Новости за 20.02.2018

BEIRUT (AP) — The airstrikes came at a rate of one a minute, with horrible results: civilians fleeing collapsing buildings, children trapped under slabs of concrete, paramedics grimly rushing the bloodied victims away on stretchers. At least 100 people were killed in one day. The government’s assault on the rebel-controlled suburbs east of the Syrian […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin is declining comment on the National Rifle Association’s over $200,000 in spending supporting his political career following criticism from author Stephen King. King in a Tuesday tweet called Poliquin a “NRA sweetheart” and urged people to not vote for the incumbent 2nd Congressional District representative in […]

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Southern Nevada rancher and state’s rights activist Cliven Bundy has agreed to give the keynote speech on Friday at the Independent American Party of Nevada’s state convention in Sparks. Party officials announced Tuesday Bundy’s wife, Carol, and son, Ryan, also plan to attend the convention Friday and Saturday at the Nugget […]

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Proposed legislation would designate the main hangar at Fort Wayne’s Smith Field as the National Airmail Museum. The Journal Gazette reports that museum advocates estimate the project would cost about $2.5 million to develop, and are raising funds on their website. The U.S. Postal Service started airmail delivery in 1911. […]

ROME (AP) — Italian government officials are warning of possible foreign interference in the March 4 general election, sounding the alarm following the U.S. indictment of Russian trolls and evidence of Russian-sourced fake news on popular Italian platforms. Premier Paolo Gentiloni on Tuesday released Italy’s annual security report, which aside from highlighting the threat of […]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two California men have formally entered not guilty pleas on involuntary manslaughter charges in the deaths of 36 partygoers at a massive warehouse fire in the San Francisco Bay Area. An Alameda County Superior Court judge on Tuesday set a July 16 trial date for Derick Almena and Max Harris, who […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Salem high school student has asked Oregon lawmakers to help him open a shelter for homeless youth. The Statesman Journal reports that McKay High senior Raul Marquez said in a letter that he has raised about $125,000 for a shelter in the capital city, and needs another $275,000. Marquez noted […]

The country desperately needs a massive rejection of what Trump and his Republican enablers have wrought. Whether voting for Democrats in November is a one-time deal for disaffected Republicans remains to be seen.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The agency that oversees hunting in Pennsylvania is getting a closer look from the state auditor general’s office. Democratic Auditor General Eugene DePasquale on Tuesday announced his office will be conducting the Game Commission’s first performance audit in nearly a decade. The review includes revenue sources, how the commission is spending […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A new medical school in southwest Indiana is expected to open to students from three universities in August. The Evansville Courier & Press reports that construction on the facility in downtown Evansville is about 80 percent complete. The facility will host students from Indiana University, University of Southern Indiana and University […]

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Police in far western Texas say there have been more than a dozen threats to six local schools since Feb. 14. The El Paso Police Department held a press conference Monday to address the concerns and to try and keep the potential incidents from happening. Sgt. Enrique Carrillo says police […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Outspoken Utah Democrat Jim Dabakis says he won’t run for re-election this year. The Salt Lake City state senator said in a statement Tuesday he’s stepping down after six years because he believes elected officials should serve and then make way for others. The 64-year-old Dabakis points to highlights of […]

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas doctor is facing a lawsuit that alleges he contributed to a woman’s 2014 fentanyl overdose death. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2012 approved Subsys, an opioid-based fentanyl spray for cancer pain. The drug is produced by Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company that was paying Overland Park […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota has seen a surge in the number of people without health insurance. The Minnesota Department of Health says the uninsured rate rose from 4.3 percent in 2015 to 6.3 percent last year, leaving around 349,000 Minnesotans without coverage. That means there were about 116,000 more uninsured Minnesotans compared with […]

PONTOTOC, Miss. (AP) — Officials in one Mississippi city have voted to once again fly the Confederate-themed state flag, weeks after the mayor quietly furled it. Pontotoc Mayor Bob Peeples recently told aldermen that he issued an executive order in January to remove the flag from City Hall. Peeples says Mississippi is “the only state […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators have advanced a bill that would likely ban all abortions in the state. Local media report the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-9 Tuesday to advance a bill that says life begins at conception and at that moment, an embryo has all the rights as any other citizen. The […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has refused to say if he voted for other statewide officeholders from his own party in the Texas primary. Abbott spoke to reporters Tuesday, after casting his ballot as early voting opened ahead Election Day on March 6. He wouldn’t admit supporting incumbents facing primary challengers, including […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board recently finished its investigation of a 2016 burning airplane incident at O’Hare Airport and has issued its recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that passengers refused to leave their carry-on bags behind amid a chaotic evacuation of a burning American Airlines jetliner at […]

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian officials say the country will open its border with the Gaza Strip amid a military campaign against Islamic insurgents in restive northern Sinai Peninsula. The two officials said Tuesday the Rafah crossing point will operate starting Wednesday for four days on a humanitarian basis. Both spoke on condition of anonymity […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Melting snow and heavy rains have prompted the National Weather Service to issue flood warnings for parts of northern Illinois and flood watches for central Illinois. As much as 4 inches of rain fell overnight Monday into Tuesday in the Chicago area with forecasters expecting another 1 to 3 inches by Tuesday […]

LONDON (AP) — The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party says a claim that he gave information to a Czechoslovak spy during the Cold War is “a ridiculous smear.” Jeremy Corbyn says claims in British newspapers “are increasingly wild and entirely false.” The Sun tabloid last week published details of documents from Czechoslovakia’s intelligence archives […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill that would legalize sports betting at the state’s five casinos in the event that a U.S. Supreme Court case leads to the repeal of a nationwide ban. The Senate passed the bill 25-9 Tuesday. It now moves to the House of Delegates, where […]

DALLAS (AP) — A same-sex married couple in Texas is suing federal officials and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops after the women were rejected as foster parents to refugee children. Fatma Marouf and Bryn Esplin, who both teach at Texas A&M University, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday in Washington, D.C. They say they were […]

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A judge will announce her decision later this week in the case of a murder charge stemming from a decades-old death in Maine. Fifty-seven-year-old Phillip Scott Fournier is charged with killing 16-year-old Joyce McLain in East Millinocket in 1980. Superior Court Justice Ann Murray is expected to make her decision public […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Plans for Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer to sign a proclamation on the importance of being prepared for severe weather were canceled — because of severe weather. Colyer planned to sign the Severe Weather Awareness Week proclamation on Tuesday but the event was canceled after freezing rain and ice hit Topeka. The […]