Новости за 25.01.2018

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The United States would prefer that Turkish troops "remove themselves" from a conflict in the Syrian border town of Afrin and focus on "long-term strategic goals" like ending Syria's war, President Donald Trump's homeland security adviser said Thursday. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos before Trump's arrival, Tom Bossert said Turkey "ought to be mindful of the potential for escalation as they move into Syria and Afrin." The United States has expressed concerns over... Читать дальше...

BENTON, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on a fatal shooting at a Kentucky high school (all times local): 10:15 a.m.: A 15-year-old accused killing two students and wounding multiple others in a Kentucky high school shooting is scheduled to make a court appearance in a closed proceeding. Tracy Watwood, an investigator with the Marshall County attorney's office, says the suspect has an initial hearing scheduled in juvenile court on Thursday. Juvenile hearings are closed to the public. Assistant Marshall County... Читать дальше...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Sam Brownback plans to step down as Kansas governor at 3 p.m. Wednesday following his confirmation by the U.S. Senate to an ambassador's post. Brownback sent a letter of resignation Thursday to the Kansas secretary of state, detailing his plan to step down next week. Fellow Republican Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer will be elevated to governor. Brownback's office has yet to release the details of Colyer's swearing-in ceremony. The Senate voted 50-49 along party lines Tuesday to confirm... Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Morning" game were: 01-02-04-07-09-11-12-13-15-16-20-23 (one, two, four, seven, nine, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fifteen, sixteen, twenty, twenty-three)

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local): 5:15 p.m. The Palestinians say President Donald Trump's threat to hold back aid unless they resume negotiations with Israel is "unacceptable." Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump said the Palestinians must return to peace talks to receive U.S. aid money. Nabil Abu Rdeneh, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas... Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Five Pennsylvania death row inmates are challenging a state Corrections Department policy that keeps them isolated most of the time, describing it as degrading and inhumane. The federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Harrisburg asks the court to end mandatory, indefinite solitary confinement for the 156 men on death row at Graterford and Greene state prisons. The lawsuit says death row inmates are locked up alone 22 hours to 24 hours a day, and their small cells are kept illuminated at all hours. Читать дальше...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A $150 million natural gas processing plant is planned in western North Dakota, bringing to four the number of projects proposed to capture more of the record volumes of gas that is coming as a byproduct of oil production. Republican Gov. Doug Burgum announced Thursday that Hess Midstream Partners and Targa Resources will build the plant near Watford City. The Little Missouri Four gas plant will process 200 million cubic feet daily at an existing facility owned by Targa. The... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state lawmakers are raising concerns about an increase in the anticipated cost of a new state prison. The Deseret News reports that state prison relocation officials said Wednesday that the new cost estimate is $692.5 million. That's up from a previous estimate of $650 million. Rep. Marie Poulson, a Democrat from Salt Lake City, raised concerns and said she doesn't want the project to become a "bottomless pit of funds." Tani Downing, the executive director of the Utah Department of Administrative Services... Читать дальше...

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump threatened to withhold aid money from the Palestinians until they return to peace talks with Israel as he sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump's decision last year to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital roiled Arab nations and led Palestinians to withdraw from negotiations on the grounds the U.S. can no longer be trusted as an honest broker in the quest for peace. Читать дальше...

The first big blockbuster release of 2018, Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther,” is three weeks away, and the first round of tracking numbers have Ryan Coogler’s superhero film earning at least $100 million in its opening weekend. That means that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is well on its way to having five consecutive releases with openings of over $100 million, having passed that milestone with its three 2017 releases and with May’s “Avengers: Infinity War” expected to open to around $200 million.

MIAMI (AP) — El que quiera comprar un poste para desnudistas, un ataúd forrado de tela color guinda o un velocirraptor hará bien en acercarse a una subasta de objetos extravagantes que decoraron dos mansiones, antes propiedad de un empresario de bienes raíces en el sur de California. El diario Miami Herald informó que el patrimonio de Thomas Kramer será subastado en un solo lote al mejor postor el 14 de febrero. Las mansiones de Kramer en Star Island fueron enviadas a subasta tras un fallo favorable a sus ex familiares políticos. Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — Authorities in Colorado are searching for two additional suspects wanted in connection with the killing of a sheriff's deputy causing the shutdown of some schools in the area. Adams County Sheriff's Deputy Heath Gumm, 32, was killed Wednesday night, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said. Gumm was shot when deputies responded to a call in a residential area about 8 miles (13 kilometers) north of downtown Denver, the sheriff's office said. One man has been arrested. Hickenlooper said Gumm... Читать дальше...

Charlie Kaufman (“Being John Malkovich,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” and “Anomalisa”) is set to write and direct a film adaptation of Iain Reid’s internationally best-selling novel “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” for Netflix, the company announced on Thursday. Kaufman previously adapted Susan Orlean’s “The Orchid Thief” (which became “Adaptation”) and the Chuck Barris memoir “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.” Named an NPR Best Book of the Year in 2016, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”... Читать дальше...

Sorry to burst your “Oprah 2020” bubble! Oprah Winfrey dismissed the idea of a potential presidential run in an interview given weeks before her rousing speech at the Golden Globes. “I’ve always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not. And so it’s not something that interests me,” Winfrey told InStyle editor-in-chief Laura Brown in an interview published Thursday. “I don’t have the DNA for it.” “Gayle [King] — who knows me as well as I know myself practically ... Читать дальше...

Sorry, Super Bowl LII: you’ve been upstaged (sort of). WWE chief Vince McMahon is set to “make a major sports announcement” this afternoon, which is universally believed to be his planned return of the XFL in 2020. “WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon will make a major sports announcement today at 3 p.m. ET, streaming live from the digital platforms of his new enterprise, Alpha Entertainment,” WWE said on Thursday. The wrestling promotion and a rep for Alpha did not immediately respond to TheWrap‘s... Читать дальше...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Texas woman has been imprisoned for causing a fatal crash in eastern Iowa. Court records say 58-year-old Lauria Kelly was given a 10-year sentence at a hearing Wednesday in Davenport. Kelly had been found guilty of vehicular homicide-reckless driving. She lives in Alvarado, Texas. Davenport police say Kelly was speeding on Jan. 30 last year and had run at least two stop lights when her pickup truck hit a car, killing 53-year-old Cynthia Jones, of Davenport.

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Jada Pinkett Smith is praising Jessica Chastain for fighting for pay equity in Hollywood. During a diverse storytelling panel at the Sundance Film Festival, Pinkett Smith on Sunday relayed the story that Chastain negotiated raises for both her and actress Octavia Spencer, who are co-starring in an upcoming comedy. "Jessica stood up for Octavia and I want you to know because they stood together, they got three times what they were asking for as a unit," she said. Pinkett Smith... Читать дальше...

Five minutes after opening up his Instagram account, and Tom Cruise is already making news. The star revealed the title for the latest “Mission: Impossible” movie on Thursday morning, posting a black and white picture (he’s already using the filters) of a clapboard with “Mission: Impossible Fallout” on it. The sixth film in the franchise is set to be released this July. Get ready. #MissionImpossible A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise) on Jan 25, 2018 at 5:00am PST Also Read... Читать дальше...

Five minutes after opening up his Instagram account, and Tom Cruise is already making news. The star revealed the title for the latest “Mission: Impossible” movie on Thursday morning, posting a black and white picture (he’s already using the filters) of a clapboard with “Mission: Impossible Fallout” on it. The sixth film in the franchise is set to be released this July. Get ready. #MissionImpossible A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise) on Jan 25, 2018 at 5:00am PST Also Read... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were higher Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery gained 4.80 cents at $4.3340 a bushel; March corn rose 2 cents at 3.5640 a bushel; March oats was up .40 cent at $2.76 a bushel while January soybeans advanced 13.20 cents at $9.9860 a bushel. Beef mixed and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. February live cattle was up .67 cent at $1.2560 a pound; January feeder cattle fell .72 cent at $1.4778 a pound; February... Читать дальше...

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Trump says Palestinians must return to peace talks with Israel to receive US aid money.

DORA, N.M. (AP) — A small eastern New Mexico school district is closed due to illness among its staff. Interim Superintendent Brandon Hays of Dora Consolidated Schools says schools are closed until Monday because illness among regular staff members and substitutes means the district can't adequate cover its classrooms. Hays says district employees planned to thoroughly sanitize the district's facilities Thursday to reduce the spread of germs. A letter sent by Hays to parents asks that kids be kept... Читать дальше...

MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are allowing some Montecito residents to return home, two weeks after mudslides ravaged the Southern California community and killed at least 21 people. Santa Barbara County spokeswoman Gina DePinto says mandatory and voluntary evacuations for about 1,000 households were lifted Wednesday. Some other evacuation orders and warnings were lifted Tuesday, but many people in and around the coastal town of about 9,000 residents have yet to receive the all-clear. Authorities... Читать дальше...

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A body found with two rings that police hoped could help identify the remains has been identified as that of an Indianapolis man. Delaware County's coroner says the body found in November 2016 along railroad tracks is that as Brian Keith Hammer Jr. The coroner says Hammer was 31, and his cause and manner of death remain undetermined. The Star Press reports DNA swabs taken from Hammer's parents positively identified his body. But Seth Hackler, who's dating Hammer's sister... Читать дальше...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Latest on the European Central Bank's monetary policy meeting (all times local): 4:00 p.m. European Central Bank head Mario Draghi is pushing back against statements by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that a weaker dollar benefits the U.S. Draghi was asked about recent U.S. administration statements on the dollar at a news conference Thursday and while not mentioning Mnuchin by name, he reiterated statements agreed by global financial issues that they will "refrain... Читать дальше...