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A jury returned a conviction of second-degree murder, and Norsworthy was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison in 1987. “I went to prison because I had spent my whole life denying who I was — overly male ways, carrying guns, being a tough guy,” she said in an interview last year. In 2000, she was diagnosed as transgender by prison doctors and started receiving hormone therapy. Prison doctors recommended sex-reassignment surgery in 2012, but officials refused, saying hormone therapy was sufficient. Читать дальше...

The Republican county executive told about 100 Muslims gathered at the Andalusia Islamic School on Friday that he would withdraw his support of President Trump's travel ban if he believed it targeted Muslims because of their religion. Astorino has a longstanding relationship with the Yonkers school and has attended several graduation ceremonies there.

“War for the Planet of the Apes” filmmaker would replace Ben Affleck behind the camera The director whose next project is 20th Century Fox’s “War for the Planet of the Apes” would replace Ben Affleck behind the camera. With Affleck Out of 'Batman' Director's Chair, Is There Any Hope Left for DC Movies? (Commentary) Reeves, who is now in post on “War for the Planet of the Apes,” was a former protégé of director J.J. Abrams and made a splash with 2008’s found footage alien film “Cloverfield.”

Hardingham plays a young British woman who stumbles through the streets of her German hometown and claims to be their missing daughter, Alice Webster. Alice’s sudden return causes suspicion in her small community, especially when it is revealed she may hold vital clues to the whereabouts of another missing girl, Sophie Giroux, bringing French detective Julien Baptiste (Karyo) out of retirement. “We got all eight scripts a couple of days before we started shooting,” she said, joking that she didn’t... Читать дальше...

Oscar-Nominated Screenwriters Share Worst Studio Notes: ‘So Where Are the White People?’ Fox Searchlight execs asked for less math in three-time nominee “Hidden Figures,” screenwriters Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi said at the annual Writers Guild of America Beyond Words panel on Thursday. Sting, Justin Timberlake, Lin-Manuel Miranda and John Legend to Perform on Oscars Here are some of the most revealing stories from this year’s other writing nominees at the Audi-sponsored event. Sony Leak... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Four people have been arrested at a peaceful protest over a Yale University residential college named after a former U.S. vice president and ardent slavery supporter. New Haven police say two men and two women were charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct Friday afternoon after they sat in the middle of a street blocking traffic.

Facebook said Friday that it will agree to an audit of information it provides to marketers and provide them with new, more precise measurement data, less than two weeks after Procter & Gamble, the biggest U.S. advertiser, criticized the lack of transparency provided by digital ad marketplaces. The Menlo Park social network, which came under scrutiny last year for repeated inaccuracies in its tools for measuring ads, also said that it will give marketers new options for buying video ads this year. Читать дальше...

TOKYO — Yoshihiro Masui’s growling Ford hot-rod, its sides adorned with the Stars and Stripes, attests to his love of American cars — an unusual passion in Japan, where Toyota, Honda and other domestic brands rule the roads. “Japanese cars don’t break down, but they’re boring,” said Masui, 67, a semiretired music producer. Besides the hot-rod — a replica Model T with a race car’s engine — he owns a gleaming white Ford Thunderbird, the latest of nearly 70 Detroit-made vehicles he figures he has bought and sold over the years. Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family on the TV reality show "Sister Wives" and several hundred other protesters in polygamous relationships and their supporters said Friday they won't stop fighting for the legal right to plural marriage. The demonstration comes a month after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case from Kody Brown and his four wives on the TLC show "Sister Wives" challenging Utah's bigamy law. The high court left Utah's law in place, but state legislators are considering changes... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas-area high school athletic director who once won honors for his work faces a child pornography charge. The newspaper reports the arrest came after a 17-year-old Arbor View High School student told police that Brown had talked to him about a side business in which the athletic director allegedly collected money from girls who viewed photos of partially clothed teenage boys.

MEMPHIS — The Warriors face a unique task Friday night: “It’s easy for us,” head coach Steve Kerr said 90 minutes before tipoff of Golden State’s matchup with the Grizzlies at FedEx Forum. In almost every media scrum, players fielded questions about how their superstar teammate will be received at the arena he called home for eight years. Memphis is the only team to have beaten it twice in the same regular season since the Spurs in 2014-15. Currently in line for the Western Conference’s No. 6 seed... Читать дальше...

Union City police released a sketch Friday and asked the public to help them catch a man who robbed a 12-year-old Girl Scout and her mother at gunpoint while they were selling cookies in a Safeway parking lot. The holdup occurred around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, when the man initially approached the girl and her mother to ask about buying cookies, but returned shortly thereafter with a handgun and demanded cash, according to police. Union City police officers responded by purchasing heaps of Girl... Читать дальше...

Ilitch, who was praised for keeping his professional hockey and baseball teams in Detroit as other urban sports franchises relocated to new suburban stadiums, died Friday at a hospital in Detroit, according to family spokesman Doug Kuiper. Ilitch and his wife, Marian, founded Little Caesars in suburban Detroit in 1959, and eventually grew the business into the world's largest carry-out pizza chain with several spin-off companies. Under his ownership and open checkbook, the Red Wings soared back... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Three months after Florida voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment on medical marijuana, state health officials and prospective pot-seeking patients are at odds over proposed rules that would spell out who could get marijuana. State officials have recommended restrictions on what type of patients can qualify for medical marijuana, and where they can obtain it. "Patients, doctors, caregivers and activists all had a unified message which is rare," said Ben Pollara, who is the campaign manager for United for Care. Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Residents say the world's first atomic bomb test caused generations of southern New Mexico families to suffer from cancer and economic hardship, according to surveys gathered by an advocacy group seeking compensation for descendants. The surveys released Friday detailed residents' stories from areas around the 1945 Trinity Test and argue that many Hispanic families later struggled to keep up with cancer-related illnesses. Members of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium... Читать дальше...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A southern Utah man has been found guilty of murder in the death of a woman whose throat was cut during a night of violence that left two women dead. Prosecutors had been seeking the death penalty, but dropped it so the case could move more quickly.

Alabama governor names new state attorney general Bentley in a statement said Marshall is a "well-respected district attorney with impeccable credentials and strong conservative values."

EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Department of Health says it's discovered plague in three dogs in the East Mountains. The department says in a news release that the dogs were several miles from Edgewood and were confirmed to have plague this year. Plague is a bacterial disease that can be fatal but in most cases causes fever, chills, headache and weakness. It can be passed from animals to people by direct contact. New Mexico saw four human plague cases in 2016, although nobody died. There were also four cases in 2015... Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A lawyer for a Mexican national sentenced to eight years in prison for voter fraud in Texas says President Donald Trump's widely debunked claims of election rigging was "the 800-pound gorilla" in the jury box. Birdsall says he wanted to urge jurors not to hold Ortega "accountable" over Trump's voter fraud claims but the judge refused.

San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy had what might be the final eviction notice delivered to Iris Canada’s home on the 600 block of Page Street — after a lengthy battle with her landlord, who said she violated her “life estate” agreement by not living there full time. Canada was not home when the notice was posted and neither her lawyer nor her family have had the heart to break the news to her yet. The life estate agreement allowed Canada to remain in her apartment at a fixed rate of $700 a month for life. Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — Rock guitarist Rick Derringer told a federal air marshal that he keeps his gun with him on commercial airline flights 30 to 50 times a year, and was only detained last month at Atlanta's airport near the end of a trip to Mexico, authorities said. Found with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag after stepping off a Delta Air Lines flight from Cancun, Mexico, he now faces a criminal charge in Atlanta, court records show. "Derringer explained that he was aware that his pistol was in his... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Nebraska senator is pushing for physicians to provide information about support and hospice care to parents who learn their unborn child has an abnormality and is likely to die within three months of birth, prompting emotional testimony from women on Friday to a legislative committee. The bill requires the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to compile a list of perinatal hospice services, which support families from the time their unborn child is diagnosed through the infant's birth and death. Читать дальше...

Eastern Conference East Division Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns. Tuesday's results Wednesday's results Brandon 4 Moose Jaw 3 (OT) Medicine Hat 3 Prince Albert 2 Friday's results Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m. Medicine Hat at Calgary, 7 p.m. Saturday's games Everett at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m. Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Sunday's games Monday's games Tuesday's games Brandon at Moose Jaw... Читать дальше...

Bay Area political events, Saturday-Wednesday Political events Protest Planned Parenthood: A series of protests outside Planned Parenthood clinics in the Bay Area as part of a nationwide call to defund the organization. In response to the anti-Planned Parenthood rallies, a “solidarity” event is being held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. outside Redwood City Health Center, 2907 El Camino Real, Redwood City. A “Stand With Planned Parenthood” event is at 10 a.m., outside San Jose Health Center, 1691 The Alameda, San Jose. Читать дальше...

The master suite rests on the lower level and opens directly to the landscaped garden. Another bedroom on the lower level down the hall from the master suite could easily serve as a home office. The main level boasts an open floor plan and another bedroom with an en suite bath, while the eat-in kitchen opens to a deck that descends to the manicured backyard. Quartz counters, wood grain laminate cabinetry and stainless steel appliances outfit the fashionable contemporary kitchen.