Новости за 11.04.2018

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A man was arrested after an alleged threat in St. Cloud that included references to a bomb and City Hall. No explosive devices were found and authorities say there is no threat to public safety. Police say they learned of the threats Wednesday morning and searched City Hall. The suspect's bag was found, but it contained only personal items and no explosives. The man was arrested on the St. Cloud State University campus, and that area was also searched. No suspicious items were found there. Читать дальше...

Edward Von der Porten, a renowned maritime scholar who was an expert on Sir Francis Drake’s 16th century visit to California, died Sunday after complications from surgery in San Francisco. He was 84. Von der Porten was a teacher, an author and a historian, but he was best known as a leading authority on Drake’s Pacific voyage in 1579 and his landing near Point Reyes in Marin County. Drake’s voyage was one of the first European contacts with what is now California. Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump's comments about so-called "sanctuary cities" were scrutinized at a federal appeals court hearing Wednesday to determine whether the president's executive order threatening to cut funding from states and cities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities is legal. Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Sidney Thomas asked what the court was to make of statements by Trump and his administration that the president wants to withhold money from sanctuary cities. Читать дальше...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Independent Mexican presidential candidate Jaime Rodriguez has opened his campaign by refusing any government funding and pledging to go after undecided and unsatisfied voters. Rodriguez said Wednesday that "people are fed up with political parties, and I'm going to take advantage of that." Rodriguez was elected governor of the northern state of Nuevo Leon with a campaign that featured him riding horses. He is known by his nickname, "El Bronco." He was almost kept off the ballot... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are moving to confirm a former coal industry lobbyist as the second highest ranking official at the Environmental Protection Agency. A Senate vote could come Thursday on the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to serve as EPA's deputy administrator. The vote comes amid calls by Democrats and a few Republicans for President Donald Trump to replace EPA chief Scott Pruitt, whose tenure has been threatened by damaging ethics disclosures. If confirmed, Wheeler would be next in line if Pruitt resigns or is fired. Читать дальше...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A judge will decide whether a Nebraska agency violated state law in denying three teens entry into a foster care transition program based on their immigration status. A lawsuit against the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services involves three 19-year-olds from Guatemala who are under federal Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, the Lincoln Journal Star reported . The status means the teens aren't U.S. citizens but are in foster care after being abused, abandoned or neglected. Читать дальше...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An internal watchdog at the U.S. Department of Interior says 16 senior employees reassigned to new duties under the Trump administration viewed their moves as political retribution or punishment for their work on climate change, energy or conservation. However, investigators said they were unable to determine if anything illegal occurred because the agency did not document its rationale for the reassignments. The findings released Wednesday by the agency's Inspector General... Читать дальше...

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the Bill Cosby sexual assault retrial (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Bill Cosby's lawyers are scrutinizing the 2014 police statement of a woman who reported he drugged and molested her as a 17-year-old decades ago. The police report filed by Chelan Lasha (shuh-LAWN' LASH'-uh) lacked many of the details she testified about Wednesday at Cosby's sexual assault retrial. Lasha is one of five additional accusers expected to testify. Lasha says Los Angeles police told... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Facebook's privacy scandal and Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony (all times local): 3:32 p.m. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finished two days of congressional testimony about how his company protects — and does not protect — people's private information. Zuckerberg spent roughly 10 of the past 24.5 hours testifying, beginning on Tuesday with a rare joint Senate committee where he was grilled by 44 lawmakers. On Wednesday, he often returned to the same talking points... Читать дальше...

Laura Ingraham’s mass exodus of advertisers is picking up steam, as IBM quietly pulled its advertising from “The Ingraham Angle.” “IBM no longer advertises on the show you referenced,” a spokesman for the company told TheWrap. The tech company becomes the 23rd sponsor to boycott the show in recent days. Also Read: Blue Apron Drops Laura Ingraham, Says It Was 'Unaware' Ad Aired Monday Night IBM ads were featured three times on Ingraham’s Fox News show between March 19 and March 28, according to... Читать дальше...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man and a woman from Fergus Falls with murder in the death of a 6-year-old boy they were caring for. Forty-year-old Bobbie Christine Bishop and 44-year-old Walter Henry Wynhoff are charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and malicious punishment of a child. The boy was unresponsive when he was brought to a Fergus Falls hospital Monday. Minnesota Public Radio reports an investigator noted the boy's body was covered with sores, cuts and scratches. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Department of Revenue has announced it sent out the personal information of thousands of people who pay child support to private businesses. The Boston Globe reports that private data from approximately 6,100 people who owe child support were sent to the wrong addresses. The department was alerted by several businesses that said they received notices containing individuals' personal information. A department spokeswoman says the mistake was a result... Читать дальше...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Deaths from drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in Indonesia have surpassed 100 this month, police said Wednesday as they vowed a “scorched earth” crackdown on the makers and distributors of black-market liquor. Deputy National Police Chief Muhammad Syafruddin said deaths have been concentrated in populous West Java and Jakarta, the capital, but there were also cases in South Kalimantan and other regions that brought fatalities to more than 100. Indonesian... Читать дальше...

Discovery has promoted Allison Page to lead HGTV and Food Network. The company has also elevated Courtney White to executive vice president — she’ll report to Page. Additionally, Investigation Discovery (ID), American Heroes Channel and Destination America boss Henry Schleiff has added Travel Channel to his portfolio, the combined corporation said on Wednesday. “HGTV and Food Network are passion brands that nourish superfans like no others can, and the creative leaders behind them are a big part... Читать дальше...

Discovery has promoted Allison Page to lead HGTV and Food Network. The company has also elevated Courtney White to executive vice president — she’ll report to Page. Additionally, Henry Schleiff’s division has now absorbed Travel Channel, the combined corporation said on Wednesday. “HGTV and Food Network are passion brands that nourish superfans like no others can, and the creative leaders behind them are a big part of their recipe for success,” said David Zaslav, president and CEO of Discovery, Inc. Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on possible candidates for Congress in House Speaker Paul Ryan's district (all times local): 2:25 p.m. Democrat Randy Bryce says his challenge to Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan is what forced him to retire. Bryce, known by his nickname "Iron Stache," said Wednesday that "the repeal part is done now and we have to work just as hard now with the replace part." Ryan's top political adviser, Kevin Seifert, says it's "laughable" to suggest that Ryan decided against seeking re-election because of Bryce's challenge.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats already enthusiastic about hard-hat-wearing Randy Bryce's challenge of Republican Paul Ryan got a gust of optimism Thursday with the House speaker's decision against seeking re-election. Bryce's "Iron Stache" persona had earned the 53-year-old Army veteran and ironworker the support of national Democratic donors after a cheeky campaign launch in which he offered to trade jobs with Ryan. But Ryan's retirement announcement turns an uphill challenge in a narrowly Republican... Читать дальше...

In a lawsuit filed by a Netflix shareholder, Netflix’s board of directors have been accused of giving top managers undeserved bonuses in order to capitalize on federal tax deductions. The lawsuit, brought by the City of Birmingham Relief and Retirement System against board members including CEO Reed Hastings and CFO David Wells, claims bonuses were paid to managers under the pretense of rewarding good performance, but benchmarks were low enough to essentially make them a guarantee. Under U.S. tax law prior to the cuts passed in December... Читать дальше...

Her friends told her not to get in the car, but the 29-year-old didn't listen. Driving home from a night of drinking at several bars in her hometown of Oceanside, Esteysi "Stacy" Sanchez's impaired judgement caught up to her in a gruesome scene that led to her second-degree murder conviction last week in San Diego Jurors found Sanchez guilty on April 6 of second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say an 80-year-old man who had lost a $5.75 million lawsuit to Kansas City attorney Tom Pickert has been charged in his death. The Kansas City Star reports David Jungerman was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Pickert was found shot to death Oct. 25 on the front porch of his home. It was not immediately clear if Jungerman has an attorney yet. A probable cause affidavit says Jungerman accidentally recorded himself saying he killed Pickert. Читать дальше...

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: 1-8-0 (one, eight, zero)

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' trip to the New Mexico border (all times local): 1 p.m. About three dozen people are protesting the Trump administration's plans for bolstering security along the U.S.-Mexico border as Attorney General Jeff Sessions prepares to address sheriffs from throughout the region. Immigrant rights activists chanted in Spanish and waved signs Wednesday outside the New Mexico hotel where Sessions was scheduled to speak about immigration... Читать дальше...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Four men could be charged with a hate crime after being accused of attacking two men and shouting anti-gay slurs following Miami Beach's gay pride parade. The suspects surrendered to police Tuesday afternoon, after surveillance video captured them punching two men in the face and knocking them to the ground. The beating left the victims with multiple cuts and bruises. One of the men was briefly knocked out, an arrest report said. The victims told investigators they were holding... Читать дальше...

BRUSSELS (AP) — A United Nations war crimes court on Wednesday sentenced a Serbian ultranationalist to ten years in prison, overturning his acquittal over crimes against humanity and other charges during the Balkan wars in the 1990s. Vojislav Seselj, who leads the Serbian Radical Party and is a lawmaker in the Serbian parliament, was acquitted in 2016 of nine war crimes and crimes against humanity charges because of insufficient evidence. Wednesday's sentence centered on a speech Seselj gave in the... Читать дальше...