Новости за 24.10.2017

NEW YORK (AP) — Lord & Taylor's flagship store in Manhattan, known for its holiday displays along Fifth Avenue, is being sold to the office space sharing company WeWork. The nearly 100-year-old building will be converted to WeWork headquarters, with less than a quarter of the space remaining for a Lord & Taylor store. Ten of the building's 11 floors are now devoted to retail. WeWork attracts millennials who are looking to share office space, a consumer segment that Lord & Taylor owner... Читать дальше...

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A judge has denied bond to five Michigan teenagers who are charged with second-degree murder in a rock-throwing incident on Interstate 75. Not-guilty pleas were entered Tuesday in a Genesee County court. Ken White was a passenger in a van when a 6-pound (2.7-kilogram) rock thrown from an overpass crashed through the windshield and killed the 32-year-old last week. The teens are aged 15 through 17 years and all are charged as adults. Kyle Anger turns 18 next week. He's accused of throwing the rock that hit the van. Читать дальше...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The number of deaths in Puerto Rico blamed on Hurricane Maria has increased to 51 after officials said two more people died from a bacteria spread through animal urine. Public Affairs Secretary Ramon Rosario said Tuesday that the unidentified victims had leptospirosis. He provided no further details, although authorities have said they are investigating at least 74 other suspected cases of the disease. Symptoms may include high fever and headaches, and it can be treated with antibiotics. Читать дальше...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A jury must decide whether the shooting death of a handcuffed man in the rear of a patrol car was a suicide, accident or "at the hand of a sheriff's deputy," a federal judge said in a ruling filed Monday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick Hanna refused to throw out a lawsuit against Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal and a deputy over the March 2014 death of 22-year-old Victor White III. The Justice Department and state prosecutors ruled out criminal charges in White's death, but... Читать дальше...

Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch will not play Sunday at Buffalo after his one-game suspension was upheld by the league. Lynch was suspended for making contact with an official during the Raiders’ 31-30 win over Kansas City on Thursday night. Lynch appealed his suspension Monday, but to no avail. NFL appeals officer James Thrash heard Lynch’s appeal. Oakland will likely replace Lynch against the Bills with a combination of running backs Jalen Richard, DeAndre Washington and Jamize Olawale. Читать дальше...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis College of Art says it is no longer recruiting new students and it is preparing to close. The Memphis, Tennessee-based college said Tuesday that it will begin winding down its operations in a process that will last through May 2020. The school, located in the Midtown area of Memphis, says is not admitting students, though it plans to fulfill its obligations to existing students in good standing. The school says it is closing because of declining enrollment, overwhelming real estate debt... Читать дальше...

NY Forecast for Thursday, October 26, 2017 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip.

CT Forecast for Thursday, October 26, 2017 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Bridgeport;Rain and drizzle;67;50;WSW;6;69%;79%;1 Chester;Periods of rain;68;52;S;6;77%;92%;1 Danbury;Rain and drizzle;67;45;WSW;5;76%;85%;1 Groton;Periods of rain;67;53;SSW;8;89%;92%;1 Hartford;Periods of rain;68;52;SSE;7;79%;86%;1 Meriden;Periods of rain;68;49;SSE;6;77%;87%;1 New Haven;Periods of rain;68;51;S;6;77%;89%;1... Читать дальше...

GRANDVIEW, Wash. (AP) — The State Patrol says it's looking for two people among the vineyards of south-central Washington after they opened fire on a trooper who tried to pull them over for speeding. Trooper Chris Thorson, a patrol spokesman, says the trooper pursued the vehicle until it stopped at a home in Grandview, southeast of Yakima, at about 9 p.m. Monday. He says the men got out of the car and started shooting at the trooper, whose cruiser was stopped about 50 feet away. Thorson released... Читать дальше...

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Un surfista en California se ganó un premio de reciclaje al presentar una tabla de surf hecha con 10.000 colillas de cigarrillos. "Las colillas de cigarrillos son el principal contaminante de nuestras playas”, dijo el surfista Taylor Lane, al diario Orange County Register. "Y a nadie se le ocurre usarlas para otros propósitos”. Lane, de 24 años de edad, ganó el concurso donde hubo otras tablas de surf inusuales, como una hecha con sacos de papas, otra con cajas de empaque usadas... Читать дальше...

BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — School officials are investigating allegations that a teacher abused two students in Massachusetts. Gregg Natale says his 10-year-old son was nearly shoved to the ground by a fifth-grade teacher at Brookfield Elementary School in Brockton last month. The teacher was placed on administrative leave for 10 days. WBZ-TV reports that Natale says he pulled both of his children from the school after learning the teacher returned. Another parent says the same teacher grabbed their child by the shoulders and shook him Friday. Читать дальше...

For most, Halloween is a festive time of costumes, trick-or-treating and too much wine, but for a certain class of professionally aggrieved internet creatures, the holiday is nothing to joke about. On Monday Cosmopolitan magazine published an article warning parents that dressing up their Caucasian children up like nonwhite Disney characters Moana or Tiana from “The Princess and the Frog” would not be tolerated. “Think about using this Halloween as an opportunity to teach your kids about the importance... Читать дальше...

CBS comedy “The Big Bang Theory” led the way as Monday’s most-viewed show with 12.8 million viewers and a 2.7 rating/10 household share. ABC won the night in viewers with “Dancing With the Stars” and “The Good Doctor,” while NBC led the way in the coveted 18-49 demo thanks to “The Voice.” More to come … Read original story Ratings: ‘Big Bang Theory’ Tops Monday, But ABC Grabs Most Viewers At TheWrap

Federal investigators are probing why an Air Canada flight crew did not hear repeated warnings from air traffic controllers to abort a landing at San Francisco International Airport Sunday night, less than four months after a near-miss landing at SFO by a jet from the same airline. Air Canada Flight 781 landed safely on Runway 28R at 9:26 p.m., despite air traffic controllers not being sure the runway was clear for landing, Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said Tuesday morning. Читать дальше...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former State Department official has finished testifying about a meeting with U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez that is central to the government's bribery case against the New Jersey Democrat. On cross-examination Tuesday, prosecutors showed an email in which William Brownfield wrote that Menendez "threatened" to hold a public hearing if a port security contract in the Dominican Republic wasn't resolved. Brownfield had testified Monday during questioning by defense attorneys that he didn't... Читать дальше...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of setting fire to a Sioux City house has pleaded not guilty. Court records say Jesse Bigeagle entered written pleas Friday to charges of arson, criminal mischief and burglary. The records say Bigeagle entered the home early on Sept. 19, went to the basement and started a fire there before leaving. No injuries have been reported. The house is considered a total loss. The records say Bigeagle had lived at the house.

NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor has told a New York jury that the former head of the nation's largest municipal jail guard union traded his duty to workers for a luxury handbag filled with cash. Assistant U.S. Attorney Martin Bell said Tuesday in opening statements at Norman Seabrook's trial that the 57-year-old former union boss accepted $60,000 in 2014 for funneling $20 million in union funds to a hedge fund. Seabrook has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and fraud charges. Defense attorney Paul Shechtman... Читать дальше...

CANTON, S.D. (AP) — Twin brothers who died in an apparent murder-suicide in southeastern Montana have ties to South Dakota. The Montana Division of Criminal Investigation is looking into the deaths of the 39-year-old brothers, Travis and Eric Carlson. The Argus Leader says the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office in South Dakota made notification of the twins' death to their family. The men are from Canton. Officials say the body of Travis Carlson was found last Thursday near Ekalaka. Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Shares of General Motors hit an all-time Tuesday as investors focused on a $2.5 billion third-quarter pretax profit and ignored a big accounting loss. The Detroit automaker's $3 billion net loss came from a $5.4 billion charge for selling Opel and Vauxhall to France's PSA Group, which closed in August. But with that backed out and before taxes, the company made $1.32 per share, trouncing Wall Street estimates. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.11 per share. Much of the accounting... Читать дальше...

WILTON, N.Y. (AP) — A mountaintop prison that's among the closed correctional facilities New York state has been attempting to sell is now off the market. The Cuomo administration's economic development office says it has halted efforts to sell the former Mount McGregor prison site for redevelopment. The state had been seeking a buyer for the 325-acre (131-hectare) complex located in the Saratoga County town of Wilton, 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of Albany. Three proposals were received since... Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — British academics accused a lawmaker from the governing Conservative Party on Tuesday of infringing on intellectual freedom by asking universities to provide information on professors who teach about Britain's vote to leave the European Union. The letter from euroskeptic legislator Chris Heaton-Harris requested the names of professors "who are involved in the teaching of European affairs, with particular reference to Brexit." Heaton-Harris also requested copies of syllabuses and links to online lectures. Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — A collection program in Seattle brought in more than 32,000 hypodermic needles in its first 15 months. The Seattle Times reports that most of the needles were disposed of in nine collection boxes around the city, but more than 5,300 were collected and removed from public property by hand after people filed complaints about them. Residents can file complaints by phone, online or through the city's Find It, Fix It app. Seattle Public Utilities runs the Sharps Collection Pilot Program... Читать дальше...

WA Forecast for Thursday, October 26, 2017 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Arlington;Cooler with a shower;58;40;NW;6;85%;60%;1 Bellingham;Cooler with a shower;57;42;WNW;7;87%;61%;1 Bremerton;A shower in the p.m.;60;45;NNE;6;89%;61%;1 Chehalis;A shower in the p.m.;60;42;NW;4;85%;55%;2 Deer Park;Partly sunny;59;31;NNE;6;68%;25%;2 Eastsound;A shower;57;47;NNW;7;86%;62%;1 Ellensburg;Mostly cloudy;64;39;NW;11;68%;28%;2... Читать дальше...

CA Forecast for Thursday, October 26, 2017 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby believes the federal investigation into corruption in college basketball has brought to light a seedy underbelly of the sport that people have known about all along. Bowlsby, who spoke during the Big 12's media day Tuesday, also thinks the investigation that has brought down Louisville coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich is not going away soon. "We certainly have always known all the best parts of college athletics and all the... Читать дальше...