Новости за 22.05.2018

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House is scaling back legislation inspired by the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case after Michigan State University agreed to a $500 million settlement with victims. A House committee Tuesday adopted new versions of Senate-passed bills. Voting is expected this week. Changes include shortening a proposed one-year window for people […]

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian navy says one of its nuclear-powered submarines has successfully test-fired four intercontinental ballistic missiles in unison. The navy said the submarine, named Yuri Dolgoruky after the medieval prince who founded Moscow, launched the Bulava missiles on Tuesday from a submerged position in the White Sea. The navy said the mock […]

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HOUSTON (AP) — Harris County deputies say a 19-year-old man believed responsible for at least four robberies — all committed Sunday — has been arrested. Authorities say John Michael Medina was arrested in a vehicle in front of his home in north Houston and is being held on $100,000 bond on two counts of aggravated […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An employee well-being company owned by British billionaire Richard Branson says it will merge with its rival and make Providence the new corporate headquarters. In an announcement Monday, Virgin Pulse says its merger with Minneapolis-based RedBrick Health will create the “world’s largest, most comprehensive digital health and engagement company.” The financial […]

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A 69-year-old former Montana pain doctor convicted of overprescribing opioids leading to the deaths of two patients is back in custody after missing an appeal filing deadline with the state Supreme Court. Chris Christensen is currently housed in the Ravalli County Detention Center awaiting a Wednesday court hearing on the matter. […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge has again ordered the state Department of Human Services to stop using an algorithm to award hours of home-based care to disabled Medicaid recipients. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen also ordered the department’s attorneys to explain at a Wednesday hearing why […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A smoking engine has forced the evacuation of a plane at Newark Liberty International Airport. United Airlines says that when Flight 2160 from San Francisco landed at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, the air traffic control tower notified the crew that smoke was visible from one of the engines. Passengers exited the […]

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Public Records Act is adamant that public records should be available. But that doesn’t mean government entities will make them affordable. A statewide examination of 259 local government public records policies by the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government found that while almost all stated the government entity will charge […]

DENISON, Iowa (AP) — A man who operates a vehicle dealership in Denison has been charged with theft and fraudulent sale practices. Crawford County Court records say 57-year-old Robert “Bob” Adams faces 14 counts of theft, one of fraudulent practices and one of ongoing criminal conduct. His attorney didn’t immediately return a call Tuesday from […]

DENVER (AP) — Federal inspectors found a critical violation of animal welfare by a medical research center in Denver in its treatment of guinea pigs. The Denver Post reports the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service conducted a routine examination of the National Jewish Health lab earlier this year, finding issues with a study […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) — More than 100 people gathered across from Thurston High School to honor victims of the mass shooting that happened there on May 21, 1998. The Register-Guard reports that those who attended Monday night’s vigil expressed the importance of healing and remembrance, and a desire for change as school shootings continue to […]

BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — Nesting birds have caused the Outer Banks fishing site of Cape Point to close to anglers for the first time in nearly two years. The Virginian-Pilot reports that rangers have made a buffer around a nesting colony of least terns at the popular surf-fishing site. Mark Dowdle is the deputy superintendent […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A watchdog group wants the sheriff’s office in New Orleans to stop recording inmates’ telephone conversations with their attorneys. Court Watch Nola calls the practice a violation of attorney-client privilege. The organization says in a report released Tuesday that the sheriff’s office agreed to allow unrecorded calls between inmates and attorneys […]

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — An eastern Minnesota man has set a state catch-and-release record by hooking a more than 6-foot-long (1.8-meter) sturgeon on the Rainy River. Minnesota Public Radio reports that the state Department of Natural Resources announced Monday that Jack Burke’s May 4 catch set a new state record. Burke used a muskie rod […]

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) — Police say a rabid fox bit a golfer and a groundskeeper at an Alabama golf club. AL.com cites a release from Fairhope police that says the male golfer reported being bitten as he stepped out of his golf cart at Rock Creek Golf Club on Sunday afternoon. A groundskeeper was then […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Drug maker Abbvie says it will donate $100 million to improve access to health care and housing in a Puerto Rico struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria. The biopharmaceutical company said Tuesday that half the amount will go to Direct Relief and the other to Habitat for Humanity International. […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — More than a dozen medical and community organizations are asking the Rhode Island Senate to reject a bill that would punish drug dealers for fatal overdoses. The Center for Prisoner Health and Human Services wrote in a letter to senators that the bill would have a “deleterious effect” on efforts to […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2021 has capped its first year quite literally — and messily. Each year, first-year students form a human pyramid around a 21-foot (6-meter) obelisk that has been greased with butter, shortening and oil. Other “plebes” then try to scramble to the top of the pyramid […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Senate candidate Mike Kennedy is defending a prominent Baptist minister who has come under fire from Mitt Romney and others for his past criticism of Mormonism, Islam and Judaism.  Kennedy told the Deseret News and KSL editorial boards that it was “embarrassing” for Romney to call Pastor Robert Jeffress […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in April, the lowest the rate has been since November 2008. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reports that the April rate is down from the 3.9 percent recorded in March. From March to April, most county unemployment rates followed their normal seasonal pattern […]

PHOENIX (AP) — The mayor of Phoenix has announced his resignation from office as he runs for U.S. Congress. In a letter to the city clerk Monday, Greg Stanton says he will step down next week. Stanton says the “city is in strong shape and I am proud that we have put Phoenix on the […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman has been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in a wreck that killed her 13-month-old son. Media outlets reported that 30-year-old Melissa Ann Henderson pleaded guilty in Wilmington on Monday to reckless child endangerment, death by motor vehicle and serious injury by […]

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A neighborhood on the west edge of Reno is on alert after two possible mountain lion sightings were reported over the weekend. Officials at the Somersett community near Verdi told residents in a newsletter update Monday that people reported seeing a mountain lion at two different areas on Somersett golf course […]

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man facing sexual assault charges involving two teenage girls says he wants to represent himself during trial. The Bristol Press reports that 42-year-old Javier Santos told a judge of his plans during a court hearing Monday. Santos has been charged with sexual assault and risk of injury to a […]