Новости за 23.08.2018

Re: “Ex-official: Safeco Field deal should be redone”: For the last 20 years, the Public Facilities District has had a strong record of careful oversight and stewardship of the publicly-owned ballpark. The proposed lease extension strengthens the PFD’s role to ensure that the ballpark continues to be maintained and improved. The comments of Superior Court […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Fed up with dog poop being left around, board members at a Maryland condominium complex are now relying on DNA samples to police unscooped feces. Jeanne Fisher, the general manager for The Residence at Park Place Condominium, tells The Capital newspaper that she came across “doggie DNA” as an option when […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced nearly two dozen criminal charges Thursday against the owners of an Omaha railcar cleaning company stemming from a 2015 explosion that killed two workers. Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services’ president, Stephen Michael Braithwaite, and vice president, Adam Thomas Braithwaite, are both named in the 22-count indictment. The […]

IndyCar drivers, unsettled and with heavy hearts, return to racing this weekend with their minds on Robert Wickens, the Canadian driver who remains hospitalized after a frightening wreck last weekend. Once they get in their cars, they will have no choice but to push the Pocono Raceway crash away and focus on their jobs. “It’s […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Urban Meyer may have weathered scandal at Ohio State, but not without a lasting stain as an exhaustive report detailed behavior that could have easily taken down a coach of lesser stature. The investigation released soon after Meyer answered questions from reporters about his suspension Wednesday night showed that he tolerated […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has laid down rules aimed at preventing residents in high-tax states from avoiding a new cap on widely popular state and local tax deductions. The action over the new Republican tax law pits the government against high-tax, heavily Democratic states in an election-year showdown. The Treasury Department’s newly released […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alarmed by as much as $20 million in lost tourism revenue last month over visitors’ fears of wildfires, California tourism officials are teaming up with Oregon and Washington state to reassure tourists that it’s safe to visit. The three states said Thursday that they formed the West Coast Tourism Recovery Coalition […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a New York man who was arrested for falsely claiming he was owed half-ownership of Facebook but then fled the country has been captured in Ecuador. Prosecutors notified a judge that Paul Ceglia (SEHG’-lee-uh) was arrested Thursday. They say he’ll appear in a court in Quito within a day. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration acts to prevent high-tax states from skirting GOP tax law’s $10K cap on state, local deductions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi is the chief villain of Republican campaign ads. The leader some Democrats promise to vote against. The subject of much speculation that her grip on power is coming to an end. Nevertheless, she says she’s not going anywhere — and certainly not while President Donald Trump is in the White […]

MURRAY, Utah (AP) — Murray City Council voted to continue its investment in exploring the country’s first small modular nuclear reactor. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Murray, with its additional $15,000 investment approved Tuesday, has now committed $30,000 to the Carbon Free Power Project to explore the new technology The proposed 12-module plant would be […]

Move over coconut water: Moringa, cauliflower, drinking vinegar and more trendy foods are here to steal the limelight.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 24-year-old man suspected of firing a handgun at pizza restaurant employees has been arrested. Anchorage police say 24-year-old John Wolf was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon as he tried to steal a car near west 88th Avenue. Online court documents do not list Wolf’s attorney. Police say officers Wednesday spotted […]

Unlike much of the funding that goes out to districts for various programs but allows districts some flexibility on how it is spent, beginning in the 2019-20 school year money for K-3 class size reduction actually needs to be used the way the Legislature intended.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The daughter of former Democratic Gov. Cecil Andrus, who had a long history of legal battles with the Energy Department, says Idaho resist becoming the nation’s dumping ground for radioactive waste. Instead, Tracy Andrus on Thursday urged Attorney General Lawrence Wasden to uphold a key 1995 agreement that outlines strict limits […]

TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — With acres of ranches, small southern border towns and most of populous Tucson, the landscape of Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District is as varied as its swing seat electorate. Seven Democrats and four Republicans seek to succeed Republican Rep. Martha McSally. Her bid for U.S. Senate put the seat up for grabs. […]

A California state agency is looking to spare coffee shops from having to post warnings about coffee posing a cancer risk — an assertion not supported by science. It's about time.

BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — Preliminary autopsy findings show that Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts was killed by ‘sharp force injuries’

DAYTON, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a woman’s body found by joggers in Dayton is likely that of Meighan Cordie, a 27-year-old who’s been missing since last weekend. The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday the body was spotted down an embankment around 10 a.m. The department says the woman’s description and clothing matched those […]

American Airlines is dropping money-losing flights between Chicago and Shanghai, and Hawaiian Airlines will suspend its only route to China because of low demand. The airlines announced those and other route changes this week. The decisions reflect growing competition from Chinese carriers and rising fuel prices that have made once-marginal routes unprofitable. American, the world’s […]

SANTE FE, N.M. (AP) — A Native American activist accused of raping women has arrived at the Santa Fe County jail after losing a fight against his extradition from Phoenix. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports 41-year-old Redwolf Pope is accused of raping a Seattle-area woman while she was visiting Santa Fe in 2017. According […]

AMBRIDGE, Pa. (AP) — The police chief in a western Pennsylvania borough has been accused of falsifying his timecards and threatening his officers if they cooperated in a state police investigation into the suspected theft. Ambridge Police Chief James Mann faces charges, including theft by deception, fraud, witness intimidation and making threats to influence judicial […]

DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge in Detroit says there’s evidence to suggest that immigration officials have been threatening Iraqi detainees at a Michigan jail and pressuring them to agree to deportations. U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith ordered the government on Wednesday to provide a list of detainees who have been held in solitary […]

Witnesses said five or six men dressed in white plastic jumpsuits and hoods grabbed three victims and restrained them with zip ties. According to witnesses, the victims were asking for help and for someone to call 911.

McDougald's injury means more playing time for former Rams starter Maurice Alexander, who could emerge as a legit contender for a starting spot in Seattle's secondary.