Новости за 03.06.2018

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Amanda Thomashow said the sex education curriculum at the Michigan public schools she attended never mentioned consent, but it did warn against the perils of premarital sex. Thomashow said such lessons fail to inform children about recognizing situations of sexual and domestic violence — a danger she knows firsthand as a […]

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — An iconic clock swept away in flooding of downtown Ellicott City has been recovered. Howard County Officials posted photos on Twitter Saturday showing the clock’s recovery from the Patapsco River. The clock’s frame and part of its face were recovered Saturday by Ellicott City residents Geoff and Mark Haver. The […]

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters have gained 10 percent containment on a wildfire in southwest Colorado that has forced the evacuation of about 1,500 residents. The fire about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Durango has burned about 3.5 square miles (9 square kilometers) of timber and brush. About 200 firefighters have been mobilized to […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — While Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ resignation dealt a blow to his political prospects, his departure could breathe new life into U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley’s campaign. Greitens’ troubles posed challenges on multiple fronts for Hawley, as Democrats tried to tie him to the embattled governor while Republicans loyal to the […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The city of Providence is getting ready to kick off its signature arts festival. PVDFest is a free, four-day festival that celebrates artists. It begins Thursday. Performance stages, art galleries, a food village, art installations and block parties will be set up downtown. The city says there will be 18 stages, […]

OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — A 20-year-old man held on a rape charge is being sought after authorities say he escaped from an east central Oklahoma county jail. Okmulgee County officials say Cayman Coleman has been unaccounted for since Friday morning. Surveillance video shows fleeing from the east side of the jail. Sheriff Eddy Rice says […]

INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) — A company official says a methanol plant in West Virginia will open more than a year later than expected. US Methanol CEO Frank Bakker tells the Charleston Gazette-Mail that the company’s facility in Institute is expected to start production in late 2019. When ground was broken on the plant last September, […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is facing several charges after police say he crashed his sport-utility vehicle into two pedestrians, killing them both. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in news release that 38-year-old Aleem Reezan Temon Hamid fled the scene after Saturday’s crash and then refused to take a breath alcohol […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Solo: A Star Wars Story” is losing momentum quickly at the box office. After an underwhelming launch, the space saga fell 65 percent in weekend two with $29.3 million from North American theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday. “Solo” has now earned $148.9 million domestically. That’s over $135 million shy […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say a 29-year-old man riding a bicycle was killed by gunfire from a passing car in South Los Angeles. Officer Norma Eisenman says the motorist drove up to the bicyclist and opened fire early Sunday. The man died at the scene. He was not immediately identified. Investigators have not released […]

KIMBERLY, Ala. (AP) — An inmate who escaped from a work-release center last week has been recaptured in Alabama. The Alabama Department of Corrections told Al.com that 47-year-old Scott Marler was captured about 60 miles away from the Childersburg Work Release Center around 4:36 a.m. Saturday. He escaped from the minimum-security facility while wearing a […]

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Maine police are investigating a historic war marker stolen from a 240-year-old grave. Scarborough police said Sunday they are still looking into the theft of a brass Society of Colonial Wars cross at the headstone of veteran John Fogg at Black Point Cemetery in Scarborough. Fogg died Oct. 22, 1778 at […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has appointed a bishop to administer an Australian archdiocese whose archbishop was convicted of covering up for a pedophile priest. The Vatican said Sunday that Bishop Gregory O’Kelly, an Adelaide native, will serve as apostolic administrator for the Adelaide archdiocese. Two weeks ago, Archbishop Philip Wilson became the most […]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — At least four people were hurt, including a 14-year-old boy grazed by a gunshot, after authorities in San Antonio say an end-of-school-year party became a brawl involving about 100 people. Police were summoned to the home after getting calls about gunfire. Perry McElroy says he arranged the party Saturday for his […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Tax revenues from the sale of fireworks in West Virginia are far below projected estimates, according to a state study. A state Tax Department report to the Legislature found fireworks sales last year generated $710,000 from a 12 percent safety fee and $355,000 in sales tax collections, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported […]

BOSTON (AP) — The announcement that Massachusetts will work with Rhode Island to bring up to 1,200 megawatts of offshore wind energy to the region marks a milestone in the state’s efforts to develop renewable energy. It’s been a long journey marked by fits and starts — most notably the abandoned effort to create the […]

MENDOTA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say 30-year-old man and his 5-year-old daughter have drowned in a central California river. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says a dive team was dispatched Saturday after the man and the girl disappeared in the San Joaquin River near Mendota. Lt. Frances Devins says the man may have been trying […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Russia says any meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin “would be a ways off.” Jon Huntsman suggested Sunday on “Fox & Friends” that if a summit were to occur, “the president, at the right time, will say what needs to be said.” Huntsman’s statement […]

BERLIN (AP) — A Berlin police officer has shot and wounded someone in the area of the German capital’s cathedral.

WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a man has drowned at a Kentucky lake. WKYT-TV reports the man was unresponsive when he was pulled from the water at Laurel River Lake Spillway Beach in Whitley County. Witnesses say the man went under the surface and didn’t come back up. He was found after about […]

CHICAGO (AP) — One man has been killed and three other people wounded during a drive-by shooting on Chicago’s south side. Police say the victims were outside a home in the Englewood neighborhood about 2:25 a.m. Sunday when shots were fired from a SUV. A 35-year-old man was shot in the back of the head […]

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The 20th and final charity motorcycle run in memory of slain East Hartford police officer Brian Aselton is being held to raise money for college scholarships. Riders gathered in East Hartford Sunday morning and took off for a trip through several towns. The Journal Inquirer reports the route ends at […]

GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — Police say a 4-year-old child was shot inside a South Carolina home. Gaffney Police Detective Lt. Ron Ramsey Jr. told news outlets Saturday the child was taken to a Greenville hospital for treatment and was out of surgery but remained in “very serious condition.” The shooting occurred shortly before 9 a.m. […]

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City suburb has apologized after a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Kansas appeared in a parade atop a Jeep with what appeared to be a large gun mounted on the back . The Kansas City Star reported that some onlookers appeared stunned by the sight of Kansas Secretary of State […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The driver of a racing powerboat has died following a collision with another boat that also injured three other racers during an event in Florida. The Florida Times-Union reported Sunday that 56-year-old Mike Salber died in the crash in the St. John’s River during Saturday’s Jacksonville Grand Prix of the Sea […]