Новости за 22.02.2018

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors who took less than 15 minutes to convict a Florida man last week of abducting, raping and killing an 8-year-old girl have now decided he should be executed. The Jacksonville jury voted unanimously Thursday after about two hours of discussion that 62-year-old Donald Smith should receive the death penalty. If just one of the 12 jurors had voted against execution, Smith would have instead faced life in prison. During a two-day sentencing phase, experts testified that... Читать дальше...

Canadian hockey player Jocelyne Larocque angrily yanked off her silver medal moments after it was placed around her neck following Thursday's nail-biting Olympic women's hockey final. That reportedly didn't fly with the International Ice Hockey Federation.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ousted Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Tim Burns is endorsing Rebecca Dallet in the general election over the conservative candidate Michael Screnock. Both Burns and Dallet had competed for liberal voters but Dallet defeated him in Tuesday's primary. Screnock got the most votes and both he and Dallet will face off on April 3. Burns on Thursday sent an email to his supporters urging them to support Dallet and donate to her campaign to defeat Screnock. He notes that as an attorney Screnock defended Gov. Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bill legalizing Sunday carryout alcohol sales in Indiana is on its way to the governor and could take effect soon. The state Senate voted 38-10 Thursday without any debate to give final legislative approval to repealing the Sunday alcohol sales ban that's been in place since the Prohibition era nearly a century ago. Gov. Eric Holcomb said earlier Thursday that he "won't let too many Sundays pass" before signing the bill. "There's a pen on my desk," the Republican said. "We're waiting for the process to take its course. Читать дальше...

The 26th annual Noise Pop Music and Arts Festival kicked off Monday, Feb. 19, taking over spaces in San Francisco, Oakland and — for the first time — San Jose, Santa Cruz and Sacramento to bring music lovers access to more than 150 eclectic acts. Here is who we’ve seen so far. Check back for more updates from the week-long fest, which ends Sunday, Feb. 25, and let us know who you’ve watched. Doug Martsch Swedish American Hall, Wednesday, Feb.

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — The man who hurled a bomb into the U.S. Embassy compound in Montenegro's capital, and then killed himself, was an ex-soldier apparently decorated by former Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic after NATO's bombing of Serbia and Montenegro in 1999, authorities said Thursday. A police official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, said the man was 43-year-old Dalibor Jaukovic, who was identified by a close relative. At a news conference... Читать дальше...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on a snowstorm moving across northern Nevada (all times local, PST): 12:50 p.m. Multiple crashes in a snowstorm in northeast Nevada have shut down the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in a tunnel near Elko about 120 miles (190 kilometers) west of the Utah line. The Elko Daily Free Press reports the westbound lanes through the Carlin Tunnels west of Elko were closed shortly before noon Thursday. Initial reports indicated one accident involved four vehicles and another two vehicles. Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — As the 50th anniversary of her father's assassination approaches, the daughter of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. said Thursday that limiting access to guns is long overdue. The Rev. Bernice King, speaking at The King Center in Atlanta, offered condolences to the families of the 17 people fatally shot Feb. 14 at a Florida high school and commended survivors for their activism to change gun laws. She said she hopes people can "look toward solutions as these young people are forcing us to have the conversations... Читать дальше...

MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts officials say a school principal has been placed on leave after no one reported the discovery of a gun ammunition magazine at the school for weeks. Medford Mayor Stephanie Burke announced Thursday that McGlynn Middle School Principal Jake Edwards was placed on paid administrative leave. Officials say a cleaning crew found a magazine containing several bullets in the school auditorium Dec. 29. A custodian locked it up in Edwards' office. Officials say Edwards may... Читать дальше...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on students accused of making threats against Colorado schools (all times local): 1:50 p.m. A total of five students from Grand Junction are now accused of making some kind of threat after the Florida school shooting. Police say that a 13-year-old boy was arrested Thursday after making statements about carrying out a school shooting. The student at East Middle School was cited with a misdemeanor of interfering with staff or students. The arrest came a day after... Читать дальше...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the deadly Florida school shooting (all times local): 3:45 p.m. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says a visit to a Florida high school where 17 people were fatally shot has prompted him to change his stance on large capacity magazines. Rubio visited Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school and a few days later met with its teachers. He said he was told that several people were able to escape because 19-year-old suspect Nikolas Cruz stopped and reloaded the rifle he used during the Feb. Читать дальше...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal authorities say a retired county school superintendent in West Virginia has been charged with fraud and theft, accused of taking computers bought by the Logan County Board of Education and using public funds to decorate and supply her son's 2015 wedding. An indictment Thursday accuses 68-year-old Phyllis Doty of Logan of stealing at least 20 Apple iPods and iPads worth more than $12,000 between 2011 and 2015 and selling them on eBay or giving them as gifts. She retired... Читать дальше...

“Game Night” is not trying to be an important social document or a work of art. There’s nothing here designed to create a sense of awe or win awards or be remembered more than a year from now. It’s not a movie that will make you tired, but lack of ambition can sometimes be a strength. This is a comedy-thriller made simply to please in the moment, and it does, for almost every minute of its 100-minute running time. The movie achieves, in a seemingly offhand way, a balance between... Читать дальше...

Joss Whedon has stepped down as director of Warner Bros. and DC upcoming “Batgirl,” an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap. “Batgirl is such an exciting project, and Warners/DC such collaborative and supportive partners, that it took me months to realize I really didn’t have a story,” Whedon told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement. Whedon added, “I’m grateful to Geoff and Toby and everyone who was so welcoming when I arrived, and so understanding when I… uh, is there a sexier... Читать дальше...

A woman is being credited for her quick thinking after stopping the attempted kidnapping of a 12-year-old girl in Southern California, police said.

One student was teased about being a "brown, bald lesbian." Another was the target of conspiracy theorists who claimed he was really an actor. When a group of teens posed for a photo, they were accused of lapping up attention from the cameras and "partying like rock stars." Just days after watching their classmates die, survivors of the Florida school shooting came under a different kind of assault, this time from online trolls who threatened the students as they seek tighter gun laws. In the face of such attacks... Читать дальше...

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a 35-year-old woman is competent to stand trial in the death of a Wichita woman and the kidnapping of the woman's newborn child. A judge on Thursday ordered that 35-year-old Yesenia Sesmas stand trial March 26 on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, aggravated interference with parental custody and other counts. Prosecutors allege Sesmas fatally shot 27-year-old Laura Abarca of Wichita in November 2017 and abducted Abarca's 6-day-old daughter. She... Читать дальше...

A stolen bag of money brings all sorts of riffraff into the open in a small industrial town in China in Liu Jian’s “Have a Nice Day,” a bleak, at times fascinating but strangely inert Chinese animated film. In a style that reminds one of Japanese anime, Liu favors clean, spare visuals with muted colors. It’s an effective look, but Liu’s scattershot script doesn’t match his visual ambition. Xiao Zhang, a driver for a crime lord, steals a bag of money from his boss... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading liberal policy group is raising the ante in the health care debate with a new plan that builds on Medicare to guarantee coverage for all. Called "Medicare Extra for All," the proposal Thursday from the Center for American Progress, or CAP, gives politically energized Democrats more options to fulfill a long-sought goal. In a nod to political pragmatism, the plan would preserve roles for employer coverage and for the health insurance industry. Employers and individuals would have a choice of joining Medicare Extra... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: 5-5-7 (five, five, seven)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California state senator accused of sexual misconduct resigned Thursday just ahead of a possible vote to expel him, delivering a scathing resignation letter that called the investigation process a farce. Democratic Sen. Tony Mendoza of the Los Angeles area said he may still run for the seat this fall, putting his party in an uncomfortable spot. His resignation letter takes aim at the leader of the Senate, a fellow Democrat and Mendoza's former roommate in Sacramento who was leading the effort to expel him. Читать дальше...

BLADENSBURG, Md. (AP) — A man has been injured in a police-involved shooting in Maryland after he allegedly repeatedly punched an officer in the face. The man was taken to a hospital with two gunshot wounds following the incident in Bladensburg Thursday morning. His condition was not immediately known. The Washington Post reports that police said an officer stopped the man outside a liquor store because he appeared to be a "suspicious person." Capt. Billy Sullivan, deputy chief of the Edmonston Police Department, said the man started fighting. Читать дальше...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors have charged an eastern Idaho man with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the wake of a boating accident last year that left two Utah residents dead. The Post Register newspaper reports 63 -year-old Michael Kingston of Idaho Falls is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on March 7. Prosecutors say he negligently operated a boat on Ririe Reservoir on Aug. 21, 2017. An attorney for Kingston could not be immediately reached. According to court records, Bonneville... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The city of North Las Vegas is planning to file a lawsuit against pharmaceutical drug companies to recoup the city's costs of dealing with the effects of opioid addiction. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the city council on Wednesday hired the Las Vegas law firm Eglet Prince to file the suit, aiming to recover the money spent on the opioid crisis through law enforcement, medical treatment and social services. Attorney Robert Eglet says Lyon County in western Nevada is considering joining the suit... Читать дальше...