Новости за 03.08.2018

RICHFORD, Vt. (AP) - Vermont officials have reported a decrease in a chemical found to cause cancer that was detected in a Franklin County town's water supply.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - An aide to Poland's President Andrzej Duda says a decision by the nation's Supreme Court to suspend early retirement of its judges is unlawful.

A Democrat running for local office in Spencer County, Kentucky, is being denounced by his own party for an ad depicting the lynching of four black bodies.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Facts and figures for the PGA Championship:

Event: 100th PGA Championship

Dates: Aug. 9-12.

Site: Bellerive Country Club.

Length: 7,316 yards.

Par: 35-35_70.

Field: 156 players (136 tour pros, 20 club pros).

Prize money: TBA ($10.5 million in 2017).

Winner's share: TBA ($1.89 million in 2017).

America's colonists were predominantly English — which meant their religion was predominantly Catholic or Protestant — which meant their book of worship, no matter how you slice it, was the Bible.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Hospital says it's committed to offering competitive wages and benefits and it won't be swayed by the threat of another strike.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The New Jersey racetrack behind a successful challenge to a federal sports gambling ban is continuing its attempt to get monetary damages from the sports leagues that opposed it.

Comedian Tim Allen lamented the downfall of fellow comic comedian Roseanne Barr, telling reporters Thursday that it's "a very icy time" for comedy.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gubernatorial challenger Walt Maddox was able to keep fundraising pace in July with Gov. Kay Ivey, although Ivey has an overall cash advantage.

WATERBURY CENTER, Vt. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy is going to be announcing funding to help preserve 1,800 acres on what's called the Hunger Mountain Headwaters, most of which are in Middlesex.

LOGAN, Utah (AP) - Utah State University's sexual assault prevention office has started a Tinder profile aimed at reaching students on the dating app.

ATLANTA (AP) - A legal advocacy group says a Georgia practice of releasing prisoners directly from solitary confinement sets them up for failure and poses a risk to the public.

COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) - A Vermont man is being honored with a medal of valor for helping to rescue a man using a mechanical wheelchair from a burning building.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio Supreme Court has set an execution date in four years for a man convicted of setting a fire that killed his 3-year-old son.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The Governor's Energy Office says the price of heating oil in Maine has dipped but remains above last year's prices due to rising global crude oil prices.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Police in Colorado Springs say an officer who was wounded in a shootout remains in critical condition.

Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera on Friday called for Immigration Customs Enforcement agency to be reformed and suggested the agency's enforcement procedures weren't compassionate.

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's first official use of video assistant refereeing ended in a cancelled red card in a Brazilian Cup quarterfinal.

GROTON, S.D. (AP) - Authorities have identified an Aberdeen man who died in a one-vehicle crash in Brown County.

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The Kansas primary elections are Tuesday, Aug. 7.

Poll Close: 8 and 9 p.m. EDT (7 and 8 p.m. CDT); four MDT counties - Greeley, Hamilton, Sherman and Wallace - have the later poll close time

First Results Expected: 8:30 ...

Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign said Friday it started airing its first campaign commercial of the 2018 midterm elections highlighting the Texas Republican's response to Hurricane Harvey.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Homeless advocates have filed an emergency motion asking a federal judge to stop Cincinnati officials from tearing down another tent city.

The video game company Electronic Arts apologized Thursday for its staff omitting Colin Kaepernick's name from a song on the "Madden 19" soundtrack, calling it "an unfortunate mistake."

EL RENO, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say a 3-year-old boy has died after being found inside a parked vehicle in El Reno.

The answer to Manchester City's frustrating search for a backup defensive midfielder could lie inside the English champion's squad.