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MEXICO CITY — A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake crashed in southern Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 16, all of them on the ground, authorities said Saturday. The Oaxaca state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that five women, four men and three children were killed Friday at the crash site and another person died later at the hospital. A state government official who was not authorized to be quoted by... Читать дальше...

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of angry students, parents and residents demanded stricter gun control laws Saturday as new details were revealed about the suspect accused of shooting and killed 17 people in a Florida high school. The rally, held in downtown Fort Lauderdale, was attended by scores of students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where the carnage happened. Teens spoke passionately during Saturday's rally in front of the federal courthouse, pleading with lawmakers to change the nation's gun laws. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — "Black Panther" is so far raking it in over the holiday weekend. The Walt Disney Co. estimated Saturday the Marvel Comics superhero movie earned $75.8 million domestically for its opening Friday, the eighth biggest day in industry history. Disney now estimates the movie will earn between $190 million and $210 million for the four-day Presidents Day weekend that started Thursday. Besides the strong box office, the movie has been a critical success. The Ryan Coogler-directed film stars Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a Vatican sex-crimes investigator meeting in New York with one of the key victims in the Chilean abuse scandal (all times local): 3 p.m. A key victim in the Chilean sex abuse scandal says he feels his story finally has been heard after meeting with a Vatican sex-crimes investigator for more than three hours. Whistleblower Juan Carlos Cruz met with Archbishop Charles Scicluna at a Roman Catholic church in Manhattan on Saturday. Scicluna is investigating accusations against Bishop Juan Barros... Читать дальше...

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A passenger in a vehicle that was fired upon outside the National Security Agency campus says the unlicensed teen driver made a wrong turn, panicked and hit the gas. Passenger Javonte Alhajie Brown told The Washington Post Friday that the 17-year-old driver was following GPS directions to reach a friend's house in a Maryland suburb, but he turned onto a restricted-access road that leads to the top-secret installation. "I woke up with him slapping me in the face screaming, 'I'm going the wrong way. Читать дальше...

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man is facing charges of driving under the influence in connection with a head-on crash last year that left a woman dead. WJAR-TV reports that Kenneth DeRobbio of North Kingstown pleaded not guilty on Friday to the charge of DUI resulting in death, as well as a number of other charges, including possession of a controlled substance. He is 38 years old. Sixty-nine-year-old Carol Isacco of Coventry died in the June 10, 2017 crash, which occurred on Ten Rod Road in North Kingstown. Читать дальше...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — School teachers and public employees in West Virginia are planning a statewide walkout as they continue to protest low pay, projected hikes in health insurance costs and small proposed pay hikes. Media outlets report that the decision to hold the walkout this Thursday and Friday was announced by the American Federal of Teachers-West Virginia and the West Virginia Education Association at a rally at the State Capitol on Saturday. Teachers and public employees have been demonstrating for weeks... Читать дальше...

BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — A former manager of a bank branch in Bountiful has admitted embezzling more than $565,000 to buy a house. The Standard-Examiner newspaper reports that 33-year-old Daniel Scott Frischknecht pleaded guilty Wednesday to money laundering, a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison, three years of probation and a fine of $250,000. However, federal prosecutors agreed in a plea bargain to recommend punishment on the low end of sentencing guidelines for Frischknecht. He appeared... Читать дальше...

TX Midland/Odessa TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, February 17, 2018 _____ 246 FPUS54 KMAF 172024 ZFPMAF Zone Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 224 PM CST Sat Feb 17 2018 Zone forecast text represents an average of conditions over an entire zone. For point-specific forecasts, please refer to the Point Forecast Matrices product, issued by the National Weather Service Office in Midland/Odessa, WMO header FOUS54 KMAF. TXZ061-062-181015- Ector-Midland-... Читать дальше...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — There's a push in Washington to spend $1 billion over the next five years to encourage the development of a universal flu vaccine. The new legislation, proposed by Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey and several other fellow senators, comes as preliminary figures released Friday suggest the current vaccine is only 36 percent effective. "It's a really pretty simple concept, but much more difficult to do than describe," Blumenthal said of the universal vaccine. Читать дальше...

MESA, Ariz. - A’s minor-leaguer Jesus Luzardo was planning to work out at his alma mater, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, on Wednesday, when he got a chilling text from the baseball coach: “Don’t come to campus today. There is an active shooter.” “It was pretty crazy,” Luzardo said Saturday at the A’s minor-league complex. “It just was like a normal day, I was actually supposed to be at the school right when school was ending because I was supposed to go throw, and then I got a text from my old coach not to show up... Читать дальше...

Movies That Nabbed an A+ CinemaScore Since 2000, From ‘Remember the Titans’ to ‘Black Panther’ (Photos) Read original story 44 Movies With A+ CinemaScore Since 2000, From ‘Remember the Titans’ to ‘Black Panther’ (Photos) At TheWrap

Movies That Nabbed an A+ CinemaScore Since 2000, From ‘Remember the Titans’ to ‘Black Panther’ (Photos) Read original story 41 Movies With A+ CinemaScore Since 2000, From ‘Remember the Titans’ to ‘Black Panther’ (Photos) At TheWrap

Movies That Nabbed an A+ CinemaScore Since 2000, From ‘Remember the Titans’ to ‘Black Panther’ (Photos) Read original story 25 Movies With A+ CinemaScore Since 2000, From ‘Remember the Titans’ to ‘Black Panther’ (Photos) At TheWrap

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Demand continues to rise for the 20 daily permits to hike a geological gem on the Arizona-Utah border called The Wave, which features mesmerizing swirls of searing reds, oranges and yellow in bowl-shaped rock formations. The Salt Lake Tribune reports more than 160,000 people applied for the 7,300 yearly permits last year to take the hike, which crosses the state border in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness area. The number of applicants increased by 20 percent last year and is up from 87,000 in 2013. Читать дальше...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed an outbreak of the mumps among students at the University of Vermont and St. Michael's College. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mumps is a viral disease typically marked by fever, muscle aches and tiredness. It is best known for swollen salivary glands that show up as puffy cheeks and a swollen jaw and can spread through coughing, sneezing or sharing drinking glasses. State health officials said Friday that the number of cases is small. Читать дальше...

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were: 8-8-4-5 (eight, eight, four, five)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were: 7-3-7 (seven, three, seven)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lucky Links Day" game were: 01-02-05-06-13-16-20-21 (one, two, five, six, thirteen, sixteen, twenty, twenty-one)

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A former youth pastor in southwestern Oregon has pleaded guilty to recording a video of a girl exiting a shower on a church trip. The Mail Tribune reports that 39-year-old Donald Courtney Biggs pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to one felony count of transporting with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. As part of the deal, nine other transportation and child pornography charges were dropped. He was indicted on the federal charges in 2015 after Medford police... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials had disdainful words Saturday for a U.S. indictment that charged 13 Russians with interfering in the 2016 presidential election. Children's stories, the plot of a preposterous Hollywood movie and "just blabber" were a few of the glib analogies they pressed into service. The language, while dismissive, suggested that Russia feels cornered by the unrelenting allegations that the Kremlin had a role in President Donald Trump's election. Repeated denials and hope that the... Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — The movie studio co-founded by Harvey Weinstein has fired its president, whose continued presence at the company was a source of controversy. The Weinstein Co. board said Friday it voted unanimously to dismiss David Glasser. A statement announcing the firing was released to the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has said Glasser knew of allegations of sexual misconduct by Weinstein but failed to ensure they were investigated. Schneiderman... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General Maura Healey is calling for a statewide plan to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles and what she calls "new, ambitious goals to meet electric power needs with clean energy." Healey made the comments at a hearing this week on how the state should use $75 million in mitigation funds as part of a multi-billion settlement with Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi. Healey urged the money be used to help create the infrastructure needed for electric vehicles. She said the... Читать дальше...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Firefighters say the body of a man has been found inside a burning Kansas City house. Television station KMBC reports that firefighters were called around 7 a.m. Saturday for a report of a fire at the boarded-up home in central Kansas City. Firefighters found the man dead on the second floor of the house. Officials say there were no smoke detectors inside the home. Authorities have not released the name of the man or the cause of the fire. The investigation is continuing. ___ Information from... Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "LuckyDay Lotto Midday" game were: 19-22-37-43-44 (nineteen, twenty-two, thirty-seven, forty-three, forty-four)