Новости за 13.02.2018

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say they've recovered a van with a body still inside it that was stolen from a cremation business. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says someone spotted the abandoned minivan on Tuesday, a day after it was stolen from Affordable Cremation Solutions. The body of a man who had passed away at a Jacksonville hospital was still strapped to a cot in the back. The Florida Times-Union reports the 56-year-old minivan driver told police he parked and went inside the office to drop off paperwork. Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Republican leader of the Indiana Senate says he will be stepping down from the Legislature later this year. Senate President Pro Tem David Long of Fort Wayne announced his decision Tuesday, saying that his resignation will take effect in November. Long has been the Senate's leader for the past 12 years and was first elected to the Senate in 2006. Republicans hold a commanding 41-9 majority in the Senate and those GOP members will pick a new leader next fall. Long says it is time for him to step away from elected office.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Six British friends boarded a sightseeing helicopter outside Las Vegas on their way to one of the busiest and noisiest stretches of the Grand Canyon — tribal land that is less regulated than the national park and allows tour pilots to descend into the natural wonder. The group never came back from the Hualapai (WAHL'-uh-peye) reservation in northwestern Arizona, where the crumpled wreckage of the EC-130 helicopter lay smoldering in the darkness of the rugged gorge. Three British... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is looking for advice from a range of lawmakers as he considers whether to impose trade sanctions on aluminum and steel imports. The president is meeting at the White House with nearly 20 lawmakers, including a number of senators representing Rust Belt states like Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. Trump says the administration is "considering all options" but he's considering issuing "tariffs and/or quotas." The administration has been weighing whether to slap... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Four-Midday" game were: 8-5-4-3, SB: (eight, five, four, three; SB: zero)

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Republican candidate for North Dakota's U.S. Senate seat says he's quitting the race because he expects GOP Rep. Kevin Cramer to challenge Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp after all. Gary Emineth said Tuesday he's talked with Cramer several times in the past week and expects him to enter the race. Cramer announced in January he wouldn't run for Senate, despite a personal appeal from President Donald Trump. Emineth, who ran Cramer's congressional campaign in 2012, said Cramer... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — A campaign worker for Illinois Democrats says it took party officials too long to respond after she reported sexual harassment by a male supervisor last year. Alaina Hampton addressed reporters Tuesday, a day after House Speaker Michael Madigan dismissed political consultant Kevin Quinn after an investigation found Quinn sent inappropriate text messages. Madigan is state Democratic Party leader. Quinn is Chicago Alderman Marty Quinn's brother. Text logs shared with the Chicago Tribune... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Social Democrats name Olaf Scholz, party deputy and Hamburg mayor, to be interim leader.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California airport official says one of four emergency slides failed to deploy during a fire on a Southwest Airlines plane but the malfunction did not hinder the evacuation. John Wayne Airport spokeswoman Deanne Thompson says all 139 passengers were safely evacuated after smoke was reported just as the plane pushed back from the gate for takeoff. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer says the blaze was in the airliner's auxiliary power unit and... Читать дальше...

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman who won a $559.7 million Powerball jackpot is likely to get the money soon as her demand to remain anonymous makes its way through the courts. Judge Charles Temple heard arguments Tuesday from lawyers for the woman and the state. He didn't indicate when he would rule. The woman, identified as Jane Doe, is asking the judge to allow her to remain anonymous despite signing the ticket following the Jan. 6 drawing. She later learned that she could have shielded her identity by writing the name of a trust. Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania appeals court has upheld the life without parole sentence imposed on a soldier convicted of killing the mother of his then-14-year-old girlfriend because she disapproved of their relationship. PennLive.com reports that The Superior Court panel rejected the appeal by Caleb Barnes in the murder of 54-year-old Cheryl Silvonek. Barnes argued that his statements should have been suppressed because he was under duress, but the court said police never tried to intimidate... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Midday" game were: 8-5-1, SB: (eight, five, one; SB: zero)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate's immigration debate (all times local): 1:25 p.m. The Senate is off to a slow start in this week's immigration debate with the chamber's Republican and Democratic leaders already at loggerheads on moving forward. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he wants to start the votes Tuesday afternoon. McConnell has proposed that Republicans bring up an amendment targeting cities that don't fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Then, Democrats... Читать дальше...

The pleasures of Francois Ozon’s “Double Lover” are entirely on the order of “Wow. He actually did that.” The first example of this is the movie’s very first shot: The screen is filled with a mysterious landscape of human viscera. And then the shot pulls back, and we realize that we have been looking at a vagina as seen through a speculum. Then Ozon tops this. The vagina turns into an eye — the eye of young Chloe (Marine Vacth), who has gone to the doctor because her stomach keeps hurting. Читать дальше...

U.S. figure skater Adam Rippon just won a bronze medal for his part in the figure skating team event at the Pyeongchang Winter Games, realizing a dream at least 15 years in the making. In an unearthed video from 2003, a then-13-year-old Rippon let local Pennsylvania TV station WNEP know he had his sights on the Olympics. “It was the first time I did a triple in competition, so I was really excited as soon as I did that,” he said about a competition in Luxembourg, where he placed second in his short program and first in his long program. Читать дальше...

Jimmy Fallon just topped Stephen Colbert in total viewers for the first time since the week of June 19, 2017 — thanks PyeongChang Olympics Opening Ceremony! The first night of 2018 Winter Games competition on Thursday chipped in a bit, as did last Tuesday’s strong “This Is Us” — but mostly it was the big Friday eyeball-grab. Following the Opening Ceremony, Fallon scored a 1.28 rating in the advertiser-sought 18-49 demographic and 4.662 million viewers overall. That demo number made Friday’s “Tonight”... Читать дальше...

Clusterfest’s return to San Francisco will include headliners Amy Schumer, Berkeley natives the Lonely Island crew and performances by past and present “The Daily Show” hosts Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah, organizers announced Tuesday. Stewart’s performance at the June 1-3, comedy and music festival — co-produced by his old bosses at Comedy Central — will mark the comedian’s first stand-up appearance on the West Coast in more than 15 years. The Lonely Island, the comedic musical trio... Читать дальше...

Haters gonna hate — but Adam Rippon doesn’t care. The Olympic figure skater (and recent bronze medalist) fired back at those who are still hating on him while he’s owning the 2018 Winter games in Pyeongchang. The openly gay Olympian took to Twitter on Tuesday to throw some more shade at the viewers who are hoping he does not succeed in his endeavors. And because this comeback is on another level, he may have finally silenced them. “To all those who tweet at me saying that they ‘hope I fail’, I... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the flow of migrants into Europe (all times local): 6:45 p.m. The Hungarian government says it is submitting an anti-migration bill to parliament dubbed "Stop Soros," targeting civic groups which organize, support or finance migration. The measures propose that such groups would need permission from the interior minister for their activities. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is radically opposed to migration, claims the groups are carrying out what Orban calls a plan by... Читать дальше...

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Black Hawk County jury has acquitted another of three people accused of shooting to death a Waterloo man in 2016. On Tuesday the jury found 18-year-old Armand Rollins Jr. not guilty of murder and attempted murder charges stemming from the July 17, 2016, slaying of 21-year-old Otavious Brown and wounding of Dewon Campbell and Aundrey Roberts Jr. On Friday the same jury found 22-year-old Shavondes Martin not guilty of the same charges but convicted 17-year-old Doncorrion Spates. Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians would be able to purchase alcohol at restaurants and wineries on Sunday mornings, under a proposal approved by state senators. The Senate voted 38-18 on Tuesday in favor of allowing on-premise consumption to begin at 11 a.m. on Sundays. Off-premise sales, such as those at supermarkets, would remain illegal until 12:30 p.m. on Sundays. If the bill passes the House, earlier sales would have to be approved in a referendum on the local level. Restaurant groups have been pushing for the bill... Читать дальше...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Republicans who control the New York state Senate threw a major roadblock in front of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tax code restructuring proposals Tuesday, announcing their opposition to the Democrat's plan and essentially guaranteeing it won't make it into the state budget by its April 1 deadline. Senate GOP Leader John Flanagan of Long Island, the Legislature's most powerful Republican, said he was skeptical of the state tax overhaul Cuomo unveiled Monday. When asked during a Capitol... Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal prosecutors say an English company and its chief executive officer have agreed on a civil settlement to resolve a false claims charge concerning customs duties. U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank says Pure Collection Ltd. and CEO Samantha Harrison of Harrogate, England, agreed to pay more than $900,000 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act. Frank says the settlements resolve allegations Pure and Harrison improperly avoided U.S. customs duties on merchandise... Читать дальше...

Bill and Melinda Gates say they're concerned about some of President Donald Trump's policies and statements. Here are excerpts from their recent interview with The Associated Press: GIVING PLEDGE Bill Gates says he's met with Trump twice since he took office. The Microsoft co-founder hasn't asked Trump to sign "The Giving Pledge," a movement Gates founded that asks billionaires to commit to donating most of their wealth to charity. "We've never had a direct conversation about that," Gates said. "It's always a voluntary thing... Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Robert Plant was famished after kicking off his U.S. tour with the Sensational Space Shifters in Raleigh, North Carolina, but the kitchen was closed when the Led Zeppelin frontman took his backing band to Garland, a top eatery in town. The restaurant's owners showed them a whole lotta love anyway, feeding them free of charge. The News & Observer reports that Plant and his band were welcomed by Garland's owners — James Beard Award-nominated chef Cheetie Kumar and her husband, Paul Siler, who also have a band together. Читать дальше...