Новости за 20.03.2018

MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament has approved a bill requiring lawmakers to lock up their guns before entering the chamber. The bill passed Tuesday obliges lawmakers to leave weapons and explosives in lockers. The move follows last week’s statement by Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko, who accused lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko, a former military pilot who became […]

Traffic Lab is interested in your experiences forming carpools. How did you go about finding fellow riders? How much time or money did you save — or spend? Or maybe you tried it, but it didn’t work out. Contact reporter Michelle Baruchman at mbaruchman@seattletimes.com or 206-652-6588 to share your experiences. We may publish your story […]

FRISCO, Colo. (AP) — Some residents of a Colorado mountain town are opposing a proposal to turn a community center and an adjoining small park into affordable housing. The Summit Daily News reports Frisco residents will vote on a ballot question next month on whether to allow the town to strip the pocket park designation […]

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man already sentenced to life in prison for the hate-crime killing of his Lebanese neighbor has pleaded guilty for a hit-and-run that injured the victim’s mother. Stanley Majors was convicted last month of murder and hate crime charges in the 2016 shooting death of 37-year-old Khalid Jabara. On Tuesday, […]

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials in a North Carolina city say baby wipes flushed down toilets are to blame for a spill that sent 4,000 gallons of untreated sewage into a creek. The City of Jacksonville says in a statement on social media that the spill occurred late Monday, sending sewage into a tributary of […]

GALENA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a string of arson fires in southeast Kansas. The Joplin Globe reports that three grass fires and a shed fire in Galena last week has marked the 12th fire-related incident in the area since mid-February. Others include fires at vacant homes, the burning of railroad ties and the […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge is freeing a Kansas father fighting efforts by the U.S. to deport him to Bangladesh pending the outcome of his case. Fifty-five-year-old Syed Ahmed Jamal was ordered released Tuesday after a hearing in Kansas City, Missouri. U.S. immigration officials put Jamal on a plane bound for his […]

DENVER (AP) — A bill designed to bridge the economic divide between rural and urban Colorado by financing high-speed broadband construction in hard-to-reach areas is on its way to the governor’s desk. Colorado’s Senate on Tuesday passed House amendments to the bill , long a top priority for legislators from both parties as well as […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky teachers are planning to hold another rally in support of education funding and to preserve their retirement benefits. More than a half-dozen school districts have called off classes Wednesday to allow their employees to converge on the state Capitol. The latest rally comes at a crucial time. Lawmakers are preparing […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says a federal commission on school safety being formed in the aftermath of the tragic Florida school shooting will consist of her and three other Cabinet secretaries. DeVos told the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that the body will include the secretaries of Homeland Security, Health and Human […]

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Washoe County juvenile court hearing master in Reno has been promoted to family court judge. Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Tuesday that Dixie Grossman will fill the judicial vacancy created when Egan Walker was appointed last year to a Second Judicial District Court seat in Washoe County. Grossman is 42 […]

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A fatal officer-involved shooting could delay the start time for Fort Collins’ top choice for its new police chief. The Coloradoan reports Jeffrey Swoboda of Elgin, Illinois, is Fort Collins City Manager Darin Atteberry’s top candidate for the role. But Swoboda says Elgin police shot and killed 34-year-old Elgin woman […]

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. is closing its office in the New Mexico city where it was founded. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the business had maintained an office in the city despite being acquired years ago by North Carolina-based tobacco giant Reynolds American Inc. This summer, the fewer […]

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian TV says at least 35 civilians killed in rebel attack targeting market on edge of capital, updating earlier toll.

DENVER (AP) — Denver police say one person injured after a shooting connected with the search for an escaped inmate is dead. Police said Tuesday that another person who was hospitalized in Monday night’s incident is expected to survive but they didn’t release any other details about the nature of that person’s injuries. The shooting […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Judge sets bond at $500K for Florida school shooting suspect’s younger brother, who was arrested on trespassing charge.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposal reversing a contentious 2016 law that made it easier for Idaho employers to sue former employees over non-compete agreements is headed to the governor’s desk for consideration. House lawmakers approved the measure Tuesday despite some lawmakers saying the consequences of the current law have been greatly exaggerated. However, supporters […]

NEW YORK (AP) — New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon says one of the reasons she’s running in the Democratic primary against Gov. Andrew Cuomo is because of the poor condition of New York City’s subway system. She experienced that firsthand on Tuesday as she was on her way to her first official campaign event […]

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Authorities in western Colorado have a suspect in the dumping of chemical-filled bottles in a river but don’t have a motive so far. Forty-three-year-old Ricardo Parras-Membreno was arrested Friday after police say they saw him placing bottles in the Roaring Fork River in Basalt. They had been staking out a spot […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire officials say the state’s unemployment rate for February was 2.6 percent, unchanged from the January rate. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February 2017 was 2.8 percent. The state estimates that 728,000 people were employed last month, an increase of 790 from the previous month and an increase of […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Texas-based clothing donation bin operator is changing the way it labels bins for the Michigan Humane Society as part of a settlement with Michigan’s attorney general. Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office announced Tuesday it had reached the settlement with Houston-based ATRS. Schuette alleged that ATRS falsely labeled about 250 clothing […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled against Utah’s Republican Party and upheld a state law overhauling how political parties nominate candidates. The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday said the 2014 law balances the state’s interest in managing elections while allowing political parties and residents a way to […]

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says a high school in Reno unconstitutionally retaliated against a student after a Republican congressman’s office complained to the administration about a call from the teenager. The ACLU’s chapter in Nevada on Monday sent letters to the Washoe County School District and U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A rewrite of Louisiana’s riverboat casino laws, to allow the gambling facilities to move to land, has started advancing in the Senate. The proposal by Sen. Ronnie Johns received the backing Tuesday of a Senate judiciary committee after nearly getting derailed over concerns the casinos do too little contracting with […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho budget writers have tweaked the spending plan for Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra’s office to include funding for a new statewide reading test for young students. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee agreed Tuesday to funnel $443,000 to fund the new test, called the Idaho Reading Indicator, after House lawmakers killed […]