Новости за 02.09.2016

PORTLAND, Maine — Protectors of Maine’s image as Vacationland — an identity so dear that it’s on the state’s license plates — want to make sure their outspoken governor doesn’t turn off tourists. The concern over Republican Gov. Paul LePage has cropped up among people who make their living persuading people to come to Maine

HOUSTON — A judge has rejected arguments from attorneys for a British woman on Texas death row that prosecutors coerced witnesses and improperly hid information that could have affected the outcome of her capital murder trial 14 years ago. State District Judge David Garner ruled that Harris County prosecutors had overwhelming evidence Linda Carty led

NEW YORK — Bryce Petty’s right shoulder escaped serious injury. The New York Jets’ second-year quarterback now has to wait to see if he survives final roster cuts. Coach Todd Bowles announced Friday during a conference call that Petty has a bruised shoulder and an MRI exam revealed no structural damage. Bowles also acknowledged that

LONDON, Ky. — A Kentucky sheriff says the parents of infant twins, already charged with assault and endangerment, could face even more serious charges now that one of their girls has died. Laurel County Sheriff John Root announced that the 7-week-old girl with critical head trauma was pronounced dead Thursday evening at the University of

BARDSTOWN, Ky. — Eulogized in the church where she took her vows decades ago, a slain nun was remembered Friday for her devotion to the poor and for the Donald Duck impression she used to comfort her young patients in Mississippi. Sister Paula Merrill was laid to rest in Kentucky and her long-time friend and

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joey Logano hung pictures and changed lightbulbs at home. Jamie McMurray tinkered around with his radio controlled car. Chris Buescher shrugged his shoulders, wasn’t much he or fellow drivers could after qualifying for Sunday’s Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway was cancelled because of Hurricane Hermine. “I’m definitely disappointed we couldn’t qualify,” Buescher

DALLAS — Hundreds of criminal cases in the Houston area are in jeopardy after a deputy constable destroyed more than 20,000 pieces of evidence while cleaning out a crammed property room, authorities said Friday. Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson said during a news conference that about 150 cases have been dismissed so far because

PORTLAND, Maine — Market analysts say New England lobster prices are at their highest point in more than a decade heading into the Labor Day weekend. Trade publication SeafoodNews says the wholesale price of a 1¼-pound hard-shelled lobster reached $8.50 this week. That is the highest price for August since 2005. The Portland Press Herald

DES MOINES, Iowa — Most communities in the Des Moines metro area have few restrictions on the removal of trees for development during a time of rapid growth, according to a review. Des Moines and Clive require developers to replant some trees removed for new development, but most metro cities do not have specific tree

PHILADELPHIA — As Temple University kicks off its football season Friday, the school’s drive for a 35,000-seat stadium appears to be stalled. Facing intense community opposition, skeptical legislators and a summer leadership crisis that forced Temple’s provost and president to step down, the school has no clear timeline to bring a proposal to City Hall.

HILO, Hawaii — The Latest on tropical weather systems threatening Hawaii (all times local): 11:15 a.m. Tourists in Hawaii are making the best of their vacations, despite the threat of two hurricanes this week. Julie Harrison of New York said Friday she was a little nervous the hurricanes would ruin her trip to the Big

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Audits have been ordered for South Carolina’s three research universities after revelations that their trustees spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on luxury hotels, expensive dinners and travel to football games. The South Carolina’s Commission on Higher Education’s director, Gary Glenn, said the state inspector general was being asked Friday to review

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — An opposition official says more than two dozen supporters who were detained in Gabon after election results were announced have been released. Paul-Marie Gondjout with the National Union opposition party said late Friday the 27 people blocked inside the opposition candidate’s campaign headquarters by security forces were allowed to leave after more

SALT LAKE CITY — The Pakistan military plans to search with helicopters Saturday morning for a pair well-known Utah climbers missing on an icy mountain peak that has been encased by thick clouds and snowfall for days. This would be the first time the weather has cleared enough for helicopters to look for mountain climbers

SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on the release of former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner(all times local): 11:39 a.m. A few protesters jeered Brock Turner as he left a California jail Friday after serving half his term for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at Stanford University. Turner left the jail shortly after 6 a.m. Turner, who

NEW ORLEANS — Saints coach Sean Payton foresees a comeback for the kickoff return in the NFL this season — and he’s not alone. The change stems from the NFL’s decision to move starting field position on touchbacks from the 20-yard line to the 25 to reduce incentive for returners to bring the ball out

SAN FRANCISCO — The young woman who was sexually assaulted by Brock Turner almost didn’t go out the night of the rape. She had planned to stay home and read and watch television while her younger sister attended a nearby party, but at the last minute she decided to go that Saturday night in January

BOSTON — Former New England Mafia boss Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme and a mob associate have been indicted in the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner. An indictment unsealed Friday charges Salemme and Paul Weadick with the murder of federal witness Steven DiSarro. Salemme was arrested last month in the case and is being

NEW YORK — Samsung’s Note 7 isn’t the only gadget to catch fire thanks to lithium-battery problems, which have afflicted everything from iPhones to Tesla cars to Boeing jetliners. Blame chemistry and the fact that the batteries we rely on for everyday life are prone to leaking and even bursting into flame if damaged, defective

SANTA FE, N.M. — It’s a week-long event that draws together generations of northern New Mexico Hispanic residents, some who can trace their roots to the 1600s. For centuries, northern New Mexico Hispanic residents have held an elaborate festival in Santa Fe to honor Spanish conquistador Don Diego De Vargas, who reclaimed the city following

LAS VEGAS — Federal officials have rescinded a $5 billion contract awarded to a firm that had been a subsidiary of defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp., just days after announcing the company would manage a vast former nuclear proving ground north of Las Vegas. National Nuclear Security Administration officials declined Friday to provide details about

INDIANAPOLIS — The Latest on former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle’s effort to blame one of his victim’s parents (all times local): 2:10 p.m. One legal expert says former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle’s attempt to shift the blame in a civil lawsuit filed by one of his child pornography victims onto that girl’s parents is a

NEW ORLEANS — New criminal charges of negligent homicide and negligent injuring have been filed against the driver of a bus in an accident that killed three people and injured dozens near New Orleans, Louisiana State Police said Friday. State police announced the new charges, filed in St. John the Baptist Parish, in a news

PROCTOR, W.Va. — West Virginians are suing one of the nation’s largest chlorine producers after a cloud of chlorine gas leaked from a railcar inside a company chemical plant near their homes. Attorney Jim Bordas says Saturday’s chlorine leak at the Axiall Corp. plant forced residents from their homes and damaged their properties. The National

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