Новости за 31.01.2017

WASHINGTON — Education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos appears to have used quotes from an Obama administration official without attribution in her written responses to questions from Democrats considering her nomination. DeVos’ nomination cleared the Senate Health, Education, Pensions and Labor Committee on Tuesday, despite fierce opposition from Democrats. In response to a question on LGBT

JERUSALEM — Israel’s president has apologized to Mexico for a tweet by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that appeared to endorse U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall. A statement on Tuesday from President Reuven Rivlin’s office says he told Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in a phone call that there has been a misunderstanding. It

GLASGOW, Ky. — A judge has sentenced a Kentucky man to five years in prison in the death of his former girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter, whose body was disposed of in a well. The Glasgow Daily Times (http://bit.ly/2jREg8i) reports Circuit Judge John T. Alexander followed the jury’s recommendation on Tuesday when he handed down the sentence

ANNVILLE, Pa. — Two representatives of a Pennsylvania restaurant deny that a college student was refused service because he is black. Just Wing It owner Nikki Meyer and the owner of a second restaurant helping her out spoke Monday about the Jan. 21 confrontation. They say it wasn’t a racial incident. Lebanon Valley College junior

NEW YORK — Joey Alexander, the 13-year-old jazz pianist, broke ground after scoring two Grammy nominations last year, though he walked away from the ceremony empty-handed. This year, he has another chance to win. He’s nominated for best improvised jazz solo with “Countdown” at the Feb. 12 show, airing live on CBS from the Staples

INDIANAPOLIS — Some Indiana lawmakers concerned that operators with nefarious intentions could turn peeping drones into peeping Toms are pushing to criminalize using the high-tech flying gadgets for voyeurism. Republican Sen. Eric Koch’s bill creates regulations that in part target operators who could use the technology to invade people’s privacy or capture images of them

INDIANAPOLIS — Some Indiana lawmakers suggest drone users with nefarious intentions could be flying under the radar under existing laws. They say some operators could be invading people’s privacy or capturing images with the unmanned aerial vehicles. Republican Sen. Eric Koch of Bedford has proposed a measure that would create four criminal offenses. Besides barring

NEW YORK — A New York City priest says he was joking when he shared a photo that showed a man plummeting from a skyscraper with the slogan “show your hate for Trump.” The Rev. Philip Pizzo tells the New York Post (http://nyp.st/2knj0uL ) that the meme — which also said “do it for social

BISMARCK, N.D. — Cleanup is underway at a North Dakota encampment where Dakota Access pipeline opponents have protested for months. The Standing Rock Sioux has been fighting the pipeline and has organized the cleanup with the help of a nonprofit from South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation. The tribe hopes to complete the work before any

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Craig Bohl didn’t decide to pursue coaching until his playing days at Nebraska were coming to an end. He turned out just fine. The Wyoming head football coach led the Cowboys to a conference championship last season, his third year in Laramie. Next year, he’ll have his son with him. Aaron Bohl,

SAN FRANCISCO — Slack Technologies, a fast-growing startup trying to wean businesses off email by hooking employees on its more informal messaging service, is now hoping to snare the world’s biggest companies as customers. On Tuesday, the company unveiled a new feature intended to let workers in different departments communicate more easily with each other.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Board of Education is hearing arguments over changing state science curriculums that critics say are designed to challenge the theory of evolution and leave students wondering whether a higher power created the universe. After Tuesday’s public hearing, the board will hold preliminary votes later this week on whether to alter

MADRID — Spanish police have arrested a man over a data breach linked to a series of electronic intrusions at European spy software companies. A spokesman with Mossos d’Esquadra, Catalonia’s regional police, said the man arrested Tuesday in Salamanca was believed to be responsible for breaking into the website of a Spanish police labor union

LONDON — Singer and bassist John Wetton of the rock group Asia has died. He was 67. A statement from his publicist, Glass Onyon PR, says Wetton died Tuesday from colon cancer. Wetton was a founding member of Asia. He rose to fame as part of English rock band King Crimson in the 1970s. He

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State has named Alabama assistant Billy Napier as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Napier will share coordinator duties with recently hired John Henson, according to a news release issued by the school Tuesday. Napier has spent the past five seasons as wide receivers coach at Alabama and is considered one

CLEVELAND — A person with knowledge of the situation says free-agent guard Kirk Hinrich will work out Wednesday in Cleveland for the NBA champion Cavaliers, who need a backup for Kyrie Irving. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the team is not commenting. Hinrich is 36 years old

CINCINNATI — A woman suing staff from a southwest Ohio jail alleges corrections officers raped her and nurses withheld her medicine for epilepsy, leaving her with debilitating seizures for days while in custody. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati on Jan. 27 by the now 38-year-old woman alleges at least two Warren

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers appear ready to let football fans drink a bit later when the Super Bowl comes to Minneapolis in 2018. A Senate committee heard a bill Tuesday to allow liquor license holders in Hennepin and Ramsey counties apply to stay open until 4 a.m. during Super Bowl weekend. That’s two

YOLA, Nigeria — Police say at least six people have been killed in communal violence between mostly Christian farmers and mostly Muslim herdsmen in central Nigeria. David Misal, a police spokesman for Taraba state, says the violence between Fulani herdsmen and farmers from the Mumuye ethnic group began Friday and continued Tuesday morning in the

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s parliament has overridden a veto by President Andrej Kiska and approved legislation that will tighten conditions for the official registration of churches. Starting in March, the law will increase the number of members needed for a religion to become official — and eligible for state subsidies — from 20,000 to 50,000.

NEWARK, N.J. — A man accused of punching an auxiliary bishop during a weekend Mass in New Jersey has pleaded not guilty to assault. Charles Miller entered the plea during a brief court appearance Tuesday. Essex County authorities say the 48-year-old Newark resident punched the Rev. Manuel Cruz in the mouth Saturday at Cathedral Basilica

HOUSTON — The Atlanta Falcons’ media availability Tuesday is not being held at a stadium or arena or even in a hotel ballroom. Try a skating rink inside a Houston mall. No, the ice isn’t down at The Square at Memorial City. And only a handful of players are scheduled to meet with reporters. Still,

BERKELEY, Calif. — The Latest on a speech by Milo Yiannopoulos at the University of California at Berkeley (all times local): 9:22 am. A polarizing editor from Breitbart News is scheduled to speak Wednesday at the University of California at Berkeley. The event featuring Milo Yiannopoulos has raised an issue facing campuses across America at

GENEVA — When Donald Trump was just a presidential candidate, there was a belief in soccer that the United States, Mexico and Canada would be a strong choice to team up for a North American bid to host the 2026 World Cup. That still holds, even now the candidate is now President Trump. A widely

BERKELEY, Calif. — Fans and foes agree that Milo Yiannopoulos specializes in controversy. The polarizing editor from Breitbart News is a self-proclaimed internet troll who has been criticized as racist, misogynist and white supremacist. His scheduled visit Wednesday to the University of California at Berkeley has raised an issue facing campuses across America at the