Новости за 12.02.2018

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee County jail staffers charged with neglect, misconduct in death of inmate who spent a week without water.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group is launching a ballot drive to boost the use of renewable sources of energy in Michigan. The initiative announced Monday would raise the renewable energy standard to 30 percent by 2030. Michigan now requires electric providers to produce 15 percent of their power from wind or other renewable sources by the end of 2021. Clean Energy, Healthy Michigan needs nearly 253,000 valid signatures. If the Republican-controlled Legislature did not pass the bill, it would go to a statewide vote in November. Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Fontainebleau is no more. Call it The Drew Las Vegas. The hulking, bluish casino-resort, which has sat unfinished on the Las Vegas Strip since 2009 and became a poster child of the Great Recession, is now scheduled to open in late 2020 under a partnership between hospitality giant Marriott International and New York-based global real estate firm Witkoff. The new luxury property, which will feature a casino and approximately 4,000 rooms and suites, announced Monday that it also will be home to the Strip's first JW Marriott.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley is urging the Security Council to use pressure if necessary to ensure that long-delayed presidential elections in Congo take place on Dec. 23. She denounced the government's use of force against opposition demonstrators and demanded at an informal Security Council meeting Monday that Congo's government release political prisoners and guarantee freedom of expression and assembly. Haley also warned that the electoral commission's decision to use an... Читать дальше...

BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — Police have arrested a man they say broke into people's homes in Massachusetts while they attended wakes or funerals. Authorities say they began to suspect 35-year-old Randy Brunelle during an investigation into a series of break-ins on Cape Cod. Brunelle previously had served an 18-month prison sentence on a 2012 conviction for breaking into a police officer's home as the officer attended his mother's funeral. Barnstable police say they followed his car Friday while other... Читать дальше...

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — A men's basketball player for Lake Region State College suffered significant injuries in a weekend accident under investigation by local police, the school said. Neither the college nor police are saying much about what happened to starting point guard Jordan Bolton. Devils Lake police were called to a dormitory by a resident assistant about 4:40 a.m. Saturday, Detective Sue Schwab said Monday. The college said Bolton, a sophomore from Apple Valley, Minnesota, had suffered significant injuries in an accident on campus. Читать дальше...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Ankara's mayor has announced plans to rename a street where the U.S. Embassy is located after the Turkish military offensive in Syria that is deepening tensions between the United States and Turkey. Mayor Mustafa Tuna said in a tweet on Monday that Nevzat Tandogan Street (nev-ZOT tan-doh-AHN) will be called Olive Branch Street. Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch last month to drive a Syrian Kurdish militia out of northwest Syria. The militia is a major U.S. ally in fighting... Читать дальше...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a young boy is fighting for his life a day after an ambulance carrying him overturned when it was hit by a drunken driver in North Carolina. Winston-Salem Police Lt. Rick Newnum said the boy remains in critical condition Monday. Newnum described the boy as a toddler or infant. The boy was on his way to a Winston-Salem hospital early Sunday when the crash occurred. It's not clear what had happened to the boy but Newnum said he was in stable condition before the crash. Читать дальше...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian semi-official ILNA news agency is reporting that some Iranian lawmakers have confirmed that an Iranian-Canadian university professor committed suicide while he was in custody. The Monday report quotes the head of parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, as saying some members of parliament confirmed Kavous Seyed-Emami committed suicide after watching CCTV footage from his time in the custody in Tehran. Boroujerdi also said that Seyed-Emami's "family also accepted this... Читать дальше...

Never fear, Omarosa is still here and she’s doing just fine now. However, we have learned what caused the former Trump administration member’s recent health scare while competing on “Celebrity Big Brother”: bowling. On Sunday’s episode of the CBS reality series a “Bowlerina” challenge required the former Trump administration staffer to wear a tutu, spin around 11 times and roll balls up a ramp to knock over pins. It exacerbated her asthma and caused her to leave the house to seek medical attention. Читать дальше...

With the Winter Olympics, NBC just (ice) danced its way to a primetime ratings win on Sunday. NBC was first in ratings with a 5.1 rating/18 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 21.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. The PyeongChang Games ran throughout primetime. ABC was second in ratings with a 0.9/3 and third in viewers with 3.8 million. Following reruns, an original “Shark Tank” at 10 p.m. received a 0.8/3 and 2.9 million viewers. Читать дальше...

Travelers will soon be breaking out of the winter doldrums and looking ahead to the popular spring travel season in March and April. If you are planning to take a spring trip now is the time to make those reservations.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The mayor of Burlington, Vermont, is denouncing a white supremacist organization that gathered at a city park over the weekend. The Burlington Free Press reports Mayor Miro Weinberger wrote in a statement that "white supremacist groups like Patriot Front" aren't welcome in Burlington following a rally Saturday at City Hall Park. Patriot Front released a video on Twitter showing members carrying American flags and a banner that read "Reclaim America." The Anti-Defamation League... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party has filed an ethics complaint against Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo for striking a fundraising deal with a local Democratic group, the head of which was a state employee. Brandon Bell on Monday asked the ethics commission to investigate. Bell contends Raimondo may have violated multiple provisions of the ethics code with the agreement that her campaign recently struck with the Providence Democratic City Committee, which was then headed by Patrick Ward. Читать дальше...

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Archie Van Elslander, the founder of Art Van Furniture and a major Detroit-area philanthropist, has died. He was 87. A statement released by his family says Van Elslander, who was known as Art Van, died Monday. Company spokeswoman Diane Charles says he had cancer. Van Elslander opened his first furniture store in 1959 in East Detroit, now called Eastpointe. There are more than 120 Art Van stores in the Midwest, although most are in Michigan. The business was sold last year to Thomas H. Читать дальше...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A bill under consideration in the Legislature would prohibit Oregon pet stores from selling dogs purchased from breeders. The Statesman Journal reports the bill would require that dogs come from an animal shelter or rescue group. Violators could be fined up to $500 for offering non-rescue dogs. State Rep. David Gomberg, D-Otis, says the bill would hinder puppy mills while helping dogs that languish in shelters. California passed a similar bill that takes effect next year. The Pet... Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Some commuters struggled to get to work after an emergency closure of a Baltimore metro system used by tens of thousands of riders every work week. The Baltimore Sun reports some commuters who usually use the 16-mile (25 km) line connecting Owings Mills to downtown Baltimore had difficulty finding the coach buses that were organized as a replacement. Officials expect the metro to be closed through March 11 after safety inspections revealed the need for emergency repairs. Maryland... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's infrastructure proposal (all times local): 12:01 p.m. President Donald Trump's infrastructure plan calls for possibly selling two of the three major airports serving the nation's capital. The president is calling for divesting federal assets when agencies can show the sale would "optimize taxpayer value." The proposal lists Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Dulles International Airport as examples of assets that could be sold. Other... Читать дальше...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old boy was killed when he crashed his jet ski into a dock on a Florida lake. Orange County Sheriff's officials said in a news release that Nicolas Lott was critically injured in the Sunday afternoon crash on Lake Whitney. He was taken by helicopter to a hospital in nearby Orlando, where he died a short time later. An incident report says a 16-year-old boy was riding on the jet ski with Lott when the engine turned off and lost steering power. The boy... Читать дальше...

Paul Dano’s directorial debut “Wildlife” has been acquired by IFC Films for its U.S. and Canadian rights, the distributor announced Monday. The Sundance hit stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Bill Camp and Ed Oxenbould. Gyllenhaal also stars as producer. “Wildlife” was adapted for the screen by Dano and Zoe Kazan from Richard Ford’s acclaimed novel. The film was produced by Alex Saks of June Pictures, Dano, Oren Moverman of Sight Unseen Pictures, Ann Ruark and Nine Stories’ Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker... Читать дальше...

Rachel Weisz doesn’t want to see a female James Bond movie, saying she believes women “should get their own stories.” “[Fleming] devoted an awful lot of time to writing this particular character, who is particularly male and relates in a particular way to women,” Weisz told The Telegraph. “Why not create your own story rather than jumping on to the shoulders and being compared to all those other male predecessors? Women are really fascinating and interesting and should get their own stories.” Of course... Читать дальше...

PARÍS (AP) — Una de las hijas del rockero francés Johnny Hallyday planea impugnar el testamento de su difunto padre, quien le dejó todas sus propiedades y derechos artísticos "exclusivamente" a su viuda Laeticia. Los abogados de Laura Smet dijeron en un comunicado que ésta recibió el contenido del testamento de Hallyday "con asombro y dolor". The Associated Press pudo ver el documento el lunes. La misiva dice que Smet no recibió "ni una guitarra, ni una motocicleta, ni siquiera una portada autografiada... Читать дальше...

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — The teenager who shot and killed a child on a South Carolina school yard cried and apologized afterward and said it was a good thing his gun jammed before he could shoot more children, a detective testified Monday. Anderson County Det. Ronald Wood comments Monday came during a hearing to determine whether the teenager, who faces two murder charges in the deaths of his father and an elementary school student, will be tried as a juvenile or an adult. The teenager was 14 years... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's proposed 2019 budget (all times local): 11:30 a.m. President Donald Trump is sending Congress a $4.4 trillion spending plan that provides a huge increase in defense spending while cutting taxes by $1.5 trillion over the next decade. The result is soaring budget deficits. Trump's first budget last year projected that the government would achieve a small surplus by 2027. But the new budget never gets to balance. It proposes $7.1 trillion in red ink over the next decade... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump sends Congress $4.4 trillion spending plan that features soaring deficits.