Новости за 25.12.2017

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Burning Man organizers say there will be no increase in the price of tickets to this summer’s annual counter-culture event in the northern Nevada desert. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports ticket prices will range from $190 to $1,200 each — the same as last year. Vehicle passes will remain $80. The bulk […]

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — A 34-year-old northeast Nevada man could get probation after pleading no contest to a reduced felony charge for calling a bomb threat in to the Elko County Courthouse last June. The Elko Daily Free Press reports that Casey D. Overacker of Spring Creek could also face up to five years at […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a window at Topgolf, a large entertainment and events complex in Birmingham, Alabama, has been struck by a gunshot. Topgolf spokeswoman Morgan Wallace said no one was hurt by the Saturday gunfire. Al.com reports that company officials believe the shot was fired in connection with some type of “online […]

LAKE CITY, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say a 74-year-old man has been shot and killed in his South Carolina home on Christmas Eve. Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken said Johnny Cameron died at the scene of the shooting in his Lake City house Sunday night. Lutcken told media outlets an autopsy on Cameron will […]

BOSTON (AP) — A Boston-area businessman is planning to open a new four-year college in the city with a focus on conservative Christian values. Finny Kuruvilla, an investment fund manager, told The Boston Globe he plans to fund Sattler College with $30 million of his own money. He hopes to eventually enroll about 300 students […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago man is facing armed robbery charges after allegedly putting a gun to the head of an 11-year-old boy during a hold-up at a small community barbershop. The Chicago Tribune reports a Cook County judge denied bond to Alfred L. Williams, of Dolton, during a Saturday hearing. He cited what […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas are looking for a killer after a woman’s body was found partially burned in a trash bin at an apartment complex southeast of downtown. Police tell the Las Vegas Review-Journal that officers were called about 4:30 p.m. Sunday after a homeless person found the body of the […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say an Augusta teenager has died after being struck by a vehicle earlier in the week. The Augusta Chronicle reports that 17-year-old Matthew C. Smith died at a hospital on Christmas Eve. Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen said Smith was in the center lane of Peach Orchard Road when he […]

Citizens should worry if a public-health agency like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is avoiding using terms like “science-based” and “evidence-based.”

The remaining southern resident orcas are exceptionally vulnerable to extinction by a large spill.

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (AP) — State police say a Boston man was struck and killed when he left his car following a crash on a Massachusetts highway. It happened Sunday night on Route 24 in Bridgewater. Twenty-six-year-old Darkeen Kelow was driving southbound when his Chevrolet Equinox crashed into a Honda Civic. Police say Kelow then got […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — There appears to be little appetite among Wisconsin Republican leaders to take up some of the most divisive proposals pending when the Legislature returns next month for a brief, final push before the session ends in the spring and the focus shifts to the fall election. Democrats will continue to try […]

NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman has died after a car in which she was a passenger crashed on Christmas Eve. WBNS 10-TV reports 73-year-old Delma Ross, of Roseville, was riding in a vehicle headed westbound on U.S. 40 in southeastern Licking County around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The state has planned a free hike for the public on New Year’s Day. Rhode Island’s Department of Environmental Management is offering a guided walking tour of Beavertail State Park in Jamestown, Rhode Island. The event is part of the annual First Day Hikes program, an effort by all 50 state […]

LILLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 68-year-old woman has been killed in a Christmas Eve fire in her North Carolina home. Harnett County deputies said three people in the Lillington home escaped the fire around 10:20 p.m. Sunday, but Sarah Beddingfield couldn’t get out. Deputies said in a news release that two of the […]

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is making another down payment on its effort to become a hub of futuristic fibers. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has announced a $3.9 million grant to support the second phase of research and development at the Defense Fabric Discovery Center. The research hub opened in October. The award follows an initial […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The state of Connecticut is awarding more than $31 million to 10 communities across the state to help with affordable housing projects. The funding is being issued to Ellington, Hartford, Manchester, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, Suffield, Trumbull, Wallingford and Westbrook. The money comes from several grant programs started under Democratic Gov. […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Police in Cleveland are investigating after the city’s second deadly shooting in two days. Cleveland.com reports a 29-year-old man was shot and killed around 1 a.m. on Monday, Christmas Day, on the city’s west side. The news organization reports that witnesses said the man had been involved in an argument and may […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service says it has interviewed someone claiming responsibility for delivering a gift-wrapped package of horse manure addressed to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (mih-NOO’-shin). The box was found Saturday at the home of Mnuchin’s neighbor in the wealthy Bel Air neighborhood in Los Angeles. The LAPD bomb squad responded […]

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas students will have to undergo CPR training to graduate high school starting next fall. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the state Board of Education approved the new requirement earlier this month. Kansas will be the 38th state to require CPR training for graduation. It’s estimated that nearly 33,000 students will […]

JOHNSBURG, N.Y. (AP) — The Open Space Institute has acquired a tract including a scenic mountain in the southeastern Adirondacks with plans to transfer ownership to New York state. The 1,285-acre property in Warren County includes Huckleberry Mountain, which has a long, open peak ridge rising 2,400 feet with spectacular cliffs. The land adjoins Wilcox […]

DETROIT (AP) — A group of Muslims plans to relieve Christian volunteers at a church-based Detroit soup kitchen on the day after Christmas. Mercy-USA for Aid and Development said it mobilized Muslim volunteers for Tuesday’s Manna Community Meal at the soup kitchen at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. The aim is to relieve the regular volunteers […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City’s mayor says he will schedule presentations for the public on whether to remodel Barnett Arena or build a new facility that would cost about $182 million. City councilmembers are meeting in February to discuss both options and Mayor Steve Allender told the Rapid City Journal he wants to […]

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say one person has been killed and a second injured in a shooting on Christmas day. Florence Police Lt. Mike Brandt said the shooting happened around 3 a.m. Monday at a Florence home. Brandt said in a statement one person died in the hospital and a second person was hurt. […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge has granted the Portland police chief a stalking protective order against a man known to follow police officers and post videos of those encounters online. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Multnomah County Judge Adrienne Nelson granted Chief Danielle Outlaw the order that lasts indefinitely and took effect immediately after encounters […]