Новости за 31.01.2018

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The owners of a Kansas City area construction company have pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to obtain government contracts by falsely claiming a veteran ran their company. Federal prosecutors say 53-year-old Jeffrey Wilson, of Belton, pleaded guilty Wednesday to government program fraud. And 57-year-old Paul Salavitch, of Kansas […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state plans to provide every inmate with a free computer tablet from a Florida-based company that provides services to prison systems. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision says Wednesday that the approximately 51,000 inmates in 54 prisons will be eligible to receive one of the portable personal computers […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An American Airlines flight has returned to a North Carolina airport about an hour after takeoff because of an odor in the cabin. American spokeswoman Katie Cody said Flight 1965 from Charlotte Douglas International Airport was heading to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday when it turned around and returned to […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has quietly released a new tourism campaign after a previous rollout turned into a fiasco , with a video that included footage from Iceland and the head-scratching tagline, “Cooler and Warmer.” The new campaign for the smallest state in the union uses the tagline “Fun-Sized” and began in November. […]

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish Senate has begun debating a law regulating Holocaust speech which has sparked a diplomatic dispute with Israel. Senate approval, expected late Wednesday or Thursday, will put the controversial bill a step closer to becoming law. It must still be signed into law by the president, who supports it. Poland’s […]

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jurors in the upcoming trial of a man charged in the 2015 shooting death of a western Pennsylvania police officer will be taken to the scene of the shooting. Jury selection in the first-degree murder trial of 33-year-old Ray Shetler Jr. is scheduled to begin Monday in Westmoreland County. The New […]

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — As her mother listened on the telephone, 9-year-old Faith Battaglia pleaded with her father. “No, daddy, please don’t, don’t do it!” the child begged. Mary Jane Pearle yelled into the phone for Faith and her 6-year-old sister, Liberty, to run. Then Pearle heard gunshots. On Thursday, her ex-husband, John David Battaglia […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has appointed a new fire marshal. Johnston Fire Chief Timothy McLaughlin confirmed the Democratic governor approached him about the job last week. He says he has notified the town’s mayor, and his appointment needs to be confirmed by the state Senate. McLaughlin has served as the […]

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The son of former Peruvian strongman Alberto Fujimori is forming his own bloc in congress after being kicked out of the party led his sister. Kenji Fujimori announced Wednesday that he and nine other lawmakers from the Popular Will party will henceforth support President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Fujimori abstained from voting […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A 27-year-old Springfield woman was convicted of second-degree murder in a death that occurred after she told friends the victim had sexually assaulted her. A Greene County jury found Kearstain Sleeth guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday for her role in 31-year-old Curtis Payne’s death. The Springfield News-Leader reports Payne was killed […]

DETROIT (AP) — The owner of an information technology firm has been indicted in a scheme that allowed the company to get preferential treatment on contracts with the city of Detroit. The Justice Department says Wednesday that 54-year-old Parimal Mehta faces bribery and mail and wire fraud charges. His FutureNet Group, Inc. supplied contract personnel […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Miles Davis is the new president of Linfield College. The man who shares a name with the jazz great is the first African-American president in the 160-year history of the college based in McMinnville, Oregon. Davis has spent the last six years as dean of the school of business at Shenandoah […]

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Investigators say an ex-bank worker in South Texas faces up to 30 years in federal prison for embezzling more than $1 million from six customers. Prosecutors on Wednesday announced 45-year-old Cynthia Luna Rodriguez of Pharr pleaded guilty in the theft case involving two banks. She awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia health officials say the number of flu-related deaths statewide has risen to 37. Dr. J. Patrick O’Neal, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health, told a news conference Wednesday the death toll could “grow considerably” before the current flu season ends. He encouraged Georgia residents to get flu shots if […]

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A former University of Kansas student is facing 18 felony charges in crimes involving the university’s computers. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Varun Sarja, of Olathe, made his first court appearance earlier this month after being charged in November. University spokeswoman Erinn Barcomb-Peterson said Sarja was a freshman in engineering when the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Qatar’s defense minister says his country is expanding the major military base used by the U.S. military to make it more comfortable for Americans. Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah says Qatar has a plan to build family compounds, entertainment centers and other facilities at al-Udeid Air Base. The base hosts some […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama House of Representatives has voted to make it illegal to smoke in a car carrying a child. Under the bill, violators would be fined $100. Representatives on Tuesday voted 41-30 for the bill by Rep. Rolanda Hollis, a Democrat from Birmingham. The bill now moves to the Alabama Senate. […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes say they will not renew a contract with their lobbying firm after the firm filed a ballot initiative to legalize lucrative betting machines known as instant racing. The tribes and others across the state have previously come out against the betting terminals because they do not […]

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Authorities in Colombia say bandits stole a small airplane and made off with the equivalent of $610,000 dollars it was carrying. Colombia’s civil aviation says armed men confronted three crew members and a guard as the Piper Seneca landed at a small airport in the northeastern city of Aguachica Wednesday with […]

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says an interstate partnership is being established to help strengthen defenses against invasive Asian carp in a Chicago-area waterway. The initiative would help pay costs of upgrading the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Illinois, a key choke point between the carp-infested Illinois River and […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Marshals are say they have found a federal prisoner who escaped from a Kansas City hospital. The Marshals service says Larence Garth, of Kansas City, was captured Wednesday afternoon at a Kansas City home after authorities received a tip. Garth escaped Tuesday from Truman Medical Center, where he was […]

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Britain’s Prince William has praised Sweden’s embrace of the great outdoors, in particular the physical and mental benefits of outdoor exercise for children. Speaking Wednesday at the end of a two-day visit to Sweden, William said that “one lesson that we will take home with us, is that children are actively encouraged […]

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a 9-year-old boy has died in a car crash in Bullhead City. Police in Bullhead City say the three-car accident occurred around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. They say a car making a left turn was struck by another vehicle and a third vehicle was struck. Four people in vehicle […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Light rail service has been interrupted in downtown Minneapolis as crews check for the source of a reported gas leak. Metro Transit spokesman Howie Padilla says traffic on the line between stations near U.S. Bank Stadium and Target Field has been stopped. Buses are being used to carry transit riders instead. Centerpoint […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Seven Georgia members of Congress were on board a train that crashed on its way to a GOP retreat in West Virginia, but none of the state’s politicians suffered any serious injuries during the fatal wreck. The Associated Press has confirmed that Reps. Rick Allen, Buddy Carter, Drew Ferguson, Karen Handel, Jody […]