Новости за 26.12.2017

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The Democrat in a tied race for a Virginia House seat that could affect which party controls the chamber says she’ll ask a court to declare the tie invalid. Shelly Simonds’ lawyers said Tuesday that they’ll ask the court to reconsider its ruling after last week’s recount. If Simonds were […]

HONOLULU (AP) — Two Hawaii men who grew up as best friends recently learned that they’re actually brothers and revealed the surprise to family and friends over the holidays. Alan Robinson and Walter Macfarlane have been friends for 60 years. Born in Hawaii 15 months apart, they met in the sixth grade and played football […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A coroner says a man has died nearly a month after he was badly injured and his two young children killed in a crash with a car that was fleeing from Evansville police officers. The Vanderburgh County coroner says 26-year-old Terence Barker died Tuesday from head injuries suffered in the Nov. […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Raja the elephant is turning 25, but it’s just too cold to party outside. So one of the St. Louis Zoo’s most popular residents will celebrate his big birthday quietly indoors on Wednesday. The zoo said Tuesday that the below-freezing temperatures are just too cold for Raja and the other elephants […]

HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Some New Jersey residents are scrambling to pay their 2018 property taxes in advance of new federal limits on how much they can deduct. Perhaps nowhere is that personified more than in Hoboken. A city spokesman tells The Associated Press that through last Thursday, about 1,400 people had prepaid. That’s compared […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Reliever Jared Hughes and the Cincinnati Reds have agreed to a $4.5 million, two-year contract that includes a club option for 2020. Hughes gets $2,125,000 in each of the next two seasons under the deal announced Tuesday, and the Reds have a $3 million option with a $250,000 buyout. He can earn […]

The list includes designated culture capitals, places hosting sporting events and even a couple of cities — San Antonio and New Orleans — celebrating their 300th birthdays.

ABILENE, Kan. (AP) — Four people are dead after a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 70 in eastern Kansas. The accident was reported just before 10 a.m. Tuesday in Dickinson County, near Abilene. Names of the victims have not been released. Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Ben Gardner says the vehicle went off the roadway and rolled […]

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man who killed his mother and then fired more than 100 rounds at police as her body lay in a Pennsylvania yard during an eight-hour standoff before he killed himself wasn’t permitted to have firearms and likely obtained them from his father, who killed himself days after the […]

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a snowmobiler was critically injured when he crashed into a car on a city street in Flint. Police say the 51-year-old man was riding on a snow-covered neighborhood street when he crashed into the passenger side of a car at an intersection about noon Tuesday. Investigators believe excessive speed […]

COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont woman is recovering after sliding down a steep embankment while searching for her lost dog. New England Cable News reports that Nicole Stowell of Colchester tumbled about 150 feet into a ravine on Monday, injuring her ankle and leg. Colchester fire and rescue officials set up ropes and a […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is planning to inspect an Oklahoma jail next year despite opposition from county commissioners. The Oklahoman reports that an attorney in the department’s civil rights division wrote in November that they anticipate touring the Oklahoma County jail “in the early part of next year.” The decision comes […]

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Police in Delaware say a driver who ran away from a single-car crash before authorities arrived collapsed and died a day later from injuries he suffered in the wreck. State Police said in a news release Tuesday that the crash occurred Friday night in Rehoboth Beach. Troopers say 62-year-old Lawrence […]

TROY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state police say four people have been found dead inside a home. The bodies were discovered Tuesday afternoon in Troy. Police Capt. Daniel DeWolf tells the Albany Times-Union the deaths appear to be suspicious. Officers have swarmed the street and cordoned off the area around the home, a white […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A tax on insurance companies and some hospitals to provide health care for low-income Oregonians goes before voters next month, even after it was approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor during the 2017 legislative session. Three Republican lawmakers, arguing that the costs would be shifted to consumers, gathered […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A tax on insurance companies and some hospitals to provide health care for low-income Oregonians goes before voters next month, even after it was approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor in the 2017 legislative session. Three Republican lawmakers, arguing that costs would be shifted to consumers, gathered enough […]

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — An 18th-century farmhouse that houses the Oakham Historical Museum and a downtown Worcester landmark converted to upscale apartments are nominees to the National Register of Historic Places. William F. Galvin, secretary of the state, announced Thursday that the Fobes-O’Donnell House at 1221 Old Turnpike Road in Oakham and the Osgood Bradley […]

WILMINGTON, Mass. (AP) — For 35 years, reporting to the Fire Department has been an incredible experience for Fire Chief Rick McClellan. But come Jan. 12, McClellan will be stepping away to enjoy retirement. McClellan, now 60, remembers the date he began in the department — Oct. 18, 1982. That day he responded to his […]

HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) — In a 40-year law enforcement career spent in three states, Haverhill police Chief Alan DeNaro has had a lot of training. But nothing compares to the experience he and 14 other Massachusetts law enforcement officials received in Israel earlier this month. Selected to go on the trip in August, DeNaro joined […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Workers in large Minneapolis companies will see their wages increase in the new year. Starting Jan. 1, workers at the city’s largest employers will start earning at least $10 an hour. It’s the start of a climb toward a $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis. The City Council approved the wage ordinance in […]

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — It has been closed for more than a year, but people still are dumping mattresses, clothes and various other items behind the former Salvation Army thrift shop on Bank Street. Mold is overtaking the front entrance to the Coastal Digestive building at 234A Bank St. There are unpainted, boarded up […]

GLASTONBURY, Conn. (AP) — Months after the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford put in place a sweeping reorganization plan throughout its territory, some parishioners are still fighting to preserve the communities they know and love. Martin and Dee Ethier, Gary and Joyce Giannelli and Suzanne Allen appealed to Catholic Church leaders in Rome earlier this […]

REDDING, Conn. (AP) — Some residents have recently questioned the size of the town’s police department and whether it’s needed in a mostly rural community like Redding. The 17-officer department costs the town about $2.4 million a year, money that some residents think could be better spent on other needs. At one recent meeting of […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois panel is expected to hear a case against a troubled public housing authority facing allegations of unfair labor. The Southern Illinoisan reports that the unfair labor practice charge comes after federal housing officials directed an end to the collective bargaining agreement between the Alexander County Housing Authority and the […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Work on a supersonic business airplane could likely be headed to Wichita’s aircraft suppliers. Aerion Corp. Executive Chairman Brian Barents said this week that it’s probable some of the parts on the company’s $120 million AS2 supersonic business jet will be made by Wichita suppliers. Barents says he fully expects Wichita’s […]