Новости за 12.12.2018

“Stargirl” has found its Starman. The upcoming DC Universe series has cast Joel McHale as Starman, one of the members of the Justice Society of America. McHale’s version of the character is based on the Golden Age version of Starman, whose real name is Sylvester Pemberton. A courageous and confident superhero, Starman wields a mysterious anti-gravity weapon called the Cosmic Staff. His longtime partner is his sidekick, Stripesy, better known as Stargirl’s (Courtney Whitmore) stepfather, Pat Dugan. Читать дальше...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire say they seized $35,000 worth of crack cocaine, heroin, and other drugs from an apartment following a four-month investigation. Police in Manchester arrested 44-year-old Jai Britt at the apartment on charges of possession with intent to distribute and two counts of possession of controlled drug. There also had been a warrant for his arrest on a drug sale charge. Britt was scheduled to appear in Hillsborough County Superior Court on Wednesday afternoon. Читать дальше...

The Warriors are debuting their new Nike NBA Earned Edition Town Gold uniforms on Christmas against the Lakers, Golden State announced Wednesday morning. The Nike Earned Edition program, which includes 16 NBA teams, is an exclusive uniform that rewards those that qualified for the 2018 playoffs. Golden State will wear its Nike NBA Earned Edition Town Gold uniforms eight times during the regular season: Dec. 25, 2018 vs. Los Angeles Lakers Dec. 29, 2018 at Portland Trailblazers Dec. 31, 2018 at Phoenix Suns Jan. Читать дальше...

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban entrepreneurs and artists are welcoming a series of government decisions to soften laws that they said would have sharply limited private enterprise and artistic expression. The partial rollbacks may provide important clues to the governing style of President Miguel Diaz-Canel. He's the first person from outside the Castro family to hold the country's top position since its 1959 revolution. The new laws were announced in July, three months after Diaz-Canel took office, and they... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 70,000 Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles in North America to replace air bag inflators that could explode and hurl shrapnel at drivers and passengers. The recall covers the 2003 to 2005 Corolla, the 2002 to 2005 Sequoia, the 2003 to 2005 Tundra and the 2002 to 2005 Lexus SC. Takata uses the chemical ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion and inflate the bags. But it can deteriorate and burn too fast, blowing apart a metal canister. The Toyota and Lexus... Читать дальше...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's parliament on Wednesday approved amendments to the labor code — changes that trade unions and opponents have criticized as "slave law" benefiting employers. Lawmakers voted 130-52, with one abstention, to pass the government-backed proposal. Opposition members tried to stop the measure's approval by blowing whistles and sirens during most of the voting and blocking access to the parliament speaker's pulpit. The changes include raising the maximum amount of overtime... Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Police say a Missouri woman charged with murder in the road-rage death of another motorist admitted to being on drugs after the crash. The Springfield News-Leader reports that Springfield police allege 46-year-old Elizabeth McKeown told officers she had taken several drugs prior to the Nov. 20 crash, including heroin and MDMA. McKeown has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 57-year-old Barbara Foster. Court records say McKeown... Читать дальше...

LILLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina teen who recorded a deputy tackling her sister and then was also brought to the ground is complaining that she felt harassed. A deputy has been put on leave pending an investigation. Seventeen-year-old Aumbria Urban tells WRAL-TV it was hard to watch her 14-year-old being tackled by a "grown man" Monday. She says she posted her video online to make a point about law enforcement. A Harnett County sheriff's statement says deputies saw the teens in a vehicle... Читать дальше...

CRYSTAL, Minn. (AP) — A New Hope police officer who shot an armed man in Crystal a year ago has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says an investigation determined Officer Benjamin Harty was justified in fatally shooting 62-year-old Ronald Klitzka on Nov. 11, 2017. Officers from Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale had responded to a report of a suicidal man. Freeman says Klitzka fired his gun at least twice while police were trying to diffuse the situation and appeared to be taking aim at Harty when he was shot.

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — The first lady of the United States has thanked U.S. service members at a military base in Virginia for their efforts. Flanked by two F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets, Melania Trump spoke to a crowd Wednesday inside a hangar at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton. She noted that many in the crowd had just returned home from deployment. Some had been responding to natural disasters such as Hurricane Michael. Trump said she was honored to welcome them home and thanked them "for... Читать дальше...

Kentucky authorities say a man accused of shooting at a state police trooper who was headed to the scene of a triple slaying has been apprehended. Kentucky State Police say Paul Douglas Sizemore was captured Wednesday a few miles from the crime scene. Police say he was unarmed and didn't resist arrest. Sizemore was sought on an arrest warrant charging him with one count of attempted murder of a police officer. The search began Monday evening when police say that Sizemore rammed his car into a police cruiser and shot at the trooper... Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials are ready to discuss findings of an investigation into a man's escape from a psychiatric hospital. The state attorney general's office has completed an administrative investigation more than a year after Randall Saito escaped from Hawaii State Hospital. Saito was sent to the hospital in 1981 after being found not guilty by reason of insanity of killing a woman. Saito was captured in Stockton, California, days after walking out of the hospital in November 2017. Saito called a taxi that took him to the airport... Читать дальше...

KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — The Latest on the climate talks taking place in Poland (all times local): 7 p.m. Dozens of rich and poor countries are announcing that they will step up action to curb global warming in an effort to kick start stalled climate talks. The so-called High Ambition Coalition, which includes the Germany, Britain, Canada, Sweden, Spain and Argentina, also backed a drive to keep average temperature rise at 1.5 Celsius. The announcement at the climate talks in Katowice, Poland, comes... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders on Wednesday were digging in for a fight over government funding, a day after a combative White House meeting with President Donald Trump that seemed to raise the likelihood of a partial government shutdown. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Trump was holding parts of the government "hostage to a petty campaign pledge" to build a border wall with Mexico in order to "fire up" his political base. Schumer, who met with Trump and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday... Читать дальше...

The Warriors announced Wednesday they're debuting a new Nike "Earned Edition" uniform on Christmas Day. The bright gold jersey features The Town lettering and Oakland tree logo in dark blue. They're one of 16 teams debuting Earned Edition unis; it's an exclusive for teams who made the playoffs last year.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence's teachers are one step closer to a new three-year contract. The School Department Oversight Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to send a contract agreement to the full Providence City Council. WPRI-TV reports the committee also held a public hearing on the contract agreement Tuesday, but the only person to testify was Providence Teachers Union President Maribeth Calabro. Calabro called the contract good for teachers and fair for the city. The union has already voted in support of the three-year contract... Читать дальше...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Kentucky middle school teacher who pleaded not guilty to a charge of seeking sex with a child is now in federal custody. U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman's office tells news outlets in a Tuesday statement 37-year-old Brandon Lee Dietz was detained on orders from a federal magistrate judge. A criminal complaint says Dietz contacted an undercover investigator for the state Attorney General posing as a 14-year-old girl. Prosecutors say the Jefferson County Public... Читать дальше...

2018 was a great year for the box office, with plenty of record-breaking hits, but even a good year has its bombs. Here are ten of the most notable bombs this year, including one from the biggest blockbuster franchise of all-time. “Solo: A Star Wars Story”– Budget: $250 million, Global gross: $392 million Read the full article on The Wrap

WASHINGTON (AP) — Intelligence experts say Russian outreach to the Trump campaign fits the pattern of an intelligence operation. Former officials have reviewed the attempts by Russians to establish contact as laid out in recent court filings by special counsel Robert Mueller. They conclude they were apparently targeted and more frequent than would be expected during a typical presidential campaign. Mueller has been investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election for more than... Читать дальше...

There were some pleasant surprises from Wednesday morning’s SAG Awards nominations. Emily Blunt got nominated twice in the film categories, including for “A Quiet Place” and “Mary Poppins Returns,” and John David Washington broke into the Best Actor field in a mostly white crowd for “BlacKkKlansman.” But Regina King, a true standout in Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” and thus far a presumed front runner in the Oscar race, was snubbed from the Female Actress in a Supporting Role category, as was the movie at large. Читать дальше...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has rejected a deputy's claim that he had no duty to confront the gunman during the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Refusing to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a parent of a victim, Broward Circuit Judge Patti Englander Henning found after a hearing Wednesday that ex-deputy Scot Peterson did have a duty to protect those inside school where 17 people died and 17 were wounded on Feb. 14. Video and other evidence shows Peterson, the only armed officer at the school, remained outside while shots rang out. Читать дальше...

Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios has revealed the title for its new animated feature film, “Onward,” along with a voice cast that includes Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer. Directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae, the team behind 2013’s “Monsters University,” “Onward” is slated to be released in theaters on March 6, 2020. Read the full article on The Wrap

“Game of Thrones” may have been dead this past year — but it definitely didn’t die. Apart from keeping a spot on Reddit’s annual most popular TV shows chart and landing on 2018’s most-tweeted about programs list, Comcast just reveled the HBO fantasy epic was also its top video-on-demand series this year. And that’s all despite the fact “Game of Thrones” last aired a new episode in August 2017 and isn’t coming back with its last batch of fresh ones until April 2019. Read the full article on The... Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri's outgoing Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill says she won't run for another office, but will remain active in politics. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday that although McCaskill says she'll never run again, she might help recruit or mentor Democratic candidates in Missouri. She also warned that if more of her Senate colleagues don't speak up on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian involvement in the 2016 election, they will face a "crisis."... Читать дальше...

BALLWIN, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a suburban St. Louis man left his 11-month-old daughter home alone while he stole liquor from a grocery store. Police in Manchester says 24-year-old Jarek Crowder was caught Dec. 4 on store security stuffing four small bottles of vodka into a jacket pocket. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that he told security he had left his daughter alone at his apartment in nearby Ballwin. Officers there went to the apartment and found the baby in a crib. Ballwin police... Читать дальше...