Новости за 14.07.2018

FREDONIA, Ariz. (AP) — Fire restrictions are being lifted in the third ranger district of Kaibab National Forest in the part of Arizona north of the Grand Canyon. Forest officials said the Fredonia-based North Kaibab Ranger District will lift all fire restrictions Monday morning because the wildfire danger is reduced due to recent precipitation in many areas. The forest's two other ranger districts lifted restrictions previously.

WA Portland OR Zone Forecast for Saturday, July 14, 2018 _____ 407 FPUS56 KPQR 141609 ZFPPQR Zone Forecasts for Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington National Weather Service Portland OR 909 AM PDT Sat Jul 14 2018 Spot Temperatures are for Today, Tonight, Sunday, Sunday Night, and Monday. WAZ021-142315- South Washington Coast- Including the cities of Raymond, Long Beach, Ocean Park, Naselle, Cathlamet, and Cape Disappointment 909 AM PDT Sat Jul 14 2018 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 75. Читать дальше...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A scientists' group has rescinded an award to a turtle researcher who included pictures of scantily clad female students doing field research in his speech at a New York conference. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports longtime Brazilian turtle researcher Dick Vogt showed the racy slides Thursday during the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Rochester. Some slides were so risque that conference organizers added blue boxes to cover parts of the women's bodies. Читать дальше...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck man has been sentenced to two years in prison for stabbing another man near a local bar. The Bismarck Tribune reports 43-year-old Jeffrey Todd Knight pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and reckless endangerment in a plea deal with prosecutors last month. Burleigh County Assistant State's Attorney Marina Spahr says Knight will have to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence. Knight was arrested on March 22 after Bismarck police responded to an altercation near the Tap-In Tavern. Читать дальше...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama college has launched a program to strengthen the state's efforts to educate gifted students. The Tuscaloosa News reports the University of Alabama launched the program and will be working with the Gifted Education and Talent Development Office. The office wants to identify students who show potential to develop beyond traditional benchmarks set for children at their age level, but this method varies from state to state. The office will consolidate the university's College of Education research. Читать дальше...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana high school has been fined and banned and all of its coaches suspended for a year after an in-depth audit of paperwork/compliance requirements found a number of infractions. The Advocate reports the Louisiana High School Athletic Association ruled Wednesday against McKinley High, giving it $41,968 in penalty fines and a two-year post-season ban in all sports beginning in 2018-19. McKinley also was ordered to forfeit Division I runner-up finishes in girls basketball... Читать дальше...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A project being funded by Microsoft and federal grants will provide free internet to the Valley Junction area of West Des Moines. The three-year pilot project will provide free Wi-Fi to area students, businesses and residents, the Des Moines Register reported . The project is expected to launch in October. As part of the project, T-Mobile will also be providing portable wireless devices known as Mi-Fis to about 200 low-income students from Hillside Elementary over the next two years. Читать дальше...

You ever wonder why some movies make you want to take a nap? If you think it’s because they bored you to death, that may not be the case. It could just be the euphoric sensation, or “brain tingles,” derived from listening to its faint sounds, such as whispering or tapping, also known as your Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). Though most people get their fill of ASMR from YouTube videos, some flock to theaters. Filmgoers have taken to online forums and compilation videos to discuss which movies chill them out... Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge's ruling dismissing a lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed black man fatally shot by an Ohio police officer says the man's civil rights were not violated. Cleveland.com reports U.S. District Judge James Gwin ruled Friday it was a "close and difficult question" whether Euclid (YOO'-klid) police officer Matthew Rhodes used excessive force when he shot Luke Stewart last year as Stewart drove away with Rhodes in the front passenger seat. Stewart's killing inflamed racial tensions in the city. Читать дальше...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In New York state government news, tops Democrats are ratcheting up the pressure on Senate Republicans to return to Albany. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie say the Senate's Republican leaders should immediately reconvene to take up measures codifying abortion rights in state law in case the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, a fiscal watchdog group is urging lawmakers to use billions of dollars in legal settlements to increase the state's rainy day fund... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before his Senate confirmation hearing, President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court will need to provide information about his past experience investigating President Bill Clinton and working for President George W. Bush. Requests for that information are included in questionnaires sent to Brett Kavanaugh by the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, who will lead the confirmation hearing. Sen. Chuck Grassley's office says the questionnaires were sent Friday evening after consultation with the committee's top Democrat... Читать дальше...

TX Midland/Odessa TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, July 14, 2018 _____ 811 FPUS54 KMAF 141539 ZFPMAF Zone Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1039 AM CDT Sat Jul 14 2018 Zone forecast text represents an average of conditions over an entire zone. For point-specific forecasts, please refer to the Point Forecast Matrices product, issued by the National Weather Service Office in Midland/Odessa, WMO header FOUS54 KMAF. TXZ047-048-051>053-142115- Borden-Scurry-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say 25 people have been injured after a bus overturned on a Southern California freeway but most of the passengers had minor injuries. The Los Angeles Fire Department says the bus crashed shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday in Pico-Union, just south of downtown Los Angeles. Fire officials say there were 32 people aboard the coach bus when it crashed. They say four were seriously injured. Video aired by WABC-TV showed passengers with bloodied faces stumbling out of the bus. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Office space sharing company WeWork says it is no longer serving red or white meat at company events. In an email sent to employees Thursday, company co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Miguel McKelvey said the company won't serve pork, poultry or red meat, and it won't allow employees to expense meals that include those meats to the company. Fish will stay on the menu. The policy is effective immediately and also applies to the company's Summer Camp gathering in the U.K. in August. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The zero tolerance policy that led to the separations is just one way the Trump administration is working to harden the nation's immigration system. Officials are carving a path around various court rulings to do so. They're also expanding detention space, tightening asylum rules and are applying more scrutiny to green card applications. The administration's attempts to deter Central American families and children from making the trip north is sending home that larger message to immigrants ... Читать дальше...

HAMPDEN, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine say they've arrested a 55-year-old man with a charge of murder stemming from a homicide that occurred in his hometown. Police say Philip Clark was charged in the death of a woman who lived in the same building he lived in in Hampden. They say they've not yet identified the victim, and an autopsy is scheduled for Saturday in Augusta. Police say they're also yet to determine a cause of death. Police say the building Clark and the victim lived in has been secured and an investigation is ongoing. Читать дальше...

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Leaders of a Houston-area school district where 10 people were shot to death in May are expected to consider whether to install metal detectors and change the dress code. The Galveston County Daily News reports the board of the Santa Fe Independent School District plans a vote Monday. A teen suspected in the shootings, who's charged with capital murder and remains in custody, wore a trench coat during the gunfire at Santa Fe High School. Officials say that attire violated the dress code. Читать дальше...

SELLERSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Southern Indiana school districts facing a shortage of bus drivers have increased the starting pay in hopes of luring more people to apply for the jobs. The Greater Clark and West Clark school districts and the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp. have increased driver pay in recent years to attract more candidates willing to ferry students to and from schools, the News and Tribune reported . "I wouldn't say we are over-abundant in staffing with drivers ... but... Читать дальше...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A Jan. 28 trial date has been set for former Illinois Republican Congressman Aaron Schock's trial on corruption charges, including that he illegally sought reimbursement for a $5,000 chandelier. U.S. District Judge Colin Bruce set the trial date Friday, according to a two-page order filed in court Friday. Bruce denied Schock's request to stay all proceedings while his attorneys appeal a recent decision by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that left intact most of the charges against him. Читать дальше...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A group studying homelessness in one Florida city has recommended hiring a psychiatrist to hit the streets, counsel homeless who might have mental problems and administer medication to those who need it. The Palm Beach Post reports a task force in the city of West Palm Beach was formed after a long run of complaints by business owners and residents, capped by two high-profile stabbings and other crimes by homeless people downtown. The most daunting challenge facing the... Читать дальше...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Despite facing myriad challenges, local beekeepers and conservation officials are striving to preserve populations of honeybees and other critical pollinators. Clayton County, Iowa, resident Bill Johnson is one of the foremost local experts on bees. He operates Johnson Honey Farm outside Guttenberg and teaches beginners' beekeeping classes at Northeast Iowa Community College. He preaches that those entering the field must pay close attention to detail. "It is all about taking... Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Health officials in northwestern Oregon say a third person has tested positive for measles. Multnomah County health officials tell KATU-TV that the person, who was not vaccinated, tested positive Friday. Officials say the person had close contact with another person diagnosed with measles on July 6. Health officials say that about 500 people have been exposed to a confirmed case of measles in the Portland area. Officials say those with the highest risk of catching measles are those who aren't vaccinated... Читать дальше...

DYSART, Iowa (AP) — The Main Street in Dysart is typical of those you find in other small Iowa communities — except for the giant gorge painted in the middle of the road. If you squint just right, it seems that the public library, a women's boutique and a Methodist church are about to be sucked into the bottomless pit. Cars parked nearby look ready to roll back into the gap. But despite the dilapidation the illusion represents, in actuality, it's a step toward preservation for the community of just 1,300. Читать дальше...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A woman who collected $51,000 in donations by claiming she was dying of cancer has been sentenced in New York to two years in federal prison. The Journal News reports Vedoutie Hoobraj apologized to the community and to cancer patients on Friday at her sentencing for wire fraud in federal court in White Plains. She told her two sons words "can't describe the pain and hurt" she has caused them. Hoobraj lived in Ardsley and went by the Shivonie Deokaran when she claimed to have cancer in 2014. Читать дальше...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The grandson of a former Virginia governor is scheduled to enter a plea on charges he raped a fellow student at the University of Virginia. Stephen Dalton Baril is the grandson of John Dalton, a Republican who served as governor from 1978 to 1982. Baril's father is Steve Baril, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully in 2005 for attorney general. News outlets report that a jury trial for Baril on charges of rape and sodomy had been scheduled for July 24. But court staff say... Читать дальше...