Новости за 20.03.2018

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Twelve Republican state legislators in Pennsylvania have signed on to resolutions seeking to impeach four Democratic justices on the state Supreme Court over rulings in a congressional redistricting case. Four resolutions introduced Tuesday argue the justices acted improperly through rulings that gave lawmakers about three weeks to enact a new district […]

NEW YORK (AP) — After Shepard Smith set off some internal Fox News Channel bickering over his description of “entertaining” opinion programming, a glance at the cable television rankings reveals the extent to which political talk has become a pastime for millions of Americans. The Nielsen company said 26 of the 40 most-watched programs on […]

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — An Alabama man who took a plea agreement in a Florida teen’s fatal shooting during what authorities described as an apparent drug rip-off is requesting leniency. The Panama City News Herald reported Monday that Rodney Jones submitted a letter to the judge earlier this month calling his involvement in the […]

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit store owner has pleaded guilty to stealing $2 million from a government food program for mothers and children. Haidar Aoun admits that he paid cash to people in exchange for more lucrative swipes of their electronic debit-style cards. He was subsequently paid by the government. Aoun pleaded guilty Tuesday to […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trappers have interrupted one alligator’s dip in a central Florida swimming pool. The Orange County Fire Rescue posted a tweet shortly after noon on Tuesday, announcing the reptile’s choice of leisure activity and its subsequent interruption. News outlets report the alligator chose an outdoor pool at a home in southeast Orlando. […]

CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Grand Rapids man who threatened to shoot up a business “just like they did in Vegas” has been sentenced to five to 20 years in prison. David Seastrom learned his sentence Tuesday after being convicted of one count of making a false report or threat of terrorism. Court records […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A special education teacher injured when bricks crashed through the ceiling of a Lululemon Athletica store in downtown Philadelphia has settled a lawsuit for $6 million. The bricks fell from the wall of an adjacent building into the now-closed athletic apparel store in 2015. Allison Friedman’s negligence suit accused the owner of […]

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — The former Mississippi County sheriff pleaded not guilty to federal charges of identity theft. The U.S. Attorney’s office said Tuesday that a grand jury indicted 34-year-old Cory Hutcheson of Cape Girardeau Tuesday on 11 counts of unlawful use of a means of identification. He pleaded not guilty in a federal […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court is sending a Mississippi woman back to death row, reinstating a murder conviction previously overturned by federal judges. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in a 9-5 decision that allegations of racial bias in jury selection were insufficient and shouldn’t have led to Lisa […]

Richard Sherman wrote Tuesday that contrary to other reports, he was not asked to take a pay cut by the Seahawks but was instead simply released by the team with no other offer to consider.

Just a month after it dethroned Microsoft as the third most valuable company by market capitalization, Amazon has done the same to Alphabet to become No. 2.

MIAMI (AP) — APNewsBreak: Key design change put construction of bridge that collapsed over budget, behind schedule, documents show.

HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — Hastings Mayor Corey Stutte says the city’s street superintendent is still employed after being arrested and charged in the assault of an Uber driver in Lincoln. Television station KSNB reports that 36-year-old Steven Kostner was arrested early Sunday after he was accused of pulling a knife on the driver, who was […]

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — State wildlife officials say grizzly bears have begun leaving their dens along the Rocky Mountain Front. Fish, Wildlife and Parks bear management specialist Mike Madel said Tuesday that based on reported sightings and footprints, he estimates four or five bears are out. Madel says the bears are out a little […]

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida woman is facing criminal charges after crashing into a sheriff’s office substation with accelerants in her car. A Broward Sheriff’s Office news release says 34-year-old Lasandra Johnson will be charged with arson and burglary. The crash occurred Monday at the agency’s South Broward district office in […]

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Western Kentucky University’s president says the staffing cuts to make up $15 million budget shortfall will be slightly less severe than initially anticipated. News outlets cite a campus-wide email Timothy Caboni sent Monday announcing 62 filled full-time positions are being eliminated, instead of 100, while 57 vacant positions will go […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state judge is ordering a candidate off May’s primary ballot for lieutenant governor because he won’t meet the state’s constitutional age threshold of 30. Joe Gale can still appeal Tuesday’s ruling by Commonwealth Court Kevin Brobson. Gale, a Montgomery County commissioner, was seeking the Republican Party’s nomination, even though the […]

EUNICE, La. (AP) — LSU Eunice has named Byron Starks as head coach of its men’s basketball program. Starks, regarded as one of the top high school coaches in Louisiana, will lay the foundation for the start-up program that will begin play in the NJCAA for the upcoming 2018-2019 season. KATC-TV reports the hire is […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A data mining firm that worked for Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign was hired previously by North Carolina Republicans. That’s gotten the attention of Democrats questioning what state GOP clients knew about information the company collected. Campaign finance data show Cambridge Analytica was paid by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis’ 2014 campaign, as […]

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in central Nebraska say an 85-year-old Fullerton woman has died in a two-vehicle crash near Grand Island. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office tells the Grand Island Independent that Barbara Sullivan died in the Monday morning crash. Investigators say Sullivan was driving a sedan westbound on a rural road north […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota commission on is showing no appetite for putting the cost of citizen-led legislation on a ballot. The 19-member Initiated and Referred Measures Study Commission also balked Tuesday at a proposal that would have let lawmakers review a measure before a vote. The panel is made up of six […]

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — An Aurora man who originally was sentenced to 97 years in prison for the 2009 Oswego shooting death of a high school soccer player has been resentenced to 66 years. The (Aurora) Beacon News reports that Kendall County Judge Timothy McCann on Friday resentenced 24-year-old Zachary Reyes, who was 16 when […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A labor committee voted to adopt a series of workplace reforms that would improve protections for employees. The General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee voted Tuesday to adopt a series of reforms proposed by Gov. Dannel Malloy. One bill focuses on treatment of sick workers, expanding on the 2011 law […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Department of Education is asking for an investigation into allegations of grade tampering in the Chickasha school district. The department said in a news release Tuesday that it asked the state Bureau of Investigation for assistance after finding “unexpectedly high levels” of grade changes from October through January. […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A black, female police officer has settled her claims of harassment by some night-shift colleagues with the City of Green Bay for $200,000. Police Chief Andrew Smith says paying the settlement money to Stephanie Dantoin “is the right thing to do.” Dantoin resigned from the force in March, claiming she […]