on Wednesday presented the $40,000 truck to the Port Aransas (uh-RAN’-suhs) Volunteer Fire Department. Philomont Fire Chief Richard […]

HONOLULU (AP) — The administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency is concerned about complaints that a recent test of an attack warning siren could barely be heard in tourist mecca Waikiki. Vern Miyagi says the agency is looking into moving or repositioning sirens. He says officials need to better communicate the test to tourists. […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland health officials say the state has had its first cold-related death in the 2017-2018 winter weather season. The Department of Health and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported the death in a news release on Tuesday. The agencies said the patient was a woman over the age of 65 […]

“Psych,” the sitcom about a fake psychic detective (James Roday) and his best friend (Dulé Hill), returns for a two-hour special at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, on USA.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fresh warning, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin says there could potentially be delays in providing medical care to tens of thousands of veterans if lawmakers don’t act soon to approve billions in emergency funding for the ailing private-sector Choice program. In a statement, Shulkin says he is heartened by several […]

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawyer who vanished for six months until his capture in Central America has appeared in a federal courtroom as he faces the consequences for his role in a Social Security fraud case. Eric Conn had his initial court hearing in Lexington, Kentucky, on Wednesday, the day after he was […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Grizzlies center Marc Gasol has been fined $15,000 by the NBA for using a profanity during a live television interview. The NBA announced the fine Wednesday. Gasol cursed during the interview after Memphis snapped an 11-game skid Monday night with a 95-92 win over Minnesota. It was the Grizzlies’ first win […]