Новости за 17.01.2018

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a North Platte police officer suffered minor injuries after falling from the side of a van as the van’s driver began to flee. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says the officer had pulled over the van Tuesday because the driver was suspected of violating a protection order. The […]

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island officials have agreed not to enforce a state law that limits the number of registered sex offenders at homeless shelters until a judge rules on the legal challenge. The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island tells The Providence Journal the decision followed a closed-doors conference with a U.S. […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A cancer care executive has told a legislative panel that smoking-related diseases are causing a higher death toll in Kentucky than the epidemic from opioid overdoses. Dr. Jason Chesney, director of the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, says raising the state cigarette tax by at least $1 per pack would combat […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — AP Source: Former White House strategist Steve Bannon to meet with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — County officials in western Iowa have asked a judge to allow guns in some areas of the courthouse amid security questions and the likelihood of increased costs. The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors formally requested on Tuesday that Judge Duane Hoffmeyer permit weapons on the floors of the Woodbury County […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has followed through on a promise to donate campaign contributions he has collected from disgraced Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein. State campaign finance filings show Cuomo gave $111,000 he received from Weinstein to Women’s Justice Now, a New York City-based charitable organization associated with the National […]

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The National Sailing Hall of Fame’s proposed move from Maryland to Rhode Island is a step closer to reality. The Newport Daily News reports that the city has agreed to sell a waterfront armory building to the hall of fame for $2 million. The purchase-and-sales agreement has to be approved by […]

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — An investigation has found that three commissioners didn’t violate South Dakota’s conflict of interest statute by approving several hog operations in a southeastern county. The Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan reports that the Yankton County commissioners themselves asked for the probe following accusations by hog farm opponents. Yankton County States Attorney […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — AP Sources: Steve Bannon attorney relayed questions to White House during House interview, was told when not to respond.

SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — A West Texas man must serve life in prison in a plea deal for his role in the 2016 shooting deaths of two people at a home in San Angelo. Prosecutors on Tuesday announced Raymond Alvarado Jr. of San Angelo pleaded guilty to capital murder and was sentenced to life […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan officials say state businesses are expected to pay less into a fund providing temporary benefits to eligible jobless residents. The Talent Investment Agency said in a release Wednesday unemployment insurance tax rates are projected to decrease an average 4.5 percent this year. The average employer is likely to pay about […]

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Syria plans to host separate meetings with government and opposition delegations Jan. 25-26 in Vienna, citing “logistical reasons” for a decision not to hold a new round in Geneva. The office of Staffan de Mistura sent invitations Wednesday for the meetings, which will focus on constitutional issues and […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A longtime Miss America Organization staffer has been named its executive director of operations. Karen Nocella’s appointment was announced Wednesday. She will oversee day-to-day activities in the organization’s Atlantic City office. Nocella has worked for more than 30 years in public relations and marketing. She joined the organization in 2008 […]

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A suspect in the killing of a University of Pennsylvania student in California has been charged with murder.

MIAMI (AP) — A drug smuggler during Miami’s “cocaine cowboys” era in the 1980s has been found guilty in an auto fraud case.

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Twelve people in Maryland have been injured in a car crash. The Frederick News-Post reported Wednesday that the wreck occurred on U.S. 15 north of Frederick. One patient was flown to a trauma center. The others were taken to various hospitals. A Chevy Silverado had lost control and swerved into oncoming […]

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Roman Catholic Archbishop John C. Wester says comments about immigration attributed to President Donald Trump “reflect bigotry” and that immigrants from poor countries made the U.S. great. Wester spoke Wednesday on the sidelines of a breakfast for New Mexico state lawmakers at a parish hall in Santa Fe. The leader […]

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Prosecutors in Kosovo say they have charged two people with supporting extremist groups on social media. Statements from the Kosovo prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that both defendants, identified as B.Q. and K.P., used their Facebook pages last year to distribute threatening photos and videos, and made open calls in support of […]

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — A jury has convicted an Oregon man of sexually abusing a young relative. The East Oregonian newspaper reports that 40-year-old Jeffrey Pierce of Milton-Freewater was found guilty on 36 counts of sexual abuse and sodomy in a trial that concluded last week. Court documents state that Pierce abused the victim over […]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois Board of Trustees has had an empty seat unfilled for about a year now. The News-Gazette reports that the board is preparing to elect new officers Thursday in Chicago. But Gov. Bruce Rauner has yet to choose an appointee for the ninth statewide seat vacated last January. […]

ENID, Okla. (AP) — Officials at a northern Oklahoma air force base are asking the public to keep recreational drones away from aircraft after a near collision on a training flight. Lt. Col. Eric Schmidt works at Vance Air Force Base. He tells the Enid News & Eagle that an aircraft on a Jan. 9 […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a man who set up a spy camera that recorded children and adults in the family restroom of a Baltimore-area mall. Baltimore County police identified him Wednesday in a press release as 40-year-old Mussawwir M. Sterrett of Abingdon, Maryland. He faces charges related to spying on someone in […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Catholic university in Wichita canceled an exhibit that featured LGBTQ Kansans who have made contributions in art. The exhibit, “Rainbow in Reverse: Queer Kansas History,” was scheduled to open next week at Newman University. The Wichita Eagle reports that during the weekend, an email from Jean Heimann, a Wichita Catholic […]

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Jury selection has begun for the trial of four defendants in the slaying of one of two teenagers shot at an outdoor party following an all-star high school football game in northwestern Pennsylvania 2½ years ago. The Erie Times-News reports that opening statements are scheduled Monday for the Erie County trial […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City says it has fired four parking enforcement officers who took free pizza from a downtown pizzeria in exchange for not writing parking tickets for the owner and his employees. KUTV-TV reports that City Director of Public Service Lisa Shaffer says that the city investigated after one employee […]