Новости за 24.02.2017

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican governors from seven states are calling for dramatic changes to Medicaid, which provides insurance to more than 70 million low-income Americans, as they nervously watch President Donald Trump and GOP congressional leaders move to…

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — A woman has pleaded guilty to her role in the decapitation of a Hibbing man.

NEW YORK (AP) — Changes announced in corporate dividends Feb. 20-Feb. 24.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando Magic president Alex Martins entered the season believing this was the franchise's best chance to break into the playoffs for first time in the post-Dwight Howard era.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker only seemed as if they were at Wichita State forever.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Inside a nondescript, saffron-colored warehouse on the fringes of St. Anthony East, Paul Merry uses a lathe to meld two pieces of glass. A torch radiates heat.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Busch's car could have been parked at an auto show. Models in skimpy attire lingered around his Monster Energy car, posing for a steady stream of fans wanting snapshots and selfies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Long snapper Zak DeOssie will be back with the New York Giants for an 11th season.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Novelist Michael Peterson agreed to a plea deal Friday that enables him to maintain his innocence even as he acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to convict him of manslaughter in his wife's death.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican governors are sending a clear message to Congress: Don't scrap the health care law without a viable alternative.

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The United States Embassy in Guatemala says the U.S. government will seek the extradition of former Guatemalan Vice-President Roxana Baldetti and ex-Interior Minister Hector Mauricio Lopez Bonilla on drug trafficking charges.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unloaded on the news media Friday for using anonymous sources — just hours after members of his own staff insisted on briefing reporters only on condition their names be concealed.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The NAACP urged religious conferences, athletic events and musicians on Friday to avoid North Carolina as part of a national boycott protesting the state's conservative policies including a law limiting LGBT protections.

CHICAGO (AP) — Three federal court judges expressed deep skepticism Friday over claims that Wisconsin Republicans deliberately made it harder for minorities to vote.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Billy Burns keeps getting assigned to team mascot duty.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Jarrett Jack joined the New Orleans Pelicans on a 10-day contract, giving the team backcourt depth as it heads into its final 24 games with a playoff berth within reach.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police say an official has been killed by livestock bandits in the volatile Rift Valley county of Baringo, where a drought has increased cattle rustling.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor has met with the U.S. treasury and health secretaries to seek support in pulling the island out of a deep economic crisis.

WASHINGTON (AP) — These should be heady times for the GOP as the nation's governors prepare to gather for their winter meeting in Washington, D.C. Republicans hold 33 governorships, compared with just 16 for Democrats, and the GOP has full…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is weighing the risk of adding astronauts to the first flight of its new megarocket, designed to eventually send crews to Mars.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have invited immigrants and foreigners to President Donald Trump's first address to Congress in an effort to put a face on those who could be hurt by the Republican's policies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft Republican bill overhauling the nation's health care law would provide tax credits that grow to $4,000 for people age 60 and up, and let insurers boost rates for older people.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on an NAACP economic boycott of North Carolina over the state's conservative policies (all times local):

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on California's flood problems (all times local):