Новости за 28.02.2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — An umbrella organization for a group of minority journalists is shutting down. UNITY, Journalists for Diversity, announced Wednesday it would cease operations on March 30. The group began in 1994 with a convention every four years bringing together the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Native American […]

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker says a name change for a casino under construction outside Boston should be “on the table” in light of sexual misconduct allegations against Steve Wynn. Baker reiterated his support Wednesday for an ongoing review by state gambling regulators prompted by allegations against the casino mogul that the Republican called […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee County judge declared a mistrial after jurors could not reach a verdict in the case against a suburban Milwaukee police officer charged with shooting a man in the back as she attempted to arrest him. The Journal Sentinel reports that panel of six men and six women told Circuit Judge […]

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a western Iowa farmer has pleaded guilty in a tax fraud case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 64-year-old Kurt Neldeberg, of Whiting, pleaded guilty Wednesday to making a false and fraudulent tax return. Prosecutors say he failed to report more than […]

The Internal Revenue Service released a new tool Wednesday designed to help millions of Americans ensure they’re not dramatically underpaying or overpaying their taxes under the new Republican tax law. The online calculator allows taxpayers to compare how much their employer is withholding for taxes on their pay stub to a government projection of how […]

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain says Neymar will undergo surgery in Brazil on his broken metatarsal, ruling him out of next week’s Champions League match against Real Madrid. Neymar was injured on Sunday during the French league leader’s 3-0 win over Marseille. Tests revealed he has a cracked fifth metatarsal in his right foot along […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump tells GOP to set aside expansion of concealed carry in bill responding to shootings: “You’ll never get it passed”

RENSSELAER, Ind. (AP) — A man arrested following the fatal stabbing of a teenage co-worker at northwestern Indiana restaurant has pleaded not guilty to murder. Thirty-nine-year-old Raymond Dhliwayo of Merrillville entered the plea during his first court appearance Wednesday. Seventeen-year-old Rensselaer Central High School student Jared Valentine was stabbed three times during a shift Thursday […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans are now getting bigger paychecks as a result of the new tax law. So the government is issuing an online calculator for figuring whether enough money is being set aside. The calculator unveiled Wednesday by the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service helps people determine whether they have […]

BELFAST, Maine (AP) — Former neighbors of a couple accused of fatally beating a 10-year-old girl said they heard abuse and reported it to police and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Julio and Sharon Carrillo were ordered held Wednesday on $500,000 cash bail during their first court appearance. They’re charged with murder […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Darryl De Sousa has been sworn in as Baltimore’s new police commissioner. Local media report De Sousa took the oath of office Wednesday. That follows the City Council’s 14-1 vote earlier this week on his confirmation. De Sousa has pledged to stamp out corruption in the wake of a federal investigation that […]

Microsoft unveiled a tool for its Azure service that puts powerful computing resources to the task of gene-analysis for precision medicine. The company is also releasing a blueprint for firms that want to move health data to the cloud while following privacy regulations.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A physician known as one of the South’s last abortion doctors will speak at Mississippi State University this week, drawing objections from anti-abortion groups. The Clarion Ledger reports Dr. Willie Parker will present the Christian case for pro-choice views Thursday, in an event sponsored by the university’s gender studies program. Parker […]

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee school bus driver who’s charged in a wreck that killed six children has testified that he wasn’t on his cellphone when the wreck happened. Johnthony Walker also testified at his trial Wednesday in Hamilton County Criminal Court that he didn’t leave his traffic lane before the Nov. 21, 2016, […]

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says schools could utilize retired police officers for campus security as a cost-effective approach to make schools safer. The Albuquerque Journal reports the Republican governor made the suggestion Monday during a meeting with other state governors and President Donald Trump in Washington. Martinez told the […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Thousands of bricks laid by ex-slaves at Freedmen’s Town in Houston are being returned to the historic spot after removal in 2016 for storm drain work. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says city crews on Wednesday began re-installation of road bricks in the neighborhood that in the 1860s became home to former slaves. […]

PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — A Belarusian woman jailed in Thailand for offering sex lessons without a work permit says she has a story to tell involving the Kremlin, Russian billionaires and even the president of the United States. Anastasia Vashukevich, whose extraordinary claims and racy selfies have propelled her to internet fame in recent weeks, […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — A convicted sex offender has pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement of a child after terrorizing a 13-year-old girl for months. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Maryland says Piere Ceradoy repeatedly enticed the victim to take photographs and stream live videos of herself engaging in sexually explicit activities. They say Ceradoy regularly […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A bill that would infuse $175 million more into Michigan roads and bridge this year has taken another step forward in the Legislature. A Senate committee voted 16-0 Wednesday to send the supplemental budget legislation to the full Senate, which is expected to vote Thursday. Senators amended the House-passed bill to […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top proponent in Congress for privatizing the nation’s air traffic control system says the idea won’t fly this year. That’s a setback for airlines, many of which lobbied to take the air-traffic system away from the Federal Aviation Administration and put it in the hands of a private, non-profit company run […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say a man was shot in the arm and another person suffered a graze wound during a home-invasion robbery. Officers are searching for two suspects in the armed robbery early Wednesday in a wealthy area of Sherman Oaks. Police say the man who was shot is hospitalized in […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 29-year-old Utah man has been sentenced to up to five years in prison for driving drunk during a crash on U.S. Interstate 80 that killed a passenger in his car west of Salt Lake City about 18 months ago. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Isaac Hernandez initially claimed he […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former federal consumer product regulator has dropped his bid for the Arkansas Legislature and is now trying to unseat the state’s Republican attorney general. Mike Lee filed paperwork Wednesday to seek the Democratic nomination for attorney general, challenging Republican incumbent Leslie Rutledge. The 70-year-old Lee had earlier filed for […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House has approved a revised plan to access federal Medicaid money for hospitals. The plan OK’d Wednesday would provide $3.5 billion in state and federal money for about 200 hospitals. It answers federal requirements that more Medicaid patients be covered by managed-care programs. The House voted 107-7 for the […]

PARIS (AP) — French stars are joining actresses across the Atlantic and the English Channel in a protest of sexual misconduct. But instead of wearing black, they will wear a white ribbon at this week’s Cesar Awards. About 100 actresses and other figures launched the hashtag Maintenant On Agit (Now We Act) campaign this week […]