Новости за 30.03.2017

COLUMBUS — There are many position battles ongoing for Ohio State during spring practice.

NEW YORK — Wall Street gained today, led by financial shares, after data showed U.S. economic growth was stronger than previously reported last quarter, helped by robust consumer spending, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq set a record closing high.

WASHINGTON — The White House is so troubled by the failure of outside groups to promote the health care plan backed by President Donald Trump that a senior aide is being dispatched to rectify the situation.

The freighter Algoma Discovery heads up the Maumee River, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. The ship was headed to load grain at the Anderson's, making it the first freighter to load grain in Toledo for 2017 according to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.

SAO PAULO — A once-powerful politician who led impeachment proceedings against former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was sentenced today to 15 years and four months in prison for a corruption scheme at state-run oil giant Petrobras.

NEW YORK — Twitter has found more creative ways to ease its 140-character limit without officially raising it.

The Mud Hens debuted an all-star line-up of dishes for the 2017 season today at Fifth Third Field.

FINDLAY — Findlay motorists are about to get a taste of the construction fatigue Toledoans have had for several years.

MOSCOW— President Vladimir Putin today emphatically denied allegations of Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election and said Moscow would maintain hopes of improving relations while waiting for political infighting in Washington to stop.

FLINT, Mich. — Federal regulators are accusing a pastor in Michigan of fraud, saying he used the Bible to persuade retirees and laid-off auto workers to invest more than $6 million with him.

WASHINGTON — A 20-year-old woman described as “erratic and aggressive” who drove a vehicle into a U.S. Capitol Police cruiser is scheduled to make her first appearance in court.

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — People driving in Joshua Tree National Park are being asked to watch out for wildlife after the deaths of three desert tortoises in the past week.

RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill rolling back North Carolina’s contentious LGBT “bathroom bill” has passed the General Assembly and is now headed to the governor’s desk.

A Cincinnati-area serial killer nicknamed the “Angel of Death” died today after an assault at Toledo Correctional Institution.

DETROIT — Volkswagen is paying more than $157 million to 10 states to settle environmental lawsuits over the company’s diesel emissions-cheating scandal.

TECUMSEH, Mich. — Lenawee County authorities have cleared residents to leave their homes after a building fire today.

A rally will be held Friday as a man in dispute with the city over his efforts to establish an urban farming operation in the central city plans to turn himself into authorities.

COLUMBUS — Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo, as expected, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state treasurer in 2018.

BEIJING — President Trump will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time on April 6-7 at Trump’s Florida resort, China’s foreign ministry announced today, amid a range of pressing issues from trade, to North Korea and territorial claims in the South China Sea.

WASHINGTON  — Some tactics Russia used to meddle in last year’s presidential election would give shivers to anyone who believes in American democracy, the Senate intelligence committee’s top Democrat says.

BAGHDAD — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an overnight suicide attack Baghdad that left 17 people dead and 48 wounded.

Entering his second season as head coach and fresh off signing a new contract extension through the 2021 season, University of Toledo football coach Jason Candle is excited with the state of the program at this point, but said he can never be completely satisfied.

Start may not have closed the 2016 high school baseball season with a winning record, but the Spartans did manage to win their fourth straight City League championship last season, topping Rogers 8-4 in the league playoff title game.

New York Mets all-star reliever Jeurys Familia accepted a 15-game suspension under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy, discipline stemming from an altercation last October.

Officials with Tony Packo’s restaurant chain say the reaction to its 5-cent Hungarian hot dog promotion has been even better than expected. Company officials say this will be its busiest week ever. Jimmy Harmon, the chief executive officer of Bennett Management, which owns the Tony Packo’s brand, said there have been lines out the door for much of the last three days as people pack in for the 85-year anniversary promotion at one of its five metro Toledo eateries. To get the 5-cent dog, customers must purchase another menu item... Читать дальше...