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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the city of Tulsa violated the Civil Rights Act when it retaliated against a black police officer who objected after being ordered to march in a Martin Luther King Day parade. The Tulsa World reports that U.S. District Judge John Dowdell ruled in favor of Capt. Walter Busby Jr.'s retaliation claim on Thursday. Dowdell ordered the city to remove Busby's unfavorable performance evaluation, credit him with 453 hours of combined vacation and sick leave he took following his reassignment... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Social media sleuths had a field day Friday at the expense of Vanity Fair over what appeared to be digital manipulation of the magazine's cover spread on Hollywood that lent what looked to some like a third leg for Reese Witherspoon and an extra hand for Oprah Winfrey. The magazine responded on Twitter with an apology for an "error" in regard to Winfrey. As for Witherspoon, Vanity Fair said the third leg was actually the lining of her dress. Vanity Fair did not use the "P'' word ... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Social media sleuths had a field day Friday at the expense of Vanity Fair over what appeared to be digital manipulation of the magazine's cover spread on Hollywood that lent what looked to some like a third leg for Reese Witherspoon and an extra hand for Oprah Winfrey. The magazine responded on Twitter with an apology for an "error" in regard to Winfrey. As for Witherspoon, Vanity Fair said the third leg was actually the lining of her dress. Vanity Fair did not use the "P'' word ... Читать дальше...

Infant rattles with parts that can break off and pose a choking hazard are being recalled this week. Other recalled consumer products include mobiles with faulty clamps. Here's a more detailed look: INFANT RATTLES DETAILS: Vtech Shake and Sing Elephant rattle with model number 80-184800. VTech is stamped on the elephant. The rattle is about 7 inches long and the number 1848 is printed on the back of the rattle adjacent to the battery door. The rattle sings when a button is switched on. They were sold at Walmart... Читать дальше...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for murdering his 94-year-old mother. A jury sentenced 75-year-old Leslie Nelson on Thursday after finding him guilty of fatally shooting Vivian Nelson in August. Prosecutors say Leslie Nelson checked his mother out of the senior living center she was at, took her to his home in Corpus Christi and shot her in the head before taking more than 50 hydrocodone pills. Nelson's attorney Simon Purnell says Nelson's mother... Читать дальше...

NY Marine Warnings and Forecast for Wednesday, November 8, 2017 _____ SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 344 PM EST MON NOV 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. Читать дальше...

TX Marine Warnings and Forecast for Monday, November 6, 2017 _____ SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 857 AM CST MON NOV 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .A MORE MODERATE WIND IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS. THUS...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY... Читать дальше...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the fallout from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal at Michigan State University (all times local): 1:50 p.m. The House Energy and Commerce Committee has begun an investigation of sexual abuse in organized sports. Committee leaders from both political parties have sent letters to the U.S. Olympic Committee, Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics seeking information about how they handled sexual abuse allegations against disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar. Читать дальше...

Fox Business anchor Stuart Varney is outraged over an offer by New York City’s Guggenheim museum to loan Donald Trump a working solid gold toilet, telling his audience Friday that the suggestion was an insult to Trump and the dignity of the office of president. “It is in fact a direct insult to the president and the first lady. It was a deliberate insult,” said Varney. “This work of art had been displayed at a public restroom at the Guggenheim and it had been used by thousands of people,” he added. Читать дальше...

If you love film noir — the chiaroscuro of the lighting, the high melodrama, the grisly climaxes, the argot of “dames” and “shmucks” — you’ve probably come to notice that the genre’s protagonists, its voiceover-spouting gumshoes and reporters, almost always happen to be be men. Enter Jill Vice, whose noir solo show “A Fatal Step” puts a woman at the center of the action. Her femme fatale is Sarah, a schemer hoping to reignite the dimming passions of her boyfriend, Frank. And at the show’s Thursday, Jan.

In addition to announcing the teams Stephen Curry and LeBron James selected Thursday for the NBA All-Star Game next month, the league revealed the uniforms players will wear. The Jordan Brand uniforms are a departure from the gaudy looks some NBA teams are wearing these days. With a completely white-and-black color scheme, the All-Star Game uniforms are remarkably simplistic. A big logo from each player's respective team is shown prominently on the front, with the Jumpman logo and a Kia sponsor patch above it. Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — Two men who were nearby when a Colorado sheriff's deputy was shot and killed were interviewed and released, authorities said Friday as a suspect in the slaying prepared to make his first court appearance. A statement issued on Twitter by the Adams County Sheriff's Office said no other suspects were being sought in the killing of 31-year-old Deputy Heath Gumm. Court records show 22-year-old Dreion Martise Dearing was being held on suspicion of homicide of a peace officer and second-degree burglary. Читать дальше...

A New Jersey doctor accused of arranging the slaying of his radio host wife to keep her from exposing a drug distribution ring he was running with an outlaw biker gang was found dead in his jail cell Friday in an apparent suicide. Authorities did not release details of how Dr. James Kauffman died but say there does not appear to be foul play. He was found alone in his cell at the Hudson County jail during a routine check of prisoners, and corrections officers checked on him when he did not respond... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wisconsin, EE.UU. (AP) — La administradora de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA), Cathy Stepp, usó una nariz falsa y gafas para sol para tratar de ayudar a su hija a aprobar el examen de conductor luego de fallar en su primer intento. Stepp hizo que su hija, Hannah, la presentara al personal el 11 de enero después que el presidente Donald Trump designó a la exsecretaria de Recursos Naturales de Wisconsin jefa de la 5ta Región de la EPA, informó el diario Chicago Tribune. El personal... Читать дальше...

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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the fallout from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal at Michigan State University (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Michigan State University has named its vice president to serve as acting president in the wake of Lou Ann Simon's resignation over the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal. Bill Beekman is expected to serve in an interim role until the board of trustees can hire an interim president and then a permanent leader. The decision was announced Friday at the campus in East Lansing, Michigan. Читать дальше...

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say they're increasing patrols at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas after a student was assaulted on campus. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the woman was walking through a parking lot near the university's tennis complex Thursday evening when she was approached by man. University police say the unknown man grabbed the student, and she used her backpack to fight him off. Police say the white man was described as thin with dark, shaggy hair. He was wearing a green down jacket. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man who spent more than three decades in prison for a rape he says he didn't commit has filed a federal lawsuit accusing law enforcement officials of conspiring to frame him by planting phony evidence and coercing false statements that were used against him. George Perrot was 17 in 1985 when he was arrested and charged with raping a 78-year-old Mary Prekop in Springfield, Massachusetts. Perrot, whose conviction was based in part on a single strand of hair, was released... Читать дальше...

BENTON, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on a fatal shooting at a Kentucky high school (all times local): 12:10 p.m. The father of a student who was killed in this week's Kentucky school shooting is asking for prayers for the "sweet kids" who died or were injured in the attack. Jasen Holt wept as he spoke at the end of a community event Friday to remember the victims. His daughter, Bailey Nicole Holt, was one of two students who killed when a classmate opened fire Tuesday at Marshall County High School. Many others were injured. Читать дальше...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Police officials in Evansville have ruled that an officer was justified in shooting a man after they say he punched another officer and tried to take his gun. Evansville police Capt. Andy Chandler says the shooting was in self-defense and both officers have been cleared of wrongdoing for the Jan. 15 shooting in which 47-year-old Vincent Bufkin suffered a shoulder wound. The Evansville Courier & Press reports both have returned to regular duty. Police say the officers had... Читать дальше...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The driving under the influence case against a South Carolina state senator can go to trial, but the jury won't hear results of the lawmaker's breath-test that found he was over the legal limit to drive, a judge has ruled. After registering 0.09 percent on the breath test shortly after a wreck Nov. 4, state Sen. Paul Campbell requested a blood test that was not administered, his lawyer said. Under state law, a DUI suspect must be helped to a blood test if they request one, magistrate Elbert Duffie ruled this week. Читать дальше...

LITTLE ORLEANS, Md. (AP) — The Latest on a standoff that ended with a suspect dead and two officers wounded (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Maryland State Police say a standoff that ended this morning with a suspect dead and two troopers wounded began with a domestic violence call just before midnight. Officers say the man's wife told police that they were arguing when her husband pulled out a gun and said "this ends today." She said they struggled and fell and the gun went off before she escaped to a neighbor's house to call for help. Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — Federal authorities are seeking the public's help to locate a 25-year-old woman dubbed the "Freedom Fighter Bandit" who they say is behind a string of bank robberies in Georgia. The FBI's Atlanta office says the most recent robbery happened Thursday at Hamilton State Bank in Dallas, Georgia, about 30 miles (about 50 kilometers) northwest of Atlanta. The FBI says Nilsa Marie Urena and a male accomplice walked in at 11:30 a.m. and announced a robbery. The FBI says Urena said she had a bomb and told employees not to call police. Читать дальше...