Новости за 22.04.2018

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 2-year-old pup once destined to be euthanized was crowned the winner of Sunday’s “Beautiful Bulldog Contest” at Drake University. The 39th annual tongue-in-cheek pageant for English bulldogs, Drake’s mascot, is the unofficial start to this week’s Drake Relays track meet. This year’s champion, “Bow-Z,” hails from nearby Pella, Iowa. […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man who wrestled the gun away from a Waffle House shooting suspect in Tennessee said Sunday if he were going to die, the gunman would “have to work to kill me.” Police are calling James Shaw Jr. a hero for saving lives in the busy restaurant, but the 29-year-old Nashville […]

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Developers of a controversial pipeline project are asking a federal judge to find members of a western Virginia family in contempt of court and to order U.S. Marshals to remove them from tree stands where they are protesting to prevent access to their land. In court papers Friday, Mountain Valley Pipeline […]

WARE, Mass. (AP) — Three people have been rescued from a river in central Massachusetts. A man slid down a steep bank while depositing leaves and plunged into the frigid waters of Ware River Sunday morning. Two neighbors tried to help him out and also fell into the water. MassLive.com reports firefighters and police were […]

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s public broadcaster says police in Oman have conducted two autopsies on the body of Grammy-nominated electronic dance DJ Avicii, who died Friday at age 28. Public broadcaster SVT, citing information from an anonymous police official in Oman, reported Sunday that the autopsies revealed nothing suspicious and foul play has been ruled […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Nonprofit groups that provide heating aid to low-income Mainers will get a sales tax exemption under a new state law. Lawmakers overwhelmingly overrode Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of the bill. The law passed April 13. But it will become effective three months from the day lawmakers return to Augusta to […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A senior living company based in New York plans to build a 132-unit independent living facility in Topeka. Calamar Inc. announced plans for the $15 million-$16 million facility after the Topeka school district voted Thursday to sell 6.5 acres of land in the district’s Kanza Education and Science Park for about […]

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — University of Kansas fraternity leaders say they are developing plans to reduce hazing and dangerous drinking. The new initiative comes about a month after a freeze on the fraternities’ social activities was enacted and then quickly revoked after fraternity leaders complained. The new plan will require fraternities to reform recruitment and […]

RINDGE, N.H. (AP) — Franklin Pierce University is offering 20 full-tuition scholarships to students at a small private college in Massachusetts that is set to close if they enroll as full-time residential students at the New Hampshire school. Mount Ida College in Newton, Massachusetts, plans to close at the end of the semester. Officials announced […]

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The University of California, Berkeley has elected a squirrel to its student senate. The Sacramento Bee reports “Furry Boi” was named April 13 to the Associated Students of the University of California Senate. The squirrel initially took the form of a critter living among campus trees, running on platforms such as […]

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A squirrel now occupies one of UC Berkeley’s 20 student senate seats. The Sacramento Bee reports “Furry Boi” was named on April 13 to the Associated Students of the University of California Senate. The squirrel initially took the form of a critter living among campus trees, running on platforms such as […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former California college student charged with providing material support for a terrorist group isn’t entitled to the sort of immunity that often applies to soldiers in national armies during wartime. Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab is accused of traveling overseas to fight with terrorist organizations and lying about his […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha panel discussion will focus on women successful in science, technology, engineering or mathematics careers. The event is called Women in Science and is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center on the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus. Panelists will include Deann […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police: Nashville shooting suspect arrested last year by Secret Service for being in restricted area near White House.

MEYERSDALE, Pa. (AP) — State police say a man believed to have fired scores of rounds into a Pennsylvania hunting cabin before fleeing was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police in Somerset County said Donald Smodic of Apollo was drinking in the Larimer Township cabin with a friend but left early Saturday […]

HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man involved in a motorcycle crash has been seriously injured. Police say 28-year-old Eric Weinstein of North Haven was driving a motorcycle when he hit a car shortly after 7:50 p.m. Saturday. Hamden Fire Rescue responded to the scene and transported Weinstein to Yale-New Haven Hospital with serious, life-threatening […]

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The University of Vermont Children’s Hospital is taking over a clinic formed to help children with cleft lips and palates. The Burlington Free Press reports that the program is set to be taken over by the hospital when the Vermont Department of Health phases out its financial and administrative support in […]

CHARLEVOIX, Quebec (AP) — Foreign ministers from the G7 group of industrialized nations are meeting in Canada before a June summit of the nations’ leaders. Issues include U.S. complaints about Iran’s influence in the Mideast and its nuclear program, as well as efforts to curb North Korea’s nuclear efforts. North Korea has pledged to suspend […]

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The bishop of the Great Falls/Billings Catholic Diocese says a priest who called for a boycott of a fundraiser for Billings Catholic Schools because two of the event’s co-chairs are homosexual men could have better handled the situation. Bishop Michael Warfel tells The Billings Gazette that although he doesn’t think the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former driver for House Speaker Paul Ryan who has been active in Wisconsin Republican politics for years announced Sunday that he is running to succeed Ryan in Congress. Bryan Steil, an attorney from Ryan’s hometown of Janesville and a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, becomes the […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee say suspect in Nashville shooting is still at large, possibly with two guns.

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Federal authorities are asking for more time before seeking an indictment against a Maryland man accused of secretly recording dozens of children at his home and at a local gymnastics center. In a court filing Saturday, prosecutors also are seeking the postponement of this week’s preliminary hearing for 54-year-old Jonathan Oldale […]

Osvaldo Alonso's return to a starting defensive midfield role means Cristian Roldan can be pushed up to the attacking triangle alongside his younger brother, Alex, as the Sounders seek their first home win Sunday against Minnesota United FC

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey police officer was killed when his police cruiser hit a parked vehicle. The Passaic County prosecutor’s office says the on-duty Paterson officer taken to Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center after the crash shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday. The prosecutor’s office said the officer died of his […]

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio police officer is sore but not seriously injured after he was hit by a pickup truck while investigating highway crashes. The accident involving a Miami Township police officer happened on Interstate 75 Saturday night near Dayton. The state highway patrol says the driver alleged to have struck […]