Новости за 13.08.2018

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — FEMA says it didn't handle housing vouchers for displaced residents of Puerto Rico any differently from those of displaced Texas and Florida residents after last year's hurricanes. The federal disaster agency says in court papers filed Friday that it's not fair to compare the three responses to the hurricanes because the governors of the two states and territory made different requests for assistance from FEMA. The evacuees say in a court filing that FEMA isn't doing enough for them... Читать дальше...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama company has a five-year, $522 million extension to an Army contract for inflatable satellite antenna systems. GATR Technologies Inc. of Huntsville first won the contract in 2013. It said in early 2014 that the contract made the antennas more broadly available to the armed services, which already were using them in special operations units. GATR's ground-mounted antennas look like giant beach balls with tie-downs to point them in the right direction. Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three Mississippi officials are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to create a larger black majority in one state Senate district. Gov. Phil Bryant, Attorney General Jim Hood and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann say they didn't draw the state legislative districts and should not be sued. They are the only members of the state Elections Commission, but legislators draw state House and Senate maps. The lawsuit was filed in July by three black people, including... Читать дальше...

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont museum has high hopes that it broke a world record for the largest astronomy lesson. The Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury says 1,701 people attended its Friday night lesson. The Caledonian-Record reports the event had been in the works since February. The Guinness World Records says the largest astronomy lesson consists of 1,104 participants, and was achieved in Kalamunda, Australia, Feb. 28, 2015. St. Johnsbury first had a block party, with food, music and games. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out at Omarosa Manigault Newman on Monday, saying his former White House adviser — who is promoting a tell-all book and airing secret audio recordings —"got fired for the last time." On Twitter, Trump labeled Manigault Newman "wacky" and said Chief of Staff John Kelly called her a "loser & nothing but problems." He added: "I told him to try working it out, if possible, because she only said GREAT things about me - until she got fired!" Trump's pushback... Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri taxpayers may be covering $884,000 in legal fees for a Columbia church's U.S. Supreme Court case after a state agency denied its playground resurfacing. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that Attorney General Josh Hawley praised the high court ruling in favor of Trinity Lutheran Church but questioned the fees and expenses. The court ruled last year that the Department of Natural Resources couldn't use religion as a reason to deny the church's grant application to resurface a playground using scrap tire pieces. Читать дальше...

A seasoned 48-year-old backpacker was reported missing hiking in Yosemite National Park Sunday.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the Republican gubernatorial primary race between Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer and Secretary of State Kris Kobach (all times local): 10:50 a.m. Commissioners say results from Kansas' most populous county won't be available until Tuesday afternoon in the review of some 9,000 provisional ballots in the tight Republican primary for governor. In suburban Kansas City's Johnson County, commissioners agreed Monday morning to throw out 898 provisional ballots and to count 1,451 of them. Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A guidance counselor at an Indianapolis Catholic school could lose her job after administrators learned that she was married to a woman. Roncalli High School President Joseph D. Hollowell told The Indianapolis Star in an email Monday that Shelly Fitzgerald has been placed on administrative leave. The newspaper says she's worked for the school for 15 years and has been with her partner for 22 years. She says she's hired an attorney. The school responded to criticism of its stance... Читать дальше...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A man in a stolen Fairbanks car was arrested after a Parks Highway pursuit more than half way to Nenana. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the driver, 30-year-old Arthur Solomon Jr., is charged with car theft and failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer. Online court records do not list his attorney. A juvenile girl also was detained. Troopers are seeking a juvenile boy who fled. Fairbanks police just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday spotted a car suspected of being in a hit-and-run crash. Читать дальше...

Many of the teachers who converged on their state capitols in protest this past spring are hoping to return soon — this time as lawmakers. Hundreds of teachers are running for office in November elections. They say they want to be at the table when legislatures make decisions about public education spending and teacher wages, issues that were at the root of walkouts in states including Arizona, Oklahoma and Kentucky. Union counts put the number of educators nationwide on ballots for offices from... Читать дальше...

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Idaho judges are studying a law that provides sentencing guidelines to see if it is contributing to the state's rapidly growing prison population. Fourth District Judge Michael Reardon serves on the Idaho Supreme Courts' Felony Sentencing Working Group. He told the Idaho Press that the law, which dates back to 1977, contains outdated thinking about how to deter crime. Reardon says people who are committing crimes because they are addicts need to get treatment, because applying punishment alone isn't effective. Читать дальше...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A divided New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that police dash camera video recordings are not available under state public records law. The 4-3 ruling issued Monday found that because there's no law mandating the recordings be made, they aren't subject to disclosure. It stemmed from an open records advocate's request for video of an arrest made in Barnegat, where the town's police chief had issued an order requiring officers to use the cameras on their car. The justice's found... Читать дальше...

A woman was struck and killed early Monday by a SMART train in Novato, authorities said. The incident was reported just before 7 a.m. in the area south of North Hamilton Parkway, according to the Novato Police Department. A pedestrian was hit by the train and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Sonoma-Marin Rail Transit and the Marin County coroner’s office are investigating the incident and working to identify the victim. ... Читать дальше...

NY Marine Warnings and Forecast for Monday, August 13, 2018 _____ MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service New York NY 1149 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS... The areas affected include... Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet NY out 40 NM... Moriches Inlet to Montauk Point NY out 20 NM... At 1148 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. This thunderstorm was located 15 nm east of Buoy 44025, moving north at 20 knots. Читать дальше...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a 7-year-old was seriously burned while playing with an 8-year-old. Independence police Officer John Syme says it's not clear what happened before the younger child suffered severe burns to his face and upper body on Aug. 6. Syme says the children were playing together at an Independence apartment at the time with no other witnesses present. Police aren't identifying the children. But The Kansas City Star reports that the burned boy's mother is Ashley Lyons. Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump's call for a boycott of Harley-Davidson motorcycles forced Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans to either criticize the president or stick with the Milwaukee-based company just ahead of Tuesday's primary where Trump allegiance has been a central focus. Trump on Sunday tweeted it was "great" that "many" Harley owners planned to boycott the company if manufacturing moves overseas, continuing a steel tariff dispute he's had since June with the company. Walker... Читать дальше...

TX Norman OK Zone Forecast for Monday, August 13, 2018 _____ 857 FPUS54 KOUN 131540 ZFPOUN Zone Forecast Product National Weather Service Norman OK 1040 AM CDT Mon Aug 13 2018 TXZ086-132100- Wichita- Including the cities of Sheppard AFB and Wichita Falls 1040 AM CDT Mon Aug 13 2018 .REST OF TODAY...Showers and isolated thunderstorms late in the morning, then showers likely and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as warm. Highs around 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy... Читать дальше...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man faces a murder charge in the death of his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter. Dennys Llopiz was arrested Monday and is being held without bond, three days after the child was found unresponsive in their home. She died Friday. The Miami Herald reports the 27-year-old Miami Beach resident told investigators several stories about the girl's injuries, including that he found her unresponsive in the bathtub and that she had fallen on the rocks while fishing at night. Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A transgender activism group is promoting use of Maine's lobster emoji while it rallies for an emoji to represent the transgender community. The Portland Press Herald reports the group is urging supporters to use the lobster for now, which can display both male and female anatomy. The group Lobsters Against Transphobia launched an online petition last month to push the nonprofit Unicode Consortium, which controls the release of emojis, to create an emoji of the pink and blue... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has fired a longtime agent who once worked on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation after he sent text messages criticizing President Donald Trump to a colleague. Former agent Peter Strzok (struhk) was removed from Mueller's team a year ago after the text messages were discovered. The FBI had been reviewing his employment. Strzok's lawyer said he was fired late Friday by FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich. The lawyer, Aitan Goelman, criticized the firing in a statement Monday... Читать дальше...

Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd and Thomas F. Wilson reunited for an epic “Back to the Future” cast photo at a convention on Friday, giving fans major nostalgic feels. The stars of the 1985 classic took a picture together in Boston, the first time the cast has been together since a 30th anniversary celebration in 2015. Read the full article on The Wrap

Former WWE wrestler Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart has died. He was 63. “WWE is saddened to learn that Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart passed away,” the company wrote on its website. “WWE extends its condolences to Neidhart’s family, friends and fans.” Read the full article on The Wrap

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been arrested in a woman's death last year in rural northern Kansas. The Riley County Police Department says 32-year-old Steven Meredith, of Junction City, was arrested Saturday night on a first-degree murder warrant in the October 2017 death of 48-year-old Carrie Jones, of Junction City. He is jailed on $1 million bond. Authorities haven't said how Jones died. Her body was found in the southern part of Riley County. Meredith doesn't yet have an attorney.

HONOLULU (AP) — Two Hawaii public school teachers have been awarded Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowships and will begin 11-month research appointments at federal agencies next month. Science teachers Bryan Silver of Kalani High School in Honolulu and Pascale Creek Pinner of Hilo Intermediate School on the Big Island were among 14 educators from across the country selected for the program, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday. Silver, who has taught in Honolulu for 19 years,... Читать дальше...