Новости за 08.02.2018

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans have offered wide-ranging legislation that fixes anticipated class-size challenges in the public schools next fall, but it’s loaded with other provisions that give Democrats heartburn. A bill negotiated by House and Senate GOP leaders unveiled Thursday would require classes in kindergarten through third grade to meet lower averages […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Security Council diplomats say a U.N. committee has granted North Korea’s high-level delegation heading to the Winter Olympics in South Korea an exemption from U.N. sanctions. The exemption directly affects Choe Hwi, who has been on the U.N. sanctions blacklist since last June. But it could also allow delegation members to […]

A joint venture between Boeing and Colorado-based aircraft-parts supplier Woodward may be more likely than an acquisition, an analyst says

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say police were justified in shooting and wounding a man who assaulted officers with a fence post. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office issued the finding Thursday. Mark Highsmith was arrested after he was shot fleeing the attack in 2014. He eventually pleaded guilty to an aggravated assault charge and […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says he confirmed Thursday that the nearly 850 immigrants currently serving in the military or waiting to start basic training won’t face deportation despite the ongoing federal wrangling over the fate of people who came to America illegally as children. Mattis says he called Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A proposal to give Wisconsin’s most rural schools nearly $7 million more and allow low-spending districts to raise property taxes without a vote has cleared a key legislative hurdle. The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to pass the bill that’s backed by Gov. Scott Walker. The measure would […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a story Feb. 7 about a bill concerning concealed carry gun licenses, The Associated Press erroneously identified which committee Rep. Andy Gipson leads. It is the House Judiciary B Committee, not the House Judiciary A Committee. A corrected version of the story is below: Guns vs. college football in dispute […]

The cause of the Thursday morning fire was not immediately known.

The Russian interference itself is beyond doubt. The Mueller investigation has led to two guilty pleas and two indictments so far, and it must continue.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine dairy company has settled a lawsuit over an overtime dispute that was the subject of a ruling hinging on the use of the Oxford comma. Drivers with Oakhurst Dairy filed the lawsuit in 2014 seeking more than $10 million. Court documents filed Thursday show that they settled for $5 […]

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The manager of a cemetery in central California said he will learn more about Hmong culture and traditions after an uproar on social media over headstones that were moved without the proper ritual. Mountain View Cemetery manager Randy Giovannoni said staff earlier this week moved four or five upright gravestones to […]

Quarterbacks will rule the NFL’s offseason. Beginning with Alex Smith going to Washington when the league’s new year starts next month, several quarterbacks will find new riches and many teams will land new quarterbacks in 2018. Tom Brady may have been denied another championship but not his coordinator, and some believe Josh McDaniels’ sudden change […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposed bill would eliminate primaries in special elections in Utah — allowing only a general election. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Republican State Rep. Dan McCay unveiled the bill Wednesday. In most cases, the bill would give parties 30 days to determine their nominees in any way they choose. […]

LOS BANOS, Calif. (AP) — A California teen has been sentenced to six year and four months in prison for driving drunk while livestreaming the crash that killed her younger sister. The Merced Sun Star reports 19-year-old Obdulia Sanchez was sentenced Thursday after being convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter, DUI and child endangerment stemming from […]

Filmed with great respect and palpable love for its subject, “Big Sonia” is one of those documentaries that seems to bring its own light — just like the woman at its center. 4 stars out of 4.

CLAREMONT, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu has signed a bill aimed at preventing childhood lead poisoning. The new law requires blood testing for lead in all children age 2 and under and lowers the threshold at which the state must carry out tests of an apartment to determine whether landlords must […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran is defending an exception to a proposed child marriage ban that would let some 16- and 17-year-olds get married if there’s a pregnancy involved. Corcoran said Thursday that if two high school students are dating and the girl becomes pregnant, the state shouldn’t tell them they […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The LePage administration is proposing legislation that would add an annual fee on electric and hybrid cars in order to pay for highway maintenance. The Portland Press Herald reports the measure would tack on a $250 fee for electric vehicles and a $150 fee for hybrids. Meghan Russo, manager of legislative […]

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A chemistry professor living in Kansas who faced imminent deportation to Bangladesh has been granted a temporary stay. Lawyers representing 55-year-old Syed Ahmed Jamal announced Thursday that a judge issued the temporary stay. Jamal teaches at Park University in Missouri. He was arrested Jan. 24 at his home in Lawrence, Kansas. […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A northern Oklahoma woman accused of using the internet to solicit the killing of her ex-husband in Israel has pleaded guilty to possession of toxic ricin. Danielle Dana Layman of Ponca City entered the plea Thursday in exchange for prosecutors agreeing to dismiss a charge of using the internet in a […]

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — An inmate at a low-security federal prison in Texas has been indicted on charges alleging he slipped out then tried to return with smuggled alcohol, tobacco and home-cooked food. Joshua Randall Hansen was indicted Wednesday in Beaumont. The 27-year-old Dallas man faces charges of escape from a federal facility and possession […]

Reviewing some of the key dates involving Seahawks' players contracts over the next month.

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. (AP) — Mosquitoes are a year-round downside to living in subtropical Miami. But officials are thrilled about millions of bacteria-infected mosquitoes flying in a suburban neighborhood. These mosquitoes are being hailed as an innovation that may kill off more bugs that spread of Zika and other viruses. Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control and […]

DENVER (AP) — A bipartisan group of 19 Western governors says Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke didn’t consult with them about major plans for reorganizing the agency. In a Feb. 1 letter, the Western Governors Association asked Zinke to delay implementing the proposal until he speaks with them. Zinke said last month he wants to reorganize […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Jim Justice confirms teachers and other West Virginia public employees will see their health insurance coverage unchanged for the next 17 months with his administration finding another $29 million to support the cost. Speaking Thursday at the Capitol, flanked by House Speaker Tim Armstead and Senate President Mitch Carmichael, Justice […]