Новости за 06.09.2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California fire agency says it has exhausted annual firefighting budget and needs $234 million more.

Combining routes to make up for a bus-driver shortage caused delays on the first and second days of school.

JONESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say sheriff’s deputies shot and killed an armed man after they responded to a call to check on someone at a home. Chris Laws, special agent in charge with the State Bureau of Investigation, told news outlets a caller to the Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office implied there […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican investigators have found 166 skulls in clandestine mass burial pits in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. State prosecutor Jorge Winckler said Thursday that for security reasons he would not reveal the location of the site. He says the bodies were buried at least two years ago. It is one […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutor says 166 skulls have been found in clandestine burial pits in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.

DETROIT (AP) — Walmart says it will buy 30 more electric semis from Tesla for use in its Canadian operations. The retailer’s order is in addition to 10 semis ordered from Tesla in November. Walmart says it plans to convert 20 percent of its Canadian fleet to electricity by 2022. The company says it will […]

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The Baseball Hall of Fame has opened a new exhibit on Moe Berg, the major league catcher-turned-spy whose story was the subject of a Hollywood film released this summer. “Moe Berg: Big League Spy” recently opened at the museum in Cooperstown, New York. The New York City-born son of Russian-Jewish immigrants […]

The roommates, both from Thailand, met when they attended Boston University. Police say the 32-year-old woman stabbed her 25-year-old roommate to death, and then stabbed herself, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California agency has fined Disneyland, saying the theme park failed to properly maintain cooling equipment, leading three employees to acquire Legionnaire’s disease. The Los Angeles Times reports Thursday that the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued more than $33,000 in fines in March. Two of the three theme park […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is warning the Indian Ocean island nation of Maldives of possible sanctions on key officials if upcoming elections are not free and fair and the country does not reverse democratic backsliding. The State Department said Thursday the Sept. 23 presidential election, the release of political prisoners and an end […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A village in northwest Alaska is in line to receive a $450,000 federal grant to restore water service lost in a December freeze. Officials say the “imminent threat” funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will go toward repairs and to ensure the water system will be viable […]

The sale of Washington’s largest ski resort is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018.

A photo, posted on social media around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, showed the coke machine in front of the Space Needle next to Fisher Plaza.

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey university has indefinitely suspended all of it fraternities and sororities for what school officials say was an inadequate response to some “serious conduct violations.” The Asbury Park Press reports that all non-educational activities sponsored by Monmouth University’s seven fraternities and nine sororities have been canceled, including […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Reynolds, who starred in films including ‘Deliverance’ and ‘Boogie Nights,’ has died at age 82, according to agent.

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — Another Michigan judge has rejected Larry Nassar’s request for a new sentence in one of his three criminal cases. Eaton County Judge Janice Cunningham found no grounds to give the convicted sports doctor a new hearing Thursday. He was sentenced to at least 40 years in prison for sexually molesting girls […]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Authorities in Argentina are carrying out raids at a Catholic-run school for youths with hearing disabilities as part of an investigation into alleged sexual abuse. A police source in Buenos Aires province says that officers seized documents Thursday from the archives of the Antonio Provolo Institute in the city of […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Wall Street Journal is reporting that CBS chief Les Moonves is negotiating with independent directors of CBS’ board for a possible exit. CBS has appointed two law firms to investigate Moonves for sexual harassment allegations stemming from a July New Yorker article. CBS didn’t return a request for comment. The […]

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots have taken to the streets of ethnically divided Nicosia to protest huge hikes in the prices of electricity, fuel and other goods sparked by the sharp devaluation of the Turkish lira. Holding banners and chanting slogans decrying the hardship besetting blue-collar Turkish Cypriots, protesters ended a march […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The president of a troubled Portland mental health hospital where two patients have died says he expects it will remain open and address serious safety problems this month. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Unity Center for Behavioral Health has been under investigation by state and federal authorities since March. Inspectors have determined […]

The red card and one-game suspension for Chad Marshall has been overturned by an independent panel, meaning the defender is eligible to play in the Sept. 15 game against Vancouver.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Riot police have broken up a pro-marijuana demonstration in Colombia’s capital city, as the South American country takes a harder stance on drugs. Dozens of people showed up at Bogota’s planetarium Thursday with posters and small amounts of marijuana to stage a “smoke-a-thon” to defend recreational use of the plant. But […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Official says 2 California wildfires this year have led to 10,000 insurance claims totaling $845 million in losses.

In a new weekly feature, beat writer Bob Condotta embraces the gambling side of football and gives his take on the Seahawks' win total, how many time Pete Carroll will toss his gum and more.

One of the region's top labor leaders is leaving his position.