Новости за 05.07.2018

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on Mexico's president-elect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (all times local): 3 p.m. Mexico's president-elect says he is considering getting some sort of personal security after receiving a lot of advice on his habit of driving around in a sedan with no bodyguards, raising fears for his safety. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador tells a news conference that he is "analyzing it" after many politicians including one of his top Cabinet picks said he should get protection. Lopez... Читать дальше...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana will receive the federal funding needed to finance a flood-control project in the Baton Rouge region that has been on the drawing board for three decades. Republican U.S. Rep. Garret Graves announced Thursday that nearly $1.4 billion in new federal funding for flood and hurricane protection projects includes $343 million for the Comite River Diversion Canal. Combined with prior federal financing, Graves says the project has enough money for construction. The 12-mile... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — An activist behind a second lawsuit alleging Seattle city officials broke the state's open-meetings law when they repealed a head tax on businesses has proposed his own settlement offer to the city. The Seattle Times reports perpetual public-records litigant Arthur West quietly filed his lawsuit against the city June 14 — the same day that Seattle-based attorney James Egan sued the city over the same issue. City Attorney Pete Holmes' office said it wasn't aware of the suit until receiving... Читать дальше...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Department of Education has released test results for the ACT Aspire and ACT exams, which largely show students demonstrating small growth or holding steady in English language arts and STEM. The department said the ACT Aspire results, which were released on Monday, show that compared to 2017, the percent of Arkansas students in grades 3 through 10 "at or above ready" in English and reading either held steady or increased for all grades except 6, 9, and 10. Students... Читать дальше...

LANGHORNE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania township with more money than it anticipated from increased property tax collection has decided to give the dividends to residents. Middletown Township in Langhorne sent 14,361 checks for $68 each to all owners of properties with structures on them. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports efforts to keep town expenses down while increasing delinquent-tax collection led to more money than anticipated in the general fund. The township board of supervisors decided to divide... Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — An erratic wildfire charging through extremely dry land in a community near the Colorado ski town of Aspen destroyed three homes and forced people to flee in the middle of the night, authorities said Thursday. It is one of more than 60 large blazes burning across the U.S., mostly in parts of the drought-stricken West where whipping winds and increasing heat have made it easy for flames to spread. Fires exploded across land in the Southwest that is gripped by severe drought and in an... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty on a busy Fourth of July in what prosecutors called a "dangerous stunt" pleaded not guilty Thursday to misdemeanor trespassing and disorderly conduct A federal judge released Therese Okoumou without bail after her court appearance. Court papers also charged Okoumou with resisting arrest by refusing to leave her perch by the bottom of the statue's robes, about 100 feet (30 meters) above ground. Police were forced to scale the statue to pull her down. Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a ruling by a U.S. judge in a lawsuit by the Trump administration against California over state sanctuary laws (all times local): 12:45 p.m. A U.S. judge in Sacramento who refused to block two California sanctuary laws and barred another from being enforced says he reached the decision without any concern for its political consequences. U.S. District Judge John Mendez said in his ruling dated July 4 that there is no place for politics in the country's judicial... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — In a story July 4, The Associated Press reported that Arizona Public Service Co. anticipates utility bills will rise 6 to 14 percent under a proposed ballot measure. That estimate is on a per year basis. A new version is below: ___ Renewable energy push in sunny Arizona draws political fight A push to mandate increased use of renewable energy in sun-drenched Arizona has been met with fierce opposition from the state's largest utility PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's largest utility is fiercely... Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s attorney general told the state Supreme Court on Thursday he supports a request by news organizations that the court order the release of an extensive report into child sexual abuse and attempts to cover it up in several of the state’s Roman Catholic dioceses. Attorney General Josh Shapiro also said in the court filing that his office opposes requests by unnamed parties to present their own evidence, question witnesses and rewrite the grand jury report... Читать дальше...

Nicholas Bade showed up at an Air Force recruiting office on an icy morning in January, determined to be one of the first transgender individuals to enlist in the military. He was in top shape and had earned two martial arts black belts. He had already aced the military aptitude test and organized the stack of medical records required to show he was stable and healthy enough to serve. So he expected to be called for basic training in a month, maybe two at the most. Six months later, he’s still waiting. Читать дальше...

ROME (AP) — Italy's interior minister on Thursday called for the end of the international arms embargo on Libya, saying weapons and migrant traffickers disregard it anyway. Matteo Salvini made the appeal at a news conference in Rome with a deputy prime minister of the U.N. -backed Libyan government in Tripoli, Ahmed Maiteeg. The minister added that he'll lobby fellow EU countries to adopt his position that Libya needs aid when he meets fellow interior ministers next week in Austria. Salvini, who leads the anti-migrant League party... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a woman who climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty (all times local): 3:30 p.m. A woman who climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor trespassing and disorderly conduct. Therese Okoumou appeared Thursday before a federal judge in New York who granted her release without bail. Her attorney did not immediately respond to a comment request. The National Park Service evacuated more than 4,000 visitors off Liberty Island as a precaution. Читать дальше...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Canadian energy company is the latest to sue the shipping company whose tugboat anchor allegedly dented an aging oil and gas pipeline in Michigan earlier this year. Enbridge Energy's lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Michigan's Western District is the third against VanEnkevort Tug and Barge Inc., MLive reported . American Transmission Company, which owns two power cables that were severed during the incident, also filed suit against VanEnkevort on Tuesday. Enbridge... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Fox News executive Bill Shine is officially joining the White House. Shine, the former co-president of President Donald Trump's preferred television channel, will be deputy chief of staff for communications. His expected hiring was reported last week. The White House said Thursday that Shine "brings over two decades of television programming, communications, and management experience to the role." His hiring comes as Trump is increasingly putting his stamp on the West Wing... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Activists are planning a weekend march to call for Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill to resign amid allegations that he inappropriately touched a state lawmaker and three other women. Organizers say in a Facebook post that Saturday's march will begin at the Indiana Statehouse. Their post says legislative leaders should have been transparent about their investigation into Hill and says that "Politically powerful men are protecting Attorney General Hill." An internal legislative... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police have broken up an encampment outside an immigration office in Philadelphia, where dozens of protesters have taken over sidewalks to decry the separation of immigrant children from parents who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. Thursday was the fourth day protesters had camped out in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices. Earlier Thursday, the protests appeared to be peaceful and police told WPVI-TV they were there to protect people's right to protest... Читать дальше...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council is strongly backing efforts by U.N. Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to start new peace talks between Yemen's warring parties. The council reaffirmed that "a political solution remains the only way to end the conflict" in a statement following a closed-door video briefing Thursday by Griffiths. Council members said they "encouraged all parties to engage constructively with his efforts to take forward a political solution." A Saudi-led coalition allied with... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The national Kappa Sigma fraternity has terminated its University of Wisconsin-Madison chapter's charter after people pushed a television off the chapter's balcony and nearly hit a woman. Police believe the incident took place sometime this past weekend. Instagram videos show people pushing a cathode-ray television set off Kappa Sigma's Madison fraternity house's balcony while a crowd looks on from the ground. The television plunges to earth and barely misses a woman walking beneath it. Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A last-minute candidacy has the potential to dilute Republican votes this fall for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat and boost chances for the Democrats to expand their majority on the court. Raleigh attorney Chris Anglin filed on the last available day last week as a registered Republican to run for the seat held by another Republican, Associate Justice Barbara Jackson, who is seeking re-election. Civil rights lawyer Anita Earls is running as a Democrat. The... Читать дальше...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (AP) — Army officials say the body of a missing Marine who drowned near Fort Leonard Wood has been recovered. Fort Leonard Wood officials said in a news release the body was recovered from the Big Piney River early Thursday by military and Missouri Highway Patrol personnel. The man has not been identified pending notification of relatives. Officials say the Marine was swept away by the river's current Wednesday afternoon. He was assigned to the Marine Corps Detachment on Fort Leonard Wood.

NEW YORK (AP) — If you've been hot lately, you're not alone. Record high temperatures have been logged over the past week in the U.S. and around the world. Here's a quick look at the heat. WHAT'S GOING ON? For the week through Tuesday, 227 U.S. records were broken for highest temperature for particular days, and another 157 were tied, federal statistics show. There was also a lack of cooling overnight, with 451 records broken for warmest minimum temperatures for particular days, and another 421 tied. Читать дальше...

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota authorities are investigating after a driver failed to stop for police and hit another vehicle, leaving five people dead. The Highway Patrol says a 12-year-old girl was also hurt in the crash about 1:20 a.m. Wednesday near Yankton, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southwest of Sioux Falls. A Yankton officer tried to stop an Acura on the highway when its headlights shut off and it crossed into oncoming lanes, hitting a Nissan. Yankton interim chief John Harris says one officer attempted the stop. Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a ruling by a U.S. judge in a lawsuit by the Trump administration against California over state sanctuary laws (all times local): 12:15 p.m. Immigrant rights groups are claiming victory after a U.S. judge in Sacramento refused the Trump administration's request to block two California sanctuary laws. The judge put another law on hold. The ICE Out of CA coalition said in a statement that Thursday's ruling was a defeat for President Donald Trump's agenda. The coalition is made up of immigrant... Читать дальше...

Airline seats will not be getting roomier any time soon. A year after a federal appeals court ordered the Federal Aviation Administration to examine the impact of shrinking airline seats on safety procedures, the agency has reached a conclusion: There is no impact, and we're not going to regulate airline seating.