Новости за 04.05.2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has surpassed the United Kingdom to become the world’s fifth largest economy. Federal data released Friday show California’s gross domestic product rose by $127 billion from 2016 to 2017, surpassing $2.7 trillion. The UK’s economic output slightly shrunk over that time as it prepared to leave the European Union. Economists […]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Police in Vermont say a 71-year-old woman was struck by a car and was critically injured. WCAX-TV reports Patricia Molus was struck Thursday afternoon in Montpelier. Molus was taken to Vermont Medical Center. She’s listed in critical condition. Police don’t believe the driver of the vehicle violated any traffic laws. Alcohol […]

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch police have detained a man who screamed during a national service commemorating the Netherlands’ war dead. The man briefly screamed Friday evening shortly before thousands of people observed two minutes of silence at the national service on Amsterdam’s Dam Square that was attended by King Willem-Alexander and other dignitaries. Police quickly […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge says the state Department of Natural Resources improperly granted a Georgia company permits to destroy western Wisconsin wetlands to make way for sand processing plant. Meteor Timber wants to build a $70 million plant to process industrial sand in Monroe County. The plans call for destroying 16 acres of […]

Just 31 condominium homes remain available for purchase and personalization at NEXUS.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The city of Portland, Maine, has reached a settlement with a former municipal parking garage employee who filed a discrimination suit against the city. According to a Thursday filing a U.S. District Court, Portland reached an agreement with Wieslaw Sobieraj. The Bangor Daily News reports the terms of the settlement were […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is ramping up his opposition to the Trump administration’s proposal to open up new areas for oil and gas drilling. The Democrat announced during a Friday news conference on Manhattan’s southern tip that he’s proposing legislation that would essentially ban fossil fuel drilling and exploration in […]

PHOENIX (AP) — Two KJZZ executives in Phoenix have been placed on leave while they are under investigation after anonymous allegations were brought against them. It’s unclear what those allegations entail. College president Chris Bustamante said in a letter to staff that Jim Paluzzi and Mark Moran are on paid leave while an investigation is […]

VERGENNES, Vt. (AP) — Police in Vermont are searching for a Texas man who they say committed robberies in several states. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office tells WCAX-TV 46-year-old Mark Triolo, of Lewisville, Texas, robbed Small City Market in Vergennes, Vermont, on Tuesday after robbing a gas station near Lake George, New York, the previous […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police are making another push to find a man charged in a 2012 throat-slashing killing in the southern part of the city. Thirty-seven-year-old Rathanak Chea left Wichita after he was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 35-year-old Pheng Xiong (fehn ZHAN’). Wichita police said Xiong was killed by […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Records show a Maine utility knew about problems with its billing system for months, despite saying the new software was not a factor in why more than 1,000 customers saw high winter power bills. The Portland Press Herald reports documents filed with the state Public Utilities Commission show a series of […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho university says it can’t find a small amount of radioactive, weapons-grade plutonium about the size of a U.S. quarter, and federal officials are proposing an $8,500 fine. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a statement Friday that Idaho State University can’t account for a third of an ounce […]

AUBURN, Maine (AP) — Volunteer search crews in Maine used digital imaging this week to search for the body of one of two boys who fell into the Androscoggin River last month. The Sun-Journal reports the Down East Emergency Medicine Institute coordinated an aerial and ground search along the river Thursday. Retired military analysts working […]

The 19 homes planned at Marymoor Vistas will have covered rear decks and patios offering territorial views.

For the first time, the Pac-12's revenues topped $500 million. But the $30.9 million payouts to its schools still lag far behind other Power Five conferences.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is backing U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein for re-election as she faces a challenge from within the Democratic party. The California senator released a statement Friday from Obama. Obama calls Feinstein “one of America’s most effective champions for progress.” He says the two have been partners in fighting […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As a North Carolina commission considers the fate of three prominent Confederate monuments, the attorney representing the panel says it has the power to move them but must meet certain criteria under state law. The N.C. Historical Commission has been considering a formal request late last year from Democratic Gov. Roy […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is asking the U.N. Security Council to back a statement sharply criticizing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for what it calls “vile anti-Semitic slurs and baseless conspiracy theories.” The proposed statement, obtained by The Associated Press, would call on Abbas “to refrain from anti-Semitic comments.” The U.S. circulated the […]

EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — A city commission in east-central Kansas has approved an incentive compliance agreement on a $4 million warehouse expansion for a food products supplier. The Emporia Gazette reports that Emporia City Commission approved the agreement for the Cargill warehouse Wednesday. The decision comes after a recommendation from Kent Heermann, president of the […]

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A regulator says the prison that houses Iowa’s most violent offenders is exposing workers to harm by equipping them with radios that sometimes don’t work during emergencies and poorly trained security dogs. The Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration found 21 serious violations during a recent inspection of the Iowa […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google says it will do a better job of verifying the identity of political ad buyers in the U.S. by requiring a government-issued ID and other key information. Google will also require ad buyers to disclose who is paying for the ad. Google executive Kent Walker is repeating a pledge he […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gennady Golovkin spent several months planning and training for this weekend. He intended to spend it under Las Vegas’ brightest lights as he proved his middleweight supremacy in a lucrative rematch with Canelo Alvarez. Instead, Golovkin finds himself back in his adopted home in Southern California, where he’s making a fraction […]

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Contractors have hauled more than a million pounds of concrete from a North Dakota jail as part of a $37 million remodeling project expected to finish this summer. The Minot Daily News reports that construction crews will now install floors to create walkways between the older and newer portions of the […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Public Service Commission president Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh has outpaced her Republican opponents in fundraising for the lieutenant governor’s June primary. Cavanaugh raised nearly $150,000 in April to reach $1.1 million in total contributions. She came into the campaign with more than $500,000 from past runs. Her closest contender, state Rep. Will […]

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man has avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty in the deaths of seven women and instead faces life in prison without parole. Darren Vann of Gary, Indiana, entered the guilty pleas during a surprise court hearing Friday. He will be sentenced May 25. The 47-year-old was arrested […]