Новости за 22.05.2018

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump wants New York’s highest court to delay a defamation suit filed by a former “Apprentice” contestant who accused him of unwanted groping and kissing. Trump’s lawyers filed notice late Monday that they’re asking the state Court of Appeals to freeze Summer Zervos’ suit while a lower appellate court […]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Some South Texas cities have started restricting water usage due to dropping Edwards Aquifer levels amid drought conditions. The Edwards Aquifer Authority on Monday announced Stage 1 pumping restrictions after the 10-day average level of an index well dropped below the minimum 660 feet (201 meters). Permit holders in Bexar (bayr) […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The federal government is suing over the results of a Kansas City area-Teamsters union election. The lawsuit filed by U.S. Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta is seeking a new election to be conducted under federal supervision. Local 41 President Ralph Stubbs and his slate of candidates won re-election in […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several dozen protesters are shutting down part of the light rail system in Minneapolis to call attention to federal immigration deportations. The Tuesday morning protest near the airport is part of a national movement known as the Poor People’s Campaign, which aims to highlight issues including racism and poverty. Organizers say they […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky prepares to borrow $281 million on the bond market, one of the country’s three major ratings agencies has dropped the state’s credit rating to A from A+. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Standard & Poor’s cited state government’s poor fiscal management and citizens’ relative poverty in its Friday decision, which […]

NEW DELHI (AP) — Officials say 9 protesters killed when Indian police open fire on demonstrators demanding closure of copper plant. .

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The Salvation Army in the Quad Cities is changing its approach to helping homeless families by intervening earlier and trying to get them into permanent housing more quickly. Salvation Army Quad Cities coordinator Major Scott Shelbourn tells the Quad-City Times that families may be housed on an emergency basis at an […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Kansas man accused of selling large quantities of methamphetamine throughout South Dakota has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. Thirty-six-year-old Justin Morales, also known as Speedy, was convicted in February of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of meth. Authorities say Morales admitted to selling meth […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A ballot proposal to cap Ohio’s interest rates on payday loans and impose additional regulations on the industry has cleared its initial hurdle. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine certified the “Short-Term Loan Consumer Protection Amendment” on Monday. His office found backers’ re-submitted petition contained a “fair and truthful” summary of the […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man who ambushed four police officers in South Carolina, killing one of them, has pleaded guilty to murder as part of a deal which spares his life. Christian McCall quietly admitted to the Jan. 16 shooting in York County on Tuesday. He was waiting to see if the judge would […]

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah jury has convicted an American Fork man who authorities say sexually abused a 4-year-old girl he encountered at random. The Deseret News reports 33-year-old Royce Schaefer was found guilty last week of sodomy of a child and aggravated sexual abuse of a child following the four day trial in […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An entrepreneur wants to mix Omaha’s sewage sludge with yard waste to create a compost product. The Omaha World-Herald reports that Soil Dynamics Founder Andy Harpenau is proposing Omaha consider the sludge-yard waste product. He says the product would be more efficient than the city-made Oma-Gro compost. Omaha spends $3.5 million […]

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GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Montana authorities have identified the victim of two-vehicle accident over the weekend as 81-year-old Norman D. Harris of Sun River. The accident occurred late Sunday morning on Interstate 15, north of Great Falls when one vehicle rear-ended another that was traveling slower, causing the first vehicle to go off the […]

PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — Authorities: 3 more teenagers taken into custody after slaying of female Maryland police officer.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A city council in West Virginia has unanimously confirmed a new police chief. The Herald-Dispatch reports that the Huntington City Council voted Monday to convert 50-year-old Hank Dial from interim to permanent police chief. Dial has been serving in an interim capacity since Joe Ciccarelli died in January after an extended […]

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — A 15-year-old male has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a North Carolina man last week. Police in High Point have charged the teen in the shooting death of 50-year-old Gene Aikens on May 16. Police say the teen was a willing participant as 21-year-old Zachary […]

LONDON (AP) — American heavyweight Eric Molina was banned for two years for failing a drug test after losing to Anthony Joshua in December 2016, U.K. Anti-Doping said on Tuesday. Molina tested positive for dexamethasone, a corticosteroid which is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency for in-competition use, in a routine test after the IBF […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The number of aggravated assaults on San Francisco BART trains and platforms has increased, while overall violent crimes went down this year. The San Francisco Chronicle quotes BART Police Chief Carlos Roja citing a slight but encouraging downward trend in crime as the transit agency released statistics from the first third […]

SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — A Macedonian court has convicted a former senior interior ministry official of abuse of office and sentenced him to nine years in prison over a police patrol car procurement deal. The Skopje criminal court ruled on Tuesday that Gjoko Popovski failed to select the cheapest offer in the purchase of 300 […]

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho tribe has joined a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors. The Lewiston Tribune reports the Nez Perce Tribe said in a release that a lawsuit was filed Friday in Idaho’s U.S. District Court that targets opioid distributor McKesson Corp., the only supplier of the addictive pain relievers to the […]

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — One person has died after a small plane crashed in a field near a regional airport in southeastern Virginia. Virginia State Police said in a statement that the crash occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday near the runway of the Chesapeake Regional Airport. The plane caught fire and burned after the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Technology companies and banks are rising Tuesday morning as U.S. stocks head higher for the second day in a row. Automakers are climbing after China said it will reduce auto import duties, another sign the two powers are resolving some of their differences on trade. Chipmaker Micron Technology is surging after […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City official says a recent downpour that washed away vehicles and flooded structures was a 100-year event. The Rapid City Journal reports the Friday storm occurred just days after officials showed off a large new stormwater detention cell in Robbinsdale Park. Dale Tech, Rapid City director of public […]

CHICAGO (AP) — More than 1,000 extra Chicago police officers will soon be hitting the streets to stem the surge in violence that typically accompanies long holiday weekends in the city. In a news release, the police department says that beginning Friday and through the Memorial Day weekend, more officers on bikes, on foot and […]