Новости за 16.03.2018

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by owners of a Utah Subway shop where a worker was wrongly accused of drugging a police officer’s drink. Court records show U.S. District Judge Dee Benson dismissed the case Thursday, ruling that Layton police did not make any comments indicating the […]

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CENTRAL POINT, Ore. (AP) — A body recovered from the Rogue River has been identified as man reported missing this week in Washington state. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says a medical examiner identified Gary Schultz by fingerprints. The 64-year-old man from Marysville, Washington, had been reported missing and possibly suicidal on Tuesday. Deputies believe […]

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Two men involved in the torture and fire that killed a South Carolina man in 2014 have been sentenced to prison. Media outlets reported that 23-year-old Mitchel Douglas Cheatham of Council, North Carolina, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday. Twenty-five-year-old Douglas Deshawn Thomas of Elgin was sentenced to 20 […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A judge in south-central Kansas says the state’s newly confirmed secretary for children and families has improperly reversed an adoption decision for three children in foster care. The Wichita Eagle reports that DCF Secretary Gina Meier-Hummel recently said the children should go to their grandfather instead of being adopted by their […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a collision killed a 10-year-old boy in Lincoln. The crash between a sedan and a pickup occurred around 6:40 a.m. Friday. Police say the man driving the sedan was ejected and the boy with him was trapped in the wreckage. He and the man were taken to a hospital, […]

The Mine, a Kirkland-based online seller of home improvement products formerly known as ATGStores.com, will be folded into parent company Lowe's e-commerce offering. Lowe's declined to specify how many jobs were cut.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The foundation board overseeing development of a proposed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum has voted to split the project between Dickinson and Medora. The board approved the concept Friday at a meeting in Minneapolis. The library portion of the project is to be in Dickinson, where Dickinson State University’s Theodore […]

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — An American Legion post in Michigan plans to rename itself to honor an Iraq War veteran. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports that the Ft. Custer Post 257 of the American Legion in Battle Creek will be renamed after Michael Dickinson II on March 22. Dickinson served two tours in Afghanistan […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma teachers union has rejected a plan rolled out by Republican state representatives to increase teacher pay, saying the proposal lacked a funding plan. House Speaker Charles McCall announced on Thursday the new plan that would give most teachers as much as a $20,000 raise within six years. McCall says […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage has vowed to use executive orders to fix “major holes” in Maine’s child welfare system following the brutal beating death of a 10-year-old girl. The Portland Press Herald reports that LePage mentioned replacing old computers and providing additional training to Child Protective Services employees as options. A spokeswoman […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic attorney general hopeful Josh Kaul says incumbent Republican Brad Schimel is too soft on polluters and pharmaceutical drug companies and his suggestion that teachers carry guns is alarming. Kaul laid out his priorities during an interview Friday with The Associated Press. He said Schimel’s approach of striking deals with corporate […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Two Muslim women who say the New York Police Department forced them to remove religious head coverings after they were arrested have sued the city to force a change to the practice. The women and an advocacy group are seeking class action status with the lawsuit filed Friday in Manhattan federal […]

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s economy minister is flying to Washington on Sunday to discuss the looming trade war between Europe and the United States. Public broadcaster ARD reported Friday that Peter Altmaier planned to meet with high-ranking U.S. officials through Tuesday. The German government has expressed concern about U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to raise […]

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A medical supply company says its plans for a $20 million facility would bring more than 100 new jobs to Dubuque. The Telegraph Herald reports that Medline Industries Inc. wants to start construction on the building this summer and begin operating there late next year. The project is contingent on financial […]

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two Virginia men have been stopped at Norfolk’s airport after loaded handguns were found in their carry-on luggage. The Transportation Security Administration says a Hampton man was caught with a .22 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets, including one in the chamber. He was cited Thursday at Norfolk International Airport. Last […]

LONDON (AP) — British police say they are treating the death of London-based Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov as a homicide, after a post-mortem revealed he died from compression to the neck. Glushkov was an associate of Boris Berezovsky, a Russian oligarch and Kremlin critic who died under disputed circumstances in 2013. Glushkov, 68, was found […]

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police say a man found frozen to death in a Connecticut park has been identified by a relative. The Stamford Advocate reports the body was found Tuesday morning at a park in Stamford. Police say a woman came forward and identified the remains as her uncle, 41-year-old Hector Yovani Padilla-Enriquez. Investigators […]

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A Fairbanks grand jury has indicted 13 inmates suspected of rioting at Fairbanks Correctional Center in August. Alaska State Troopers say the 13 were indicted Wednesday on counts of riot and criminal mischief. The inmates range in age from 20 to 41. Troopers just before noon Aug. 17 received word that […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A legislative effort has failed to request a presidential pardon for a New Hampshire man in prison for his role organizing armed backers of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy after a 2014 standoff with U.S. agents. The New Hampshire House on Thursday rejected the resolution for Gerald “Jerry” DeLemus. He received seven […]

MASON, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan appeals court has dismissed a challenge to a state contract that had drawn the ire of a Lansing-area judge. Ingham County Judge William Collette said politics helped Blue Cross Blue Shield win a multimillion-dollar Medicaid dental contract. He ordered a state official to explain the bid process. But the […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli media is reporting that a Palestinian has rammed his vehicle into a group of people in the West Bank, killing two Israelis and wounding two others. Channel 10 TV and other media said Friday’s incident appeared to be an intentional attack. Israel’s military said it is investigating the incident. Gaza’s rulers, […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A state agency has proposed a nearly $150,000 fine for an Oregon company after an employee claimed she was fired for missing work for jury duty. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries found that Navex Global violated state laws that require employers to excuse workers for jury […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued fire warnings for six states in the nation’s midsection. The Red Flag warnings issued Friday include most of Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle, southern Kansas, northeastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado and southeastern Missouri. Oklahoma Forestry Services has already requested and received firefighters and equipment from Alabama, […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ordered two more school districts to stop “unlawful electioneering activities,” accusing them of using state funds to endorse a political candidate. Paxton’s office said Friday that it had issued cease-and-desist letters to school districts in Elgin and Galena Park. Last month, similar letters were […]