Новости за 14.05.2016

Seventh-ranked Lower Columbia College brought out the heavy metal, swatting six home runs in an Northwest Athletic Conference South Region doubleheader sweep of Chemeketa at Heerensperger Field on Friday at Tam O’Shanter Park.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The population of Mexico's endangered vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise, has fallen to alarmingly low levels and is heading toward extinction soon if drastic measures aren't taken, scientists warned Friday.

HONOLULU (AP) — The state of Hawaii is suing Japanese manufacturer Takata over defective air bags they say threaten peoples' lives.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Actress Vanessa Hudgens has paid $1,000 in restitution for carving a heart into a red rock wall during a trip to Sedona, Arizona.

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge found the longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix in contempt of court Friday for disobeying his orders in a racial profiling case, bringing the lawman who calls himself "America's Toughest Sheriff" a step closer to a…

MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — A Siamese cat recently cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest living cat did not live to enjoy the title.

PALO ALTO, California (AP) — A veteran Audi executive is joining Tesla Motors to lead production.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — An officer's suicide prompted an investigation into allegations that Oakland police officers committed sexual misconduct with a minor, the department's police chief said Friday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Friday that he is abolishing the agency that currently investigates police misconduct and replacing it with a civilian department that he said will have more independence and resources to do its work.

Kelso resident Nick Porter has no arms or legs, but he tries not to let that limit him. He has places to go, from comic-cons to a “Z Nation” audition for zombie extras in Spokane.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took more than 60 years but a University of Southern California student has finally received his diploma.

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the Gulf of Mexico for a passenger missing from a cruise ship sailing out of Galveston, Texas.

The secretary for the Navy has requested that former Midshipmen quarterback Keenan Reynolds should be allowed to pursue his NFL career while fulfilling his military commitment in the Ready Reserves.

CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people — including motorcycle-riding combat veterans, schoolchildren waving flags and mothers with strollers — lined the streets of this military town Friday as the funeral procession of a Navy SEAL killed in Iraq passed…

CLATSKANIE — Donna Thompson and Pam Parmley are the daughters many moms dream of.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers passed a sweeping expansion of gun rights Friday, allowing people to carry concealed guns without needing permits while also expanding their right to stand and fight against perceived threats.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A manager accused by Tacoma Public Schools of not acting on a year-old report of high lead levels in school water has been fired.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge in California on Friday granted a one-week extension for a mother's request to keep her toddler on life support to give an appeals court time to weigh in.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the so-called O'Bannon case that successfully challenged the association's use of names, images and likenesses of college athletes without compensation.

Longview has five squirrel bridges, a wooden squirrel statue, the Squirrel Fest celebration and a squirrel mascot named Sandy B. McNutt. Now the furry rodent is the city's official mascot.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's largest university is considering revising its half-century old seal amid concerns by Native American students who say it represents the frontier's violent era.

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer said Friday it was blocking use of its drugs in lethal injections, which means all federally-approved drugmakers whose medications could be used for executions have now put them off limits.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Apple new $1 billion investment in the Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing is as much about currying favor with regulators as directly expanding its own business, analysts said. Apple might need the help; it faces slowing…

NEW YORK (AP) — A former state Assembly speaker convicted in a $5 million corruption case asked on Friday to remain free pending appeal, saying there's a reasonable chance his conviction will be reversed, negating the need for his 12-year…

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday dropped its legal challenge to an American Indian tribe killing bald eagles for religious purposes on its Wyoming reservation — a move that could clear the way for…