Новости за 01.02.2018

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A top elected official in Kentucky’s largest city says a police officer has suffered a gunshot wound and another person has been killed. Louisville Metro Council President David James, a former police officer, said Thursday he was told by officers that the wounded officer is expected to be OK. James, who […]

Here are some frequently asked questions about the bus drivers, labor negotiations and how the strike impacts students and families.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s school officials are going to keep looking for a company to run the first academically low-performing school to be taken away from its local school board. The State Board of Education decided Thursday to allow another two months to search for the right school manager after the first two […]

NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re an investor who has faith in the old stock market maxim “as January goes, so goes the year,” you’re probably feeling pretty good about 2018 based on what you saw last month. Trouble is, January’s record as a predictor for the rest of the year has been spotty recently. […]

WELDON SPRING, Mo. (AP) — Businesses near a St. Charles County gas station have been evacuated after a piece of military ordnance was found following a standoff with a man threatening suicide. St. Charles County police were called around noon Thursday to a report of a suicidal person at a gas station in Weldon Spring. […]

HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say two 17-year-old boys in southwest Ohio have been charged in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old high school classmate during a robbery attempt. The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports the Butler County Sheriff’s Office says Ross High School senior Austin Hensley was shot in the head Tuesday night after he was […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The film academy is hosting a special concert as part of its celebration of the 90th Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that the Los Angeles Philharmonic will perform new arrangements of all five nominated scores at the Oscar Concert on Feb. 28 at Walt […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators are now calling 87-year-old actor Robert Wagner a “person of interest” in the 1981 death of his wife Natalie Wood. Mystery has swirled around Wood’s death. It was declared an accident but police reopened the case in 2011 to see whether Wagner or anyone else played a role. Los Angeles […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A newly elected state senator from Tulsa has been sworn into office, boosting the Democrats’ minority in the 48-member body. Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice Douglas Combs delivered the oath of office on Thursday to state Sen. Allison Ikley-Freeman, who won a special election in November in a traditionally Republican district. […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska lawmaker, under pressure to resign after being accused of hitting a woman, has missed committee hearings and floor sessions this week but continues being paid. Jessica Geary, with the Legislative Affairs Agency, says the agency has received no notice from Rep. Zach Fansler indicating that he wishes to decline […]

MARFA, Texas (AP) — Searchers using a helicopter and canoes have recovered the body of a hiker missing more than a week at Big Bend National Park in West Texas. The Presidio County Sheriff’s Office says the body of 65-year-old Tim Reed was located Wednesday upriver from the mouth of Closed Canyon. A sheriff’s department […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to announce on Feb. 15 if he’ll run for the Utah Senate seat held by Orrin Hatch. Romney said in a Twitter post Thursday that he’s looking forward to the announcement. The post included a link to his website , which no longer […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill moving through the Kentucky legislature would regulate the growing practice of offering eye exams through a smartphone app. House bill 191 would ban companies from issuing prescriptions based on mobile eye exams unless the information is read and interpreted by a Kentucky-licensed optometrist, osteopath or physician. It would also […]

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Two women are charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 34-year-old Eudora man whose body was found inside a burning house near Lawrence. The Douglas County District Attorney said 38-year-old Tria Evans, of Lawrence, and 37-year-old Christina Towell, of Leavenworth, were charged Thursday. They are being held on $1 […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In the last fundraising period of the Tennessee governor’s race, U.S. Rep. Diane Black raised the most from donors with more than $1.7 million and House Speaker Beth Harwell ended with the flushest bank account, topping $5 million. From July to mid-January, the six major candidates also used personal wealth. Of […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A private equity executive and Republican Party fundraiser has announced that she’s running for the U.S. Senate seat held by U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a popular Democrat. Chele Chiavacci (shehl kee-uh-VAH’-chee) Farley made her announcement in a video released Thursday. In it, Farley accuses Gillibrand of being a political opportunist more […]

PHOENIX (AP) — Pitcher Shelby Miller has won his salary arbitration case against Arizona after missing most of last season because of a torn elbow ligament, a decision that gave players a 2-0 record this year. Miller was awarded a $200,000 raise to $4.9 million on Thursday by arbitrators Robert Herzog, Gary Kendellen and Sylvia […]

PHOENIX (AP) — A maintenance man accused of stealing $10,000 worth of jewelry from seven people at an assisted living facility in Mesa has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison. State prosecutors say Arthur Michael Sesate also was sentenced to seven years of probation. They say the 24-year-old Sesate admitted to stealing the […]

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia State University soccer player suspended from the team after posting a racial slur on social media says she’s remorseful and will have to live with the mistake for the rest of her life. Natalia Martinez tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that she’s not a racist, and used the word to tell […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers are proposing a way to pay for rebuilding Interstate 94 around Milwaukee after Gov. Scott Walker and the Legislature scrapped the project. Three lawmakers on Thursday unveiled a bill that would put $25 million toward reviving the I-94 project between the Marquette and Zoo interchanges just to the west […]

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia House of Representatives has passed a sweeping revamp to the state’s adoption code that stalled last year after a “religious freedom” clause was added in the Senate. The bill, passed by the House Thursday, incorporates several changes pushed for by the Senate in an effort to come to a compromise […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says the New Orleans Pelicans have acquired forward Nikola Mirotic and a second-round draft pick from the Chicago Bulls for center Omer Asik, guards Jameer Nelson and Tony Allen, and a future first-round pick. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Senate has passed legislation allowing physicians from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center to continue treating patients at outside facilities while the flood-damaged VA hospital is being renovated. Other hospitals agreed to let VA providers use their facilities after a burst pipe in July caused severe flooding at the […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators have backed a proposal to expand the services offered to opioid addicts and to go after scammers who make money by referring addicts to substandard rehabilitation centers. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday, without objection, passed Sen. Renee Unterman’s measure aimed at combatting the opioid crisis. The […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of two former inmates of the St. Charles County Jail says one was attacked and nearly killed by a jailer, and the other spent months in solitary confinement for no good reason. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of Eric Smith and […]