Новости за 30.04.2018

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Officials in Vermont’s capital city are making changes to the farmers market that begins this weekend. The Montpelier City Council voted in January to close State Street for the market to make it pedestrian-friendly and to attract more visitors. The move was supported by the Sustainable Montpelier Coalition. The Times Argus […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Air travel in Cleveland is about to enter “the Iceland Age.” Cleveland.com reports Iceland-based Wow Air will have its maiden flight from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport early Friday morning. Icelandair will follow May 16 by launching service between Cleveland and Iceland. The service marks Cleveland’s return to trans-Atlantic flights after nearly 10 […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s annual spring turkey hunt is now open to all hunters in the state. The hunt began Saturday with Youth Spring Wild Turkey Day. It begins Monday for everyone else, and takes place across the state until June 2. State authorities announced on Friday that the season was closed in parts […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military service. Bathroom use. Job bias. And now, health care. The Trump administration is coming under fire for rewriting a federal rule that bars discrimination in health care based on “gender identity.” Critics say it’s another attempt to undercut acceptance for transgender people. The Health and Human Services Department rule dates to […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Authorities in Kabul say an explosion has occurred in the center of the Afghan capital and several people were hurt. Kabul chief of police Dawood Amin says the area hit by the Monday morning blast includes foreign offices. Amin said the explosion caused casualties. Mohammad Mousa Zahir, director of Wazir Akbarkhan […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Authorities in Kabul say an explosion has occurred in the center of the Afghan capital and several people are hurt.

NEW YORK (AP) — To gain approval for their $26.5 billion merger agreement, T-Mobile and Sprint aim to convince antitrust regulators that there is plenty of competition for wireless service beyond Verizon and AT&T. The deal announced Sunday would combine the nation’s third- and fourth-largest wireless companies and bulk them up to a similar size […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez seems in good shape to win a third term despite a harsh rebuke from fellow senators who say he violated chamber rules and federal law, according to political analysts and party colleagues. The Senate ethics committee found that Menendez repeatedly accepted gifts of significant value, failed to […]

YORK, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say blowing dust caused vehicles to crash on a highway in Nebraska, injuring 15 people. The Omaha World-Herald reports that winds were gusting about 45 mph when the crash happened. Nebraska State Patrol spokesman Cody Thomas says the wind picked up dust from nearby fields and the dust reduced visibility […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Public Defender Board has reached a compromise on a new plan intended to more fairly distribute state funds used to pay lawyers who represent indigent defendants. The Advocate quotes State Public Defender James T. Dixon Jr. in a Saturday report as saying the plan should prevent the state’s […]

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — A doctor in Georgia has been accused of threatening to slit the throats of her employees and patients, damaging a wall with a reflex hammer and throwing water on employees. Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk tells news outlets Dr. Marian Antoinette Patterson was charged with three counts of terroristic threats and […]

Laurent Ciman scored on a free kick in the third minute of stoppage time, and Los Angeles FC opened its $350 million Banc of California Stadium with a stunning 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders.

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Japanese foreign minister has presided over a rare meeting of Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian officials to push ahead with an agro-industrial park intended to enhance cross-border trade and cooperation. Taro Kono, the Japanese minister, acknowledged late Sunday that it “has not been easy for the four parties to get together […]

BEIJING (AP) — The foreign minister of North Korea’s chief ally China will visit Pyongyang this week following the historic summit between the leaders of the two Koreas. The trip by Wang Yi comes as Beijing and Pyongyang continue an effort to repair ties that have suffered from tensions in recent years, and ahead of […]

The No. 5 pick in the WNBA draft is known for her quickness, but her teammates are finding out there’s more to her game.

He is suing because he has more than $100,000 in medical bills from the episode, he said. Police are incredulous. “They saved his life — he did not die.”

The two wireless carriers announced plans Sunday to merge into a new telecom giant. But for consumer advocates and regulators, the big questions are: Will there be enough competition with one fewer national wireless carriers? And will prices go up?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Ronny Jackson, a Navy rear admiral who abandoned his nomination to be secretary of Veterans Affairs amid numerous allegations, will not return to the job of President Donald Trump’s personal physician but will remain on the White House medical staff, Politico reported Sunday. The newspaper reported that administration officials said Jackson […]

The company has removed Cambridge Analytica and affiliated entities as advertisers. Twitter said Global Science Research, or GSR, paid for the access.

Clint Dempsey gets the midfield start on Sunday at LAFC, largely because an injury to center back Chad Marshall will force Cristian Roldan and Gustav Svensson to each bump back a line

New money and the McCleary ruling have completely changed how teachers are paid, promising long bargaining sessions this summer.

Credentialed candidates have had to prove loyalty to the president, with many still being blocked for previous anti-Trump statements.

Braiden Jones scored on a wild pitch to give Washington a 6-5 win in the rubber match of the Pac-12 series.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say the skeletal remains of three women have been discovered over several days near the same area in Washington, D.C. LaShon Beamon, communications director for the district’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, tells news outlets one set of remains was found Wednesday inside a crawl space of an apartment by […]

Donated prom dresses make real the dreams of rural high-school students who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford the frills.