Новости за 18.03.2018

Authorities say a Federal Way father has been arrested in the shooting of his son. Police spokeswoman Cathy Schrock said investigators responded to a domestic disturbance Sunday morning and arrested the 47-year-old father at the home where the two lived together. The 27-year-old son was transported to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, Schrock said. […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Forecasters say severe thunderstorms are likely in parts of Tennessee and could bring the threat of tornadoes, hail and damaging winds. The National Weather Service says the greatest threat from the system moving into the state will likely occur Monday afternoon and early evening. The weather service says central sections of […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Putin rejects British accusations of Russian involvement in ex-spy’s poisoning as ‘nonsense’

MOSCOW (AP) — Putin says Russia is ready to cooperate with Britain to investigate ex-spy’s poisoning.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin police say the reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever is responsible for three explosions that have killed two people and injured two others has risen by $50,000 to now total $115,000. Interim Police Chief Bryan Manley announced the reward boost Sunday as authorities pleaded for help. Officials […]

DALLAS (AP) — Porter Moser wants his Loyola-Chicago players to savor every moment of the NCAA Tournament. It took the Ramblers a long time, and last-moment shots in consecutive games, to go from what he termed a “grassroots rebuild” to the Sweet 16. “It’s amazing when you have a group of people who believe,” Moser […]

Clint Dempsey gets a rare start at striker in a makeshift attack for a Sounders squad ravaged by injury as they take on FC Dallas in only their second regular season match. The back-line, as expected, is laden with first teamers.

BOSTON (AP) — Fenway Park, TD Garden, Gillette Stadium and other prominent landmarks will be lighted blue and yellow this week to mark World Down Syndrome Day. Organizers say Wednesday’s colorful displays will commemorate an event the U.N. has observed since 2012, and to underscore how individuals with Down Syndrome need to be valued in […]

DEVENS, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts State Police trooper accused of being drunk at work has been placed on leave. Trooper Jonathan Brown was relieved of duty around 2 a.m. Sunday. He was in the middle of an eight-hour shift, which began at 11 p.m. Saturday and was supposed to go until 7 a.m. Sunday. […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s attorney general has requested a preliminary investigation of the travel and spending habits of Fifth Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson. The State newspaper in Columbia reports spending records show Johnson spent more than 70 days on the road in 2016 and the first nine months of 2017. He traveled to […]

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — County officials in California have agreed to extend motel stays “on a case-by-case basis” for hundreds of homeless people who were removed from tent camps along the Santa Ana River in February. The Los Angeles Times reports the decision came after a rare Saturday federal court hearing and is the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a woman driving on a highway lost control of her vehicle and overturned after another driver suddenly cut into the lane directly in front of her. Her teen daughter was hospitalized in stable condition. The woman was identified as Michelle Muccio, 44, of the Bronx. The police say she […]

LONDON (AP) — Pedro scored with a header in extra time for Chelsea to advance to the FA Cup semifinals with a 2-1 win at Leicester on Sunday. Chelsea next faces Southampton at Wembley Stadium after new manager Mark Hughes’ side beat Wigan 2-0. Manchester United plays Tottenham in the other semifinal, which is also […]

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Prosecutors say an Arizona woman died from a former Casper doctor’s prescription of a drug cocktail of two opioids, a muscle relaxant and anti-anxiety medication. Dr. Shakeel Kahn is accused of illegally selling anti-anxiety and pain-relieving drug prescriptions to patients in six states. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that Jessica Burch filled […]

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Prosecutors say an Arizona woman died from a former Casper doctor’s prescription of a drug cocktail of two opioids, a muscle relaxant and anti-anxiety medication. The doctor, Shakeel Kahn, is accused of illegally selling anti-anxiety and pain-relieving drug prescriptions to patients in six states. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that Jessica Burch […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a 26-year-old man is facing charges including abandonment of a child after a six-month-old girl in a stroller was found unattended on a city subway platform. Authorities say the man had been with the child and the child’s mother in upper Manhattan. They separated, with the man taking the […]

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tempe say a father and son found dead inside a “hoarding house” likely died in a murder-suicide. They say the two bodies were discovered when officers were asked to do a welfare check Saturday after a neighbor reported not seeing the resident for a couple days. Police say it […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police are investigating a fatal shooting at a bar. Police say a 27-year-old man was shot to death around 2 a.m. Sunday at Dueces Bar. The victim’s name has not been released. Police say he was shot multiple times. Witnesses told police that the shooting happened after a disturbance involving […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s push to encourage trade with Europe and the North Atlantic is leading to a record rising in shipping containers moving through Maine’s only container terminal. The Portland Press Herald reports that the volume of containers moving through the Portland waterfront’s International Marine Terminal has more than doubled in the past […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is standing by his nominee for the chief justice of Connecticut’s highest court. The Democrat says if Associate Justice Andrew McDonald is not confirmed by the General Assembly, “it will permanently change how judges are made in Connecticut” and “introduce politics where it has never existed before.” […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon is giving runners who use music as motivation free access to elite competitors’ playlists and tips. John Hancock, which sponsors the marathon, says it’s teamed up with Spotify to let participants in next month’s race listen to champion runners’ favorite music. Elite athletes contributing tracks to the project include […]

If they don’t understand it, why would they consider serving in it?

Lawmakers have never tried what they just did with Initiative 940, a proposal to make it easier to prosecute police who kill in the line of duty. There is a reason for that, and it is called the state Constitution.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia say a 4-year-old girl has been hospitalized with a gunshot wound. Media outlets report the shooting happened Saturday night at a home in Martinsburg. Martinsburg police say in a news release it appears the girl and another child found the gun in the home. A juvenile fired […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Social networks buzzed all day Sunday with videos, photos and firsthand accounts of voting violations in Russia’s presidential election. Election authorities said they will investigate all irregularities and annul results where needed. But the breadth of the reports was striking, and they may cast a shadow on the victory by incumbent Vladimir […]