Новости за 08.11.2017

“This Is Us” took a beating last week from Fox’s World Series Game 6. The NBC drama recovered pretty nicely this Tuesday, growing 25 percent from that prior episode in the key 18-49 demographic. NBC finished first in that advertiser-coveted age range, though CBS drew the most total viewers in each of primetime’s six half-hour time slots. Lower down the night’s Nielsen rankings, ABC squeaked out a third-place demo finish over Fox and The CW. Also Read: Ratings: CBS Gains on Monday After Benching 'Me... Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has ordered flags in Illinois to be flown at half-staff in honor of a Rockford police officer who died in the line of duty. Rauner's order starts at sunrise Thursday and ends on sunset Saturday, the day of Officer Jaimie Cox's funeral. Cox died of blunt force trauma during an early morning traffic stop Sunday. Pickup truck driver Eddie Patterson Jr. was shot to death in the incident. Authorities say they believe the 30-year-old officer pulled Patterson over... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — Officials have reopened two security checkpoints at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport that were temporarily closed Wednesday morning as police investigated a suspicious item. Airport spokesman Greg Roybal says the checkpoints within Terminal 4 are returning to normal operation. Some airlines have reported delays as a result of the closure. Passengers are advised to check the status of their flights before leaving for the airport. Authorities declined to identify the suspicious item. Читать дальше...

ROMA (AP) — Los gigantescos cruceros que hacen escala en Venecia ya no podrán pasar frente a la emblemática Plaza de San Marco y en cambio serán desviados a un puerto industrial vecino a la ciudad de los canales, se informó el miércoles. El acuerdo celebrado el martes entre el gobierno italiano y la municipalidad de Venecia, el más reciente en una polémica de años y al que falta ultimar los detalles, busca un equilibrio entre el frágil ecosistema veneciano y las necesidades del turismo y los empleos marítimos. Читать дальше...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Falls man has been charged in the killing of his 9-month-old son after the autopsy ruled the death a homicide. The Post Register reports 30-year-old Robert Lawrence Saad Sr. was arrested Friday on a first-degree murder charge for the September 2016 death of Robert Saad Jr. Charging documents indicate Saad called police and reported his son had stopped breathing after falling and hitting his head. The baby was taken to a Salt lake City hospital where he died the next day. Читать дальше...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican House Majority Leader Mike Cierpiot has been elected to the Missouri Senate. Cierpiot (SEER'-poy) won a special election Tuesday to fill former Sen. Will Kraus' vacant seat. The Lee's Summit Republican resigned in July after the governor appointed him to the State Tax Commission. Cierpiot defeated Democrat Hillary Shields and independent Jacob Turk to win the Kansas City-area seat. He vastly overspent his opponents, dropping more than $400,000 according to the latest spending records. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. judge has given permission for a psychologist to examine Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman behind bars. Court papers from lawyers for the reputed Mexican drug lord say that harsh conditions at a New York city jail have caused a "marked deterioration in his mental state." They say he's depressed and suffers from headaches and memory loss. At a pretrial hearing on Wednesday in Gurzman's drug trafficking case, federal judge Brian Cogan said a psychologist could visit him next week. Guzman... Читать дальше...

ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — A blood spatter analyst says a Missouri woman's Christmas Day 2006 death was "clearly a suicide" during a hearing in which the woman's imprisoned husband is seeking a new trial or to be freed. The Springfield News-Leader reports that Joseph Slemko testified Tuesday in Rolla that a Missouri State Highway Patrol sergeant who determined that Lisa Jennings had been murdered was "not qualified." Slemko also accused the sergeant of being "totally irresponsible and negligent." Jennings' husband... Читать дальше...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A public school board meeting was briefly adjourned when security removed demonstrators who wanted to talk about a recent fight at a Kentucky high school. The Courier-Journal reports that Tuesday night's Jefferson County school board meeting was interrupted after audience members protested when board member Chris Kolb's attempt to add discussion about the fight at Jeffersontown High School to the agenda was denied. An officer was assaulted and a stun gun was used on a student in that fight Nov. Читать дальше...

On the cliffs above Waipio Bay, 0 E Waipio Road awaits a new owner, now that rock star Sammy Hagar has put it on the market. The home offers three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, a guesthouse, a pool, spa and cabana — all of it nestled on 9.82 acres of lush Hawaiian land.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Some University of Nebraska administrators are anticipating significant changes beyond those identified this fall by budget response teams. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the university system and its campuses are seeking to close a hole of more than $50 million resulting from increasing costs and decreasing state money. System officials say the Lincoln and Kearney campuses in particular are preparing for bad news. A Lincoln campus official says he expects... Читать дальше...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Voters in Spokane have rejected a proposal to fine some coal and oil trains traveling through the city's downtown core. Proposition 2 was failing with only 41 percent of votes cast in favor of the measure, which was criticized as illegal. Voters were asked to approve $261 fines for the owners of each rail car containing an uncovered coal shipment or oil that hadn't been treated to reduce vapor pressure and flashpoint. The Spokesman-Review says Union Pacific and BNSF fought the proposal... Читать дальше...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The first presidential election to allow independents on the ballot was supposed to be a step forward for Mexico's costly, unwieldy electoral system, which has long been dominated by widely resented political parties. But independent candidates are being forced to use smartphone app to collect the hundreds of thousands of signatures they need to get on the ballot in a country where coverage is spotty and a minority can afford smartphones Independents from all ends of the political spectrum are calling the app faulty at best... Читать дальше...

Homelessness is not a new issue to America's West Coast. But it's getting worse — much worse. On any given night, more than 105,000 people are sleeping unsheltered in some of the country's biggest and trendiest metropolises, driven there by soaring housing costs, rental vacancy rates that rival those in Manhattan and a booming tech economy that's leaving thousands behind. Another 63,000 are sleeping in shelters or transitional housing with no safety net. The rising numbers have pushed abject poverty into the open like never before. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — It's before dawn when two outreach workers find a homeless man known as Juice near a train station in Harlem. A nurse will be visiting to discuss his heart problems, they tell him. A short time later, in Marcus Garvey Park, the sun has just begun to rise when the caseworkers approach a man zipped inside a sleeping bag. They have encountered him before; they know he's teasing when he gives a phony name. Gladys Rivera and Ali Olson are part of a citywide, round-the-clock army of workers for nonprofits contracted by the city. Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man is feeling pretty ... pretty ... pretty ... pretty miffed over a recent traffic ticket. In an instance of life imitating art — in this case a recent episode of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" — computer programmer Scott Smith says he was ticketed for honking his horn at a police officer. Smith told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he repeatedly honked at the officer in an unmarked car Friday because the light had turned green and the officer wasn't moving. He was pulled... Читать дальше...

Jake Tapper just can’t seem to stop fighting with Bill O’Reilly. The CNN anchor took to Twitter on Tuesday evening to blast the former Fox News host for accusing Tapper’s network of “ordering” talent to attack former DNC chairwoman Donna Brazile. “Fox News reporting that CNN management ordering air talent to trash Donna Brazile. If true, major media story,” O’Reilly tweeted. Fox News reporting that CNN management ordering air talent to trash Donna Brazile. If true, major media story. – Bill O’Reilly (@BillOReilly) November 7... Читать дальше...

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio school superintendent who resigned amid an investigation and was later banned from district property has been elected to its school board. Voters in Toledo's Washington Local district gave Patrick Hickey one of three open spots on the school board Tuesday. Hickey resigned as superintendent in 2015 before the school board could consider a resolution to fire him. The district had hired attorneys to investigate allegations of misspent funds and Hickey's failure to tell... Читать дальше...

CHELSEA, Vt. (AP) — Voters in two small Vermont towns have approved the merger of their school districts and the closure of their only public high school amid a statewide effort to deal with declining enrollment. The Valley News reports that the proposal was approved Tuesday by voters in Chelsea and Tunbridge. The plan calls for Chelsea to close its high school and pay for students to attend another public high school of their choice. Tunbridge already sends students to out-of-town high schools.... Читать дальше...

BERLÍN (AP) — Los empleados públicos en Alemania, donde muchos sustantivos están compuestos por una gran cantidad de letras, se expresaron eufóricos por la decisión de Twitter de permitir que sus mensajes acepten un máximo de 280 caracteres en vez de 140. El miércoles por la mañana el Ministerio de Justicia de Alemania celebró que ahora podrá tuitear sobre una ley que cambia la entidad responsable de etiquetas en la carne, o como se llama en alemán: Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Wed.: Open High Low Last Chg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Dec 427¼ 427½ 419 427¼ Mar 445¼ 445¼ 436¾ 444¾ May 457 457½ 449¼ 457¼ Jul 470¼ 471 462¼ 471 Sep 485½ 486¼ 477½ 486¼ Dec 504½ 506 498 506 Mar 510¾ 519¾ 510¾ 519¾ May 521½ 527¼ 521½ 527¼ Jul ... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Chinese internet company Tencent has acquired a 12 percent stake in Snap, with the social media company struggling to boost user growth. Tencent runs the WeChat messaging app, as well as online payment platforms and games. Earlier this year, it bought a 5 percent stake in Tesla Inc. Snap Inc. is the parent company of Snapchat, a camera app that lets people send short videos and images. The company, based in Venice, California, said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that Tencent... Читать дальше...

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut NAACP is calling on police to immediately file a felony hate crime charge against a white former college student accused of smearing body fluids on her black roommate's belongings. The civil rights group has scheduled a rally Wednesday evening outside the West Hartford police department. Former University of Hartford student Brianna Brochu was charged Oct. 28 with misdemeanor criminal mischief and breach of peace. Police said last week they were seeking a hate crime charge, which has not been filed.

YORK, Pa. (AP) — A typical day for York College senior Blair Hagelgans looks like that of most college students. She sits through classes, meets up with friends for lunch and has meetings around campus for various organizations she's a part of. Except, Hagelgans has a furry friend with her wherever she goes. Hagelgans' service dog Creed is not alone. He's one of six service dogs at York College, and he fits into a growing national number of undergraduate students reporting a disability. As more students... Читать дальше...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa school district accused of sending students to secluded, padded rooms for even minor infractions said it will stop using the disciplinary measure by the start of the next school year. Iowa City school Superintendent Stephen Murley said in an email Tuesday night that the district has eliminated seven of its seclusion rooms and plans to eliminate the rest by next fall. Officials have said the rooms are primarily intended to hold students who pose threats to themselves or others.