Новости за 27.05.2017

Warriors take issue with complaints about NBA’s lack of parity [...] as they prepare for their third straight NBA finals against Cleveland, Golden State players are taking issue with the notion that their dominance has made the playoffs less appealing for viewers. To set up the first NBA finals trilogy, the Warriors and Cavaliers steamrolled through the first three rounds. While the Warriors lead playoff teams with an average margin of victory of 16.3 points, the Cavaliers are second at 13.6.... Читать дальше...

The gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of the economy — expanded in the January-March quarter at a 1.2 percent annual rate, the government said Friday. The government’s upgraded estimate of first-quarter growth reflected new-found strength in consumer spending, business investment and state and local government spending. Consumer spending continues to expand with job and wage gains, and business investment is picking up, especially for energy-related industries. After the expected rebound this spring... Читать дальше...

Relatives of deceased members of a largely Native Alaskan citizen militia who guarded the U.S. territory during World War II have received Army discharge papers meant as a posthumous honor. Gov. Bill Walker was among the officials who presented the documents to family members of 16 volunteers from the Alaska Territorial Guard during a ceremony Friday in Anchorage. Army discharge papers will finally be issued for 16 members who served in a largely Native citizen militia to guard Alaska during World War II.

Former Kansas police officer charged with child sex crime (AP) — Prosecutors say a former Valley Center police sergeant has been charged with sexual exploitation of a child, attempted sexual battery, official misconduct and harassment.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police have issued warrants for two men in the death of an Uber driver whose body was found five days after he was reported missing in North Carolina. The day before, Maryland Transportation Authority police located Medina-Chevez's SUV with four people inside.

(AP) — A Kansas judge was wrong to dismiss a woman's lawsuit seeking police body-camera video of her son's shooting, ruling the judge could not deny the open records request simply because it was part of a criminal investigation, an appeals court ruled Friday. The ruling states judges have the discretion to disclose records if they find that the disclosure is in the public's interest, doesn't interfere with a law enforcement investigation, doesn't reveal confidential sources and techniques, doesn't endanger anyone's safety... Читать дальше...

The governor told The Associated Press on Friday that he is "leaving every option on the table" and has a lot of topics that could be considered for a future special session. In debates this week, senators said the governor should only call them back again for urgent matters.

California officials will soon inspect the headquarters of Uber’s self-driving-truck division, formerly known as Otto, to help settle a lingering question — whether the company’s tests on public roads violate state regulations. Representatives of the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Highway Patrol plan to visit the San Francisco facility sometime in the coming weeks, a DMV spokesman said Friday. Consumer Watchdog filed a complaint with the department in February, arguing that Otto’s... Читать дальше...

The spending plan protects the budgets of about 15 state agencies, including those that fund the state's public schools and road and bridge construction program. [...] even supporters lamented that it does not include a pay raise for public school teachers, a top priority of Republican legislation leaders this year. Opponents attacked the measure because it includes hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue approved during the final week of the legislative session — including the cigarette fee ... Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say a federal agent shot a man who'd tried to hold him up with a revolver while he and two other agents were sitting inside a pickup truck on an undercover mission. Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said two men tried to rob the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents, who were in plain clothes, on Friday afternoon in West Baltimore.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police say a bomb squad has found hand grenades inside a recreational vehicle during a traffic stop in Oklahoma. Police spokesman Master Sgt. Gary Knight says Boden will be booked into Oklahoma County jail on five complaints of manufacturing an explosive device.

(AP) — California lawmakers have killed a bill that aimed to teach high school students to spot fake news. A measure that would have called for public schools to teach about the 2016 election also died Friday in the Appropriations Committee.

(AP) — A California prosecutor says a man convicted of raping a relative received a sentence that is too lenient, comparing the monthslong jail term to the case of former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner. Judge William Follet said the "stigma" of the crime and having to register for life as a sex offender persuaded him to sentence Bruder to jail time instead of a lengthy prison sentence. Bruder appears to have benefited from committing his crime before a new law took effect that mandates prison for sexual assault convictions... Читать дальше...

The system has evolved from the multibillion-dollar effort triggered by President Ronald Reagan’s 1983 push for a “Star Wars” solution to ballistic missile threats during the Cold War — when the Soviet Union was the only major worry. North Korea is now the focus of U.S. efforts because its leader, Kim Jong Un, has vowed to field a nuclear-armed missile capable of reaching American territory. The Pentagon has a variety of missile defense systems, but the one designed with a potential North Korean... Читать дальше...

SAN DIEGO — Six parents have sued the San Diego school district, alleging that its anti-Islamophobia campaign favors Islam over other religions and grants special protections to Muslim students. [...] pushback gradually spread in conservative media and on social networks, with many critics calling it an unwanted intrusion of Muslim beliefs and culture. The San Diego Unified School District said it does not comment on pending litigation but district officials have vigorously defended the plan in recent weeks... Читать дальше...

Hillary Clinton peppered her Wellesley College commencement address Friday with barbs aimed at her rival in last year’s presidential election, criticizing President Trump’s budget proposal as a mean-spirited “con.” The former Democratic presidential nominee never mentioned Trump by name even as she lashed out at his proposed budget as “an attack of unimaginable cruelty on the most vulnerable among us.” Clinton also painted a portrait of a political environment where some are hostile to the fundamentals... Читать дальше...

A few years before Bryce Harper was hammering home runs at big league ballparks, the slugger had dreams of bashing baseballs in western Colorado. Long before his bloody sock became the stuff of Red Sox legend, Curt Schilling took the mound for Yavapai College in 1986. The likes of Gary Gentry, Kurt Bevacqua, Jim Leyritz, Eric Gagne, Travis Hafner, Cliff Lee, John Lackey, Adam LaRoche and Brandon Belt are also on the list of more than 120 future major leaguers who have played on junior college baseball's biggest stage. Читать дальше...

Twelve workers were injured Friday when a building partially collapsed at an Oakland construction site near downtown, forcing a desperate and successful effort to free many of them from wet concrete. No workers were seriously injured in the collapse, which took place around 9:30 a.m. at the construction site at 3093 Broadway, said Oakland Fire Battalion Chief Ian McWhorter. When police and firefighters arrived, they found some of the workers hanging from the scaffolding while others were up to their knees in wet concrete. Читать дальше...

With a score of 1290, he would qualify for Bright Futures' top tier, securing about $3,090 a year — a big dent in the $6,000 tuition and fees that Florida's public universities charge on average. [...] getting that score, he said, "was the best feeling ever." [...] he still spent his freshman year at the University of South Florida living at home and working as a valet to save money. Critics say the hefty investment in merit — $5 billion over 20 years — betrays a state statute requiring aid to flow "primarily" to needy students. Читать дальше...

Political events in the Bay Area: Political events A roundup of upcoming events: The Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity will host a discussion on immigration, followed by postcard writing to support social justice. The event is from 10 a.m. to noon at the Northern Police Station Community Room, 1125 Fillmore St. in San Francisco. Russia conversation: A public forum on the confrontation between Russia and the U.S., from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed Friday to crush "evil organizations of terror" following an attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt that killed more than two dozen people near Cairo and prompted the country's leader to appeal to Trump to lead the fight against global terrorism. Trump, attending the G-7 meeting in Sicily, said the U.S. would stand with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who vowed to strike back at the training bases of Islamic State militants suspected of waging the attacks. Читать дальше...

Seth, the other Curry brother, was being interviewed earlier this week on Fox Sports' "Undisputed", when he was asked if he's a better shooter than Steph.

(AP) — Montana's School Choice program can grant scholarships to students who attend faith-based schools, a state judge has ruled. District Judge Heidi Ulbricht ruled Tuesday that the state Revenue Department incorrectly excluded such students from the program, which is funded by donations that can be offset by up to $150 in non-refundable tax credits. In writing the administrative rules for the program, the Revenue Department said an institution controlled by any church or religious sect could... Читать дальше...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A South Carolina man who admitted killing seven people over nearly 13 years while running a successful real estate business pleaded guilty Friday to seven counts of murder and other charges. Todd Kohlhepp admitted his role in the deaths less than seven months after he was arrested when investigators checking on a missing couple rescued a woman chained inside a shipping container on Kohlhepp’s Spartanburg County property. According to the plea agreement, Kohlhepp, 44, will serve... Читать дальше...

There are dozens of critically-lauded, extremely popular bars in San Francisco, so it's especially an honor when a publication dedicated to all things cool — Esquire Magazine — plucks just one and adds it to the ranks of their Best Bars in America 2017.