Новости за 22.12.2017

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in November as the number of people with jobs increased by more than 9,000 and the number of unemployed declined by more than 3,000. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission on Friday reported the unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent in November from 4.4 percent in October. […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota conservatives stymied on high-profile bills by Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard are eyeing the end of his last term in early 2019. They’re betting their policies will fare better under either Republican front-runner in the race to replace the term-limited governor. Daugaard vetoed legislation this year that would have […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police have made another arrest in the death of a man whose body was found in a vehicle in a police station parking lot. Police say homicide investigators on Friday arrested 19-year-old Governor D. Tate on charges of first-degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony. It’s […]

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police say their officers have arrested the same man on suspicion of driving drunk twice in six days. The first stop was made Dec. 14 along U.S. 64 for a registration violation. The driver, identified as James Lee, did not stop until reaching the border of the Navajo […]

DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — Police in a southeastern Arizona town discovered several packages of marijuana hidden under the hood of pickup truck after the vehicle had caught on fire. The Sierra Vista Herald reports a motorist called Douglas police on Thursday, reporting a vehicle that appeared to be overheating and smelled of burning marijuana. Police […]

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Police in Colorado have arrested a man on suspicion of child abuse resulting in the death of his three-month-old daughter. Lakewood Police arrested 38-year-old Kelly Kerr on Thursday. Jail and court records don’t indicate whether Kerr has an attorney. Authorities say they received a 911 call on July 21 reporting that […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Elizabeth Vargas says she is leaving ABC News next spring after two decades, much of it as anchor of the newsmagazine “20/20.” ABC News President James Goldston says in a statement Friday that Vargas is leaving to pursue new ventures. She is 55. In a note to colleagues, Vargas says that […]

The victim suffered several small puncture woundsin the unprovoked attack and was taken to Harborview Medical Center with what police described as non-life-threatening injuries.

Cowherd says Rondeau is 'better than anybody I’ve ever heard doing football.'

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Four Northern California men have been charged with installing and maintaining illegal video slot machines at smoke shops and convenience stores. U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert said Friday a federal grand jury returned a single-count indictment on against Yaniv Gohar, of Berkeley; Orel Gohar, of San Francisco; Eran Buhbut, of Oakland; and […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say more than 110 homeless and formerly homeless residents have died in the past year. Elected leaders, advocates, volunteers and more than 100 community members gathered to honor their deaths at an annual vigil on Thursday. It is the largest number of homeless deaths in Utah in the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — There’s LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Golden State against Cleveland, for fans wanting more of the NBA’s reigning rivalry. For those preferring something new, the league’s Christmas Day schedule has that, too. It’s a star-studded slate, with the NBA Finals rematch standing out among the top teams and power players. The […]

PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — Police in southwestern Michigan have released the handwritten note and map that led investigators to the body of a missing teacher in October. Christopher Lockhart expressed regret for killing his wife, Theresa Lockhart, and wrote, “I pray that God forgives me.” He wrote the note before killing himself at their Portage […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Apple iPhone owners from several states are suing the tech giant for not disclosing sooner that it had issued software updates deliberately slowing older-model phones so aging batteries lasted longer. Lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday in Chicago federal court on behalf of five iPhone owners from Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and North […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More deputies have left the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office since North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum reinstated the sheriff four months ago. Eight deputies have resigned since Sheriff Gary Schwartzenberger’s return in August, the Bismarck Tribune reported . Three of the deputies whose last days were in December took law enforcement positions […]

PHOENIX (AP) — People in metro Phoenix are barred from using wood-burning fireplaces on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Environmental regulators have called the no-burn days in Maricopa County for Sunday and Monday because air pollution levels are expected to exceed federal health standards. The ban applies to burning-wood in fireplaces and outdoor fire pits, […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Senate is not carrying over a Kansas City-area attorney’s nomination for a federal judgeship in Kansas into next year. Senators didn’t vote on Holly Lou Teeter of Lenexa before wrapping up business for the year Thursday. Her nomination then appeared Friday on a list of those not being carried […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho billionaire Frank VanderSloot says he won’t endorse anyone in the 2018 Republican gubernatorial race. VanderSloot, founder and chief executive of the health care products company Melaleuca, said Thursday he’s staying out of the primary despite being asked by all three major candidates for his support. Currently, U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, […]

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Suburban Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo says a polar bear that was the species’ oldest male at an accredited North American zoo has died at age 32. Zoo officials say Aussie was euthanized Friday after staff determined that “it was the right time” as his health had failed in recent weeks due to […]

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A new report reveals more details on a Fort Collins murder-suicide earlier this year but police have not determined a motive for the killings. According to a 236-page case report obtained by the Coloradoan, Air Force staff sergeant Michael Zamora had a disagreement with his girlfriend Savannah McNealy on the […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police are searching for a man who stabbed two people during broad daylight in northeast Portland. Sgt. Chris Burley says officers who responded Friday morning found a man with a life-threatening injuries and a woman with less-severe injuries. A witness applied a tourniquet to the man before police arrived, and and […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Records now show all three branches of Pennsylvania state government have settled sexual misconduct allegations since 2010. The claims include unwelcome touching, kissing and lascivious comments. The running total of disclosed payments to settle claims and investigate complaints during this period now stands at more than $369,000. New documents obtained by […]

Post offices and banks will be closed, and Metro buses will operate on a Sunday schedule.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a man was killed when the van he was driving collided with a charter bus that had stalled on Interstate 90 in western South Dakota. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says the bus carrying 56 passengers was eastbound on the freeway when it lost all power and came […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama election officials say they will certify Democratic candidate Doug Jones’ upset victory over Republican rival Roy Moore next week. The Alabama Secretary of State announced in a statement Friday that the election results would be finalized next Thursday. Jones defeated Moore on Dec. 12 to become the first Democrat elected […]