Новости за 21.03.2018

After a jittery afternoon of trading, major U.S. stock indexes fell Wednesday while smaller companies fared better. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates, as investors expected, and said it could raise rates at a quicker pace next year. On Wednesday: The S&P 500 index declined 5.01 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,711.93. The Dow Jones […]

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Catalan Parliament speaker sets Thursday vote on electing former separatist minister as next regional president .

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor put unusual — and potentially problematic — pressure on Manhattan’s district attorney to bring a criminal case against Harvey Weinstein this week when he ordered the state’s attorney general to investigate the prosecutor’s handling of an earlier sex abuse probe involving the film producer, legal experts said. On […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Magazine and broadcasting company Meredith plans to eliminate 1,000 jobs over the next 10 months as it integrates the operations of Time Inc., which it bought six weeks ago. Meredith CEO Tom Harty said Wednesday 200 employees have been notified their positions were eliminated. That’s in addition to an announcement […]

CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky city councilman who pleaded guilty to drug charges earlier this month and was then arrested on charges of violating his probation has officially resigned. The Daily Independent reports that the Catlettsburg City Council accepted Richard “Andy” Brown’s resignation Tuesday. Brown was indicted March 13 on a perjury charge, accused […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett raised concerns that as many as 32,000 city voters have been mistakenly deactivated because of erroneous information but election officials say the number is much smaller. Barrett sent a letter to Republican Gov. Scott Walker Wednesday explaining that inaccurate information from the state DMV and postal service led […]

TIMBERLAKE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say a man who came out of a home with a gun has died after he was shot by a sheriff’s deputy. Person County Sheriff Dewey Jones told WRAL in Raleigh that deputies were serving an eviction notice at the home Tuesday when the man came out […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Republican strategist has challenged the filing paperwork of the only GOP candidate seeking to run against Gov. Kim Reynolds in the upcoming primary. The Iowa Secretary of State’s Office says a formal challenge was filed Wednesday against Republican Ron Corbett’s paperwork to be on the June 5 primary ballot. […]

Alexander Chung, 20, claimed to have had only one drink while playing video games with friends at Seattle University, but prosecutors say that’s inconsistent with his level of intoxication.

Their strategy is: keep pushing, keep grabbing, keep lying, keep denying, no matter how implausible the denials — and never apologize. Normal people just don’t behave that way, and the sheer shamelessness eventually exhausts them.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House has approved legislation requiring state high schools to give credit for qualifying internships. The proposal cleared the chamber Wednesday to amend Michigan’s school code regarding academic internships or similar work experiences that last at least four hours a week. The student must attend the internship for the same […]

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Monique Lamoureux-Morando will make her debut as an NHL Network studio analyst on Friday. The network announced Wednesday she will join Kevin Weekes and Tony Luftman on NHL Tonight. The three-time Olympian scored the tying goal against Canada to help the U.S. team capture the gold medal last […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: General Mills Inc., down $4.42 to $45.51 The Cheerios maker cut its profit forecast after it reported rising costs in the third quarter. MuleSoft Inc., up $2.24 to $44.24 Most Read StoriesIllegal ‘gingerbread house’ in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Forest stocked with food, bedding — […]

YADKINVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina sheriff’s deputy accused in the 2015 death of a Christmas tree farmer has been acquitted of a murder charge. District Attorney Gary Frank said Wednesday a Yadkin County jury deliberated six hours over two days before returning a verdict in the trial of Joshua Franklin Hopkins, who […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts is asking for all U.S. and Nebraska flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of the late Nebraska Supreme Court Justice John Wright. Flags are to be lowered from sunrise until sunset Thursday. Wright died Sunday after a long, undisclosed illness. He was 72. In his request […]

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — Freedom has been assured for a woman who spent 17 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a Battle Creek bartender. The U.S. Supreme Court this week rejected an appeal from the state of Michigan in the case of Hattie Mae Tanner. It means that an appeals court decision […]

BOSTON (AP) — The top agricultural food crop in the state could face a new business hurdle for international customers. The Boston Globe reports Massachusetts cranberries could face a 25 percent tariff on exports to Europe. The continent is the top consumer of cranberry exports from the Bay State, which produces 15 percent of the […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage wants to boost the salary for the next governor. LePage, a Republican, has said that the $70,000 annual salary is too low to attract the best talent, and he’s proposing boosting it to $150,000 for the next governor. He said the salary would go from the nation’s […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A state funding plan for the University of Nebraska is dividing lawmakers, with some arguing for deeper budget cuts than what was advanced by a legislative committee. Lawmakers kicked off a new debate Wednesday on the proposed 1 percent cut for the university in the upcoming fiscal year, rather than the […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt will visit Wyoming’s main coal producing region later this month. Wyoming Republican U.S. Sen. John Barrasso says Pruitt’s visit on March 29 will be an opportunity to showcase the state’s world-class coal operations and cutting-edge energy research. Pruitt’s visit will highlight Wyoming’s coal-mining operations, […]

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas Health System plans to open a mental and behavioral health center in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. The health system said in a news release Wednesday that it acquired the former Environmental Protection Agency building, which has been empty for five years. Terms of the deal were […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Experts say a dry season this past winter won’t be enough to send Lake Mead to a record low. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports forecasters still expect the reservoir east of Las Vegas to contain just enough water by the end of the year to avoid a first-ever federal shortage declaration. […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A bipartisan group of legislators have approved an amended contract for home care workers across the state. The state’s General Assembly overwhelmingly approved of the move to provide workers’ compensation and raise wages in a 127-16 vote. There are around 8,500 home care workers, known as personal care attendants in Connecticut. […]

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s president offers resignation, citing unjustified attacks by opponents that made it impossible to govern.

LITTLEFIELD, Texas (AP) — Police in West Texas have fatally shot a man suspected of stabbing three people at a community center. Littlefield police say an officer shot and killed the suspect Wednesday after he refused commands to drop the knife and allegedly tried to attack officers. Police in Littlefield, a town of about 6,000 […]