Новости за 29.01.2018

SENECA, S.C. (AP) — The son of a 92-year-old South Carolina woman has been charged with neglect causing her death after authorities say he left her on the floor without medical care, food or water for three days after she fell. Investigators say 57-year-old Mack Gaines knew Alma Gaines had fallen in a Seneca home […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s governor plans to travel to Minneapolis this weekend to watch the Philadelphia Eagles take on the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday he’ll be paying for his own transportation, tickets and lodging to attend the Sunday night game. The Eagles’ most recent Super […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has signed on as a supporter of a U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Maryland’s congressional redistricting map. The Republican signed on to an amicus brief Monday along with Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican. Former California governors Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, and Gray Davis, a Democrat, also […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are charging a group of traders with manipulating U.S. futures markets through a practice known as spoofing. Authorities on Monday announced charges against eight people, some of whom had been employed by HSBC, Deutsche Bank and UBS. The investigation by the Justice Department, FBI and Commodities Futures Trading Commission targeted […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner says “no private business was conducted on public property” when he met with a former business partner at the Executive Mansion in May 2015. But the Republican didn’t answer directly Monday. The Chicago Tribune editorial board asked whether discussion with Harreld “Kip” Kirkpatrick included disbursing $67 million from […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorney General Jim Hood says a drugmaker will pay Mississippi $33.4 million in a lawsuit over drug pricing. Watson Pharmaceuticals, now part of Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals, will make the payment after the state Supreme Court upheld a verdict. Lawyers hired by Hood sued Watson in one of a series of suits […]

PHOENIX — A group of lawmakers in Arizona are renewing a fight on federal ownership of land with a bill that would steer the attorney general to consider joining a lawsuit for state control. The Arizona Republic reports Republican State Rep. Mark Finchem and 30 colleagues proposed a measure that would mandate legal analysis of […]

PULASKI, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body found in a burned-out car in southeast Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says a farmer on Saturday morning reported the burned-out car in Davis County, southeast of the small community of Pulaski. Deputies responded and found human remains inside the car. […]

WASHINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina have charged a man with murder after the man he’s accused of stabbing died. WITN-TV in Greenville reports the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said 49-year-old Matthew Scrase was originally charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. Deputies responding to a […]

FITCHBURG, Mass. (AP) — In single file, students at the U. S. Taekwondo Center & Afterschool lined up Wednesday night to take a well-timed kick at a padded target. The martial art, as Master Jihoon Kim explained, isn’t just about physical ability. “We teach them about Taekwondo respect,” he said. “Parents see the differences for […]

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A western Indiana coroner says a body found in a submerged SUV was that of a woman who hadn’t been seen in nearly two months. Vigo County Coroner Dr. Susan Amos said Monday that DNA tests established the woman found in the car was 77-year-old Alice Oswald of Terre Haute. […]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — President Mauricio Macri says government employees in Argentina won’t receive pay hikes this year as part of a string of measures aimed at cutting spending. Macri also announced Monday the elimination of 1,000 “political positions,” and the firing of family members appointed as advisers by government ministers. The measure is expected […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Workers testifying on behalf of a threatened minimum-security state prison have been warned that Maine Gov. Paul LePage is watching. A memo sent to staff at the Downeast Correctional Facility told them that they could not testify on the clock or in uniform. The director also told workers that the state […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl. Court documents say 26-year-old Anthony Barth, of Derry, twice sold the drug to a person in 2016 who was cooperating with authorities. Officers attempted to arrest him during a predetermined meeting and he tried to […]

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The head of the U.S. Consulate in Nigeria’s capital says U.S. support for Nigeria’s economy will continue given the African country’s demographics. United States Consul General F. John Bray spoke with The Associated Press on Monday after participating in the closing gong ceremony at the Nigeria Stock Exchange House in Lagos. […]

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Developer David Carver has been into adaptive reuse since before the term was trendy. Since the 1980s he’s repurposed everything from old office buildings to schools and hospitals. And lately, he’s taken to turning churches into housing. The new passion stems from the creative design challenge they pose, because the projects […]

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Bars and liquor stores in Vermont are using new high-tech scanners to detect fake IDs. Vermont Public Radio reports the state Department of Liquor Control received a grant to buy 12 of the $8,000 scanners along with the accompanying software program. The state has confiscated over 800 counterfeit IDs since employing […]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Federal authorities say an endangered whale found dead off the coast of Virginia may have died due to entanglement in fishing gear. The North Atlantic right whale was found dead off the coast near North Carolina on Jan. 22. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Law Enforcement is […]

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — Whether it was through working with his hands or his mind, William Quill has spent his life as a builder. With his hands, he built various things while working as a machinist. It was before pursuing a college degree and working as a psychology professor at Northeastern University for about 50 […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh man has pleaded no contest to animal cruelty in the deaths of feral cats authorities say ate poisonous mothballs he left in his yard. Forty-four-year-old Daniel T. Smith sought to plead guilty to three counts in the case last fall, but an Allegheny County judge wouldn’t allow that after he […]

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado District Attorneys’ Council has a new president after its former leader resigns. The Pueblo Chieftain reports 10th Judicial District Attorney Jeff Chostner again will take the reins of the council, replacing Stan Garnett who decided to resign and take a senior partner position at a private law firm in […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner squared off with his opponent in the March 20 Republican primary. But the first-term governor made it sound like he’s running against Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan when he appeared before the Chicago Tribune editorial board Monday. Rauner opponent Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton repeatedly criticized Rauner for […]

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Officials from Minnesota, the NFL, the Vikings and the Super Bowl host committee are opening their arms to fans as they kick off a week of events before Sunday’s championship game. Gov. Mark Dayton proclaimed it Super Bowl Week in the state, and Minnesota Host Committee co-chairman Doug Baker is promising […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — A trial is set to begin in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a Maryland woman fatally shot in a standoff with police. Jury selection was to begin Tuesday after a judge ruled Monday on several pretrial motions in the suit brought by relatives of Korryn Gaines. The judge […]

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Spanish Fork woman is recovering after her car rolled down into an embankment in northern Utah. According to a Facebook post by the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, the 61-year-old was driving fast on a snowy road near the border of Carbon County and Duschesne County when she was unable to […]