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03-06-18 12:48,By The Associated Press Here are the latest, unofficial returns from Texas by county in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama might set aside a day honor civil rights icon Rosa Parks. A proposal in the Alabama Legislature would name Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day. However, it would not be a full-fledged state holiday where state offices close. Supporters of the idea held a Tuesday rally at the Alabama Statehouse. Parks was arrested Dec. 1, 1955 in Montgomery for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Rep. Laura Hall, the bill's sponsor, said... Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A state audit found that Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget office failed to collect more than $2 million in federal rebates. The review released Tuesday found that the Governor's Office of Management and Budget never received $2.4 million in rebates owed for payments the state makes on bond debt. Auditor General Frank Mautino (maw-TEE'-noh) found no evidence the office tried to collect the money. Five other receipts show Illinois left an additional $183,000 combined on the table. Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on the upcoming vacancy U.S. Senate vacancy in Mississippi (all times local): 12:35 p.m. Mississippi's Republican governor says he will not appoint himself to succeed longtime U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran. Gov. Phil Bryant says there's "something nefarious" about a governor appointing himself to another office. Bryant also says: "Washington's not where I want to be just now" and he wants to finish his second term as governor, which ends in January 2020. Cochran, who is 80, is resigning April 1 because of poor health. Читать дальше...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point could eliminate more than a dozen majors and lay off staff to cope with a projected budget deficit of $4.5 million over two years. University officials say the 13 programs that could be eliminated include American studies, art, English, French, geography, geoscience, German, history, music literature, philosophy, political science, sociology and Spanish. USA Today Network-Wisconsin reports the university also plans to add or expand... Читать дальше...

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Court records indicate a former information technology worker for the city of Urbandale will change his plea on charges that he stole from the city library. Forty-year-old Chad Nielsen pleaded not guilty in December to one misdemeanor and eight felony counts of theft. Police say he took more than $47,000 worth of computer hardware from the library between March 2016 and his arrest in October last year. The records say Nielsen and his attorney have been working on a plea deal with prosecutors. Читать дальше...

Jimmy Kimmel has heard how bad the ratings were for his second go around hosting the Oscars on Sunday, so you don’t need to rub it in. And if you are going to rub it in? Well, then you better make sure your approval rating is higher than his was. Early on Tuesday morning, Donald Trump tweeted a “joke” about the 90th Annual Academy Awards numbers, writing, “Lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY. Problem is, we don’t have Stars anymore – except your President (just kidding, of course)!” Soon after the president posted his zinger... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — In a story March 6 about (topic), The Associated Press reported erroneously that the California Democratic Party endorsed Sen. Dianne Feinstein's primary opponent. Feinstein's opponent received a majority of votes from party officials but needed 60 percent to win an endorsement. A corrected version of the story is below: Dems head into primaries with a bumper crop of candidates Democrats across the country are enjoying a bumper crop of candidates By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) ... Читать дальше...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In a story March 5 about school bullying, The Associated Press erroneously reported the details of a boy's suicide. Jacobe Taras killed himself with a hunting rifle when he was 13, not a shotgun when he was 12. A corrected version of the story is below: Should schools be required to tell parents about bullying? Should schools be required to tell parents if their child is being bullied? By MARY ESCH Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Richard and Christine Taras knew their soft-spoken... Читать дальше...

CHARLESTON, WVa. (AP) — With unanimous votes, West Virginia legislature raises teacher pay by 5 percent to end walkout.

Longtime NFL referee Ed Hochuli will retire, NFL Senior Vice President of Officiating Al Riveron said Tuesday. Retiring with Hochuli is Jeff Triplette, who has been with the league since 1996. Former back judge Shawn Hochuli — yes, that’s Ed’s son — and former side judge Alex Kemp will replace the longtime refs. Congratulations to our 2 newest @NFL referees, former BJ Shawn Hochuli & former SJ Alex Kemp. Best wishes to our 2 retiring referees, Ed Hochuli & Jeff Triplette. pic.twitter.com/iEv6xOprkf ... Читать дальше...

Residents of Glen Park in San Francisco woke up to an unusual sight on Tuesday morning: an SUV with its back wheels on top of a tiny Honda sedan.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it's launching a new effort to make electronic medical records easier for patients to use. Medicare will play a key role. The MyHealthEData initiative will be overseen by the White House Office of American Innovation, headed by presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner. Electronic medical records were ushered in with great fanfare but it's generally acknowledged they've fallen short. Different systems don't communicate. Patient portals can be clunky to navigate. Читать дальше...

03-06-18 12:08,By The Associated Press Here are the latest, unofficial returns from Texas by county in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor.

03-06-18 12:08,By The Associated Press Here are the latest, unofficial returns from Texas by county in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A special South Dakota legislative panel appointed earlier this year to examine rules governing lawmakers' conduct hasn't met during the 2018 session. Senate President Pro Tempore Brock Greenfield named the group after Democratic Sen. Billie Sutton proposed rules changes that would have required nonpartisan legislative staff to conduct investigations into harassment allegations. Senate Majority Leader Blake Curd, the panel's chairman, says he doesn't think there's a "compelling reason" to meet. Читать дальше...

JERUSALEM (AP) — For Albert Einstein, it turns out the law of attraction was relative. A handwritten note by the Nobel-winning scientist, written to a young woman who apparently caught his eye during a trip to Italy, was sold at auction in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Winner's Auctions and Exhibitions said Einstein was visiting his sister in Florence in October 1921 and learned that a young chemistry student named Elisabetta Piccini lived in the apartment upstairs. It said the 42-year-old Einstein was interested in meeting the 22-year-old woman... Читать дальше...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former Newark police officer stands accused of paying kickbacks to the former head of a not-for-profit corporation that oversees the city's water services. A federal indictment handed up Monday alleges 42-year-old Janell Robinson paid the money in exchange for no-work contracts and inflated invoices for a private security consulting firm she owned while still on the force. Authorities say the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corp. paid Robinson's firm about $289,000 between March 2010 and March 2013. Читать дальше...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on a statewide teachers strike in West Virginia (all times local): 1 p.m. West Virginia's Senate is voting on a 5 percent pay raise for teachers and troopers in a deal aimed at ending a nine-day walkout that has closed schools statewide. The House already approved the deal in a vote of 99-0 on Tuesday. Governor Jim Justice said "I believe in you and I love our kids" to the teachers after the deal was made, and plans a news conference later Tuesday. West Virginia's... Читать дальше...

CA San Francisco Bay Area Zone Forecast for Tuesday, March 6, 2018 _____ 023 FPUS56 KMTR 061801 ZFPMTR San Francisco Bay Area/Central California Zone Forecast National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 1000 AM PST Tue Mar 6 2018 This is an automatically generated product that provides average values for large geographic areas. For a more site specific forecast...please visit weather.gov/sanfrancisco (1) Select a location from the drop down menu above the map... -- or -- (2) Click a location on the map. Читать дальше...

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to make what is being called a major announcement on “sanctuary jurisdiction” during a speech in Sacramento on Wednesday. Sessions will be speaking at the annual meeting of the California Peace Officers Association over a subject of tension between Session’s Justice Department and California lawmakers and immigration advocates. The meeting will be at the Sawyer Hotel in downtown Sacramento, said Carol Leveroni, the association’s executive director. Читать дальше...

CORONA, Calif. (AP) — World-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma held a special concert for the California siblings who authorities said were starved and shackled to their beds by their parents. City of Corona Mayor Karen Spiegel says Ma performed Friday at the Corona Regional Medical Center. The hospital posted a photo of Ma on Twitter and thanked him for sharing his love of music with the siblings. Their parents, David and Louise Turpin, have pleaded not guilty to torture and other charges. The Turpins were... Читать дальше...

Disney has released the teaser trailer for their next live-action project, “Christopher Robin,” which stars Ewan McGregor as the former child resident of the Hundred Acre Wood who has lost his way. In the teaser, we see Christopher Robin working at a luggage company in postwar London under a demanding boss (Mark Gatiss) that forces him to cancel his weekend outing with his wife and daughter (Hayley Atwell and Bronte Carmichael). Feeling burnt out, Christopher Robin gets the shock of his life when... Читать дальше...

SEYMOUR, Ind. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 1999 abduction and sexual assault of a southern Indiana girl, after which authorities say he assumed the identity of a car crash victim and lived for years in Minnesota and Oregon. A Jackson County judge ordered the sentence Tuesday for 62-year-old Charley Hollin. The (Seymour) Tribune reports he pleaded guilty to felony child molesting charges, with prosecutors agreeing to not seek any other charges related to Hollin's January 2017 arrest in Salem, Oregon. Читать дальше...

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were: 2-0-2-5 (two, zero, two, five)