Новости за 10.03.2018

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A Florida kayaker is recovering after being attacked by an aggressive otter. Sue Spector was kayaking with her husband down Braden River when the animal leaped onto the kayak and lunged at her last weekend. The Tampa Bay Times reports the kayak flipped as the 77-year-old, her husband and witnesses tried […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities are seeking help from the public in identifying a woman whose body was found in a New Jersey lake a week ago. Essex County officials said the woman’s body was one of two bodies found March 3 in Weequahic Park in Newark. Officials said the deaths didn’t appear to be […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has narrowed its travel warning for the Caribbean city of Playa del Carmen amid what it calls an unspecified “ongoing security threat” just as the spring holiday season is kicking into high gear. The revised restrictions now say U.S. government employees must avoid five neighborhoods in […]

ROCHFORD, S.D. (AP) — A Canadian company exploring for gold in western south Dakota has drilled and capped its first hole despite protests and a court challenge. The Rapid City Journal reports that Mineral Mountain Resources is conducting the drilling on privately owned land in a secluded portion of the Black Hills. The drilling of […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some Wisconsin beekeepers are reporting high losses of bees this winter because of a parasite that infests hives and kills developing bees. Kent Pegorsch is president of the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association. He tells Wisconsin Public Radio that beekeepers had difficulty controlling varroa mites last year. Liz Meils is the state […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Eight Democrats and two Republicans are vying for the Attorney General spot following the surprise announcement Lisa Madigan will not a fifth term. Here are all the candidates, at a glance, in the order they appear on the ballot. DEMOCRATS __ Pat Quinn Most Read StoriesSeahawks release cornerback Richard ShermanRichard Sherman […]

BELVIDERE, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors say a teenage girl in New Jersey has been charged with making a false abduction report. The Warren County prosecutor’s office says the 17-year-old told police in Hackettstown Township on March 1 that she had been abducted by an unknown male and released a short time later. Authorities said “a […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Just a year after approving a new tribal casino near the Massachusetts border, some Connecticut lawmakers want to up the ante and consider other gambling expansion proposals. A contingent of mostly urban legislators has called for scrapping last year’s legislation. Instead, they want to open up the process and have the […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — University of Minnesota College of Design researchers are working to make clothing that better fits female firefighters. Minnesota Daily reports that the team is working to improve the fit of women’s firefighting gloves as part of a five-year study. Researcher Robin Carufel says the team is running a pilot study of hand […]

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — Thousands of golf balls have been discovered during a dredging project at the bottom of a lake at a northeast Ohio nature center. WJW-TV reports the golf balls were recently discovered in Shaker Heights’ Green Lake by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District while dredging the bottom to restore the […]

TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — The superintendent of the Genoa Central School District says she’ll meet with sheriff’s deputies to discuss the legal requirements of possibly deputizing and arming employees. Angela Bryant will meet with the Miller County Sheriff’s Office about ways to tighten security in the southern Arkansas district. School districts across the U.S. are […]

KENAI, Alaska (AP) — Kenai officials are planning to expand the city’s cemetery as the current site has about 20 plots remaining. The Peninsula Clarion reports the city council on Wednesday appropriated funding to an engineering firm to develop a plan for the 4-acre lot across the street from the existing cemetery. Kenai City Manager […]

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Police have arrested a North Carolina man after a 3-year-old child was shot in an apartment. A news release from Fayetteville police said 22-year-old Brian Michael Cavalier and another person were handling a .45 caliber handgun on Friday when it fired a round through a wall and into the adjacent apartment. […]

METHUEN, Mass. (AP) — A man is reported dead after using a generator to bring electricity into his powerless home after Thursday’s nor’easter. The Eagle Tribune reports 55-year-old Joseph Sholik was running two gasoline-powered generators in his basement when he was found unconscious by his wife. Sholik was taken to Holy Family Hospital and airlifted […]

MORGANFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Authorities have identified four people who died in a mobile home fire in Kentucky. Kentucky State Police Trooper Corey King said the fire was reported around noon Friday in Morganfield in western Kentucky. King said on Twitter Saturday that those killed were 40-year-old Brandy Hinson, 21-year-old Brennan Hinson, 21-year-old Mikaylin Price […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers have approved a plan to pay for the state’s share of $500 million a year in new funding to improve the Washington-area’s struggling public transit system. Lawmakers approved the legislation Saturday directing about $150 million to Metro, with supporters saying it would use existing transportation money for Northern Virginia […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The race for Illinois attorney general has become a battle of who in the a crowded field of candidates is most politically and financially independent — and who’s most willing to take on public corruption in a state with a long history of it. Among the candidates facing off in the […]

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Police Department says two officers fatally shot a 27-year-old man who had fired at the officers. Police say no officers were injured in the incident that occurred Friday when officers responded to a call about a couple arguing in a street near West Osborn Road and North 59th Avenue. The […]

HINSDALE, N.H. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a crash near the border of New Hampshire and Vermont that left three people injured and one dead. The Brattleboro Reformer reports the crash happened on Friday night on Route 63 in Hinsdale, New Hampshire. The paper reports a vehicle with three occupants collided with a pick-up truck […]

LONDON (AP) — West Ham captain Mark Noble pushed a pitch invader to the ground as frustrations boiled over in a Premier League match against Burnley at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday. Moments after Ashley Barnes gave Burnley the lead, a man ran onto the pitch from the home end. With no stewards on hand […]

EASTPOINTE, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say three children who were home alone have died in a suburban Detroit house fire. Eric Keiser, Eastpointe’s acting director of public safety, tells reporters that the children were found dead in the home that caught fire early Saturday. Keiser says it isn’t clear how they died or what caused […]

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Mesa police are investigating a homicide involving a man who was found with serious injuries. Detective Steve Berry says police arriving in response to a call Friday night found the man with what Berry called “obvious trauma.” The man was pronounced dead at a hospital. Berry says there’s been no arrest. […]

BOSTON (AP) — State senators are struggling to stay focused on major legislation amid the latest twists and turns in the wide open Senate president race. Democratic Sen. John Keenan, of Quincy, is the latest member to signal his interest. Other Democrats in the mix include Sens. Karen Spilka, of Ashland; Sal DiDomenico, of Everett; […]

LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — Republic Steel says it plans to restart a northeast Ohio steel plant that could bring back more than 1,000 jobs in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports Republic Steel announced Thursday that it’s “positioned” to restart its Lorain facility in the coming […]

DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina are looking for a speeding driver who smashed into a dozen cemetery headstones after losing control of the car. The Charlotte Observer reports Davidson police said officers pursued the car on Wednesday before losing sight of it and giving up the chase. It was reported that the […]