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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Police have identified a woman found dead inside a burned car in a Worcester cemetery and arrested a man who is a registered sex offender in connection with the fire. The Worcester District Attorney's office identified the woman on Wednesday as 59-year-old Cynthia Webb of Sterling. Her body was discovered Dec. 12 in the vehicle parked at Hope Cemetery. Worcester police, meanwhile, announced the arrest of 56-year-old Steven Foley. He was ordered held on $250,000 Wednesday on... Читать дальше...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The University of Montana Foundation has sold a western Montana lodge that was donated by philanthropist Dennis Washington in 1995. The Missoulian reports officials on Tuesday confirmed that the Montana Island Lodge on Salmon Lake sold for $1.6 million. A warranty deed shows the property's title was transferred on Monday to MEBC LLC. The 18,000-square-foot (1,670-square-meter) property was initially put on the market for $6.5 million in 2014. The proceeds from the sale will... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — No charges will be filed in the fatal shooting of a carjacking suspect by Detroit police. Prosecutor Kym Worthy says evidence shows Raynard Burton was shot while struggling for Officer Jerold Blanding's gun after a foot chase last February. A person who was nearby told investigators that the officer repeatedly warned Burton to get on the ground. In a statement Wednesday, the prosecutor's office says Burton fled from officers after crashing a Pontiac Bonneville. The car was stolen two... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress and sweeping tax cut legislation (all times local): 2:15 p.m. President Donald Trump's top economics aide insists he is staying at the White House after Congress approved the tax overhaul. Gary Cohn, the former second-in-command at the investment bank Goldman Sachs, had stirred some frustration with Trump after criticizing the president's equivocating on a white supremacy rally this year in Charlottesville, Virginia. Many administration watchers had expected... Читать дальше...

WA Pendleton OR Zone Forecast for Wednesday, December 20, 2017 _____ 299 FPUS56 KPDT 201908 ZFPPDT Zone Forecast Product for Northeast Oregon and South Central Washington National Weather Service Pendleton OR 1108 AM PST Wed Dec 20 2017 This is an automatically generated product that contains an area forecast using an average of the gridded forecast data for each zone. The forecast may not be representative of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site-specific forecast...please... Читать дальше...

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a North Carolina man is charged with attempted first-degree murder after he was shot by a man he was trying to kill. The Onslow County Sheriff's Office tells local media outlets that multiple charges have been filed against 48-year-old William Bryant of Pollocksville. Investigators said Bryant went to his home on Oct. 28 after getting into an argument with another man. They said Bryant retrieved a shotgun, broke into the man's home and shot at him as he hid in his bedroom. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Television host Catt Sadler of E! News is jumping ship with a complaint about her paycheck. Sadler, a co-host of "Daily Pop" on the E! Entertainment network, said she's leaving after learning that on-air partner Jason Kennedy makes nearly twice as much money as she does. Sadler said she had to take a stand, arguing in an online statement that "how can we make it better for the next generation of girls if we do not stand for what is fair and just?" The network wouldn't discuss salaries... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators threatened Wednesday to oppose and, if necessary, block passage of House legislation to reauthorize a soon-to-expire foreign intelligence collection program. The warning comes as Congress is trying to find the best way for ensuring that the program doesn't lapse by year's end. Senate Republican leaders are considering adding a short-term extension to a government spending bill, which would allow Congress to take up revisions to the law early next year instead of hustling... Читать дальше...

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) — Drive by the High Desert Truck Stop, turn down a rutted road by the bail bond signs, slip behind a steel fence edged with barbed wire, and you can glimpse the future of California's emerging legal pot industry. In a boxy warehouse marked only by a street number, an $8 million marijuana production plant — a farm, laboratory and factory all in one — is rising inside cavernous rooms crisscrossed by electrical cables. Not far off, a retail shop is planned to sell edible, thin... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee are withdrawing their insistence on adding health insurance subsidies for the poor to a year-end spending bill. They say Congress will be able to pass only a short-term agreement to avoid a government shutdown, and that their proposal will have to wait until January when the Senate will consider a larger spending bill. The proposal, which was a demand by Collins, is designed to stabilize health insurance markets... Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were: 1-7-9-4 (one, seven, nine, four)

CA Reno NV Zone Forecast for Wednesday, December 20, 2017 _____ 115 FPUS55 KREV 201852 ZFPREV Western Nevada-Eastern Sierra-Northeast California Zone Forecast National Weather Service Reno NV 1052 AM PST Wed Dec 20 2017 This is an automatically generated product that provides averaged values for large geographic areas and may not be representative of a specific area. To get a more specific forecast for your area, please visit www.nws.noaa.gov/wtf/udaf/area/?site=rev CAZ072-NVZ002-210915- Greater... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A former journalist who admitted cyber stalking an ex-girlfriend and terrorizing Jewish groups with bomb threats has received a five-year prison sentence. Juan Thompson was sentenced Wednesday by Judge P. Kevin Castel in Manhattan federal court. He called Thompson's crimes domestic terrorism. The judge sentenced Thompson to a year longer than the federal sentencing guidelines recommended. The judge cited the eloquence of a victim statement delivered by Thompson's ex-girlfriend, Francesca Rossi. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department is abandoning the Obama administration's practice of wiping out the loans for all students who were swindled by the now-defunct Corinthian college chain. Under President Barack Obama, tens of thousands of students deceived by the for-profit school had more than $550 million in student loans canceled in full. But Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Wednesday she is putting a new process in place that she says will be more efficient. The department will... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Now that federal telecom regulators have repealed net neutrality, it may be time to brace for the arrival of internet "fast lanes" and "slow lanes." The net neutrality rules just voted down by the Federal Communications Commission prohibited such "paid prioritization," as it's technically known. That's when an internet provider such as Verizon or Comcast decides to charge services like YouTube or Amazon for faster access to users. Firms that decline to pay up could wind up in bumper-to-bumper slow lanes. Читать дальше...

DUPONT, Wash. (AP) — Federal investigators in the deadly Amtrak wreck want to know whether the engineer was distracted by a second person in his cab as his train hurtled into a curve at more than twice the speed limit. Three people were killed Monday when the train barreled into a 30 mph zone at 80 mph and plunged off an overpass, sending rail cars plummeting onto a busy interstate highway south of Seattle. A locomotive from the train was removed Wednesday morning from the scene. The wreck closed... Читать дальше...

When you come upon a 6-foot electronic kiosk that looks like a giant cell phone with Christmas snow falling across the screen, the temptation is to reach out and touch it. And as soon as you do, you become an artist in a unique work in downtown Redwood City. Called “Digital Finger Painting,” the interactive work by Fresh AV is an invitation to draw on the screen and add your own snowballs, a snowman or ornaments on the tree. If you don’t like the snowy forest backdrop, you can switch it to fish in the ocean... Читать дальше...

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) — Drive by the High Desert Truck Stop, turn down a rutted road by the bail bond signs, slip behind a steel fence edged with barbed wire, and you can glimpse the future of California's emerging legal pot industry. In a boxy warehouse marked only by a street number, an $8 million marijuana production plant — a farm, laboratory and factory all in one — is rising inside cavernous rooms crisscrossed by electrical cables. Not far off, a retail shop is planned to sell edible, thin... Читать дальше...

SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri city has unveiled a Christmas stocking it hopes will make the cut for the world's largest. Sedalia's red-and-white stocking was officially measured Tuesday as 177 feet (53.95 meters) tall for entry to Guinness World Records, the Sedalia Democrat reported . The city is trying to beat a record set by the Italian city of Carrara in 2011. The Missouri city's stocking is almost 10 feet (3.05 meters) longer. It's so large that with a few more inches, it would not have fit... Читать дальше...

Holiday revelers can take a turn on ice against the backdrop of a few of San Francisco’s iconic sights: Union Square or at Embarcadero Center across from the Ferry Building. Both ice rinks are open for business on Christmas, with dates extending into January. But make your plans now—holiday evenings on the rinks fill up fast. Union Square has a few themed skating nights on the agenda: “Arabian Nights” on the ice each Wednesday, and a “Flashback Friday” on Jan. 12. Читать дальше...

Jamie Bell of “Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool” shared his thoughts on what has to happen if we want to see meaningful change in Hollywood regarding sexual assault and harassment. And it’s not difficult, the actor suggested. “To me it’s a switch in, unfortunately, the male consciousness, which is, ‘Do the right thing,'” Bell told TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman following a screening of his latest movie “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool,” which also stars Annette Bening, on Monday. For a moment it sounded as if he had more to add to that statement... Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — While Baltimore residents enjoy "The Nutcracker" and other holiday classics, residents of this proudly eccentric city also relish celebrating Christmas in their own unique way. Film director John Waters is Baltimore's most famously offbeat son. He wraps Christmas lights around an electric chair in his city home and decorates ornaments with the most unattractive photos of his relatives he can find. The oddball holiday carol called "Crabs for Christmas" gets plenty of airplay, and... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living here illegally and facing deportation will be decided next year, a Republican senator says. Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday he received assurances from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that the Senate will vote in January on bipartisan legislation. The promise came in talks with the GOP leader on Flake's backing for the tax bill. "While I would have written a much different bill, this bill lowers the corporate... Читать дальше...

According to Joshua Eli Plaut’s “A Kosher Christmas: ’Tis the Season to be Jewish,” the great triumvirate of Jews eating Chinese food on Christmas Day dates back to at least 1899, when the publication American Hebrew chastised its readers for the practice. (It breaks kosher.) Now, 118 years later, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, in which comedians tell Jewish jokes in a Chinese restaurant on Christmas, keeps the tradition going strong. One of the show’s mantras: “The comedy is kosher; the food is not.” This year... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Are poinsettias really poisonous? Are snowflakes really pure as the driven snow? Does feasting really put on the pounds? Sure as sugarplums, myths and misconceptions pop up every holiday season. Here's what science says about some of them: FLOWER POWER Poinsettias, those showy holiday plants with red and green foliage, are not nearly as harmful as a persistent myth says. Mild rashes from touching the plants or nausea from chewing or eating the leaves may occur but they aren't deadly, for humans or their pets. Читать дальше...