Новости за 24.01.2018

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A proposed new ammunition tax is drawing opposition from Nebraska gun-rights groups, business organizations and advocates for taxpayers and sportsmen. Sen. Justin Wayne of Omaha presented the measure Wednesday to the Legislature’s Revenue Committee, saying he wanted a public discussion on the issue. Wayne says he doesn’t plan to pursue it […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A prominent Maine startup advocate has resigned from his post at a business accelerator after admitting he acted inappropriately toward two female colleagues. Venture Hall co-founder and president Jess Knox confirmed the accusations of sexual misconduct Tuesday in an email with the Portland Press Herald . Knox described a situation where […]

Steven Souza Jr. took the campaign for Edgar Martinez's Hall of Fame candidacy to another level the morning of the announcement.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil ruled Twitter briefly on Wednesday, as this nation of more than 200 million turned its attention to the judges who were ruling on an appeal of a corruption conviction against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. As the day wore on, two appellate court judges voted to uphold the […]

HARTFORD, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont woman who police say sold drugs that led to a man’s overdose has been sentenced to curfew for the next six months. The Valley News reports the only exceptions to 23-year-old Taylor Benjamin’s curfew include medical appointments, employment and 100 hours of community service. Police say first responders gave […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky health officials say the flu has reached epidemic levels this season. Cabinet for Health and Family Services spokesman Doug Hogan says that’s because there have been more cases this flu season than what’s normal. A statement from the Department of Public Health on Wednesday said Kentucky is in its sixth […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The backers of a failed multimillion-dollar campaign to build a third casino in Maine are suing the state ethics commission over a $500,000 fine. The Portland Press Herald reports casino entrepreneur Shawn Scott’s sister, Lisa Scott, filed the suit Monday in Kennebec County Superior Court. The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico’s northern border city of Reynosa say they have cleared 10 roadblocks erected by drug cartel members following two days of violence that left six suspects dead. The state government said gang members burned tires and hijacked vehicles to block streets at 10 points throughout the city. It said […]

Some people assume the word “diet” to mean a weight-loss program. But there’s much more to the word.

A federal judge in Virginia has thrown out a lawsuit over “hate group” labels that dozens of nonprofit groups received on a website that maintains a database of information about U.S. charities. U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson’s ruling Tuesday says the First Amendment protects GuideStar USA Inc.’s “expressive right to comment on social issues.” Liberty […]

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The owners of a Reno strip club are threatening to raise rent at an adjoining motel if the city approves an ordinance forcing strip clubs to relocate out of downtown. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the owners of the Wild Orchid strip club on Tuesday sent letters to residents of the Ponderosa […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Chicago won’t abandon its values as a welcoming city to immigrants despite renewed pressure from the Justice Department to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Federal officials sent letters Wednesday to 23 jurisdictions warning the department could use subpoena power to force them to provide documents showing they aren’t […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Israeli official says he led a secret parliamentary investigation into the family of a Palestinian girl who has become a protest icon and who is being held for slapping Israeli soldiers, questioning whether they were a “real” Palestinian family because of their Western appearance. The stunning comments by lawmaker Michael […]

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina say an employee at a store pulled out a gun and fired shots at a gunman as he fled. WITN-TV in Greenville reports Nash County sheriff’s deputies say the Nashville store was held up late Monday night by a person who demanded money from the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The husband of a Tennessee woman who had been missing for more than a year before her remains were found in December has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Shelby County Criminal Court records show Randall Freeman was sentenced to 28 years in prison after entering his plea Wednesday. The 33-year-old Freeman […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri State University is decreasing the number of credit hours required to graduate as part of a plan to make the school more affordable. The Columbia Missourian reports that Missouri State University President Clifton Smart announced a five-point plan last week. The new initiatives are part of a statewide trend to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The chief of staff to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is testifying at the criminal trial of one of the governor’s former top aides. Linda Lacewell began her testimony Wednesday at the bribery trial of Joseph Percoco at a federal court in Manhattan. Since Cuomo is unlikely to testify, Lacewell may […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An international commission to root out corruption in Honduras denounced on Wednesday recent legislative changes that block its investigation of five lawmakers on charges of embezzling public funds. The Organization of American States’ anti-corruption mission in Honduras said that the changes would obstruct ongoing and future investigations and potentially allow imprisoned […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State Sen. Bill Bowman says he will not run for re-election this fall due to poor health. The 72-year-old Republican from Bowman, North Dakota says he’s been in and out of the hospital since last year for a variety of reasons. Bowman says he doesn’t want to retire from the Legislature […]

WHITWELL, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities are searching near Chattanooga for a man wanted for a convenience store hold-up, saying they’ve placed the suspect on the top 10 most wanted list of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Area news outlets report the search for 42-year-old Dewayne Lee Halfacre continued for a third day Wednesday near Whitwell, […]

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board says it’s investigating the crash of a Tesla Model S electric car that may have been operating under its semi-autonomous “Autopilot” system. The car hit the back of a fire truck on Interstate 405 Monday in Culver City, California, near Los Angeles. An NTSB spokesman says […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A newspaper examination of last year’s hate crime reports in Minnesota found several high profile incidents missing. The Star Tribune’s study found no mention of last summer’s Bloomington mosque bombing. A November FBI report found that nearly two-thirds of the state’s law enforcement agencies reported no hate crimes in their jurisdictions in […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota prosecutor has convened a grand jury in the police shooting of an Australian woman. Justine Ruszczyk Damond was killed by Minneapolis Officer Mohamed Noor in July 2017. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said previously he would no longer use grand juries in police shootings, and would decide those cases himself. […]

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Democrats and Republicans at the University of Connecticut have scheduled dueling talks on campus. UConn’s College Republicans on Wednesday evening are welcoming Ben Shapiro, the editor-in-chief of conservative news and commentary site The Daily Wire. His appearance at the University of California, Berkeley sparked protests when he spoke there last fall. […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut e regulators are recommending the state become the latest to consider its nuclear power plants in the same category as other so-called clean generators, such as wind, solar or hydroelectric, when it comes to buying electricity. A draft report from the Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority this week would clear […]