Новости за 05.05.2018

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The Snow King ski resort in Jackson has seen its adjusted gross revenue increase 33 percent since the 2012-13 season. But resort officials say higher maintenance costs and the debt service on prior investments keep any of its investors from seeing a return. In comparison, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s adjusted gross […]

MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a corrections officer at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women has been assaulted by an inmate. The Iowa Department of Corrections said in a news release Saturday that the incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Mitchellville prison. Officials say the officer and another staffer were working in […]

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — The family of an Amherst College student who was found dead in Mexico is speaking out for the first time, saying he was murdered. A family spokeswoman told the Boston Globe Friday 21-year-old senior Andrew Dorogi was killed while returning from vacation to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico in March. She […]

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say three people died in a multi-vehicle wreck in Myrtle Beach. Horry County Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden tells the Sun News of Myrtle Beach that three are: 25-year-old Nicolas Norris and Gulnoza Tashmatova, both of Myrtle Beach, and 24-year-old Kristie Drewes of Conway. Two died at the scene while […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tiger Woods said he feels like he’s on the verge of putting it all together and winning his first PGA tournament in five years — if he can just start rolling the ball a little better on the greens. The 42-year-old Woods made some significant progress in that area Saturday for […]

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — A baby eastern screen owl that fell from its nest twice is getting some recuperative assistance. The (Kankakee) Daily Journal reports that volunteers took the baby owl to Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation in Barrington after it was discovered on the ground Thursday for a second time. Dawn Tutt is founder of […]

PARIS (AP) — France is sternly rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s argument that if Parisians had more guns they could have stopped the deadly 2015 extremist attacks on the French capital. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian expressed his “firm disapproval” of Trump’s remarks and vigorously defended France’s gun controls. In a statement Saturday, Le […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say police responding to a reported motorcycle crash in Pittsburgh found that the rider had been shot to death. Officers were called to the Shadyside neighborhood shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday and found 47-year-old Stephen Drake Jr. with a gunshot wound to the lower trunk. The Allegheny County coroner’s office said […]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Authorities say a 59-year-old man suspected of physically assaulting a relative was killed by a Bexar County sheriff’s deputy after shooting at deputies and refusing to drop his handgun. Sheriff Javier Salazar says the suspect had fled into nearby woods Saturday morning with a “large-caliber handgun” and expressed suicidal thoughts. Salazar […]

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Health officials investigating a case of measles in central California say others may have been exposed to the disease. Fresno County authorities say the person may have exposed others during a visit Monday to an urgent care center and to a hospital emergency room on Wednesday in Clovis. The Fresno Bee […]

BAAR, Switzerland (AP) — Commodities giant Glencore says it is terminating a proposed deal to sell nearly all its stake in Russian oil company Rosneft to a Chinese energy company. Baar, Switzerland-based Glencore said Friday that it has sent notice to CEFC China Energy Company Ltd. that the deal has been canceled. A Glencore spokesman […]

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A former New Jersey state treasury employee who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $75,000 by processing and approving fraudulent claims has been sentenced to three years in prison. Forty-year-old Stephanie Hargrove of Willingboro was sentenced Friday on pleas to theft by unlawful taking. She served as a principal claims investigator […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut House of Representatives has voted in favor of a $12 annual surcharge on every residential homeowner’s policy to financially help hundreds, if not thousands, of homeowners with crumbling foundations. The bill was approved Saturday, 97-to-42. It now awaits Senate action. Lawmakers from eastern and central Connecticut gave emotional pleas […]

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Officials say it will likely take days to retrieve several barges that broke free on the Mississippi River and hit a dam at Dubuque. The Telegraph Herald reports that the barges struck Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 11 shortly after 3 p.m. Friday. Multiple barges could be seen up against […]

BEND, Ore. (AP) — The Cascades Lakes Highway in central Oregon is expected to open on Thursday. Deschutes County officials tell The Bulletin that the 66-mile (106-kilometer) highway that’s been closed since November could have limited parking at higher elevations due to snow. The county’s road department each year tries to have the highway open […]

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Police say two people were found dead in a Fresno motel after a maintenance worker checked the room in search of fumes. The Fresno Bee reports Fresno police found a man and woman dead inside the room at a Motel 6 Friday afternoon. Police Chief Jerry Dyer says the worker entered […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine is allowing unemployment benefit seekers to use a phone system amid complaints that the roll-out of a new online system has meant long waits and poor customer service. The Maine Department of Labor says 95 percent of claimants are using an online system to report their weekly efforts to find […]

AUBURN, Maine (AP) — The mother of a 5-year-old boy who drowned in the Androscoggin River last month says the state isn’t doing enough to find her son’s body. Valerio McFarland fell into the river April 24. His older brother, who jumped in to try to save him, remains hospitalized. Helena Gagliano-McFarland said Saturday that […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has called for a “prompt” investigation by the House Ethics Committee into sexual abuse allegations against Rep. Tony Cardenas. The Los Angeles congressman denies claims that he molested a 16-year-old girl in 2007 when he was a city councilman. Cardenas said Thursday that he’s the unnamed target […]

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia mother accused of selling her two young daughters to be raped has entered a guilty plea on the same day the man accused of raping them was convicted. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the victims’ mother, a 25-year-old Union City woman, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts each of first-degree cruelty […]

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The militant Islamic group Hamas that rules Gaza says six of its members have been killed in an explosion. It says the blast occurred Saturday night in the central Gaza Strip. Gaza media reported the explosion was a “work accident,” meaning the militants were killed when explosives they were […]

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United says former manager Alex Ferguson has undergone emergency surgery for a brain hemorrhage. The English Premier League club says “the procedure has gone very well but he needs a period of intensive care to optimize his recovery. His family request privacy in this matter.” The 76-year-old Ferguson retired from […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A ride-hailing service and an automotive technology company are planning to deploy a fleet of 30 driverless cars to the streets of Las Vegas this summer. The Las Vegas Sun reports Lyft and Aptiv will run the self-driving BMWs between the same predetermined sites that the companies used during a successful […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will pay $8.8 million to contractors next year for statewide standardized testing of public school students. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the Nebraska State Board of Education on Friday authorized Nebraska Education Commissioner Matt Blomstedt to negotiate contracts with the state’s testing providers for another year. Blomstedt said the current […]

KEENE, N.H. (AP) — The daughter of folk artist Arlo Guthrie told Keene State College graduates to remain true to themselves as they get pulled in many different directions. Nora Guthrie was presented an honorary doctor of humane letters degree Saturday for her contributions to preserving her father’s legacy and fostering an appreciation of folk […]