Новости за 18.07.2018

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut's Board of Trustees has appointed a 44-member search committee to look for the school's next president. The advisory committee, approved Wednesday, will be led by Thomas Kruger, the board's chairman. Kruger says the school wanted a search committee that would reflect the school's many stakeholders and constituencies. He says the school also has hired an executive search firm, Isaacson, Miller, Inc. to assist in the process. UConn President Susan Herbst... Читать дальше...

Netflix has never been shy about chasing golden statues, but the streaming giant made a head-turning acquisition on Wednesday in hiring awards strategist Lisa Taback. The longtime campaigner for top Hollywood prizes like the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and various  guild honors is joining the company as executive vice president of talent relations and awards — where she’ll report directly to Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos. Taback will oversee awards strategy, marketing and PR across all content... Читать дальше...

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — Lawyers for a Vermont teen accused of planning a mass shooting at his former high school have asked that his case be moved to family court. The Rutland Herald reports that the defender general's office on Monday filed a motion to transfer the remaining misdemeanor charges to the family division to determine if 18-year-old Jack Sawyer will be treated as a youthful offender. Sawyer was initially charged with attempted murder, accusing him of planning a shooting at Fair Haven Union High School. Читать дальше...

LUCASVILLE, Ohio — A weeping inmate apologized for choking and fatally stabbing a man he met in a bar in 1985 moments before he was put to death Wednesday in the first Ohio execution in nearly a year. The execution of Robert Van Hook by lethal injection was carried out at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility with three members of the victim’s family watching on the other side of a viewing window. During the execution, Van Hook, crying, told his victim’s sister... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on continuing reaction to President Donald Trump's summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Two senators will try to force a vote Thursday on their resolution backing the U.S. intelligence community's finding that Russia intervened in the 2016 election and commending the Justice Department for bringing charges against Russian officials. Arizona Republican Jeff Flake and Delaware Democrat Chris Coons introduced the bipartisan resolution amid fallout... Читать дальше...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Attorneys for an 18-year-old man accused of planning a mass shooting at his former high school in Vermont have requested the court grant him youthful-offender status. A motion filed Monday by the Office of the Defender General on behalf of Jack Sawyer asks the court to move charges of criminal threatening and carrying a deadly weapon to family court. Sawyer has pleaded not guilty. Four felony charges, including three attempted-murder charges, were dismissed in April following a state Supreme Court ruling. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — In a story July 16 about groups being awarded grant money to help treat children with mental health problems, The Associated Press misidentified one of the groups. It is called Centerstone of Illinois Inc., not Cornerstone of Illinois Inc. A corrected version of the story is below: Groups getting $11.5 million for children's mental health Organizations in five communities throughout Illinois will divide $11.5 million to help treat children suffering from mental health problems CHICAGO (AP) ... Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The general counsel to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been confirmed to serve as a judge on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz announced the confirmation of Andrew Oldham to the appeals court seat after a vote Wednesday by the full Senate. The two Texas republicans had recommended Oldham to President Donald Trump for the 5th Circuit Court vacancy. Before his present position on Abbott's staff, the University of Virginia law school graduate... Читать дальше...

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A Texas woman has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for taking 40 queen conchs in the Florida Keys. The Miami Herald reports that 30-year-old Diana Fiscal-Gonzalez was sentenced last week after pleading no contest to taking the mollusks. She must also pay a $500 fine plus $268 for court costs. The judge withheld adjudication, meaning she won't have a criminal conviction on her record. A Florida wildlife officer arrested the Dallas woman last July outside a Key West home, where... Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania law that ended state cash welfare benefits in 2012 and made other changes to human services programs was thrown out Wednesday over methods used to push it through the Legislature by Republican majorities. The state Supreme Court unanimously struck down the multi-faceted legislation because its passage violated state constitutional requirements that bills be considered in each chamber for at least three session days before being voted out. The bill ended a program that distributed about $150 million... Читать дальше...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's Supreme Court has upheld a $750,000 jury award to a man who said he ate a hamburger at an Applebee's restaurant and contracted salmonella. Brandon Stachulski, of Derry, ate at the Concord restaurant with his then-fiancee and future brother-in-law in 2014. Both men had burgers and got sick. Stachulski's lawyer said his client was left with permanent gastrointestinal problems. Apple New England, which owns the restaurant, filed an appeal last year. It said there... Читать дальше...

BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — Gage County will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a $28.1 million judgment awarded to six people wrongfully convicted of murder. Radio station KWBE reports that county board made that decision Wednesday, a day after the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the county's appeal for a review by the full court. A three-judge panel of the appeals court last month declined to overturn a jury's 2016 verdict. The verdict was awarded to the so-called Beatrice Six for their wrongful... Читать дальше...

TX Fort Worth TX Zone Forecast for Wednesday, July 18, 2018 _____ 267 FPUS54 KFWD 182038 ZFPFWD Zone Forecast Product National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 338 PM CDT Wed Jul 18 2018 TXZ119-190000- Dallas- Including the city of Dallas 338 PM CDT Wed Jul 18 2018 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... .REST OF TODAY...Sunny, hot. Temperatures steady around 104. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index readings up to 108. Читать дальше...

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — A Carson City woman faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a fatal DUI accident at Lake Tahoe last summer. The (Gardnerville) Record-Courier reports 40-year-old Kimberly Ann Davis admitted she was drunk when she crossed the centerline into the path of an oncoming car on Highway 50 near Cave Rock north of Zephyr Cove. She pleaded guilty in Douglas County District Court Tuesday to causing death and causing substantial bodily harm while driving under the influence. Читать дальше...

WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — A female grizzly bear was euthanized after suffering severe injuries in a fall in Glacier National Park. Park officials said Wednesday the bear was found, partially paralyzed, on Going-to-the-Sun Road late on July 15. After consulting with the park's wildlife biologist, rangers euthanized the bear. An investigation determined the bear likely fell about 20 feet and landed on its back. A necropsy found the bear had broken ribs, a dislocated hip and significant trauma to its vertebrae. Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The former interim police chief in St. Louis who is white is alleging discrimination based on race or color in the selection of a permanent chief. Lt. Col. Lawrence O'Toole was among six finalists for the permanent job late last year. The job went to John Hayden, who is black. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that O'Toole has filed complaints with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mayor Lyda Krewson calls... Читать дальше...

In a further affirmation of a breakthrough agreement to end one of Africa’s most enduring conflicts, an airplane from Ethiopian Airlines flew Wednesday to neighboring Eritrea across a frontier that had once been a front line in two decades of deep, mutual hostility. Flight 312 left Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, at 9 a.m. local time, for Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, just nine days after the two countries announced the formal end of the “state of war” that followed a bloody conflict over their shared border. Читать дальше...

Get ready to ride once again — just make sure you pay your respects first. In a new teaser video for “Mayans M.C.” fans can see an elaborate roadside tribute to Jax, who (spoiler!) died in the “Sons of Anarchy” series finale. “Mayans” picks up where “Sons” left off, seeing EZ Reyes as a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter at the United States’ border with Mexico in California. Where EZ was once the golden boy on the hunt for the America Dream, he finds he must carve out a new identity for himself. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Having started a trade war with China and enraged U.S. allies with steel tariffs, President Donald Trump is primed for his next fight. He is targeting a product at the heart of the American experience: cars. Trump's latest plan is to consider slapping tariffs on imported autos and auto parts — a move he says would aid American workers but that could inflate car prices, make U.S. manufacturers less competitive and draw retaliation from other nations. The action has also begun to provoke a backlash among member of Congress... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators proposed new guidelines Tuesday to make it easier for some common medicines to be sold without a prescription — and more convenient for consumers to get them. The Food and Drug Administration is evaluating ways to make sure patients don’t take an inappropriate over-the-counter drug, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a statement. That could include adding information to the packaging label and offering online questionnaires to help people decide if a drug is right for them. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — A House spending bill would provide $5 billion next year for building President Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico, a major boost that suggests a raucous preelection budget battle may lay ahead. Democrats have long opposed financing Trump’s wall but lack the votes by themselves to block House approval of that amount. But they have the strength to derail legislation in the closely divided Senate. Without naming a figure, Trump said in April that he would “have no... Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — Authorities didn't search for a Texas man who cut off his ankle monitor in violation of parole terms until a week later when he was linked to a violent rampage that included three shooting deaths over four days, according to state and county officials. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said Jose Gilberto Rodriguez, 46, was among more than 500 parolees with a violent history living in the Houston area and facing an active arrest warrant for violating terms of parole. Rodriguez removed his ankle monitor on July 5... Читать дальше...

CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Trapped in the recesses of a flooded cave, the 12 boys and their soccer coach were trying to dig their way out when they heard voices in the darkness. Their coach quickly told everyone to be quiet. “We weren’t sure if it was for real,” said 14-year-old Adul Samon. “So we stopped and listened. And it turned out to be true. I was shocked.” That stunning moment when two British divers found the missing soccer team was recounted by the boys Wednesday... Читать дальше...

LONDON — Lawmakers confronted Prime Minister Theresa May on her plans for leaving the European Union on Wednesday, with testy exchanges in the House of Commons underscoring her weakening grip on power. May’s weekly question-and-answer session in Parliament came just days after her plans for exiting the EU were narrowly approved — but only after she bowed to Brexit hardliners. With support faltering, members of her own party, including her former Brexit secretary, felt emboldened to ask sharp questions about her way forward.

ALBANY, N.Y. — With less than two months before the Democratic primary in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has maintained a formidable lead over his opponent, Cynthia Nixon, with large, double-digit leads in all demographic groups, according to a poll released Wednesday. The Quinnipiac University poll of 415 Democrats found that Cuomo, seeking a third term in November, leads Nixon, the actress and educational activist making her first run for public office, by 59 percent to 23 percent. Читать дальше...