Новости за 18.03.2018

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Police in Davenport are investigating after an 80-year-old woman fell victim to a scam artist who claimed he was checking water meters. KCRG-TV reports that Velma Holmes answered a knock on her door Thursday from a man claiming he was with Iowa American Water Co. She took him to the basement to show him her meter. The next day she realized money and valuables worth $20,000 were missing, including her wedding ring. Experts encourage residents to make sure a... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Korea's foreign minister says North Korea's leader has "given his word" he's committed to denuclearization, a prime condition for a potential summit with President Donald Trump in May. Trump has agreed to what would be historic talks after South Korean officials relayed that Kim Jong Un was committed to ridding the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons and was willing to halt nuclear and missile tests. North Korea hasn't publicly confirmed the summit plans, and a meeting place isn't known. Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — Early results and an exit poll showed that Vladimir Putin handily won a fourth term as Russia's president Sunday, adding six years in the Kremlin for the man who has led the world's largest country for all of the 21st century. The vote was tainted by widespread reports of ballot-box stuffing and forced voting, but the complaints will likely do little to undermine Putin. The Russian leader's popularity remains high despite his suppression of dissent and reproach from the West over Russia's... Читать дальше...

Wow, we’re just six weeks away from the cinematic superhero event of the decade, and the final trailer for “Avengers: Infinity War” has us chomping at the bit to see this thing go down. But this trailer is more than just awesome action — there’s lots of little details that can give us some big hints about what’s going to happen in this superhero team-up to end all superhero team-ups. We previously dug into the first “Infinity War” trailer to see what information could be gleaned. Below you’ll find... Читать дальше...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Myisha Hines-Allen had 24 points and 13 rebounds, Asia Durr scored 19 points and top-seeded Louisville quickly pounced on No. 8 seed Marquette on the way to a 90-72 victory Sunday in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals (34-2) advanced to their second consecutive Sweet 16 and will play 80 miles east in next weekend's regional in Lexington, Kentucky. Hines-Allen and Durr made sure of that right away by combining for 26 points on 12-of-14 shooting in... Читать дальше...

AJO, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is continuing his visit of the U.S.-Mexico border in southern Arizona. After viewing parts of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge on horseback Saturday, Zinke was scheduled to tour Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Ajo on Sunday. He also plans a short hike of the monument if there is time. The refuge and the monument are under Zinke's department and located within the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector, which is a busy crossing point for drug... Читать дальше...

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were: 2-2-5-5 (two, two, five, five)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were: 9-3-2 (nine, three, two)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lucky Links Day" game were: 01-04-06-10-14-15-16-20 (one, four, six, ten, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, twenty)

SPANISH SPRINGS, Nev. (AP) — A father in Spanish Forks is donating security systems to elementary schools at the Washoe County School District. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports James Andrews has paid for three temporary single-point entry systems, which include security cameras, remote locks and an intercom, and has ordered parts to donate three more. Andrews says the goal is to create an airlock-like checkpoint to control who comes into the school. Andrews has a child at Spanish Springs Elementary... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the ax fell on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, his spokeswoman was half a world away, a distance he and his inner circle preferred and enforced. Now, it's Tillerson who's on his way out after his unceremonious firing by President Donald Trump, and Heather Nauert whose star is ascendant. U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Nauert are among the few women in the Trump administration with high-profile voices on foreign policy. Only three State Department officials — all men — now outrank Nauert... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on Russia's presidential election (all times local): 9 p.m. An exit poll suggests that Vladimir Putin has handily won a fourth term as Russia's president, adding six more years in the Kremlin for the man who has led the world's largest country for all of the 21st century. The vote Sunday was tainted by widespread reports of ballot-box stuffing and forced voting, but the complaints will likely do little to undermine Putin. Putin's main challenges in the election were to obtain... Читать дальше...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Third-term Idaho state Rep. Hy Kloc says he's retiring from the Legislature as he battles cancer. The Idaho Statesman reports that the 71-year-old Boise Democrat had a cancerous kidney and adrenal gland removed late last year, and he was due to begin chemotherapy on Sunday. Kloc's parents were Holocaust survivors, and he was born in a displaced persons camp in Germany at the end of World War II. His family emigrated to the United States when he was a child. He moved to Boise in... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — Exit poll say that Vladimir Putin has won the presidential election with more than 70 percent of the vote.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were: 2-4-7-7 (two, four, seven, seven)

BOSTON (AP) — The battle over the proposed sale of dozens of works of art by a Massachusetts museum is headed to the state's highest court. A single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court is scheduled to hear from both sides of the dispute Tuesday. The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield says it needs to sell the 40 pieces of art, including works by Norman Rockwell, to stay open and refocus its mission. Several people opposed to the sale say the art is a public resource. Lawyers for both sides will be given 10 minutes to speak to the court. Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — Exit polls suggest Vladimir Putin has easily won a 4th term, keeping him as Russia's president for 6 more years.

“SNL” advertised the 25th anniversary of the 1993 release of “Jurassic Park” with a parody of audition screen tests that featured just about every famous actor — from 1992. The “SNL” auditions included just about every big-name Hollywood and TV actor and comedian who was a big deal in 1992, making the sketch into not only a hilarious series of impressions that featured most of the “SNL” cast, but also a nostalgia trip for a different time in entertainment history. The sketch kicked off with Alex Moffat as Hugh Grant... Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A condemned Missouri inmate faces a potentially "gruesome and painful" execution because of a rare medical condition that compromises the man's veins and causes multiple tumors in his head and throat, his attorney said Sunday. Russell Bucklew is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday evening for killing a former girlfriend's new boyfriend in 1996 in eastern Missouri. Bucklew, 49, was moments away from execution in May 2014 when the U.S. Supreme Court halted it amid concerns about Bucklew's medical condition. Читать дальше...

NY Burlington VT Zone Forecast for Sunday, March 18, 2018 _____ 261 FPUS51 KBTV 181726 ZFPBTV Zone Forecast Product for Vermont and Northern New York National Weather Service Burlington VT 123 PM EDT Sun Mar 18 2018 NYZ028-182000- Eastern Clinton- Including the city of Plattsburgh 123 PM EDT Sun Mar 18 2018 .REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows around 3 above. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Читать дальше...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Cirque du Soleil performer has died after falling during a show in Tampa. The theatrical company announced on Twitter Sunday that Yann Arnaud fell Saturday night while performing an aerial straps number during the show VOLTA. Arnaud was taken to a hospital after the fall, where he later died. Cirque du Soleil canceled its final two Tampa shows Sunday while the company and authorities investigate how the accident happened. The entertainment group's President Daniel Lamarre said... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Midday" game were: 2-7-5, SB: 1 (two, seven, five; SB: one)

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Matt Bevin is urging current and retired state workers in Kentucky to pressure lawmakers to act on revamping one of the nation's worst-funded public pension plans. Bevin said in a four-minute video Saturday night that if structural changes aren't made, the teachers' retirement system will likely run out of money in 12 to 15 years. Bevin suggests that residents contact lawmakers "and say 'don't allow this to fail on our watch.'" The plan to overhaul Kentucky's public pension systems has stalled in the Senate. Читать дальше...

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — University of Wyoming officials will have to find an additional $15 million to build a new science facility after lawmakers approved $85 million for the project. UW president Laurie Nichols says the school will gladly accept the $85 million and will figure out how to fill the gap for the $100 million facility. The Laramie Boomerang reports that UW's Science Initiative's goal is to make the school a top research institution. Wyoming House lawmakers supported funding the full $100 million... Читать дальше...

MESA, Ariz. - After only one rough inning in four Cactus League appearances, left-hander A.J. Puk was trimmed from the A’s big-league camp. Puk, 22, was among nine cuts the team made Sunday. He didn’t allow an earned run in his first 10 innings of work this spring, but was tagged for four runs in Wednesday night’s game against the Mariners, two of which scored after he left when reliever Eric Jokisch gave up a grand slam. At one point, Puk appeared to be a potential candidate for the Opening Day roster... Читать дальше...