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CAMDEN, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol now says it's unsure who was driving a boat that struck a rock bluff on the Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri, killing three friends from Kansas. A Kansas man, 22-year-old Hayden Frazier, of Overland Park, was arrested after the crash on May 19 but was never charged. At the time, investigators said Frazier was driving the boat. On Tuesday, the patrol said its preliminary report has been revised to list the driver as unknown. Investigators... Читать дальше...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — A red-tailed boa constrictor more than 6-feet long was reported loose in Binghamton, New York. A Facebook post Wednesday by the Broome County Humane Society on behalf of the owner said the snake escaped its enclosure earlier this week. The snake was last seen near Binghamton High School and was described as 6-foot-5 inches long, with a pink and rainbow tint. Red-tailed boa constrictors eat small animals, killing their prey by squeezing them to death.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the special counsel's investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia (all times local): 9:25 a.m. President Donald Trump, still nursing resentment against Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation, says he wishes he'd picked a different leader of the Justice Department. Trump on Wednesday tweeted a quote from Republican congressman Trey Gowdy, who said Sessions should have told Trump before accepting the job that... Читать дальше...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Islamic State suicide bomber struck outside the Afghan Interior Ministry on Wednesday, allowing several gunmen to pass through an outer gate where they traded fire with security forces, who eventually killed the attackers, officials said. Gen. Daud Amin, the Kabul police chief, said seven attackers were killed and that cleanup operations were underway. Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said one policeman was killed and five were wounded. Danish said the attackers were wearing military uniforms. Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Leah Vukmir and Sen. Tammy Baldwin's submission of nomination papers to run for the U.S. Senate will be record-breaking. Both the Republican Vukmir and Democrat Baldwin planned to submit their nomination signatures on Wednesday. It's a procedural step required for them to appear on the ballot. But their filings would bring to 42 the number of women nationwide in the two major parties qualified to run for 19 seats in the Senate. That is the most ever. Vukmir faces a primary challenge from Kevin Nicholson... Читать дальше...

NY ALBANY NY Zone Forecast for Wednesday, May 30, 2018 _____ 504 FPUS51 KALY 301324 ZFPALY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT for EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND National Weather Service ALBANY NY 922 AM EDT Wed May 30 2018 NYZ033-302000- Hamilton- Including the cities of Speculator and Indian Lake 922 AM EDT Wed May 30 2018 .TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning... Читать дальше...

CT ALBANY NY Zone Forecast for Wednesday, May 30, 2018 _____ 504 FPUS51 KALY 301324 ZFPALY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT for EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND National Weather Service ALBANY NY 922 AM EDT Wed May 30 2018 CTZ001-302000- Northern Litchfield- Including the city of Torrington 922 AM EDT Wed May 30 2018 .TODAY...Mostly sunny. Not as warm with highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Community members — including one critic who helped vet candidates in the official search — rallied at Seattle city hall on Tuesday after the interim police chief was passed over for the permanent job. Last week, the top 3 finalists were named, including: former Pittsburgh police chief Cameron McLay; Minneapolis Police Department deputy chief of patrol Eddie Frizell and assistant chief Ely Reyes of the Austin Police Department in Texas. Enrique Gonzalez, who was on the search committee that named five semifinalists... Читать дальше...

ORANGE CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police officer is charged with threatening to kill a woman and her 5-year-old brother, and to rape her sister if she didn't send him nude photos of herself. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that 25-year-old Orange City officer Joshua Fancher resigned Tuesday after his arrest by Volusia County sheriff's deputies on charges of making terroristic threats. He had been an officer since December. An arrest warrant from Lowndes County, Georgia, says Fancher began... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — A harbor barrier to protect Boston from rising seas and increased flooding due to climate change could cost nearly $12 billion and take more than 30 years to complete, according to a new analysis from the University of Massachusetts-Boston. The researchers cautioned city leaders from pursuing the barrier idea. Instead, they recommended the city continue to make investments in relatively cheaper and quicker "shore-based" protections, such as temporary flood walls and berms that already... Читать дальше...

A big rig crash caused an oil spill early Wednesday resulting in lane closures and major traffic delays on Interstate 680 in Dublin, authorities said. The incident was reported just after 2 a.m. on the southbound lanes of Interstate 680 just north of the Interstate 580 connector, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash resulted in a ruptured gas tank and spilled fuel onto the roadway, CHP said. Three southbound lanes were blocked as... Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut prosecutors plan to appeal the dismissal of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's murder conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court. An assistant state's attorney notified the Connecticut Supreme Court of the planned appeal Tuesday. The state Supreme Court earlier this month reversed its own 2016 decision and vacated Skakel's murder conviction in the bludgeoning death of Martha Moxley in their wealthy Greenwich neighborhood in 1975, when they were teenagers. The majority in... Читать дальше...

Lionsgate has acquired a majority stake in 3 Arts Entertainment, the Jon Feltheimer-led company said on Wednesday. 3 Arts will continue to operate under the leadership of its partners with an operating board, Lionsgate specified. Negotiations between the two entities heated up last month, when Lionsgate reportedly offered between $300 million and $350 million for 50 percent of the TV and film production house. Financial terms of the now-closed deal were not disclosed. “We’re excited to be partnering... Читать дальше...

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — A Seattle-area company has removed a controversial school shooting video game off of its online platform following widespread backlash. The "Active Shooter" video game was pulled days before it was to be released on the video-game marketplace Steam. Valve Corp. as Steam's parent company said Tuesday that it was removing the computer video game because the developer was a "troll with a history of customer abuse." The game was developed by Revived Games, published by Acid and lead by a person named Ata Berdiyev... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Weezer has released a cover of Toto's "Africa" after a teenage fan pressed the group for months on social media to record the song. The teen, known as @weezerafrica, jokingly started lobbying the 1990s band on Twitter in December. The campaign gained followers. Weezer released a cover of Toto's "Rosanna" on May 24. But the teen was not satisfied. The group rolled out "Africa" on Tuesday. Neither the representative for Weezer nor the teen immediately responded to a request for comment.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The West Fargo School District will ask voters to approve a nearly $107 million bonding referendum to help build a new high school and middle school. KFGO says about $88 million would be targeted for new construction. The rest would pay for additions or renovations at Harwood and Horace elementary schools, security upgrades and artificial turf for three high school football fields. The school board has set the referendum vote for Sept. 25. ___ Information from... Читать дальше...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu has vetoed a bill that would have made it easier for state environmental officials to spend money on dam reconstruction projects without seeking approval of the governor and Executive Council. Current law requires the Department of Environmental Services to seek such approval for all expenditures from the state's dam maintenance fund that are in excess of $75,000. The bill Sununu vetoed would have raised the threshold to $150,000. Department... Читать дальше...

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Halliday man will spend two years on probation for spitting on a Minot police officer. Twenty-six-year-old Garrett Smith was charged July 22, 2017, after a hotel room brawl in which Smith was stabbed in the neck and shoulder. Authorities say Smith spit on an officer while being taken to a hospital emergency room. The Minot Daily News reports that Smith recently pleaded guilty to a felony spitting charge, and prosecutors dropped felony charges of resisting arrest and aggravated assault. Читать дальше...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government has quietly protested after Chinese ships deployed a helicopter that flew "dangerously close" to a Philippine navy boat carrying supplies to Filipino marines based in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, two officials said Wednesday. The Philippine navy personnel on board the rubber boat were unharmed in the May 11 incident and proceeded to deliver the supplies to marines on a grounded Philippine navy ship at Second Thomas Shoal, which has been guarded by Chinese forces... Читать дальше...

LAKE MURRAY, S.C. (AP) — A U.S. Army general on leave in South Carolina has died. News outlets report Maj. Gen. Jeffrey L. Bannister was on transition leave in Lake Murray when he died Sunday. A news release from Shaw Air Force Base, where Bannister was assigned, says his death is under investigation. Officials say the 34-year U.S. Army veteran was awaiting retirement as he worked as a special projects officer for the Chief of Staff of the Army. He had previously served as the 10th Mountain Division Commander... Читать дальше...

United Airlines said this week that it will introduce cheaper-but-fee-heavy Basic Economy-type fares on routes to "select European countries" for ticketing and travel starting June 5. At the same time, fares for mid-summer flights to London go remarkably low.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a student made hoax threats against his high school near Miami using fake email accounts he had created in other students names. School officials tell news outlets the Coral Gables Senior High School student was arrested Tuesday. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho tells WTVJ-TV the threats were written with a Gmail account. He says the student won't be expelled, and instead attend an alternative school and receive counselling.... Читать дальше...

ORANGE CITY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida police officer threatened and attempted to extort a Georgia woman and her family. A Volusia County Sheriff's Office news release says 25-year-old Joshua David Fancher was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Orange City Police Department on a Georgia warrant charging him with making terroristic threats. The victim had told the Lowndes County Sheriff's Department in Georgia that she was getting threatening messages from an unknown person demanding nude photos from her. Читать дальше...

TheWrap Emmy magazine: Showrunners Frankie Shaw (“SMILF”), Rachel Bloom (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”), Courtney Kemp (“Power”) and Gloria Calderon Kellett (“One Day at a Time”) pose at TheWrap Studios. Frankie Shaw, “SMILF” Photographed by Elisabeth Caren for TheWrap Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Photographed by Elisabeth Caren for TheWrap Courtney Kemp, “Power” Photographed by Elisabeth Caren for TheWrap Gloria Calderon Kellett, “One Day at a Time” Photographed by Elisabeth Caren for TheWrap... Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — Police on Wednesday cleared out about 1,000 people from the largest makeshift migrant camp in the French capital, which became a focal point in France's immigration debate. The mainly African migrants were moved out of their tent camp along a canal used by joggers and cyclists on Paris' northeast edge, put in buses and taken to gymnasiums in the region as bulldozers ripped out the tents. Several hundred migrants apparently fled before the evacuation. Two migrants drowned this month in... Читать дальше...