Новости за 06.10.2016

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twelve football players and coaches who survived a North Carolina bus crash that killed four people last month are suing the church that owned the bus. Sandy River Baptist Church in Chester County failed to maintain the bus and its tires and didn’t inspect the vehicle, a lawsuit filed Monday contends. The

STOCKHOLM — Ericsson said Tuesday it will cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden, or nearly 20 percent of its local workforce, and will downsize operations at several plants as part of its global plan to cut costs by 9 billion kronor ($1 billion) in 2017. The Swedish networks company employs 115,000 people globally, of which 16,000

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Authorities say two men were wounded when a gun accidentally discharged at a southwest Florida gun show. The News-Press (https://goo.gl/qv0aVt ) reports that the accident occurred Sunday in North Fort Myers at the Lee Civic Center. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says one man was reloading a gun when it fired.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Riders on Amtrak trains traveling through New York can sample some of the state’s own snacks and beverages. The state announced a deal with Amtrak on Monday that will put New York products on 13 food service cars on Maple Leaf, Adirondack, Empire Service and Ethan Allen Express trains. The items include

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Jurors in southern Indiana have convicted an Underwood man of battery and neglect in the death of his 4-year-old son. The News and Tribune (http://bit.ly/2dq91Qj ) reported that 28-year-old Christopher Bruck was found guilty on both charges on Monday. Bruck faces up to 80 years in prison for his crimes. “I can

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The parents of a teen girl with a peanut allergy who died in their arms after she ate a snack at a camp have reached a $15 million settlement with the city of Sacramento, they announced Wednesday. Natalie Giorgi, 13, died in July 2013 after eating a Rice Krispie snack containing visually

RALEIGH, N.C. — Duke Energy has agreed to remove millions of tons of coal ash containing toxic heavy metals from a power plant in North Carolina. The nation’s largest electricity company announced Wednesday that it would dig up three huge pits of water-logged ash at the Buck Steam Station near Salisbury. The ash will be

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say a homeless man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man at the Hollywood Hills home of former Canadian TV talk show host George Stroumboulopoulos (strom-boh-LAH’-poh-luhs). LAPD Capt. Cory Palka tells City News Service says the suspect was taken into custody out of state on Monday. Palka

BEAVERTON, Ore. — The Latest on a deadly shooting in Oregon (all times local): 7 p.m. Police say a man found dead in an apartment near Portland, Oregon, was the 36-year-old father of two children who were also found fatally shot. Beaverton police spokesman Mike Rowe told The Associated Press that when police officers entered

SEOUL, South Korea — For all the focus on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, there’s a much more immediate concern for football supporters in the wealthy gulf nation when it comes to the sport’s marquee event. Having lost its first two games in the final round of the Asian qualification series for the 2018

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Navy is commissioning the USS John P. Murtha, a new ship named in honor of the late longtime Pennsylvania congressman and decorated Marine Corps veteran. Thousands are expected to honor Murtha on Saturday at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia during a ceremony to place the ship into active service. Murtha, a Democrat,

KILN, Miss. — Two police officers in Mississippi are on paid leave after a 3-year-old daughter of one of the officers died unattended in a patrol car. Hancock County Chief Deputy Sheriff Don Bass said Long Beach police officer Cassie Barker’s daughter died Friday after the child was left in the car for four hours

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. — Authorities say a man who fired at police officers on the North Carolina coast has been arrested and is jailed on $25 million bond. A statement by Carolina Beach Police Chief Chris Spivey says officers from the department and nearby Kure Beach responded to a Carolina Beach residence Monday afternoon after

TOWNVILLE, S.C. — The Latest on a school shooting in South Carolina (all times local): 5:15 p.m. People are gathering to remember a 6-year-old boy fatally shot when a teenager opened fire at a South Carolina elementary school. Local media outlets show people wearing superhero costumes and shirts at Jacob Hall’s visitation Tuesday evening. Jacob,

BOSTON — A Boston man authorities say held a gun to an undercover police officer’s head, and an accomplice allegedly involved in an exchange of gunfire with police, have both been held on $500,000 bail. Prosecutors said in court Wednesday that Eric Rosado-Gonzalez pulled a gun on an officer and threatened to kill him in

WARMINSTER, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man is recovering after he was stung by a scorpion that somehow got into his backpack while he was on vacation in the Caribbean. The 22-year-old Warminster resident had returned home from St. Thomas and reached into the pack to get his computer when he was stung. Buddy Mullen of

ATLANTA — A Georgia death row inmate convicted of killing an Atlanta police officer in 1997 is scheduled to be executed later this month. Gregory Paul Lawler, 63, is scheduled to be put to death at 7 p.m. on Oct. 19 at the state prison in Jackson, Attorney General Sam Olens said in statement Wednesday.

A North Carolina radio station is dropping the broadcast of East Carolina’s upcoming football game after 19 members of the school’s marching band kneeled during the national anthem last weekend to protest racial injustice and police brutality, a station official said Tuesday. WFAY-AM in Fayetteville, part of the Colonial Radio Group, announced Tuesday that it

JERUSALEM — The prosecutor’s office of the International Criminal Court is sending a delegation Wednesday to Israel and the West Bank to address the Israeli and Palestinian public about its preliminary examination of possible war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories. In a statement, the prosecutor’s office said its delegation is arriving for a six-day

BUCHAREST, Romania — The speaker of Moldova’s parliament accused Russia Tuesday of meddling in the country’s politics ahead of a presidential election that could cement the former Soviet republic as a contender for European Union membership or further Russan control. Parliament Speaker Andrian Candu said the government thinks “the Russians are financing political parties and

CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools has announced it will lay off about 250 teachers and staff members due to a steeper-than-expected decline in enrollment. CPS says total enrollment on the 10th day of the school year was 378,481 students, down 14,000 students from last year. The layoffs announced Monday are in addition to the more

INDIANAPOLIS — An Illinois man denied a pardon by Gov. Mike Pence for a robbery he said he did not commit requested a new trial Monday in a bid to win exoneration. The petition for post-conviction relief, filed by an attorney for Keith Cooper, cited “unprecedented,” newly discovered evidence, including DNA that pointed to another

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco prosecutors have charged 16 people in a retail theft ring that stole more than $200,000 worth of clothing, purses and other merchandise from high-end stores such as Louis Vuitton and Salvatore Ferragamo, the district attorney’s office said Monday. Ten more people have been charged in other Western U.S. cities where

BANGKOK — Buddhist monks, mourners, activists and the merely curious gathered Thursday to mark the 40th anniversary of one of the darkest days in Thailand’s history, when police killed scores of university students at a peaceful protest, and ghoulish vigilantes defiled the dead. Students at Bangkok’s Thammasat University had been protesting the return from exile

The NCAA wants to restrict when and where college football coaches can hold satellite camps and implement two early signing periods for high school prospects. The two proposals by the Division I Council announced Wednesday were recommended by the football oversight committee as part of comprehensive reforms to recruiting. The council also recommended allowing FBS