Новости за 22.03.2019

HARTFORD, Conn. — A painting at a Connecticut museum that has long been thought to be by Vincent Van Gogh has been authenticated as such by Dutch researchers. The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford announced Friday that the oil painting “Vase with Poppies” has been verified by researchers at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam as

SAN FRANCISCO — Pinterest, the digital scrapbooking site, has filed for an initial public offering of stock. That’s kicking off the year’s IPO season, which is also expected to include Uber, Lyft and messaging app Slack. Pinterest said in a regulatory filing Friday that it intends to list its stock on the New York Stock

BLOUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Police have arrested a substitute teacher in Alabama after his gun went off in a first-grade classroom. No one was injured in the incident Friday. But authorities tell news outlets that 72-year-old Henry Rex Weaver is in custody and will face charges. Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon says students were in the

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Nike Inc., down $5.82 to $82.19 The athletic apparel maker reported weaker-than-expected sales in North America and warned of a sales slowdown. Boeing Inc., down $10.53 to $362.17 Indonesia’s flagship carrier became the first airline to seek to cancel an order of the

WASHINGTON — A small solar storm is heading toward Earth, but don’t expect a big light show. Space weather forecaster Jonathan Lash says a solar flare that left the sun this week is due to arrive at Earth around 2 p.m. EDT Saturday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist says the flare is too

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — One of the largest coal-fired power plants in the West will close this year as planned after a Navajo Nation company ended its long-shot bid Friday to acquire it. The Navajo Generating Station has operated for decades in northeastern Arizona near the Utah border, providing a hefty chunk of revenue to the

LOS ANGELES — In the run-up to the Kids’ Choice Awards, host DJ Khaled is feeling plenty of support — from his son. The producer-DJ said his 2-year-old son, Asahd, gets excited just watching his dad in the ads promoting the show on Nickelodeon. “When the commercials come on, my son is like ‘Daddy, daddy,

NEW YORK — New York real estate heir Robert Durst is facing a new lawsuit that claims he killed his first wife and disposed of her body in 1982. A sister of Kathleen Durst filed a wrongful death claim Friday accusing Durst of killing the woman in their suburban New York City home. Durst has

DALLAS — Federal prosecutors say they will not pursue charges at this time against the teenager accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school. Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 18, faces a state capital murder trial for the deadly shooting last May at Santa Fe High School that also wounded 13 people. The U.S. Attorney’s

LAS VEGAS — A woman accused of driving on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk, killing a pedestrian and injuring more than 30 others has apologized. KTNV-TV reports Lakeisha Holloway said on Thursday at the Clark County Detention Center that an apology was long overdue. She says she hadn’t addressed the victims of the 2015 incident

BLUFFDALE, Utah — The remains of a World War II pilot have been laid to rest in his home state of Utah after being returned from Germany. The Salt Lake City Tribune reported that the burial for Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield came 74 years to the day German anti-aircraft fire hit

MELFORT, Saskatchewan — The driver whose transport truck crashed into a hockey team bus in Canada, killing 16 people, has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Thirteen others were injured when Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s semitrailer loaded with peat moss collided with the Humboldt Broncos’ bus in rural Saskatchewan. Sidhu had pleaded guilty earlier this

SAN ELIZARIO, Texas — The Latest on the shooting of a West Texas sheriff’s deputy (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Authorities say a West Texas sheriff’s deputy is recovering after being shot during an early morning traffic stop. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Friday identified the wounded deputy as Peter Herrera. Herrera underwent

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump criticized European auto makers Friday, suggesting he could impose tariffs on imports from companies such as BMW and Mercedes unless they build more plants in the United States. In an interview with Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo, Trump said that he has rejected proposals from the European Union that would

HOUSTON — Potentially hazardous chemicals spilled Friday from a Texas plant where crews were still trying to clean up after a dayslong fire, forcing the closure of the Houston Ship Channel and prolonging the fears of residents who have worried about their health for almost a week. Intercontinental Terminals Company said a breach occurred before

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s meeting with leaders from the Caribbean (all times local): 3:45 p.m. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says President Donald Trump is committed to preventing President Nicolas Maduro and his regime from stealing Venezuela’s resources for personal gain. Sanders’ statement comes after the Trump

HOUSTON — The Latest on a fire that had been burning at a Texas petrochemical storage facility (all times local): 3:15 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard has closed part of the Houston Ship Channel due to chemicals spilling from a petrochemical tank farm after a dayslong fire, affecting commerce on one of the nation’s most

MUNCIE, Ind. — Authorities have condemned an Indiana school after inspectors found students wrapped in blankets and huddled around a kerosene heater in a chilly classroom. Fire and building inspectors say they spotted six students last week at Delaware Christian Academy, a private school in Muncie that’s part of the state’s school voucher program. The

NEW YORK — CNN’s Dana Bash is learning the perils of doing personality profiles in a political city that’s always on a war footing. She’s received a social media roasting this week for featuring White House adviser Kellyanne Conway as part of her ongoing feature series, “Badass Women of Washington.” It was first distributed online

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the United States sanctions on North Korea (all times local): 2:25 p.m. President Donald Trump says he is reversing his administration’s decision to slap new sanctions on North Korea, ordering them withdrawn. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says Trump “likes Chairman Kim and he doesn’t think these sanctions will

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Health is ending grants and contracts that send money to Planned Parenthood after a divided federal appeals court upheld a state anti-abortion law that blocks public money for the group. The department notified recipients and contractors Thursday that it will end that funding within a month to comply

BERLIN — Flights to and from Frankfurt Airport were interrupted briefly Friday after a drone was seen in the area. Operator Fraport said takeoffs and landings at Germany’s busiest airport were suspended as a precaution for 29 minutes late Friday afternoon, news agency dpa reported. They resumed after federal police using a helicopter found no

INDIANAPOLIS — A lawyer for Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is seeking to stop the possible appointment of a hearing officer or panel to weigh whether Hill committed professional misconduct when he allegedly drunkenly groped a lawmaker and three legislative staffers at a bar. Hill’s legal counsel, Don Lundberg, filed a motion Wednesday with the

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s unemployment rate remained steady in February. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Friday that the rate was 3.5 percent in February, as it was in January. The state’s unemployment rate remained below the national rate of 3.8 percent. With the exception of October 2014, when it was equal to the national

ELKHART, Ind. — Two Indiana police officers who are seen on video repeatedly punching a handcuffed man were charged with a federal civil rights crime. Cory Newland and Joshua Titus of the Elkhart Police Department were indicted by a grand jury Thursday on a charge of depriving Mario Ledesma of his rights through excessive force.