Новости за 20.02.2018

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate is endorsing a plan to require children to ride in rear-facing car seats until age 2. The Senate Public Health Committee voted 7-0 Tuesday on Sen. Michael Hastings’ plan. The Tinley Park Democrat says rear-facing restraints offer more protection for toddlers. The American Academy of Pediatrics says the […]

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — In wake of school shooting, Florida legislators vote down attempt to revive bill to ban assault rifles.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has hired a new deputy chief of staff, three months after the previous jobholder resigned amid sexual harassment allegations. The Democratic governor announced Tuesday that Adren Wilson will work as deputy chief of staff for programs and planning, filling the position Johnny Anderson left in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump directs Justice Department to ban gun modifications like bump stocks used in Las Vegas massacre.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new task force created to try and slow a troubling rise of teen suicides in Utah is recommending that officials ratchet up public messaging to implore gun-owing parents to keep firearms locked up. The coalition’s recommendations unveiled Tuesday also urge lawmakers to find funding to expand existing programs that […]

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Federal regulators are investigating the death of a worker on an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said in a statement Tuesday that the worker was involved in replacing “firewater piping” at the time of the incident, which occurred Saturday […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With nearly $1 billion in temporary taxes expiring in months, lawmakers appear far from agreement about what taxes they might support to close the gap. Dividing lines were evident Tuesday as the House Ways and Means Committee started sifting through tax bills on the second day of a special session. […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A grand jury in South Dakota has indicted a Colorado couple on charges of financial elder abuse. Attorney General Marty Jackley said Tuesday that 62-year-old Sandra Lee Pazen (PAY’-zen) and 63-year-old Paul Damon Pazen, both of Fort Collins, were indicted by a Butte County grand jury. Sandra Pazen faces one felony […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is on the cusp of removing a statue of a Confederate general at the U.S. Capitol and replacing it with one of an African-American woman. The state’s House of Representatives approved the bill on Tuesday and it is headed to Gov. Rick Scott’s desk. He is expected to sign it. […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate voted 36-14 Tuesday to pass Senate Bill 3046 , which would divert some future state revenue and borrow money to spend on roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects. A yes vote was for the bill, while a no vote was against it. The bill goes to the House […]

ATLANTA (AP) — The governor and lawmakers have announced a proposal to slash income taxes in Georgia in response to federal tax changes passed in December. Republican Gov. Nathan Deal on Tuesday unveiled what he called one of the largest income tax reforms in Georgia’s history. The governor’s office estimates Georgia could collect $4.7 billion […]

TAYLOR, Mich. (AP) — A 49-year-old woman charged in the fatal shooting of a co-worker in a Detroit-area department store has been sentenced to prison. Sandra Waller was sentenced Tuesday in Taylor District Court to 16 to 40 years in prison, plus two years for using a firearm during a felony. She pleaded guilty this […]

Trump.dating is an odd site, and not just because it featured a convicted sex offender’s smiling face on its homepage. More on that shortly. It’s strange in nearly every way a dating site could be strange. Its all-caps slogan – “MAKE DATING GREAT AGAIN! FIND YOUR PRO-TRUMP MATCH TODAY” – may actually be the least […]

DICKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander says he was disappointed when Sen. Bob Corker decided not to seek re-election and they have talked about his decision whether to reconsider. But Alexander claims he hasn’t urged Corker to run again and is “staying out of it.” Alexander’s comments to reporters Tuesday come as Corker’s […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A multi-million dollar renovation is planned for the struggling Circle Centre shopping mall in downtown Indianapolis. The mall’s owner says the project includes remodeled bathrooms, flooring, lighting and elevators, improved entrances and an overhaul of the third-floor food court. The project was announced by Circle Centre Partnership, which includes mall manager Simon […]

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University has announced the departure of its longtime vice president for legal affairs as it deals with fallout over a disgraced sports doctor who sexually assaulted female athletes. The East Lansing school announced Tuesday that Bob Noto was retiring, effective March 5. He had been MSU’s general counsel […]

MILLBURN, N.J. (AP) — A man has been indicted in the carjacking of a New Jersey family in the driveway of their home as they were unloading luggage from a Thanksgiving weekend vacation. The New Jersey attorney general’s office announced Tuesday that 30-year-old Ahmed Anthony of Newark faces charges including conspiracy, carjacking, robbery, and terroristic […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s largest business organization has a new president and chief executive. The North Dakota Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that Arik Spencer will take over the organization April 1. He succeeds Andy Peterson, who resigned last year. Spencer currently is the executive vice president of the North Dakota Motor Carriers […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carryout Sunday alcohol sales are close to becoming a reality in Indiana after the House endorsed legislation previously approved by the Senate. House members voted Tuesday 82-10 in favor of the bill that was amended last week to make it effective immediately after being signed by the governor, rather than July 1. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, fighting for political survival over travel abuse, says he has the president’s trust and will not be leaving his post. Speaking after a meeting at the White House, Shulkin told The Associated Press that White House chief of staff John Kelly had conveyed President Donald Trump’s confidence […]

Mayor Jenny Durkan said she plans to provide free transit to all of Seattle’s public high-school students, work with the City Council to pass new rights for domestic workers and propose legislation to encourage construction of greener buildings.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The Vatican’s sex abuse investigator has begun a series of meetings in Chile with abuse victims and others who have opposed the appointment of a bishop accused of covering up for the country’s most notorious pedophile priest. Pope Francis has strongly backed Bishop Juan Barros, who is accused by victims of […]

People can envision the transit of the 2030s from a bird’s-eye view in a new video published by Sound Transit, which is designing $6 billion worth of trackway for Seattle’s western side and downtown. The footage, based on Google Earth images, accompanies public forums this month, one of three phases this year in which agency staff will go […]

EAST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — A Planned Parenthood clinic in New Jersey will remain closed for several weeks as it fixes damage caused by what authorities say was an intentional truck crash. The driver of the stolen truck, Marckles Alcius, is due in court Wednesday for a hearing where Essex County prosecutors will seek to […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — State senators are moving ahead with a plan to divert future revenue and borrow money to spend on Mississippi’s roads and bridges. The Senate voted 36-14 to advance Senate Bill 3046 , sending it to the House for more debate. The measure would divert an estimated $800 million in future revenue […]