Новости за 21.12.2018

STANTON, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan couple learned that they broke the law when they wed two years ago, so they asked a judge to void the illegal marriage and then to do it all over again. Philip Timmer and Trisha Stewart, both 55, were remarried last week at the Montcalm County Courthouse, and this time it was valid under Michigan law, the Daily News of Greenville reported. Timmer and Stewart were both divorced with children from previous marriages when they met in 2010 through the social networking website Myspace. Читать дальше...

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins is still not close to making his season debut as he continues to recover from a torn Achilles tendon, but he's apparently healthy enough to viciously dunk on teammate Kevin Durant.

WASHINGTON — Last year, during one particularly frenetic stretch in Donald Trump’s presidency, a top Republican senator said there were three men guarding the country from chaos: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, White House chief of staff John Kelly and then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Within weeks, not one will be left in the administration. Mattis will be the last to go, and his abrupt resignation Thursday marks the end of the “contain and control” phase of Trump’s administration — one where generals... Читать дальше...

Lady Liberty is in dire straits, if Jim Carrey’s latest cartoon is any indication. Actor/artist Carrey unveiled his newest work via his Twitter account, depicting the Statue of Liberty on the brink of death in a particularly grim artwork. Read the full article on The Wrap

All anyone needs to know to understand the year Disney has had is that the company made a industry shifting $71.3 billion acquisition for Fox’s TV and film entertainment assets. Oh, and the studio had the biggest movie of the year in “Black Panther,” and three of the top five highest grossing films of the year; oh, and five of the top 10 (as of publication). Disney is on track to top $3 billion at the domestic box office, which has which has only been done once before (by Disney, just barely, in 2016)... Читать дальше...

ROME (AP) — The Anglican Church's representative to the Holy See has resigned following an allegation of sexual misconduct. A statement from the Anglican Centre in Rome, an ecumenical study center and headquarters for the Archbishop of Canterbury's envoy to the Holy See, announced the resignation Friday. Archbishop Bernard Ntahoturi, former Anglican primate of Burundi, was appointed in 2017. He didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Details of the alleged misconduct weren't released. Читать дальше...

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming judge has ruled that state law does not prevent local governments from regulating guns manufactured outside of Wyoming. The Laramie Boomerang reports the ruling this week by Albany County District Court Judge Tori Kricken came as part of a lawsuit against the University of Wyoming by Lyle Williams, a Uinta County man who argued it was illegal for the school to ban guns on campus. Williams was cited in April after carrying a gun on the Laramie campus during the Wyoming State Republican Party Convention.

JIM THORPE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say a former court clerk stole $43,000 from a county office. The Times News reports 60-year-old William McGinley was charged Friday in District Court in Jim Thorpe with multiple offenses including theft by unlawful taking-movable property, receiving stolen property and theft by failure to make required disposition of funds. Authorities say the Jim Thorpe man stole funds from bail money and prison booking fees while working as a Carbon County Clerk of Courts. Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Gov.-elect Tony Evers' Cabinet picks (all times local): 2:22 p.m. The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate says some Republican senators are questioning Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers' pick of a roads lobbyist to head the state Department of Transportation, putting his confirmation in peril. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald commented Friday on WISN-AM about Evers' pick of Craig Thompson. Fitzgerald says the fact that Thompson lobbied for spending more... Читать дальше...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of people are taking part in anti-government protests in Budapest sparked by labor reforms but also rooted in discontent with the government's limits on academic freedom, corruption and other issues. The satiric Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party hosted a downtown march Friday evening in the Hungarian capital with speeches, chants and signs critical of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his policies. Protesters rallied outside Parliament then marched to the... Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has moved again to impose some of the most far-reaching abortion restrictions in the nation, after Republican Gov. John Kasich signed a ban Friday on dilation and evacuation terminations and set up a showdown with lawmakers over his veto of the so-called heartbeat bill. Kasich had previously signed 20 abortion-limiting proposals into law in this politically divided state since taking office in 2011, including a 20-week ban that both sides agree is unconstitutional. The... Читать дальше...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers have rejected drastic cutbacks in legal protections for wetlands and other waterways. The Legislature approved a scaled-back version of a bill that could have left 550,000 acres of wetlands and 4,200 lakes vulnerable to development. The original measure previously cleared the state Senate. But the House passed a version overnight Thursday that keeps existing protections mostly intact. Instead, it rewords the definition of wetlands requiring a permit for the owner to degrade them. Читать дальше...

Time after time, “Timeless” fans get the short end of the stick — and that includes the night of the show’s two-hour series finale. On Thursday, Clockblockers in Philadelphia missed the first 90 minutes of the show’s two-part farewell special, “The Miracle of Christmas,” due to a power outage at the local station. The pair of back-to-back episodes ran from 8-10 p.m. on NBC. Read the full article on The Wrap

The Trump administration has revoked an Obama-era policy intended to make sure minority students aren't unfairly punished because of their race. Education Department officials say the policy was withdrawn Friday at the recommendation of President Donald Trump's school safety commission. The 2014 guidance encouraged schools to use "restorative" disciplinary practices instead of suspending or expelling students or reporting them to police. President Barack Obama's administration created the policy... Читать дальше...

Wendy Williams took to Instagram on Friday to apologize for flubbing her words on her daytime talk show this week, blaming her performance on painkillers. “I sincerely apologize if you feel that today’s show was less than stellar,” Williams wrote in a post describing the pain from a hairline fracture in her arm. “I’ve never taken a pain medication in my life (except when I got snatched over 20 years ago) until this week. I did that to power through and try to deliver a great show for you, against... Читать дальше...

Steven Seagal will not face charges stemming from a sexual assault accusation made against him. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Friday that it has declined to pursue a case against the actor. Read the full article on The Wrap

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. government attorneys filed notice Friday that they are appealing a court ruling that restored protections for grizzly bears in the Northern Rockies and blocked plans to hold the first public hunts for the animals in decades. The legal move challenges a September ruling from U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in Montana. He reversed a 2017 decision that had lifted threatened species protections for more than 700 bears in and around Yellowstone National Park. The ruling... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — There's a new category of home gadgets best described as screens for making video calls, listening to music and responding to voice commands for tasks you can also do on your phone. Unlike tablets, these microphone- and camera-equipped screens are meant to rest at a fixed location in your living room, kitchen or, gasp, your bedroom. Facebook's Portal is a great option for video calling. But given the company's shoddy record on user privacy, do you even want one? There are also some alternatives... Читать дальше...

DETROIT — An independent special counsel on Friday accused Michigan State University of stonewalling his investigation into the school’s handling of the sexual abuse scandal involving disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar and called for “top-down cultural change” at the school. Special counsel Bill Forsyth released a report that accuses the school of fighting the disclosure of relevant documents and releasing others that were heavily redacted or irrelevant. “Their biggest concern was the reputation... Читать дальше...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that requires New York state agencies to establish a sexual assault survivors' bill of rights. The Democrat signed the bill into law Friday, saying it's New York's response to a federal government that "shamefully ignores the voices of sexual assault survivors." The new law directs the Department of Health to formulate a bill of rights to notify victims of their legal rights as they navigate the medical and criminal justice systems. The Division of Criminal Justice Services... Читать дальше...

The company that has failed to end a 14-year-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is suing to challenge a Coast Guard official’s order to design and install a new containment system to capture and remove the crude before it forms slicks that often stretch for miles. The federal lawsuit that Taylor Energy Co. filed Thursday in New Orleans asks the court to throw out Coast Guard Capt. Kristi Luttrell’s Oct. 23 administrative order. The company faces daily civil penalties of up to $40,000 if it fails to comply with the order. Читать дальше...

Children torn from parents, refugees turned away, tear gas fired on asylum seekers and a relentless stream of changes to immigration regulation and enforcement. To those who champion President Trump and believe cracking down on immigration translates to better lives for Americans, 2018’s breathless headlines were a fulfillment of campaign promises. To many others, they harked back to dark moments in U.S. history. “This is our generation’s sort of existential moment,” said Frank Sharry, head of pro-immigration group America’s Voice.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker wants to charge owners of electric and hybrid vehicles an annual fee to help offset lost motor fuel taxes that fund road improvements. Grand Forks Republican Sen. Curt Kreun said drivers of electric and hybrid vehicles should pay their fair share toward road construction and repairs, just as drivers of gasoline-powered cars do. All vehicles contribute to wear and tear on the state's roads, he said. "If you drive on our roads, you got to pay for them," said Kreun... Читать дальше...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois woman faces felony charges for allegedly allowing her 2-year-old child to ingest methamphetamine and fentanyl. Forty-year-old Ashley N. Parr of Belleville was charged Thursday with meth possession, reckless conduct causing great bodily harm and child endangerment. She was being held Friday at the St. Clair County Jail on a $50,000 bond. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that police called to a home Dec. 10 to investigate a report of... Читать дальше...

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman has been charged with driving drunk and crashing into four pedestrians, including a 9-year-old boy and two people from Peru. Forty-eight-year-old Gretchen Ann Otterberg was charged Thursday with four counts of driving while intoxicated and causing serious physical injury. No attorney is listed for her in online court records. The Missouri Highway Patrol says the pedestrians were walking along a road when they were hit around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Harrisonville... Читать дальше...