Новости за 26.04.2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Mattel Inc. is reporting better-than-expected first-quarter sales as demand for Hot Wheels and Barbies helped soften the blow of the closing of Toys R Us. Mattel reported Thursday a net loss of $311.3 million, or 90 cents per share, in the quarter. That compares with a loss of $113.2 million, or […]

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ERLANGER, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a man wanted on a drug warrant was shot and wounded by police outside a Kentucky bar. Kentucky State Police spokesman Trooper Charles Loudermilk tells the Cincinnati Enquirer that 40-year-old Dexter Helton is in critical condition after being shot by Erlanger police Wednesday night. Loudermilk says Helton fled out […]

The Mariners are coming off back-to-back series wins. But now comes the big one: a four-game set against the defending AL Central champs, with James Paxton on the mound in the first from Cleveland. Follow here for live updates, analysis and more.

Three-star athlete earned all-KingCo 4A honors in leading Wildcats to 7-3 finish.

Microsoft reports third quarter earnings that showed a 16 percent increase in revenue to $26.8 billion.

The Seattle retail giant posted a profit of $3.27 a share during the first quarter of the year, from $1.48 a share a year ago. Shares climbed in after-hours trading.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The city of New Orleans has agreed to a $1.5 million settlement with the three children of a woman who was murdered on the orders of a corrupt police officer 24 years ago. Kim Groves filed an abuse complaint against Len Davis in 1994 after she saw him beat someone. Davis […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill has voted to confirm CIA Director Mike Pompeo as secretary of state. McCaskill was among several Democratic senators up for re-election in Republican-leaning states to vote for Pompeo Thursday. She had not previously said how she would vote. McCaskill in a statement said she has […]

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — As many as 2,000 of Brazil’s indigenous people marched Thursday through the capital to protest what they say is an unprecedented governmental assault on their rights and lands. Every April, members of Brazil’s indigenous groups descend on Brasilia to press their concerns in the halls of power. But leaders say their […]

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Family members of two Utah teenagers whose bound bodies were found down an abandoned mine shaft say they’re preparing for long criminal case for the man accused in their deaths. Prosecutors and defense attorneys asked for more time Thursday to prepare in the case of 41-year-old Jerrod Baum. He is due […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro says he enough support from county Republican leaders statewide to win the GOP nomination for New York governor in November. Molinaro announced Thursday that three more GOP leaders had endorsed him, giving him enough support to be nominated at next month’s state convention in New York […]

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate who escaped a Louisiana jail was caught within two hours. News outlets cite a release from the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office that says 34-year-old Kevin Mark Warden jumped the fence at Rapides Parish Detention Center on Wednesday afternoon while helping deputies pull items from freezers. He was […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers are turning to marijuana to fight opioid abuse. The Senate voted 44-6 Thursday to allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana as an alternative to opioids . Those addicted to opioids would also be eligible to apply for a medical card to use marijuana. Sen. Don Harmon is the sponsor […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A group of rabbis wants a Kansas state senator and congressional candidate to stop comparing abortion to the Holocaust. The Rabbinical Association of Kansas City asked Leavenworth Republican Sen. Steve Fitzgerald in a letter to stop using the Holocaust for political purposes. Fitzgerald is seeking the GOP nomination in Kansas’ 2nd […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The wife of an Oregon lawmaker has filed a lawsuit against the state’s largest union, joining a national push by an anti-union group to let workers avoid paying dues to unions where they work. Deborah Nearman, wife of Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican, filed suit late Wednesday against the state branch […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisianans with concealed carry permits would be allowed to bring guns into schools under a proposal headed to House floor debate. With a 9-8 vote Thursday, the House criminal justice committee advanced the measure that would let school visitors with concealed carry permits have firearms on school grounds. The proposal […]

STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — A Lake Tahoe area man has been hospitalized with severe burns he suffered in a fire at the building that houses the offices of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. KRNV-TV reports an explosion sparked the fire Wednesday on the bottom floor of the building at Stateline inside Ron’s Auto & Small […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. is investing $170 million and adding 400 jobs at its Mississippi assembly plant. The company said Thursday it will retool the Blue Springs plant to make its next-generation Corolla sedan and expand capacity. Spokeswoman Kathryn Ragsdale says the company is moving some Corolla production from the Canadian province […]

City Attorney Pete Holmes filed a notice of appeal, skipping over the state Court of Appeals in requesting an immediate review by the state Supreme Court of Seattle's rental rule.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The World Food Program will begin distributing vouchers to droves of hungry Venezuelan migrants arriving in neighboring Colombia as part of a program similar to that offered to refugees from war-torn nations like Syria. The United Nations food agency announced Thursday it will begin using its own emergency funds to provide […]

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Republican candidate in next month’s U.S. Senate primary in West Virginia says he’s recuperating from a mild heart attack. Weirton truck driver Jack Newbrough says on his Facebook page he was taken to the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Huntington and was awaiting transfer to another hospital for a heart procedure. […]

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has dismissed the charges against a Tennessee schools superintendent who was accused of assault during a student’s reported psychological emergency. The Tennessean reports that the judge ruled Wednesday that neither the student nor her mother faced the threat of imminent bodily harm from Williamson County Director of Schools Mike […]

The 2018 NFL draft is here. NFL DRAFT PREVIEW April 26-28 AT&T Stadium, Dallas Analysis: The Seahawks' draft magic has disappeared. What happened? 5 biggest questions entering the draft: Will Hawks trade Earl Thomas? Here are five names the Seahawks could call if they keep their first-round pick Vita Vea poised to become Huskies' second […]

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutor says Bill Cosby’s tirade against him in court was ‘just him acting out’ and ‘we got to see who he really was’