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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Claims figures show the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has paid nearly $3.3 million in settlements for bodily injuries or property damage from 2012 to 2017. The Kansas City Star reports that last year also saw the highest number of incidents and claims settlements over that period. The authority isn't a city department, but the city negotiates the settlements. The transportation authority is largely funded by taxpayers. The city often requires recipients to sign... Читать дальше...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man serving life without parole for a 1996 double murder he committed as a 16-year-old will be resentenced. The Bowling Green Daily News reports that the Kentucky Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday that says Sophal Phon's sentence was an example of judicial overreach. The ruling says that the Kentucky Revised Statutes do not list life without parole as an option for juveniles convicted of capital crimes. Phon was the triggerman in a home invasion by the Asian... Читать дальше...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A former Republican White House lawyer in President George W. Bush’s administration and a prominent critic of President Trump announced Monday that he’ll run as a Democrat for Al Franken’s Minnesota Senate seat. Richard Painter said he plans to challenge Sen. Tina Smith, who was appointed to Franken’s seat after his January resignation, in a Democratic primary in August. Painter served as chief White House ethics lawyer from 2005 to 2007 in the... Читать дальше...

SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR The owner of a pest control company in Schaumburg, Illinois, is the national Small Business Person of the Year for 2018. The award to Rebecca Fyffe, owner of Landmark Pest Management, was announced Monday by Small Business Administration head Linda McMahon. Fyffe, who is also director of research for the company, took it over in 2001, and has increased its staff from 18 to 70 since then. Besides serving residential and business customers, it has developed new methods of pest control. Читать дальше...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Court documents indicate a Maine man shot a sheriff's deputy in the head — but don't shed any light on the motive. A state police affidavit became public Monday as 29-year-old John Williams made his initial court appearance in Augusta, Maine. Williams is charged with killing 61-year-old Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole on April 25 in Norridgewock. The affidavit indicates Williams then stole the deputy's cruiser, drove to a convenience store and stole some cigarettes. The affidavit... Читать дальше...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education will add 107 pre-K classrooms in 33 counties this fall, the office of Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday. Ivey's office said in a statement that the new classrooms will expand the state's voluntary kindergarten program to reach nearly 19,000 children in more than 1,000 classes in 67 counties. The program serves 32 percent of eligible four-year-olds in the state. Ada Wyhe, spokeswoman for Alabama's early childhood education department... Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A former southwest Missouri school employee won't serve more time for sexually abusing two boys on a school bus as it was headed to a Springfield zoo. The Springfield News-Leader reports that 28-year-old Garrett Stark was sentenced Friday in Greene County to 15 years. But that sentence will be served at the same as another 15-year-old sentence for child sexual abuse that was imposed previously in Webster County. Authorities say Stark worked in a Logan-Rogersville... Читать дальше...

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A fifth New Jersey federal prison inmate serving a sentence for trafficking in child pornography has admitted possessing and distributing child sex abuse videos inside the prison. Federal prosecutors say Jacob Good pleaded guilty Monday. The 26-year-old Fredericksburg, Virginia, man faces at least 10 years in prison when he's sentenced in August. Prosecutors say Good was among several Fort Dix inmates who used contraband cellphones and removable storage cards to share child porn. Читать дальше...

SEOUL — South Korea will remove propaganda-broadcasting loudspeakers from the border with North Korea this week, officials said Monday, as the rivals move to follow through with their leaders’ summit declaration that produced reconciliation steps without a breakthrough in the nuclear standoff. During their historic meeting Friday at a Korean border village, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed to end hostile acts against each other along their tense border... Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to join a lawsuit against Austin's sick leave ordinance — another example of top Texas Republicans hitting back at local policies enacted by liberal cities. In papers filed Monday in Texas District Court, Paxton argued that Austin's ordinance, which takes effect Oct. 1, undermines state law setting minimum wage. In a statement, Paxton complained about Austin's "disdain and blatant disregard for the rule of law." The first of its kind in Texas... Читать дальше...

A: A client who asks about whether to purchase earthquake insurance is already ahead of many property owners who assume their homeowner’s insurance covers them in an earthquake. This is not true. After researching the cost of insurance, many people, often with advice from their attorney or financial advisor, choose not to purchase earthquake insurance because of the high cost of the deductible — 10 to 15 percent of the cost to rebuild the home. In Silicon Valley... Читать дальше...

PIERSON, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 2-year-old boy died after being pulled from a pond near the family's rural home in central Michigan. Michigan State Police say emergency crews were called Sunday afternoon to the home near the Montcalm County village of Pierson about the child being found unresponsive in the water by family members. Police say family members and medical workers tried to revive the boy, but weren't successful. Police say Alexander Sheldon was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later. Читать дальше...

A: According to the FDIC, the term “subprime” refers to the credit characteristics of individual borrowers. Subprime borrowers typically have weakened credit histories that include payment delinquencies, and possibly more severe problems such as charge-offs, judgments, and bankruptcies. They may also display reduced repayment capacity as measured by credit scores, debt-to-income ratios, or other criteria that may encompass borrowers with incomplete credit histories. After such a severe housing crises and recession... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — The Time’s Up campaign is taking aim at R. Kelly over allegations he has sexually abused women. The organization devoted to helping women in the aftermath of sexual abuse issued a statement Monday urging further investigation into Kelly’s behavior, which has come under closer scrutiny over the past year as women have come forward to accuse him of everything from sexual coercion to physical abuse. Kelly has denied such accusations. “We demand appropriate... Читать дальше...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — For Mikaela Simms, diversity coordinator for the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union, Diversity Day is about opening up conversations. "We don't know what we don't know," she said. "In school, it's important that it's relatable to everyone." Diversity Day has been a staple at Brattleboro Union High School since 1998, Simms said. Eventually, it extended to every school in the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union. This year's Diversity Day will be bigger and more inclusive than before... Читать дальше...

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday appointed the first ethnic-minority politician to the key post of home secretary, as the government struggled to contain a scandal over the mistreatment of long-term residents from the Caribbean. Lawmaker Sajid Javid replaced Amber Rudd, who resigned late Sunday, saying she had “inadvertently” misled lawmakers about whether the government had deportation targets. The “Windrush” scandal has dominated headlines... Читать дальше...

KABUL — Two Islamic State suicide bombers struck in Afghanistan’s capital Monday, killing 25 people, including nine journalists who had rushed to the scene of the first attack, in the deadliest assault on reporters since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. An Agence France-Presse photographer, a cameraman for the local Tolo TV station and several reporters for the Afghan branch of Radio Free Europe were among the fatalities, police said. At least 45 people were wounded in the attacks... Читать дальше...

“Bye Bye Germany,” a refreshingly original, unpredictable tale about Jews trying to scam their way out of postwar Europe, is part caper, part Holocaust drama, part buddy movie, part romance, and part melancholic comedy. For the most part, it juggles these elements admirably, unweaving a tale that’s droll, dark, sad and ultimately affecting. The story begins shortly after the fall of Hitler, when remaining Jewish residents are eking out an existence and fantasizing about the American... Читать дальше...

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Jill Blackstone, a former television producer whose credits include “The Jerry Springer Show,” “Family Court With Judge Penny” and “Divorce Court,” has been charged in connection with her sister Wendy’s death, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Monday. In addition to one felony count of murder, Blackstone faces three felony counts of cruelty to an animal stemming from the incident. According to the DA’s office, Jill Blackstone allegedly killed her sister Wendy Blackstone, 49... Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were: 8-8-6-8 (eight, eight, six, eight)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were: 5-8-8 (five, eight, eight)

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (AP) — David York is turning North Adams into a city for "dog people." Dozens of men, women, children and a few canines toured the Museum of Dog during its grand opening Saturday, checking out an extensive collection of antique dog collars dating to the 1700s and marveling at pieces of a Jeep Wrangler that York's 11-year-old Weimaraner, Daisy, has destroyed. The museum, which has been open to the public for about a month, organized its grand opening to coincide with the statewide ArtWeek. Читать дальше...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister on Monday unveiled what he said was a "half ton" of Iranian nuclear documents collected by Israeli intelligence, claiming the trove of information proved that Iranian leaders covered up a nuclear weapons program before signing a deal with the international community in 2015. In a speech delivered in English and relying on his trademark use of visual aids, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the material showed that Iran cannot be trusted, and encouraged... Читать дальше...

ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) — Award-winning actress Meryl Streep won't be there when she's inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame next week. The Summit, New Jersey native has a last-minute production conflict as part of her role in the HBO series "Big Little Lies," and won't attend the May 6 ceremony in Asbury Park. She's part of a class that includes Debbie Harry of Blondie, disco queen Gloria Gaynor, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and E Street Band guitarist and "Sopranos" star Steven Van Zandt. Читать дальше...