Новости за 09.02.2018

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s Health and Human Services secretary has told lawmakers that delays continue for thousands of applicants for state benefits because of problems with its computer system. Eric Beane told the House Oversight Committee on Thursday that around 4,000 applications remained backlogged at the end of January. The Providence Journal reports […]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A peer review of the San Antonio Fire Department reveals that commanders and firefighters made several mistakes while battling a blaze at a shopping center that left one dead. Fire Chief Charles Hood provided an overview of the review’s summary report on Thursday. The report is expected to be released Friday […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California assemblywoman accused of sexual misconduct says she’ll take unpaid leave while claim is investigated.

With a pair of thousand-point drops of the Dow Jones industrial average in one week, the stock market fell into “correction” territory. Corrections happen, and they can be healthy antidotes to overvalued stocks, buying opportunities for savvy investors. Baron Rothschild said, “The time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets.” The trouble is nobody […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two of the main speakers for the 12th annual “Moral March on Raleigh” are sick. And the weather forecast calls for showers. But the clouds are supposed to clear Saturday. And organizers of the 12th annual march are still planning for a big crowd as someone other than the Rev. William […]

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say five people have been taken to hospitals following a multiple-vehicle crash including a tractor trailer that closed Route 4 in Durham, New Hampshire. Durham Deputy Police Chief Rene Kelley says at least one person suffered life-threatening injuries Friday morning. He said Route 4 was closed from Route 108 to […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A recent study by Wisconsin researchers suggests that the failure of any of the 25 aging locks on the upper Mississippi River could result in nearly half a million truckloads of freight on highways between Minnesota and Missouri. The study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison estimates that a shutdown […]

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A Florida man who blackmailed five teenage girls so they would pose nude and engage in sexual conduct on web cameras has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in New Jersey. Daniel Derringer III must also register as a sex offender under the sentence imposed Friday. The 29-year-old Lake Worth […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican legislation to phase in North Carolina’s upcoming class-size mandate has passed one General Assembly chamber. Democrats complained it is loaded with other provisions targeting Gov. Roy Cooper and the state elections board. The Senate voted 37-5 Friday for the bill, which also locates money for music, art and physical education […]

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana man accused of sexually assaulting 17 young children is being sued by one of his alleged victims. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Clark County on the girl’s behalf seeks unspecified damages from 18-year-old Michael Begin Jr. and the Greater Clark School Corporation. It alleges Begin sexually assaulted the […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Kansas lawmakers have updated the Legislature’s policy against sexual harassment while acknowledging that the work is not finished. The new policy approved Friday by legislative leaders is more specific about how allegations of misconduct will be handled, particularly from legislative interns. It also specifically says lawmakers who violate the policy […]

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Legislation has been proposed to increase Wyoming’s tax on wind production and impose a new tax on utility-scale solar facilities. House Bill 118 is sponsored by Republican Rep. Thomas Crank, of Kemmerer. It proposes levying a $2 per megawatt hour tax on renewable energy produced in Wyoming. Currently, the state levies […]

RED WING, Minn. (AP) — The rocks of an eastern Minnesota bluff have been painted with graduation announcements, marriage proposals and tributes to the dead since the late 1950s. But Red Wing is considering ending the tradition after a recent string of resident complaints to controversial graffiti, including signs reading “Dump Trump.” The Star Tribune […]

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Investigators say a 12-year-old West Texas boy has died after being accidentally shot while in his family’s car in the drive-thru lane of a restaurant. Lubbock police spokeswoman Tiffany Pelt said Friday that authorities are trying to determine who fired the shot that killed Damion Cortez. A police statement says the […]

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado judge has decided to give a convicted man a new trial after prosecutors learned that jurors were provided with information that they had agreed to leave out during the trial. The Daily Sentinel reports 37-year-old Matthew Mitchell, who was accused of robbing and killing 51-year-old Paul Davis, was […]

PALATINE, Ill. (AP) — A Chicago-area transgender student has appealed a judge’s ruling denying her request for an injunction that would have granted her unrestricted access to the girls’ locker room at her high school. Lawyers for Palatine High School student Nova Maday filed the appeal Wednesday in Illinois’ 1st District Appellate Court. The 18-year-old […]

Christian Coleman’s world record in the 60-meter dash will not be recognized by track authorities, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday. Coleman set the indoor world record of 6.37 seconds on Jan. 19 in Clemson, South Carolina. But the person said the record will not be submitted for […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a male student who says he was unfairly disciplined by an Ohio college that found he violated its sexual-assault policy. A three-judge 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel upheld a lower court’s dismissal of several claims against Miami University and school officials, […]

The U.S. District Court judge granted the UW group’s request for a temporary injunction, blocking the UW from assessing the fee.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida legislators can expect a one-time boost in money in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma according to preliminary forecasts prepared by state economists. State economists are meeting Friday to draw up new forecasts that predict how much the state will collect in taxes. Preliminary estimates show that economists expect the state’s […]

WEST AUGUSTA, Va. (AP) — Prowling coyotes have become so prevalent in rural Virginia that some residents are stringing up carcasses from tree branches at farms and ranches. A resident of West Augusta has strung up a dozen dead coyotes from a roadside tree. An Associated Press photographer captured images of the swaying carcasses this […]

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A bridge being built between New Hampshire and Maine is now expected to open in May, although transportation officials say the $170 million project doesn’t have serious problems. The new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge will replace an old one connecting Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine, along the Route 1 Bypass […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The government’s star witness in the bribery trial of a former top aide to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been arrested. The arrest of Todd Howe came after he admitted Thursday during testimony that he violated the terms of his plea deal in the case against former Cuomo aide […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is calling for a zero-tolerance attitude toward sexual misconduct. Cross gave a short speech to the Board of Regents on Friday about sexual misconduct. He noted the regents created a new sexual misconduct policy about a year ago. The policy calls for mandatory online […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A driver behind the wheel of a truck that struck and killed a teenager in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough two years ago has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide. Anchorage television station KTVA reports 30-year-old Bryon Melton pleaded guilty to killing 15-year-old Austin Edenfield last week and will be sentenced May 1. […]