Новости за 24.08.2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A nationwide telecommunications company rolled out changes Friday as state lawmakers said they were outraged to learn that Verizon slowed Northern California firefighters' internet service while they battled what became the state's largest-ever wildfire. Verizon said it removed all speed cap restrictions for emergency workers fighting wildfires on the West Coast and for those in Hawaii, where emergency crews were rescuing people Friday from areas flooded by Hurricane Lane. Читать дальше...

Authorities issued a severe traffic alert Friday afternoon after a fuel spill in Hayward shut down traffic in one direction of Interstate 880. Hazmat crews went to work after California Highway Patrol received a report of a fuel spill at 1:08 p.m. on I-880 and West Winton Avenue in Hayward. All southbound lanes were blocked as of 1:24 p.m. and motorists were advised to look for alternative routes and expect significant delays.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Sen. John McCain has discontinued medical treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, his family said Friday, likely indicating the war hero, presidential nominee and longtime leading lawmaker is nearing the end of his life. McCain has surpassed expectations for survival, but "the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict," the family said. "With his usual strength of will, he has now chosen to discontinue medical treatment." The six-term GOP senator... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a woman who reported her 3-year-old daughter missing before a child's body was found in a duffel bag in a closet (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Authorities in Las Vegas have identified a 29-year-old woman arrested after officers searching for her missing 3-year-old daughter found a child's body stuffed in a duffel bag hidden in a closet in the woman's apartment. Aisha Yvonne Thomas was jailed Friday pending an initial court appearance at which she is expected... Читать дальше...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Longtime public servant George Sheldon, who served at the helm of child welfare agencies in Florida and Illinois and later with the federal government, has died. He was 71. According to a statement from his family, Sheldon died at a Miami hospital Thursday following a workout injury. Sheldon's storied career includes time as Florida's Deputy Attorney General; Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families; and Assistant Secretary for the Administration for... Читать дальше...

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho man who killed his ex-wife and his daughter has been sentenced to life in prison. The Lewiston Tribune reports that 73-year-old Richard A. Carlin received the sentence Thursday in 2nd District Court. He must serve 19 years before he's eligible for parole. Carlin in July pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder after killing his ex-wife, Raetta Carlin, and his daughter, Michelle Carlin, in November. Authorities say he stabbed and beat them to death at a trailer home. Читать дальше...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The final management plan has been approved for the last two of Idaho's three most recent wilderness areas that protect some of the most pristine landscapes in central Idaho. The signing on Tuesday of the Hemingway-Boulders and Cecil D. Andrus White Clouds Wilderness Management Plan by the U.S. Forest Service puts the finishing touches on a nearly two-decade effort by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho. The Forest Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management signed off on... Читать дальше...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a racketeering lawsuit filed by Oregon landowners who claim their neighbors are growing marijuana, causing them discomfort and reducing their property values. The Capital Press reported Wednesday that several property owners in Lebanon filed a lawsuit last year accusing their neighbors of growing marijuana in violation of the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organization Act. Defendants say they stopped growing marijuana last October. U.S. District... Читать дальше...

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CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois State Board of Elections has cleared a Chicago mayoral candidate who handed out more than $200,000 to people at a church. The board said Friday that Willie Wilson didn't violate election laws when he distributed cash and checks at a South Side church in July. Critics say he should have reported the money as an in-kind contribution to his political campaign. Wilson is seeking to unseat Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Wilson's lawyer, Frank Avila, says the wealthy philanthropist's foundation... Читать дальше...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A state judge ruled that Montana's elder exploitation law is vague and doesn't require evidence of criminal intent to prosecute. The ruling came Tuesday in the case of an 80-year-old woman who is charged with taking money from an account for which she was a co-signor after the other co-signor, a man who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, gave her control of his finances in 2012. Prosecutors allege she manipulated the man into putting money into the account. Attorneys for... Читать дальше...

COVENTRY, R.I. (AP) — Police say a boy with autism took an ambulance from a Rhode Island fire station and crashed it, leaving three with minor injuries. The Coventry Police Department says officers were called to Route 117 on Thursday night and found the boy unsettled and walking on the road near his mother's car. Officers say the boy and his mother agreed to visit a nearby fire station so he could be evaluated. At the station, the boy ran into a parked ambulance, locked the door and took off across Route 117... Читать дальше...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer says his new position didn't require much in the way of on-the-job training. Fulmer was hired in December to salvage a football coaching search that had gone awry. Fulmer, a Tennessee alum who coached the Volunteers' football team to the 1998 national title, understands his No. 1 goal is to make sure the football program becomes competitive again. Now that he's had nearly nine months on the job and has watched first-year football coach Jeremy Pruitt at work... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's higher education system has a new logo that was created by one of its students. Officials with the state's higher education system say the logo was designed by Vivek Bhardwaj, who is majoring in information systems at the University of Nevada, Reno. The logo was approved during Friday's Board of Regents meeting in Las Vegas. It was one of three final designs selected from 66 submissions that came from students throughout the system. The logo incorporates five stars to represent... Читать дальше...

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman has been cited for driving under the influence and careless driving after she crashed her bike into the back of a car, causing "significant" damage. An Aspen police report says the 30-year-old woman had a half-full beer in a water bottle cage when her bicycle collided with a parked vehicle. The Aspen Times reports the woman told Officer Ryan Turner that she was riding her road bike and texting when she hit the back of a parked Subaru Forester. Turner says he noticed... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — State officials are reporting the first three confirmed human cases of mosquito-borne West Nile Virus in Massachusetts this year. The Department of Public Health said Friday that none of the cases was fatal, though two required hospitalization. They involved a woman in her 70s from Worcester County, a woman in her 60s from Middlesex County, and woman in her 50s from Suffolk County. Officials said a horse that was stabled in Hampshire County also contracted West Nile Virus and had to be euthanized. Читать дальше...

KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — It looks like curtains for "Law and Order" actress Diane Neal in her bid for a new role as congresswoman from a sprawling upstate New York district. The state Board of Elections has invalidated Neal's nominating petition to get on the November ballot as an independent candidate in the 19th Congressional District. The board rejected 1,852 of the 4,181 signatures on Neal's petition, leaving her 1,171 signatures short of the needed 3,500. Neal tells the Times Herald-Record Friday... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — The state superintendent of public instruction says an "overzealous employee" sent an internal email to all Arizona Department of Education employees that included a plea to vote for her, their current boss. The Arizona Republic reports the email sent Thursday raises questions of whether State Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas's re-election campaign violated state laws that prohibit the use of public resources to influence the outcome of an election. She says in an... Читать дальше...

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“The Goodnight Show” actress Ellie Dubin and director Charlie Schwan join the seventh annual ShortList Film Festival. TheWrap founder and CEO Sharon Waxman and awards editor Steve Pond join the filmmakers featured in the seventh annual ShortList Film Festival at AMC Century City on Thursday. Read the full article on The Wrap

SPARTA, Wis. (AP) — Two adults have been arrested in Monroe County after authorities received a report of child neglect, including apparent evidence that children were being kept in makeshift cages. Monroe County Sheriff Scott Perkins says authorities got the report Friday, and the complainant was able to provide evidence that children were being kept in makeshift cages at a home in the Village of Melvina. Authorities searched the home and found the children. The adults were arrested and formal charges are pending.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A group funded by the tobacco industry has launched a massive ad blitz against a ballot initiative to fund Montana's Medicaid expansion program and other health programs by raising the cigarette tax by $2 per pack and taxing vaping products for the first time. Montanans Against Tax Hikes booked air time starting in mid-August on television stations in Billings, Missoula, Butte and Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena and Glendive, according to purchase orders filed with the Federal Communications Commission records. Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Georgia city's practice of jailing people accused of low-level crimes who can't afford to pay bail is constitutional. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta this week upheld the city of Calhoun's policy of jailing people for up to 48 hours before they see a judge who can rule whether they are too poor to pay bail. The Southern Center for Human Rights sued on behalf of Maurice Walker, who spent six days in jail after being arrested in September... Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts' first resort casino with expansive gambling and entertainment options opened Friday with a Las Vegas-style flourish. After lining the streets for a procession through downtown Springfield that featured the Budweiser Clydesdale horses and other entertainment, thousands of people headed inside to gamble at MGM Springfield considered the first of its kind in the state. The complex also includes a hotel, restaurants, entertainment and upscale retail shops. Plainridge Park... Читать дальше...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A wildfire on Maui has likely incinerated homes near the tourist town of Lahaina while forcing people from an evacuation center opened as Hurricane Lane nears the island, officials said Friday. "It is very likely that homes have been destroyed but our guys are too busy fighting the fire to be able to confirm structure damage," Maui County spokesman Rod Antone said. More than two dozen people taking shelter at a school were moved to a civic center because of the blaze. One woman suffered burns to her hands and legs... Читать дальше...