Новости за 01.05.2018

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two Camden men have pleaded guilty to a series of convenience store robberies in New Jersey, including one where a store clerk was shot and left paralyzed. Charles Walls pleaded guilty Monday to attempted murder, robbery and criminal restraint, while Anthony Ervin pleaded guilty to robbery. Camden County prosecutors will recommend […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s governor says the state has no plans to change its coal ash management practices, despite an Environmental Protection Agency plan to roll back regulations governing the byproduct generated by coal-burning power plants. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement Tuesday that the Department of Environmental Quality will maintain its […]

The first black woman to serve as American University’s student government president has sued a neo-Nazi website’s publisher, accusing him of orchestrating an online harassment campaign against her. Taylor Dumpson’s federal lawsuit says Andrew Anglin urged The Daily Stormer’s readers to “troll storm” her with a barrage of racist and demeaning messages on social media. […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican bill that would impose new work and job training requirements for federal food stamps could force nearly 76,000 Wisconsin recipients out of the program. A Legislative Fiscal Bureau analysis of the bill Democratic lawmakers released Tuesday found that the bill would prohibit states from offering food stamp eligibility for […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police are looking for a man and woman suspected of shooting a loss prevention officer at a Menards store in northwest Wichita. The 34-year-old prevention officer was shot Monday after he saw the two suspects walk out of the store with a home security system they didn’t buy. Police spokesman Charley […]

Trainer Bob Baffert is feeling pretty good about the chances of his latest Kentucky Derby contender, Justify, despite the horse’s lack of experience on the track. Baffert told “PodcastOne Sports Now” co-hosts Jim Litke and Tim Dahlberg that Justify — the early favorite for Saturday’s race — should be fine despite having only run three […]

OAK PARK, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a man has died after being electrocuted while trying to remove downed power lines from the bed of a truck in suburban Detroit. The Detroit News reports the 55-year-old Roseville man was working Monday on a landscaping job at an apartment complex in Oak Park. Steve Cooper, the […]

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Officials at a Catholic high school in a Detroit suburb will require female students to wear “modesty ponchos” at prom if their dresses are deemed too revealing. WJBK-TV reports that some students at Divine Child High School in Dearborn are calling the new prom policy a method of body shaming. The […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Canadian company exploring for gold in western South Dakota has withdrawn a water permit request for a controversial drilling project. The Rapid City Journal reports that Mineral Mountain Resources withdrew its request this week for a new temporary permit to use water from a creek near Rapid City. The […]

BEIRUT (AP) — A senior Iranian official said Tuesday the Islamic Republic will respond “at the appropriate time and place” to a purported Israeli missile strike that killed several Iranian troops in Syria. The comments by Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the chairman of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, were the first to directly address the attack […]

IPSWICH, S.D. (AP) — A building permit for a turkey facility near Ipswich will move forward after the Edmonds County Commission failed to intervene on the permit application. The American News reports that the county’s planning and zoning board had earlier approved the permit, which led to an appeal by some county residents. Commissioners decided […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania prosecutors are dropping involuntary manslaughter and assault charges against five Penn State fraternity brothers related to the death of a pledge ahead of a hearing to determine whether there’s enough evidence to head toward trial on the remaining allegations. Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the decision Tuesday, one day before […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A veterinarian accused of implanting liquid heroin in puppies for a Colombian drug trafficking ring is now in custody in New York. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said on Tuesday that Andres Lopez Elorza was awaiting a court appearance in Brooklyn. Lopez, who is Venezuelan, was arrested in 2015 in Spain. […]

POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — One of the country’s national park attractions now will be free of charge. The Powell Tribune reports Bighorn Canyon National Recreation area, north of Lovell, will be free to enter starting May 25. Admission to Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area had been $5 per car. But park officials, after completing a […]

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — More than a dozen students at a Liberty middle school are out of classes because they have not been vaccinated for measles. The district’s says only 13 out of 791 students at South Valley Middle School didn’t get the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine because of religious or medical exemptions. Those students are being […]

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A man accused of killing three children in a Michigan house fire because he believed a woman who lived there stole his money for crack cocaine has reached a plea deal. The Flint Journal reports that 42-year-old Rodney Dale King Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of second-degree murder and […]

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres says six people are dead and more than 50 others are wounded after fighting resumed in Central African Republic’s capital. The group says the wounded sustained gunshot wounds during Tuesday’s violence in the PK5 and Fatima neighborhoods. Anne-Marie Boyeldieu, the head of the aid group’s […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The heavily immigrant Culinary Union representing about 57,000 workers in the casino industry has endorsed Democrat Steven Horsford in the race for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District. The union’s secretary-treasurer Geoconda Argüello-Kline said in a statement Monday that Horsford understands challenges facing the community and has stood in solidarity with union members. […]

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts family whose 5-year-old special needs daughter was left stranded for hours on a cold school bus has settled a lawsuit against the school district. A lawyer for the Gloucester family told The Gloucester Daily Times on Monday that the negligence lawsuit has been settled for an undisclosed amount. The […]

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Hezbollah is urging high turnout in Lebanon’s parliamentary elections. In a speech to supporters in the eastern city of Baalbek on Tuesday, Hassan Nasrallah says the group needs “political protection” against those conspiring against it, and that “this protection is afforded by your votes.” Lebanon is holding its first […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Head of EPA announces two top aides leaving agency amid ethics investigations.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Supporters of a school choice bill are urging lawmakers in New Hampshire’s House to ignore a recommendation that it needs further study. The bill would provide parents with the state’s basic per-pupil grant of roughly $3,000 to be used for private school tuition or home schooling. The House Finance Committee voted […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Residents of 34 Minnesota counties have access to a new network of community solar farms. Minnesota Public Radio reports that residents will be able to sign up for CleanChoice Energy’s solar farm project starting Tuesday. The Xcel Energy grid is connected to six of the farms and two more will be added […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for Nebraska lieutenant governor is criticizing Gov. Pete Ricketts’ veto of a bill she introduced this year to expand mental health services in schools. State Sen. Lynne Walz, of Fremont, made the comments Tuesday while touring the state with her new running mate, Democratic governor hopeful Bob Krist. […]

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — A Colorado editor is taking the managing editor post in Columbus. Matt Lindberg will begin his new duties Monday in leading the Columbus Telegram, the David City Banner-Press and the Schuyler Sun, which are owned by Davenport, Iowa-based Lee Enterprises. He replaces Tyler Ellison, who has become a writing specialist for […]