Новости за 05.02.2018

The Huskies just missed cracking the AP top 25, but ESPN bracket guru Lunardi projects UW as a No. 10 seed.

TUCUMCARI, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a Tucumcari Municipal Court judge has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. New Mexico State Police say 71-year-old Joe Dominguez was taken into custody Sunday. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer yet. State Police say a patrol officer saw a pickup truck go through a stop […]

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jury selection has begun for the trial of a man charged in the 2015 shooting death of a western Pennsylvania police officer. Thirty-three-year-old Ray Shetler Jr. is charged in Westmoreland County in the death of 54-year-old St. Clair Township officer Lloyd Reed Jr. Reed was killed in an exchange of gunfire […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County homicide detective says he’s hoping renewed interest in the 1981 death of actress Natalie Wood in the ocean off Southern California will produce more witnesses to shed light on what happened. Sheriff’s Lt. John Corina said Monday that many witnesses have come forward since the case was […]

Boeing rolls out the MAX 7, the third and smallest version of the new 737 jet family, which faces stiff competition from the Bombardier CSeries.

Renton police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in a shooting Sunday that left a man in critical condition.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Eugene School District has paid $24,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a parent whose child was attacked at school. Olga Telsheva sought $625,000 when the suit was filed last year. She alleged that officials failed to protect her son from being beaten up by a classmate twice on Nov. […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Republican candidate for governor Jeanne Ives says her contentious campaign ad against Gov. Bruce Rauner is an “accurate representation” of policies her rival has endorsed. The state representative from Wheaton addressed the City Club of Chicago Monday. She agreed that the ad featuring actors playing a transgender woman, an immigrant and […]

MALE, Maldives (AP) — Lawyer says opposition leader and former Maldives autocrat Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has been arrested .

Microsoft, which became one of the world’s most profitable companies by marketing office productivity software, acknowledges new digital technology can make businesses less productive. A Microsoft survey highlights some of the problems.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho House panel has introduced a proposal requiring the heads of three state agencies to serve at the pleasure of the governor rather than their respective boards of directors. Currently, the directors for the Idaho Department of Correction, Department of Parks and Recreation and Idaho Transportation Department are appointed and […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s final budget proposal includes a range of tax changes, including a higher levy on cigarettes, a 25-cent-per-bottle deposit on wine and liquor and elimination of the $200 property tax credit against the income tax. Those propositions are in addition to the gradual 7-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase […]

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Mesa say they’re investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide at an apartment complex. They say officers were called to the El Rancho del Arte Apartments about 1 a.m. Monday after getting reports of gunshots. Police say a man and woman dead at the scene and another woman was […]

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguayan authorities say a small rebel group has released two Mennonite men that it kidnapped four months ago. Authorities said Monday that Mexican citizen Franz Hiebert and Paraguayan Bernhard Blatz were released in the state of Concepcion, about 250 miles (400 kilometers) north of the Paraguayan capital. The Paraguayan People’s Army […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina transportation officials say construction on the replacement for the Bonner Bridge will require closing the navigation channel in Oregon Inlet. The N.C. Department of Transportation says the channel will be closed between February and May so the new bridge can be built safely. The department said closures would be […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Federal authorities say a 25-year-old woman dubbed the “Freedom Fighter Bandit” who’s wanted for a string of Georgia bank robberies has been arrested in Tennessee. The FBI said in a news release Monday that Nilsa Marie Urena was apprehended Saturday shortly after robbing a Nashville-area credit union branch. It was not immediately […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democrats in a western Alaska House district plan to meet Tuesday to choose a new leader to help guide efforts to find candidates to replace Rep. Zach Fansler. Fansler is resigning after the Juneau Empire reported a woman accused him of slapping her hard enough to rupture an ear drum. An […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats who control the state Assembly say they plan to again pass legislation that would provide state college financial aid programs to students without legal status. Backed by members of his majority, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, of the Bronx, announced that his chamber would take up and pass Monday the New […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Dow Jones industrial average drops 500 points, nearing 25,000 and erasing the gains it has made over the last month.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Department of Corrections is proposing closing some county jails to save money. Lawmakers, corrections officials and others have long argued over how county jails should be funded and operated in the vast, rural state. Corrections Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick’s January report proposed creating a new, quasi-independent jail commission with authority […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Speaking on the opening day of the Legislature’s short session, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown made a case for increased education funding and a focus on technical education. Brown Monday said one out of every five jobs for advanced manufacturing are filled from out of state, and that state economists project 27,000 […]

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in Ames have closed after dozens of vehicles collided on the snow-covered freeway. Transportation officials say up to 50 vehicles were involved in the crash Tuesday, caused in part by drivers trying to enter the freeway and crashing into existing accidents. Iowa State Patrol […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A mistake included in a law approved last year prohibiting deer hunters from using rifles on public property would be fixed under a bill approved by the Indiana House. The bill by Republican Rep. Sean Eberhart of Shelbyville was approved Monday on an 87-3 vote. It allows the Department of Natural Resources […]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas nonprofit has recognized a northwest county’s work on a historic bridge as an example of excellence in preservation through restoration. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the War Eagle Bridge was closed for repairs from May through September after state inspectors found critical deficiencies during a 2013 inspection. Benton […]

HARTFORD CITY, Ind. (AP) — A state panel has recommended that an Indiana judge be suspended for six days without pay, following charges filed by the Indiana Judicial Qualifications Commission. The commission filed the four misconduct charges against Blackford Circuit Court Judge Dean Young in June over a dispute with his county’s clerk. The commission […]