Новости за 19.12.2018

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An audit has found that if the state of Oregon had used a web-based procurement app in the last biennium, it could have saved more than $1 billion. Secretary of State Dennis Richardson said Wednesday that adoption of a statewide eProcurement system, if quickly implemented statewide, could close Oregon’s 2019-21 budget […]

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Former Chattanooga tight end and assistant coach Rusty Wright is returning to his alma mater as the Mocs’ new head coach. Chattanooga athletic director Mark Wharton announced Wednesday that Wright would replace Tom Arth, who left last week to take over Akron’s program after going 11-13 in two seasons. The move […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has unanimously approved bipartisan legislation that would make lynching a federal crime. The effort was led by two Democratic senators who are potential presidential contenders in 2020, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California. Joining them as lead sponsors of the anti-lynching bill was the Senate’s third […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown predicts lawmakers from his own party will spend too much in the upcoming year and that his successor will struggle to control it. Brown’s remarks came during a Tuesday interview with The Associated Press. He leaves January after eight years in office. It’s his second stint […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa is optimistic that he will be fully recovered from ankle surgery and ready to play in the Orange Bowl. The Alabama quarterback and Heisman Trophy runner-up said his left ankle will be just fine for the College Football Playoff semifinal game with Oklahoma on Dec. 29. “I’ll probably be […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers are shutting down quarterback Cam Newton for at least one game and possibly the remainder of the season due to a lingering right shoulder problem. Coach Ron Rivera said Taylor Heinicke will make his first career start when Carolina hosts the Falcons on Sunday. Newton will be inactive. Rivera […]

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — The leader of the Eastern Orthodox churches is suing Princeton University, seeking the return of four historic manuscripts allegedly stolen from a Greek monastery during World War I. The lawsuit filed last week in federal court in New Jersey alleges the documents made their way into the hands of dealers, and […]

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Eric Weddle insists his acrimonious split with the Chargers happened too long ago to be relevant and contends his motivation to win on Saturday night is solely about helping Baltimore enhance its playoff position. “Everything is right there for us,” Weddle said Wednesday. “That’s the exciting part, not so much […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The executive board of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday completed its second review of a three-year, $56 billion stand-by financing deal for Argentina. That step allows the South American country to draw about $ 7.6 billion, bringing the total amount received from the IMF since June to about $28.09 billion, the […]

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Two senators have introduced a bill that would criminalize international doping conspiracies, the likes of which Russia pursued during the Sochi Olympics in 2014. The measure is named after Grigory Rodchenkov, the Moscow lab director who blew the whistle on Russian cheating. It is similar to a bill introduced in the House earlier this year […]

BERLIN (AP) — American forward Haji Wright’s first Bundesliga goal was not enough to save Schalke from a 2-1 loss that gave Bayer Leverkusen coach Heiko Herrlich a lifeline on Wednesday. Herrlich was under pressure after the side’s defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. Instead it is the home side’s coach, Domenico Tedesco, who must […]

PHOENIX (AP) — The governors of Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico’s Sonora state signed an agreement Wednesday to study a plan to export natural gas to Asia by connecting existing pipelines to move the fuel south to the Gulf of California. The non-binding agreement calls for the states to collaborate on promoting investment, research and […]

State Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, who won re-election Nov. 6 and denies the allegations against him, has submitted his resignation. County commissioners in his district will next choose a Republican to replace him.

Five-time Olympic champion Missy Franklin is retiring from swimming at age 23. She cites chronic shoulder pain that has affected her for the last 2½ years. She announced her plans Wednesday in a letter posted on ESPN.com . Franklin’s success and bubbly personality made her a darling of the 2012 London Olympics. At age 17, […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Nearly three weeks after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook up southcentral Alaska, the state continues to register frequent aftershocks. Anchorage television station KTUU reports seismic sensors have registered nearly 5,000 aftershocks since the Nov. 30 earthquake. The large earthquake caused millions in damage but no deaths or injuries. Seismologists at the Alaska […]

A permanent men’s shelter in Bellevue may be located on surplus county property on Eastgate Way, about half a mile down the road from a previously proposed site which had generated controversy. Congregations for the Homeless, which runs the current winter-only men’s shelter in Bellevue, announced Wednesday that it would pursue building a permanent shelter […]

WINNIE, Texas (AP) — Two sheriff’s deputies saved a man from a burning vehicle in southeast Texas during a dramatic rescue captured on video. Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne says the driver was critically hurt when his vehicle overturned and caught fire last week near Winnie, a community about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of […]

The woman, 52, was arrested after shooting her 14-year-old daughter to death while the teen was making a 911 call, Renton police said.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has been cleared of an ethics complaint. The Statesman Journal reports that the Oregon Government Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint filed by Bill Currier, chair of the Oregon Republican Party, on Oct. 10. Currier alleged that Brown, a Democrat, may have tried to use her official […]

LONDON (AP) — Street artist and social commentator Banksy has apparently popped up in Wales, leaving a new artwork on a garage in Port Talbot that references the town’s air pollution. A video posted to his official Instagram account on Wednesday had close-ups of the piece. With the song “Little Snowflake” as a soundtrack, the […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge says she’ll issue her verdict next month in the bench trial of three Chicago police officers accused of lying about the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald to protect another officer who pulled the trigger. Cook County Judge Domenica Stephenson said Wednesday that she’ll issue her verdict on […]

The U.S. government told doctors Wednesday to consider prescribing medications that reverse overdoses to many more patients who take opioid painkillers in a move that could add more than $1 billion in health care costs. Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir, a doctor appointed by President Donald Trump, announced the guidance, saying it’s important for […]

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Coach King Rice and four end-of-the bench Monmouth basketball players stood off to the side drinking water and slapping hands while the starters ran timed full-court sprints. Again. And again. And again. Rice dished out the penalty to his top players for losing two practice drills to five players […]