Новости за 14.12.2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California moved Friday to eliminate climate-changing fossil fuels from its fleet of 12,000 transit buses, enacting a first-in-the-nation mandate that will vastly increase the number of electric buses on the road. The California Air Resources Board voted unanimously to require that all new buses be carbon-free by 2029. Environmental advocates project that

WASHINGTON — By detaining two Canadians in an apparent act of retaliation, China is looking like the country its harshest critics say it is: one unbound by the laws, rules and procedures that govern other major industrial nations. Canada’s arrest of a top Chinese technology executive at the request of the United States has set

LAS VEGAS — Fresno State finds itself in the Las Vegas Bowl as the champion of the Mountain West Conference in coach Jeff Tedford’s second season, less than two years removed from a 1-11 record. Arizona State, in its first season under coach Herm Edwards, hopes to use its trip to the postseason as a

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s federal police say three members of its force have been killed in an attack in the western state of Michoacan. Police said late Thursday that they mourned the deaths, but did not provide further details. Local media reported that they died on the side of a highway next to their bullet-ridden

MILWAUKEE — Vandals decapitated a snowman outside a Milwaukee home, and perhaps the holiday spirit motivated them to make amends. Tony Harper’s 4-foot lighted snowman cutout was up for just two days when he heard a commotion Dec. 1. He tells WISN-TV he looked out to spot a woman walking away with the top of

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Three Alaska groups sued Friday to demand the Environmental Protection Agency enforce the cleanup of some of the nation’s most polluted winter air around the state’s second-largest city. The lawsuit filed in Seattle by environmental law firm Earthjustice says the state of Alaska has failed to submit a legally compliant plan to

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Three Alaska groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for a fourth time, claiming the agency has not enforced federal clean air law around Alaska’s second largest city. The lawsuit filed Friday in Seattle by the Earthjustice group says Fairbanks winter air continues to be the worst in the country for particulate.

A look at some key fantasy football questions and answers for Week 15: WHICH UNDER-THE-RADAR PLAYERS HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR BIG GAMES THIS WEEK? We don’t recommend making many wholesale changes to your lineup in the fantasy playoff semifinals that typically happen this week. However, if you’re looking for a little magic at the

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping running back James Conner’s sprained left ankle will be ready in time to play on Sunday against New England. The AFC North leaders listed Conner as questionable to face the Patriots in a pivotal game for the Steelers (7-5-1). They’ve dropped three straight and lead Baltimore by just

New Orleans Bowl: Middle Tennessee (8-5) vs. Appalachian St. (10-2), Dec. 15, 9 p.m. Eastern (ESPN) Line: Appalachian State by 6 1/2. Series Record: Middle Tennessee leads 2-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE Appalachian State is representing the Sun Belt Conference as league champion and interim coach Mark Ivey, a former Mountaineer player, is getting perhaps his

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Boca Juniors will not renew its contract with coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto after losing to fierce rival River Plate in the Copa Libertadores final. Boca lost the second leg 3-1 in extra time last Sunday in Madrid, and 5-3 on aggregate. It was the first Copa final between the Buenos Aires

CHICAGO — A person with direct knowledge of the situation says catcher James McCann has agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox. The 28-year-old McCann hit .220 with eight homers and 39 RBIs in 118 games last season with Detroit. The person spoke Friday on condition of anonymity because the

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder on Friday signed laws to significantly scale back citizen-initiated measures to raise Michigan’s minimum wage and require paid sick leave for workers, finalizing an unprecedented Republican-backed legislative maneuver that opponents blasted as shameful. To prevent minimum wage and earned sick time initiatives from going to voters last month, GOP

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — More than half a million dollars spilled from an armored truck onto a New Jersey highway, and nearly $300,000 remains missing a day later, police said Friday. East Rutherford police said in a statement that two bags of cash fell from a Brink’s truck near MetLife Stadium on Thursday. One of

PERU, Ind. — A northern Indiana county’s longtime building commissioner has been fired for being habitually late for work for at least two years. The Kokomo Tribune reports the Miami County Planning Commission voted 6-3 to Wednesday to fire Tammy Gable as building and zoning commissioner. County Commissioner Larry West says time-card records showed Gamble

CHICAGO — A judge has set a Jan. 18 sentencing date for a white former Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald. A jury in October found Jason VanDyke guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery for the 2014 shooting. Dashcam video showed VanDyke

MIAMI — A person familiar with the move says the NFL has fined umpire Roy Ellison $9,300 and reinstated him from administrative leave after his dispute in Miami with Buffalo Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes. The person confirmed the fine to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the league hadn’t commented. The

LONGVIEW, Texas — Bluebonnet Publishing Co. has sold the Kilgore News Herald to Longview-based M. Roberts Media. Terms of the deal were not released Friday. M. Roberts Media owns the Longview News-Journal, the Tyler Morning Telegraph, The Marshall News Messenger, the Victoria Advocate and The Panola Watchman in Carthage. The Kilgore News Herald has roots

GALLUP, N.M. — A man accused of child abuse after authorities say a 3-year-old boy shot his 8-month-old sister in the face in a New Mexico motel room also faces charges in another case involving his girlfriend’s children. Tyrell Bitsilly was arrested in October after police say he fired a gun during an argument inside

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says China’s economy is feeling the pressure of his tariffs, and he thinks a “big and very comprehensive deal” could happen. Trump asserts in a tweet that China’s economy is “growing much slower than anticipated because of our Trade War.” China on Friday reported underwhelming gains in monthly retail sales

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out. Here are the real facts: CLAIM: “The Democrats and President Obama gave Iran 150 Billion Dollars and got

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed place-kicker Kai Forbath in case Josh Lambo can’t play against Washington on Sunday because of a groin injury. Lambo, the most accurate kicker in franchise history, injured his right groin in practice Thursday. The Jaguars (4-9) placed rookie linebacker Leon Jacobs (quadriceps) on injured reserve to make

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president says he has heard an audio recording in which a suspected killer of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi allegedly says: “I know how to cut well.” Speaking Friday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan added that the man heard in the recording was a high-level soldier and “morgue employee” who “openly” said he could

DES MOINES, Iowa — Students at an Iowa college are seeking to end their effort to expand a union representing student workers because of fear a federal board would reject their request and set back unions at colleges across the country. Grinnell College student Cory McCartan helped organize the Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers.

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s last nationally circulated, anti-government newspaper has published its final print edition. The front page of El Nacional on Friday led with an article quoting the paper’s president and CEO Miguel Otero. Otero said the paper was “a warrior and will continue to fight.” He also said journalists would work “for independent