Новости за 13.06.2018

MINK SHOALS, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say human remains that consist of bones and clothing have been found in West Virginia. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office tells news outlets that the remains were found in Mink Shoals on Tuesday morning. Chief of Detectives Sgt. Sean Snuffer tells The Charleston Gazette-Mail that volunteers have been searching […]

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Emails show the interim president of Michigan State University criticized lawyers who represent Larry Nassar’s assault victims and said a former gymnast was probably was getting a “kickback” from her attorney. John Engler’s remarks were made to a university lawyer in April, a month before Michigan State agreed to a […]

POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — A 22-year-old man has died after the forklift he was driving flipped and ejected him in northern Wyoming. Police say Kade Englert, of Lovell, died in the accident that occurred about 5 p.m. Monday in Powell. The Cody Enterprise reports that police say Englert was driving the forklift on a street […]

DUNKERTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say they’re investigating the death of a child in northeastern Iowa. The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and medics were called to a Dunkerton home around 7:40 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a child not breathing. Officials say the child was taken by ambulance to a local […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state of Michigan will spend $1.2 million to help build a memorial monument to fallen law enforcement officers in Lansing, capping private fundraising efforts that began over a decade ago. The funding is included in a budget bill that is expected to be signed by Gov. Rick Snyder. The memorial […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers say the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others at a congressional baseball practice a year ago has only strengthened their commitment to protecting gun rights. Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup of Ohio says if two Capitol Police officers were not armed at the GOP practice, “you might have […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for a former Senate staffer accused of lying to the FBI during a leaks investigation say they plan to ask a judge to bar President Donald Trump and other federal government officials from making “improper and prejudicial” statements about the case. James Wolfe pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: Time Warner Inc., up $1.73 to $97.95 A federal judge cleared AT&T’s $85 billion purchase of Time Warner in a major antitrust trial. H&R Block Inc., down $5.31 to $24.29 Most Read StoriesAbout-face: Seattle City Council repeals head tax amid pressure from businesses, […]

PHOENIX (AP) — A Maricopa County Superior Court judge accepted a plea agreement in a road rage case involving a woman who police say shot and killed a Chinese student at Arizona State University after rear-ending the student’s car. Holly Davis fatally shot 19-year-old Yue Jiang of China on Jan. 18, 2016, while Jiang’s boyfriend, […]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A jogger who was filmed throwing away a homeless man’s possessions in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Oakland is facing a robbery charge stemming from a related confrontation. Alameda County prosecutors on Wednesday charged 30-year-old Henry Sintay with second-degree robbery. The San Francisco Chronicle says video footage captured Sintay […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Legislation poised to pass in the New York state Legislature would preclude sex trafficking victims from having to testify in court about the abuse they suffered. New York and Alabama are now the only states whose trafficking laws generally require victims to testify in court. In New York, that’s because law […]

Trump is deluding himself if he thinks a nuclear deal with Kim will benefit Koreans rotting in his gulags.

ORANGE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Lansing man has died after falling into a lake at a mid-Michigan campground. The Ionia County Sheriff’s Office says 47-year-old Pedro Lira was fishing with a friend when he fell into the lake. It says a pre-existing medical condition might have caused Lira to experience distress. The incident occurred […]

More broadly, Americans will enjoy greater security, an improved trade balance and cheaper energy — something on all of our minds, given recent increases in gas prices.

NEW YORK (AP) — Deaf drivers in New York City are getting a new tool meant to improve communication with police officers in the event they’re pulled over. The New York Police Department said Wednesday it’s sending cards with symbols for common traffic violations like speeding and cellphone use to 11,590 deaf or hard-of-hearing drivers. […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Kennedy says he’ll ask the federal government to keep Louisiana’s food stamp program up and running, if the state moves to eliminate it because of budget cuts. Kennedy says he’s introducing federal legislation to seek USDA administration of Louisiana’s food stamp program, distributing aid through food banks […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors say they will not charge a police officer who shot a man who charged at him with a knife in February in North Carolina. District Attorney Spencer Merriweather III said in a report issued Wednesday that Officer Daniel Flynn was justified in fearing for his life when 27-year-old Charlie Shoupe […]

President Donald Trump said he “probably will end up supporting” a plan to keep the federal government out of state-run marijuana markets, which is good news for Washington state. But he should take it a step further.

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors say two white supremacists serving time at a federal prison in Southeast Texas have been condemned for the 2014 slaying of a fellow gang member behind bars. A federal jury in Beaumont on Wednesday ordered the death penalty for Ricky Fackrell of Vernal, Utah, and Christopher Cramer of Ogden, Utah. […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A pedestrian has been rushed to the hospital with head injuries sustained in a Hartford car crash. Police say the unidentified pedestrian was crossing Columbus Boulevard and was hit by an SUV. The pedestrian tried to cross in front of a line of stopped traffic. Police say the SUV had a […]

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Rickie Fowler knows he can win major championships. He says everyone in golf knows that. So, Rickie, how about this week in the U.S. Open? Majors have not been kind to Fowler, who either gets teased or slammed by them. In April, he came up one shot short of Patrick Reed […]

Seahawks added the 2012 NFL Executive of the Year to its front office.

BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors pursuing sexual assault charges against the estranged husband of former Senate President Stan Rosenberg are seeking records on potential victims who spoke to attorneys hired by the Massachusetts Senate. A motion filed Wednesday by Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey’s office in Suffolk Superior Court seeks information gathered by the Boston law […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials want a Texas oil company to explain what a state agency calls discrepancies involving oil and gas production records for wells in Idaho following an evaluation of records dating back to 2014. The Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission on Wednesday directed the Idaho Department of Lands to ask […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A longtime North Carolina lawmaker who’s suffered heart troubles for years that nearly caused her death at the Legislative Building is facing a new health challenge. Eight-term Rep. Becky Carney of Charlotte told colleagues on the House floor Wednesday she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. Carney says she’s already had surgery […]