Новости за 27.12.2018

Nearly halfway through his Stanford career, kicker Jet Toner has the best field goal percentage in school history. He missed just one this year, his first, a 38-yard try against San Diego State that went wide left. Since then he’s made 14 in a row and 32 consecutive extra points. For his career, he’s 35-of-41 on field goals, an 85.4 percent clip. If the redshirt sophomore can keep it up, he would surpass his immediate predecessor, Conrad Ukropina, as the most accurate kicker in school history. Ukropina... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man charged with killing his 67-year-old mother and dumping her body in a garbage can has been ordered held without bail. Robert Wallace appeared in court Thursday on a charge of first-degree murder. Police say the 25-year-old was arrested on the city's Far South Side on Christmas Eve, hours after sanitation workers discovered Betty Wallace's body in a garbage can a few blocks from her home. An autopsy found Wallace had been stabbed multiple times and had blunt trauma injuries to her face. Читать дальше...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A former employee of the son of Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro says he is innocent of any form of corruption after authorities flagged irregular financial movements in his account. Speaking Wednesday with Brazilian television channel SBT, Fabricio Jose Carlos de Queiroz says the $306,726 going through his account came from buying and reselling cars. The transactions included $6,142 sent to the wife of Brazil's incoming president, who takes office Jan. 1. Queiroz officially... Читать дальше...

TX Austin/San Antonio TX Zone Forecast for Thursday, December 27, 2018 _____ 046 FPUS54 KEWX 272022 ZFPEWX Zone Forecast Product for South Central Texas National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 222 PM CST Thu Dec 27 2018 TXZ192-280930- Travis- Including the city of Austin 222 PM CST Thu Dec 27 2018 .TONIGHT...Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Cooler, sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear before midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Читать дальше...

Through the eyes of Associated Press photographers, the world of 2018 was always captivating, sometimes comical, often awe-inspiring — and above all, beautiful. They saw beauty in the disarray of clothing left behind by 450 refugees and migrants, rescued from a boat off the Libyan coast; in the clouds of smoke from a California wildfire, captured from aloft; in the toil of a Mexican farmworker, surrounded by a carpet of cabbage. They found splendor in some of the most unexpected places. At an Israeli bodybuilding exhibition... Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Detention hearings have been delayed again for a married couple accused of using Chinese nationals in a sex-trafficking operation in northern New England. Federal court officials in Portland, Maine, say 37-year-old Derong Miao, and her husband, 37-year-old Shou Chao Li, will remain in custody pending rescheduled hearings in the near future. Li has hired a New York attorney to represent him. The Concord, New Hampshire, couple is accused of running the operation at locations in Maine, Vermont and their home state. Читать дальше...

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Police say three men suspected of stealing $800,000 worth of jewelry in Aspen may have altered their appearance after the robbery and have probably left the area. The Aspen Daily News reported Wednesday that security video showed the men had facial hair during the Dec. 21 theft at the Little Nell Hotel, and photos taken later at an airport show they had shaved. Police declined to identify the airport where the photos were taken, citing the ongoing investigation. Authorities say... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu.: OpenHighLowSettleChg.WHEAT5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMar511½513507¼510½+½May519520¼514517¾Jul527528¾522¼525¾Sep535½538½531½535+½Dec549½551¼546¼549½+¾Mar559¾560½557560½+1¼May564566¼563¼566¼+½Jul561¼561½560¼561½+½Sep568¼+½Dec579¾579¾579½579½+¼Mar587¾May590¼Jul579¼Est. sales 53,671. Wed.'s sales 42,867Wed.'s open int 429,136, up 1,035CORN5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMar373¼376½373¼374½+1¼May381384¼381382¼+1Jul388½391½388½389½+¾Sep391393¾390¾392+¾Dec395½398½395½396¼+½M

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Miss America Organization has reinstated New Jersey's state pageant group. The parent group says the Miss New Jersey Education Foundation has had its license reinstated, and a new executive director, David Holtzman, has been chosen. The New Jersey group will seek new board members from across the state. It also will seek new corporate and organizational partners. New Jersey was one of several states that had their licenses revoked or not renewed in recent months. Numerous... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans say no votes expected for the rest of the week, making it likely the government shutdown will continue.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov.-elect Ned Lamont has tapped a former deputy commissioner of Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to oversee the agency. The Democrat announced Thursday that he is nominating Katie Dykes for the top job. Dykes has served as chairwoman of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority since 2016, where she regulates both the rates and services of the state's electric, natural gas, water and telecommunications companies. Besides serving as DEEP's deputy commissioner... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — A man accused of hitting and killing a 24-year-old cyclist in Renton earlier this month has pleaded not guilty to charges of vehicular manslaughter. Forty-four-year-old Vern Henderson entered his plea Thursday. KOMO reports that this is his sixth DUI incident. Authorities say Henderson was speeding and high on PCP and painkillers and too impaired to notice that he hit the woman. Taylor Goehring died from her injuries. She was riding her bike when she was struck from behind on December 7.

BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina school system wants a federal court to toss a lawsuit from a former teacher who said her rights were violated under the Americans With Disabilities Act. The Times-News of Burlington reports Theresa Schmitz sued the Alamance-Burlington School System in October, saying her elementary school violated her rights by not letting her leave school early every day to care for her disabled son. Schmitz also claims her principal retaliated against her... Читать дальше...

NY Burlington VT Zone Forecast for Thursday, December 27, 2018 _____ 872 FPUS51 KBTV 271943 ZFPBTV Zone Forecast Product for Vermont and Northern New York National Weather Service Burlington VT 239 PM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 NYZ028-280900- Eastern Clinton- Including the city of Plattsburgh 240 PM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow until midnight, then freezing rain with possible sleet or snow likely after midnight. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say they've arrested all three homeless men wanted for fighting with an officer on a Manhattan subway platform in a fracas caught on video . Leobardo Alvarado turned himself in Thursday to face charges of riot and obstruction of governmental administration in the altercation Sunday. Juan Nunez was arrested Wednesday on the same charges. A third man, Eliseo Alvarez, also was arrested on other charges including attempted assault. They were awaiting arraignment Thursday afternoon. Читать дальше...

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — A cow that escaped from a truck bound for the slaughterhouse gave authorities a run for their money before being subdued early Thursday. State troopers and Paterson police responded after the bovine breakout occurred at about 2:40 a.m. and the cow ran across Interstate 80. One officer tried to get the cow under control using a rope but was unsuccessful. A video showed officers using a tow strap to finally coax the cow back over a guardrail. The Record reports employees from the Skylands Animal Sanctuary in Wantage... Читать дальше...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The theft of $3 billion in fuel every year from Mexico's state-run fuel depots and pipelines is an inside job, the country's new president said Thursday. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said thieves don't just drill taps into government pipelines. He said company employees steal fuel and distribute it, or help thieves by ensuring fuel continue to run through pipelines. The country's top prosecutor said criminal investigations have been opened against three employees of the... Читать дальше...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A judge wants to know whether a parolee is mentally fit to stand trial on charges stemming from a fatal stabbing at a Northern California train station. Alameda County Judge James Cramer on Thursday suspended criminal proceedings against 28-year-old John Lee Cowell. According to the San Francisco Chronicle , Cramer said there was substantial evidence that Cowell was incompetent to stand trial. Cowell is accused of stabbing 18-year-old Nia Wilson and her older sister, Letifah... Читать дальше...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has a state song, a state ballad and a state lullaby. And, for goodness sake, Democratic Rep. Jacob Bachmeier of Havre would like to see the 2019 Legislature declare the "Hippy Hippy Shake" Montana's official rock and roll song. It was written in 1959 by Chan Romero when he was a 17-year-old student at Billings Senior High School. Romero, who now lives in Southern California, tells the Great Falls Tribune his song has been featured in seven or eight movies and has been recorded by about 20 groups... Читать дальше...

SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — California authorities were hunting an inmate Thursday who walked away from San Quentin State Prison and is believed to have carjacked a vehicle overnight. Shalom Mendoza, 21, was last seen at the prison before 6 p.m. Wednesday and reported missing after 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. He fled from an unfenced minimum-security dormitory outside the prison walls, prison spokesman Sgt. Robert Gardea said. Mendoza is believed to have carjacked a victim in a Home Depot parking lot less than a mile from the prison after 9 p.m.... Читать дальше...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Gov.-elect Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday named much of her Cabinet, including officials who will be involved in two of her top priorities — cleaning up drinking water and improving roads. Liesl Eichler Clark, who worked in former Gov. Jennifer Granholm's administration before co-founding a policy consulting firm that helps businesses and others transition to cleaner energy, will lead the embattled Department of Environmental Quality. The agency came under fire for... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on the death of a California police officer and search for the killer (all times local): 11:35 a.m. The police chief of a tiny California police department choked up as he spoke about one of his officers who was killed the day after Christmas. Newman Police Chief Randy Richardson said at a news conference Thursday that his department of 12 is grieving Cpl. Ronil Singh and that other agencies are lending a hand. Singh was shot during a traffic stop Wednesday. Richardson... Читать дальше...

In shocker-not-shocker news, Disney has finally announced who it is Jude Law is playing in “Captain Marvel.” And yep, it confirms exactly what fans have assumed to be the case ever since Law joined the cast. A photo posted Thursday to Disney Movies spells it out plainly: “Jude Law as Mar-Vell, the leader of Starforce.” So there you have it. Read the full article on The Wrap

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers are debating an override of the governor's veto of legislation he says would add secrecy to campaign finance investigations. The state House began debating override legislation Thursday afternoon. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper last week vetoed legislation affecting the last undecided congressional race in the country at the center of a ballot fraud investigation. The bill would require new primaries as well as a general election in North Carolina's 9th Congressional... Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — National Guard soldiers from Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah are deploying to Fort Meade, Maryland, as part of a cyber protection team supporting U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. The Colorado guard said Thursday Cyber Protection Team 174 will help the Defense Department with network security and cyber defensive operations. The deployment will last a year. The team's assignment is to help commanders operate freely in the cyber domain as well as on the ground while denying adversaries that ability. Читать дальше...