Новости за 04.05.2017

DETROIT — Thousands of Michigan residents who were wrongly cut off from food assistance have received a total of $47 million under a settlement with the state, and that amount could grow.

LOS ANGELES — U.S. immigration agents cannot effectively track foreigners who overstay their visas because of outdated technology involving numerous computer systems and a lack of screening when visitors leave the country, according to a government watchdog report released today.

Former Scott High School basketball standout Chris Darrington has committed to the University of Tennessee.

In 72 short days, the Marathon Classic returns to Sylvania.

Sam Melendez, the manager of the Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson re-election campaign, tweeted this week that Lucas County Treasurer Wade Kapszukiewicz may have supplemented his $180,000 campaign warchest by taking out a second mortgage on his house.

A Waite High School student was arrested at the school today after police say he brought a loaded gun into the building.

ANN ARBOR — Michigan completed its non-conference football schedules today for 2018 and 2019.

PARIS — Paris prosecutors launched a preliminary investigation today into whether fake news is being used to influence voting three days ahead of France’s presidential election.

FINDLAY — Residents and officials are bracing for another potential flood of the Blanchard River in Findlay based on forecasts for several inches of rain today and Friday.

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House is expected to vote overwhelmingly to impose new sanctions on North Korea aimed at its shipping industry and use of slave labor.

Sylvania Schools’ redistricting task force will announce its recommendation Friday for how to redraw district boundaries for the 2018-19 school year.

John Kasich may not be planning to run for president again in 2020, but he's not ruling the possibility.

A Toledo man was arrested Wednesday after police say he provided drugs that led to the death of an East Toledo man.

WASHINGTON — Republicans began pushing their prized health care bill through the House today, as the GOP sought a victory for President Trump six weeks after nearly leaving the measure for dead and days after support from GOP moderates seemed to crumble anew.

SAN DIEGO — No evidence has been found that a deadly shooting rampage at a pool party with mostly black victims was racially-motivated, San Diego police said.

In court today, Toledo Police Sgt. Jason Lenhardt held up a charred and melted piece of rubble for jurors hearing the case of an Oregon man charged with setting a fire that killed two firefighters.

ELKHART, Ind. — Police say a northern Indiana man held four people hostage in an apartment during a five-day ordeal in which he allegedly threatened them with a handgun.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Attention Halo Nation, “Halo: Combat Evolved” is in the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

The University of Toledo estimates it provides a $3.3 billion economic boost to the region.

LOS ANGELES — Stephen Colbert says he has no regrets about a monologue that included a crude sexual reference on the relationship between the presidents of the United States and Russia and has since prompted calls to fire him and boycott “Late Show” advertisers.

BEIJING — The European Union wants China to help prevent migrants and refugees using Chinese-made inflatable boats to get into the bloc by stopping the boats reaching them, the European Commissioner for Migration said today.

WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to sign an executive order further weakening already-sparse enforcement of an IRS rule threatening the loss of tax-exempt status for religious organizations that endorse political candidates.

LONDON — Prince Philip, the consort known for his steadfast support of his wife Queen Elizabeth II as well as for his occasional gaffes, will retire from royal duties this fall, Buckingham Palace said today.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise should be the studio’s fun, laid-back superhero series, a mix of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and The Fifth Element as a team of misfits fight impossible odds — and sometimes each other — to save the galaxy.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Behind a superb performance from goalie Jeff Lerg, the Walleye battled back from a late deficit to drop Fort Wayne 3-2 with two unanswered goals in the third period on Wednesday night.