Новости за 30.05.2018

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former prosecutor and Louisiana Supreme Court staffer will be the first black executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana. The New Orleans Advocate reports 36-year-old Alanah Odoms Hebert starts Monday, succeeding the retired Marjorie Esman. In the wake of the organization's successful legislative push for criminal justice reform last year, Hebert says she hopes to continue to tackle Louisiana's status as a top incarcerator and expand the group's focus on issues like gay rights. Читать дальше...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A nonprofit that tracks pollution in America's largest estuary says the health of Chesapeake Bay is improving, but huge challenges remain. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has released a midpoint assessment of a federal plan to curb pollution flowing into the watershed by 2025. States are required to cut phosphorous, nitrogen and sediment from treated wastewater as well as runoff from farms and cities. The good news in Wednesday's report is that the bay's oxygen dead zone is shrinking. Читать дальше...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who repeatedly stabbed a woman in an Atlantic City casino parking garage and locked her in his car before she escaped from the moving vehicle last year has pleaded guilty to attempted murder. David Legette entered his plea Tuesday as part of a deal with Atlantic County prosecutors. The 54-year-old Bristol Township man faces a 16-year state prison term when he's sentenced July 20. Authorities say the victim had an active restraining order against Legette when the attack occurred July 2. Читать дальше...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services has responded to the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska's public-records request on its execution team's training as the state moves toward its first execution in years. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the department's records show the execution team trained on five dates for a total of more than 10 hours since January 2017. Prisons spokeswoman Dawn-Renee Smith says the department is in compliance with the training protocol. Читать дальше...

FRÁNCFORT, Alemania (AP) — El zoológico de Fráncfort está presumiendo sus primeros cachorros de león en 15 años, que además son trillizos. La madre, Zarina, de seis años de edad, tuvo los tres leoncitos el 14 de abril, pero fue mantenida fuera de la vista pública hasta ahora. El miércoles se le vio atenta a sus retoños mientras daban los primeros pasos en el recinto de leones del zoológico. El padre, Kumar, de 12 años, fue separado de Zarina y los cachorros hasta que los cuidadores se aseguren de que la madre tolerará su presencia. Читать дальше...

TLC has renewed its “Trading Spaces” revival for another season, which will be No. 2 of this new version and Season 10 overall. Production is slated to begin this summer. The series will return to TLC in early 2019 with more episodes than the eight this current run got, though the final number has yet to be determined. “The response to the revival of ‘Trading Spaces,’ from longtime devotees to newfound superfans alike, has been seismic, and we are proud to continue the celebration in 2019,” said Howard Lee... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More than 30,000 people crowded to Zion National Park in a single day over Memorial Day weekend as the iconic red-rock landscape at the already crowded park grows ever more popular. The Deseret News reports that some visitors waited an hour and a half to ride the shuttle in the popular park. Visitation Zion has spiked by 60 percent increase over the last decade, and most people crowd to Zion Canyon, a 6-mile corridor along the Virgin River. Arches and Canyonlands also drew big holiday-weekend crowds. Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man serving a life sentence for a 2007 murder has pleaded guilty to three earlier murders in Los Angeles County. Prosecutors say 46-year-old Gilton Pitre entered pleas Tuesday to three counts of first-degree murder and admitted special-circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder with a prior conviction. He'll be sentenced Aug. 29 and faces a life term without possibility of parole. Prosecutors say Pitre murdered Maribel Medina in early 2004 and Irma Barboza later that year. Читать дальше...

MARION, N.C. (AP) — Mudslides triggered by the soggy remnants of Alberto forced evacuations below a dam early Wednesday and closed a highway in western North Carolina as the center of the storm lashed the nation's midsection hundreds of miles away. About 2,000 people were evacuated for several hours after emergency managers said the Lake Tahoma dam was in danger of "imminent failure." Heavy rain triggered landslides at the dam and along Interstate 40, which was closed near Asheville. Engineers inspected... Читать дальше...

Charlie Sheen has bid “Roseanne” farewell and touted a reboot for his old show, “Two and a Half Men.” “Adios Roseanne! Good riddance,” Sheen tweeted on Tuesday along with the hashtag #CharlieHarperReturns. “Hashtag NOT Winning. The runway is now clear for OUR reboot.” ABC canceled “Roseanne” early Tuesday after Barr suggested that former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett is a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the “Planet of the Apes.” See Video: Charlie Sheen's '9/11' Movie Trailer Blasted as... Читать дальше...

Walmart, the nation’s largest employer with some 2.3 million people, will offer its workers free college tuition at a trio of schools, including for online coursework. Employees can enroll for $1 a day at the University of Florida, Bellevue University in Nebraska or Brandman University in Irvine, Calif., with Walmart promising to add more nonprofit schools. Walmart is administering the program through Guild Education, a Colorado startup that has additional partnerships with the University of Denver and Wilmington University in Delaware. Читать дальше...

The makers of Ambien don’t want users to be worried about becoming racist, just because Roseanne Barr used their product as an excuse for her tweet about Valerie Jarrett on Tuesday. “People of all races, religions and nationalities work at Sanofi every day to improve the lives of people around the world,” the pharmaceutical company said in a statement to TheWrap Wednesday. While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication.” Late Tuesday... Читать дальше...

Roseanne’s attempt at blaming Ambien for her racially-charged tweet did not go over well, with many people failing to find the link between the sleep-aid drug and her comments about former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett. “Ambien has quite a few side effects but racism isn’t one of them. Even if Roseanne wanted to claim she had an Ambien blackout and was sleep tweeting, that racism had to come from somewhere deep within,” wrote surgeon Eugene Gu, MD on Twitter. Ambien has quite a few side effects but racism isn’t one of them. Читать дальше...

Clear your schedule, John Goodman — “Roseanne” isn’t over for you. ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel made some cracks Tuesday at the expense of his employer, which earlier had canceled the highest-rated show on television after star Roseanne Barr tweeted her latest malarky. “We don’t have that much on this network,” Kimmel said. “We’re hoping the NBA Finals go 11 games this year.” Also Read: Roseanne Trashes Former Cast Members: 'You Throw Me Under the Bus' “We’re still airing ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos,'” he added. Читать дальше...

GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have opened an investigation after a Washington man nearly crashed his motorcycle after he drove through fishing line tied across a road. Alex Teston says he received a minor cut to his neck after driving in Graham southeast of Tacoma on Friday night. Teston says the line over the road jerked him back on his motorcycle but he was able to maintain control. He later discovered a horizontal cut on his neck where the line connected. Teston reported the incident to authorities Tuesday. Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A statewide committee says Ohio needs an office that works to protect and bring new jobs to its U.S. military sites. The group says Ohio is behind other states that already have set up offices that lobby for its military bases. The state task force appointed last year says Ohio has more than 110,000 military-related jobs with an estimated payroll of $5 billion. The group says Ohio needs to be ready in case Congress revisits shrinking or realigning military operations around the country. Читать дальше...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — One of the most powerful state lawmakers in Minnesota is leaving the Legislature. Republican House Majority Leader Joyce Peppin announced Wednesday she would retire to take a private sector job. Peppin is a seven-term lawmaker from Rogers who had served as House Majority Leader since 2015. Peppin says she never considered the Legislature a full-time career and is ready to return to the private sector. She is taking a job as Director of Government Affairs and General Counsel for the Minnesota Rural Electric Association. Читать дальше...

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Waterloo officials have chosen a kombucha tea company over a brewery and bicycle business as the new occupant for a downtown development. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that City Council members unanimously voted Tuesday to approve a seven-year lease with Verve Kombucha. The company will operate a bistro and brewery for the fermented tea product in the RiverLoop Public Market Building. The lease agreement says Verve will receive free rent for one year while it renovates the building. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — On college campuses and in workplaces, gender-neutral pronouns are more than just a new wave of political correctness. They're the focus of debate that stretches back hundreds of years. University of Illinois language historian Dennis Baron says early pronoun scrappers were usually more concerned with grammatical correctness over a keen commitment to inclusivity in avoiding the generic "he" and singular "they" as a replacement. In 1884, the invented pronoun "thon" was publicized by the coiner... Читать дальше...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont lawmakers are trying to avoid a government shutdown as negotiations continue with Republican Gov. Phil Scott over property taxes. A House panel voted Tuesday on a budget that would fund the state for the next year. The bill is very similar to one passed earlier this year, but it would not touch the one-time money that spurred disagreement. Democratic leaders said the proposal would allow them to continue negotiating over property taxes while ensuring there would not be a government shutdown. Читать дальше...

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The Latest on an Indiana middle school where a shooting took place last week (all times local): 10 a.m. Students are streaming back into a suburban Indianapolis middle school five days after officials say a male student shot and wounded a 13-year-old classmate and a teacher who's credited with disarming the assailant. Scores of cars and more than a dozen buses dropped children off Wednesday morning at Noblesville West Middle School, where classes were resuming two hours later than usual. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — New guidelines recommend that U.S. adults begin colon cancer screenings earlier, at age 45 instead of 50. The new advice was issued by the American Cancer Society on Wednesday. The lower age puts the cancer group out sync with recommendations from an influential government advisory group, which says screenings should start at 50. Cancer society officials acknowledge the shift to 45 could cause confusion but felt strongly that they needed to act now. The group was influenced by its study... Читать дальше...

MoviePass’ parent company, Helios & Matheson, announced on Wednesday that it has  an exclusive option to buy the film library and production slate of Emmett Furla Oasis Films, the production house behind 2013’s “Lone Survivor” and the upcoming John Travolta film “Gotti.” Helios & Matheson plans to use EFO Films to launch its own production wing, MoviePass Films. Helios would have a 51 percent ownership stake in MoviePass Films, with EFO maintaining 49 percent. Helios plans to use the studio... Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — Ahmed Elgwahry stood outside Grenfell Tower with a phone to his ear and listened as his mother and sister died in the inferno that swept through the west London high-rise nearly a year ago. Elgwahry had raced across town after his sister Mariem, 27, called to tell him about the fire. But as soon as he arrived at the tower he knew that running inside would be suicide, so he called back and kept the line open, trying to comfort Mariem and their mother, Eslah, 64. "She started fading away from me rather rapidly... Читать дальше...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Fire official tells news outlets about a dozen people getting medical attention after explosion at Kentucky UPS hub.