Новости за 03.04.2018

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities in Colorado have detained a person following reports that someone barricaded in a vehicle may have been armed with explosives. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says a SWAT team and a regional unit focused on explosives responded to the area in eastern Colorado Springs on Tuesday afternoon. Authorities shut down a road as officers responded to the area. The area is less than half a mile north of Peterson Air Force Base's north gate. Air Force Staff Sgt. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans run into a buzz saw of conservative criticism over a deficit-expanding new budget, GOP leaders and the White House are looking for ways to undo the damage by allowing President Donald Trump to rescind some of the spending he signed into law just 10 days ago. Rolling back the funds would be a highly unusual move and could put some lawmakers in the potentially uncomfortable position of having to vote for specific spending opposed by a president from their party. But... Читать дальше...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A teenager charged with planning a shooting at his former high school never carried out the crime and should be granted bail, his lawyer argued before a state Supreme Court panel on Tuesday. The attorney for Jack Sawyer argued that while Sawyer made preparations for a shooting at the Fair Haven Union High School he didn't take any concrete steps that under Vermont law would justify charges including attempted aggravated murder, which allows a judge to reject bail. "The evidence... Читать дальше...

For all the names worn by Arizona Sen. John McCain — "maverick" the best remembered — the veteran, ex-POW and presidential nominee is hard to label.

NASA has inked a deal with Lockheed Martin to develop a supersonic "X-plane" that could break the sound barrier without a sonic boom, officials said Tuesday.

PARIS, France — When it comes to its handling of the scandal over how its users' data was harvested to help elect US President Donald Trump, Facebook gets an almighty thumbs down from crisis management experts.

NEW YORK (AP) — Banks, retailers, health care and energy companies climbed Tuesday as U.S. stocks regained much of what they lost in a steep drop a day earlier. Several big technology companies including Apple also recovered. Banks rose as interest rates turned higher, and automakers Ford and General Motors also jumped after saying their sales rose in March after a rough start to the year. Retailers like Foot Locker and consumer-focused companies including Netflix also climbed. The market got off to a shaky start... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Banks, retailers, health care and energy companies climbed Tuesday as U.S. stocks regained much of what they lost in a steep drop a day earlier. Several big technology companies including Apple also recovered. Banks rose as interest rates turned higher, and automakers Ford and General Motors also jumped after saying their sales rose in March after a rough start to the year. Retailers like Foot Locker and consumer-focused companies including Netflix also climbed. The market got off to a shaky start... Читать дальше...

Fuller House won’t be booking any Olsen sister anytime soon.

The Full House revival, which premiered in 2016 on Netflix and has since been renewed for a fourth season, features the majority of the original cast members — except for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who declined the invitation to return as their grownup character, Michelle Tanner.

Although the 31-year-old twin sisters have passed on the opportunity to star on the Netflix reboot, an idea arose that their lookalike younger sister... Читать дальше...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff is criticizing county officials who are calling for training for all law enforcement officers after the release of a video that captured a white police officer punching and choking a black pedestrian. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports the three Democratic Buncombe County commissioners want funding for use-of-force training, a human rights commission and an independent team to review body camera footage. Buncombe County Sheriff Van... Читать дальше...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The Missoula student who authorities say was fired upon by a school resource officer while fleeing in a car last month has been charged as an adult with felony drug possession. The Missoulian reports the 17-year-old student of Big Sky High School was handed the new charges Tuesday. A transfer hearing will be held at a later date to determine if his case will be sent back into the juvenile system. According to court documents, police recovered a handgun that the student told authorities he threw from the car while fleeing.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis woman has died, two weeks after she was allegedly kicked and punched by her husband. Police say 55-year-old Nancy Johnson was attacked by 51-year-old Robert Johnson on March 17. She had been hospitalized with bleeding on the brain and possible damage to internal organs. She died Saturday. Robert Johnson is charged with domestic assault, and police say they will discuss upgraded charges with prosecutors now that his wife has died. The death has been ruled a homicide. Authorities... Читать дальше...

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Women with slightly elevated blood pressure before they get pregnant may have an increased risk of miscarriage even when they are not diagnosed with hypertension, a US study suggests. 

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• Facebook announced a new update to its News Feed that provides additional information about articles that have been shared.
• The additional information includes a Wikipedia link, information about the publication, and total number of shares across Facebook.
• You access the information by tapping an "about this article" button near the bottom-left corner of the image. 

Your News Feed will soon help you spot which stories are from reliable sources, and which articles are fake news... Читать дальше...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police are investigating a shooting and car crash that left a man dead and a woman he lived with injured. Officer Charley Davidson says a man reported early Tuesday that a woman who had been shot came to his door asking for help. The 58-year-old woman was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. An overturned car was found nearby and a 27-year-old man was dead at the scene. Police previously said the man was the injured woman's son but Davidson now says she was... Читать дальше...

Liverpool are likely to be extremely busy in the market this summer, as Jurgen Klopp looks to land the final few pieces of his Anfield puzzle in an attempt to knock Manchester City off their Premier League perch next season. A wealth of areas within the squad are likely to be strengthened but the most high-profile business could come between the sticks, with Klopp ready to offload Belgian international Simon Mignolet and provide Loris Karius with fresh competition. Spanish outlet Sport state that... Читать дальше...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Captain Joe Root believes England has a better idea of the direction they it is are heading after the long tour Down Under came to a disappointing conclusion with the side failing to secure a victory in seven Tests against Australia and New Zealand.

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• Massive dinosaur footprints were discovered by researchers in Scotland.
• The footprints, which belonged to a species of long-necked dinosaur called sauropods, were dated to 170 million years ago.
• There are only a few confirmed fossils from that time period, so these finds may help scientists paint a better picture of life in that era. 

Researchers identified huge dinosaur footprints in the tidal areas of Scotland's remote Isle of Skye... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anticipating an unpredictable president's next moves, U.S. officials have started actively planning for the likelihood that Donald Trump will announce next month the U.S. is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. But no one knows exactly what would happen next, nor how Iran would respond. Still, with less than five weeks to go until President Donald Trump's deadline, national security officials are exploring various "day after" scenarios. Those scenarios include how to sell a pull-out as the correct strategy... Читать дальше...