Новости за 21.08.2018

QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker says a new environmental infrastructure law will help make Massachusetts more resilient to climate change. The bill ceremonially signed by the governor in Quincy on Tuesday authorizes the state to borrow up to $2.4 billion for environmental projects in the coming years. About $500 million is earmarked specifically for helping communities prepare for extreme weather events that many scientists believe will become more frequent with global warming. The plan calls... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a financial fraud probe involving Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Two people familiar with the financial fraud investigation of Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, say he will plead guilty to federal charges including campaign finance fraud, bank fraud and tax evasion. Cohen is due to appear in court in New York at 4 p.m. Tuesday. He was earlier seen going into an FBI building. The people spoke to the... Читать дальше...

A version of this story about Steve Martin and Martin Short first appeared in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine. For the last few years, Steve Martin and Martin Short have been touring in a two-man show called “Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life.” A combination of conversation, standup and music, the show was turned into a Netflix special, which is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded), as well as for its writing, directing and music. Читать дальше...

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — Eberlene King remembers her 15-year-old brother as he lay dying, after white teenagers cruised through their black neighborhood in a pickup on Halloween night 1959 and shot him in the face. "His eyes ... were hanging out," King recalled. "His head was full of pellets." William Roy Prather died the next morning in their hometown of Corinth, Mississippi, a few miles south of the Tennessee line. Eight white teens were charged with murder, but only one was convicted. Jerry Darnell Glidewell... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — AP sources: Michael Cohen to plead guilty in New York to charges including campaign finance and bank fraud, tax evasion.

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man told a judge he understood he has been charged with killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters and then hiding their bodies in an oil field as his father-in-law sobbed in the courtroom Tuesday. Christopher Watts, wearing an orange jail suit and cuffed at the wrists and ankle, stoically answered, "Yes sir," as District Judge Marcelo Kopcow formally advised him of the murder charges and that he could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted of killing his wife... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — AP source: Donald Trump's ex-attorney Michael Cohen reaches plea deal in New York financial fraud case.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit aimed at blocking a settlement that allows a company to post online plans for printing 3D guns. (all times local): 11:30 a.m. A federal judge hearing arguments over a settlement that allows a company to post online plans for printing 3D guns said the overall issue of such untraceable plastic weapons should be decided by the president or Congress. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik said Tuesday that he'll rule on the legal issues involving the settlement between the company and the Trump administration. Читать дальше...

TX Fort Worth TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, August 21, 2018 _____ 091 FPUS54 KFWD 211833 AAA ZFPFWD Zone Forecast Product...UPDATED National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 133 PM CDT Tue Aug 21 2018 TXZ119-212130- Dallas- Including the city of Dallas 133 PM CDT Tue Aug 21 2018 ...OZONE ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...Sunny, haze. Highs in the mid 90s. North winds around 5 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — A 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard who lived quietly in New York City for decades was carried out of his home on a stretcher by federal agents and flown to Germany early Tuesday in what could prove to be the last U.S. deportation of a World War II-era war-crimes suspect. Jakiw Palij's expulsion, at President Donald Trump's urging, came 25 years after investigators first accused Palij of lying about his wartime past to get into the U.S. But it was largely symbolic because... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts marijuana regulators have scheduled a vote on the licensing of two independent testing labs, which if approved could move the state closer to its first recreational pot sales. License applications from CDX Analytics, of Salem, and MCR Labs, of Framingham, are on the agenda for Thursday's meeting of the Cannabis Control Commission. The panel has already approved retail licenses for several medical marijuana dispensaries, but none can begin selling recreational marijuana... Читать дальше...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A murder trial has begun for an Arkansas man accused of firing his gun into another driver's car and killing a 3-year-old boy who was in the back seat. Gary Eugene Holmes is charged with first-degree murder in the December 2016 death of Acen King. The boy's grandmother says she was stopped at a stop sign when Holmes honked his horn, got out of his car and fired into her car. According to a police affidavit, a woman who was in Holmes' car told investigators that he was angry... Читать дальше...

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Jon Stewart ayudó a conseguirle un hogar a dos chivos hallados deambulando por unos rieles del metro de Nueva York. Un operador de trenes alertó el lunes a la oficina central sobre "dos muchachos muy maaaaalos" junto a la línea N en Brooklyn. No estaba claro de dónde salieron los chivos. La policía arribó a la escena, tranquilizó a los animales y los llevó a un refugio. El refugio contactó a Farm Sanctuary y ahí fue cuando Stewart se involucró. En un video, el comediante aparece... Читать дальше...

MILAN (AP) — Italy's environmental minister on Tuesday urged prosecutors to look at possible criminal responsibility and administrative lapses that may have contributed to the deaths of 10 people swept away by a flash flood as they hiked through a narrow gorge in the southern region of Calabria. Rescue workers saved 34 people Monday after a torrent about 2 ½ meters (8 feet) deep filled the narrow Raganello Gorge, which features rock faces as high as 700 meters (2,300 feet) inside the vast Pollino National Park. Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge set bail at $500,000 for a 37-year-old store security guard who was wounded by Las Vegas police after allegedly firing a handgun inside a clothing store. Mohamed Abdalla Mahmoud stood shackled, supported between jail officers and in apparent pain from his gunshot wound while a prosecutor on Tuesday called it "astonishing" that none of the more than 40 people in the Ross Dress For Less store was wounded in the Aug. 11 shooting. Police say Mahmoud unleashed 16 shots after an... Читать дальше...

Peter Berck, one of the world's foremost forestry economists and a professor in UC Berkeley's Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, or ARE, died of cancer Aug. 10 at age 68.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to embark on an aggressive campaign schedule this fall to boost Republican candidates on the ballot in 2018. Trump is aiming to spend more than 40 days on the campaign trail between the beginning of August and the Nov. 6 midterms, as he hopes to best his predecessors' travel schedules, two White House officials said. The officials said Trump wants to be on the road for Republicans more than President Barack Obama was for Democrats in 2010 — when... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Trump ex-attorney Michael Cohen to appear in New York federal court this afternoon amid talk of plea deal in fraud case.

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue: Open High Low Last Chg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Sep 544 544¼ 526¼ 527 —15¼Dec 564¾ 564¾ 546½ 547½ —15 Mar 587 587¼ 569¾ 570¾ —14½May 596½ 596½ 580 581¼ —14¼Jul 588½ 588½ 574 575 —10¾Sep 592½ 592½ 581 581½ —11 Dec 602¾ 602¾ 590¾ 591¼ —11½Mar 602½ 603¼ 595½ 596 —12¼May 598½... Читать дальше...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were: 2-5-3-6 (two, five, three, six)

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were: 0-6-0 (zero, six, zero)

The Latest on efforts by Russia to disrupt midterm elections in the U.S. using fake internet domains (all times local): 1:55 p.m. The Russian Foreign Ministry is calling a new report of ongoing political hacks ahead of the U.S. midterm elections a "witch hunt." Microsoft on Tuesday disclosed new intrusions by Russian government-linked hackers on U.S. political groups. It said one group created fake websites that appeared to spoof two American conservative organizations. The ministry said Tuesday... Читать дальше...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Police say a decomposing body has been found during a routine check of a sewer system in Michigan's capital city. Lansing police spokesman Bob Merritt says the body was removed from under a manhole cover Tuesday. The discovery was made by a public works crew during a check of a sewer system. Merritt says the gender is undetermined because of the decomposition. An autopsy will be performed.

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — Lawyers representing Stockbridge, Georgia, have filed a federal lawsuit claiming a plan to carve off part of that city to create a new, wealthier city is unconstitutional. They say the plan to create Eagles Landing impairs citizens' right to vote and harms the city's ability to pay bond obligations. The lawsuit was filed Monday against the state of Georgia, Gov. Nathan Deal and other state officials. Deal signed legislation in May to allow the city's creation, subject to local voter approval in November. Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Approval for funding an outside firm's two-week investigation of Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer will wait until after university trustees meet privately Wednesday to discuss the findings. The investigation focuses on how Meyer handled years-old domestic violence allegations against a recently fired assistant coach. What to do with Meyer will be university President Michael Drake's decision, and no timetable has been announced. Ohio's attorney general had requested a legislative... Читать дальше...