Новости за 09.09.2016

HONOLULU (AP) — Members of an international environmental group are considering a proposal to urge leaders in every country to close domestic ivory markets that threaten elephants. Ivory trading is banned internationally, but domestic trade within countries is legal nearly everywhere. The International Union for Conservation of Nature plans to vote on the proposal Friday […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — A newly installed ATM at an Ohio university is doling out the next best thing to money — pizza. Xavier (ZAYV’-yur) University in Cincinnati has partnered with a French company to install the first Pizza ATM in North America. The company, Paline, says the machine will hold 70 pizzas at once. Each […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Memphis woman who as an 18-year-old was accused of fatally stabbing her mother is fighting relatives for a $1.5 million inheritance — but her lawyer says her real goal is to prove her innocence. Noura Jackson was convicted of stabbing her mother, Jennifer Jackson, in 2009. In 2014, however, the […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An attorney says he’s not surrendering his legal battle to erase the Confederate battle emblem from the Mississippi flag. Carlos Moore says Friday that he will file a notice next week asking the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to revive his lawsuit challenging the banner. Moore sued the state six […]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Gary Kubiak didn’t flinch when Trevor Siemian threw two interceptions in his first NFL start, and neither did the no-longer-unknown quarterback. Siemian coolly led the Denver Broncos back from a late 10-point deficit for a 21-20 win over the Carolina Panthers in his first NFL start Thursday night. He did so […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday: Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., down $1.80 to $15.60 Energy companies sank as the price of oil gave up some of its gains from a day ago. Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc., up $1.09 to $36.38 Most Read StoriesCotton-candy girl goes viral during Mariners gameSeahawks […]

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky inmate alleges in a lawsuit that a deputy jailer ordered inmates to beat him because he had dated the deputy’s wife. Joshua Reece had accused Shelby County deputy jailer William Anthony Carey of directing about a dozen inmates to beat him for hours until he lost consciousness, The Courier-Journal […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s DeAndre Hopkins was among three NFL players to receive the first pairs of low-top Kanye West-designed Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 cleats on Friday. “It was a surprise to me,” Hopkins told The Associated Press. “It wasn’t really nothing thought of or something we talked about. Last night they texted me and […]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell still owes more than $10 million to the lawyers who ultimately got his federal corruption conviction overturned. His sister Maureen McDonnell told reporters Friday that he’s still in debt to two law firms in Washington, D.C., saying “the bills have accumulated.” Supporters created a legal […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas started the season with a stunner. The Longhorns unveiled their new offense, found their quarterback(s) and eased some of the pressure on coach Charlie Strong. They also leaped back into the Top 25 for the first time in three years following the overtime win against Notre Dame. The No. 11 […]

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is expected to rule today on whether to halt construction on a pipeline that would carry crude oil from North Dakota to Illinois. Several tribes from Washington state are protesting alongside the Standing Rock Sioux.

CLEVELAND (AP) — One show, one match at a time, CM Punk climbed to the top of pro wrestling, acquiring unimagined fame and fortune along the way. It wasn’t enough. He needed more, a challenge to satisfy his inner drive. A dream. “And now,” he said, “here I am.” On the verge of stepping into […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republicans control all of Arkansas’ statewide offices, hold a majority in both chambers of the Legislature and are nearly assured of winning the state’s six electoral votes in the presidential election. But this deeply red state could be on the verge of an unusually liberal move: legalizing marijuana for people […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey appeals court has thrown out the 15-count conviction of a former Rutgers University student whose roommate killed himself after being captured on a webcam kissing another man. The court tossed several bias intimidation counts against Dharun Ravi (dah-ROON’ RAH’-vee) because of a change in state law. It ordered […]

The free Skagit River Salmon Festival is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Saturday (Sept. 11)  on Waterfront Park at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge in Anacortes. The event includes a hands-on fly fishing and fly tying instruction; Kidz Zone; arts and crafts; recreational and educational booths; music; salmon BBQ and other foods; raptor shows; […]

Trump is in a class of his own — he lies about statistics like the unemployment and crime rates. He lies about foreign policy: President Barack Obama is “the founder of ISIS.” But most of all, he lies about himself — and when the lies are exposed, he just keeps repeating them.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Lottery says the winner of the $487 million Powerball jackpot in July is set to claim the prize. The lottery said Friday that attorneys for the winner are planning to come forward Monday and will announce the winner’s philanthropic plans for the money. It’s not clear if the […]

TORONTO (AP) — The lead singer and songwriter of Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip will release a new solo album with an accompanying graphic novel and animated film. Gord Downie’s latest endeavors come just weeks after the band performed its final concert after he announced earlier this year that he has terminal brain cancer. […]

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WASHINGTON — The head of the government’s fight against the Zika virus says that “we are now essentially out of money” and warns that the country is “about to see a bunch of kids born with microcephaly” in the coming months. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden addressed a handful of reporters […]

DETROIT (AP) — A Volkswagen engineer has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in the company’s emissions cheating scandal and has agreed to cooperate in the widening criminal investigation. James Robert Liang, 62, of Newberry Park, California, entered the plea Friday in U.S. District Court in Detroit to one count of conspiracy to defraud […]

AZRAQ REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan (AP) — Actress Angelina Jolie Pitt, a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency, has called on the international community to end the protracted Syrian civil war and increase support for refugees across the region. Jolie Pitt spoke at the Azraq camp for Syrian refugees on Friday while on a tour […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Official says he fired gay police chief of South Carolina town because of performance concerns.

NEW YORK (AP) — A fourth U.S. person has been diagnosed with bacteria resistant to a last resort antibiotic, but researchers are expressing relief that so far these superbug precursors have not spread to others. The latest case is a 2-year-old Connecticut girl who was diagnosed earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and […]

TAYLOR, Pa. (AP) — Talk about penny pinching: A Pennsylvania man is accused of stealing about 300,000 pennies from his employer. Police in Taylor, just outside Scranton, have charged 34-year-old Robert Napolitan with burglary and related offenses. He’s accused of taking a steel drum filled with $3,000 worth of pennies from Pyne Freight Lines. A […]