Новости за 24.09.2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Nunn, a veteran character actor whose credits ranged from the “Spider-Man” movie franchise to such Spike Lee films as “Do the Right Thing” and “He Got Game,” has died. His wife, Donna, said Nunn died Saturday at his home in Pittsburgh. He was 63 and had been battling cancer. Nunn […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina police chief says black man shot by police was ‘absolutely in possession of a handgun’

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina police chief says release of police shooting video footage to be made within half hour.

Here’s how Washington state’s members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Sept. 23. Next week, both chambers will take up a stopgap spending bill for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, with hopes of recessing at week’s end until after Election Day.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A top South Sudanese opposition leader called Saturday for armed resistance to the government in Juba — a stance that suggests the troubled Central African nation could face a renewed civil war in the near future. Leader Riek Machar and top officials of the opposition SPLM-IO party issued a statement saying […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte police chief says he’s decided to release video footage of police shooting of black man.

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Southern California say three adults have been found dead after a child called police to report that her parents had “died.” Fullerton Police Department officers responded to the residence Saturday morning and found two men and a woman deceased. Two children were also found unharmed inside the home. Investigators […]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Colby Lewis obliged his wife when she requested a picture under an AL West champion banner of the four Texas players part of each division title since 2010. Lewis was joined for the celebratory clubhouse photo op Friday night by Elvis Andrus, Derek Holland and Mitch Moreland. The Rangers are on […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man who was charged with assault and battery after Sacramento, California, Mayor Kevin Johnson was hit in the face with a pie has been released from jail after bail was posted. The Sacramento Bee (http://bit.ly/2cBvryk) says Sean Thompson was released Friday night after Marilyn Young, owner of Knotty Girls Bail […]

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Volunteers filled sandbags and homeowners began moving things out of their basements on Saturday in preparation for flooding along the Cedar River in Iowa. The river is expected to crest Tuesday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa’s second largest city with a population of about 130,000. But with more rain expected Saturday […]

KENAI, Alaska (AP) — Cats will need leashes just like dogs if a proposal before the Kenai council wins approval. Kenai Mayor Pat Porter and council member Tim Navarre have proposed a cat leash law after complaints from residents about roaming felines. The Peninsula Clarion reports (http://bit.ly/2diht2m) that current city code does not include cats […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A man faces life in prison after a jury found him guilty in the fatal shooting and burning of a transgender woman in southwest Florida. The Naples Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/2ddV8r2 ) that 47-year-old Terry Brady of Fort Meyers was convicted of second-degree murder on Thursday in Lee County. Prosecutors […]

Burlington residents gathered Saturday to mourn the victim's of Friday's shooting at the Cascade Mall. “The city of Burlington is changed forever," said Mayor Steve Sexton.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Romanian citizen who orchestrated an international hacking scheme has been sentenced to three years in prison. Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say 31-year-old Mircea-Illie Ispasoiu (EE-spa-SHOW-you) must also pay $907,204 in restitution. He had pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. Prosecutors say the scheme targeted retailers, […]

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Two firefighters have died and four have been injured in Delaware while battling a pre-dawn fire in a rowhouse. The Wilmington Fire Department said Lt. Christopher Leach, 41, and Senior Firefighter Jerry Fickes, 51, died in the fire, which began around 3:15 a.m. Saturday. The floor of the home collapsed as […]

CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) — Officials in a New Jersey shore town won’t sign off yet on a proposed $369,000 settlement with a gay former police officer who filed a discrimination lawsuit. The Press of Atlantic City (http://bit.ly/2csRd3W ) reports Cape May City Manager Bruce MacLeod issued a statement saying city officials would review the […]

The Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program is winding down after next week, and there is what happened along the Columbia River this past week where catches were actually some of the better seen this season. The harvest total between Sept. 12-18 was 8,985 pikeminnow from 719 anglers for a catch average of 12.5 fish […]

HAZELWOOD, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a teenage driver in suburban St. Louis struck another vehicle and then spun into people who were waiting for a homecoming parade to begin, injuring several of them. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://j.mp/2cR0SV9 ) that Hazelwood police say none the eight people who were hurt in Saturday’s crash […]

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters will be deciding on a new law aimed to strengthen the ability of intelligence services to counter rapidly-evolving threats posed by spies, criminal hackers and violent extremists. Proponents of a new intelligence law, passed by the Federal Assembly a year ago but not enacted, say the measure is needed to […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Electricity was restored to most of Puerto Rico by Saturday following a rare, island-wide blackout caused by a power plant fire, the territory’s power utility said Saturday. Less than 20,000 clients remained without power in some parts of San Juan and other urban areas. “We have been operating under […]

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Hillary Clinton has appeared in more than 30 primary debates during her two presidential campaigns, a deep history she can draw upon as she faces Donald Trump on Monday night. Clinton has been through the debate gauntlet in two New York Senate campaigns as well as in presidential primary match-ups […]

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A spokeswoman for Polish mining corporation KGHM says two miners have been killed and another seriously injured during a cave-in at copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland. Company spokeswoman Jolanta Piatek said Saturday that the accident happened Friday night at the Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine when part of a ceiling collapsed on […]

There’s still time to take a hike and gather some huckleberries, but go sooner than later as we’re heading past the peak time for these highly sought after tasty wild berries. “It is getting late in the season and most (huckleberry bushes) are up at higher elevations (above 2,000 feet), but it would be a […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Nashville judge has ruled that a former Vanderbilt University football player’s 15-year sentence in the gang rape of an unconscious fellow student can stand. Prosecutors had asked Criminal Court Judge Monte Watkins to order a new sentencing hearing with a different judge after they learned that 11 people had sent […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Baby lobsters might not be able to survive in the ocean’s waters if the ocean continues to warm at the expected rate. That is the key finding of a study performed by scientists in Maine, the state most closely associated with lobster. The scientists, who are affiliated with the University of […]