Новости за 06.02.2018

LUMBERTON, N.J. (AP) — A father and his adult son are facing aggravated assault charges following a fight outside a southern New Jersey home that ended with a New York City man fatally stabbed and another seriously injured. Burlington County prosecutors say 56-year-old Supreme Life and 32-year-old Antoine Ketler, both of Lumberton, were due to […]

The Huskies have a top 10 recruiting class entering Wednesday's regular National Signing Day.

NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl ratings may have been slightly down for NBC, but the network’s entertainment division was buoyed by the showing of “This is Us” after the game. The second-year drama scored with an episode that explains how the character of Jack Pearson, played by Milo Ventimiglia, died in the aftermath of […]

BRAZIL, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say one person has died and two others are injured in an apartment building fire in western Indiana. Brazil Fire Chief Jake Bennett says firefighters were called to the six-story Meridian Towers owned by the Brazil Housing Authority on Tuesday afternoon. Clay County Coroner Nick French confirmed one fatality, and […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge has ordered attorneys and others to keep quiet about settlement discussions involving hundreds of lawsuits filed over the country’s opioid epidemic. Judge Dan Polster says parties to the lawsuits can only reveal whether meetings have happened or will happen. Polster issued a gag order Tuesday that bans discussion of […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court is considering what action to take after police recorded a central Missouri prosecutor talking to his attorney. The court heard arguments Tuesday in a case involving Moniteau County Prosecutor Shayne Healea, who backed into a Columbia restaurant in 2014. Healea is asking the state Supreme Court […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Concerned citizens once again urged Idaho lawmakers not to join fellow Republican-dominated states calling for a constitutional amendment to limit federal government power. However, House State Affairs Committee members on Tuesday also heard from Idahoans who supported the effort because they argued it would create checks on the federal government. Previous […]

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man who police say firebombed a pizzeria has been sentenced to six years in prison. The Republican-American reports 25-year-old Scott Basile, of Wolcott, was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to attempt to commit first-degree arson. As part of a plea deal, Basile will serve 14 years on parole following […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police say a 20-year-old man and a juvenile have been arrested in the slaying of a car owner who disappeared while trying to sell the vehicle. Police say Terrell Derrick Funches (FUN’-ches) and a 16-year-old girl were being held Tuesday on capital murder charges. Police say 44-year-old Altaf Hussain Malik of […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge isn’t wading into whether a new law requires schools Superintendent Tony Evers to get Gov. Scott Walker’s permission to write regulations. The state Supreme Court two years ago upheld a Dane County judge’s ruling that a 2011 law requiring agencies to get Walker’s approval on regulations doesn’t apply to […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to life in an Oregon prison after pleading guilty to killing two men and attempting to murder a woman. Marion County prosecutors said Tuesday that 36-year-old Marcelino Osorio-Jimenez waited for the victims outside a Salem pool hall on June 18. He fatally shot 26-year-old Hector […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launches big new rocket on first test flight.

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Authorities say a Massachusetts man was quickly apprehended after he made a dash for freedom from a Maine courthouse. The Bangor Daily News reports that 23-year-old Tyler Grant fled the Bangor courthouse Monday when a judge refused to delay his sentence on theft and witness tampering charges. Grant made it out […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ attorney general has rejected the wording of a ballot measure that, if passed, would have allowed the Legislature to scale back the state’s immunity from lawsuits. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday rejected the proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the Legislature to waive the state’s sovereign immunity. She […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two public meeting this week will give citizens one of their final chances to tell Minnesota officials what they think of the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. The events Wednesday in Aurora and Thursday in Duluth are meant to gather feedback on the draft permit to mine and some other key permits that […]

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A scientist’s father says his son is recovering from surgery after being shot in the head in an apparent road rage incident. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office says no arrest had been made as of Monday. A police report says the victim, a […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police have released the name of a man shot and killed last month in the Spenard neighborhood. Police say the man killed was 52-year-old Carl Bowie Jr. Police have released no details on a possible suspect. Witnesses at about 8:15 p.m. Jan. 28 called police to report shots fired near […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fans attending the NCAA basketball tournament in Wichita next month won’t have to close up their downtown partying by midnight. Wichita officials on Tuesday approved an ordinance to allow after-midnight entertainment and drinking in downtown Wichita. Currently, outdoor events must close by midnight on Friday and Saturdays and 11 p.m. Sunday […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to speed up the expected appeal over whether North Carolina’s congressional district boundaries are illegal because Republicans drew them to win most of the seats. The court issued an order Tuesday denying a request by election advocacy groups and voters wanting an expedited briefing schedule, […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Nathan Deal is willing to work with lawmakers to reduce the billions of dollars in added state tax revenue that Georgia would get thanks to the recent federal tax overhaul. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Republican governor said Tuesday he’s open to tackling the issue during the current legislative session. […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have seized more than two dozen guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition from a California man, nearly five months after a judge signed an order prohibiting him from possessing firearms. The case announced Tuesday by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer highlights a […]

UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man accused of fatally stabbing his father and setting their family home on fire has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter. Union County prosecutors say Jeff Adams entered his plea Monday. The 21-year-old Union Township man now faces a 25-year term when he’s sentenced March 16. Emergency responders […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the Legislature’s top two Republicans are discussing new boundaries for Pennsylvania’s 18 congressional districts since they were struck down in a gerrymandering case. Wolf said Tuesday that he didn’t know if a breakthrough was possible and he didn’t know what proposals House Speaker Mike Turzai and […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump: ‘I’d love to see a shutdown,’ if Democrats refuse to back his immigration proposals.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska state Sen. Dennis Egan says he won’t seek re-election, citing health concerns. The 70-year-old Juneau Democrat made the announcement on KINY radio on Tuesday. He said he has multiple sclerosis. Egan has served in the Senate since 2009 after he emerged as a candidate that both then-Gov. Sarah Palin and […]