Новости за 20.02.2018

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is still waiting to see who will become its first ever “night mayor.” The nightlife ambassador position was announced last fall by Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio, who said the position would serve as a point of contact between city agencies and the city nightlife industry. The New […]

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Slovenian hockey player Ziga Jeglic tests positive for doping at Olympics.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Fire Department officials say a fire broke out over the weekend in the city’s historic Little Italy neighborhood, injuring 13 people. FDNY officials say 2 people were seriously injured and 11 people suffered minor injuries in the fire at Italian restaurant Angelo’s of Mulberry St., which first opened […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — From the confines of his golf club, President Donald Trump offered support for a limited strengthening of federal background checks on gun purchases Monday while staying largely mum in the last few days about the victims of the Florida school massacre and the escalating debate about controls on weapons. […]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s official IRNA news agency says the foreign ministry has summoned Sweden’s ambassador over the Nordic country decision to grant citizenship to an Iranian researcher who is in jail in Tehran. Tuesday’s report says the ministry summoned Ambassador Helena Sangeland on Monday to protest the granting of citizenship to Ahmad Reza […]

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung that shot ash 5 kilometers (3 miles) high also “annihilated” the mountain’s summit. Before and after images from Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation show an enormous chunk missing from the peak. Volcanologist Devy Kamil Syahbana said the chunk, known as the “lava […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli police have named the two close associates of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested for their suspected role in a wide-ranging corruption probe. With a gag order lifted Tuesday, police identified them as Nir Hefetz, a former Netanyahu spokesman, and Shlomo Filber, the former director of the communications ministry under Netanyahu. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is endorsing Mitt Romney in Utah’s Senate race, another sign that the two Republicans are burying the hatchet after a fraught relationship. The GOP’s presidential nominee in 2012, Romney announced last week he would seek the nomination to replace retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch. In a tweet Monday night, Trump […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Marine veteran Jeff Harris was among the first to sign up when the Providence VA hospital started offering acupuncture for chronic pain. “I don’t like taking pain medication. I don’t like the way it makes me feel,” he said. Harris also didn’t want to risk getting addicted to heavy-duty prescription painkillers. […]

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — The Korean women’s hockey team has ended its historic Olympic run with a fifth straight loss, with thousands of fans shouting “We are one” and waving a “unification flag.” Team Korea, which included players from both North and South Korea, was defeated by Sweden 6-1 to cap a 0-5 run […]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media have updated the death toll from clashes the previous night with Sufi followers in Tehran, saying two members of the paramilitary forces were also killed, as well as three policemen. The semi-official Fars news agency first said a Sufi follower rammed a bus into a group of police, killing […]

BANGKOK (AP) — Protesters in the Thai capital seeking to stop construction of coal-fired power plants in the country’s south have claimed victory, as the Energy Ministry agreed to order new assessments of the health and environmental impacts of the projects. About three dozen demonstrators who had been holding a hunger strike ended their protest […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota officials will soon try to convince a jury that manufacturer 3M Co. should pay the state $5 billion to help clean up environmental damage that the state alleges was caused by pollutants the company dumped for decades. The long-awaited trial begins Tuesday in Minneapolis. Experts say it could have wide-reaching implications […]

NEW DELHI (AP) — The eldest son of President Donald Trump has arrived in India to help sell luxury apartments and lavish attention on wealthy Indians who have already bought units in several Trump-branded developments. Donald Trump Jr. met Tuesday morning with Indian developers building the apartment complexes in four cities. An apartment in the […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Officials with Maine’s largest city are reaching out to residents to discuss possible redevelopment plans for an ocean terminal building on the city’s waterfront. The building in question is the Portland Ocean Terminal facility on the Maine State Pier. It’s located in the city’s working waterfront in an area of high […]

ORONO, Maine (AP) — Four finalists for the position of the president of the University of Maine will visit the campus over the next two weeks. The university says the finalists were selected from a pool of 67 applicants in a national search. They will visit UMaine between Tuesday and March 2. One of the […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Roads and businesses in some low-lying areas have had to close along the Ohio River after days of rain swelled waterways past their banks. Some businesses were flooded over the long weekend in the city of Pomeroy and other parts of southeast Ohio. Riverside areas along the Ohio in the Cincinnati area […]

With three RBI in the first game and one in the second, Kirstyn Thomas regained her NCAA lead in that category with 23. Her homer in the opener gives her eight this season, which also leads the nation.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A public hearing is planned this week on two Vermont judges. The Joint Committee on Judicial Retention’s hearing takes place Thursday at 7 p.m. in room 11 of the Statehouse. The hearing is for Magistrate Judge Barry Peterson and Superior Court Judge John Treadwell. Members of the public who want to […]

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A judge will consider a request to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a New Hampshire law that requires voters who move to the state within 30 days of an election provide proof that they intend to stay. The state Democratic Party and the League of Women filed lawsuits against the state last […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The map of congressional districts imposed by Pennsylvania’s high court for the state’s 2018 elections will set off a new legal battle, reconfigure perhaps dozens of campaigns and give Democrats a boost in their mission to wrest control of the U.S. House. The map of Pennsylvania’s 18 congressional districts is to […]

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is urging agency heads and other New Hampshire officials to join him in spending a night outside to raise awareness and money for homeless youth. Sununu is participating in the 2018 Child and Family Services Sleepout in Manchester on March 23. During his State of the State […]

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Actor Michael Keaton is slated to give the commencement address at Ohio’s Kent State University. Keaton enrolled at Kent State in 1971, intending to major in journalism and speech. He left school to pursue acting, landing appearances on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” ”Maude” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” His range of […]

Some accounts adopted the hashtag #guncontrolnow. Others used #gunreformnow and #Parklandshooting. Earlier on Wednesday, before the shooting, many of those accounts had been focused on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Officials from Olympic National Park knew some sort of wind event was the culprit, but nearby weather stations reported only light breezes that night. Radar didn’t show any storms.