Новости за 23.02.2018

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 29-year-old Minnesota man died in a snowmobile accident north of Yellowstone National Park in Montana. Park County officials say it appears the man was riding alone on the side of a hill above a creek near Cooke City before losing control of his sled. KULR-TV reports three other snowmobilers found […]

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A bedridden woman and her dog have died in a house fire in northern South Carolina. Anderson County Deputy Coroner Don McCown said it appears 65-year-old Myra Johnson was smoking in bed and the carpet in the room caught fire Thursday. McCown says Johnson died of smoke inhalation. He says Johnson’s […]

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll on America’s outlook about the country was conducted by NORC from Feb. 15-19. It is based on online and telephone interviews of 1,337 adults who are members of NORC’s nationally representative AmeriSpeak panel. The original sample was drawn from respondents selected randomly from NORC’s National Frame […]

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman accused of stealing more than $83,000 from her elderly mother has been ordered to pay back most of the money. The Taunton Gazette reports that 63-year-old Jane Hall, of Hanson, made a payment of $15,000 at a hearing in Taunton District Court this week and if she repays […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The push to have an armed police officer at every school in New York state is being renewed in the wake of the Florida high school shooting that left 17 dead. What isn’t clear yet is who would foot the bill for placing an armed officer at each of the more […]

PARIS — The French prosecutor’s office says an unnamed person detained in France in connection with the August extremist attacks in Spain will be handed preliminary charges. The prosecutor’s office said Friday that the suspect is being held as part of an inquiry into “attempted murder as part of a terrorist enterprise” and “criminal terrorist […]

CAMDEN, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge has granted a request to exhume the body of a man who died in a one-vehicle wreck in 2015 and whose fortune was stolen after a real estate agent faked his will. Arkansas Business reports that the Ouachita County judge said Tuesday it’s reasonable to believe that Matthew […]

ONONDAGA, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a fiery early morning crash in central New York killed three current and former community college students. State police tell Syracuse.com that an SUV and a car collided early Friday in the town of Onondaga, outside of Syracuse. The car flipped onto its roof, and the SUV briefly caught […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chester Trayhan’s grandchildren are working, so he’s feeling better about the economy these days. But his view of the country’s overall direction is pretty grim, darkened by what he sees as a surge in racism and violence fueled by President Donald Trump. “He stimulated it. Those people were always there, but he […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Law enforcement authorities say a 16-year-old student has been arrested for threatening to shoot up a high school in Las Vegas. Clark County School District Police on Thursday said the male student was arrested Wednesday on a charge of making a terroristic threat. Capt. Ken Young says the student phoned the […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California continues cold, with scattered mountain snow showers and gusty winds in some areas making driving conditions potentially hazardous. The National Weather Service says a new freeze warning will go into effect in the San Joaquin Valley early Saturday, and subfreezing temperatures are also expected in some Central Coast counties. Gale […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Republican Party has received eight applications to fill the vacant secretary of state position. The applicants are Pete Illoway of Cheyenne, Darin Smith of Cheyenne, Ed Buchanan of Torrington, Richard George of Powell, Max Maxfield of Cheyenne, Cynthia Cloud of Cody, Robert Elwell of Cheyenne and Nina Webber of […]

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating an allegation that a private ambulance company knowingly overbilled Medicare on thousands of nonemergency trips. The Daily Times reports that the investigation stems from a lawsuit filed by a former driver for Hart to Heart Transportation Services who alleges that the company falsified Medicare claims by saying […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials: New US Embassy in Jerusalem will open in May 2018 in celebration of Israel’s 70th anniversary.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts is encouraging the National Rifle Association to hold its annual convention in Nebraska after one of Dallas’ top elected officials urged the group to find another location. Ricketts said in a tweet Friday that Nebraska residents “love their constitutional rights” and want the convention held in their state. […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says there’s been an increase in the number of accused gun offenders being released on electronic monitoring since bond reforms were enacted. Dart says the increase has overwhelmed his office and forced him to shift staff, do more thorough vetting and if needed declare detainees too risky […]

Sometime Friday afternoon, a ship will cruise into Commencement Bay carrying unusual cargo — the largest container cranes on the West Coast. The Hong Kong-flagged Zhen Hua 28 will slowly pull in with four huge cranes welded to its frame, bound for the Port of Tacoma’s Husky Terminal. At 295 feet tall, the cranes are […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the armed officer who didn’t stop the gunman who carried out last week’s Florida massacre was either a “coward” or “didn’t react properly under pressure.” Trump was leaving the White House to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference when he said: “When it came time to get in […]

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Southern Nevada rancher and state’s rights activist Cliven Bundy is bringing his brand of politics to a gathering of like-minded conservative libertarians in northern Nevada. Bundy plans to give the keynote speech Friday night at the Independent American Party of Nevada’s state convention in Sparks. Bundy’s wife, Carol, and son, Ryan, […]

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Federal authorities are looking for an inmate who walked away from a satellite camp at a federal prison in southern Arizona. The Bureau of Prisons says 42-year-old Juan Carlos Dorado was discovered missing Thursday from the Federal Correction Complex in Tucson. He’s described as having black hair and brown eyes, 5-foot-7 […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An independent, nonpartisan organization in New Hampshire that pursues research on public policy matters is ceasing operation after more than two decades due to a lack of financial resources. The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies will wind down its operations over the next two months. The center was created […]

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A billionaire investor has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a California’s appeals court that ordered him to open an access road to a beloved beach. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Vinod Khosla on Thursday asked the court to let him keep its gates closed to the public. […]

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