Новости за 15.01.2018

BUCKEYE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Goodyear woman has died after being struck in the chest by a stray bullet while visiting a desert area popular for target shooting. Buckeye Police announced the death of 24-year-old Kami Gilstrap on Monday. Police spokeswoman Detective Tamela Skaggs says Gilstrap was with family members at the shooting […]

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — Republican State Sen. Karin Housley is kick starting her campaign for the U.S. Senate squarely focused on the November election. Housley was the first Republican to launch a campaign in the unexpected election after former Sen. Al Franken resigned amid a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations. But many Republicans in Minnesota […]

HOUSTON (AP) — A sports journalist found wandering near a Houston highway after being reported missing has been discharged following several days in a hospital. Courtney Roland on Monday tweeted a message of thanks to medical personnel, Houston police and others who helped after what she calls an “adverse reaction” to her prescription medication. Roland, […]

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Seven townhouses in the eastern Pennsylvania city of Bethlehem have been condemned after a private water main broke and two sinkholes opened up. More than a dozen residents were ordered out of their homes after firefighters found out about the problem at about 1:40 a.m. Monday. Emergency Management Coordinator Robert Novatnack […]

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Costner isn’t a big believer in doing film sequels for a simple reason. Costner told TV critics Monday that the writing often isn’t as good as in the original movie and it’s the screenplay that draws him to a project. He says that’s why he’s starring in “Yellowstone,” a 10-part […]

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Costner isn’t a big believer in doing film sequels for a simple reason. Costner told TV critics Monday that the writing often isn’t as good as in the original movie and it’s the screenplay that draws him to a project. He says that’s why he’s starring in “Yellowstone,” a 10-part […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The case of a Connecticut man convicted of threatening violence against a judge is set to go before the state Supreme Court. Justices are scheduled to hear the appeal of Cromwell resident Edward Taupier on Wednesday. Taupier was sentenced to 1 ½ years behind bars in 2015 for threatening family court […]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Relatives of some of the 44 crew members aboard an Argentine submarine that went missing in the South Atlantic asked Russia on Monday to carry on with the search two months after the vessel disappeared. An explosion occurred near the time and place where the ARA San Juan vanished Nov. […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of people lined the streets of South Los Angeles to for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade that is among the nation’s biggest celebrations of the holiday. Monday’s 33rd annual Kingdom Day Parade down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Crenshaw Boulevard was themed “When They Go Low, We […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An apparent glitch caused multibillion-dollar auction and sales company eBay Inc. to become the largest 2017 property tax delinquent in north-central Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the online auctioneer sent a $1.16 million check just before the deadline for property taxes on its data center in South Jordan. But […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is going to hold its second winter free fishing day this weekend. People will be able to fish without a license on Saturday, Jan. 20, but all other regulations must be followed. The Legislature authorized the winter free fishing day to provide an opportunity for those interested in trying […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Prominent lawmakers and community leaders took aim at President Donald Trump’s racial rhetoric at a New York commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. The event Monday was led by the Rev. Al Sharpton, who spoke to a crowd of 200 at the National Action Network in Harlem. The political activist […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A man accused of trying to drive over a woman and her three children after the woman refused to sleep with him has been arrested in Louisiana. The Advocate reports an arrest report states the woman told police that she turned down 61-year-old Benjamin Blount before the two got into […]

LEWISON, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say thirteen people died of a drug overdose in Nez Perce County in northern Idaho, at least double the number of any single year in the past nine years. The Lewiston Morning Tribune reports the county coroner’s office compiled the figures, finding that overdose deaths spiked last year compared to […]

BOSTON (AP) — Ten Massachusetts communities are sharing nearly $400,000 in state grants to improve drinking water or improve wastewater treatment facilities. The grants administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection were announced last week. Department Commissioner Martin Suuberg says the grants will allow wastewater, stormwater and drinking water system operators to inventory and […]

Good financial advice can help you achieve your life goals. Bad financial advice can cost you a fortune and leave you worse off than if you had tried to go it alone. Unfortunately, you’re still on your own in trying to determine the good advice from the bad. The U.S. Department of Labor has delayed […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A county official in Mississippi says a longtime lobbyist made a crude sexual remark to her in front of other officials at a social event. Beverly Martin is a supervisor in coastal Harrison County. She told news outlets that when she introduced lobbyist Scott Levanway to other supervisors at a reception […]

PHOENIX (AP) — Good afternoon. Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Arizona. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Phoenix bureau at 602-258-8934 or aparizona@ap.org. This information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories […]

The deal Seattle struck to exempt specific property owners from certain new limits on short-term rentals seems unfair. The city should not so willingly craft policies favoring those who can afford expensive lawyers.

Like psychologically abused children, they internalize almost any criticism. That’s why rather than retell the story in the most flattering light, they dive into a defensive crouch. The inability to blast through the negative makes much of the public think them blameworthy.

Don’t Senate and House members have a Constitutional right not to be killed by high-power military assault weapons as they work at the state Capitol?

DETROIT (AP) — Marches and programs celebrating the birthday and impact of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. are being held in a number of cities across Michigan. In Detroit, Southern Christian Leadership Conference national board chair Bernard LaFayette Jr. told reporters prior to an event at a downtown-area church that more people from different […]

ARLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Attorneys say they’re going to begin depositions in March for the trial of a Vermont man accused of stabbing an elderly woman to death in the town of Arlington. The Benning Banner reports that Timothy Butler is due to be tried in August for the killing of 81-year-old Helen Jones in […]

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie has signed into a law a bill banning bump stocks, like the one a gunman used in the Las Vegas concert shooting to turn a semi-automatic weapon into a rapid-shooting gun. The outgoing Republican governor made no statement Monday on the Democratic-sponsored legislation making ownership of the devices […]

DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says he’ll step down next year after leading the combined company since 2009. Marchionne, 65, told media at the Detroit auto show that FCA will release a business plan through 2022 around June. The company will announce his successor sometime after that. Candidates include Mike Manley, who […]