Новости за 18.12.2018

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a teenager who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a deadly shooting inside a rural New Mexico library will be sentenced as an adult. State District Judge James Hudson in a ruling made public Tuesday denied a request by Nathaniel Jouett's attorney that sought a special hearing for determining whether the teen was amenable to treatment. Rather than remaining in treatment until the age of 21, the judge cleared the way for a sentencing hearing in February. Читать дальше...

SpaceX canceled a flight scheduled for 6:34 a.m. Tuesday that would have launched a rocket carrying new GPS satellite for the U.S. Air Force, officials said. Officials for SpaceX issued a statement on Twitter that blamed “an out of family reading on first stage sensors.

There’s another adaptation of “Queer as Folk” on the way. Bravo has put into development a new reboot of the 1999 British television series about a group of gay men living in Manchester. The new show, said to be a modern take on the original series, centers on a group of club-going friends who find support in the gay community following a tragedy. Read the full article on The Wrap

Hollywood had a lot of words upon learning of the passing of Penny Marshall, the “Laverne & Shirley” star who died late Monday at age 75. But Merriam-Webster dictionary had just two: “schlemiel” and “schlimazel.” The words are chanted by both Marshall’s character, Laverne, and Cindy Williams as Shirley in the opening credits and theme song to their hit sitcom, and if you ever wondered what the expressions mean, Merriam-Webster paid tribute to Marshall’s life in a very helpful tweet. Read the... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of judges has dismissed ethics complaints against new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The judges say the complaints must be dismissed because they were filed under a federal law that does not apply to Supreme Court justices. That's the outcome many ethics experts predicted once Kavanaugh took his Supreme Court seat. The complaints deal with statements Kavanaugh made during his confirmation hearings. They were filed originally with Kavanaugh's old court, the U.S. Court... Читать дальше...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 60 percent of the required staff positions are unfilled at the overcrowded, violence-plagued prison which houses Alabama's death chamber. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that maximum-security Holman prison currently employs 72 security staff members of the 195 it needs to cover all shifts. Authorities are investigating a string of assaults and one homicide this month at the prison, which is located near Atmore in rural southwest Alabama Prison system spokesman... Читать дальше...

NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke may have just used an unconventional method to tease a new streaming service: The company holiday card. A line in a holiday greeting sent to NBCU staff, which the company confirmed to TheWrap, Burke wrote (or, more accurately, rhymed): “While you all go off to relax, swim or ski. Maybe, just maybe, next year we will announce our plan for OTT.” The company would not comment any further on if that meant that NBCU or its parent company, Comcast, is planning to launch a streaming service of its own. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Police say they've arrested three teens for assaulting and robbing a jewelry store worker in downtown Boston. Police say the group of youths had congregated in the doorway of a jewelry store in Downtown Crossing and were ringing the bell relentlessly. Police say the store worker asked them to leave multiple times, but they refused. When the worker opened the door, police say the youths swarmed her. The fight spilled into the jewelry store and one of the suspects ripped the victim's gold necklace off before fleeing on foot. Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a story Dec. 13 about the Colorado River, The Associated Press erroneously reported the river's mouth. The river empties into the Gulf of California, not the Gulf of Mexico. A corrected version of the story is below: Southwestern US states get Jan. 31 deadline for drought deal A top official says the federal agency controlling the Colorado River will impose unprecedented restrictions on water supplies to seven Southwestern states unless they all agree by Jan. 31 on a plan to deal... Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's capital city is receiving a $1 million federal grant to improve a bus line. The Federal Transit Administration announced grants Tuesday to several U.S. communities that are developing new mass transit systems, or expanding ones already in place. Jackson is receiving money to reshape development along a bus system running from the Fondren neighborhood through downtown and to Jackson State University.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrities offer their thanks, remembrances and condolences on the death of actress-director Penny Marshall, who died Monday at 75. ___ "I loved Penny. I grew up with her. She was born with a great gift. She was born with a funnybone and the instinct of how to use it. I was very lucky to have lived with her and her funnybone. I will miss her." — Rob Reiner, who was married to Marshall from 1971 to 1981, via Twitter. "I grew up wanting to be as funny as Penny Marshall, and had the pleasure of meeting her a few times. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a deal to dissolve President Donald Trump's charitable foundation (all times local): 3:20 p.m. The New York Attorney General's Office says it blocked President Donald Trump's foundation from voluntarily going out of business because the charity wanted to do so without oversight. A spokeswoman for Attorney General Barbara Underwood says the Trump Foundation only sought to dissolve after it found itself under investigation two years ago. The sides agreed Tuesday to a court-supervised... Читать дальше...

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A cease-fire on Tuesday halted months of heavy fighting in Yemen's port city of Hodeida, raising hopes that the latest U.N.-led peace efforts can end the civil war and alleviate the world's worst humanitarian crisis. But the truce in the Red Sea city remains fragile, and it's unclear if the Saudi-backed government and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels can reach a wider peace agreement despite mounting international pressure to end the war. Yemeni officials said the fighting in Hodeida... Читать дальше...

Penny Marshall, who died on Monday night at the age of 75, is being remembered by her peers, co-stars and those she inspired as a hilarious and poignant icon in Hollywood. Marshall was remembered on Twitter on Tuesday for her work directing “Big” and “A League of Their Own,” along with her long-running role as Laverne DeFazio on “Laverne & Shirley.” Read the full article on The Wrap

NEW YORK (AP) — An after-school basketball coach has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for sexually abusing two 8-year-old girls at an Upper West Side school. Prosecutors said Tuesday that Channing Parker also was sentenced to 15 years of post-release supervision. Parker, 23, of the Bronx, pleaded guilty to sex crimes charges in October. Prosecutors say Parker was coaching students at The IDEAL School of Manhattan's gym when he took an 8-year-old girl into a bathroom and sexually assaulted her. Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Latest on litigation over Maine's new ranked voting system (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Democratic Rep.-elect Jared Golden's campaign says he's ready to start work despite an ongoing legal fight waged by his Republican opponent over Maine's new election system. A federal judge last week rejected U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin's request to nullify the election's outcome and either declare him the winner or order another election. Poliquin lost his re-election bid to Golden and... Читать дальше...

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — The Trump administration is calling on farmers to throw their support behind a proposal to withdraw federal protections for many of the country's waterways and wetlands. Environmental Protection Agency acting administrator Andrew Wheeler and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue on Tuesday traveled to Tennessee to drum up support among the state's agricultural community. Wheeler says he anticipates the new rule will likely draw more than a million responses once the agency opens the new rules up for public review. Читать дальше...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on developments during the Michigan Legislature's lame-duck session (all times local): 2:20 p.m. A bill moving forward in Michigan's Republican-led Legislature is designed to keep secret the identity of donors who give money to nonprofits, including organizations involved in elections. Such groups running issue ads already do not have to disclose their donors. But the legislation approved Tuesday in a House committee would prohibit public agencies from trying to force... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will be attending the World Economic Forum next month in Davos, Switzerland. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters on Tuesday that Trump will be at the event, which will take place next month. The annual Davos event courts high-profile businesspeople and political figures, plus thinkers, artists, musicians, innovators and other elites. Sanders says the U.S. delegation will be led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Other top-level... Читать дальше...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former employee of a Tallahassee conservative think tank says he was fired because he had to spend time on military duty with the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Christopher Ricardo filed a federal lawsuit last week against The James Madison Institute. Ricardo's lawsuit says he worked at the institute from September 2016 until August 2017 as director of donor relations. The lawsuit asserts officials at the James Madison Institute fired Ricardo in August 2017, shortly after he had returned from his required annual deployment. Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts mayor has vetoed an ordinance he says would have made his municipality a so-called "sanctuary city." Springfield Mayor Daniel Sarno said Tuesday he vetoed the "Welcoming Community Trust" ordinance because he believes it would create financial and legal challenges for the city. The Democrat argues police might need to inquire about immigration status when investigating organized crime, human trafficking, drug trafficking, identity theft and other crimes. The... Читать дальше...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators are considering the creation of a new state agency to oversee early childhood education and other services for preschool-aged children. Democratic state Sen. Michael Padilla of Albuquerque on Tuesday announced a bill that would create a new Cabinet-level department focused on the needs of children before kindergarten including at-home intervention services. Democratic Gov.-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham campaigned on pledges to provide universal access to... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's governor on Tuesday appointed U.S. Rep. Martha McSally to replace Sen. Jon Kyl in the seat that belonged to the late John McCain, sending the GOP congresswoman back to Washington just a month after she lost a tight race for the state's other spot in the Senate. McSally, a former air force colonel, lost to Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in November after a bruising contest in which she contended Sinema committed "treason" by making anti-war remarks in 2003. Now, McSally will... Читать дальше...

NBC has won 2018 in total viewers, making it the network’s first such calendar-year victory in 16 years. It also snapped CBS’ nine-year winning streak. The last time CBS did not finish No. 1 in overall-eyeball averages was when Fox triumphed back in 2008. Read the full article on The Wrap