Новости за 04.05.2018

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California authorities say a paroled sex offender who led police on a wild 3½-hour motor home chase with his young kids inside told authorities he eluded arrest by running for three hours, shaving his beard and hopping a train headed to Arizona. Los Angeles County sheriff’s Capt. Eddie Hernandez said Friday […]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Continued construction on a major interstate is causing headaches for those attending Indiana University’s commencement ceremonies this weekend. The Bloomington Herald-Times reports that the project to convert about 20 miles (32 kilometers) of Indiana 37 to Interstate 69 is scheduled to be largely completed by Aug. 31. Landscaping and lane striping […]

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan inmate who was sentenced to life without parole as a juvenile may have a chance at freedom after being resentenced this week. The Detroit News reports that 43-year-old Jose Burgos was resentenced Thursday to 30-60 years. The resentencing follows the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that life sentences for juvenile offenders […]

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois Senate bill that would expand the use of medical marijuana in order to combat the state’s opioid crisis has been referred to the Illinois House Rules Committee. The Southern Illinoisan reports that the bill would allow individuals who qualify for opioids to apply for the state’s medical cannabis program. […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted seven people suspected of importing methamphetamine to Sitka. Federal prosecutors say 32-year-old Christina Quintana and 22-year-old Andrea Avalos, both of Las Cruces, New Mexico, face charges of drug trafficking and possession of firearms as felons. Five others face drug trafficking and firearms charges. Prosecutors say […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s next Mars explorer is going to have company all the way to the red planet. The Mars InSight lander will be trailed by a couple of puny yet groundbreaking sidekicks called WALL-E and EVE. They’re named after the characters in the 2008 animated movie. The satellites are about the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Another top appointee is leaving his job at Scott Pruitt’s Environmental Protection Agency. John Konkus’ announcement Friday makes him the fourth senior aide in two weeks to announce departure plans. Konkus served as the EPA’s deputy associate administrator for public affairs. He had worked as a Republican political consultant and helped on […]

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — An embattled North Carolina city councilman has resigned following allegations that he told a developer he could settle a property title issue for $15,000. News outlets report Fayetteville City Councilman Tyrone Williams resigned Thursday after nearly four weeks of resisting calls to resign. Williams said he was a victim of “false […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Department of Human Services says enrollees of the state’s expanded Medicaid program who lack access to computers or have difficulty reading will be able to get assistance to comply with a new work requirement. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Arkansas Works enrollees will be required next month to […]

WAYLAND, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts high school in investigating after a display celebrating African-American history was defaced with racist graffiti. The MetroWest Daily News reports that the N-word was discovered on the Wayland High School display just days after the town celebrated its 50th anniversary in the Metropolitan Council for Education Opportunity. METCO is […]

SOMERSWORTH, N.H. (AP) — Police have blocked off a street and brought in a battering ram as part of an hours-long standoff at a residence in Somersworth, New Hampshire. Foster’s Daily Democrat reports Somersworth police said Friday there had been multiple arrests and that any potential threat had been contained. A battering ram was seen […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man charged with attempted murder after a Salem shooting that left two dead and another wounded is being held without bail. Marion County Judge Daniel Wren said Thursday he saw evidence the public would be at risk if Elijah Watterson was released. The Statesman Journal reports friends and family of […]

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A police report says a Mississippi man who’s accused of stealing a front-end loader and ramming vehicles in a Walmart parking lot did so because he thought it was the end of the world and zombies were chasing him. The Sun Herald reports that 32-year-old Shaun Michael Stroud of Kiln waived […]

MORONI, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities have charged six members of a California-based animal rights group with felonies, accusing the activists of breaking into a plant and stealing a turkey. Sanpete County prosecutors filed felony charges Wednesday of burglary and poultry theft against the members of Direct Action Everywhere. According to court documents, the activists […]

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hundreds of war veterans and civilians rallied Friday in support of a Bosnian Muslim wartime military commander who is suspected of war crimes against Serb civilians during the 1992-95 conflict. Carrying wartime Bosnian flags and banners, the protesters gathered in central Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, carrying a huge banner saying “Heroes, […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The rematch of an extremely close 2016 North Carolina congressional primary may hinge as much on which Republican candidate seems to more vigorously support President Donald Trump as who more successfully mobilizes Christian conservatives. Only 134 votes separated U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger and the Rev. Mark Harris two years ago in […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Police Department is struggling to hire more black officers despite a push to diversify the agency amid controversial shootings of black men by white officers. The Chicago Tribune reports that while the department gained nearly 800 officers between October 2016 and March 2018, the number of black officers on the […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A grand jury did not bring charges against a man for a fatal shooting inside a Florida drugstore during a dispute over a cellphone sale. The Broward County panel cleared 37-year-old Matthew Barry for November’s shooting of 20-year-old Andre Smith inside a suburban Fort Lauderdale CVS. The South Florida Sun […]

WACO, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors have dismissed another 15 cases relating to the 2015 shootout in Waco involving rival biker gangs that left nine dead and 20 others injured. McLennan County prosecutors said Thursday they’re dismissing the cases while focusing on others with “a higher level of culpability.” More than a dozen other cases were […]

CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — Authorities say an employee of a Houston-area gun range discharged a customer’s rifle without checking if it was loaded, sending a bullet into the head of another customer who died. The Harris County district attorney’s office said in a statement Friday that 21-year-old Tyler Sutton has been indicted on a count […]

DASSEL, Minn. (AP) — The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office says officers who went to arrest a fugitive with an out-of-state warrant ended up uncovering a large-scale marijuana growing operation in Dassel. Officers who arrested the 37-year-old man Thursday seized 1,433 marijuana plants from the residence. Sheriff Brian Cruze says that in his 24-year law enforcement […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 24-year-old Connecticut man already serving a 32-year prison sentence for manslaughter has pleaded guilty in two unrelated cases, including one where he was charged with shooting his girlfriend in the eye with a flare gun. Michael Fortin, of Andover, pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of reckless endangerment in connection […]

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Fall Zoo officials say their sloth bear cub will be leaving for an Arkansas zoo as part of a Species Survival Plan. Idaho Falls Zoo Education Curator Sunny Katseanes says Pabu the sloth bear cub was born at the Idaho Falls Zoo in November 2016. She describes Pabu as […]

With the concept of driving around with fryer oil no longer an issue, the new brick-and-mortar Seattle Biscuit Co. is able to finally add fried chicken to the menu.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia International Airport worker accused of fatally stabbing a colleague after an argument over a break-room light has been charged with homicide. Philadelphia police say 35-year-old Kevin Emanuel and another man argued inside a break room at the airport on Thursday morning. The argument turned physical but was broken up by […]