Новости за 27.04.2016

If regulators approve, Alaska could be the first state in the nation to allow on-site consumption of marijuana at some legal pot businesses.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A proposed U.N. resolution calls for the urgent return of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the disputed Western Sahara to its full operation, in a strong rebuke to Morocco’s expulsion of most of its civilian staff. The U.S.-drafted Security Council resolution, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, expresses concern at the […]

A King County judge raised bail for John Robert Charlton to $5 million at his arraignment for charges in the slaying of Ingrid Lyne, a nurse and mother from Renton.

A comparison of the Federal Reserve’s statements from its two-day meeting that ended Wednesday and its meeting March 15-16: ECONOMY: Now: The Fed acknowledges growth has weakened, but points to stronger hiring: “Labor market conditions have improved further even as growth in economic activity appears to have slowed.” Then: “Economic activity has been expanding at […]

Here are three quick thoughts on Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln, who according to source will resign Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan’s advice for young Republicans discouraged by the GOP’s top two presidential contenders: Focus on ideas, not the candidates. The Wisconsin Republican offered that less than rousing defense of billionaire Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz during a 70-minute session Wednesday with students at Georgetown University. One junior […]

Idaho won more football games in 2015 than in the last three seasons combined, but that might not be enough to keep the Vandals in college football's top echelon. The Vandals could drop to the FCS level after the 2017 season, a report says.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday filed an unfair labor relations complaint against Volkswagen for the German automaker’s refusal to bargain with the United Auto Workers union at its lone U.S. assembly plant in Tennessee. The UAW was elected to represent workers specializing in the maintenance and repair of robots […]

RIVERDALE, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey police officer wrestled a distraught man to the ground who said he wanted to die, stopping him from jumping off an interstate bridge. Riverdale Police Sgt. Greg Bogert said Wednesday he was called Monday to respond to a man in distress on Interstate 287 and found the man […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — National Labor Relations Board files unfair labor practices charge against Volkswagen over UAW.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A survey in 10 countries with significant Muslim populations, released Wednesday, found “striking” differences in the extent to which people believe the Quran should influence a nation’s laws. Possible reasons for these differences include a nation’s history and religious composition as well as personal factors such as intensity of religious […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are courting Indiana voters by appealing to the state’s love of basketball. But what should have been a slam dunk for Cruz quickly turned into a foul Tuesday night when he appeared to refer to the hoop as a “basketball ring” while recreating a scene from the […]

Boeing’s profit fell short of analyst estimates for the first time in five years, as an accounting loss from the first refueling tankers built under a U.S. Air Force contract overshadowed improvements in cash flow and the company’s 787 Dreamliner production.

MOSCOW (AP) — At least five people including a pregnant woman were killed and more than 10 injured early Wednesday on the front line in eastern Ukraine in the worst civilian loss of life there in months, separatist officials said. Fighting between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian government forces has been raging for two years, claiming […]

SPRING HILL, Tenn. (AP) — General Motors is expected to announce two factory investments on Wednesday that could add more than 800 jobs at plants in Tennessee and Michigan. The company has scheduled news conferences at factories in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and Bay City, Michigan. GM spokesman Tom Wickham would not comment before the ceremonies. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in March as the spring home buying season begins. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index rose 1.4 percent to 110.5, the highest level since May 2015. The Northeast and the South posted the biggest regional gains. Western […]

A woman asks Carolyn Hax what to do about her spouse, who frequently makes public comments that are not accurate.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens have been arrested in raids on two rival New York City street gangs in the city’s Bronx borough Wednesday. Federal and New York law enforcers — some using helicopters and armored trucks — swooped in during the early morning hours. The wide-ranging crackdown involves homicides, drug trafficking, robberies and other […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Another convention has canceled in North Carolina in protest of the state’s new law limiting anti-discrimination protections for the LGBT community. Local media outlets report the American Institute of Architects will not hold its South Atlantic Region Conference in Wilmington this fall. About 500 architects were expected to attend, and tourism […]

MOSCOW (AP) — The launch of the first rocket from Russia’s new space facility has been delayed by a day after a last-minute problem. The Wednesday launch of a Soyuz rocket carrying three satellites was to inaugurate space flight from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East. The facility is aimed at reducing Russia’s […]

PARIS (AP) — A French lawyer says he will defend key Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam once he’s transferred from Belgium to France, and described him as a young man “falling apart” and ready to cooperate. Frank Berton told the iTele TV channel on Wednesday that Abdeslam — the only survivor in the Nov. 13 […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — With five more states in the rear-view mirror, presidential candidates will spend Wednesday recalculating cold, hard delegate math and plotting strategy for the contests still to come — 10 for Republicans, 16 for Democrats. After a strong night Tuesday, front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will try to brush off their rivals […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Hecklers who shout down speakers on North Carolina’s college campuses could be punished under a proposal being floated before lawmakers, making the state the latest battleground over free speech at U.S. universities. Lt. Gov. Dan Forest is proposing that the state’s 17-campus public university system create a policy that includes punishments […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump attracted a broad coalition of Republican voters as he won presidential primary elections in Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania, pulling in support across income groups, from men and women and from those who want a candidate who will shake things up. Trump also won the GOP primaries in Delaware and Rhode […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton left Bernie Sanders in need of a miracle of miracles. Donald Trump declared himself the presumptive Republican nominee, a presumptuous label but one he might grow into sooner than expected if he can pull off more primaries like the latest round. Tuesday was very good to the presidential front-runners. Now […]