Новости за 15.05.2018

NEW YORK (AP) — The rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z has spent a long afternoon at the New York offices of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Jay-Z was scheduled to spend much of the day Tuesday answering questions from SEC investigators as part of their probe of the Iconix Brand Group. The company bought assets of […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A committee of South Carolina lawmakers has returned to the Statehouse to finalize their proposed $8 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. Members of the House and Senate held a joint committee meeting Tuesday, a few days after the General Assembly adjourned their 2018 regular session. During the brief […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A seedy, soggy motel that was the site of one of Atlantic City’s most memorable political sex scandals will be torn down. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has agreed to help fund demolition of the Bayview Motel. It was the scene of a 2006 sex sting orchestrated by a city […]

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A private security company accused of operating illegally in North Dakota during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline says it would be willing to pay fines to settle the legal dispute as long as it’s not required to admit any wrongdoing. North Dakota’s Private Investigative and Security Board on Tuesday […]

Stocks closed lower Tuesday, breaking an eight-day winning streak for the Dow Jones industrial average. The broad sell-off followed a slump in bond prices, which sent the 10-year Treasury yield to its highest level in almost seven years. Technology and health care sector companies took some of the worst losses. Homebuilders also fell. On Tuesday: […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have arrested 78 people in a five-state immigration sweep in the Midwest. Officials say the arrests happened over six days. Iowa and Nebraska each saw 25 arrests, while there were 15 arrests in Minnesota, 10 in South Dakota and three in North Dakota. ICE says the operation […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A coalition that includes law enforcement, prosecutors and members of the business and medical community is opposing a medical marijuana question on Oklahoma’s June 26 primary election ballot. The group, known as SQ 788 is Not Medical, registered as an unlimited political action committee on Tuesday with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. […]

GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman has been charged with murder and child abuse in the death of a toddler she was babysitting. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that 25-year-old Kayla Nicole Pauze of Sumner County was arrested Tuesday. The release said an investigation indicated Pauze injured 2-year-old Aiden […]

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Health Department is urging people in Charlotte to take precautions after a stray cat tested positive for rabies. The Health Department says the cat appeared to be healthy on May 6, but two days later was showing symptoms of rabies. The cat was an 11-pound gray tabby that had […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — St. Paul’s police chief and another officer have rescued a woman who was threatening to jump from a bridge. Chief Todd Axtell was heading to police headquarters about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday when he heard a call about a woman about to jump from Robert Street Bridge. Axtell was about two […]

WATERTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Watertown Republican Rich Dupont says he will participate in the GOP’s primary for the 5th congressional district seat. The manufacturing consultant said Tuesday he’s decided to challenge former Meriden Mayor Manny Santos after receiving sufficient delegate support at the May 12 convention. Retired university professor Ruby O’Neill of Southbury also received […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina judges have vacated a second-degree murder conviction after finding that prosecutors violated double-jeopardy principles when they tried the defendant a second time. The state Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday throws out the guilty verdict against James Harold Courtney. Courtney’s first trial in the 2009 shooting death of James Deberry […]

DENVER (AP) — Thanks to a boost from a recent tobacco industry settlement, Colorado plans to sock away an extra $90 million next year in the state’s reserves. But by one credit rating agency’s analysis, it’s still woefully unprepared for the next economic downturn. In the waning days of the 2018 legislative session, lawmakers voted […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is suing five major drug manufacturers, as well as drug distributors in a “comprehensive” lawsuit aimed at punishing them for the spread of opioid addiction. Florida’s move came the same day that five other states sued pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma and accused the company of using […]

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he plans to skip next month’s Republican state convention and go straight to the August primary. Pawlenty’s move means he won’t seek the party endorsement. In a statement Tuesday, his campaign says the two-term governor entered the race too late for to have a “fair […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A judge has ruled Kentucky lawmakers broke the law when they held a private meeting to discuss changes to the state’s public pension system. The House of Representatives held a closed-door meeting in August to discuss the state’s struggling pension plan. Lawmakers justified the private meeting by calling it a gathering […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is signing an executive order to try to reform the federal government’s confounding information technology structure. The White House says Trump will order agencies to strengthen the roles of their chief information officers, requiring that they report directly to the agency heads. The order being signed Tuesday was developed […]

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors have filed charges of mischief, burglary and other crimes against a southern Utah man accused of breaking into a Mormon temple in St. George over the weekend. The Spectrum reports the man broke a window and entered The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple around 5 a.m. […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union reports plans are in progress to salvage Iran nuclear deal following U.S. withdrawal.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority soon could lose a big chunk of its funding used to promote wedding tourism. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Clark County Commissioners on Tuesday will weigh ending an agreement between the authority and Clark County that gives the authority $14 each year for every […]

LYNN, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts hospital has shut down its operating rooms ahead of its impending closure. The Daily Item reports the North Shore Medical Center in Lynn closed its operating unit at Union Hospital last Thursday. A $23 million medical village will replace the hospital when it closes in fall 2019. Union patients […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors say a former Springfield YMCA employee has been sentenced for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says in a news release that 28-year-old Benjamin Goodwin of Springfield was sentenced to 10 years and one month in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — State officials say an advocacy group’s allegations of abuse and neglect at New Hampshire’s youth detention center are unfounded and irresponsible. The Disability Rights Center issued a report last week saying staff at the Sununu Youth Services Center used excessive force in December when they restrained and fractured the shoulder of […]

In a report demanded by Congress, the Defense Department defended its planned winner-take-all award for a cloud-computing contract. An alliance of tech companies says an award to one bidder would likely go to Amazon.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border is planning to hire an outsider to lead a police department that was found to have discriminated against people who aren’t members of the dominant religious sect. Donia Jessop, the new mayor of Hildale, Utah, said Tuesday that none of the current town […]