Новости за 28.12.2018

A powerful winter storm that brought blizzard warnings Friday across the Upper Midwest was blamed for at least three fatal crashes while flash flooding from rains in the South swept away cars and forced dozens of water rescues. In northern New England, a mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain made for dangerous driving for post-holiday travelers, while much of the Dakotas and part of Minnesota were under a blizzard warning after many areas got a foot of snow or more Thursday. Another storm dumped... Читать дальше...

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) — A court hearing has been scheduled in West Virginia to determine if 57 ballots from the 2018 general election that were found two weeks ago will be counted. The Exponent Telegram reports the hearing is scheduled Wednesday in Marion County Circuit Court after county officials filed a writ of mandamus through the West Virginia Secretary of State's office. Marion County Administrator Kris Cinalli says the judge has the final decision on whether to count the votes, which would only affect two races... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks wavered between small gains and losses Friday, struggling to maintain the momentum from a two-day winning streak following a week of volatile trading. Energy companies led a broad, late-afternoon slide. Smaller company stocks were outgaining the rest of the market. KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index fell 4 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,484 as of 3:29 p.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 93 points, or 0.4 percent, to 23,045. The Nasdaq added 7 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,586. Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio man has received a death sentence for killing a woman and her two adult daughters at their home outside Cleveland. Forty-six-year-old George Brinkman Jr. didn't address the panel of judges as he was formally sentenced Friday in Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County. His lawyer, Fernando Mack, unsuccessfully argued they should spare Brinkman. Mack indicated Brinkman doesn't plan to appeal the sentence. Brinkman had pleaded guilty to aggravated murder charges in the June 2017 slayings of 42-year-old Suzanne Taylor... Читать дальше...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency told insurers it cannot issue or renew National Flood Insurance Program policies during a partial government shutdown, upsetting members of the Louisiana delegation who were key in getting NFIP coverage extended into 2019. News outlets report the agency informed insurers Wednesday. FEMA says it will continue to pay NFIP claims through the shutdown. It says it halted flood insurance funding because commission payments to private companies that issue the policies... Читать дальше...

HASTINGS, Mich. (AP) — A 92-year-old man has died from pneumonia after testing positive last month in a western Michigan hospital for Legionnaires' disease. The man was treated at Spectrum Health Pennock Hospital in Hastings, southeast of Grand Rapids. He was discharged to a rehab center and later died. The hospital tested its water system on Dec. 12 after the man's positive test for Legionnaires' was confirmed. Tests results of the system were positive for Legionella bacteria. MLive.com reports... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT — Syria’s military said Friday it entered the flash point Kurdish-held town of Manbij in an apparent deal with the Kurds, who are looking for new allies and protection against a threatened Turkish offensive as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw from Syria. American troops who still patrol the town and Turkey denied there was any change of forces in the contested area. The Syrian announcement and the conflicting reports reflected the potential for chaos in the wake of last week’s surprise pronouncement... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: 5-9-8 (five, nine, eight)

WASHINGTON — On the seventh day of a partial government shutdown, President Trump threatened to close the southern border and cut off aid to Central America if Congress refuses to fund a wall. “We will be forced to close the Southern Border entirely if the Obstructionist Democrats do not give us the money to finish the Wall & also change the ridiculous immigration laws that our Country is saddled with,” Trump tweeted Friday. “Hard to believe there was a Congress & President who would approve!”... Читать дальше...

The Raiders drafted defensive end Arden Key, holder of LSU’s single-season sacks record, to get to the quarterback. And Key has gotten there in his rookie season, the Raiders note - it’s what comes after that has been an issue. “I wish he could close the deal,” head coach Jon Gruden said. “He’s got one sack, but he’s had about eight or nine quarterbacks in his grasp. He’s just got to be a better finisher when he gets home.” Key’s lone NFL sack to date came, ironically, in Week 6 against the Seahawks on Russell Wilson... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced a plan Friday designed to make it easier for coal-fired power plants, after nearly a decade of restrictions, to once again release mercury and other pollutants linked to developmental disorders and respiratory illnesses into the atmosphere. The limits on mercury, set in 2011, were the first federal standards to restrict some of the most hazardous pollutants emitted by coal plants and were considered one of former President Barack Obama’s signature environmental achievements. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Most Americans endorse using gene-editing technology to create babies protected against a variety of diseases — but a new poll shows they would draw the line at changing DNA so children are born smarter, faster or taller. A month after startling claims of the births of the world’s first gene-edited babies in China, the poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds people are torn between the medical promise of a technology powerful enough to alter human heredity... Читать дальше...

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Ariana Grande canceló una actuación en Las Vegas pocos días antes del Año Nuevo "por motivos de salud impredecibles". Grande tenía previsto cantar originalmente el sábado en The Chelsea, en el hotel The Cosmopolitan, en Las Vegas. El hotel dijo el viernes en un comunicado a The Associated Press que la estrella pop no se presentará. Quienes posean boletos podrán recibir un reembolso en sus puntos de compra, agregó. Grande ha tenido un año ocupado. Su canción "thank u, next" encabeza... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — Deep in the bedrock 15 stories below the famous Grand Central Terminal, a cavernous construction site is slowly, and expensively, taking shape as a commuter rail hub that will accommodate more than 150,000 passengers a day. East Side Access has been dogged by massive cost overruns and delays since construction began nearly a dozen years ago. But Gov. Andrew Cuomo has brought in a manager who is focused on bringing the $11 billion project to completion by a new deadline in four years.

WASHINGTON — More police officers have died in the line of duty this year in the United States than in 2017. The most common cause of death was gunfire, and vehicular accidents claimed nearly as many officers’ lives. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said in a report that 144 federal, state and local officers have died so far in 2018. That figure represents roughly a 12 percent increase from the 129 who died in 2017. Most of the officers who died were either shot — 52 this year... Читать дальше...

CAIRO — Thousands are demonstrating Friday in a string of neighborhoods of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, calling for President Omar el-Bashir to step down, according to activists, keeping up the pressure on the autocratic general-turned-president who has been in power for nearly 30 years. The activists said hundreds also took to the streets Friday in the railway city of Atbara north of Khartoum, Obeid in the western North Kordofan province, and Senar and Wad Madani south of the capital. They... Читать дальше...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's largest left-leaning opposition parties said Friday they will boycott the inauguration of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Jan. 1. The Workers' Party, which governed between 2003 and 2016, and the Socialism and Liberty Party said their lawmakers and executives will not attend the ceremony in the capital city of Brasilia. Several members of the Communist Party of Brazil also said they will shun the inauguration of the far-right leader who won 55 percent of the vote in the... Читать дальше...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A settlement between Wells Fargo and attorneys general from all 50 states will mean more than $5 million for Nebraska. Wells Fargo and the attorneys generals announced the settlement Friday following an investigation into fake accounts opened without the knowledge of customers and other questionable practices. Besides paying $575 million to the states and the District of Columbia, Wells Fargo agreed to respond to customer complaints about its banking and sales practices. Nebraska... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A top Statehouse Republican is using a parliamentary maneuver to bottle up hate crimes legislation, dealing a potential setback to those wanting Indiana off a list of just five states that have not adopted such a law. Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said Friday that he will assign all hate crimes bills to a committee he has control over. The Martinsville Republican says the bills will remain there until the Senate GOP caucus has time to "fully discuss each proposal." Bray... Читать дальше...

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Maine's outgoing Republican governor is signing off on the results of a disputed congressional contest, but not before getting the last word with a handwritten note calling it a "stolen election." A federal appeals court filing Friday showed all parties agreed to the dismissal of Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin's lawsuit over the November election without any award of legal fees. The filing makes formal Poliquin's Christmas Eve announcement he'd abandon the suit. Gov. Paul LePage... Читать дальше...

CARY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina synagogue targeted by a man accused of threatening to damage it has been the target of vandals. Rabbi Seth Klayman told WRAL-TV in Raleigh that the Cary synagogue's windows were broken, and profanity was spray painted on the side of the building Thursday. Cary police said they were investigating the incident. In the previous incident, police accused a man of ringing the synagogue's doorbell and making disparaging statements about Jews and their religion to the woman who answered. Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say 911 services are back up in the Seattle area after the CenturyLink outage caused disruptions that began Thursday. King County said Friday morning that progress had been made in restoring 911 services across the metro area. But county officials also warned that there may still be lingering, intermitting connection issues. They urged people not to make test calls and to take note of the direct phone numbers available to reach emergency services in case they can't get through dialing 911. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The end of 2018 seemed to signal good things to come for America's farmers. Fresh off the passage of the farm bill, which reauthorized agriculture, conservation and safety net programs, the USDA last week announced a second round of direct payments to growers hardest hit by President Donald Trump's trade war with China. Then the government shut down. The USDA in a statement issued last week assured farmers that checks would continue to go out during the first week of the shutdown. Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It was a matter of life and death in 2015 when California Gov. Jerry Brown pondered an assisted suicide bill granting terminally ill people the right to choose when they die. After much speculation, Brown signed the measure, a victory for "death with dignity" advocates and a blow to the Catholic Church, which vigorously opposed it. Brown, who once considered becoming a priest, added to his signature a five-paragraph statement outlining how he made his decision: He sought contradicting perspectives from the church... Читать дальше...

TELL CITY, Ind. (AP) — Three young siblings were killed and their mother was hospitalized after she tried to save them from a house fire early Friday in a small southern Indiana city, officials said. Tell City Fire Chief Greg Linne said fire crews and police officers also tried to enter the burning two-story home, but were driven back by flames. Firefighters arrived to find "fire shooting from almost every window on the ground floor," he said. Eleven-year-old Danielle Plock Sims, 6-year-old Thomas... Читать дальше...