Новости за 15.10.2018

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A hazardous materials team was called Monday to investigate a suspicious letter sent to the home of Republican Sen. Susan Collins, police officials said. Police and fire vehicles were parked outside her home, and several people in hazmat suits were seen entering the home. Yellow police tape was wrapped around the […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A southern Oregon wildfire burning for months has flared up, prompting new evacuations and a declaration from the governor that clears the way for more resources to be sent to the blaze. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Klondike fire spokesperson Kale Casey says people in about 40 homes were under mandatory evacuation orders […]

Southern resident orcas that frequent Puget Sound may not survive without breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help the salmon the orcas live on, scientists say.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Corrections says two men in custody died at different facilities in the past few days. Officials say 72-year-old Douglas Miller died Friday morning at Salem’s Oregon State Penitentiary in the infirmary. He was incarcerated out of Multnomah County and his earliest release date was January 2021. Officials […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Falcons kicker Matt Bryant is likely to miss the next game against the New York Giants after straining his right hamstring making a 57-yard field goal. Coach Dan Quinn said Monday that the Falcons are going to bring in another kicker by the time they return to practice this week. Giorgio Tavecchio, […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the northern Mexican state of Baja California are investigating the apparent slaying of a Roman Catholic priest in the municipality of Playas de Rosarito. Tijuana Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barron announced the death of Icmar Arturo Orta in a statement issued Sunday. An official in the state prosecutor’s office who […]

BOSTON (AP) — MGM has reported nearly $27 million in revenue during the first full month of operation at its Massachusetts casino. The state Gaming Commission reported Monday that MGM Springfield generated $18 million in gross revenues from slot machines and another $8.8 million from table games like blackjack and roulette. That generated $6.7 million […]

This is Pounds' third major knee injury.

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — An investigation has concluded that a Seaside police corporal was justified when he fatally shot an armed man seconds into an encounter at an RV park. The Clatsop County District Attorney’s office says Cpl. David Davidson used reasonable deadly force in the death of 44-year-old Cashus Case. Case’s death was ruled […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A judge is scheduled to hear arguments in a case involving a police department, a sex toy and harassment claims. A lawsuit filed in May by several members of the Mountainside police department claims superiors used a sex toy to harass them and subjected them to homophobic and racial slurs. The […]

Clearing the air about the many benefits of deodorizing toilet seats.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party says it’s unacceptable that a party official wrote on Facebook that Republicans should be brought “to the guillotines” after Election Day. Party spokesman William Davis wrote in reference to Republicans: “11.7 — bring them to the guillotines.” Party executive director Corey Day says Davis regrets the post […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say the renovated Idaho State Museum had more than 1,000 visitors for its grand re-opening last weekend. Idaho State Historical Society Executive Director Janet Gallimore said in a prepared statement on Monday that it was gratifying to see so many people take advantage of the educational resource that is the […]

The festival wrapped up over the weekend, but the fall colors are still spectacular.

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man convicted of killing four children by throwing them off a bridge had his death sentence reduced by a judge Monday to life imprisonment, after tests showed the man had an IQ of 51. The state attorney general’s office and defense lawyers jointly asked the judge to change Lam […]

WASHINGTON — Previously spotted in D.C. gift shops and jigsaw puzzle boxes, a fantasy print of Donald Trump entertaining Abraham Lincoln while every other Republican president in history watches now hangs outside the Oval Office. The portrait was shown hanging in Trump’s personal dining room during his “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday, and the freeze […]

Westharbor Homes is building two new neighborhoods in the master-planned resort community of Port Ludlow.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A day after burying his teenage stepson lost to gunfire, a Syracuse man tried to save a 12-year-old who had been hit by a bullet in an unrelated shooting. David Carroll was among the people who took James Springer III to a hospital after he was shot Wednesday night on a […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of a 58-year-old Anchorage woman who was found dead inside her recreational vehicle in Ninilchik with a highly intoxicated man who refused to cooperate with authorities. Troopers say Kathy Vancleve’s worried relatives called them late Saturday morning, saying the woman might be dead in […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A judge has ordered election officials in Kentucky not to certify the results of an upcoming referendum on whether to change the state’s constitution to guarantee the rights of crime victims. Kentucky is one of six states scheduled to vote on “Marsy’s Law,” a proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee crime victims […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Knute Buehler stumped on the floor of the Oregon House of Representatives to decry the state’s controversial business energy tax incentives. The East Oregonian is reporting that Buehler, now the Republican nominee for governor, left out one fact in his speech. He and his wife once had personally invested in $100,000 […]

New private equity owner Transom Capital Group intends to expand the Seattle chain of salons and spas.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican Minnesota Senate hopeful Karin Housley’s campaign says a 2009 Facebook post in which she compares Michelle Obama’s posture to that of a chimpanzee is being taken out of context. Housley is running against Democratic Sen. Tina Smith. She made the comment long before running for statewide office or the […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was briefed on a proposed Alaska liquefied natural gas project during a weekend stopover in the state. Austin Baird, a spokesman for Gov. Bill Walker, says the main purpose of the stop was a briefing on the gas project. The state-sponsored Alaska Gasline Development Corp. has […]

Hauwa Mohammed Liman and Alice Loksha went to the Nigerian town of Rann to help. The military outpost in Borno state houses about 80,000 refugees displaced by the nine-year-long Boko Haram insurgency. Liman and Loksha worked as nurses, helping to deliver babies and provide basic services. In March, Rann was attacked by Boko Haram militants. […]