Новости за 05.03.2018

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Mesa have arrested a man in connection with the fatal stabbing of his wife’s ex-boyfriend. They say 29-year-old Derick Eugene Holman is jailed on suspicion of second-degree murder. He’s being held on a $500,000 bond and it was unclear Monday if Holman has a lawyer yet. Mesa police were […]

SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — Police say three men and a woman have been charged with defacing religious murals in a West Texas public art display known as Paintbrush Alley. San Angelo police on Monday announced the arrest of three 18-year-old suspects, plus a 19-year-old man, on criminal mischief charges after several murals were found […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen has formally filed as a candidate for Republican Dean Heller’s seat in the U.S. Senate. Rosen was joined by her husband, Larry, and other supports when she officially filed the paperwork Monday with the secretary of state’s office in Las Vegas. The freshman congresswoman from Las […]

9th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the 2015 jury verdict awarding $1.25 million to a railroad whistleblower who claimed he was fired after reporting safety concerns.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s attorney general has sued the agribusiness company Monsanto alleging the company produced and sold chemical compounds known as PCBs for decades despite knowing of hazards the chemicals posed. The lawsuit filed Monday in Hamilton County in southwest Ohio asks for unspecified financial compensation for the state, including money to pay […]

DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — An 18-year-old man is in custody as authorities investigate a woman’s shooting death in Dodge City. The Ford County Sheriff’s office received a report of a shooting Sunday morning at Dodge City motel. Authorities say a 27-year-old woman from Howell was found dead from a single gunshot wound to the […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawmakers in conservative Utah have rejected a bill to allow police to temporarily confiscate guns of those deemed to be a threat. The so-called “red flag” bill is similar to proposals a number of other states are debating in the wake of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida last month […]

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested and charged in the hit-and-run death of a gas station attendant last month in New Jersey. The Mercer County prosecutor’s office says 18-year-old Nasir Reed of Trenton is charged with death by auto and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident with a fatality. […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Bullied students could get private school vouchers and all schools would be required to display the words “In God We Trust” under a measure passed by the Florida Senate. The Senate on Monday narrowly voted 20-17 for the bill that is a top priority for House Speaker Richard Corcoran. Democrats criticized […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s U.S. senators are urging President Donald Trump to take steps to ensure that two recently captured Islamic State group members are brought to justice for the deaths of four Americans. U.S. officials have interrogated the men, who were part of the group called “The Beatles” that captured, tortured and […]

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Investigation says a State Patrol trooper shot and wounded a woman during an encounter along the interstate near Moorhead. And, a male passenger in the woman’s vehicle was arrested during that encounter Monday. The BCA says the trooper responded to a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 26-year-old man is dead after a shooting in St. Louis. Police say Mario D. Fox of Florissant was found around 2:30 a.m. Monday near an industrial area of north St. Louis. No arrests have been made. Fox was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say he was shot multiple times. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Trump campaign aide says he will refuse to comply with a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller. Sam Nunberg says in an interview with MSNBC that he doesn’t believe he should have to hand over emails he exchanged with former colleagues including Roger Stone and ex-White House chief strategist Steve […]

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the shooting death of a woman during a party at his New Jersey home almost two years ago. The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said Monday that terms of a plea agreement call for a 10-year prison sentence for 44-year-old Darren Winningham […]

The red-hot renaissance man brings his musical alter ego to Seattle.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The treasurer of the University of North Dakota Student Government is accused of embezzling from a fraternity. Chase Johnson of Fargo faces a felony theft charge for allegedly stealing between $10,000 and $50,000 from the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, where he also had served as treasurer. Johnson’s attorney didn’t immediately […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas judge who admitted giving young male defendants lighter sentences in return for personal benefits that included sexual favors is offering to give up his law license before he leaves for a five-year prison term. Joseph Boeckmann’s letter to the Arkansas Supreme Court’s Committee on Professional Conduct was […]

FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Police in a Northern California city say they have solved the 1986 killings of two friends thanks to DNA evidence and that the suspect is already behind bars. The Fremont Police Department announced Monday they arrested 57-year-old David Misch on suspicion of two counts of murder in the slayings of two […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Symphony Orchestra says prominent conductor Charles Dutoit sexually harassed at least four women who worked for the orchestra in the 1980s and 1990s. The orchestra announced Friday an independent investigation had determined allegations from former intern Fiona Allan against the Swiss conductor are “credible.” The investigation also deemed allegations from […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of high school students, carrying signs and clamoring for gun control, traveled to Oregon’s state capitol as they joined a welling tide of activism in the wake of the deadly Florida school shootings. Gov. Kate Brown met with the students Monday and urged the 18-year-olds among them to vote. Later […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bill that would let big game hunters in Wyoming wear fluorescent pink is making its progressing through the state Legislature. Senate File 61 was approved Monday by the House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee. It now goes to the House floor for further debate. The bill sponsored by […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine is set to become the first state to let voters rank candidates in a statewide primary election. Democratic Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said Monday that enough signatures were collected to allow voters this June to decide whether Maine will also use the new system for federal elections in November. […]

DEPTFORD, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a large brawl that spilled out of a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in New Jersey left two people injured, including an employee who tried to break up the fight. Deptford police arrived at Sunday night to find a fight involving as many as 20 people. It’s unclear what sparked […]

Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg said Monday that he has been subpoenaed to appear in front of a federal grand jury investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 election but that he will refuse to go. In an interview with The Washington Post, Nunberg said he was asked to come to Washington to appear before the […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — A judge will decide the fate of a man charged with killing a North Carolina teenager in Baltimore, in the third trial in the case. The Baltimore Sun reports 34-year-old Michael Maurice Johnson has waived his right to a jury trial on second-degree murder charges in the 2010 death of 16-year-old Phylicia […]