Новости за 20.01.2018

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia officials are preparing to take legal action to recover the remainder of a $5 million grant given to a Chinese company that planned to build a paper manufacturing plant near Richmond. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the board of directors at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership voted to take title […]

WARREN, Ohio (AP) — A judge has set a $10 million bond for a woman who fled Ohio for her native Brazil just days before the body of her husband was found more than 10 years ago. Friends and relatives of Karl Hoerig, a 43-year-old U.S. Air Force Reserve and commercial pilot, filled the courtroom […]

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A 19-year-old man is being held on $1 million bond following his arrest in a fatal shooting in Bridgeport. Police said Jarod Hamilton was arrested without incident Friday on a warrant charging him with the Dec. 23 killing of 22-year-old Khali Davis. Investigators say the shooting stemmed from an ongoing gang […]

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A teenager is dead after a shooting in Stillwater. Authorities say Stillwater police were sent to Lakeview Hospital about 7 p.m. Friday on a report of a gunshot victim. The victim — 18-year-old Charles O’Connell of Stillwater — was pronounced dead a short time later. The victim was taken to the […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Six-year-old Mia Tardivo joined her parents and thousands of other people Saturday in downtown Cleveland for the city’s Woman’s March while holding a sign that proclaimed: “I can be president.” Her mother, 44-year-old Karen Tardivo, said she wanted to expose her daughter to the importance of women’s rights, especially during the “Me […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A rally on Cambridge Common is one of hundreds of events taking place worldwide to mark one year since protest marches that followed the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Several thousand people were participating in Saturday’s Cambridge/Boston Women’s March 2018. Many arrived with anti-Trump signs and wearing pink knit hats symbolic […]

DENVER (AP) — Coloradans have gathered in Denver, Pueblo, Grand Junction and Broomfield for rallies on the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, supporting equality, immigrant rights, environmental protection and other causes. The Denver Post reported the women’s march at Denver’s Civic Center park on Saturday appeared to draw about 50,000 people. An estimated 100,000 […]

Assorted scenes from the 2018 Seattle Women's March.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey judge won’t block plans to build a new marina in Liberty State Park. Jersey City officials had argued that the proposed deal between the state and Suntex Marinas was invalid because the state didn’t seek bids for the project. But the judge ruled Friday that the state […]

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — More than 1,000 people attended a Women’s March rally outside the New Hampshire Statehouse despite the absence of a couple of high profile speakers. Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan and Rep. Annie Kuster were both expected to speak at the Saturday rally, but organizers say they were unable to leave D.C. There […]

TOOELE, Utah (AP) — A nonprofit run by a Utah woman supplies books to men and women in 35 prisons in 13 states, sending thousands of donated books to help restock prison libraries that are often filled with decrepit texts. The Deseret News reports Toby Lafferty started the Millcreek-based organization Books Inside in 2010. Last […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi casino revenues fell in 2017, as slight gains by Gulf Coast casinos couldn’t overcome continued declines at Mississippi River region gambling halls. Figures released this week show statewide revenue fell 2 percent for the year to $2.08 billion, down more than $40 million from 2016. Gamblers lost $176 million statewide […]

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An annual stage show that lampoons politics in Rhode Island is coming to an end. The last edition of the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies will be held on Feb. 23. Union president John Hill tells the Providence Journal that the decision to end the follies after more than 40 years was […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say a man was shot and killed in the front yard of his home. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said in a news release that 16-year-old Jarquavise Demonta White stepped outside his home early Saturday. After that, the victim’s family heard gunshots and then found White lying outside in the […]

ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — A woman and her boyfriend who were arrested in Georgia have been denied bail as they face charges in the death of a 4-year-old girl in southeastern Michigan. Candice Diaz and Brad Fields appeared in court by video Saturday to hear the charges against them, including murder, torture and child abuse. […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In this week’s New York state government news, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s pivot to the left is getting noticed, and the Senate and Assembly get down to scrutinizing Cuomo’s $168 billion state budget proposal, he released on Tuesday in Albany. A look at stories making news: CUOMO’S PIVOT Four years ago, […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities have captured a naked man who they say walked in and out of traffic on a major highway in Philadelphia and threw various items at vehicles. The man was first spotted around 12:15 p.m. Saturday on the southbound side Interstate 95. Authorities say he was wandering between the shoulder of the […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Hello! Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Oklahoma. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Oklahoma City bureau at apoklahoma@ap.org or 405-525-2121. Oklahoma Administrative Correspondent Adam Causey can be reached at acausey@ap.org or 405-996-1589. A reminder this information is […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Hello! Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Arkansas. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Little Rock bureau at pebbles@ap.org or 800-715-7291. Arkansas Supervisory Correspondent Kelly P. Kissel can be reached at kkissel@ap.org or 501-681-1269. A reminder this […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Four Republican candidates vying for the nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf in November’s election will take their first questions together from a non-partisan moderator as they work to define themselves to voters. Saturday evening’s hour-long forum at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is the candidates’ third together. The candidates are […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hundreds gathered in downtown Nashville for a morning of workshops on energizing voters, planning grass-roots events, supporting racial justice and defending immigrant rights before the Nashville women’s march. Saturday’s workshops were meant to turn the energy of the march into wins at the ballot box in a state Republicans have dominated […]

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Residents of the part of Arizona closest to above-ground nuclear testing conducted in southern Nevada during the Cold War remain ineligible for payments for exposure to radiation. The Kingman Daily Miner reports remaining members of a Mohave County group advocating for so-called Downwinders say they’re giving up hope for compensation as […]

SPIRIT LAKE, Idaho (AP) — Police in northern Idaho say they arrested a FedEx driver and impounded his delivery van after he underwent a field sobriety test. Spirit Lake police tell the Bonner County Daily Bee that they arrested 41-year-old David Lenon of Athol at about 7 p.m. Thursday. Police say they received a report […]