Новости за 01.11.2018

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say a man arrested in connection with school shooting threats had written a manifesto outlining his plan to be “the next school shooter.” Media outlets are reporting new details about Dylan Jarrell disclosed Thursday in court. Kentucky State Police Trooper Josh Satterly said Jarrell had an assault-style weapon […]

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s chief medical examiner has testified that a 4-month-old infant found dead and maggot-infested in a baby swing last year weighed only a few ounces more than his birth weight. The Courier reports that testimony came Thursday in the murder trial of the baby’s father, 29-year-old Zachary Paul Koehn, who […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The two major candidates for governor in Alaska are facing off one more time before next week’s general election. Democrat Mark Begich and Republican Mike Dunleavy are expected to participate in a broadcast debate sponsored by Anchorage TV station KTVA. Both are vying to succeed Gov. Bill Walker. The independent Walker […]

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — State troopers in western Nebraska have reported finding more than 360 pounds of marijuana and cannabis products in a traffic stop near Lodgepole. The Nebraska State Patrol said in a news release Thursday that the seizure stemmed from a traffic stop around noon Wednesday on Interstate 80. A trooper reported that […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A pitcher on the Florida Marlins team that won the 2003 World Series has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for taking part in an insurance scam. The Palm Beach Post reports Justin Wayne and his brother, Hawkeye Wayne, also paid $3.8 million in reimbursement Thursday […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — State lawmakers are vowing to take on the link between mental health problems and incarceration in the upcoming legislative session. Oregon Public Broadcasting reported Thursday that about half of all inmates locked up in Oregon have mental health issues, and that’s partly because police officers have nowhere else to take them. […]

DETROIT (AP) — Dozens of people who say they were victims of sexual assault by doctors at three major universities are urging Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to make campuses accountable for investigating abuse allegations. The Education Department is considering new guidelines that could change the way allegations are investigated. DeVos has called for a “more […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A faith-based Anchorage women’s shelter is suing to block the city from requiring it to accept transgender women. Lawyers for Alliance Defending Freedom filed a motion in federal court Thursday, seeking an injunction stop the city from applying its gender identity law to the Hope Center shelter. The conservative Christian law […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump: Migrant caravans not ‘legitimate asylum seekers’; says he wants to limit claims for illegal border crossers.

The man accused of the attack has been committed to Western State Hospital three times between 2005 and 2016, officials say.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected an Arkansas Supreme Court justice’s effort to halt attack ads and mailers from a Washington-based conservative group that is trying to unseat her in next week’s election. U.S. District Judge Brian Miller denied Justice Courtney Goodson’s request for a preliminary injunction halting the attacks […]

MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) — A Meridian police officer who fatally shot a man has been cleared of wrongdoing in the shooting. The Meridian Police Department said Wednesday that Twin Falls County prosecuting attorney Grant Loebs cleared Officer Kyle Mikowski in the July 1 shooting of Meridian resident Daniel Norris. Mikowski shot and killed Norris during […]

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — U.S. military officials have identified the remains of a 20-year-old Texas soldier who went missing in 1950 following a combat operation in South Korea. Army Pfc. Mathis O. Ball is scheduled to be buried Nov. 18 in the southeastern Oklahoma town of Bokchito. Military authorities say Ball’s company was fighting North […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has left no doubt that his top priority as leader of the military is making it more “lethal” — better at war and more prepared for it. And yet, nothing about the military’s new mission at the U.S.-Mexico border advances that goal. Some argue it detracts from it. […]

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Johnny Depp has relisted his Kentucky horse farm with a lower asking price after his portfolio managers rejected an offer for the 42-acre (17-hectare) property. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the property — named “Betty Sue’s Family Farm” in honor of Depp’s late mother, is now listed for $1.6 million. That’s well […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has formed a team to address allegations of improper body disposal, prepaid funeral violations and other complaints involving funeral homes across the state. Licensing and Regulatory Affairs says Thursday that the team will be made up of multiple agencies. The announcement follows an increase in complaints seen […]

First-year offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan has come under fire for the Huskies' struggles. What does Chris Petersen say about the play-calling? "It’s not that," he said.

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has visited Ukraine, pledging to uphold anti-Russian sanctions for Russian actions in Ukraine. Speaking after Thursday’s talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Merkel said Germany would support extending the European Union’ s restrictions against Russia over its support for rebels in eastern Ukraine. Merkel cited the lack […]

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian lawmakers have approved the country’s first female Supreme Court president. The move Thursday came just a week after lawmakers elected Ethiopia’s first female president. Meaza Ashenafi, a prominent law practitioner in Ethiopia, assumed the top job at the Supreme Court after she was unanimously approved by lawmakers for the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA players have exercised their right to terminate their collective bargaining agreement after the 2019 season, cutting the deal short by two years. The current labor contract started on March 5, 2014, and had been scheduled to run through October 2021 or the day after the last playoff game, whichever was […]

Seattle-area homebuyers are getting a double dose of good news: More sellers are dropping their asking price to lure buyers — and buyers are then negotiating the price down further.

The IRS has increased the contribution limits for various retirement accounts for 2019. The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday that the contribution limit for employees who participate in a 401(k), 403(b) and most 457 plans, as well as the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan, is increased from $18,500 to $19,000. The catch-up contribution limit, which […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine organization that supports physician-assisted suicide is pushing for a statewide referendum on the issue next year. The Portland Press Herald reports Maine Death with Dignity organizers visited polling stations throughout the state Tuesday to collect signatures for the proposed ballot question. Organizers say the measure will be modeled after […]

The walkout at Google's Fremont and Kirkland offices were part of a companywide protest reflecting a growing #MeToo-style backlash among women against frat-house misbehavior in heavily male-dominated Silicon Valley.

The walkout at Google's Fremont and Kirkland offices were part of a companywide protest reflecting a growing #MeToo-style backlash among women against frat-house misbehavior in heavily male-dominated Silicon Valley.