Новости за 10.01.2018

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The organization appointed to take over one of New Hampshire’s largest drug treatment centers is close to deciding which programs it will continue and which will be picked up by other providers. Families in Transition was appointed to take over Serenity Place in Manchester last month after the center was put […]

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas County officials are beginning to overhaul their bond system to allow inmates to be released based on their risk level to the public instead of their ability to pay a bond. The Dallas Morning News reports that officials announced on Tuesday a plan to free more women locked up in Dallas […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White will run uncontested in the Democratic primary after state Sen. Michael Hastings dropped out of the race. In a joint statement Wednesday, White said he’s named Hastings has honorary co-chair of his re-election committee and the two will work together. Hastings, a Tinley Park Democrat, withdrew […]

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City sues 5 major oil companies, claiming they contributed to global warming.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins say they will support a resolution to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to end net neutrality. Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Edward Markey said this week he has gathered the support of 40 senators to send a resolution to the Senate floor. The Bangor Daily […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve says the payments it will make to the federal government based on its 2017 operations will drop to $80.2 billion, down 12.3 percent from 2016. It will be the second year that the payments have declined although they still remain about three times higher than the level in effect […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lawyers for a Tennessee woman imprisoned for life after she shot and killed a man who solicited her as a prostitute are challenging her sentence. The Tennessean reports 29-year-old Cyntoia Brown’s lawyers filed the appeal Monday, after several celebrities recently called for her release. Brown has been at the Tennessee Prison […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A vote has been delayed in a heated dispute over whether a piece of Hoboken’s waterfront will become a public park or a ferry maintenance facility. New Jersey Transit was scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to acquire the property for use by NY Waterway. But not enough board members were […]

Germany’s main Jewish leader is giving a guarded welcome to a politician’s suggestion that everyone living in Germany, including migrants, should be obliged to visit a former Nazi concentration camp at least once. The suggestion by Sawsan Chebli, a Berlin city government official who is Muslim, came amid concern over anti-Semitism among migrants from Muslim-majority […]

SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — A woman seeking the 2018 Democratic nomination for Texas governor has failed weeks before the primary election because her $3,750 filing fee check bounced. The San Angelo Standard-Times reports election officials say Demetria Smith’s name won’t be on the March 6 ballot. Smith, who on Monday night participated in a […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill has introduced a bill that would put an end to a Postal Service quirk requiring some rural northern Missouri residents to have Iowa mailing addresses. Details of the bill were announced Wednesday. For years, some Missourians in Atchison, Clark, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler and Scotland counties have […]

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — Health officials in Utah say people who visited two restaurants in Spanish Fork last month may have been exposed to hepatitis A. The Salt Lake County Health Department says customers who used the restroom or ate at either Sonic Drive-In or Olive Garden in late December should contact the agency […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump tells South Korean president US open to talks with North Korea at ‘appropriate time,’ under ‘right circumstances’

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nature lovers will soon have to pay more to visit the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Las Vegas. Park fees for the 13-mile (21-kilometer) scenic drive and campground will increase on Feb. 20. The entrance fee for a car or a truck will jump from $7 to $15. The […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The Rapid City Police Department is using a $750,000 grant to create a new unit that will offer social services to help the homeless and individuals with mental health or substance abuse issues. The Quality of Life Unit will be staffed by both police officers and social workers, and will […]

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Legislature will consider a proposed bill that would nearly double the size of a state park nestled in the western foothills of the Bighorn Mountains. The proposed measure would allow Wyoming to assume control of 52 acres of public land adjacent to Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site about 30 […]

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker says she undecided if a Confederate flag display on a colleague’s laptop merits a formal complaint under the House’s harassment policy. The Arizona Capitol Times reports state Rep. Geraldine Peten observed the display on a laptop belonging to Rep. Todd Clodfelter as she was seated a row behind him […]

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Hospitals in Central Oregon have been pushed to capacity by a severe flu season. The Bulletin newspaper reports all 349 beds in Bend, Redmond, Madras and Prineville hospitals are occupied, and a third of all patients are being treated for the flu. New patients are being seen and treated in nontraditional […]

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man already on probation for computer-related criminal charges is facing new allegations of sharing child pornography over the internet. State police say 36-year-old David Hamlin was arrested Tuesday after a search of his West Warwick apartment and charged with possession and transfer of child pornography. Police seized […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A nonprofit advocacy group has asked Nebraska’s State Board of Education to create a model policy for schools to assess and monitor students who have brain injuries. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska told the Education Board last week that schools across the state respond to […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker is among those suing the state over a new law intended to clarify disputed ownership of minerals under a Missouri River reservoir. Rep. Marvin Nelson says the law is unconstitutional and a giveaway of state resources under Lake Sakakawea. He says the issue should be settled by […]

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has urged its Turkish counterparts to tighten monitoring of opposition in northern Syria in the wake of a drone attack on Russian military bases in the country. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces repelled a series of drone attacks Saturday, adding that out of the 13 drones involved, seven […]

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida high school student is accused of bringing a knife into a classroom to settle a dispute with another student. The 18-year-old girl was arrested Tuesday at William T. Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens. The Palm Beach Post reports the girl told police the other student […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming judge has dismissed the charges against a 21-year-old Cheyenne man accused of shooting a 19-year-old man in the head and dumping his body in a reservoir. But prosecutors quickly filed new charges and Armando Ramirez-Serna remains in jail. Laramie County Circuit Judge Denise Nau (NOW) ruled Tuesday the initial […]

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky city has become the ninth to adopt an anti-discrimination ordinance that protects the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender residents. News outlets report the Paducah City Commission voted 4-1 Tuesday to repeal and replace the code governing the operations of the Paducah Human Rights Commission. The measure expands discrimination […]