Новости за 20.12.2017

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge grilled an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday over the Trump administration's justification for ending a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation, saying many people had come to rely on it. U.S. District Judge William Alsup said many of those protected by former President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy faced a "real" and "palpable" hardship from its loss. It gave people the chance to work and made them "contributing... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group led by a longtime oil and gas industry leader is seeking a public vote in November on whether to impose an across-the-board 7 percent tax rate on oil and natural gas production in Oklahoma to help fund public education. Mickey Thompson with Restore Oklahoma Now, Inc. filed paperwork on Wednesday with the secretary of state's office. About 90 percent of the revenue would be earmarked for a $4,000 teacher pay raise and to address the ongoing teacher shortage. The other 10 percent would fund early childhood education. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress and sweeping tax cut legislation (all times local): 3:45 p.m. House and Senate Republicans are speaking about President Donald Trump in glowing terms after final House passage of a bill to cut taxes. After some opening remarks at a "bill passage event" at the White House, Trump turned the microphone over to lawmakers to comment on the bill. Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate leader, says the bill's passage caps a year of "extraordinary accomplishment" for Trump. Читать дальше...

Nick Castle, who played Michael Myers, credited as “The Shape” in the original 1978 “Halloween” movie, will return to reprise the role in the upcoming Blumhouse movie, an individual with knowledge of the casting told TheWrap. David Gordon Green is directing the film that will also star original cast member Jamie Lee Curtis and also Judy Greer. Laurie Strode (Curtis) will have her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she barely escaped his killing spree four decades ago. Читать дальше...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — In a Dec. 15 story about Indiana University weighing whether to remove Tavis Smiley's name from a scholarship fund or the School of Public and Environmental Affairs building's atrium, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the building is named for Smiley. Only the atrium is named for him. A corrected version of the story is below: No decision yet by Indiana University on Tavis Smiley honors Indiana University says it hasn't decided whether to remove Tavis Smiley's... Читать дальше...

NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) — A man has been indicted on charges he deliberately killed his 70-year-old mother in her room at a New Hampshire hospital intensive care unit. A Grafton County grand jury last week indicted 49-year-old Travis Frink, of Warwick, Rhode Island, on a first-degree murder charge. It alleges he purposely caused the death of Pamela Ferriere by shooting her multiple times at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon on Sept. 12. The grand jury also indicted Frink on a charge of second-degree murder... Читать дальше...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan said he will propose legislation next month to protect Maryland residents who stand to have their taxes go up because of the tax overhaul approved by Congress on Wednesday. The governor, speaking in Annapolis hours before the bill received final passage about 30 miles (50 kilometers) away in the nation's capital, said the full impact of the measure backed by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress isn't fully known yet. But it's clear some people in Maryland will see their taxes go up... Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — A man charged with murder after a 9-year-old girl went missing from a wedding celebration in the French Alps last summer is now suspected of killing a soldier months before in the same region, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Local prosecutor Thierry Dran said during a news conference that all unsolved missing person cases in the Savoie region will now be re-investigated in the light of the development involving 34-year-old suspect Nordahl Lelandais. Lelandais was given a preliminary charge... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes are mostly lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street after bouncing around for much of the day. Health care companies fell the most. Small-company stocks, which stand to benefit most from lower corporate tax rates, rose after Congress passed the Republican-sponsored tax bill. FedEx jumped after raising its annual profit forecast and saying the tax legislation would send its profits higher. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down a fraction of a point... Читать дальше...

Warriors point guard Shaun Livingston has been ruled out of Wednesday night’s game against Memphis with a sore right knee. Forward Draymond Green (right shoulder soreness) and center Zaza Pachulia (left shoulder soreness) are listed as doubtful, while forward Andre Iguodala (flu-like symptoms) is questionable. Point guard Stephen Curry, who will miss at least another four games with a sprained right ankle, was seen working through his normal shooting routine after shoot-around Wednesday. Читать дальше...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state television says that a magnitude 5.2 earthquake has jolted a town near the country's capital. The report says the quake hit Meshkindasht, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Tehran, at 23:28 Wednesday local time. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. The quake was felt in several cities in Iran's north, including Tehran. Rescue teams were sent to site. In November, a 7.2 magnitude quake hit western Iran, killing more than 600 people. Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of a Wisconsin man who stole guns and wrote an anti-government manifesto (all times local): 2:30 p.m. A Wisconsin man who stole a cache of firearms from a gun shop and sent a rambling anti-government manifesto to President Donald Trump has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. Joseph Jakubowski was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge William Conley. Jakubowski asked the judge to either free him or execute him, saying in a profanity-laced... Читать дальше...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Police say a gunman opened fire at an emergency psychiatric services hospital building in Cincinnati, wounding an officer before they believe he shot himself to death. Police Chief Eliot Isaac said Wednesday that police haven't identified the gunman and are unclear of the motive. He says an unarmed security officer was wounded and is undergoing surgery. Police responded to a report of an active shooter in the area of University of Cincinnati Medical Center just before 2 p.m. Wednesday. Читать дальше...

Nothing squanders built-up goodwill quicker than a third film in a series that’s still making money, but is out of ideas. It’s the “Home Alone 3” effect: audience optimism turns to disappointment, before realizing there are no more stories to tell on this thin construct. “Pitch Perfect 3” isn’t quite that bad, but it’s only a matter of degree. The second sequel to the a cappella choir comedy feels less like a movie than a bunch of deleted scenes strung together in the guise of a plot. Читать дальше...

The main event Sunday at Levi’s Stadium: The Savior vs. Sacksonville. Yes, 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who has rescued a recently-laughingstock team, will now face a defense so dominant it has its own nickname. The Jaguars may not have recreated The Steel Curtain or The Purple People Eaters, but they do have something special: Jacksonville will enter Levi’s sporting a 10-4 record led by the NFL’s top-ranked defense, which had four members voted to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday. Читать дальше...

It's always nice to hear when celebrities are nice. Rob Lowe invited firefighters from Santa Clara County into his home for dinner last night. He wanted to thank them for helping to save his house from the Thomas Fire in Southern California.

Magic Leap, the secretive startup that has raised close to $2 billion and spent much of the past decade vowing to remake entertainment, finally has a product — or at least, it has pictures of one. The Florida company updated its website Wednesday morning to include photos of its “mixed reality” headset, the Magic Leap One. The device includes a bulky pair of goggles with a vaguely steampunk aesthetic, as well as a controller and a computing pack that you wear on your waist. A software... Читать дальше...

Cardinal Bernard Law became a symbol of the Roman Catholic Church's widespread failure to protect children as he presided over a cover-up of sexual abuse by priests in Boston's archdiocese. A global reckoning in the church is still happening today, 15 years after he resigned as archbishop. As abuse victim Robert Costello put it on Wednesday, the day Law died, Boston was just the beginning. "It happened in Haiti at an orphanage. It happened in the Philippines," Costello said. "It happened in England and Germany and especially in Ireland. Читать дальше...

SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A grand jury in Georgia has indicted three white former sheriff's deputies on murder charges for their alleged roles in the stun gun death of a 58-year-old black man who they said acted "suspiciously" after asking a stranger for water. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Tuesday's indictment charges the Washington County ex-deputies — Michael Howell, Henry Copeland and Rhett Scott — with felony murder, false imprisonment and aggravated assault in the death of Euree Lee Martin. Читать дальше...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican state Sen. Jack Latvala is resigning the day after an investigation found credible evidence of sexual misconduct. Latvala submitted his resignation Wednesday. He continues to deny doing anything wrong. The resignation came hours after Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi said he should resign. Latvala criticized calls for his resignation and said he no longer wants to serve with party leaders who didn't allow him a chance to defend himself. Читать дальше...

With increased competition and a general downward trend in live viewing, television specials tend to feel less special with each passing year. There are still quite a few annual must-see live-TV hours — and no, we’re not even talking about sports (for this one). From the Oscars to the Emmys and everything towards the top, TheWrap ranked the 15 most-watched broadcast-television entertainment specials of 2017. And with those lame Nielsen ratings out of Fox’s “A Christmas Story Live,” we’ve got no musicals making the cut this time. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the death of Cardinal Bernard Law, the disgraced former archbishop of Boston who was a central figure in the clergy sex abuse scandal. (all times local): 3:10 p.m. A Catholic bishop from Vermont who worked closely with Bernard Law at the Archdiocese of Boston says the embattled cardinal's life was marked by "light and shadows" like everyone else. Bishop Christopher Coyne said in a statement Wednesday that while he knew Law to be a man of faith, a kind man and a good friend, he respects that some will feel otherwise. Читать дальше...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan lawmakers have passed contentious legislation that could allow one of Africa's longest-serving leaders to rule until 2031. The bill passed late Wednesday removes a measure in the constitution that prevented anyone over 75 from holding the presidency. President Yoweri Museveni, a U.S. ally who took power by force in 1986, is 73 and would have been ineligible to run again in 2021. The new law imposes a two-term limit on the presidency, starting in 2021. That measure had been jettisoned in 2005. Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: 1-1-3 (one, one, three)

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's attorney general says he'll review fellow Republican Gov. Eric Greitens and his staff's use of a secretive app that deletes messages after they're read. The Kansas City Star previously reported that Greitens and some of his staff have accounts with Confide, an app that deletes messages and prevents users from taking screenshots. It's unclear whether the governor and his staff are using the app for state business, personal use or campaign work. But the Confide... Читать дальше...