Новости за 10.01.2018

GARY, Ind. (AP) — Power lines fell onto an interstate in northwestern Indiana, forcing traffic to be shut down in both directions for nearly five hours. Indiana State Police said Wednesday afternoon that traffic was moving again on Interstate 80/94 in Gary after the shutdown, which left some motorists stuck for hours. Police earlier were […]

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Terra Energy Partners is proposing to drill 63 natural gas wells on Roan Plateau oil and gas lease acreage for its second phase of development in western Colorado. The Daily Sentinel reports the Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the company’s Balzac Gulch plan that calls for […]

BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 14 to 15 years in prison for his role in the death of a woman whose body was found at a highway rest area on Cape Cod. The Cape Cod Times reports a judge sentenced 32-year-old Tyrone Gomes in December after he pleaded guilty […]

Amazon is expanding its Dash instant-order capability so smart devices can order multiple items. Companies like HP, Epson and Sears say they are building devices that can detect when you are low on a product and automatically reorder it from Amazon.

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A provincial health official says an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition has struck a market in northern Yemen, killing 11 people, including an 11-year-old boy. Hassab al-Azay, the health director in Saada province, a stronghold of the country’s Shiite Houthi rebels, told The Associated Press that Wednesday’s airstrike wounded another five […]

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a suspect has been seriously wounded after a shooting involving Phoenix police. Police say the shooting occurred before noon Wednesday and no officers were significantly injured. Details on the incident haven’t been released yet. Police say the shooting occurred near East Southern Avenue. Most Read StoriesSources: Georgia QB Jacob Eason, […]

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A tractor-trailer hauling live turkeys has overturned on a North Carolina road, and authorities have charged the driver with careless and reckless driving. The N.C. Highway Patrol told local media outlets that the tractor-trailer went off the road in Guilford County before dawn Wednesday and overturned. According to the patrol, the […]

DENVER (AP) — There’s no progress reported in talks between Colorado’s Republican senator and the Republican Attorney General over marijuana policy. Sen. Cory Gardner met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday. Last week Sessions removed Obama-era protections for states like Colorado with legalized marijuana. Gardner acted to prevent confirmation of all nominees to the […]

MONACA, Pa. (AP) — An umbrella group for 140 Presbyterian churches is calling for a halt to construction of a planned $6 billion petrochemical, or ethane cracker, plant in western Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Pittsburgh Presbytery represents more than 28,000 members of the Presbyterian Church in Allegheny County. The group sent a […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin and disgraced former lawmaker Anthony Weiner have decided to negotiate their divorce privately. The couple was supposed to appear before a Manhattan judge Wednesday. But the judge said both sides had agreed to discontinue the case. Abedin filed a contested divorce from Weiner last May. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is welcoming the prime minister of Norway to the White House. Trump was sitting down with Prime Minister Erna Solberg for meetings on Wednesday. Solberg is the first foreign leader to visit Trump in 2018. The White House says the leaders plan to discuss relations between the two countries […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man suspected of fleeing after fatally striking a pedestrian on Interstate 55 in St. Louis is in custody after his arrest at a casino. The suspect has not been formally charged following his arrest Tuesday. A driver struck and killed a homeless man, Montez Horton, around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s governor was preparing to issue a declaration of disaster emergency Wednesday, hoping its additional tools will help the state respond to the expanding opioid addiction crisis. The order being issued by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will up a command center at the state’s emergency management headquarters in Harrisburg and provide […]

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — An elder of a Kansas City, Missouri, church is jailed without bond in the death of his wife, who was an associate pastor. Johnson County, Kansas, jail records show that 30-year-old Robert Lee Harris, of Overland Park, Kansas, is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder. No charges have been […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House is again advancing a proposal that would ban lobbyist gifts to lawmakers, with some exceptions. House members in a voice vote Wednesday gave the proposal initial approval. It needs another vote to move to the Senate. Republican sponsor Rep. Justin Alferman says the goal is to limit […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln police say an officer has been assaulted by someone he suspected of having marijuana. Television station KLKN reports that the incident happened Tuesday night while the officer was monitoring a hotel in Lincoln for narcotics activity. Police say the officer made contact with a person inside a vehicle after he […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A new round of layoffs is taking effect at the Carrier Corp. factory in Indianapolis a little more than a year after President Donald Trump touted a deal that save some of the plant’s jobs. The company says about 215 people are being let go starting Thursday, leaving about 1,100 workers at […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Women made up just 18 percent of all the directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors and cinematographers who worked on the top 250 American films released last year, according to a new study. The 20th annual “Celluloid Ceiling” study on the behind-the-camera employment of women was released Monday by San Diego […]

Hummus is gaining in popularity, and you’ll find it in many a refrigerator now. It’s nutritious and tasty. But have you hade homemade hummus? It’s worth it.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It takes just minutes for a room service attendant to respond to a text message asking for a soda, bringing the Diet Coke on a tray with a glass of ice and lime wedges, no need for the modern hassle of placing a phone call. Thousands of guests at some of […]

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Immigration advocates are joining with business and religious leaders in Reno to condemn the Trump Administration’s revocation of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador. Claudia Castaneda-Flamenco, an immigration organizer for the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, says termination of the status for Salvadorans is another assault on families who are deeply […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a coroner’s office employee in South Carolina drove up to a house and shot at a litter control officer and a woman before killing himself. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says 62-year-old Leonard Bradley got out of his car and started firing at litter officer Levi Brown and a […]

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court has cleared the way for ranked-choice voting in Santa Fe after rejecting the city’s legal challenge. The court delivered the ruling Tuesday, but provided no explanation on why it denied the city’s petition. The city filed an emergency appeal with the state Supreme Court last […]

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department Transportation says it will use road salt as a new strategy against icy highways. The Register-Guard reports the decision to start using road salt comes after a brutal 2016 ice storm that ravaged parts of Lane County in western Oregon. The agency has approved road salt use along […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Medicaid is reducing its request for more money in the middle of the budget year. Drew Snyder was appointed interim director in December when David Dzielak (JELL-ick) resigned after six years as director. Under Dzielak, Medicaid had been requesting an additional $47 million this budget year, which ends June 30. […]