Новости за 13.02.2018

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled prison officials can change execution drugs without going through a public review. The Indianapolis Star reports the court Tuesday rejected a challenge by death row inmate Roy Ward. The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled last June that the Department of Correction didn’t follow proper procedures in […]

FLAGSTAF, Ariz. (AP) — Coconino County Sheriff’s officials have released the name of the victim in a homicide last week near Flagstaff. They say 53-year-old Timothy Scott Larson was found lying unconscious on a road in Kachina Village last Friday after an area resident called 911 to report a fight in progress. Larson was a […]

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) — Prosecutors have decided not to pursue charges against a former suburban Chicago police officer accused of stealing drugs from dealers and selling the drugs for profit. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said Tuesday that he won’t proceed with criminal prosecution against 35-year-old John Cichy, one of three officers accused in […]

HOUSTON (AP) — A Fort Bragg paratrooper from Texas has been charged in a 2013 sexual assault near Houston in which the naked victim walked to a movie theater for help. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday announced DNA evidence led to the North Carolina arrest of Pvt. 1st Class Levi Austin Goss of […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Rescuers scrambled to Oregon’s tallest peak Tuesday after a climber fell several hundred feet and seven others were stranded, authorities said. Russell Gubele of Mountain Wave Search and Rescue said he was unable to release information about the climber’s condition. He said it’s unclear how far the climber fell, with reports varying […]

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota motor vehicle officials believe they’ve fixed a statewide computer problem that prevented drivers from renewing their licenses, the latest in a series of technology woes for state licensing offices. Minnesota IT Services solved the issue Monday evening, Minnesota Public Radio reported . The issue was related to software connecting […]

PHOENIX (AP) — A Yuma farmer has taken the oath of office to replace a Republican state lawmaker who was expelled following sexual harassment allegations. Tim Dunn was sworn in as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives on Tuesday. He replaces former Rep. Don Shooter, wo was expelled by a 56-3 vote on […]

Aviation-industry analyst Richard Aboulafia talks about the state's chances of building the 797, work moves by Boeing and labor relations, and the trade struggles involving Airbus and Embraer, with Seattle Times aerospace reporter Dominic Gates in a Facebook Live Q&A. Watch the rewind.

DERRY, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire authorities say a man killed his 6-year-old son and himself by carbon monoxide poisoning inside their mobile home, where police found two used charcoal grills and a sign warning of “dangerous” levels of the gas. Attorney General Gordon MacDonald said Tuesday 39-year-old Matthew Edmunds and 6-year-old Preston Connor Edmunds, […]

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s conservation department is banning the importation of deer carcasses from Mississippi to stop the spread of disease. A statement released Tuesday says a 4-year-old buck found dead in Mississippi in January tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. The neurological disease affects deer, elk and moose and is always fatal. Hunters […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police spokesman says an officer has been shot. Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the off-duty officer was shot at about 2 p.m. on Tuesday while assisting a department tactical team at the state government office building in the downtown area of the city. Guglielmi says the officer was transported from the […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina Republican who’s served in the General Assembly for 20 years isn’t seeking re-election. Rep. John Blust of Greensboro made his announcement Tuesday on the House floor just before the legislature adjourned until May. This year’s candidate filing began Monday. Blust served in the Senate for 2½ years in […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas State Board of Education has approved an audit of how state funds are distributed to public schools following questions about the allocation of some dollars. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the board accepted a recommendation Tuesday from Education Commissioner Randy Watson. The review is expected to start within two […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Multiple law enforcement agencies in North Carolina have arrested 44 people on federal gun and drug charges as well as state offenses in a two-day operation. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release on Tuesday that of the 44, 12 are charged with federal gun and drug violations. […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court says a mostly white Alabama city can’t break away from a heavily black county school system to form its own educational district. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a lower court was wrong to let the Birmingham suburb of Gardendale secede from the […]

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A western Iowa police officer has escaped serious injury after being dragged by a car for 20 to 30 feet. Omaha, Nebraska, television station KETV reports that the Council Bluffs officer was attempting early Tuesday morning to make contact with someone inside a sport utility vehicle he recognized as a […]

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Health authorities in New Jersey are reporting the second death of a child associated with the flu this season. The New Jersey Department of Health said it had been notified of the death of a 6-year-old girl from Hudson County in a New Jersey Hospital on Monday. The department plans a […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Republican Party has given state Supreme Court candidate Michael Screnock nearly $110,000 in in-kind contributions for the officially nonpartisan race. The party updated its campaign finance filing this week to show the contributions to pay for digital media, staff and direct mail. Screnock is a Sauk County circuit judge […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s campaign says anyone who thinks she can’t win her U.S. Senate race’s general election is a “plain sexist pig.” Campaign spokeswoman Andrea Bozek released the statement Tuesday after multiple media reports said some Republicans are encouraging U.S. Sen. Bob Corker not to retire over fear Democrats […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is donating his fourth-quarter salary in 2017 to the Transportation Department to help address the nation’s infrastructure. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is accepting the check from the president in the amount of $100,000. The donation announced Tuesday in the White House briefing room comes a day after Trump released […]

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PROVO, Utah (AP) — An American Fork man accused of killing his stepfather last year will remain out of jail during court proceedings after a Utah judge denied prosecutors’ attempts to double his bail amount. The Daily Herald reports the judge declined to raise Jace Zeeman’s bail to $100,000 during a Monday hearing in Provo […]