Новости за 13.07.2018

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say a 74-year-old former school teacher and principal indicted in New Hampshire on sexual assault charges involving an adult has been arrested in Florida. New Hampshire State Police say Richard Brunt was arrested in Lakeland, Florida, last month, as a fugitive from justice. It wasn't immediately known if he had a lawyer. Police said Brunt is a former teacher and principal in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said he currently doesn't hold an educator's license. Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS — It takes a man with vision, a man like Mark Cuban, to see beyond the seemingly obvious to a place where nothing is certain and danger lurks. At the NBA Summer League, the annual back-slap-athon of the NBA’s coaches and execs, I’m working the sidelines, trying to get a feel for how the league is reacting to the Warriors’ recent shocking acquisition of free-agent center DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins. The knee-jerk public reaction from Warriors’ lovers and haters is clear... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon says Gov. Andrew Cuomo should initiate a corruption probe in the wake of guilty verdicts at a corruption trial. Nixon, a Democrat, spoke outside Manhattan federal court Friday after a jury Thursday convicted a former school president Cuomo had praised as an economic guru and three developers who had contributed to his 2014 re-election campaign. Nixon says Cuomo should direct that corruption in Albany be investigated. She says he should also let his attorney general conduct a probe. Читать дальше...

DIXON, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Commerce Commission won't be issuing a fine in connection to a fatal gas pipeline explosion that killed two men and injured two others in the northern part of the state. M&R Farms workers operating a tiling plow ruptured the high-pressure pipeline on Dec. 5, causing the explosion near Nachusa, about 95 miles (150 kilometers) west of Chicago. The workers were installing drainage tile. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The long-awaited questioning of the FBI agent at the heart of the 2016 election probe was always expected to be one for the history books. But Congress outdid itself. After 10 hours of finger-pointing, F-bomb reading and in-your-face testimony between special agent Peter Strzok and a joint panel of 70 lawmakers, one outcome is certain — the partisan divide over the investigation of Russian interference in the election of President Donald Trump remains precipitously deep, with no political bridge in sight. Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Delaware mother found dead this week with her family is being remembered for her dedication to seeking a cure for a genetic condition that affected her oldest son. The Williams Syndrome Association is meeting this week in Baltimore, but The News Journal reports that leaders were shocked to learn that they wouldn't be seeing Julie Edwards there. Executive Director Terry Monkaba says a moment of remembrance for the family is planned as the conference closes. Delaware State Police... Читать дальше...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico child welfare workers are being trained on how to spot signs of child prostitution after the arrest of two Albuquerque parents suspected of prostituting their 7-year-old daughter. A subsequent review of the case found 25 prior referrals about the girl and her family dating back to 2004, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported Thursday. New Mexico Children Youth and Families Secretary Monique Jacobson said this week that the review prompted recommendations for employee discipline and policy changes. Читать дальше...

PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — A police cadet is being credited with rescuing two young girls from a river in Port Huron. The Times Herald of Port Huron reports Friday that Joseph Holzberger was working a fireworks detail Thursday night when he heard calls for help from the St. Clair River. Port Huron police said in a statement that the girls -- ages 9 and 13 -- had been on a sandbar but were being swept into deeper water by the river's current when Holzberger swam out and pulled them to safety. Читать дальше...

OREGON, Ill. (AP) — Efforts to restore a 107-year-old statue in northern Illinois have received financial backing this summer from the state and a local business. Heavy-duty trailer manufacturing company E.D. Etnyre & Co. donated $100,000 this week for the Eternal Indian statue, colloquially known as Black Hawk, the Rockford Register Star reported. The project in Oregon, Illinois involves recreating the statue's original mix of concrete and red granite to keep it standing for many more years. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wrapped up another solid week Friday as industrial and energy companies ticked higher, but corporate earnings got off to a sluggish start as reports from several major U.S. banks failed to excite investors. Indexes wobbled in morning trading, but rising oil prices helped energy companies, and defense contractors and machinery makers also rose. Consumer-focused companies like Amazon set record highs. Wells Fargo skidded after reporting a drop in earnings as fallout continued from its phony accounts scandal. Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A unique memorial service set for 5-year-old Garrett Matthias of central Iowa is matched only by the one-of-a-kind obituary the preschooler had a hand in authoring and that is now garnering national attention. Garrett, of Van Meter, died July 6 of a rare cancer that attacked his temporal bone and cranial nerve. His obituary mentions the painful treatments he endured, but it's his funny take on life and death that's getting noticed. It notes his likes: Playing with his sister, his blue bunny, thrash metal music. Читать дальше...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina guard Jalek Felton will play professionally in Slovenia this upcoming season. The Petrol Olimpija team announced Friday that it has signed Felton. Felton withdrew from UNC as a freshman after being suspended at midseason by the university for an unspecified reason. Felton's attorney Kerry Sutton has declined to discuss case details. Felton was expected to transfer to another college, but Sutton told The Associated Press on Friday that Felton "needed... Читать дальше...

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The deadliest attacks in Pakistan's troubled election campaign killed at least 132 people, including a candidate, on Friday just before the arrest of disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif upon his return to the country. In the southwestern province of Baluchistan, a suicide bomber killed 128 people, including a politician running for a provincial legislature. Four others died in a strike in Pakistan's northwest, spreading panic in the country. The attacks came hours... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania's Attorney General is looking into allegations that Temple University's business school provided false data to boost the rankings of its online program. Attorney General Josh Shapiro says he has asked the Bureau of Consumer Protection to examine the case, including Temple's business and marketing practices. He says he sent a letter Friday to the university's president to expect a detailed demand for answers. Shapiro says his job is to ensure students receive "the... Читать дальше...

A serial sexual assault suspect who preyed on San Francisco women by posing as a driver for a ride-hailing service was nabbed following a months-long police investigation, officials announced Friday. Orlando Vilchez Lazo, 37, was booked Thursday in San Francisco Jail on suspicion of four felony counts each of rape by force, rape by use of drugs, kidnapping, assault, assault with intent to commit rape, assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, battery, battery with serious bodily injury... Читать дальше...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats running for Kansas governor are falling in line with the national gun-control movement stirring the party's liberal base. And they're doing it even if it means disavowing a loosening of gun laws in recent years that had played well in their gun-friendly state. The top three Democratic contenders ahead of the Aug. 7 primary agree that Kansas has gone too far in allowing concealed guns on college campuses and letting people carry concealed weapons without requiring a state permit or mandating training. Читать дальше...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the fallout over Papa John's pizza founder John Schnatter's reported use of a racial slur (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Papa John's founder John Schnatter says his use of a racial slur was taken out of context, but he feels "sick" about the incident. Schnatter stepped down as chairman of the company's board this week after Forbes reported that he used the N-word during a media training exercise. When asked how he would distance himself from racist groups, Schnatter... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — The government wasted at least $341,000 on travel by ousted Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, including booking charter flights without considering cheaper scheduled airlines, an agency watchdog said Friday. The HHS inspector general’s long-awaited report chastised the department for flouting federal travel rules, which require officials to book trips in the most cost-efficient way for taxpayers. The inspector general estimated that the... Читать дальше...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Benji Xie stood beside a trail in an Arizona canyon, his camera fixed on a waterfall cascading into a blue-green pool where people swam beneath a double rainbow. A few hours later, the weather took a drastic turn. Wind started blowing through the trees and sent dirt swirling deep in the gorge off the Grand Canyon. Rain came down in sheets. Soon, the popular campground on the Havasupai reservation was inundated with water rising high above the shallow creek that runs through it. Читать дальше...

An actor whose credits include “The Young and the Restless” has been convicted of child molestation, the Cherokee County, Georgia, district attorney told TheWrap on Friday. According to the district attorney’s office, Corey Sligh is facing a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum sentence of 20 years after being convicted on one count of child molestation. Sligh’s sentencing has not yet been scheduled, though the district attorney said that a sentencing hearing is expected to occur next month. Читать дальше...

JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH, La. — In a southwest Louisiana crawfish pond, two endangered whooping crane chicks peck about for crawfish, insects, plants and other food. They’re only 2 months old, but they dwarf the full-grown great egrets nearby. Their tall white parents bugle alarm at an ATV and people across the pond, and all four cranes move farther away. Across the state in New Orleans, a downy captive-bred brown chick scampers after a keeper whose white costume looks like a Halloween ghost. Читать дальше...

After nearly 10 years since the first film, Sony Pictures is reviving “Zombieland” for a sequel, and the original cast is coming along for the ride. “Zombieland,” which came out in 2009, starred Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin, all of whom are reprising their roles in the “Zombieland 2.” Ruben Fleischer, who directed the first film, is returning to the director’s chair, after helming another big blockbuster for Sony — the Tom Hardy-led “Venom.” Also Read: Bill Murray... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Liberal Democrats have unveiled doomed legislation aimed at abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, their eyes focused on galvanizing voters for the midterm elections. The House’s top Republican scoffed that the measure makes him “feel very good” about November. GOP leaders moved toward scheduling a vote on the measure in hopes of embarrassing and dividing Democrats. The dueling views of the bill’s potential impact are the latest example of how... Читать дальше...

A buiding at a sewage treatment plant near Lake Merced Park was evacuated late Friday morning as San Francisco Fire officials responded to a hazmat situation, authorities said. Just before noon, officials sent out a text notification to avoid the area of 3500 Great Highway, where the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant is located. San Francisco Fire officials said there were no injuries reported and no threat to the surrounding area. Hazmat teams “reached a safe... Читать дальше...

Senate Democrats on Friday slammed Michael Cohen for “selling access” to the White House, saying they’ve obtained dozens of emails that expose a deeper connection between the president’s former lawyer and the Swiss drug company Novartis. In a new report, lawmakers accused Novartis of misleading the public about the extent of its relationship with Cohen and the services he provided them through Essential Consultants LLC, a shell company he established shortly before election day.... Читать дальше...