Новости за 05.01.2018

HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by five this week to 924. That exceeds the 665 rigs that were active this time a year ago. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes reported on Friday that 742 rigs were drilling for oil and 182 for […]

LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Department of Transportation is moving forward with plans to add express lanes to Interstate 25 from Fort Collins to Johnstown. The Daily Times-Call reports the department finalized the contract for the project Thursday. According to a statement by the department, its contractor Kraemer/IHC will begin construction on the new […]

BEND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon police chief has been charged with harassment after a state Justice Department investigation found that he struck a fellow officer while both were on duty. Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said in a statement that the altercation involving Sunriver Police Chief Marc Mills and a sergeant happened Dec. […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Investigators say the widow of the man who killed dozens of people at a gay nightclub in Florida knew her husband “was going to do something bad” before the attack. The Orlando Sentinel reports that a statement written by an FBI agent and signed by Noor Salman says that she was […]

Look, I believe in the right to get high on alcohol or on drugs, as long as you don’t drive vehicles, operate on hearts or do other things prohibited while “under the influence.” It’s simply best to be disciplined in using these substances.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has pledged federal support for fixing problematic water supplies at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy where Legionnaires’ disease has claimed 13 lives since 2015. The Illinois Democrat said after a tour Friday that he no longer supports closing the facility, which houses about 400 veterans and […]

MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — Officials are investigating the death of an inmate at East Mississippi Correctional Facility. Lauderdale County Chief Deputy Ward Calhoun tells local media that 54-year-old Oscar Glasper was found unresponsive in his cell around 10 p.m. Wednesday. Glasper was taken from the privately run state prison near Meridian to a hospital, where […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer fighting for his job after he fatally shot a teenager and a woman bystander in 2015 is under investigation for his role in a restaurant fight last month. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tells the Chicago Tribune that Robert Rialmo was stripped of his police powers after the fight. […]

DALLAS (AP) — Animal rights groups are asking a U.S. agency to block a North Texas businessman from importing the carcass of an endangered black rhinoceros he killed in Africa. The permit to hunt the black rhino was auctioned in December 2016 for $275,000 by the Dallas Safari Club and others. Lacy Harber killed the […]

The FBI has been quietly investigating the Clinton Foundation for months, reviving a probe that was dialed back during the 2016 election amid tensions between the Justice Department and FBI about the politically charged case, according to people familiar with the matter.

Big Pharma, the one drug dealer the Justice Department should be throwing all its resources at, has been trying to limit marijuana legalization efforts.

It’s a basic right of 21st Century travelers to know that they can get on a train, bus or airplane and barring truly unusual events arrive at their destination in one piece.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Police in Northern California have arrested a man suspected of raping and robbing a middle school teacher inside her classroom as she prepared for the new school year. San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia says 23-year-old Andrew Bracamonte was arrested Thursday in the sexual assault and robbery of a Harker […]

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A teenager who had been missing in the wilderness north of the Grand Canyon has been found cold and hungry, but safe. Officials for the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument say he was located Wednesday afternoon, more than 24 hours after he was reported missing about 60 miles south of St. […]

WEBB, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Iowa say a 39-year-old Milford man has died in a snowmobile crash. The Sioux City Journal reports that Justin Robert Stahly died Thursday night after the snowmobile he was driving north along the Little Sioux River crashed into a tree. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says first responders […]

I want to thank President Donald Trump for all his efforts in his new job. It is a difficult position, and you can’t make everyone happy. I am a 78-years-young widow who was married for 50 years to a Naval officer. I’ve been working since graduating from high school and contributing into Medicare and Social […]

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Two St. Louis County hospitals are joining forces. St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield announced Friday it has signed an agreement to purchase Des Peres Hospital from Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. The deal also calls for St. Luke’s to buy Tenet-owned physician organizations. Terms were not disclosed. The purchase is expected to […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha teen convicted as an adult for the shooting death of another teen in 2016 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Omaha television station KMTV reports that 17-year-old Antonio Bordeaux was sentenced Friday in Douglas County District Court for manslaughter and a weapons count for the May 2016 […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana House Speaker Taylor Barras says lawmakers need more details about Gov. John Bel Edwards’ tax proposals for closing a $1 billion budget gap. Barras said Friday he’s optimistic lawmakers in the majority-GOP chamber can rally around proposals in time to have a February special tax session. But he says […]

DENVER (AP) — Whether to crack down on marijuana in states where it is legal is a decision that will now rest with those states’ top federal prosecutors. But many of those prosecutors are deeply rooted in their communities and may be reluctant to pursue cannabis businesses or their customers. When he rescinded the Justice […]

We should leave Afghanistan — why are we there at all? The cost in lives and resources is too much. The Greek, British and Soviet empires could not conquer it. It is surrounded by hostile countries that offer sanctuary to terrorists. Please, bring the troops home. John P. Brooke, Issaquah

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical that the Pennsylvania Legislature will accomplish much in 2018. For one, it’s an election year, making it harder to find agreement on politically divisive topics. There’s a yawning partisan gap between the Republican priorities of the General Assembly and the Democratic agenda of […]

U.S. policy toward Korea has been deadly and dominating [“How Korean War shaped current tensions for U.S.,” Jan. 2, A3]. Three million to 4 million Koreans were killed; 70 percent were civilians; 25 percent of North Korea’s prewar population was killed; the U.S. bombed with napalm; and children in North Korea are taught that the […]

President Donald Trump tweeted to North Korean President Kim Jong Un, “I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!” North Korea is not a dive bar, and the nuclear “button” is neither beer bottle nor brass knuckles. I beg Trump’s children […]

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A former nurse at two Kansas City suburban hospitals has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison for sexually abusing anesthetized patients. Fifty-year-old Dennis Clark was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in November to one count of aggravated sodomy. As part of his plea, less serious charges involving two other […]