Новости за 05.02.2018

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A large truck slammed into multiple vehicles in a Northern California city, setting several vehicles on fire. No fatalities have been reported. Footage of the crash scene on a main street in Santa Rosa shows three huge plumes of dark smoke and a mangled pickup truck and a hatchback. San […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Graduate dental school students and a top University of Connecticut orthodontics professor took a selfie with two severed heads used for medical research at a training workshop at Yale University last year — an episode Yale officials called “disturbing” and “inexcusable.” The selfie was taken in June at the Yale School […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Senate candidate Roy Moore says a defamation lawsuit filed by a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct should be moved out of Montgomery. A Montgomery judge on Monday gave Leigh Corfman, the plaintiff in the case, two weeks to respond to Moore’s request for a change of venue. In […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department is seeking to delay an Obama-era rule meant to counter racial disparities in special education. In December 2016, the Obama administration issued a rule that required states to intervene if their districts were identifying minority students as having disabilities at significantly higher rates than their white peers. The rule […]

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The mild winter has been difficult for the Mt. Ashland Ski Area. The mountain partially opened Thursday, Jan. 25, following an overnight dump of 14 inches of snow. But mild conditions returned, and there’s not enough snow to continue operating. A statement on the ski park website says Mt. Ashland will […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The company that owns department store chains Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor is tapping the world of health care for its next CEO. Canada-based Hudson’s Bay Co., which also operates stores under its own name, has appointed Helena Foulkes as chief executive, effective Feb. 19. Foulkes, most recently executive […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Newly released figures show the opioid epidemic is expanding in Indiana and driving more children into foster care. The 2018 Kids Count Data Book released by the nonprofit, Indiana Youth Institute, says more children are being removed from homes where parents use drugs. In 2016, the institute found that more than 50 […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s House has voted to establish a crime of cyberbullying for using a computer or network to harass, bully or intimidate a minor with penalties up to a $500 fine or year in jail. The bill, supported by the West Virginia PTA, specifically would prohibit building a fake profile for […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Victims of a kickback scheme involving a highly addictive opioid spray are expected to speak at a hearing to help determine the sentence for a doctor who pleaded guilty to accepting money for prescribing it. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Providence says the doctor, Jerrold Rosenberg, bullied patients who complained about […]

HELSINKI (AP) — Lithuania’s president says Russia has deployed additional nuclear-capable missiles in its Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad on a permanent basis, calling it a threat to Europe. Dalia Grybauskaite told reporters Monday after visiting NATO troops in the town of Rukla that “Iskander missiles are being stationed in Kaliningrad for permanent presence as […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two members of the Koch family are financing a new private school in Kansas that will incorporate aspects of the “Maker movement” and other education innovations. The Wichita Eagle reports that Chase and Annie Koch are opening a new pre-K-through-12th-grade school on Wichita State University’s campus. The couple are the son […]

PARIS, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved Texas’ first new reservoir in 30 years with hopes of providing water to North Texas’ rapidly growing population. The Dallas Morning News reports that construction of the Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir will begin in spring, northeast of Bonham. The $1.2 billion project […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have rejected a government transparency bill that would have made officials’ correspondence open for public review in some cases. The House State Affairs Committee voted 10-2 Monday to kill the open records measure, which Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s office also opposed. It would have removed “correspondence” from a list […]

SANTA PAULA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say nobody was hurt when a small plane landed on a Southern California highway after experiencing engine trouble. Ventura County officials say the 1960s-era Cessna 150 with two people aboard touched down around 3 p.m. Sunday on State Route 126. The pilot, Ted Ripp, tells the Ventura County Star […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A bill set to go in front of the Oregon Legislature could relieve teachers of overcrowded classrooms. The Statesman Journal reports the bill would require school districts to discuss class size along with salaries, benefits and other topics when making budget decisions. The Oregon Department of Education says Oregon has some […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Justice is contracting with two more private labs to analyze untested sexual assault kits. The Joyful Heart Foundation has been pushing states to analyze untested kits in hopes of developing DNA profiles for serial offenders. Nearly 4,000 Wisconsin kits have been designated for testing. Analysis has been […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada Court of Appeals judge will move to one of two open Nevada Supreme Court seats, after she got no challengers in the race. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Abbi Silver was unopposed to replace retiring Justice Michael Cherry in January, while five candidates filed by Jan. 12 to […]

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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio investigators in the case of a 2-year-old girl found unresponsive on a porch in freezing weather are awaiting autopsy results to learn how she died. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the toddler’s mother found her Friday on the front porch of their apartment in Akron. Authorities have identified the […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — One of the largest tax reduction bills ever proposed in Idaho’s history is headed to the House floor for debate. The $200 million tax cut plan is designed to offset the Republican tax overhaul that President Donald Trump signed into law in December. If approved, the plan would reduce personal income […]

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A 24-year-old man who pleaded guilty to reckless driving in connection with a freeway crash that killed a fire chief in southern Michigan has been sentenced to 3½ to 15 years in prison. Brandon Clevenger of Battle Creek learned his punishment Monday in a Kalamazoo courtroom and said he accepted “full […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania congressional redistricting to proceed, denies Republican plea .

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Democratic state representative announced Monday he’s running for the U.S. House seat representing the Little Rock area and central Arkansas, setting up a three-person primary for a GOP-controlled district that had once been considered reliably Democratic. Rep. Clarke Tucker announced he’s seeking the party’s nomination for the 2nd Congressional […]

ELLSWORTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the slaying of a 79-year-old woman whose remains were found following a fire at her home in Michigan’s northwestern Lower Peninsula. State police on Monday announced the reward as part of the investigation into the Jan. 10 […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Records show family services officials were called to a hospital and a Las Vegas apartment to investigate neglect allegations four months before a man was charged with the murder of his 10-month-old daughter. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Clark County Department of Family Services investigators interviewed Eric Chu’s family after Chu’s […]