Новости за 23.03.2018

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead says he chose to let the so-called “stand your ground” bill become law without his signature in part because he wanted to send a message about what he considers overaggressive lobbying on the bill. The measure approved by the state Legislature became law when Mead declined to […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agree it is “highly likely” Russia is to blame for nerve agent attack on ex-spy in Britain.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats say they’re introducing legislation to hold chemical companies accountable for fixing the harms of lead paint. The legislation announced Thursday comes as paint manufacturers try to get a measure on the ballot to make taxpayers cover the costs of cleaning up lead paint. It’s the latest shot in a […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard has approved protections for students who want to wear eagle feathers or plumes at school graduation ceremonies. The Republican governor on Thursday signed the tribal regalia law, which requires state and local officials to let people wear eagle feathers and plumes at school honoring or graduation ceremonies. Democratic […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s labor commissioner is blasting accusations by a whistleblower that the department destroyed records of complaints against a new unemployment insurance filing system. The Morning Sentinel reports that Labor Commissioner John Butera described “accusations of improper handling of information” as “baseless and unequivocally false.” Butera said the program is working as […]

CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says two women were killed and three children were injured in a two-vehicle collision in southwest Missouri. The accident occurred Thursday morning on Highway 5 in Camden County. The report says a vehicle driven by 32-year-old Amber Metcalf, of Versailles, crossed the center line and hit […]

The city’s approach to homelessness is not working. You can see it in our neighborhoods, on our streets and sidewalks.

Regulators must crack down on Facebook after revelations that users’ information was misused. But beyond privacy concerns, how vulnerable have voters become to misinformation campaigns?

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas State Hospital’s police chief says he fears for the safety of a woman who left with a patient after being questioned about sneaking him contraband while working as a psychologist. Michelle Messer left the hospital Tuesday with Cory Chapin, who had been acquitted on attempted kidnapping and other […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge has set a trial date for a police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in Montgomery, Alabama. A court order released Thursday says Aaron Cody Smith will go on trial Aug. 13. A hearing in the case is set for a few days earlier. […]

A former first-round pick of the Eagles, Smith had 2.5 sacks for Seattle in 2017.

PLEASANTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Seventeen years after a 15-month-old boy died, his death has been ruled a homicide. WTVF-TV reported Wednesday that an autopsy conducted in December concluded Jeffry Kelton Skaggs died from multiple blunt force injuries. The toddler’s body was exhumed for a second autopsy after his mother, Brandy Eddlemon, decided to stop fighting […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An endangered fish that makes its home in the Colorado River basin no longer is at the brink of extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday it will consider reclassifying the humpback chub as threatened within the next year. The fish is characterized by a fleshy hump behind its […]

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A former sergeant in the New Jersey attorney general’s office who says he faced retaliation when he reported allegations about a colleague has settled his lawsuit against the state for $1.3 million. The Trentonian reports that Sgt. Keith Stopko was demoted from lieutenant, wound up taking medical leave and never returned […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama voters will face the choice of whether to display the Ten Commandments on state property like schools and public buildings in the November mid-term election. The Alabama House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment proposed by Republican state Sen. Gerald Dial 66-19 on Thursday. No state money could be used […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican candidate Bill Schuette will air his campaign’s first TV ads — one touting his support from President Donald Trump and the other criticizing GOP gubernatorial rival Brian Calley. The ads from Schuette, the state attorney general, start running Friday. In one, Schuette says he will be the “jobs governor.” A […]

AMHERST, Va. (AP) — A Virginia woman who said her husband was cheating on her has pleaded guilty to trying to murder him by driving over him with a minivan. Local media reported Thursday that Angel Crews pleaded guilty in Amherst County Circuit Court to attempted second-degree murder and other charges. Law enforcement officials said […]

The President: What’s your secret? President Putin: No secret, Donald. My people love me. I win 77 percent of vote. The President: You know, I also won 77 percent of the vote, if you don’t count all the illegal Mexicans who voted for Hillary.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former U.S. attorney for Oregon Amanda Marshall has been barred from practicing law for 90 days because she lied about a sexual relationship with a subordinate. Marshall resigned in May 2015 after it was revealed that she had an extramarital affair with an assistant prosecutor and stalked him when the relationship […]

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — One of five men charged in a double homicide in St. Joseph has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the deaths. Alexi Martinez-Andino was sentenced Thursday for second-degree conspiracy to commit murder in the July 2016 deaths of 22-year-old Kevin Villegas-Melendez and 25-year-old Raymond Gonzalez-Ortiz. […]