Новости за 28.02.2017

DALLAS — Johnny Manziel is trying to reassure a judge concerned that the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback isn’t being serious about the conditions of getting his domestic violence case dismissed, saying his “life is trending upward” and that he is “taking care of this.”

WASHINGTON — Testifying before a congressional hearing on improving anti-doping measures, Michael Phelps has expressed frustration over seeing others cheat and says athletes need to believe the system works.

GULF SHORES, Ala. — Twelve members of the Gulf Shores High School marching band were injured, four of them critically, when a car plowed into the band at a Mardi Gras parade tday in Gulf Shores, Alabama, city spokesman Grant Brown said.

NOTE: These letter are published online only. It is always refreshing to see photos of local wildlife in the pages of The Blade, instead of just the daily parade of politicians and celebrities (Feb. 22, ‘‘On the Rebound”). However, with the photo of the bald eagle in the paper, the caption blames their population decline on ‘‘habitat loss, hunting, and environmental contamination from pesticides.” Well, as they say, two out of three ain't bad. Eagles were shot in the past to protect small livestock... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Republicans confronted a conservative rebellion in their own party today over their long-promised plans to repeal and replace the health care law, and beseeched President Donald Trump to settle the dispute in his first speech to a joint session of Congress.

NEW ORLEANS — The streets of New Orleans are filled with costumed revelers, dazzling floats featuring kings and queens, and people of all ages screaming for trinkets and beads. Lots of beads.

The Kroger Co. today kicked off a campaign to change public and city council opinions of its proposed new Marketplace store on the site of a former convent at Secor Road and Monroe Street.

A Toledo man who shot and killed a man he said was his friend was sentenced today to eight years in prison by Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Stacy Cook.

A central Toledo man accused of setting fire to a home was arraigned today on $200,000 bond.

COLUMBUS — A newly introduced bill would do away with Ohio’s mandate that local publicly financed projects pay higher union-scale wages and would instead give local governments the choice of whether to opt in.

BARCELONA, Spain — Netflix employees were personally affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban people entering from seven Muslim countries, its CEO said today.

DEFIANCE — The Defiance County Sheriff's office today announced the arrest of a man they say engaged in sexual conduct with juveniles.

Libbey Inc., the Toledo-based producer of table glassware, said today it lost $2.2 million in the year’s fourth quarter, a performance that significantly missed analysts’ expectations.

The morning rain couldn’t stop people from picking up bags of a traditional Fat Tuesday treat.

A North Toledo man was killed when he was struck by a vehicle driven on northbound I-75 just past the I-280 interchange early today, police said.

HANOI, Vietnam — Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Vietnam today for a visit to promote goodwill and soothe some of the wounds of World War II by meeting with the abandoned wives of former Japanese soldiers.

BRUSSELS — A European Union court has dismissed a bid by 26 companies to annul anti-dumping tariffs imposed by the bloc on Chinese solar panels more than three years ago.

SEATTLE — A taco truck that became stranded in a massive Seattle traffic jam came to the rescue of hungry drivers by opening up and serving lunch on the interstate.

VIENNA — Austria’s intelligence services should be celebrating a success in tracking down a U.S.-based Turkish hacker who attacked several government websites. Instead, they are embroiled in a dispute over who should be handling the probe.

LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is apologizing to the cast and crews of the films “La La Land” and “Moonlight” for the mistaken announcement of the best picture winner during Sunday night’s Oscars award ceremony.

Arm wrestling is a sport.

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. — So you have taken the ferry and visited this unique resort in the northwestern reaches of Lake Huron, in the shadow of the Mackinac Bridge where the straits divide Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas.

The University of Toledo senior trio of Jonathan Williams, Jordan Lauf, and Zach Garber has formed the core of a successful four-year run which has seen the Rockets accumulate 79 wins, including 41 Mid-American Conference victories.

Two repeat winners and two new champions highlight the final Blade boys basketball poll for the 2016-17 season.