Новости за 24.01.2018

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Senate lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at requiring ballot measure campaigns to disclose their donors while supporters gather support to put initiatives on the ballot. The chamber voted 33-2 Wednesday to advance the legislation to the state House of Representatives. It would require initiative campaigns to submit new […]

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says a towing vessel sunk on the Mississippi River north of Memphis, Tennessee, and was leaking oil. The incident was reported Wednesday morning near Blytheville, 60 miles (97 kilometers) north of Memphis. The vessel Virginia Renee sunk at its mooring at Hickman Landing with about 10,000 gallons […]

RATON, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police say they are investigating an alleged sexual assault involving a Raton police officer. On Wednesday, State Police filed a criminal summons requesting Officer Andrew Sanchez appear in the Raton Magistrate Court. Authorities say a woman contacted police and alleges Sanchez sexually assaulted her on Jan. 8 while […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Chicago man’s protest of U.S. gun policy failed to draw supporters outside the firearms industry’s biggest annual trade show in Las Vegas. Lee Goodman held a sign listing 11 deadly mass shootings and reading, “If not now, when?” as conventioneers streamed into the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s SHOT Show at […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — State courts in Rhode Island are getting some added security. The Providence Journal reports that four State Police troopers and four Providence police officers will be posted at two major judicial complexes in Providence. Courts spokesman Craig Berke says the armed, uniformed officers will be patrolling the hallways at the courthouse […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is threatening sanctions against parties to a June 2015 peace agreement in Mali. A statement agreed to Wednesday by the 15 council nations expresses “a shared sense of impatience” about persistent delays in fulfilling the accord agreed to by the government, Tuareg separatists, and armed groups. A […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday warned Romania about reneging on its commitment to fight corruption and wants the country’s parliament to rethink its approach to new justice laws. Tens of thousands of Romanians protested last weekend against the legislation, which critics say will make it harder to prosecute crime and high-level corruption. […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Some of New Orleans’ finest chefs are among more than two dozen asking members of Congress to shoot down bills that would change fisheries management. The letter says the bills increase the risk of overfishing while claiming to modernize and strengthen management. It was signed by 26 chefs, including eight James […]

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters in northeastern Iowa have been battling a large fire at a scrap yard northwest of Waterloo. The Courier reports that firefighters were called to Alter Metal Recycling on Wednesday morning for a fire near the facility’s shredder. Smoke from the scene could be seen billowing from miles away. Firefighters sprayed […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The board of Nebraska’s largest school district has narrowed the field of applicants for schools superintendent to two. The Omaha Public Schools board announced Tuesday night that its finalists are Cheryl Logan, chief academic officer for the School District of Philadelphia, and Harrison Peters, deputy superintendent of Hillsborough County Schools in […]

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (AP) — Washoe County sheriff’s deputies have taken a suspect into custody while they investigate a suspicious death at Lake Tahoe. The sheriff’s office says officers found a man dead in Incline Village on Tuesday when they were called to a residence near Southwood and Tahoe boulevards at about 10 a.m. The […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has taken a key step toward confirming Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s nomination for an ambassador’s post. After senators voted 49-49 Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence broke the tie in Brownback’s favor. The vote ended debate on Brownback’s nomination by President Donald Trump to be U.S. ambassador-at-large for international […]

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders are asking the U.S. Supreme Court again this month to halt a lower-court redistricting order that went against them, this time on changes to state House and Senate districts. The GOP lawmakers’ lawyers filed a request on Wednesday for an emergency delay to prevent alterations to […]

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Virginia city council has voted to pursue demolishing around half of the city’s public housing for redevelopment. The Virginian-Pilot reports that Norfolk’s 7-1 vote Tuesday advances the effort to replace the 200-acre (81-hectare) area that encompasses the Tidewater Gardens, Calvert Square and Young Terrace public housing communities with a mixed-use […]

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa has reached an agreement with federal regulators to resolve concerns about potential disparities in opportunities provided to female athletes. A review by the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education found that Iowa was spending more on male athletes in areas such as […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi highway could be named for a civil rights activist who published a memoir that is required reading in some schools. The state House Transportation Committee on Wednesday passed House Bill 1153 , to name a portion of Highway 24 the Anne Moody Memorial Highway. The road is in Amite […]

Seattle's coaching staff shakeup continued on Wednesday with a report that assistant defensive line coach Dwaine Board will not be back in 2018.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A murder suspect was pointing a BB pistol at police and U.S. marshals when they fatally shot the man while trying to arrest him at his home, Georgia authorities said Wednesday. The disclosure by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation raises questions about how a Savannah-Chatham County police officer was wounded in […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s mayor says he won’t jinx the Eagles ahead of their Super Bowl appearance by placing the team’s jersey on the statue of William Penn atop City Hall. Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney said Tuesday he wants the city’s football team to win the big game. But his spokesman tells WCAU-TV he didn’t […]

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A former Georgia State Patrol sergeant who was fired in November for selling handguns to a convicted felon, among other reasons, has been charged with battery. WMAZ-TV cites an incident report that says Blake Swicord and his girlfriend were driving home from a friend’s house on Sunday when they argued. The […]

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — Vermont prosecutors have reached a plea deal with a man who police say shot a 19-year-old after he was told the gun wasn’t loaded. William Bailey pleaded no contest to a manslaughter charge last week in the death of Daniel Hein. In exchange, prosecutors say they will argue for a three- […]

DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines and Delta are reviving a deal that lets them put passengers on each other’s planes when travelers are stranded by disruptions like winter storms and computer outages. The new deal took effect on Wednesday. The airlines aren’t disclosing financial terms such as how much they charge to accommodate the other’s […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are moving forward with a proposal to prevent the state government from issuing non-English communications, with some exceptions. The Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday approved Sen. Joshua McKoon’s proposed constitutional amendment to name English as the state’s “official language.” State law already contains that designation. With the exception of some […]

NEW YORK (AP) — There’s never a bad time for a film company to land 20 Oscar nominations, but the timing is especially good for Fox Searchlight. Thanks to Guillermo del Toro’s full-hearted monster romance “The Shape of Water” and Martin McDonagh’s gleefully profane revenge drama “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Searchlight led all studios […]

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman is facing multiple animal cruelty and other charges after one of her dogs attacked 4 relatives. The Hartford Courant reports 37-year-old Jessica DePaolis, of New Britain, was arrested following the Monday dog attack in which family members locked themselves in a bathroom to escape a bulldog. Police […]