Новости за 11.08.2018

NEW YORK — In an about-face, Rep. Chris Collins is ending his re-election bid days after the Republican congressman from western New York was charged with insider trading. Collins released a statement Saturday saying he will suspend his campaign and finish the rest of his term. Collins was indicted Wednesday on charges he passed inside information about a biotechnology company to family members so they could profit from illicit trades. He had said later that day he would remain on... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A construction worker was hit by a steel beam and killed while working on a renovation project inside a light rail tunnel in San Francisco. Mayor London Breed says Saturday that the employee was killed while working on the Twin Peaks Tunnel Project. Officials say the worker, whose name hasn't been released, was a signal technician who worked for a construction company in Oakland. Breed says San Francisco police will conduct an investigation and officials have also notified the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Читать дальше...

ENID, Okla. (AP) — A manslaughter charge has been dismissed against an Oklahoma sheriff for the death of an inmate who was confined in a restraining chair for more than two days. The charge against Garfield County Sheriff Jerry Niles was dismissed Friday by a judge who ruled that prosecutors failed to show that Niles, who is suspended with pay, had committed a crime. Niles' daughter-in-law, former jail administrator Jennifer Niles, and jailers John Robert Markus and Shawn Galusha also face manslaughter... Читать дальше...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on events marking the anniversary of white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local): 4:40 p.m. The mother of a woman killed when a man drove into a crowd at a white nationalist rally last summer says she's not looking forward to Sunday's anniversary of her daughter's death but knows she "will survive it." Susan Bro told The Associated Press on Saturday that she has "survived all the other firsts" since her daughter, Heather Heyer, was killed. Читать дальше...

Sunday morning just doesn't feel quite right without a Bloody Mary in hand and a plate of eggs benedict, and a Sunday morning at Outside Lands doesn't need to be any exception. With plenty of morning-friendly options among this year's festival's 83 restaurant vendors, you and your friends can assemble a proper mid-morning meal — at roughly the same exorbitant price as you'd pay at any of San Francisco's most popular brunch spots.

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump has one word to describe former White House staffer and fellow reality-TV star Omarosa Manigault Newman: "Lowlife." Manigault Newman claims in an upcoming book, "Unhinged," that Trump used racial slurs on the set of his reality show "The Apprentice." She also says she later concluded that he is a racist and a bigot. On Saturday, reporters asked Trump during an event at his golf club in New Jersey if he felt betrayed by Manigault Newman. He responded: "Lowlife. Читать дальше...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman and her book critical of President Donald Trump (all times local): 4:15 p.m. President Donald Trump has one word to describe former White House staffer and fellow reality-TV star Omarosa Manigault Newman: "Lowlife." Manigault Newman claims in an upcoming book, "Unhinged," that Trump used racial slurs on the set of his reality show "The Apprentice." She also says she later concluded that he is a racist and a bigot. Читать дальше...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Northern Albania was struck Saturday by two earthquakes with preliminary magnitudes of 5.4 and 5.1, damaging scores of buildings, authorities said. Albania's Defense Ministry reported that the stronger struck quake at 5:33 p.m. (1533 GMT) with a depth of five kilometers (3.11 miles) near the village of Vinjoll in Mat district, 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of the capital, Tirana. The Institute of Geosciences, Energy, Water and Environment reported that the other quake occurred... Читать дальше...

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges that a Louisiana sheriff's deputy on school duty shocked a non-verbal, autistic 10th-grader with a stun gun, then left him lying in his own urine until an emergency crew arrived 13 minutes later. Attorney Garret DeReus (duh-ROOS) says Rosie Philips sued Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator on Aug. 1 under the Americans with Disabilities Act. He's the only defendant. The Times of Shreveport reports that Prator declined to comment on the lawsuit, saying... Читать дальше...

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — A majority-black Louisiana city is investigating whether two police officers made racist posts on Facebook, and has put both on administrative leave. News outlets report that a statement from Natchitoches (NAK-uh-tesh) Mayor Lee Posey says two officers are on leave while the city investigates allegedly racist posts. Neither he nor Police Chief Micky Dove identified the officers or released details about the posts. Posey says the city will not tolerate racism. The police department's... Читать дальше...

Last summer, before the final season of his injury riddled football career at Temple, Jullian Taylor worked as an intern at CBS 3-TV in Philadelphia. It was a nice resume booster for a communications major who was proactively thinking about a future in producing or directing. On Thursday, however, Taylor was working in front of television cameras - not behind them - and offering evidence that he won’t be using his degree any time soon: A year removed from not being an NFL prospect... Читать дальше...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A small airplane that crashed in Alaska’s Denali National Park, killing five people on board, will remain on a near-vertical mountainside because of the substantial risk to recovery crews. The National Park Service announced Friday that it will end efforts to recover the bodies and wreckage of the K2 Aviation airplane that crashed Aug. 4 near the summit of Thunder Mountain. “The decision has been made that it is not feasible to recover the bodies... Читать дальше...

GHAZNI, Afghanistan — The Afghan government declared Saturday that there was no longer a cause for concern about the strategic southeastern city of Ghazni falling to the Taliban. However, a reporter for the New York Times who entered the city Saturday found insurgents confidently in control at every intersection. At Sanayi High School, where the day before there had been a large Afghan police check post, now there were a half-dozen Taliban fighters armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers and AK-47s. Читать дальше...

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Attorneys for the University of Wyoming say the school is allowed to regulate guns on its campus under a previous U.S. Supreme Court ruling and state law. They made their case in filings this week in a lawsuit brought by Lyle Williams. The Uinta County delegate was cited for openly carrying a gun during the state Republican convention at the university in April. The Laramie Boomerang reported that attorneys say that the 2008 Supreme Court ruling that overturned a handgun ban in Washington... Читать дальше...

BEIJING — For decades, China harshly restricted the number of babies that women could have. Now it is encouraging them to have more. It is not going well. Almost three years after easing its “one child” policy and allowing couples to have two children, the government has begun to acknowledge that its efforts to raise the country’s birth rate are faltering because parents are deciding against having more children. Officials are now scrambling to devise ways to stimulate a baby boom... Читать дальше...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Add this to the challenges facing California wildfire victims: Tariffs. The import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building homes. That especially squeezes homeowners who seek to rebuild quickly after losing their houses to natural disasters, such as the wildfires scorching parts of California. The Trump administration's tariffs have raised the cost of imported lumber, drywall, nails and other key construction materials. Читать дальше...

WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — A dairy farm in Rhode Island has been named the state's outstanding dairy farm of the year. The state Department of Environmental Management says Breene Hollow Farm in West Greenwich was chosen by the Rhode Island Green Pastures Committee for its commitment to dairy farming and the community. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo says it's important to recognize farmers' contributions to the food supply, economy and their families and communities. The agency says Kevin Breene... Читать дальше...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say the pilot who was the only person aboard a single-engine plane was killed when it crashed Saturday shortly after takeing off from St. George Regional Airport in southwestern Utah. The plane crashed on the side of a runway and city spokesman Marc Mortenson said the 9 a.m. crash delayed the arrival of an early afternoon arrival of a SkyWest Airlines flight from Phoenix by 15 minutes. The pilot's identity was not released. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman... Читать дальше...

TX Lubbock TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, August 11, 2018 _____ 236 FPUS54 KLUB 111956 ZFPLUB Zone Forecasts for the South Plains Area National Weather Service Lubbock TX 256 PM CDT Sat Aug 11 2018 TXZ035-120915- Lubbock- Including the cities of Lubbock, Wolfforth, and Slaton 256 PM CDT Sat Aug 11 2018 .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Читать дальше...

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The 21-year-old university student, nearly two months pregnant, had hoped to escape Nicaragua with her boyfriend, but a police officer on a motorcycle blocked their path as they were getting into taxis with other students to go to a safe house. Five police trucks loaded with masked and armed men dressed in civilian garb surrounded them. Uniformed officers began to search the students’ backpacks. One pulled out a blue-and-white Nicaraguan flag. ... Читать дальше...

BAMAKO, Mali — The nation’s first round of voting last month saw electoral agents killed and voting materials destroyed by extremists linked to al Qaeda. The country will attempt round two Sunday. Incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita faces off against Soumaila Cisse, who also challenged him in a runoff in 2013. Nearly 43 percent of voters made it to the polls on July 29 amid rising insecurity in the west African nation. Many Malians worry the unrest will increase and keep people from voting again. Читать дальше...

TOKYO — Tens of thousands of protesters gathered Saturday in Okinawa vowing to stop the planned relocation of a U.S military base on the southern Japanese island. Opponents of the relocation say the plan to move U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from a crowded neighborhood to a less populated coastal site would not only be an environmental debacle but also ignore local wishes to have the base removed from the island entirely. About 70,000 people gathered at park... Читать дальше...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee elementary school principal has resigned after district officials say they received an unspecified complaint of inappropriate conduct. WTVF-TV reports Lance High resigned as principal of Smith Springs Elementary School in Nashville. Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools representative Dawn Rutledge said High resigned on Tuesday, one day after he was placed on administrative leave. In an email to Smith Springs Elementary School staff, High said he had been dealing with deeply intense, personal issues. Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa — John Delaney wasn’t slowed by a crush of national political press that sometimes swarms presidential candidates at the Iowa State Fair. Quite the opposite. “Who is that?” retired child psychologist Bernard Wiesemann of Des Moines said Friday as the three-term Maryland congressman — and declared candidate for the 2020 presidential nomination — strode down the fair’s busy Grand Concourse. “It’s John Somebody, right?” said Linda Gundlach, who sold... Читать дальше...

A signal technician was hit by a steel beam and killed Friday at the Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, officials said. The incident occurred just before 5:30 p.m. while work was being done on the Twin Peaks Tunnel Improvement Project, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The man, who was not identified, was transported to the hospital, the fire department said. Mayor London Breed said that police and OSHA are investigating the incident. Читать дальше...