Новости за 11.12.2017

On December 5th, Bay Area sports stars including Barry Bonds, Joe Staley, Adonal Foyle, and Chris Wondolowski and kids of all ages, including more than 300 underserved children from WWFC’s organizations and 200 children affected by the Northern California fires, to the eighth annual Holiday Heroes fundraiser, a one-of-a-kind holiday celebration.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police are investigating a shooting near a high school on the city's West Side that left one teenager dead and another wounded. Deputy Chief Kevin Navarro says the two were apparently walking to school at about 9 a.m. on Monday when someone opened fire. Police say the 18-year-old died near a corner bus stop and the 17-year-old who was shot in the leg ran into the school. Police say no arrests have been made. They say detectives are reviewing surveillance video. Both teens were... Читать дальше...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Eric Greitens said Monday that he wants his five new appointees to the Missouri Veterans Commission to fire the leader of the embattled St. Louis Veterans Home after an independent investigation found substandard care at the home. During a press conference outside the home that he livestreamed on Facebook, the Republican governor said now that he has the new appointees in place he is seeking to have them remove the home's administrator, Rolando Carter, as well as the commission's executive director, Larry Kay. Читать дальше...

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Some farmers in northern Idaho and western Washington are looking for solutions after years of applying nitrogen-based fertilizer has left their land with acidic soil. Carol McFarland with Washington State University told the Lewiston Tribune that soil surveys show a gradual increase in the acidity of soil in the region since the 1980s. Nitrogen-based fertilizer enriches the soil for some crops like wheat, but it can lower the natural pH of the soil, increasing the acidity level. Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — Police say the dead bodies of a man and woman have been found inside a northeast Phoenix home. They say a man came to the home Monday morning to find his parents dead. Police didn't immediately call it a murder-suicide, but say they are not searching for any suspects. They say one of the adults had a gunshot wound, but the cause of death for the other person isn't immediately clear. Police say the deceased were a 76-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man. Their names weren't immediately released.

BOSTON (AP) — A man has been convicted of killing of a young woman who was raped and suffocated in her Boston apartment more than two decades ago. The Boston Globe reports a Suffolk Superior Court jury found 45-year-old James Witkowski guilty Monday of first-degree murder. He faces a mandatory life term when he's sentenced Thursday. Prosecutors said the then-19-year-old Witkowski, who was homeless at the time, killed 21-year-old Lena Bruce in her home in the city's South End in 1992. Authorities... Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — A recent lapse by the U.S. Army to disclose a Texas veteran's criminal record to the FBI is the latest example of the military failing to document criminal convictions. The Dallas Morning News reports that former Army 1st Sgt. Gregory McQueen pleaded guilty two years ago to more than a dozen military charges for attempting to run a prostitution ring in Fort Hood. But the conviction didn't show up in a state background check when a foster-care agency hired McQueen in March to care for abused children. Читать дальше...

Mojo Bicycle Café at 639 Divisadero St. (and Grove) is closing. The café's last day will be December 22nd.

BOSTON (AP) — The host of one of National Public Radio's most successful programs has been placed on leave while he's investigated for allegations of wrongdoing including engaging in "creepy" sex talks and unwanted contact with 11 mostly young women and men. The allegations against "On Point" host Tom Ashbrook include unwanted hugs and neck and back rubs to other people associated with the show. They were contained in a document and confirmed in multiple interviews by WBUR-FM, the Boston station that produces the show. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday will try to sell the American people on an unpopular Republican tax overhaul that his administration now claims will generate about $1.8 trillion in new revenue — a figure that a top Democratic lawmaker dismissed as “fake math.” The White House said Monday that Trump’s pitch will focus on how the GOP tax reform plan will lead to a brighter future for taxpayers and their families, according to spokeswoman Lindsay Walters. House and Senate... Читать дальше...

BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana private investigator pleaded guilty on Monday to misusing Donald Trump’s Social Security number in repeated attempts to access the president’s federal tax information before his election last year. Jordan Hamlett, 32, faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine following his guilty plea in federal court. Authorities have said Hamlett failed in his attempts to get Trump’s tax information through a U.S. Department of Education financial aid website. Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on a Republican bill that would lift Wisconsin's moratorium on gold and silver mining (all times local): 1:25 p.m. Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill lifting Wisconsin's moratorium on gold and silver mining. Walker voted to impose the moratorium when he was in the state Assembly in 1998. He signed the Republican legislation Monday anyway. His spokesman, Tom Evenson, has said Walker believes mining can be done without harming the environment. Under current state law... Читать дальше...

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were: 0-2-5-0 (zero, two, five, zero)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were: 2-5-3 (two, five, three)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lucky Links Day" game were: 04-05-07-14-15-20-21-22 (four, five, seven, fourteen, fifteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two)

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Syria, Egypt and Turkey: (all times local): 10:15 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the U.S. administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, warning that it could destabilize the region and derail the Middle East peace process. Speaking Monday after a hectic day that took him from a Russian base in Syria to Cairo to Ankara, Putin said the Trump administration's move "doesn't help the Mideast settlement and... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the explosion in a New York City subway passageway (all times local): 2:15 p.m. The suspect in a pipe bomb explosion in New York City's subway system at one point had a license to drive livery cars and for-hire vehicles. Authorities have identified the attacker as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah. The blast in an underground subway corridor during the Monday morning rush hour injured three people, as well as Ullah. New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission says records show... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A group of motorcyclists who disrupted traffic by performing stunts on an Albuquerque roadway led a Bernalillo County sheriff's lieutenant to propose the idea of ramming motorcycles with police vehicles in similar incidents in the future. Officers circulated emails after the Oct. 7 incident in which deputies reported that motorcyclists aggressively surrounded them, blocked them in and made threatening hand gestures. They say a deputy concerned about a motorcycle hitting a... Читать дальше...

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin's Mideast tour (all times local): 10:15 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, warning that it could destabilize the region and derail the Middle East peace process. Speaking Monday after a hectic day that took him from a Russian base in Syria to Cairo and Ankara, Putin said the U.S. move "doesn't help the Mideast settlement and, just the other way round, destabilizes... Читать дальше...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Republican governor has acknowledged for the first time he might not call a special session of the state legislature to overhaul one of the country's worst funded public pension systems. Matt Bevin has said repeatedly he would call a special session of the state legislature before the end of the year to address the pension issue. But his proposal has received significant opposition from state employees and even members of his own political party. Last week, 47 Republican... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer advocates reported some glitches Monday in the final days for "Obamacare" sign-ups, although the Trump administration largely seemed to be keeping its promise of a smooth enrollment experience. In Illinois, some consumers who successfully completed an application for financial assistance through HealthCare.gov got a message saying they would likely be eligible to buy a health plan, "but none are available to you in your area." That information was incorrect because every... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As part of the crew digging a subway extension under the streets of Los Angeles, Ashley Leger always keeps her safety gear close by. When her phone buzzes, she quickly dons a neon vest, hard hat and goggles before climbing deep down into a massive construction site beneath a boulevard east of downtown. Earth-movers are diverted, and Leger gets on her hands and knees and gently brushes the dirt from a spot pointed out by a member of her team. Her heart beats faster because there's... Читать дальше...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump's decision to drastically reduce and break up a national monument in Utah wasn't the only blow Native American tribes say they were dealt last week. The president's proclamation on Bears Ears National Monument also contained a little-known plan that changes the makeup of a tribal advisory commission for the remote monument filled with canyons, plateaus, rivers and rust-colored rock formations. It adds a county commissioner who is among the minority of... Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Veterans who say they responded to a 1966 accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain and then became ill from radiation exposure asked a federal appeals court on Monday to allow a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Yale Law School students in Connecticut filed the request with the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims on behalf of veterans who sought disability benefits from the VA but were denied. The students represent Air Force veteran Victor Skaar... Читать дальше...

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — What Hutchinson will witness when the Kansas Mission of Mercy takes place Feb. 9-10 on the Kansas State Fairgrounds will be an outpouring of charity by those providing free dental treatment. Also visible will be the need. People will drive for hours to arrive before the sun rises. Kim Moore, the outgoing president of the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund in Hutchinson, worked the gate at the first Mission of Mercy in 2003 in Garden City. A snowstorm did not prevent people from lining up at 4 a.m.... Читать дальше...