Новости за 22.03.2018

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina hospital is under review after an investigation showed three patients received unnecessary cancer treatments and a fourth had a cancer diagnosis delayed. The Winston-Salem Journal reports Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is awaiting word on a federal Medicare review of its correction plan. Concerns were raised during a […]

The biggest problem 15 years ago was that the administration was stuck in an echo chamber and far too optimistic, and Democrats and the news media alike mostly rolled over. Today, I fear that we may be so busy chasing the latest shiny object that we miss an abyss ahead.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Latin America’s biggest country say they have opened an investigation to determine if Cambridge Analytica illegally used the profiles of millions of Brazilian Facebook users. Prosecutors said the investigation was prompted by reports that the London-based political consultancy firm had access to the personal information of 50 million […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah weather forecasters say strong winds are expected to follow a heavy rain storm. The Salt Lake Tribune reports a high wind warning was issued for most of the western third of Utah including the Salt Lake and Tooele Valley on Thursday morning. According to the National Weather Service, gusts […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A newly released police report reveals that a former Mormon missionary training center president under investigation by church officials on sexual assault allegations acknowledged asking the alleged victim to expose herself to him during the 1984 encounter in Utah. It is the first public disclosure of the 85-year-old Joseph L. […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican presidential front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he would review dozens of concessionary contracts signed under the country’s energy sector reform if elected to office. In a round table talk with the Milenio television station aired late Wednesday, the leftist candidate said he would seek to revoke any contracts that […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A renowned jockey who was among the best in Pennsylvania history has died of injuries suffered in a racing accident. Parx Racing said in a statement that Jose Flores died Thursday. He was 56. Flores was racing Monday at Parx, a track in the Philadelphia suburb of Bensalem, when his horse went […]

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a driver breached the main gate at an Air Force base in Northern California, then crashed and died. Travis Air Force Base officials say in a statement that the driver “gained unauthorized access” to the main gate around 7 p.m. Wednesday. They say no one else […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard has been suspended for Thursday’s game against Memphis after picking up his 16th technical foul this season. The NBA announced the penalty Thursday, noting that league rules require an automatic one-game suspension without pay for a player or coach who receives 16 technical fouls during a […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s first family has moved into the new $5 million governor’s mansion. Gov. Doug Burgum said he and first lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum spent their first night at the new residence on Sunday. Work on the home is still ongoing and the required private donations to help build it have […]

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — Companies taken to court over property damage from the contaminated USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago have asked a federal judge to dismiss the case. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports that homeowners filed the lawsuit last year that alleges the companies’ decades-long operations near homes forced property values to […]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Five Big Ten Academic Alliance institutions have partnered to help protect their schools against cyber security. Indiana University, Northwestern University, Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced on Wednesday the launch of OmniSO, a sector-based cyber security operations center that provides cyber intelligence to its members. The goal […]

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — One of five former Wheaton College football players arrested on felony charges after an alleged hazing incident of another player has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery charges. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that 21-year-old Noah Spielman entered his plea Thursday in DuPage County court after prosecutors agreed to dismiss nine […]

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — They can’t buy a beer or rent a car and most aren’t even old enough to vote, yet the students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have spearheaded what could become one of the largest marches in history with nearly 1 million people expected in Washington and more than 800 sister […]

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN chief Jeff Zucker says that rival Fox News Channel is a propaganda machine that is doing an incredible disservice to the country. Zucker spoke Thursday at the Financial Times Future of News conference. He said that Ralph Peters, a former Fox military analyst who quit the network this week because […]

CHICKASHA, Okla. (AP) — A wildfire fueled by dry vegetation and gusty winds has forced some Oklahoma residents to flee their homes and has closed part of a freeway. Grady County deputy emergency management director Amanda Wilkerson said Thursday flames are threatening structures near the H.E. Bailey Turnpike south of Bridge Creek. That’s 28 miles […]

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Workers at New York-area airports will see their wages nearly double over the next five years. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Thursday approved a phased-in raise in the minimum wage for airport workers from $10.45 per hour to $19 per hour by 2023. The first […]

PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix charter school that has been drowning in debt will close its doors in a few months. The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools unanimously voted Tuesday to revoke the charter of StarShine Academy over financial mismanagement. The school filed for bankruptcy protection in February 2016. A bankruptcy court and the […]

HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — Officials in a New Hampshire town say it will be too difficult to enforce a resident-supported advisory petition that bans smoking at two beaches. Residents passed the petition on Town Meeting Day on March 13. The Portsmouth Herald reports petitioner Anthony Curro says cigarette smoke infringes on beachgoers’ rights to breathe […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana public schools may soon be required to display “In God We Trust” in their buildings and teach students about the slogan. Sen. Regina Barrow’s proposal to put that requirement on the books passed a Senate education committee Thursday without objection. The Baton Rouge Democrat says the measure is intended […]

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware public health officials are investigating a mumps outbreak linked to a Hispanic dance festival. Officials have confirmed three cases of the mumps, all involving attendees of the Baile Mejicano event in Wilmington on Feb. 10. Anyone who attended the dance is urged contact a doctor to determine if they may […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer for a porn actress who said she had sex with President Donald Trump is asking the Trump Organization to preserve records relating to the $130,000 she was paid as part of a nondisclosure agreement. Michael Avenatti, who represents actress Stormy Daniels, also sent letters to two banks — City […]

CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota officials say efforts to rehabilitate Custer State Park after a historic wildfire will be helped by a $1.8 million grant from a charitable trust established by the late hotel and real estate baroness Leona Helmsley. The funding announced Thursday will be used over three years to support aerial mapping, […]

ATLANTA (AP) — A California man who operated what prosecutors say was one of the most successful illegal music sharing websites on the internet has been sentenced to five years in federal prison. The U.S. attorney’s office in Atlanta said in a news release Thursday that 30-year-old Artur Sargsyan of Glendale, California, owned and operated […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas officials have set aside nearly $44 million in bonds to support several large projects including $33 million upgrades to a downtown pedestrian casino mall. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the city council approved the funds Wednesday. Fremont Street Experience President and CEO Patrick Hughes says they are looking to […]