Новости за 06.09.2018

JOHN DAY, Ore. (AP) — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says remains found in a burned cabin near John Day are believed to be human. The remains were found in a burned-out cabin near John Day belonging to Terry and Sharon Smith, who have been missing since July. The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office is […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat Beto O’Rourke’s campaign says an “impostor” was behind a text message purportedly seeking volunteers to give people in the country illegally rides so they could cast votes during Texas’ Senate race. The messages claimed to be from O’Rourke’s campaign and went to voters saying “we are in search of volunteers […]

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities say a fire was started at a Republican Party office in southeastern Wyoming and that it is being investigated as arson. The fire early Thursday morning at the Albany County Republican Party headquarters in downtown Laramie caused minor damage and no injuries. There was no damage to apartments in the […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut police officer caught on video warning a group of young people not to flee or fight because he was “trigger happy” has been demoted and faces a disciplinary process that could lead to a suspension or his firing. Hartford Police Chief David Rosado announced Thursday that Sgt. Stephen Barone […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A student in Alaska’s largest city is under arrest after posting a photograph of guns on social media and warning others to stay away from school Thursday. Anchorage police did not identify the male student, his school or charges faced because he is a minor. Police spokesman MJ Thim (Tim) says […]

How has “A Gentleman in Moscow," Amor Towles’ elegant tale of a count enduring house arrest in a grand hotel in 1920s Russia, lingered on the local best-seller list for so long? Seattle Times arts critic Moira Macdonald finds out.

How has “A Gentleman in Moscow," Amor Towles’ elegant tale of a count enduring house arrest in a grand hotel in 1920s Russia, lingered on the local best-seller list for so long? Seattle Times arts critic Moira Macdonald finds out.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers have ordered an investigation into a state-run treatment center for people with developmental disabilities and behavioral challenges. The Idaho Statesman reported Wednesday that state lawmakers ordered the Office of Performance Evaluations to launch an investigation into the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center in Nampa earlier this year. The move comes […]

JOHN DAY, Ore. (AP) — The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about human remains found in a burned cabin in Oregon. The story incorrectly stated the remains have been identified as those of Terry and Sharon Smith, who have been missing from their home since July. The remains have been identified as human but […]

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The famous tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain will be dropping anchor in two different Oregon coastal communities next month for naval buffs to visit. The Statesman Journal reports that the Lady Washington has been in “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” ”Star Trek: Generations” and […]

New OC Bush Hamdan: "We need to find ways to finish in the red zone, and that’s on me."

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Damage estimates are soaring in southern Wisconsin after weeks of severe flooding and storms destroyed pavement and damaged hundreds of homes. Gov. Scott Walker tweeted Thursday that flooding and storms that began on Aug. 17 have caused $208.7 million in damage, including $98.2 million in damage to homes, $40.8 million in […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s mayor is taking steps to end the practice of holding detainees of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the city’s jail. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Thursday signed an executive order to stop holding the federal agency’s detainees under the current agreement with the U.S. Marshals Service. The mayor’s order […]

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An attorney for a 13-year-old boy accused of shooting a classmate and teacher at their suburban Indianapolis school says the teen will admit to carrying out the attack during a November hearing. Attorney Chris Eskew said Thursday that after the boy makes his admission at a Nov. 5 juvenile court hearing […]

Aaah! Eeek! Director Corin Hardy lards on the frights so relentlessly that the moments don’t build to any sort of sustained narrative momentum in this prequel to “The Conjuring 2.” Rating: 1 star out of 4.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration has lifted a roadblock to copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Minnesota. The Obama administration in 2016 withdrew around 234,000 acres of the Rainy River watershed near Ely from eligibility for mineral leasing pending further study, citing the potential threat to the Boundary Waters. The U.S. […]

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libya says it will reopen the capital’s only functioning airport, closed a week ago amid clashes between rival militias. Mitiga International airport said Thursday that flights will resume starting Friday after a cease-fire was brokered to end the fighting that killed 66 people and wounded 187. The clashes in Tripoli erupted […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago has agreed in talks on far-reaching police reforms to require that officers file paperwork each time they point a gun at someone, even if they don’t fire. City lawyers told a federal judge Thursday they’d resolved that final sticking point in the push to finalize a reform plan. The city had […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two young men have pleaded no contest to misdemeanor hazing in the drinking death of a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge whose blood alcohol level was more than six times the legal limit for driving. The pleas of no contest Thursday means 22-year-old Sean-Paul Gott and 19-year-old Ryan Matthew Isto […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The wife of a chef fatally shot in June in the Portland, Oregon, culinary school where he was a lead instructor has been arrested on suspicion of killing her spouse. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 68-year-old Nancy L. Crampton-Brophy was arrested Wednesday and booked into a jail on accusations of murder and unlawful […]

DETROIT (AP) — An audit of Michigan’s Children’s Protective Services cites numerous deficiencies in the system that has been under court oversight for 12 years. The scathing report released Thursday by the state Office of the Auditor General found the agency failed to launch and complete investigations within required timeframes, and didn’t complete criminal history […]

ADA, Mich. (AP) — Richard DeVos, co-founder of direct-selling giant Amway and father-in-law of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, has died.

“The Wife,” based on a Meg Wolitzer novel and directed with almost claustrophobic intimacy by Swedish filmmaker Bjorn Runge, acts as an elegant frame for a showstopping performance by the great Glenn Close. Rating: 3.5 stars out of 4.

BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — Federal, state and local agents are at the Iowa dairy farm that employed and housed the man charged with killing Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts. Agents from the Poweshiek County sheriff’s office, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and federal agencies were seen Tuesday morning at Yarrabee Farms in Brooklyn, Iowa. […]

BERLIN (AP) — Leaders of US, Germany, France, Canada back British finding in spy poisoning case, reiterate “indignation”