Новости за 08.12.2016

(AP) — A campus police officer shot a student Wednesday during a confrontation witnessed by dozens of other students at a Nevada high school, according to authorities. Reno police Officer Tim Broadway told reporters that one student was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries after the shooting at Hug High School. A student, Robert Barragan, told the Gazette-Journal that two male students were fighting outside the school library before a police officer shot the knife-wielding student in the shoulder. Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were: 5-7-3-9 (five, seven, three, nine)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were: 7-3-3 (seven, three, three)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Evening" game were: 02-03-04-05-06-12-13-17-19-20-22-24 (two, three, four, five, six, twelve, thirteen, seventeen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-four)

(AP) — Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motor Co. hasn't hired as many workers for a giant northern Nevada manufacturing plant as it told state lawmakers it expected it would have by the end of this year, according to a consultant's tally. The Grant Thornton audit said employment requirements for permanent employees and temporary construction workers had been met "without exception." The report comes with the Nevada state employment office planning a Saturday job fair in Las Vegas with Panasonic Energy Corp. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — California Sen. Barbara Boxer held back tears as she delivered her formal farewell to the Senate on Wednesday, capping a four-decade political career as a liberal fighter that began in 1972 on the Marin County Board of Supervisors. With the surprising exception of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, her California colleague of 24 years, Boxer was joined in the Senate chamber by numerous allies and onetime foes from both parties, along with members of her family, all gathered to wish her well. Boxer... Читать дальше...

Another $10,000 has been added to a reward for information leading to the arrest of man who shot and killed an officer in south Georgia and critically injured another as they responded to a domestic violence call. Scott says the suspect, 32-year-old Minguell Kennedy Lembrick, was still at large and local, state and federal law enforcement officers were searching for him. Authorities have identified an officer who was shot and killed in south Georgia and another who was critically injured while responding to a domestic violence call. Читать дальше...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A human rights watchdog says the Philippines has one of the fastest growing epidemics of HIV in the Asia Pacific which may worsen unless the government changes its approach and removes barriers to condom use by men who have sex with men.

The only things to burst forth when the egg nog starts flowing in "Office Christmas Party," though, are slow-motion party montages that exist for nothing but the film's trailers, and further reflections on the sad state of the studio comedy. The early scenes, pre-romp, are the film's best. Since television has largely given up the workplace sitcom, there's space for a movie to pick up the slack. [...] Office Christmas Party," cobbled together by six writers, doesn't have the confidence to build... Читать дальше...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The $13.4 billion proposed two-year spending plan that North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple presented Wednesday includes trimming the number of state employees and cutting higher education funding to shore up the state's budget and grow its reserves as tax collections shrink. The outgoing governor's spending plan is about $2 billion less than what he proposed two years ago — and that was eventually was whittled down to $14.2 billion for the current budget cycle due to slumping... Читать дальше...

"Freemasons believe in freedom of thought, freedom of speech and freedom of action, and I don't think that's what the communist Chinese government is about," said Tim Anderson, who is deputy grand secretary of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Iowa. Masonic groups usually run into trouble in Communist countries because of their secret meetings, said Brent Morris, who wrote "The Idiot's Guide to Freemasonry." Branstad accepted the position days after Trump caused a diplomatic stir by speaking to Taiwan's president on the phone. Читать дальше...

SunPower Corp. is following through with a planned restructuring effort that will reduce its workforce by 25 percent to cut costs after solar prices plunged in an oversupplied market. The restructuring comes as increased panel production worldwide floods the industry, driving down prices 31 percent this year. “It was our first large-scale cell processing facility,” Werner said on a conference call. The company said last month that it was developing a restructuring plan, after reporting its fifth consecutive quarterly loss. Читать дальше...

City Attorney Mike Feuer told the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/2h7NIpN) that he will meet next week with the fire chief and the head of the building and safety department to discuss what Feuer calls an aggressive response to illegal apartment and loft conversions in commercial buildings. On Monday, the Los Angeles city attorney's office filed misdemeanor charges against the owner of a building accused of having illegal residences. The Golden State Warriors players and coaches have pledged $75,000... Читать дальше...

Oakland fire victim Billy Dixon ‘was a musician first’ A keyboard player. A music producer. The 35-year-old Oakland resident walked down many musical avenues. Friday night’s electronic music show at the Ghost Ship in Oakland was the most natural place in the world for Dixon to be — it was a chance to listen and share with people of a like mind. When fire consumed the converted warehouse, Dixon was one of 36 people who died. Dixon’s music-making came from his passion to create and be curious... Читать дальше...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Hundreds of well-wishers applauded World War II veterans George H.W. Bush and Bob Dole on Wednesday during a patriotic Texas ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. The ex-president, who is 92 years old, and the 93-year-old former Kansas senator attended the event at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station. Dole, who received the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service, said working with Bush to get the... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce earned a whopping nine Grammy nominations Tuesday, including best rock performance, but the singer's twangy song "Daddy Lessons" was rejected by the Recording Academy's country music committee. A person familiar with the Grammy nomination process told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Beyonce submitted "Daddy Lessons" — from her album "Lemonade" — to the country category. "Daddy Lessons" highlights the Houston native's Southern music roots, incorporating horns, acoustic... Читать дальше...

The Carolina Panthers’ head coach said he benched quarterback Cam Newton on Sunday night because he didn’t want “chaos” setting in with his football team. Rivera opened his news conference Wednesday hoping to put to rest public reaction to his decision to not start Newton in a game the Panthers lost 40-7 to the Seattle Seahawks. Rivera kept the NFL’s reigning MVP out for one series because Newton violated a team rule by not wearing a tie on the team flight to Seattle. The 6-foot-8 Edmonton native... Читать дальше...

Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund daily donor list, Dec. 8 Agnieszka & Daniel, in memory of Dean Hatfield; Albers HOA Services, $500; Marilyn Allen, $100, in memory of Robert Allen and Michelle Allen; Mark Allendorf, $800; Anita Alvarez, $100; Patricia Baldwin; Barragan Family, $50, in memory of Jose & Lupe Esparza; Bhatia Associates, Inc., $500; J A Bickers, $100, in memory of my parents; Bill & Joe, $250; Paul & Suzanne Binder; Tom & Carole Bridgman, $200, in memory of Carol Heiber; Gene & Mina Burk... Читать дальше...

Police received reports of the drowning about 7:30 a.m. at a private lake on the 4000 block of Mountain Home Ranch Road. Officers discovered a man’s body underwater when they arrived, police said. The victim’s name was not immediately released pending notification of his next of kin.

Airbnb has always operated under a cloud of legal uncertainty as it battled city governments over how to regulate its short-term rentals, but the San Francisco company has been kicking it into high gear to clear the situation up in recent days. On Wednesday, it released a report laying out its approach to local regulations, trying to capitalize on a weeklong stretch in which it agreed to enforce limits on rentals in London and Amsterdam, dropped a lawsuit against New York City, and praised new rules... Читать дальше...

Citing poor environmental conditions affecting the Northern California red abalone fishery, the California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to reduce the annual limit on the recreational fishery from 18 to 12 per diver. “We’re concerned that these warm water conditions that caused or partly caused these situations may persist next year,” Sonke Mastrup, environmental program manager of the invertebrate program at Fish and Wildlife, said at the meeting, which took place in San Diego. Читать дальше...

Siegrist, who played the synthesizer and the Omnichord, and her musical partner, Ben Runnels, performed under the name Introflirt, creating a sound they called “croonwave,” a combination of modern electronica and 1940s music. “Their songs invited listeners to celebrate their individuality and both Ben and Nicole exhibited fierce individuality and creativity both on and off the stage,” Mixtape said in a statement. Siegrist would transform herself for shows, friends said — perhaps blue hair and colorful clothes one night and black clothes... Читать дальше...

TheWrap Screening Series: “You could say we were prescient but I think we were just paying attention,” co-writer Phil Johnston says The filmmakers behind the billion-dollar animation hit think it’s a lot like our own — never more so than now, in the wake of the presidential election. Oscars Brutal Animation Race Sets Record With 27 Entries The Disney film, which opened in March, follows an adventurous rabbit who leaves her small town bound for Zootopia to be a police officer — unheard-of at a... Читать дальше...

Instagram soon will offer more tools to help users limit abuse by removing comments and filtering out followers. CEO Kevin Systrom said in a blog post that people will be able to turn off comments on any item, as well as offering a heart icon for them to show that they like something. Across social media, comments are often a breeding ground for bullying and trolling: Four in 10 Internet users have experienced online bullying, with comment sections and social media sites being among the most common venues... Читать дальше...

Brent Brennan has been hired as the head football coach at San Jose State, the university announced Wednesday. Brennan, an assistant coach with the Spartans from 2005 through ’10, most recently was the wide receivers coach at Oregon State. In his six years at SJSU, Brennan served as special-teams and recruiting coordinator; he also coached wide receivers, tight ends and offensive tackles.