Новости за 13.08.2018

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is denying any wrongdoing following recent accusations that she was responsible for a corruption scheme involving public works contracts. Fernandez said in a written statement presented to a federal court Monday that the accusations are false and politically motivated. More than a dozen people have […]

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — The (Fort Wayne) News-Sentinel has cut seven of its eight newsroom employees but says it will maintain its website and a page within The Journal Gazette six days a week. News-Sentinel Publisher Michael Christman told The Journal Gazette the cuts made Friday were “a business decision, based on the current […]

RUPERT, Idaho (AP) — Some Idaho schools will no longer offer free breakfast for all students after the Federal School Lunch Program changed the formula it uses to determine eligibility for the program. The Times-News reports schools in Minidoka County are among those affected by the change. Students who are eligible for free or reduced […]

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (AP) — Jim “The Anvil Neidhart, who joined with Bret Hart to form one of the top tag teams in the 1980s with the WWE, has died. He was 63. The Pasco Sheriff’s Office said Neidhart fell at home, hit his head and “succumbed to his injury” on Monday in Wesley Chapel, […]

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Search teams are trying to locate a California man who fell while taking a picture above a waterfall in southern Oregon. Authorities say 23-year-old Brian Lewinstein, of Berkeley, California, had crossed a safety fence to snap the photo when he plummeted down an embankment Sunday afternoon. The accident happened at Toketee […]

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A bit of sweetness has entered the life of at least one of the men formerly held at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison camp. Ahmed Ahjam opened a small stall selling Arabic pastries Monday at a public market in the Uruguayan capital. He’s one of six former detainees accepted by Uruguay […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the Trump administration introduced its strategy for Afghanistan, the Taliban are asserting themselves on the battlefield even as U.S. officials talk up hopes for peace. That’s raising questions about the viability of the American game plan for ending a war that began when some of the current U.S. troops […]

Even if you have “Location History” off, Google often stores your precise location. Here’s how to delete those markers and some best-effort practices that keep your location as private as possible.

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s right-wing defense minister has used the term “sodomites” to describe those who took part in a weekend LGBT pride parade. Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said Sunday on TV Trwam, a Catholic, pro-government station, that the march of 5,000 people the day before in the city of Poznan was an example […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The charge by Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship and the two-shot victory by Brooks Koepka drew the highest final-round coverage for the major in nine years. CBS Sports said Monday that Sunday’s round at Bellerive drew a rating of 6.1 and share of 14 — up 69 percent from last […]

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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Israel’s embassy on Monday protested to the Romanian government after four Israeli tourists were allegedly dragged out of a taxi and beaten by riot police in Bucharest during a violent anti-corruption protest. The embassy described the Friday night attack as “unacceptable and extremely serious.” It said the tourists were returning to […]

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Israel’s embassy has protested to the Romanian government over an incident where four Israeli tourists were allegedly dragged out of a taxi and beaten by riot police during a violent anti-corruption protest. The embassy Monday described the Aug. 10 incident as “inacceptable and extremely serious.” It said the tourists were returning […]

PINEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A pregnant woman shopping at Staples says she was confronted about what she was concealing beneath her shirt: “Twins,” she said. Sherell Bates tells WSOC-TV she was at the register paying for back-to-school supplies Friday when a police officer had her step aside and explain what was under her shirt. Bates […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — White man in Florida ‘stand your ground’ case charged with manslaughter in black man’s shooting death.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a man is dead after being shot by an armed security guard inside a Coeur d’Alene credit union, in what appears to have been a botched robbery attempt. The Coeur d’Alene Police Department says a man in dark clothing and a full-face-shield motorcycle helmet walked into Global Credit […]

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Idaho judges are studying a law that provides sentencing guidelines to see if it is contributing to the state’s rapidly growing prison population. Fourth District Judge Michael Reardon serves on the Idaho Supreme Courts’ Felony Sentencing Working Group. He told the Idaho Press that the law, which dates back to 1977, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s call for a boycott of Harley-Davidson motorcycles forced Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans to either criticize the president or stick with the Milwaukee-based company just ahead of Tuesday’s primary where Trump allegiance has been a central focus. Trump on Sunday tweeted it was “great” that “many” Harley […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dominic Ragucci had thought for nearly 70 years that the remains of his older brother, Emil, were swept out to sea during a World War II battle on a Pacific atoll. On Monday, the 86-year-old plans to stand on the tarmac in Philadelphia with his 91-year-old brother Victor and greet Emil’s remains […]

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A police spokesman in eastern Poland says an Israeli teen has admitted to dropping his pants at the former Nazi German death camp of Majdanek and is facing a fine. Andrzej Fijolek said Monday the 17-year-old, whose identity has not been released, was caught on CCTV cameras as he let down […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyer: FBI fires agent Peter Strzok, former Russia probe investigator, over anti-Trump texts.

LONDON (AP) — British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, facing allegations of enabling anti-Semitism, has acknowledged that he was present at a wreath-laying to Palestinians allegedly linked to the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. But the Labour Party leader says “I don’t think I was actually involved” in laying the wreath. […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Lynx star Lindsay Whalen says she’ll retire at the end of the season. Whalen has been balancing a new job as coach of the Minnesota Gophers with playing point for the Lynx. Her retirement will end a 15-year career that includes four championships with the Lynx, where the former Gopher star […]

Your home equity could keep you afloat in retirement or bail you out in an emergency — but not if you spend it first. U.S. homeowners are sitting on nearly $6 trillion of home value they could tap as of May 2018, according to data provider Black Knight. Lenders are eager to help many do […]