Новости за 04.05.2018

HAVANA (AP) — Mariela Castro, a Cuban lawmaker and daughter of Communist Party chief Raul Castro, says she will push for gay marriage to be included in a constitutional reform process expected to begin in July. The reform is expected to encompass a wide range of modernizing changes to Cuba's 1976 constitution, which was designed for a Soviet-style command economy. The communist government has been slowly introducing market reforms and trying to encourage more interaction with the global economy.... Читать дальше...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge will consider arguments Friday to prohibit U.S. immigration authorities from separating parents from their children at the border. A lawsuit has been filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a Congolese woman who was separated from her 7-year-old daughter for five months after claiming asylum in California. The mother, identified in court documents as Mrs. L, claimed asylum at San Diego's San Ysidro border crossing on Nov. 1, 2017, and four days later she was separated from her daughter. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration ending special immigration status for Hondurans (all times local): 4:50 p.m. The Honduran government is expressing regret over a U.S. move to end temporary protected status for tens of thousands of the Central American nation's citizens residing in the United States. The foreign relations ministry says in a statement that it is a matter for Washington to decide, but adds that "we deeply lament it." It says returnees will be welcomed "with open... Читать дальше...

Elon Musk's track record for technological feats as chief of SpaceX has turned skeptics into believers in everything from his quest to open space travel to Mars to his desire to build a tunnel for high-speed travel between New York and Washington. As Tesla's CEO, his ambitious vision for electric cars has also earned him a faithful following. But now Wall Street is taking a more practical tone, increasingly questioning whether Musk can turn Tesla profitable as it burns through piles of cash and racks up debt. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday that it is ending special immigration protections for about 57,000 Hondurans, adding them to hundreds of thousands of immigrants from other countries battered by violence and natural disasters who are losing permission to be in the United States. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's widely anticipated decision not to renew temporary protected status for Hondurans means an estimated 428,000 people from several countries face rolling deadlines... Читать дальше...

PAHOA, Hawaii — The Kilauea volcano sent more lava into Hawaii communities Friday, a day after forcing more than 1,500 people to flee from their mountainside homes. Authorities also detected high levels of sulfur gas that could threaten the elderly and people with breathing problems. After a week of earthquakes and warnings, the eruption that began Thursday threw lava into the sky from a crack in a road and sent another line of molten rock snaking through a forest. On Friday, the activity continued... Читать дальше...

DALLAS — President Trump on Friday linked the viability of the Second Amendment to his party’s prospects in the 2018 midterm elections, telling supporters at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention that “we’ve got to get Republicans elected.” Trump struck a tough tone months after he briefly strayed from the NRA’s message in the days after the Parkland, Fla., school shooting. He vowed that the Second Amendment will “never ever be under siege as long as I am your president.”... Читать дальше...

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A former Marine who authorities say preyed on women in an area of Gary, Indiana, known as a hangout for prostitutes and drug users pleaded guilty Friday to killing seven women under a plea deal that will spare him the death penalty. Darren Vann's surprise plea Friday in the killings came after the 47-year-old Gary man's defense team filed a motion Thursday that scheduled Friday's change of plea hearing. The usually combative Vann was largely emotionless during Friday's hearing... Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the annual meeting in Dallas of the National Rifle Association (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Elected officials from Texas have joined President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in speaking to National Rifle Association members at the group's annual meeting. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott told the crowd Friday afternoon that the answer to gun violence is to strengthen gun rights under the Constitution's Second Amendment. He also talked about Stephen Willeford, who... Читать дальше...

In honor of “Star Wars” Day , “Parks and Recreation” alum Ben Schwartz shared a photo on Twitter, revealing that he made a cameo in J.J. Abrams’s “The Force Awakens” as one of the stormtroopers. You can call him “Han-Ralphio” now. “On this beautiful #MayThe4thBeWithYou, I feel like I can finally reveal that I played a Storm Trooper in @starwars The Force Awakens,” Schwarts tweeted today. “It was an incredible honor and years later, I’m still smiling from the experience but please do not tell BB8.”... Читать дальше...

Video games are beginning their takeover of the real world. Across North America this year, companies are turning malls, movie theaters, storefronts and parking garages into neighborhood e-sports arenas. At the same time, content farms are spinning up in Los Angeles, where managers now see gamers as some peculiar new form of famous person to cultivate — half athlete, half influencer. And much of it is powered by the obsession with one game: “Fortnite.” During the past month... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA - Just in time for this story about how young the Braves are, they call up 37-year-old Jose Bautista to play third base. Actually, Joey Bats is the perfect complement to 20-year-old outfielder Ronald Acuña and 21-year-old second baseman Ozzie Albies. The Giants risk getting run over by a thresher over the next three days. The 21-10 Braves are playing out of their minds and lead the National League East by 1½ games after they gutted the Mets by scores of 3-2, 7-0 and 11-0 in New York. Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a six-week abortion ban into law on Friday, marking the strictest abortion regulation in the nation but setting the state up for a lengthy court fight. The Republican governor signed the bill in her formal office at the state Capitol. She acknowledged the new law would likely be challenged in court, but said "this is bigger than just a law." As she signed the bill, protesters gathered outside her office chanted "my body, my choice!" Reynolds hadn't... Читать дальше...

Many of Silicon Valley’s tech moguls, venture capitalists and financiers are still building their empires, and most have decades to go before they have to start worrying about their legacies. But at a gala Thursday night in San Francisco, America’s newly wealthy showed they can raise some serious money to fight poverty in the Bay Area. The nonprofit Tipping Point Community brought in $13.9 million during the evening. In a sign of just how new much of the wealth is... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy has delivered steady if only modest gains for most Americans since the Great Recession ended in 2009. It's been a frustration for many. Yet the very sluggishness of the economic expansion helps explain why it's now the second-longest on record and why more of the country might soon benefit from higher pay. Nearly nine years into the recovery, the job market keeps delivering: The government said Friday that employers added 164,000 jobs in April — the 91st straight month of hiring growth... Читать дальше...

BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a would-be robber was killed and a second suspect escaped after a shooting in a pawn shop in the Salt Lake City-area city of Bountiful. Police Lt. Dave Edwards told reporters a store employee received unspecified minor injuries in a struggle with the dead man shortly after opening the shop about 10 a.m. Friday. Edwards says it wasn't immediately clear if the employee was armed, but at least one of the suspects had a gun. It wasn't immediately known the suspect also fired any shots. Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's economy has surpassed that of the United Kingdom to become the world's fifth largest, according to new federal data made public Friday. California's gross domestic product rose by $127 billion from 2016 to 2017, surpassing $2.7 trillion, the data said. Meanwhile, the UK's economic output slightly shrunk over that time when measured in U.S. dollars, due in part to exchange rate fluctuations. The data demonstrate the sheer immensity of California's economy, home to nearly 40 million people... Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were: 2-5-7 (two, five, seven)

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago woman who reported that her 1-year-old son had been kidnapped but was later accused of killing the boy has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. Lakeshia Baker pleaded guilty Thursday to murder in the April 2013 death of Bryeon Hunter. The boy's body was found by a kayaker on the Des Plaines River a month after he was killed. The badly decomposed remains were identified months later by DNA Prosecutors say the 27-year-old Baker of Maywood beat her son to death with... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island chapter of the Women's March says it separated from the national organization because one of its leaders refuses to denounce anti-Semitic statements made by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Rhode Island organizer Shanna Wells tells the Providence Journal the group split from the Women's March because the organization continues to work with co-president Tamika Mallory. Mallory attended a Nation of Islam event in February where Farrakhan called "powerful Jews" his enemy during a speech. Читать дальше...

MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Weyco Group Inc. (WEYS) on Friday reported first-quarter profit of $3 million. On a per-share basis, the Milwaukee-based company said it had profit of 29 cents. The footwear distributor posted revenue of $69.5 million in the period. Weyco shares have climbed 23 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Friday, shares hit $36.67, a climb of 32 percent in the last 12 months. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap)... Читать дальше...

Rosanne Cash brought her father’s songbook. Ry Cooder brought Luther Perkins’ cream-colored 1955 Fender guitar. They met in the middle of the stage at the SFJazz Center on Thursday night to do something Cash vowed she would never do and may never do again after this weekend. They played an entire concert of songs recorded by Johnny Cash. It was not a greatest-hits show. They did not do “I Walk the Line,” “Folsom Prison Blues” or “A Boy Named Sue.” Rosanne Cash sang mostly the slow stuff ... Читать дальше...

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a flight attendant accused of disrupting a flight from Denver to North Dakota was drunk. Police in Williston, in northwestern North Dakota, say they received a call from airport officials before the Trans State Airlines flight landed Thursday afternoon that an occupant was intoxicated and had a medical condition. Police determined that the person was drunk and forwarded the investigation to the FBI. No further details have been released. A passenger tweeted that one boarding announcement was... Читать дальше...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The interim superintendent of an Alabama school district under state supervision has been selected for the full-time position. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that the Montgomery Public Schools board announced the selection of Ann Roy Moore on Thursday. The announcement followed an executive session in which the scores for the four finalists were tallied and members of the Alabama Education Association participated. The decision is pending approval by the state superintendent. Читать дальше...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — After a year and a half in the job, Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Akin has officially resigned to take a newly created post in Gulf Shores, which recently broke away from the Baldwin County School System. WAAY-TV reports Akin's final day with the Huntsville district will be on May 31. His new job begins June 1. The board of education will have 180 days from that date to find his replacement. An interim superintendent has not yet been named. The board of education... Читать дальше...