Новости за 16.12.2017

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The American Red Cross is helping several residents after a fire broke out in a home on Atwells Avenue in Providence. The fire began early Saturday morning displacing residents. Investigators are trying to determine a cause of the blaze. No injuries were reported. Red Cross officials said they were providing comfort […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Democratic state senator is asking the Kansas Legislature’s audit division to evaluate whether a former commerce secretary followed state law and procedure in awarding agency consulting contracts and when charging business expenses. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley told the Topeka Capital-Journal on Friday that the Legislature’s oversight committee was expected […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Count President Donald Trump among the personal winners in the $1.5 trillion tax package that congressional Republicans are on the verge of passing. It’s not only a political score for Trump but likely a windfall for his real estate empire, too. Oil drillers would also benefit. So would multimillionaire and billionaire owners […]

LAKE GROVE, N.Y. (AP) — A truck carrying 3,700 gallons of heating oil was involved in an accident with two other vehicles on a Long Island road, igniting a massive fire. Suffolk County police say no one was injured in the mishap reported Saturday at about 6 a.m. in Lake Grove. Firefighters battled the blaze […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine wants to help residents learn to commercially grow grapes, even if it means putting up with a little wine every now and then. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting an introduction to grape growth in Augusta on Jan. 11. The state says the class is […]

Here’s how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Dec. 15.

RINDGE, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department has purchased 672 acres of land in Rindge and Fitzwilliam in an effort to expand the state’s holdings in the southwestern part of the state. The area will be known as the Pearly Lake Wildlife Management Area. The $765,000 deal protects public access for […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force Academy is restructuring and expanding its sexual-assault office after an investigation concluded it was crippled by poor management and derelict in its duties. The Colorado Springs Gazette reported Saturday the academy plans to require better qualifications for the office staff and put more emphasis on preventing […]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Three-quarters of the chancellors running North Carolina’s public universities are getting a raise. The News Observer of Raleigh reports the biggest pay bump goes to Carol Folt, who runs the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her 6 percent salary increase approved Friday adds an extra $36,000, matching her […]

FALFURRIAS, Texas (AP) — More than 40 immigrants smuggled inside two refrigerated truck trailers have been detained after the rigs were searched at a South Texas checkpoint. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection statement says 19 immigrants were located early Friday at the Falfurrias (fal-FYOO’-ree-uhs) checkpoint. Border Patrol agents, hours later at the same site, […]

BOSTON (AP) — A Republican from Fitchburg who won a special election to the state Senate is about to take his seat on Beacon Hill. Dean Tran will be sworn-in on Wednesday in the Governor’s Council chambers. That will be followed by a ceremony in Gardner Auditorium, where senators have been meeting while the ornate […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Hunter Harrison, the CEO of railroad giant CSX, is dead. He was 73 years old. CSX confirmed Harrison’s death in a statement released Saturday, saying his death was caused by “unexpectedly severe complications” from a recent illness. CSX shares fell sharply on Thursday when the company announced Harrison was taking an […]

HONOLULU (AP) — Oahu North Shore beachfront property owners say they continue to see shorelines getting closer to their properties which could cause them to lose parts of their land to the state. KGMB-TV reported Friday that Hawaii common law measures the shoreline by the high water mark. That’s the point where the wave washes […]

GLEN RIDGE, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey governor-elect Phil Murphy is getting some pushback for posing for photos next to a cardboard cutout of Gov. Chris Christie lounging on a beach last summer. Murphy told NJ Advance Media Friday while on a diplomatic trip to Puerto Rico that he was standing near the cutout on […]

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Stamford Police have made an arrest in their investigation into a fatal car crash. The accident occurred Nov. 22 when a BMW traveling northbound on Washington Blvd. at a high rate of speed lost control and struck a tree off the east side of the roadway. The driver, 20-year-old Kadeem Mitchell […]

KEENESBURG, Colo. (AP) — Authorities have found a man’s body inside a burning vehicle in northeastern Colorado. Weld County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Francisco Saucedo says the body was found early Saturday near Keenesburg, about 40 miles northeast of Denver. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. An autopsy was planned. Most Read StoriesCDC gets list of […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The number of doctors who have applied for permission to dispense medical marijuana is edging upward, as the estimated summer start of the program gets closer. In October, only two doctors had submitted applications for the permit required to offer medical-grade pot to patients. Two months later, that has increased […]

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit suburb has reached a settlement with the family of a woman who was fatally shot by police near a shopping mall in 2016. In a court filing Thursday, attorneys said they would provide details to federal Judge Bernard Friedman, but they want him to keep the information confidential and off […]

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Newport News Police say a man faces life-threatening injuries after being shot by a police officer. Police said the 33-year-old man, who has not been identified, fled a traffic stop on foot Saturday around noon. The man was pulled over for not having a front license plate on his vehicle, […]

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The father of a woman fatally shot by her ex-boyfriend is calling for more widespread use of ankle bracelets for people charged with domestic violence crimes. The Portland Press Herald reports Vance Ginn says he’s helping launch a campaign to push for widespread use of electronic monitoring. He says such a […]

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — Two men have been ordered to stand trial in the 2013 shooting death of a disc jockey and activist outside a northeastern Pennsylvania bar. A Luzerne County judge ruled Friday that there was enough evidence to send the case against 28-year-old Roberto Battle and 36-year-old David Nealy to trial on homicide […]

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says some post offices in Phoenix and Mesa will be open Sunday to offer special holiday service. The Postal Services locations open Sunday will include the main post offices in Phoenix and Mesa and the Ahwatukee, Daisy Mountain, Northeast, Sierra Adobe and Washington post offices in Phoenix. The […]

SITKA, Alaska (AP) — A Sitka-based seafood company is strengthening their marketing efforts in the Midwest. Sitka Salmon Shares President and Chief Salmon Steward Nicolaas Mink says they have always marketed their fish to the Midwest, but expects that their efforts will be easier now that the company has secured a spot at a new […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Problems with a state computer system have prevented tens of thousands of Illinois households from receiving federal food stamp benefits since the new system’s latest phase got underway. The Illinois Department of Human Services began rolling out a new computer system in 2013 to administer entitlement benefits, including food stamps. The second […]

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — A Clemson University student who managed money for the school’s sailing club is accused of using the group’s funds to pay for his tuition, rent, a spring break trip and the deposit on a class ring. The Independent Mail of Anderson reported 22-year-old Mateo Gomez was arrested Friday and charged with […]