Новости за 09.01.2018

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Springfield officials say a man who was shot and killed by an officer last week fired first during the confrontation. Police spokeswoman Lisa Cox said in a news release Tuesday that officers who answered a call about two men trying to break into a shed saw 46-year-old William Oleson in front […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Several higher education institutions in West Virginia have launched an alliance meant to kick-start economic development. The Herald-Dispatch reports the Alliance for the Economic Development for Southern West Virginia was launched Monday. It will focus on 21 counties and aims to revitalize the area’s small communities by using their resources more […]

GAY, Ind. (AP) — Gary police say a man has died after falling into the path of an oncoming train. Lt. Thomas Pawlak says the 51-year-old Gary man was walking with a friend Monday night when he attempted to beat the train by running across the tracks. However, his friend tells police the man slipped […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican judge has freed an actor arrested last week in connection with the murder of an Argentine model he had met at a local acting school. He was released after the defense team for Axel Arenas presented evidence at a hearing Monday showing that he was not in Mexico at […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California Republican ousted as the party’s state Assembly leader is starting a group to back conservatives who no-longer feel at home in the GOP. Assemblyman Chad Mayes of Yucca Valley gave up his leadership post last year under pressure from the GOP base after he worked with Democrats to pass […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan have announced a Democratic proposal for an additional $25 billion in the federal budget to combat the opioid crisis. The senators on Tuesday called for the investment over two years to go toward programs that support opioid treatment in such agencies as the […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s child welfare agency is headed to trial later this year in a lawsuit seeking millions in damages for the death of a 2-year-old who died in the care of his stepfather. On Monday, Marion County Circuit Court Judge Donald Abar ruled the lawsuit could proceed, despite objections from lawyers for […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Kensington Palace confirmed Tuesday that Prince Harry’s fiancee, Meghan Markle, has shut down her social-media accounts in line with royal tradition. The American closed her Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts. The palace said Markle “is grateful to everyone who has followed her social media accounts over the years” but “she has […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Jeff Hoover is not going quietly. The former GOP House speaker in Kentucky, who resigned Monday because he said he did not want to be a distraction in the aftermath of signing a secret sexual harassment settlement, tried to force a vote on a change to House rules on Tuesday that […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The field of Democrats vying for the chance to replace U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez is narrowing. Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa dropped out of the running Tuesday. That leaves five Democrats, including Gutierrez’s endorsed candidate, Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia. Ramirez-Rosa says he also endorses Garcia. The 28-year-old says dropping his bid […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City’s airport is getting its first regularly scheduled nonstop transatlantic flight. Airport officials announced Tuesday that Icelandair will fly a seasonal nonstop flight from Kansas City to Iceland’s capitol, Reykjavik, beginning May 25. The flights will be three times a week from May to the end of September. The […]

COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi newspaper is now being run by the fourth generation of the same family. Peter Imes, 39, became publisher Saturday of the Commercial Dispatch , a daily paper based in Columbus. He succeeds his father, Birney Imes III, 66, who will continue to write a weekly column. Birney Imes Sr. […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Eight candidates had qualified by Tuesday morning to run in San Francisco’s mayoral race and the ballot could become even more crowded in a contest expected to pit the city’s progressive values against its thirst for economic development following years of spectacular but divisive growth driven by the technology sector. The […]

WOODFORD, Vt. (AP) — Residents in the Vermont town of Woodford will vote again on a proposed school merger. The Bennington Banner reports Woodford’s decision will determine if the new Mount Anthony Unified School District can move forward Tuesday. Woodford and Pownal had declined the offer in November while Bennington and Shaftsbury voted in favor […]

HOUSTON (AP) — A Dallas woman is challenging allegations that she caused at least $300,000 in damage to a prominent Houston attorney’s art collection at the end of their first date. Lindy Lou Layman appeared in a Houston courtroom Tuesday after being charged with felony criminal mischief for the Dec. 23 incident in the home […]

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former mail carrier was part of a scheme to deliver marijuana to Johnson County. Twenty-five-year-old Terrell Dewayne Shears of Overland Park on Tuesday was placed on five years of probation for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute. Prosecutors say while Johnson delivered mail, he […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups is suing federal regulators over their approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would carry natural gas across West Virginia and Virginia. The lawsuit against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was filed late Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. It challenges […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two transgender Utah residents, who have been denied a legal sex designation by a state judge, are challenging the ruling by asking the Utah Supreme Court to overturn the decision. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Angie Rice and Sean Childers-Gray both have driver’s licenses and insurance cards that have the […]

MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A cousin of a man charged in the slaying of a 25-year-old western Michigan gas station clerk has avoided additional jail time for helping him afterward. A judge sentenced 49-year-old Kevin Bluhm to time served Tuesday for being an accessory after the fact in the murder of Jessica Heeringa. He had […]

OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking to dismiss rape and sodomy charges against a former University of Kentucky board chairman. Prosecutors filed a motion Monday in Daviess Circuit Court to dismiss the indictment against Billy Joe Miles, 78, news outlets report. Miles was indicted in September 2016 on the charges, which also included bribery […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker wants to make it easier for people with marijuana convictions to erase or reduce their records now that pot is legal in the state. The bill by Democratic Assemblyman Rob Bonta of Oakland would require county courts to automatically expunge eligible records or reduce convictions from felonies to […]

PEQUANNOCK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a state Department of Transportation worker was driving drunk when the snow plow he was operating struck two vehicles. Pequannock police say 36-year-old Roger Attieh, of Boonton, sideswiped a vehicle around 5:40 p.m. Monday. After inspecting the damage, they say Attieh began to drive away but then rear-ended a […]

HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a high school teacher accused of engaging in sexual conduct with a student has been charged with sexual battery in southwest Ohio. Hilary Dattilo pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of sexual battery and contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a child. Hamilton police say the alleged crimes […]

Five Pac-12 teams cracked Jon Wilner's way too early top 25 rankings for 2018, including Washington, which made the top 10.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills general manager Brandon Beane says there may have been a misunderstanding of what was said on the field that led to Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue accusing Buffalo guard Richie Incognito of using “weak racist slurs.” Beane says the team has spoken to Incognito and understands their player’s […]