Новости за 14.04.2018

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — There are signs of improvement in Wyoming’s energy industry after a recent downturn. Wyoming state economist Jim Robinson says companies are spending more and adding jobs after a two-year downturn in coal, oil and natural gas extraction. The Casper Star-Tribune reports sales and use tax collections have grown by nearly 19 […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota State High School League is trying to help baseball and softball teams that have been frustrated by the state’s never-ending winter-like weather by modifying the rules to allow for more games in a shorter season. The temporary rule will allow teams to play two five-inning games in a day instead […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Police say a man accused of robbery was shot during a struggle with a police officer. The man, who is in his 20s, was taken to a hospital in non-critical condition Saturday morning. The Commercial Appeal reports the officer was not injured and has been taken off duty pending an […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Statewide data show that child maltreatment cases have been increasing in Minnesota in recent years, with many cases involving minority children. The increase in cases is likely driven by increased awareness, changes to child protection laws and the opioid epidemic, child protection officials said. The figures indicate that minority families […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A rally in support of gun rights drew about 100 people in blustery weather in Wyoming’s capital city. Several of the demonstrators in front of the Wyoming Supreme Court building Saturday were carrying a variety of firearms. Among them was Republican gubernatorial candidate Taylor Haynes, who said he was carrying a […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Research shows that Wisconsin’s southeastern counties have the highest eviction rates in the state. Princeton University researchers with the Eviction Lab collected court records about evictions across the U.S. between 2000 and 2016, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. Racine County had an eviction rate of nearly 3.9 percent in 2016, with almost […]

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say two men mugged a Danish tourist at knifepoint for his Make America Great Again hat. Eighteen-year-old Jannich Andersen was entering a Manhattan subway station on Thursday when a stranger confronted him over the hat. Andersen tells the New York Post that the man told him he […]

Mr. Bell hosted the popular radio talk show “Coast to Coast AM,” which focused on his conspiracy theories and his fascination with the paranormal and unexplained phenomenon such as UFOs and crop circles.

OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Residents in southeast Wisconsin are concerned about how their health is being affected by black coal dust from a nearby power plant. It takes about 12,000 tons of coal to power We Energies’ Oak Creek plant every day, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. The coal arrives by the trainload and sits […]

ARAB, Ala. (AP) — Obscene images have been found spray-painted on more than 20 stop signs in the Alabama city of Arab. WAAY-TV reports the city must now find money and manpower to replace the 22 signs found defaced this week. Officials did not describe the images found on the signs Rian Almond with the […]

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Federal authorities say a Virginia man has been sentenced to eight years in prison on child pornography charges. Sixty-four-year-old Charles McClung of Chesapeake was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty last year to one count of receiving images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He faced at least five years behind […]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A state senator from San Antonio who was convicted on 11 federal counts of money laundering and wire and securities fraud has surrendered his license to practice law. The San Antonio Express-News reports that state Sen. Carlos Uresti would have been disbarred after his June sentencing anyway, but chose to voluntarily […]

ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man who disappeared during a church camping trip last week is dead. Multiple media organizations report that the body of Jesse Sgro was found Saturday in the water at Singletary Lake State Park. The Fayetteville man’s body was found in the middle of the Bladen County park’s lake. […]

This year’s “March for Science”  was about more than science — it was also about public education, indigenous rights and national politics. “We have some concerns about where people in Washington, D.C., are on science,” U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi, D-California, said to around 250 people gathered at Cal Anderson Park on a drizzly morning.  The […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say the body found in a bag pulled from the Mokelumne River in Northern California earlier this week was a woman believed to be 25 to 40 years old. The Sacramento Bee reports the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office and the county crime lab are examining to the remains with the […]

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson police say a woman shot and wounded a man who demanded her car keys and threatened her with a hatchet outside a store. Sgt. Kimberly Bay says the woman kept the wounded man from leaving the scene of the Friday night shooting before police arrived. According to Bay, the incident […]

HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. (AP) — A man authorities say attacked a co-worker with a nail gun at a home construction site in northwestern Oregon has been taken into custody on suspicion of attempted murder and assault. The Clackamas County sheriff’s office says deputies on Saturday morning arrested 24-year-old Jesus Ascencio Molina. Authorities say the attack […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Three years ago, Robin Cooper voted for Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. On Saturday, she vowed not to do it again. The occupational therapist in Kentucky’s second largest school district has been one of the thousands of educators protesting at the state Capitol in recent weeks to oppose changes to their […]

WALLINGFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two men were arrested on drug charges Friday when Wallingford police witnessed a drug transaction on South Main Street. The New Haven Register reports Tyrell Ford and Denis Williams of West Haven were arrested after fleeing the scene and crashing into three vehicles. Attorneys for both could not be immediately identified. […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s U.S. senators are taking different approaches in the wake of U.S. air strikes in Syria. The United States, France and Britain fired military strikes on Saturday intended to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad for the alleged use of chemical weapons. Republican Sen. Susan Collins says the missile strikes were “a […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A Texas man has been charged with first-degree murder death of his girlfriend who was shot to death this week on Chicago’s West Side. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 38-year-old Kendrick Owens of Fort Worth, Texas, was ordered held without bail by a Cook County judge during a hearing on Saturday. He […]

MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — Was it a tornado? Authorities in Lauderdale County and Meridian, Mississippi aren’t sure but they’re dealing with multiple damage reports after severe thunderstorms blew through around 11 a.m. Saturday. Marion Police Chief Randall Davis says at least one person was injured but didn’t provide any other details. Multiple media outlets report […]

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Authorities say flares found inside a Butte home were mistaken for sticks of dynamite, causing evacuations of the immediate area. The Montana Standard reports residents called police Wednesday afternoon after discovering the flares inside the basement of the house. The Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department says nearby residents were asked to leave […]

SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) — A man who is part of an exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum in which he other Holocaust survivors tell their stories through holographic images has died. The museum in Skokie tells the Chicago Sun-Times that 86-year-old Aaron Elster of Lincolnshire died Wednesday. The exhibit features images of Elster and 12 […]

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — A state-of-the-art marijuana factory in northern Nevada’s high desert is up and running after being in the works for nearly two years. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the opening of the $15 million MedMen facility east of the Reno-Sparks area marks a goal of the company to change the conversation surrounding marijuana. […]