Новости за 01.05.2018

ATLANTA (AP) — Gwinnett County is holding elections in both English and Spanish as early voting for Georgia’s May 22 primary elections begins across the state. WABE Radio reports Gwinnett is Georgia’s only county determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to meet the requirement under the Voting Rights Act to provide election materials in both […]

NEW YORK (AP) — White House Correspondents Association roaster Michelle Wolf joins a club with the likes of Kathy Griffin, Stormy Daniels and David Hogg — little-known or unknown figures who suddenly became surrogates for the hyper-partisan rhetorical warfare of the Trump era. President Donald Trump tweeted his disgust at Wolf’s routine Monday, she was […]

Men who hurt women, or talk about wanting to hurt women, are more likely to hurt people. Because women are, you know, people. This does not seem like an extreme or controversial statement to make. Yet the connection between hurting women and a propensity for violence (I mean, it’s redundant) continues to be discussed in […]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys want a do-over on hosting the Super Bowl after horrid weather and a seating fiasco ruined their first try seven years ago. While the wait will easily be more than a decade and with no indication the big game is coming back soon, last weekend’s draft at least […]

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A former University of Arizona assistant track and field coach convicted of assaulting a female student-athlete in 2015 has pleaded guilty to felony counts of stalking and violating a restraining order. Pima County prosecutors say Craig Carter entered a plea deal Monday. He’ll serve three years in prison on the stalking […]

GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — Failed Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama says he doesn’t plan to run for office again, adding he has filed a new lawsuit over allegations of sexual misconduct that helped derail his 2017 campaign. At a news conference in Gadsden, Moore said Monday that he has no plans to run for […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge says she’ll preside over a June trial over the disputed Broadway production of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” if an Alabama judge allows it. Judge Analisa Torres set a June 4 trial date Monday. She says the trial will occur if an Alabama judge concludes New […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana House has agreed to $300 million in spending plans for unbudgeted cash remaining from the last two budget years. More than one-quarter would pay down money owed to health providers that care for Medicaid patients. Other dollars would pay off legal judgments against the state and lessen retirement […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Having home ice is supposed to be an advantage in the NHL. So far in the 2018 playoffs, the only guarantee to playing at home is a monochrome backdrop provided by fans in team-specific T-shirts. Consider the following: — The Pittsburgh Penguins finished with the second-worst road record among the 16 playoff […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff John Kelly is calling a report that he called President Donald Trump an idiot “total BS.” Kelly, in a statement, says he and Trump have “an incredibly candid and strong relationship.” He adds, “He always knows where I stand and he and I both know this story […]

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — Efforts are underway to fill the void of election judges in Illinois. The Herald-Whig reports that state lawmakers are considering a proposal that would let county clerks operate polling places with three election judges instead of five. State lawmakers previously gave county clerks the ability to get help from high school […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two government watchdog groups are seeking information from the sponsor of Ohio’s then-largest online charter school about any public money the school spent to keep employees from speaking out. Common Cause Ohio and Innovation Ohio said Monday that the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow offered non-disclosure agreements to an unknown number of […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The three Republican candidates who are locked in tight contest for a chance to challenge Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly in the fall election are set to take part Monday evening in their final televised debate before the May 8 primary. The debate comes as U.S. Reps. Luke Messer and Todd Rokita and […]

HOUSTON, Mo. (AP) — A southern Missouri teenager is facing misdemeanor charges after he and a friend allegedly threw a puppy to its death from a fire lookout tower. Texas County authorities say 17-year-old Taylor DeWolfe of Houston, Missouri, was charged last week with animal abuse and two other counts after the puppy was dropped […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A lawyer working for a trust is claiming a $457 million Powerball ticket sold at a Pennsylvania convenience store, leaving state Lottery officials with no details about the person or people who’ll get the money. A lottery spokesman said Monday the agency had no information on whether the ticket sold at […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Police say the death of a former law clerk days before her Chicago trial for impersonating a judge is being investigated as a suicide. The coroner has said 46-year-old Rhonda Crawford was found dead at her Calumet City home Thursday. Police Chief Christopher Fletcher says it’s being treated as an apparent suicide […]