Новости за 07.02.2018

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky teen who had been featured on a popular comedy podcast has been found shot to death. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office says 19-year-old Carl Garner Jr. became Lexington’s second homicide victim of 2018 on Sunday. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Garner had appeared on the podcast “Judge John Hodgman” […]

ODESSA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say snowy weather and slick roads likely contributed to a head-on crash in south-central Nebraska that killed two people. The Kearney Hub reports that 27-year-old Keisha Wilson and 30-year-old Ryley Wright, both of Kearney, died in the Monday afternoon crash on U.S. Highway 30 east of Odessa. Investigators say Wilson […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville’s city council will appoint a special committee to investigate whether there was improper use of public money during Mayor Megan Barry’s extramarital affair with the former head of her security detail. News outlets report the Metro Council voted 30-7 to create the committee, invoking an authority not used since 1974 […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Humana Inc. (HUM) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $184 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Louisville, Kentucky-based company said it had net income of $1.29. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.06 per share. The results surpassed Wall […]

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Hasbro Inc. (HAS) on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $5.3 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based company said it had a loss of 4 cents. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses, came to $2.30 per share. The […]

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Police have identified the two bodies found dead in a Delaware home. The News Journal of Wilmington reports Wilmington police were sent to a Lamotte Street home on Monday for a wellness check and found two people dead. They found 29-year-old Kelli Snow, who had been shot in the head, and […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The wife of the appraiser’s whose estimate was key to Gov. Matt Bevin’s successful appeal of his house’s property tax value has landed a state job with a $90,000 salary. The Courier-Journal reported Tuesday that Shellie A. May began serving as the Kentucky Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs’ […]

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A senior official in Turkey says the country has fulfilled all 72 requirements set by the European Union to secure visa-free travel for Turkish citizens to the bloc. Ibrahim Kalin, spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said Wednesday that Turkey had submitted all related documents to EU officials ahead of an […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Vermont man accused by family members of killing his millionaire grandfather and possibly his mother says several of his relatives are being driven by greed and are spreading lies about him. Nathan Carman has been called a suspect in the 2013 shooting death of 87-year-old real estate developer John Chakalos […]

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man who viciously abused a 2-year-old girl has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reports 23-year-old Brenton William Reid pleaded guilty to second-degree child abuse Monday. Prosecutors say the child suffered 18 external injures to her face, head and body, among other internal injuries […]

PARIS (AP) — French foreign minister Jean-Yves le Drian says the French citizens who fought with the Islamic State group before being arrested in Syria or Iraq will be judged by local authorities. Speaking to BFM TV channel, Le Drian said on Wednesday that about 100 fighters have been captured in northeastern Syria by Kurdish […]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — State officials are challenging one million Illinois motorists to slow down and make room when they see a vehicle on the side of the road with hazard lights on. The Rockford Register Star reports the Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Illinois State Police, Gov. Bruce Rauner, Secretary of State Jesse White and […]

BEACH PARK, Ill. (AP) — A Northern Illinois kindergartener whose father was killed in a military training accident last year has a date to her first father-daughter dance: A soldier with the Illinois Army National Guard. The National Guard says in a news release that 5-year-old Cayleigh Hinton of Winthrop Harbor is going to Wednesday […]

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — When many athletes and officials woke up Wednesday, the temperature at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium was minus 3 Fahrenheit (minus 16 Celsius). Sidewalks in the nearby mountain cluster were sparsely populated all day, save for some athletes, officials and media scurrying from building to building. Those who did venture outside layered […]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A new program aims to give community college students greater opportunities to transfer to the University of Michigan to study the humanities. The Ann Arbor school and Henry Ford College in Dearborn have received $1.6 million in grant funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create the program called […]

SILVER CITY, Mich. (AP) — State officials are allowing a copper mining company to resume exploration of a section of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Copperwood Resources is conducting test drills to see if a deposit first explored in the 1950s might be feasible for mining. The tests are scheduled for completion around mid-March. Doug […]

BOSTON (AP) — Several hundred baggage handlers, wheelchair attendants, skycaps and cabin cleaners are planning to go on strike at Boston Logan International Airport. The workers are employees of JetBlue subcontractors Flight Services & Systems and ReadyJet, and they are protesting alleged threats from management over the workers’ attempts to unionize. Officials say the strike […]

HUNTINGDON, Pa. (AP) — Officials at a Pennsylvania cave formation say bats have been observed hibernating there for the first time since a fungus nearly wiped out the state’s bat population. Lincoln Caverns coordinator Jennifer Brumbaugh says officials spotted four or five bats hibernating in the Huntingdon caverns this winter. Brumbaugh says the number is […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland police officer is under investigation for a fundraiser that alleged his wife was pregnant and suffered breast cancer. Authorities say an internal investigation began after a blood drive was held at the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association’s union hall for the officer’s wife Jan. 14. Patrolmen’s Association President Jeff Follmer says […]

GLADE SPRING, Va. (AP) — One Virginia town is down to its last police officer. The Bristol Herald Courier quotes Glade Spring Police Chief Ricky Stumbo as saying the department has lost five officers since 2012, with one leaving last month. Stumbo asked the town’s council to hire another office Monday night as he’s now […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police have arrested the all-time leading scorer on University of Connecticut’s women’s field hockey team for allegedly stealing $34 worth of makeup. The Hartford Courant reports 22-year-old Charlotte Veitner was arrested Sunday at the campus bookstore after staff told police she tried to conceal cosmetic items inside a bag. Veitner has […]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Students from all around Vermont rallied in Montpelier to protest the sale of flavored tobacco products that they say target young people. The Times Argus reports Tuesday’s protest involved high school students from 17 schools across the state. Each year, members of the youth-led organization Our Voices Exposed come to the […]

DERRY, N.H. (AP) — Employees at a New Hampshire wastewater plant are being credited with keeping a potentially dangerous fire from spreading throughout the facility. Derry fire officials say they responded to the town’s wastewater facility Tuesday morning and were able to quickly extinguish the flames. Firefighters say facility employees assisted by immediately closing the […]

LONDON (AP) — British supermarket chain Tesco is facing legal claims that it is paying women less than men for work of equal value, in a case that lawyers estimate could ultimately cost it as much as 4 billion pounds ($5.6 billion) in compensation payments. Law firm Leigh Day says it has begun filing claims […]

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s top banking supervisor says financial institutions burdened by bad loans need to take advantage of the current economic upswing to clean up their finances. Daniele Nouy, chair of the supervisory division at the European Central Bank, said Wednesday that banks have become more stable since the global financial crisis thanks […]