Новости за 12.03.2019

Airline pilots on at least two flights have reported that an automated system seemed to cause their Boeing planes to tilt down suddenly, the same problem suspected of contributing to a deadly crash in Indonesia. The pilots say that soon after engaging the autopilot on Boeing 737 Max 8 planes, the nose tilted down sharply. […]

We can’t afford to let another school year pass while special education students languish in a system that isn’t preparing them for a successful future.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee for a Philadelphia-based appeals court, despite opposition from the nominee’s two home-state senators. The Senate voted 54-45 Tuesday to approve Paul Matey to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, giving the court a majority of Republican appointees. Matey, a former aide […]

Congress should simplify the federal financial aid form to make sure students don's miss out on college opportunities.

John Richardson, the British-born art historian and curator who devoted more than a quarter century to writing a monumental four-volume biography of Pablo Picasso, died Tuesday at his home in Manhattan while still at work on the final installment. He was 95. His death was confirmed by Shelley Wanger, his editor at Alfred A. Knopf. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is trying to prevent a high-profile congressional rejection of President Donald Trump’s declaration of an emergency at the southwest border, or at least reduce the number of Republican senators voting against him. Vice President Mike Pence met privately Tuesday at the Capitol with a handful of GOP senators in […]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Mets will finish spring training with a workout inside Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome. The team announced Tuesday the practice on March 26 will be held from noon to 2 p.m. It’s free and open to the public. Syracuse is the new home of the Mets’ Triple-A affiliate where […]

Two of the largest unions representing flight attendants have joined the chorus of calls to ground the Boeing 737 MAX following Sunday's crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, the second deadly crash of the new aircraft.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers on both U.S. coasts will invest jointly in high-cost management technology and share insights into improving health care in a long-term agreement that will leave the companies as separate entities. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Portland, Oregon-based Cambia Health Solutions said Tuesday […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Parity came to the Big East Conference this season, and that is expected to make defending national champion Villanova’s bid to win a third straight league tournament a lot more difficult. The tournament starts with a doubleheader Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, with Butler facing Providence in the first game […]

Over the past four months, the Pac-12 has undergone a mammoth change in how it operates. No longer is policy set in San Francisco by commissioner Larry Scott and his top executives. In the new world order, the athletic directors are setting the direction for the conference.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lamented the complexity of modern airplanes Tuesday in the wake of two deadly crashes in the past five months, appearing to speculate on the cause of the disasters before aviation experts from the United States and elsewhere complete their investigations. The president commented as several countries announced that they […]

With the recent passing of two of the greatest sports writers of our time, co-hosts Jim Litke and Tim Dahlberg take a look at how athletes are covered in the era of instant news and how Dan Jenkins and Hugh McIlvanney gave us the kind of insight that is increasingly hard to find these days. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A seemingly belligerent tweet from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about pulling American diplomats out of Venezuela has prompted further criticism Tuesday of an administration that has sent mixed messages about what it might do as it seeks to oust the leader of the South American nation. Pompeo’s late night message, which […]

Bomb shipment arrived safely Monday for maintenance in Indiana

Silicon Valley has let loose a host of horrors.

Tech Review: “Free” tax software is not all created equal. Some want to upsell you. Others want the data in your tax return.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police and the family of a University of Southern California student killed during an off-campus robbery attempt have urged anyone with information to call investigators. Authorities say 21-year-old Victor McElhaney was shot Sunday after leaving a market with friends. Police Capt. Billy Hayes said during a Tuesday news conference […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown is urging Oregon lawmakers to pass a measure that would pay for prepaid postage on mail-in ballots. Oregon became the first state in the nation to conduct elections exclusively through mail. The switch was meant to boost voter turnout and the state now boasts one of the highest […]

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers University basketball player Issa Thiam has been dismissed from the team and faces deportation after his arrest on domestic violence charges. Thiam, a junior forward from Dakar, Senegal, is accused of slapping a woman and swinging a knife at her after she refused to give up her cellphone. The […]

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — After rain and lightning caused a cancellation last year, the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival is hoping for a rebound in its fifth year with headliners The Foo Fighters, The Killers and Keith Urban. The festival, which is co-produced by Justin Timberlake and co-founded by Better Than Ezra’s Kevin Griffin, is […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Billionaire investor and Democratic activist Tom Steyer is bringing his call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump back to South Carolina, a state he says has a special status in the conversation due to its early place on the presidential primary voting calendar. Tom Steyer told The Associated Press on […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney cruise ships are getting a second island destination. Disney has purchased property on the island of Eleuthera and the Bahamian government has entered into an agreement with Disney to develop the property. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis announced the purchase last weekend in a statement. […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Muti (MOO-tee) has joined striking members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, saying: “I am here with my musicians.” Muti is the symphony’s music director. But instead of directing rehearsal Tuesday morning, he appeared with the striking musicians outside the Chicago Symphony Center in downtown Chicago. The Chicago Tribune […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutors say a man who was a kingpin in an international scheme to traffic in rare turtles will become the first person to serve prison time in South Carolina for illegal wildlife smuggling. The State reports 38-year-old Steven Verren Baker was sentenced to serve 16 months in federal prison Monday for […]