Новости за 08.03.2018

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s metro system will reopen three days ahead of schedule after the discovery of “unexpected wear” on 11 sections of elevated track prompted an early February shutdown. The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration said in a release Thursday that the entire Metro SubwayLink system will reopen Friday morning, with free […]

The NFL is investigating whether questions asked to LSU running back Derrius Guice at the combine were inappropriate. Guice, projected as one of the top running backs in this draft, told Sirius XM Radio that one team asked if he was gay and another club asked if his mother “sells herself.” While not confirming that […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has approved danger pay for U.S. troops serving in Niger, Mali and portions of Cameroon, nearly nine months after it was requested by the commander and five months after four American soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger. The memo signed Monday by Robert Wilkie, the undersecretary of defense, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump announces tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, says US addressing ‘assault on our country’

NEW YORK (AP) — The “Fearless Girl” statue that’s been a New York City tourist attraction for the last year is staying put for now while city officials figure out where it’s going next to spread its message of female empowerment. A spokeswoman for Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that she expects “to announce […]

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A former U.S. Air Force master sergeant has been sentenced to up to six years in prison for a fatal drunken driving crash in 2016. The Goldsboro News-Argus reports a judge sentenced 50-year-old Hector Soler to serve at least four years for the crash that killed 17-year-old Johny Robert Watson. Soler […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a shop clerk who they say shot a suspected shoplifter. News outlets cite a Metro Nashville police affidavit that says 32-year-old Devereaux Evans told police he chased a man who stole two lighters from a Family Dollar store, and shot him in the foot. Authorities say Evans initially […]

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House has approved a bill providing a $150 tax credit for teachers who spend their own money on classroom supplies and sets up a nearly $9 million fund to provide each teacher a $150 yearly stipend for supplies. The proposal passed the House Thursday on a 34-20 vote. Tucson Republican […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Records show the Interior Department spent nearly $139,000 last year for construction at the agency that was labeled on a work order as “Secretary’s Door.” A spokeswoman for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (ZIN’-kee) did not provide answers Thursday to questions about whether changes had been made to a door in the secretary’s […]

Business boosters squared off against former Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Nikkita Oliver in a debate on Wednesday hosted by radio station KUOW. The audience of a few hundred people was evenly split on whether Amazon has been good for the city.

PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — Discovery of an apparent pipe bomb prompted the evacuation of the building that houses Pekin’s City Hall and police department. The Pekin Daily Times reports that police say the apparent bomb was found in a safe that was in the vehicle of a man who was arrested during a Wednesday night […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s bullet train project will likely require more time and money to complete than last estimated, but its new chief executive is promising more transparency with the public about its challenges. The California High-Speed Rail Authority on Friday will release its latest business plan, a biennial snapshot of building timelines, cost […]

SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — About 300 employees at Cabela’s former headquarters in western Nebraska are taking buyouts this week, and afterward, the remaining operation in Sidney will be a fraction of the size it was before rival Bass Pro Shops bought the company. Another 390 former Cabela’s employees also applied for buyouts, but no immediate […]

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) — A new political action committee that describes itself as a “Biblically-based conservative group” has criticized a Tennessee sheriff for bringing incognito inmates to a church service. The Christians for Accountable Leadership PAC released a video Thursday attacking Bradley County Sheriff Eric Watson for a May 2017 Facebook post in which he […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Six people have sued the city of Portland, alleging they were roughed up by police at various protests since 2016. The lawsuits were filed Thursday in Multnomah County and publicized by the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon. Street protests are common in Portland, and the lawsuits note the long history […]

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Clackamas County authorities say two shooting deaths in West Linn were a murder-suicide. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office says the 911 caller who summoned police to a home in the Portland suburb said 34-year-old David Cote arrived Wednesday carrying a large firearm with a scope. He then shot 35-year-old Bethany […]

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge is being investigated on allegations of sexually abusing a girl from when she was 13 until she reached adulthood, The Associated Press has learned. The alleged victim, now 25, told investigators last year that Pinal County Superior Court Judge Steven Fuller touched her genitals and buttocks repeatedly and also […]

VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota restaurant worker is accused of urinating in a co-worker’s water bottle after the woman rejected his advances. Prosecutors charged 47-year-old Conrrado Cruz Perez of Minneapolis with adulterating a substance with bodily fluids. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports deputies were called to the restaurant in Vadnais Heights in […]

As of Thursday morning, it remains expected that the Seahawks will release cornerback Richard Sherman by the start of the weekend.

NEW YORK (AP) — A new analysis concludes that bones found in 1940 on a remote Pacific island were quite likely to be remains from famed aviator Amelia Earhart. The new report is the latest chapter in a back-and-forth that has played out about the remains, which are now lost. All that survive are seven […]

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Opposition lawmakers in Peru are renewing their effort to oust embattled President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski over his ties to the Brazilian construction giant implicated in Latin America’s biggest corruption scandal. Legislators introduced a measure Thursday calling for Kuczynski to be removed from his post on grounds of “moral incapacity.” Opposition leaders […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leaders have added some further limits on regulators as well as consumer benefits to legislation rolling back restraints on banks, as substantial support from Democrats helps edge the bill closer to passage. The legislation before the Senate would alter key elements of the Dodd-Frank law enacted to prevent a repeat […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has threatened to veto a $1.3 trillion government-wide spending measure if it includes money for a rail tunnel under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. The project is a priority for Trump’s most powerful Democratic rival, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer. GOP congressional aides say Trump […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says it’s good that “rich guys” love rocket ships. Trump says their willingness to pay for some space exploration is “better than us paying for it,” meaning the federal government. The president spoke Thursday as he opened a Cabinet meeting at the White House. Vice President Mike Pence was […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — With snow falling and Town Meeting day approaching, the state Senate passed a bill clarifying who has the authority to postpone municipal elections in the event of bad weather. Last March, nearly 80 towns rescheduled their elections when a powerful storm dumped more than a foot of snow on much of […]