Новости за 28.08.2024

Sheriff's deputies are investigating an apparent homicide at an aging maximum security prison in Wisconsin. The Brown County Sheriff's Department says deputies were called to the Green Bay Correctional Institution on Tuesday evening for an inmate who didn't have a pulse and wasn't breathing. The inmate, identified as 19-year-old Micah Laureano, was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have identified Laureano's 24-year-old cellmate as a suspect. Laureano's death is another blow for the state Department of Corrections. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Prospect Capital Corp. (PSEC) on Wednesday reported earnings of $29.6 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.

SHANGHAI (AP) — SHANGHAI (AP) — Noah Holdings Ltd. (NOAH) on Wednesday reported profit of $13.7 million in its second quarter.

A federal report has concluded that a crash that killed three passengers on a party bus on a Virginia highway was caused by a fatigued truck driver working for a company that allowed its drivers to log excessive hours. The December 2022 crash on Interstate 64 in Williamsburg occurred when a truck set to cruise control rear-ended a slow-moving party bus. Three people on the bus were killed and 20 were injured. The truck driver, who worked for Triton Logistics Inc. of Romeoville, Illinois, was also seriously injured. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Sept. corn lost 1.75 cents at $3.65 a bushel. Sept. wheat rose by 7.25 cents at $5.14 a bushel. Sept. oats was up 18.25 cents at $3.40 a bushel. Sept. soybeans fell by 9 cents at $9.59 a bushel.

A defense official says Donald Trump’s campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter concerning Monday's events. It came a day after NPR reported that two Trump campaign staff members “verbally abused and pushed” aside a cemetery official who tried to stop... Читать дальше...

A wildfire that started Aug. 3 in Sequoia National Park came back to life overnight.

New policies are just a Band-Aid for a much bigger problem.

They are all slated to close by Sept. 25.

Officials advised the public to avoid swimming in the area.

Nebraska's Supreme Court has heard arguments in a lawsuit that challenges election officials’ refusal to restore the voting rights of those who’ve been convicted of a felony. A lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union asked the court on Wednesday to order Secretary of State Bob Evnen to follow a law passed this year allowing those with felony convictions who've completed the terms of their sentence to vote. Before that, those residents had to wait two years after completing their felony sentence terms to register to vote. Читать дальше...

Students can stock up on free groceries throughout the school year. 

Death toll is now eight in listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head deli meats, federal health officials say.

Jury finds ex-politician guilty of murder in 2022 killing of Las Vegas investigative reporter.

A former police officer from Massachusetts has pleaded not guilty to killing a woman he is accused of sexually exploiting when she was underage and staging the death as a suicide. Matthew Farwell was indicted Tuesday on charges he strangled Sandra Birchmore in early 2021 after she told him that she was pregnant and that he was the father. Birchmore was 23 at the time. Farwell worked as an officer for the Stoughton Police Department from 2012 until 2022. An indictment in U.S. District Court says Birchmore... Читать дальше...

Workers are breaching the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion. Crews used excavators Wednesday to breach rock dams that have been diverting water upstream of two dams that were already almost completely removed, Iron Gate and Copco No. 1. The work will allow the river to flow freely in its historic channel... Читать дальше...

French prosecutors say a 33-year-old man is facing terrorism charges over an arson attack on a synagogue last weekend that he said was aimed at defending Palestinians and changing Israel’s policy in Gaza. A police officer was injured after the suspect set multiple fires around the Beth Yaacov synagogue Saturday in the Mediterranean resort town of La Grande Motte. The attack has revived concerns about antisemitism in France and led to heightened security at Jewish places of worship around the country. Читать дальше...

“There are so few opportunities to be in something that you can say is 100% original and unique,” said Keaton, who joked about his character's evolution.

Workers are breaching key dams on the Klamath River, which will let salmon swim freely for the first time in a century.

There was one positive note the NFL reporter added.

Northbound I-680 at Stoneridge Drive was closed Wednesday morning, CHP said.

Also the highest number of "virgin" Burners on record.

President Joe Biden plans to travel to southwest Wisconsin early next month. His Sept. 5 visit will focus on small towns and rural areas to highlight his policies to lower costs and encourage renewable energy and advanced manufacturing. That’s according to a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the president’s schedule. Democrats consider Wisconsin to be one of the must-win states in November’s presidential election between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris. Читать дальше...

Donald Trump shared more than a dozen posts on his social media network that call for the trial or jailing of his foes, including House lawmakers who investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol and special counsel Jack Smith. He also posted images that reference the QAnon conspiracy theory. The former president's string of posts began Tuesday evening after Smith filed a new indictment against him over his efforts to overturn his loss in the 2020 election. The new indictment keeps the same criminal... Читать дальше...

A senior FBI official says the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity." Kevin Rojek is the FBI's top agent in Pittsburgh. He said Wednesday that Thomas Matthew Crooks, who shot at Trump before being killed by the Secret Service at the July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, did extensive research for an attack... Читать дальше...