Новости за 08.08.2018

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A candidate for a new, moderate third-party is bringing a trove of cash and a little Mormon humor to a northern Utah congressional race against a longtime Republican incumbent. Businessman Eric Eliason is facing an uphill climb in the three-way race to unseat eight-term U.S. Rep. Bob Bishop in a […]

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A committee in Newtown, Connecticut, has chosen a design for a permanent memorial to honor the 26 pupils and educators killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The group chose a design by San Francisco-based architecture and design firm SWA. It features a coiling wooded walkway leading to […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Officials say Nebraska, Minnesota operation targets businesses that hired, mistreated immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — The Sharps Fire has had Wood River Valley residents crossing their fingers that it would not be a repeat of the 2013 Beaver Creek Fire, which burned more than 100,000 acres on the west side of the valley and prompted widespread evacuations. On July 31, the Carey School was transformed into […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court has ordered that portions of an initiative aimed at protecting salmon be stricken as unconstitutional but says the rest of the measure can advance to the ballot. The court says the problematic provisions would bar the state Fish and Game commissioner from granting a permit to a […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters clashed with guards at Portland’s City Hall after briefly shutting down a City Council meeting. Scores of activists showed up Wednesday morning to express anger at how police treated those who demonstrated against a far-right group that held a rally at the Portland waterfront on Saturday. The chanting protesters prompted […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly two dozen people were arrested Wednesday and charged with using small aircraft to smuggle heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine over the U.S. border at the behest of one of Mexico’s most notorious drug cartels, authorities said. The arrests of 22 suspects come on the heels of a nearly three-year investigation into […]

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A 55-year-old Oregon man who was arrested after causing disturbances in three national parks, including harassing a bison in Yellowstone, will remain jailed until his bench trial later this month. Raymond Reinke of Pendleton, Oregon, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to five charges stemming from citations issued in Grand Teton […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A new report by Portland officials says four out of five short-term rental properties in the city are operating illegally and there is not much the city can do about them yet since it doesn’t have the necessary data. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Portland requires hosts of Airbnb-style bookings to apply for […]

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon sheriff’s deputy used an overdose-fighting drug to save a police dog that was exposed to heroin at a county jail. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy and his K9 partner Abbie were searching for contraband Tuesday night when the dog detected heroin in a container. The […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and the city of Charlottesville have proactively declared a state of emergency ahead of the one-year anniversary of a violent white nationalist rally in Virginia that left a woman dead and dozens of others injured. Officials said Wednesday the declaration would streamline state and local operations this […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s governor, city of Charlottesville, declare state of emergency ahead of anniversary of white nationalist rally.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. commander in the Middle East says an Iranian naval exercise involving at least 100 small boats in and around the Strait of Hormuz last week was meant as a message to the U.S. for re-imposing economic sanctions on Tehran. Gen. Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, tells reporters […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman who pleaded guilty to leaking a secret U.S. report is scheduled to be sentenced later this month. A federal judge in Augusta has scheduled a sentencing hearing Aug. 23 for Reality Winner. The 26-year-old former National Security Agency contractor was charged last year with copying a classified U.S. […]

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Officials in Bolivia say a valuable, nearly two-century old medallion symbolizing presidential power was stolen, then quickly recovered. Bolivia’s first Congress gave the diamond-encrusted golden medallion in the early 19th Century to South American independence hero Simon Bolivar, for whom the country is named. Presidents wear it at the most […]

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela Supreme Court orders arrest of ex-Congress chief, prosecution of lawmaker in alleged attempt to kill president.

Rainier, Seattle's favorite cheap beer, is trying to muscle into another favorite beer market — hoppy brews. The iconic brand will release an IPA soon in Seattle stores.

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — Attorneys for imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar have appealed his other sentence for sexually assaulting women and girls who sought treatment for injuries. The Lansing State Journal reports that the former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor’s attorneys filed a motion in Eaton County Circuit Court seeking a new judge […]

The Seahawks solidified their TV and radio broadcast teams in advance of the preseason opener Thursday against the Colts.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man accused of killing a Mississippi woman by setting her on fire is appealing a judge’s ruling clearing a prosecutor of misconduct. Lawyers for Quinton Tellis last week filed an appeal with the Mississippi Supreme Court asking justices to overrule a finding that District Attorney John Champion’s actions didn’t hurt […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — US says Russia used a chemical weapon to try to assassinate ex-spy in Britain; to impose new sanctions.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Salem City Council will soon decide whether to ban single-use plastic bags. If approved, Oregon’s capital city would join the likes of Portland and Corvallis in adopting a ban on plastic grocery bags. Environmental activists argue that plastic bags harm wildlife and the planet. Recycling companies also prefer paper, noting […]

TAOS, N.M. (AP) — Court documents say man arrested at New Mexico compound was training children to commit school shootings.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, says the president’s legal team has responded to the latest interview request from special counsel Robert Mueller. But New York’s former mayor offered no further details and called on Mueller to finish the Russia investigation “without further delay.” Mueller’s investigators want to interview the president on […]

PHOENIX (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they are dropping the bribery case against former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce and three others after their trial ended three weeks ago with a mistrial. The U.S. Attorney’s Office informed a judge in a court filing that all charges will be dismissed against Pierce, his wife […]