Новости за 01.03.2018

BENTON, Ill. (AP) — The former treasurer of a small southern Illinois city has pleaded guilty to federal charges he stole thousands in government funds. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports former Zeigler treasurer Ryan Thorpe entered the pleas Thursday. Zeigler city attorney Rebecca Whittington said in court that the missing money totaled more than $320,000. A federal grand jury in October indicted Thorpe on wire fraud and embezzlement charges, accusing him of taking the money between March 2013 and August 2017. Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania House are urging a state representative to resign amid allegations he forced a woman to have sex after they broke up and threatened to kill another while driving at a high speed and brandishing a gun. The seven highest-ranking GOP leaders in the House released a statement Thursday saying the claims should be properly investigated by police but Republican Rep. Nick Miccarelli should step down in the meantime. The leaders say the integrity... Читать дальше...

The Nanaimo Clippers held their annual awards banquet on Tuesday, February 27th.     Clippers Play-by-Play Announcer Dan Marshall served as the emcee. Owner Wes Mussio addressed the crowd on buying the Clippers and his commitment to the team and Nanaimo. Below the player awards were presented by Head Coach Darren Naylor and Assistant Coach Bob Foglietta. The volunteer award was presented by Volunteer Coordinator Terri Waller.        Left to right: Jamie Collins won for Scholastic Player; Preston... Читать дальше...

The Powell River Kings will take on the Nanaimo Clippers in the first round of the BCHL playoffs beginning Friday night in Nanaimo (full schedule available here). Through eight games so far this regular season, the two teams have proven to be very closely matched and this series is poised to come down to the wire. Here is a statistical look at the two teams through not only their 8 game season series, but the regular season as well. Season Series Both teams can claim to have won four of the eight games through the season series... Читать дальше...

With all the subtlety of an air horn in a library, Tre’Shaun Fletcher and the Toledo basketball team make their entrance.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Be on the lookout for a wraparound tuba: Someone has stolen the signature sousaphone belonging to Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Creative director and musician Ben Jaffe wrote about it on the traditional jazz venue's Facebook page, saying he bought it after Hurricane Katrina to replace one lost to the 2005 storm. A photo shows him playing the brass sousaphone, which has "Preservation Hall, New Orleans" painted on the bell. He says it was taken Saturday, after a performance at New Orleans Airlift . Читать дальше...

After two years of defiance towards the Spanish state, Carles Puigdemont abandoned his bid to return as Catalan leader Thursday without having realised a lifelong ambition of turning his region into an independent state.

Marvel Studios

• In a Twitter exchange Thursday between Marvel Studios and Iron Man actor Robert Downey, Jr., Marvel announced that "Avengers: Infinity War" would be opening a week early.
• The film is now set for an April 27 release date, with a new poster to show for it.

You'll now be able to see "Avengers: Infinity War" a week earlier than expected. 

Marvel Studios announced on Twitter Thursday that the film's release date had been moved up to April 27. Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on Republican efforts to deny Delta Air Lines a tax break after the company cut ties with the National Rifle Association (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Pro-gun Republicans in the Georgia legislature have won a political victory over Delta Air Lines, denying the company a hefty tax break after it cut ties with the National Rifle Association in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Florida high school. The state House and Senate passed by large margins Thursday a sweeping tax bill... Читать дальше...

Matt Szczur painted a canvas of the Cubs celebrating their 2016 World Series win for team owner Tom Ricketts

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on California storms (all times local): 12:25 p.m. A rare blizzard warning is in effect in the Sierra Nevada as a powerful winter storm moves through California. Authorities also warned Thursday of high avalanche danger for the backcountry around Lake Tahoe. Caltrans reports about 90 miles of Interstate 80 are closed between Colfax, California, and the Nevada state line due to whiteout conditions. Ski resorts, meanwhile, are benefiting from the storm. Stephanie Myers... Читать дальше...

CHEADLE LEYTHER wrote:

Derek has called into radio Manchester and called all those fans applauding the Toulouse team and calling for Jukes's head, despicable, which is probably aimed at almost all the North Stand, conveniently forgetting the appalling home form this season and the end of last plus a purge of all the Leigh born players.

Robert Trumpbour is associate professor of communications at Penn State Altoona. His 2016 book with Kenneth Womack, The Eighth Wonder of the World: The Life of Houston's Iconic Astrodome, won SABR's Seymour Medal for the best book of baseball history or biography. He is the author and editor of The New Cathedrals: Politics and Media in the History of Stadium Construction and Cathedrals of Sport: The Rise of Stadiums in the Modern United States. He has taught at Pennsylvania State University, Southern Illinois University... Читать дальше...

The White House on Thursday said President Trump will meet with members of the video game industry next week after he suggested the games and movies should be rated for violent content during a meeting with bipartisan lawmakers. “The pres​ident​ has met with a nu​mber​ of stakeholders​,” said Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders of the...

PHOENIX (AP) — Dozens of students at a Phoenix-area middle school were suspended for leaving campus during a walkout to protest gun violence and to support victims of the Florida school shooting. More than 100 students from Ingleside Middle School participated in the Tuesday protest, which lasted 17 minutes — a minute for each person killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, last month. "We have rights and we feel like we need to express those rights to make sure that the... Читать дальше...

Iris J. Millán is running for the democratic nomination in the Illinois House 4th District. Cynthia Soto (D) is stepping down.

PORTLAND, Maine — Now serving sea monsters. That’s the message from members of the fishing industry, environmentalists and regulators who are trying to persuade US consumers to eat more of a particularly weird-looking creature from the deep — monkfish. Monkfish have been commercially fished for years, but recent analyses by the federal government show the monster-like...

The five-year-old child suffered puncture wounds to his arm and his mother suffered puncture wounds to her hand and leg.

The Royals continue their pursuit of a Cactus League championship

The Royals are going to win the Cactus League championship! The Royals are going to win the Cactus League championship! The Royals are going to win the Cactus League championship!

And the Battle of Grass Creek is on the line. This game will air on MLB Network.

Mariners-Royals lineups. Michael Saunders in LF for KC. This one is on ROOT Sports and https://t.co/syhuwbSPkx. pic.twitter.com/SSWuZ41Cek

The Wildcats coach held a press conference on Thursday afternoon.

Arizona head basketball coach Sean Miller held a press conference on Thursday afternoon, speaking for the first time publicly since the latest round of allegations against him in the FBI college basketball probe. Late last week, ESPN reported that Miller was recorded discussing a $100,000 payment to bring freshman Deandre Ayton to Arizona. On Thursday, Miller directly denied these claims.

Sean Miller says he’s “done... Читать дальше...

The first primary of 2018 could offer a test of the re-energized gun-control movement, but the issue has not dominated races in gun-loving Texas, even though the state recently endured a massacre that was deadlier than the Florida high school shooting. The results of the Texas primary on Tuesday might be expected to give some early indication of whether voter attitudes toward weapons have changed in the two weeks since a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Читать дальше...

How one product helps illustrate the American president’s worldview

Marvel Cinematic Universe fans are going to be able to see the next big installment a little sooner than expected. Today, Marvel Studios announced that the worldwide release date of Avengers: Infinity War has been moved to April 27th, a full week in advance of the previous May 4th date.