Новости за 19.11.2018

DILLWYN, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia police officer has been released from prison after serving more than two years for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager. Virginia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lisa Kinney said Stephen Rankin was released Monday from the Dillwyn Correctional Center. But Rankin’s journey through the legal system isn’t over. Virginia’s […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say 26 students and one adult staff member from a South Florida high school have been hospitalized, including some who had seizures, after possible exposure to an unknown substance. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials say students began feeling ill Monday after being in the gym at Cardinal Gibbons High […]

Recreational marijuana sales in Oregon will be nearly $543 million this year, up 29 percent from 2017 and well above economists' expectations, forecasts show.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rampant overproduction in Oregon’s market for legal, recreational marijuana has produced a 50 percent drop in prices, according to state economists. That widely documented collapse has been tough on farmers and retailers — but a boon for consumers. A new state analysis finds the price collapse sparked a big uptick in […]

OAK BLUFFS, Mass. (AP) — Peter Simon, a longtime photographer on Martha’s Vineyard, has died at the age of 71. Family friend Mirabai Bush says Simon died Sunday of cardiac arrest at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He had also battled lung cancer. Simon was the brother of singer Carly Simon, who also lives on the iconic […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Trump administration’s Office of Refugee Resettlement, which was criticized for its role overseeing shelters for unaccompanied immigrant minors, is leaving his post. The Department of Health and Human Services says Scott Lloyd will move to a new role at the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives. Lloyd says […]

Trey Glenn, who oversaw eight states in the Southeast as the EPA's Region 4 leader, faces charges of using his office for personal gain and soliciting or receiving a "thing of value" from a principal or lobbyist, according to the Alabama Ethics Commission.

Jaylen Nowell, who is averaging 20.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists, is the first UW underclassman to receive the Pac-12 player of the week award since Terrence Ross in 2011-12.

The road is closed until further notice, Washington State Patrol said.

BALTIMORE (AP) — New Orioles general manager Mike Elias spoke excitedly Monday about rebuilding the worst team in the majors by drafting wisely, stocking the farm system and delving deep into the International market. After finishing 47-115 this year, the Orioles essentially will start from scratch under the 35-year-old Elias and a yet-to-be named replacement […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Taiwanese exchange student accused of threatening to “shoot up” his high school near Philadelphia has been spared additional time in prison but will be deported. An-Tso Sun has been in custody since March after local school authorities were alerted to a threat he had made. The 18-year-old student called the talk […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Legal groups suing the Trump administration over its ban on asylum for anyone who illegally crosses the U.S.-Mexico border have argued their case before a federal judge in San Francisco. U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar did not immediately rule Monday on the groups’ request to stop the administration from enforcing the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL will return to Mexico City with a regular-season game next year. Less than a week after the league moved the high-profile Chiefs-Rams matchup from Azteca Stadium to Los Angeles because of the poor playing condition at the Mexico venue, the NFL and Mexico’s president-elect confirmed the 2019 game. It […]

DEAD SEA, Jordan (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has nearly closed its funding gap after securing new donor pledges to make up for U.S. aid cuts. Pierre Kraehenbuehl, the head of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, said Monday that the shortfall was reduced from $446 million to $21 million, […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a deal to bring Amazon’s second headquarters to Queens will cost taxpayers “nothing” — even though they’re on the hook for $325 million in direct grants to the company. Under the deal announced last week, the state will also give Seattle-based Amazon $1.2 billion in […]

NEW YORK (AP) — More losses from big tech companies pull stocks lower, knocking 500 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke University officials say someone painted a Nazi symbol on a mural honoring victims of last month’s Pittsburgh synagogue massacre. University president Vincent Price said in a letter to the school community that a red swastika was painted Sunday night on the tribute to those who died in the shooting at […]

The money would pay for restoring habitats for salmon, removing barriers that inhibit the fish from reaching their spawning ground, researching ocean acidification, and removing rundown vessels on waterways.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado man who pleaded guilty to killing pregnant wife, their two young daughters sentenced to life in prison.

Nature in our cities can offer solutions to rising temperatures and flood risks.

Wading pool sinks are top-mounted and look more like a shallow basin rather than a bowl.

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Bethel officials are warning people that ice on the Kuskokwim River near town has not yet formed completely and is not safe for motorized vehicle. KYUK reports Bethel Search and Rescue officials urge people using the ice to stay away from snow drifts on it. Officials also recommend that people carry […]

In the video for "When Bad Does Good," the Soundgarden singer's son, Christopher, portrays his father on a Seattle Times paper route.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two men have been arrested in connection with a man’s shooting death in the parking lot of an Anchorage hotel. KTUU reports Anchorage police took 35-year-old Dwayne Nelson into custody Sunday morning after he was apprehended at a home. Anchorage police say another man, 22-year-old Ryan Edwin, barricaded himself in the […]

The Seahawks got wins in all the right places Sunday after doing their part in beating Green Bay on Thursday night.