Новости за 13.08.2018

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on an impeachment hearing in the West Virginia House of Delegates concerning members of the state Supreme Court (all times local): 1:20 p.m. West Virginia's House of Delegates has impeached suspended Justice Allen Loughry over $363,000 in spending on his office renovations. The 64-33 vote Monday sends the charge to the state Senate for a trial. Loughry is under federal indictment and named in eight impeachment articles, including allegations he lied about taking... Читать дальше...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Hundreds of people have fled four days of fierce fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban over the key provincial capital of Ghazni that has killed about 120 security forces and civilians, the defense minister and witnesses said Monday. Nearly 200 insurgents, many of them foreigners, have been killed, the government said. Between the civilians have left the city and those too fearful to venture from their homes into the streets, "Ghazni has become a ghost town," said Ghulam Mustafa... Читать дальше...

JERUSALEM (AP) — A prominent Jewish-American commentator who has been critical of Israel says he was detained by Israeli airport authorities and interrogated about his political views before he was allowed to enter the country. Peter Beinart, a contributor to The Atlantic and a CNN commentator, said he was pulled aside when he arrived with his family on Sunday to attend a relative's bat mitzvah. He says he was sent to a small room where a security official asked about his political activities and... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill Jr. may have violated a state ethics law prohibiting officeholders from using their names in audio, video or newspaper ads paid for with state funds. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports that a new television ad promoting Hill's unclaimed property division includes text reading, "Office of Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill." The 2010 ethics statute says state officeholders can use their office title in connection with ads pertaining to official business... Читать дальше...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul baking company that shuttered amid an immigration audit is among nearly three dozen Minnesota businesses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has audited since President Donald Trump took office. Minnesota Public Radio reports that ICE has audited as least 34 Minnesota companies from January 2017 through April 2018. The number doesn't include pending and open cases like St. Agnes Baking Co. The wholesale bakery closed in January after 15 years... Читать дальше...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia House votes to impeach suspended justice Allen Loughry over more than $360K in office renovations.

LONDON (AP) — A British fashion model has been convicted of murdering a more successful rival after a social media-fueled dispute. A jury found George Koh guilty on Monday of stabbing Harry Uzoka through the heart outside Uzoka's London home. The 25-year-old victim was signed to London's Premier Model Management agency and had modeled for GQ and Zara. Prosecutors say Uzoka accused Koh of trying to copy him, and the two men feuded after Koh claimed to have slept with Uzoka's girlfriend. In January... Читать дальше...

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo police are looking for a man who robbed a hotel at gunpoint. Authorities say the man entered the Quality Inn about 9:15 a.m. Sunday, threatened a clerk with a handgun and fled with an unknown amount of cash from the till. A police dog was brought in but failed to pick up a trail. The clerk was not hurt. KFGO radio reports it's the second hotel robbery in the same area within three weeks. The Grand Inn was robbed at gunpoint July 25 by two masked men. There have not been any arrests in that case. Читать дальше...

MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A new sculpture planned for the entrance of a Native American burial site in western Michigan is being relocated after a tribe raised concerns it would disturb sacred ground. Construction was already underway to place the 16-foot (4.9-meter) granite sculpture titled "All My Relations" in the Old Indian Cemetery in Muskegon. The sculpture was crafted by Anishinaabe artist Jason Quigno. Members of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians recently expressed disapproval of the decision and advocated for a different location. Читать дальше...

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Issa Rae será la anfitriona de la cuarta gala anual de Rihanna “Diamond Ball” el mes que viene, y Childish Gambino actuará. El evento de etiqueta será el 13 de septiembre en Cipriani Wall Street en Nueva York. El director ejecutivo de Global Citizen, Hugh Evans, recibirá el premio Diamond Ball 2018. La gala es a beneficio de la Fundación Clara Lionel de Rihanna, que promueve la educación y las artes alrededor del mundo y ayuda a programas de respuesta ante emergencias. Rae, la... Читать дальше...

WITCHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas election officials began reviewing some 9,000 provisional ballots Monday from the state's tight GOP primary for governor as the two candidates appeared to dig in for a long and potentially nasty legal fight that could take weeks to play out. Secretary of State Kris Kobach led Gov. Jeff Colyer by a mere 110 votes out of more than 313,000 cast as of Friday evening. That was after late mail-in ballots were added to totals from absentee voting and ballots cast at the polls on Aug. Читать дальше...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Police in Bismarck, North Dakota, are requesting funding in the city's 2019 budget for equipment including AR-15 rifles for school resource officers. The Bismarck Tribune reports that Bismarck Public Schools and the Bismarck Police Department are sharing the cost of purchasing nearly $26,000 worth of AR-15s, gun safes, additional bulletproof vests and medical kits. District officials say the district won't fund the acquisition of firearms and that the rifles will be locked up in the schools. Читать дальше...

TAOS, N.M. (AP) — A court hearing is planned on allegations that children at a remote compound in northern New Mexico may have been trained in the use of firearms in preparation for a school shooting. Two men and three women were scheduled to appear in New Mexico state district court Monday on accusations of child abuse. They were arrested and 11 children were detained during an Aug. 4 raid on a squalid makeshift living compound near the Colorado state line. Public defenders are calling into question... Читать дальше...

Aug. 19: Actor L.Q. Jones ("The Virginian") is 91. Actress Debra Paget ("Love Me Tender") is 85. Actress Diana Muldaur ("Star Trek: The Next Generation") is 80. Drummer Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith) is 79. Singer Johnny Nash is 78. Actress Jill St. John is 78. Singer Billy J. Kramer is 75. Country singer-songwriter Eddy Raven is 74. Singer Ian Gillan of Deep Purple is 73. Actor Gerald McRaney is 71. Actor Jim Carter ("Downton Abbey") is 70. Singer-guitarist Elliot Lurie of Looking Glass is 70. Читать дальше...

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights for Ralph Fiennes’ film “The White Crow,” the studio said on Monday. The film, based on the book “Rudolf Nureyev: The Life” by Julie Kavanaugh, was directed by Fiennes and written by Oscar-nominated David Hare (“The Hours,” “The Reader”). Along with North America, Sony nabbed rights to distribute the film in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Asia (excluding China, Japan, and Singapore), and Benelux. Read the full article on The... Читать дальше...

Vincent D’Onofrio asked his Twitter followers on Sunday whether it would be OK for him to play an “irredeebable racist” in an upcoming project given the current political climate. “I am going to ask a question to everyone that cares to answer it,” the actor tweeted. “Is Now the right time (considering the world in which live right now) for me to play a real to life characte [sic] who is irredeemable racist in a dramatic series?” Read the full article on The Wrap

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. investigators are working to find out how an airline employee stole an empty commercial airplane from the main airport serving Seattle and crashed into a small island after being chased by military jets. The man was killed, but no one else was hurt. Here's some more details on the bizarre incident: WHAT HAPPENED? A Horizon Airlines ground agent stole a Horizon Air Q400, a turboprop plane that seats 76 people, from Sea-Tac International Airport on Friday night. For more than an hour... Читать дальше...

Since the announcement of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Showtime series, “Who Is America?” several politicians including Sarah Palin and Joe Walsh publicly announced that they had been tricked into interviewing with the actor’s many aliases. They seem to be in good company, as many other public figures have been deceived by Baron Cohen into appearing in (sometimes unflattering but always uncomfortable) onscreen moments. 1.Donald Trump  Back in 2003, when President Trump was an entrepreneur and not yet in the White House... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the firing of longtime FBI agent Peter Strzok (all times local): 12:30 p.m. President Donald Trump is questioning whether special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference and Trump's presidential campaign will be dropped now that the FBI has fired one of Mueller's former investigators. Former agent Peter Strzok's lawyer said Monday that he had been fired from the agency over texts from that were critical of Trump. Mueller removed Strzok... Читать дальше...

George R.R. Martin has never been afraid to kill even the most beloved of characters in his “Song of Fire and Ice” novel series, better known as the basis for HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” But during an interview on PBS’ “The Great American Read,” the fisherman’s cap-wearing Martin essentially told audiences that if they’re still angry at over him over the Red Wedding, it’s all “Lord of The Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien’s fault for killing Gandalf. Read the full article on The Wrap

WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia investigators find no evidence of abuse after immigrant teens describe harsh treatment at detention facility.

MISSION HILLS, Kan. (AP) — A couple from a Kansas City suburb alleges that a $90 million billing scheme found last year at a rural Missouri hospital has spread to as many as 10 other hospitals. The Kansas City Star reports that James and Phyllis Shaffer of Mission Hills, Kansas, are suing Jorge Perez over alleged replays of the original scheme discovered at Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, Missouri. Missouri's auditor released a report in 2017 saying the hospital billed... Читать дальше...

TX Lubbock TX Zone Forecast for Monday, August 13, 2018 _____ 187 FPUS54 KLUB 131628 ZFPLUB Zone Forecasts for the South Plains Area National Weather Service Lubbock TX 1128 AM CDT Mon Aug 13 2018 TXZ035-132115- Lubbock- Including the cities of Lubbock, Wolfforth, and Slaton 1128 AM CDT Mon Aug 13 2018 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says a state grand jury has indicted a man from the Phoenix suburb of Mesa on 10 counts of child sexual exploitation after finding him with pornographic images of minors. The attorney general's office said Monday that Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies arrested 47-year-old Meyer William Stratton July 19 after finding him with 10 graphic images children engaged in sexual conduct or exploitative exhibition. Seven were video files and three were photographs. Читать дальше...

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — An official says a search is on for a missing boater after his 25-foot sailboat was found floating unattended at the Lake Mead reservoir on the Colorado River. Lake Mead National Recreation Area spokeswoman Christie Vanover said Monday that 69-year-old Brian Yule of Las Vegas was last seen about noon Friday leaving the Callville Bay Marina on his blue and white 25-foot boat. Yule was reported missing Saturday morning, and a Nevada Department of Wildlife game warden found the boat a few hours later. Читать дальше...