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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Officials are seeking a full review of a New Hampshire boy's death, saying his father might not have killed him had he been able to get more help. Authorities say Matthew Edmunds killed himself and his 6-year-old son by carbon monoxide poisoning last month. Office of the Child Advocate Director Moira O'Neill said Thursday that eight referrals had been made to the state's child protection agency, but none met the threshold for opening a case. And while Edmunds repeatedly asked for help... Читать дальше...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Even Kansas lawmakers who are pursuing legislation on gun issues aren't sure it signals a big shift in the Republican-leaning state's political climate. Legislators are considering proposals to allow judges to temporarily confiscate guns from people who deemed a risk to themselves and others. They're also advancing a measure designed to ensure that fugitives and domestic abusers are prosecuted for illegal gun possession. But proposals to ban bump stocks and limit the sale of semi-automatic... Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman in a Minneapolis parking ramp during a robbery last summer has pleaded guilty in Hennepin County District Court. Forty-six-year-old Benjamin Love pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree unintentional murder and three other counts in the death of 31-year-old Mai Yer Cha. Prosecutors say Love was trying to rob Cha's group when they returned to their car just before 1 a.m. on July 1. Cha intervened while Love was holding a knife to her friend's throat and was stabbed in the heart. Читать дальше...

MESA, Ariz. - Spring training this year comes with a new wrinkle: Teams are trying to incorporate the new pace-of-play rules announced earlier this month, experimenting with how to approach mound visits and trying to hustle runners up to the plate. A’s manager Bob Melvin had some initial concerns about limiting non-pitching change mound visits to six per game, but he has experimented with early visits to the mound this spring to see how it goes - and he’s less apprehensive about the rule. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stressed on Thursday that the central bank still believes it has room to stay on a path of gradual rate hikes that will allow wage growth to accelerate. Powell, who rattled markets earlier this week with comments that seemed to indicate faster rate hikes ahead, told the Senate Banking Committee that the central bank has not seen decisive evidence of a strong move up in wage growth or a worrisome rise in inflation. For that reason, he said,... Читать дальше...

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FERRIS, Texas (AP) — Officials say a plane that apparently lost power in both engines has crashed in a muddy North Texas field in an accident that left the pilot slightly hurt. KTVT-TV reports the nose of the Beechcraft B-60 appears to have been torn off in the crash late Thursday morning near Ferris, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Dallas. The left engine apparently broke off during the accident in rural Ellis County. A Federal Aviation Administration statement says the... Читать дальше...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning to be in Missouri later this month to campaign for Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley. The Springfield News-Leader reports an invitation posted online by a Joplin woman Wednesday evening shows the event is scheduled for March 14 in St. Louis but does not include a venue or a time. Trump has already publicly endorsed the Republican Hawley in his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat. The invitation says for $50,000 per person... Читать дальше...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's Supreme Court has heard an appeal by a redistricting advocacy group challenging a judge's ruling upholding 11 state House and Senate districts. The court heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit brought by OneVirginia2021, a group that alleges that during the 2011 redistricting process, lawmakers violated a state constitutional requirement that legislative districts be compact. Last year, a Richmond Circuit Court judge ruled that the districts are constitutional. On Thursday... Читать дальше...

BENTON, Ill. (AP) — The former treasurer of a small southern Illinois city has pleaded guilty to federal charges he stole thousands in government funds. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports former Zeigler treasurer Ryan Thorpe entered the pleas Thursday. Zeigler city attorney Rebecca Whittington said in court that the missing money totaled more than $320,000. A federal grand jury in October indicted Thorpe on wire fraud and embezzlement charges, accusing him of taking the money between March 2013 and August 2017. Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania House are urging a state representative to resign amid allegations he forced a woman to have sex after they broke up and threatened to kill another while driving at a high speed and brandishing a gun. The seven highest-ranking GOP leaders in the House released a statement Thursday saying the claims should be properly investigated by police but Republican Rep. Nick Miccarelli should step down in the meantime. The leaders say the integrity... Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Be on the lookout for a wraparound tuba: Someone has stolen the signature sousaphone belonging to Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Creative director and musician Ben Jaffe wrote about it on the traditional jazz venue's Facebook page, saying he bought it after Hurricane Katrina to replace one lost to the 2005 storm. A photo shows him playing the brass sousaphone, which has "Preservation Hall, New Orleans" painted on the bell. He says it was taken Saturday, after a performance at New Orleans Airlift . Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on Republican efforts to deny Delta Air Lines a tax break after the company cut ties with the National Rifle Association (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Pro-gun Republicans in the Georgia legislature have won a political victory over Delta Air Lines, denying the company a hefty tax break after it cut ties with the National Rifle Association in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Florida high school. The state House and Senate passed by large margins Thursday a sweeping tax bill... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on California storms (all times local): 12:25 p.m. A rare blizzard warning is in effect in the Sierra Nevada as a powerful winter storm moves through California. Authorities also warned Thursday of high avalanche danger for the backcountry around Lake Tahoe. Caltrans reports about 90 miles of Interstate 80 are closed between Colfax, California, and the Nevada state line due to whiteout conditions. Ski resorts, meanwhile, are benefiting from the storm. Stephanie Myers... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — Dozens of students at a Phoenix-area middle school were suspended for leaving campus during a walkout to protest gun violence and to support victims of the Florida school shooting. More than 100 students from Ingleside Middle School participated in the Tuesday protest, which lasted 17 minutes — a minute for each person killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, last month. "We have rights and we feel like we need to express those rights to make sure that the... Читать дальше...

It’s Oscars time again, and if returning host Jimmy Kimmel wants to avoid being the least-watched host in Academy Awards history, he’d better haul in 32,019,000 million total viewers or more. That allows for some wiggle room from his first turn. Last year, 32.9 million overall audience members tuned in on-average to watch “Moonlight” (eventually) win Best Picture. While it was a little too close for comfort, the Nielsen return topped the all-time low of 32.018 million total viewers set back in 2008. Читать дальше...

Discovery Communications has revealed its senior leadership team in a post-Scripps acquisition world, and Rich Ross won’t be joining them after the mega-merger is expected to go through on Tuesday. While the publicly traded corporation says goodbye to its group president of Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Science Channel and Velocity, it welcomes Kathleen Finch and Jon Steinlauf from the Scripps side of things. He’ll be chief U.S.

Discovery Communications has shared what will be its senior leadership team after its purchase of Scripps Networks Interactive is complete. Particularly noteworthy: Rich Ross is out. From the Scripps side of things, Kathleen Finch and Jon Steinlauf will come over to Discovery in key positions. He’ll be chief U.S. ad sales officer, while she’ll become chief lifestyle brands officer for the combined company with management oversight of HGTV, Food Network, TLC, ID, Travel Channel, DIY Network, Cooking Channel... Читать дальше...

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Resuming classes two weeks after a mass shooting at a Florida high school has been a traumatic adjustment for some parents of children who survived the tragedy. Melissa Broccoli and Christine Dunhill were shaking as they reunited Thursday at their usual pick-up spot outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. They had not seen each other since Feb. 14, when they believe Nikolas Cruz drove past them in an Uber onto campus, where he fatally shot 17 people. "You re-live everything... Читать дальше...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — For a lot young immigrants known as "dreamers," the cost and challenges of juggling jobs and family duties often prove to be insurmountable hurdles to earning a college degree. But now one New Hampshire university is hoping to change that with a $20 million program that will offer scholarships to 1,000 working class and low-income students who are part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA program. Most scholarship programs for DACA students are offered to attend more expensive, four year programs. Читать дальше...

Marvel Studios “Avengers: Infinity War” is hitting theaters on April 27, a week before its earlier launch date of May 4, the company announced today. The superhero ensemble film will now open day and date worldwide. That’s a FANTASTIC idea! Done. Avengers: #InfinityWar in theaters everywhere April 27th. pic.twitter.com/n5JhJWpnqc — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) March 1, 2018 More to come…. Read original story ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Release Date Bumped Up to April At TheWrap

BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a man charged with sending white powder letters to five people, including Donald Trump Jr. (all times local): 3:20 p.m. An attorney for the Massachusetts man accused of sending letters with white powder to five people, including one to Donald Trump Jr., says his client will plead not guilty. Attorney Scott Gleason says Daniel Frisiello (friz-ee-EHL'-oh) is "an overwhelmed young man." A judge has ordered Frisiello held pending a detention hearing on Monday. Читать дальше...

BART fare inspectors, outfitted with reliable ticket scanners and proper citation books, began checking unsuspecting passengers Thursday at Powell Street Station to make sure they’d paid their fares. But even though the new team of six fare inspectors was ready to issue tickets, none would be issued through the end of the day’s service. BART scofflaws would receive only a warning. They will not be so fortunate beginning Friday. The BART Board of Directors, as part of a crackdown on fare evasion... Читать дальше...

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Climbers on North America’s tallest mountain may have to start packing out more of their poop after a researcher determined a glacier in which much of it has been dumped over the past decade probably is not decomposing the human waste. Michael Loso, a glacier geologist, calculates that 36,000 climbers between 1951 and 2012 deposited 152,000 to 215,000 pounds of feces onto Kahiltna Glacier, part of the most popular route to Denali’s summit. For more than a decade... Читать дальше...