Новости за 18.10.2018

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah mother is accusing school officials of brushing aside an alleged sexual assault of her son by his football teammates as “boys being boys” and hazing that went too far. The woman said in a lawsuit filed Thursday that her 14-year-old son was pinned down by two teammates while […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Cory Booker opened his first trip to South Carolina as a potential presidential contender Thursday by blasting President Donald Trump for wrecking America’s standing on the world stage. Speaking to reporters gathered at Allen University in downtown Columbia, the New Jersey Democrat expressed concerns about the Trump administration’s handling of […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities say StarKist has agreed to plead guilty to price fixing as part of a broad collusion investigation of the canned tuna industry. Federal prosecutors announced the plea agreement Thursday and said the company faces a fine up to $100 million. Bumble Bee Foods last year pleaded guilty to the same […]

U.S. stocks slumped again Thursday as investors continued to sell shares of technology and internet companies, industrials, and companies that rely on consumer spending. Several industrial companies tumbled after releasing their quarterly reports, and European stocks also fell as European Union leaders criticized Italy’s spending plans. On Thursday: The S&P 500 index skidded 40.43 points, […]

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations says it is hosting a meeting between the rival leaders of Cyprus in the U.N.-controlled buffer zone on the ethnically divided island nation. President Nicos Anastasiades, who leads the country’s internationally recognized government, and the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots, Mustafa Akinci, are being hosted by Elizabeth […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s candidates for lieutenant governor staked out far different positions on Medicaid expansion, minimum wage and abortion during a debate Wednesday on Idaho Public Television. Former state Rep. Janice McGeachin and Army veteran and software engineer Kristin Collum are vying to succeed Lt. Gov. Brad Little, who is running for governor. […]

Trump shows appalling willingness to believe the word of a Saudi despot

On paper, the Huskies appear to be in the best position of any of the four contenders to win the North.

BEND, Ore. (AP) — The Bend City Council has publicly reprimanded Oregon House candidate Nathan Boddie for attacking a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct and for blocking constituents from commenting on his public Facebook page. The Bulletin reports Boddie was censured Wednesday for breaking City Council rules that say councilors are expected to […]

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Police in a North Carolina city are treating a pit bull puppy as a hero after he dug up a loaded .38-caliber revolver at an apartment complex. Greenville police posted on its Facebook page the puppy that officers nicknamed Ryder was playing in the grass at the apartment complex when it […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says it ‘certainly looks’ like Saudi writer is dead, pledges ‘severe’ consequences if Saudi royals are responsible.

Not long after College GameDay announced it was coming to Pullman, Travis Crawford received a text: "Get your stuff and get to Pullman." Then he set out on a 2,721-mile pilgrimage from Virginia Beach to Washington State University.

Denser housing is banned across most of the city. A plan to expand the development of accessory dwelling units has been in the works for years, but has met staunch opposition from a neighborhood group.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker says his re-election campaign is moving ahead but says he’s taking it “a day at a time.” His campaign was rocked Tuesday by the abrupt resignation of Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott over what Walker has described as an inappropriate overture to a woman. Mallott apologized though few […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam says the state is prepared to execute death row inmate Edmund Zagorski using the electric chair. Haslam told reporters Thursday he is not reconsidering granting Zagorski clemency despite issuing a 10-day reprieve last week that delayed the inmate’s execution. Among the reasons Haslam handed down a reprieve […]

The kitchen is the room where you likely spend the most time, which makes it the ideal place to invest in a redesign.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke is getting to make his case for ousting Republican Sen. Ted Cruz during a nationally televised, solo town hall on CNN. The event Thursday night comes two days after the El Paso congressman scrapped his usual optimistic, bipartisan message and criticized Cruz sharply during their last scheduled […]

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — 2 Kansas water park workers acquitted of lying during investigation into death of 10-year-old boy killed on waterslide.

The conference is sputtering. Its top teams have underwhelmed. It's on the brink of playoff elimination already. There was that officiating scandal. And that other one. It wasn't a banner first half to 2018 for the Pac-12. Jon Wilner reviews it here.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman has made a unique offer in hopes of finding the person who shot and killed her son on Labor Day. WBTV in Charlotte reports Lajuana Hill said she and her family will pay to relocate anyone who provides information in the death of Juordan Malik Hill, and […]

What we have here is part ink-dark political satire and part family-squabbling-over the-Thanksgiving-turkey comedy. It works for the first half-hour or so but ultimately becomes a 93-minute movie that feels way, way too long. Rating: 2 stars out of 4.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors in southwestern Idaho say they’ll pursue the death penalty against a man accused of killing a 3-year-old child and wounding eight others in a mass stabbing at an Idaho apartment complex. The Ada County Prosecutor’s Office in a decision announced Thursday says pursuing the death penalty against 30-year-old Timmy Kinner […]

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Officials in Ecuador say they’re expelling Venezuela’s ambassador because an official from the neighboring country called its president a “liar.” The Foreign Ministry office announced its decision Thursday, saying Venezuela’s Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez called Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno a “liar” for alleging that 140 buses leave Venezuela every day carrying […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal court has ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must come up with a plan to protect salmon from warm water temperatures, which can be fatal for the fish species. ‘ Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Thursday that record-high water temperatures in rivers across the Pacific Northwest in 2015 led […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California to reconsider life sentences for thousands of nonviolent 3rd-strike criminals by allowing them to seek parole.