Новости за 10.01.2018

MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors say the physician husband of a radio host slain in their New Jersey home in 2012 hired a hit man to kill her because she had threatened to divorce him and expose his illegal drug activity. James Kauffman faces murder and other charges in the shooting death of April […]

Electric bikes will soon be among the thousands of bike-share bikes dotting Seattle’s sidewalks. LimeBike says they’ll have up to 500 e-bikes by early February.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida teen fatally stabbed a man who forced his way into a home and attacked the teen’s mother. The Tampa Bay Times reports that the break-in occurred early Tuesday in a Tampa neighborhood. Police say 34-year-old Gerald Lee Gay, who had a child with a woman who lived […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Lawyers for Maine’s top election official are seeking a temporary restraining order to ensure his access to records from the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity on which he served. The legal action on behalf of Democratic Secretary of State Matt Dunlap on Tuesday comes after the documents were denied on […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire workers would be eligible for up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave under a bill that won preliminary approval in the House. The House voted 183-151 in favor of the bill, which would be paid for via a voluntary contribution from employees equal to half a […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois prosecutors have dropped murder charges against a 41-year-old who spent more than half of his life in custody amid continued scrutiny over the practices of a Chicago police detective in the case. The Chicago Tribune reports that Thomas Sierra shed tears at a Tuesday hearing as a Cook County judge tossed […]

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A judge says she plans to appoint former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin as a mediator in lawsuits related to the Flint water crisis. Federal Judge Judith Levy says Levin would work with former Wayne County Judge Pamela Harwood. Levin represented Michigan in the U.S. Senate for more than 30 years before […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A 34-year-old Mississippi woman has surrendered to authorities after being accused of taking money from a vulnerable person. Attorney General Jim Hood, in a news release Tuesday, said Devina Williamson, of Columbia, faces one count of exploitation of a vulnerable adult for making more than $250 in debit card purchases for […]

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico state lawmaker is seeking legislation to obstruct plans for a new border wall by the Trump administration. Democratic Rep. Bill McCamley of Mesilla Park in southern New Mexico said Tuesday that he will introduce legislation that prohibits the use of state land in the construction of a […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers will continue to receive an annual salary of $50,400 after a special commission deadlocked on whether to cut the pay by 10 percent. The vote by the State Officers Compensation Commission was 2-2, with one member absent Tuesday. The idea behind the proposed cut was that lawmakers shouldn’t be […]

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have begun this year’s legislative session by introducing legislation to revise Delaware’s prevailing wage law, an issue that contributed to partisan bickering and a budget stalemate at the end of last year’s session. Under a GOP bill, the prevailing wage would be based on payroll information provided to the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Senators Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California have been appointed to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee. They become just the second and third African-Americans to serve on the committee in its 200-plus-year history. Democrats had to replace Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., who resigned after being accused […]

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Evacuations have been called for homes in a wealthy area of Burbank after a mudslide crushed cars and caused a gas leak. Authorities Tuesday issued evacuation orders after waves of mud from hills swept down County Club Drive in the Los Angeles foothill suburb. A fire there last year has left […]

Our community and technical colleges get little attention and support in the state budgeting process. They don’t have the high profile alumni and business supporters lobbying for investments.

MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — Train service has been halted in the area of a deadly Southern California mudslide as boulders, debris and water cover the track. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department says the main Union Pacific line running through Montecito has been blocked. Railroad spokesman Justin Jacobs says there have been several washouts along […]

If Seattle wants to control charter schools coming into the district, it should become a charter-school authorizer, like Spokane Public Schools.

This isn’t just a struggle over a president. It’s a struggle over what rules we’re going to play by after Trump. Are we all going to descend permanently into the Trump standard of acceptable behavior, or restore the distinction between excellence and mediocrity, truth and a lie?

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, has announced that he will be joining the Environment and Public Works Committee. Van Hollen said the move is part of a series of committee assignment changes being made with the addition of new Senators Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and Tina Smith, D-Minnesota. The committee has […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Therapy that seeks to change a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity will remain legal in New Hampshire, though lawmaker say they found no evidence it is being practiced in the state. The House on Tuesday killed two bills that would have prohibited so-called conversion therapy. Supporters of the measure said […]

ATLANTA (AP) — The national championship showdown between Alabama and Georgia drew 28.443 million viewers, making it the second-most watched title game in the four-year-old format of the College Football Playoff. Alabama beat Georgia in overtime , rallying from 13 points down in the second half before winning with a game-ending touchdown pass . Viewership […]

HOPKINS, S.C. (AP) — A coroner’s office in South Carolina is asking a coroner in another county to investigate a shooting death of one of its employees. Richland County Sheriff’s Lt. Curtis Wilson says the Lexington County Coroner’s Office will investigate the killing of the Richland County coroner’s employee around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Hopkins. […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum has signed an executive order establishing a new office aimed at addiction recovery and treatment initiatives. Burgum signed the order Tuesday. Burgum’s wife, Kathryn Helgaas Burgum, will chair an advisory council of up to seven members appointed by the governor that will guide the efforts. The council will […]

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Discovery Communications, the company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC and other popular cable channels, has announced plans to relocate its global headquarters from Maryland to New York City. The company announced Tuesday that it plans to sell its Silver Spring headquarters and move into a new building […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Animal rights advocates want a federal court to make an Army base in Louisiana stop rounding up hundreds of feral horses on land it owns or uses. Court papers say Fort Polk began escalating efforts in November and may be trying to eliminate the herds before a judge can decide whether […]