Новости за 02.05.2018

JEWELL, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man’s body was discovered after a fire that heavily damaged a garage, a house and three cars at a salvage business in central Iowa. Firetrucks were dispatched early Monday morning after explosions were reported at the site about 3 miles (5 kilometers) southwest of Jewell in Hamilton County. […]

IRMO, S.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old has been charged in a police chase that ended in a crash that killed three other teens. Police tell local media Renas Davis faces charges including failure to stop for blue lights resulting in death and possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Authorities say Davis was arrested Tuesday after […]

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern University is celebrating the 50th anniversary of a major protest by African-American students. The protest captured national attention and helped spur the school to increase the enrollment of blacks and expand the study of black history. A number of events will take place to commemorate the anniversary of the two-day […]

BEIJING (AP) — China is calling for an international agreement on Iran’s nuclear program to be upheld following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest accusations about Iran’s past nuclear activities. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said China noted that the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency has certified on 10 separate occasions that Iran is honoring […]

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State Police say troopers have stepped up patrols along a newly widened stretch of Interstate 65 near Lafayette. The new six-lane section of I-65 stretches for about 8 miles (12.9 kilometers) and opened to traffic Monday. Work on the $82 million project started in 2015 and added a lane for […]

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina mother is facing charges in the death of one adult daughter and the severe neglect of another. Authorities tell local media outlets 68-year-old Bertha Melvin is charged with first-degree murder and two counts of domestic abuse, neglect, and exploitation of disabled or elder adults. Authorities say the mother […]

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A southern Michigan county will stop paying for a sheriff’s health insurance in the latest effort to get him to quit over insulting remarks about women and minorities. The Jackson Citizen Patriot says Jackson County commissioners had pledged to take away benefits if Sheriff Steven Rand didn’t resign by Tuesday. He […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Police say a 4-year-old girl who was sitting on a Chicago front porch with her parents has been wounded in a drive-by shooting. The shooting happened Tuesday night in the city’s Gresham neighborhood after a car pulled up and someone in the vehicle opened fire. Police say the girl had a gunshot […]

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Groups representing both professions say a swiftly growing South Carolina county needs more than 400 additional police officers and firefighters. Chuck Canterbury is national president of the Fraternal Order of Police. The retired Horry County officer told local media outlets Tuesday that the department needs 200 more officers based on […]

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were higher in Europe on Wednesday after a day of losses in most Asian markets. Investors are looking ahead to Federal Reserve meeting and to China-U.S. trade talks later in the week. KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX added 1.2 percent to 12,756.54 and the CAC 40 of France gained 0.2 percent to […]

LONDON (AP) — After posting its highest growth in a decade during 2017, the 19-country eurozone has come off the boil at the start of the new year, largely because of temporary factors such as the “Beast from the East” cold weather phenomenon that gripped much of Europe in late winter. In its first estimate, […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — Official figures show that economic growth across the 19-country eurozone slowed in the first three months of the year. In a preliminary estimate, Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency, said Wednesday that the single currency bloc grew by 0.4 percent in the first quarter from the previous three-month period. That is the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A decomposed body found in a car trunk in Alabama has been identified as a man that has been missing for weeks. Birmingham Police say the body is 47-year-old Michael Steven Matthew. AL.com reports his death has been ruled a homicide and an investigation is underway. Matthew was last seen at […]

SYDNEY (AP) — Was it a Freudian slip by French President Emmanuel Macron? A joke linked to French gastronomy? Or even, a week after his visit to Washington, a parody of President Donald Trump’s infamous comments about Macron’s wife? Whatever the case, Macron raised eyebrows in Sydney on Wednesday by calling Australian Prime Minister Malcolm […]

SYDNEY (AP) — Was it a Freudian slip by French President Emmanuel Macron? A joke linked to French gastronomy? Or even, a week after his visit to Washington, a parody of President Donald Trump’s infamous comments about Macron’s wife? Whatever the case, Macron raised eyebrows in Sydney on Wednesday by calling Australian Prime Minister Malcolm […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China’s foreign minister arrived in North Korea’s capital on Wednesday and could meet with leader Kim Jong Un while trying to ensure a larger role for Beijing in the new round of nuclear diplomacy with Pyongyang that had been driven by Seoul and Washington. Wang Yi’s visit came days after […]

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The judge in the trial of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar rejected on Wednesday a prosecution request to throw out the testimony of a police whistleblower who had told the court that the reporters, facing charges of possessing state secrets, had been set up by the authorities. Police Capt. Moe Yan […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean regulator says Samsung Biologics Co. has breached accounting rules in a preliminary finding that could deal a big blow to the company and other Samsung affiliates if finalized. Financial Supervisory Service said Wednesday it has wrapped up its one-year probe into Samsung Biologics and notified the company […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Dan Gavitt, the NCAA’s vice president of men’s basketball, will be making the rounds this month, bouncing from conference meeting to conference meeting, talking with coaches and athletic directors about reforming college hoops. On Tuesday at a posh hotel with a poolside view of the McDowell Mountains in Arizona, Gavitt spent […]

TOKYO (AP) — Tatsuya Yamaguchi of Japan’s star pop group Tokio, who acknowledged last week he had sexually harassed a teenage girl, says he’s quitting the band. The other four members appeared in a news conference Wednesday that was broadcast live on national television, making the Tokio scandal one of the most high-profile #MeToo cases […]

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona court ruling says providing court-ordered inpatient psychiatric treatment to people illegally in the country and ruled incompetent to stand trial in criminal cases doesn’t violate laws restricting who can receive public benefits. The state Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday says court-ordered treatment provided under involuntary commitments doesn’t violate state and […]

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The sole Republican candidate for New Mexico governor has begun buying television ads more than a month before Democrats nominate a candidate in June primary elections. Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Steve Pearce of Hobbs notified the Federal Communications Commission of more than $100,000 in spending on political ads that begin […]

BEIRUT (AP) — In Lebanon’s first national elections in nine years, political outsiders are forming the broadest coalition yet to challenge the establishment politicians who have run the country since the 1975-1990 civil war. They hope to ride a wave of discontent over the country’s failing public services, its daily water and power cuts, and […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state says a climate change lawsuit filed by 16 young Alaska residents should be thrown out because climate policies must be decided by the state Legislature and the executive branch, not the courts. Alaska’s Energy Desk reports that the state and plaintiffs argued their cases on Monday in front of […]

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — The Israeli government’s test of a military defense system at Kodiak’s spaceport has been postponed. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports that the Israeli Ministry of Defense says no new date has been set for the test of the Arrow 3, a ballistic missile designed to intercept warheads outside of the atmosphere. […]