Новости за 09.05.2018

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police in Omaha are investigating a drive-by shooting that injured four people. Police say the shooting happened Wednesday afternoon outside an apartment building in north Omaha. Police say three of the victims suffered serious injuries and are expected to recover. A fourth suffered life-threatening injuries and was in critical condition. All […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — High-ranking defense and military officials from a dozen countries in Latin America are meeting in El Salvador to analyze how to combat street gangs and drug cartels. Salvadoran Defense Minister David Munguia said Wednesday that “the power of transnational criminal organizations has outstripped the power of any one country to contain […]

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group and Wisconsin universities are announcing a competition aimed at encouraging higher-education institutions to find ways to design “smart cities” that incorporate new technologies into everyday life. Details of the competition are being announced Thursday in Kenosha at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside campus. The Journal Sentinel reports that Foxconn […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is suggesting that reporters have their credentials revoked for reporting negative news about him. Trump complained in a Wednesday tweet that “despite the tremendous success we are having with the economy & all things else,” most news about him is “negative (Fake).” He asked why the White House works […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida are investigating a report that a teen was spotted struggling in a retention pond and screaming about being bitten before he disappeared. An Orange County Sheriff’s Office news release calls it a possible drowning. The release says deputies, wildlife officers and fire rescue workers began searching the Orlando […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal prosecutor nominated to fill a judicial vacancy in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has apologized for the tone of opinion pieces he wrote as a college student that mocked multiculturalism. Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Ryan Bounds said Wednesday the rhetoric he used in campus politics […]

Lake, who is taking over as the primary defensive play-caller this year, is scheduled to make $1.1 million in 2018.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh police call the death of a 4-year-old bicyclist a “tragic accident.” Authorities say a preliminary investigation indicates last week’s crash does not appear criminal, and there is no indication alcohol or drugs were a factor. Police say the driver has cooperated with investigators and voluntarily submitted a blood sample. Toxicology […]

Closed on Friday and Saturday nights will be Oaksdale Avenue Southwest, between Southwest 16th Street and Southwest 41st Street; and Southwest 27th Street, between Lind Avenue Southwest and Oaksdale Avenue Southwest.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Legislation adding a $12 annual surcharge on insurance policies of every Connecticut residential homeowner to help those homeowners with crumbling foundations is moving to the governor’s desk. The state Senate on Wednesday, the final day of the legislative session, voted 19-17 in favor of the bill. Republican Sen. Tony Guglielmo (Goo-lee-AH’-moh) […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to promote the hiring of military spouses throughout the federal government. Trump signed the order at the White House at a Mother’s Day event recognizing the contributions of military mothers and spouses. In addition to promoting their employment, the government’s personnel office is directed […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch is apologizing to Arizona Sen. John McCain for saying it was “ridiculous” to ask President Donald Trump not to attend his funeral. The Deseret News reports that Hatch said in a statement Tuesday that he sent a written apology to McCain, who is battling brain cancer. […]

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a Nevada detention facility inmate who walked away from a work crew. KRNV-TV reports Kenneth Guerrero was last seen Tuesday morning after abandoning the crew near Sparks City Hall. Guerrero was wearing a black U.S. Army cap, black sunglasses, a brown short-sleeved shirt with a floral design, […]

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — An inmate on a work detail has died after being struck by a car in Gwinnett County. A police spokesman tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the inmate was hit shortly before 9:45 a.m. Wednesday by an oncoming vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. He says the inmate was on the […]

BARTOW, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in a wreck that killed another woman. The Lakeland Ledger reports 32-year-old Susana Baldwin pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter on Monday, the same day her trial was set to begin. Baldwin was charged in the 2016 death […]

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A Catholic priest in Johnson County is charged with stealing more than $40,000 from a parish where he was pastor. Rev. Joseph Cramer is charged with felony theft and two counts of felony computer crime. Prosecutors say he stole the money from Divine Mercy Parish in Gardner between November 2015 and […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Walmart Stores Inc., down $2.68 to $83.06 The retailer agreed to buy a 77 percent stake in India’s Flipkart in a $16 billion deal. Liberty Media Global PLC, down 81 cents to $30.34 Most Read StoriesSeattle Councilmember Mike O’Brien shoved out of […]

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy didn’t break par until his fourth time at The Players Championship. The next step is having a chance on Sunday. The four-time major champion has learned to love the TPC Sawgrass — “learned to like,” he quickly clarified with a smile — and he has taken small […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Senate Republicans are proposing to spend $825 million on public works projects with a heavy focus on infrastructure like roads and building repairs. The broad details of the bill released Wednesday fall largely in line with the House Republicans’ own $825 million bonding bill. But both are roughly half […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has signed off on a plan to move Idaho Power customers who generate their own solar electricity to a new rate class. The regulatory commission also on Wednesday ordered Idaho Power to study those customers’ costs and benefits to determine the appropriate rates and compensation for […]

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a missing swimmer from the Mississippi River in St. Cloud. Police identify the victim as 49-year-old Shannon Shaw of Waite Park. Witnesses told police that they saw Shaw walk into the river about 4:30 p.m. Monday and start to swim across. They lost sight […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida country club employee who was bitten by a raccoon last week has tested positive for rabies. Citing the Florida Department of Health, WPEC-TV reports that an employee of Breakers West Country Club, just outside of West Palm Beach, was bitten by an aggressive raccoon on May 4. […]

CANNES, France (AP) — Forty-four years after his Cannes Film Festival debut, “Mean Streets,” Martin Scorsese returned to the Croisette Wednesday to recall his breakthrough film, one he said he only understood years later. A day after declaring open the 71st Cannes with jury president Cate Blanchett, Scorsese joined a post-screening conversation for “Mean Streets,” […]

METHUEN, Mass. (AP) — Three people have been arrested in Massachusetts in connection to the robbing of a chain supermarket, including one felon who threw thousands of dollars in cash in the air. The Eagle Tribune reports 45-year-old Ricardo Flores of Boston allegedly walked into a Market Basket in Lawrence and threatened to shoot if […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The defeat of North Carolina incumbent U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger in his Republican primary could give Democrats a wider opening to win the seat and alter the makeup of the House in midterm elections. Pittenger became the first congressional incumbent to lose this year when the Rev. Mark Harris narrowly defeated […]