Новости за 05.05.2017

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa businessman twice convicted of ordering the 2004 murder of a friend who had an affair with his wife was granted a third trial Friday by a divided Iowa Supreme Court.

CHICAGO (AP) — Aroldis Chapman now has a championship ring.

NEW YORK (AP) — Changes announced in corporate dividends May. 1-May. 5.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin-based atheist group has filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to strike down President Donald Trump's order easing enforcement of an IRS rule limiting religious organizations' political activity.

DETROIT (AP) — A University of Michigan graduate said she was denied service by a Comerica Park waitress and ballpark ball manager who refused to recognize her U.S. government-issued green card as proof of age.

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday that women have made major strides in the workplace in the past 125 years, but she expressed concern about barriers that are still holding women back today.

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Sidney Crosby returned to work Friday, practicing with his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates barely four days removed from a frightening hit that left the him with a concussion, and his status for the rest of the…

SABULA, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has shut down a stretch of the Mississippi River between Iowa and Illinois to traffic after a railroad bridge was hit by a towing ship.

Pankowski, Alex Rigsby, Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan and Hilary Knight are part of the team that will train for the 2018 Olympics.

CHICAGO (AP) — The New York Yankees have activated catcher Gary Sanchez from the 10-day disabled list, adding another potent bat to the AL East leaders' lineup.

FOLEY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a dump truck driver was killed when his vehicle was hit by a coal train in northeast Missouri, causing about 30 of the railcars to derail and spill their contents of the black ore.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate committee that oversees the FBI, said publicly this week that the government paid $900,000 to break into the locked iPhone of a gunman in the San Bernardino, California,…

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A coalition that includes the city of La Crosse and several agencies has set a deadline for removing an encampment of homeless people in a wooded area along the Mississippi River.

NEW YORK (AP) — Two posthumous works from South America have won Best Translated Book Awards: a novel by the late Lucio Cardoso of Brazil and poetry by the late Alejandra Pizarnik of Argentina.

About a year after its inception, the system that established a demerit points system for owners of liquor licenses appears to be working.

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — A shipment of Ford Fusions traveling by rail from Mexico to Minnesota has been found to have marijuana hidden inside the vehicles.

HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by seven this week to 877.

DETROIT (AP) — The Justice Department is probing allegations that Uber used phony software to thwart city officials looking at whether the ride-hailing company was following local regulations.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on legislation being signed into law by Gov. Terry Branstad (all times local):

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is adding more canine inspectors to its enforcement arsenal to help stop invasive zebra mussels from spreading in waterways.

BRANCHBURG, N.J. (AP) — Trump signs $1 trillion spending bill keeping government open through September.

Maybe we have been making this whole “why does President Trump do what he does?” thing too complicated.

Over more than a decade, the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs transferred $55 million away from its largest veterans nursing home as it delayed facilities improvements, including failing to replace soiled carpeting for more than seven years, according to an…

There are several interesting names in the NL East requiring our attention. There's also a disappointing vet in Colorado that needs to turn things around for his fantasy baseball owners. We cover all of this and streaming pitchers in this…

The Thomas B. Earle Charitable Foundation Trust has begun its annual distribution process for the 2017 calendar year. Local tax-exempt organizations that engage in religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational activities may apply for funding.