Новости за 25.03.2018

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former employee of the Dayton’s department store in Minneapolis has her wallet back nearly 50 years after it was stolen while she was working behind the cosmetics counter. KARE-TV reports that Linda Rost’s olive-green wallet was stolen from her purse in 1969. The wallet was recently rediscovered when the department store […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lawmakers are racing to pass legislation before the session ends that would address Nebraska’s prison overcrowding and a looming deadline to reduce the inmate population. Debate on a corrections package is expected to begin this week. With just 12 working days left in the session, lawmakers say they believe it’s still […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s largest city says the process of outfitting police officers with body cameras is ahead of schedule and should be completed by early summer. Columbus officials say more than 850 city officers already wear body cameras and a total of 1,300 should be in use by late June. The Columbus Dispatch […]

NORTHFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A western Massachusetts bridge that’s been out of commission for more than 30 years could be replaced within the next five years. State Sen. Stanley Rosenberg and a design team this week presented three possible designs for a replacement for Northfield’s Schell Memorial Bridge, which spans the Connecticut River and connects […]

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A wooden propeller signed by airplane inventor Orville Wright is leaving Ohio’s National Aviation Hall of Fame to go on loan at a Colorado museum. The National Aviation Hall of Fame inside Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton has owned the Wright Model K propeller since it was donated in 2004. […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio sales tax holiday that benefited back-to-school shoppers the last several years will become an annual, three-day event under a bill passed by state lawmakers. During the first weekend in August, shoppers wouldn’t pay sales tax on qualifying purchases, including clothing items under $75 and school supplies under $20. Lawmakers […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials are recognizing the role social workers play in helping children in foster care. In a nod to National Professional Social Work Month, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and Department of Children and Families Commissioner Joette Katz are spotlighting their work at a gathering Monday in New Britain. Young adults who […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio college will be offering new degrees designed to fill in-demand jobs in the region. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College says it’s creating four-year bachelor’s degree programs in land surveying and in culinary and food science. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports both programs were approved by the state Department of Higher […]

SUMNER, Maine (AP) — Sugary amber is set to flow like wine amid the maple trees of Maine, only much, much slower. Sunday is Maple Syrup Sunday all over the state. It’s a day for sugarhouses to open their doors to the public so they can see how maple syrup is made, and many offer […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo will serve as chief marshal of the alumni at Harvard University’s commencement exercises. Harvard says the Democratic governor was elected by her classmates to represent alumni at the university’s 367th commencement on May 24. Raimondo graduated from Harvard in 1993. The 25th reunion class has selected […]

BOSTON (AP) — Mosques across the state are inviting members of the public to visit their houses of worship next month to learn more about the faith and its followers. The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is organizing the “Open Mosque Day” on April 8. More than 20 mosques will be participating, […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A powerful panel of Floridians that meets every 20 years is about to make lots of decisions about what should be included in the state’s constitution. After meeting for a year the Florida Constitution Revision Commission now has a list of 25 separate items that the panel will consider between now […]

Sweet treats and cute finds — including a Fran's egg you can only get in Seattle.

Readers rant about racing cyclists, slow mail, closed trail restrooms, dumping garbage, shoplifters; rave about helpful postal carrier, suggested restaurant tips, first responders, Swedish Cherry Hill, roadside assistance.

A reader wonders whether it’s appropriate to share suspicions with wife. Carolyn Hax advises sharing what the reader knows, not what the reader imagines.

Bill Hader plays a hit man who changes his life in “Barry,” and “Billions” begins season three.

“I’ve Been Thinking ...” is the nation’s top nonfiction best-seller

Here’s a look at “The Knowledge,” the latest in Martha Grimes’ terrific detective series, and David Downing’s “The Dark Clouds Shining,” the final book in his brilliant quartet about a civilian who sometimes works for the British Secret Intelligence Service.

Joe and Teresa Graedon answer readers’ questions.

Hospitals are germy and noisy places, putting acutely ill, frail patients at risk for infection, sleeplessness and delirium, among other problems. So some health systems are sending patients home and having doctors and nurses visit them there.

“Obama” is the local nonfiction best-seller.

Political filmmaker José Padilha (“Narcos”) digs deep into Brazil’s Operation Car Wash scandal.

Few, if any, players work harder and prepare more diligently than the Mariners' Nelson Cruz. It's how he transformed his career. And now, at age 37, it's how he plans to keep it going.

Hosts Jim Litke and Tim Dahlberg discuss the evolution of the 3-pointer in basketball and how Villanova is using it so effectively in its bid for a spot in the Final Four in the latest episode of the “AP Sports Special Events” daily March Madness podcast . The Wildcats led the nation in scoring in […]

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for abducting and killing 10 policemen. Pictures posted online late Saturday by the extremist group showed eight men in civilian clothing on their knees in an open area with militants pointing rifles at their backs. Another picture showed two men flanked by militants brandishing knives. […]