Новости за 16.05.2018

SWARTHMORE, Pa. (AP) — The dean of students at Swarthmore College has resigned, weeks after students protested the school's handling of sexual assault claims. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports H. Elizabeth Braun announced her resignation Wednesday in a campus-wide email, saying she plans to launch her own higher education consulting firm. The email made no mention of recent protests by Organizing For Survivors, a campus-based group that advocates for the victims of sexual assault. Students from the... Читать дальше...

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Be CBS’ favorite late-night host during upfronts and practice, practice, practice some killer zingers. The Eye’s 2018-19 upfront presentation to advertisers Wednesday included a special edition of “The Late Show” — err, the “Late Afternoon Show” — with host Stephen Colbert taking the stage to mock his own network’s new obsession with revivals, its messy legal battle with Viacom, and, of course, get in some jabs at his least favorite presidential administration of all time. Читать дальше...

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — The 10 children rescued from a filthy, abusive California home were strangled, punched, shot with crossbows and subjected to waterboarding by their father and their mother did nothing to stop it, prosecutors said. The details of alleged abuse were included in a motion to increase the bail of Ina Rogers, 31, who was charged with nine counts of felony child abuse Wednesday in Solano Superior Court. Rogers did not enter a plea, but has previously denied allegations her children were harmed.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a rally by thousands of teachers in North Carolina (all times local): 4:25 p.m. North Carolina's Democratic governor is telling the thousands of teachers who came to Raleigh demanding higher pay and more education funding that if Republican lawmakers won't support them, they should be voted out of office. Gov. Roy Cooper spoke at Wednesday's "Rally for Respect," put on by the North Carolina Association of Educators. He promoted his budget proposal, which works toward... Читать дальше...

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Two cousins accused of killing together could find themselves pitted against one another in court after one took a plea deal Wednesday and the other rejected one in the gruesome deaths of four young men found buried last summer on a suburban Philadelphia farm. Prosecutors vowed to seek the death penalty against Sean Kratz after the 21-year-old stunned prosecutors, victims' families and even his own lawyer in turning down an offer that would have put him in prison for at least 59 years. Читать дальше...

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania prosecutor says investigators are searching surveillance video and cellphones for clues in the shooting death of a former schoolteacher in her mother's driveway. Authorities say 33-year-old Rachael DelTondo was shot multiple times Sunday in Aliquippa (al-uh-KWIH'-puh), in suburban Pittsburgh. Television station KDKA quoted unidentified investigators as saying they believed the woman knew her attacker and that the killing was likely a "crime of passion." Beaver... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump says she feels "great" after a kidney procedure and expects to return to the White House before long. Her husband is visiting her in the hospital for the third straight day. The first lady's comments on Twitter on Wednesday were her first since she was hospitalized for an embolization on Monday. She tweeted "a sincere thank you to Walter Reed Medical Unit" and to her well-wishers. Mrs. Trump added, "I am feeling great & look forward to getting back home." President... Читать дальше...

Check out the week’s most emotionally reacted-to TV personalities and characters A 76er, Lucy and Wyatt from “Timeless” and an injured doctor had viewers talking passionately on social media over the past seven days. The Wrap has partnered with Canvs, the emotion measurement company, for a weekly look at some of the characters and personalities that have TV viewers the most worked up on social media. The data below covers May 9-15 and is drawn from the most emotionally reacted-to television programs... Читать дальше...

Uber, Facebook and Wells Fargo want you to know they're really, really sorry for missteps they've made in recent months.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the release by Las Vegas police of witness statements and officer reports in the investigation of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history (all times local): 1:20 p.m. Witness accounts of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history include those of a Las Vegas woman wounded in the shoulder made it to a hospital and an Arizona man upset that the lights came on at an outdoor concert when gunfire started and people began falling. The unidentified Glendale, Arizona man says people at the Oct. Читать дальше...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's Legislature on Wednesday sent Gov. Mark Dayton legislation syncing the state's tax code with recent federal tax breaks while modestly cutting Minnesota income tax rates, but it appears destined for Dayton's veto pen. The Senate passed the so-called tax conformity bill on a 34-33 vote, following its passage in the House Tuesday night. But Dayton told reporters he would veto it as soon as Thursday morning, citing the lack of emergency school funding he demanded earlier... Читать дальше...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Republican Gov. Phil Scott and Democratic leaders in the House and the Senate appeared on Wednesday to be headed toward a contentious special session after the governor reconfirmed his plan to veto the budget bill and the property tax bill. Scott on Wednesday discussed his plan for the special session, which would begin May 23. He said he is hopeful that the two sides will be able to iron out an agreement, but he added that he plans to stand firm on his promise to avoid any increase in taxes or fees. Читать дальше...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature offered an amendment that preserves the ability of the state's craft distilleries to serve mixed drinks. The Juneau Empire reports mixers must be nonalcoholic, but the amendment, offered by Democratic State Rep. Adam Wool, nullifies a legal ruling that would have canceled distilleries' cocktails this summer. The legislature also declined to cut serving sizes at Alaska breweries and distilleries. Alaska lawmakers also grandfathered the alcohol licenses of several small roadhouses and motels... Читать дальше...

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — California prosecutors allege 10 children in filthy home were waterboarded, hit with crossbows, BBs, kicked and punched.

ATLANTA (AP) — The rapper T.I. was arrested early Wednesday as he tried to enter his gated community outside Atlanta and was charged with disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and simple assault — but the artist's lawyer called it a wrongful arrest. Henry County Deputy Police Chief Mike Ireland said T.I. was arrested around 4:30 a.m. after he got into an argument with a security guard. Media reports say the Grammy-winning artist, whose real name is Clifford Harris, had lost his key and the guard wouldn't let him into the community. Читать дальше...

The FCC’s long and winding journey towards repealing Obama-era net neutrality rules hit a roadblock on Wednesday, with Senate Democrats gaining critical Republican votes on a resolution against the agency’s decision. It was a tight vote. All 49 Democratic Senators voted in favor of blocking the FCC’s plan, along with John Kennedy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). The Resolution of Disapproval temporarily stops the FCC’s decision — spearheaded by Chairman Ajit Pai, President Trump’s appointee ... Читать дальше...

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner says the state will spend about $3 million to help build a new water source in a western Illinois community where Legionnaires' disease has contributed to the deaths of 13 residents of a state veteran's home. Rauner said Wednesday Illinois will split the cost with the city of Quincy, which currently gets water from the Mississippi River. He says the new well will provide "cleaner and safer" water. Legionnaire's is caused by waterborne bacteria inhaled from vapor. Читать дальше...

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — The parents of 10 children rescued from what California authorities call yearslong abuse are both in jail after their mother was taken into custody Wednesday and her bail set at nearly $500,000 to reflect the seriousness of the charges. Prosecutors charged Ina Rogers, 31, in Solano Superior Court with nine counts of felony child abuse, saying she caused the children to be in a situation likely to produce great bodily injury and death. Rogers did not enter a plea, but has... Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — Police in western France searched Wednesday for a 21-year-old man on a radicalization watch list who escaped from a prison vehicle during a transfer to a hospital. An organization of French labor unions, Workers' Force, said the handcuffed inmate shoved the prison employees accompanying him and got into a car waiting for him in front of the hospital. French media said the prisoner was jailed for theft and not for terror-related offenses. The main newspaper for western France, Ouest-France... Читать дальше...

President Trump’s financial disclosure, released Wednesday, revealed for the first time that he paid more than $100,000 to his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, as reimbursement for payments to a “third-party.” The disclosure, released by the Office of Government Ethics, did not specify the purpose of the payment. However, Cohen has paid $130,000 to an adult film actress, Stephanie Clifford, who has claimed she had an affair with Trump. Cohen has said he made the payments to keep the actress... Читать дальше...

The first full season for widespread legalized betting on baseball will come on the anniversary of the 1919 Black Sox scandal. How appropriate. We’ll read stories and watch documentaries on Joe Jackson and seven others who got lifetime bans for their parts in fixing the 1919 World Series, and we’ll celebrate them because that’s what we do with villains for whom we have a soft spot. But Shoeless Joe and the other Black Sox won’t suddenly become eight men in... Читать дальше...

“Avengers: Infinity War” is hauling in box office records the way Thanos hauls in Infinity Stones. On Wednesday, after just over three weeks in theaters worldwide, the Marvel crossover film will pass the $1.67 billion global theatrical run of “Jurassic World,” making it the fourth-highest grossing movie of all time (without inflation adjustment) to become the biggest summer blockbuster in box office history. On Tuesday, “Avengers” added just under $27 million to its global total, with half of that revenue coming from China... Читать дальше...

The Oakland City Council next month will reconsider a controversial proposal to give city funds to several private job-training organizations. The proposed ordinance, authored by City Councilwoman Desley Brooks, would take a percentage of various public funds and give the money to several groups that provide vocational training to Oakland residents. Last week, City Attorney Barbara Parker said some of the funding sources the Brooks proposal identified — such as specific bond measures ... Читать дальше...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The international chemical weapons watchdog said Wednesday that chlorine was likely used as a weapon in the Syrian town of Saraqeb in early February, the latest report of poison gas being unleashed in Syria’s civil war. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons released details of a report into the chlorine use, but did not say which side in the fighting used it. The OPCW is not mandated to apportion blame for the attack. The... Читать дальше...

The women who accused former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State team doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2018 ESPYS, ESPN announced on Wednesday. “We are honored to recognize the courage of these women at the 2018 ESPYS, to acknowledge the power of their voices, and to shine a very well-deserved spotlight on what speaking up, fighting back, and demanding accountability can accomplish,” Alison Overholt, vice president and editor in chief, ESPN the Magazine... Читать дальше...