Новости за 15.11.2019

SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on the trial of a California real estate heiress charged with killing her children’s father (all times local): 12:10 p.m. A San Francisco Bay Area prosecutor says he’s disappointed that a jury did not convict a real estate heiress of killing the father of her children. San Mateo County District

NEW YORK — Millions of Americans are choosing to experience the impeachment hearings through media filters that depict the proceedings as either a worthless sham or like Christmas in November. That’s the chief difference between now and the two other times in the modern era when a presidential impeachment was explored, and will likely be

HELSINKI — Flag-waving Finland fans poured onto the field, embracing each other and mobbing the players as fireworks exploded outside the stadium. A party decades in the making finally erupted in Finland after its national soccer team qualified for a major tournament for the first time on Friday. The Finns beat Liechtenstein 3-0 in Helsinki

SAN FRANCISCO — A verdict has been reached in the murder trial of a San Francisco Bay Area heiress whose family posted $35 million bail to keep her out of jail. The verdict by San Mateo County jurors is expected to be read at 11 a.m. Friday. Tiffany Li and her boyfriend, Kaveh Bayat, are

NEW YORK — A high-ranking leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Friday the church severed its century-long tie with the Boy Scouts of America because the organization made changes that pushed it away from the church. “The reality there is we didn’t really leave them; they kind of left us,”

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Police say a Florida high school has been placed on a lockdown after reports of a possible suspicious incident. Coral Springs Police didn’t elaborate on Friday’s report but they say officers are investigating, and called the lockdown a “precautionary” measure. The lockdown comes amid lingering U.S. jitters following the latest deadly

WAYNESBORO, Ga. — An eastern Georgia industrial plant will close by the end of 2020, laying off up to 200 workers. General Electric Co. tells local media it will close its high-voltage electrical switchgear plant in Waynesboro, consolidating work to a similar plant in Charleroi (shahr-lur-WAH’), Pennsylvania. The company’s renewable energy unit blames the closure

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey added more than 10,000 jobs in October, though the jobless rate rose from 3.1% to 3.2%. That’s according to data released Thursday by the New Jersey Labor and Workforce Development Department. It says the rate went up — despite the increase in the number of workers — in part because

Stanford and Washington State will face off Saturday trying to take the next step toward redeeming disappointing seasons. Both teams need to win two of their next three games to qualify for a bowl, a solid goal for programs out of contention in the Pac-12 that have made a habit of getting to the postseason

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — A jury on Friday convicted a man in the slayings of three young men whose bodies were found buried at a suburban Philadelphia farm. Sean Kratz, 22, was convicted of first-degree murder and other offenses. The jury, which deliberated nearly 18 hours over three days, must now decide on a sentence of

Twitter says its new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and any political content. Twitter is defining political content to include any ad that references a candidate, political party, government official, ballot measure, or legislative or judicial outcome. The ban also applies to all ads — even non-political

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Prosecutors have dropped felony drug charges against the owners of a Kansas CBD store for selling hemp flower, which looks and smells like marijuana but contains only trace amounts of THC, the compound that gives pot its high. Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson’s office said in a brief statement Thursday that

MILAN — The historic lagoon city of Venice exists on the edge of a double threat: As it sinks, the seas rise. That reality became more stark this week when Venice was hit with its worst flood in over 50 years, caused by a nearly 1.9 meter (6-foot) tide that sent waist-high water flowing through

Hulu is again raising prices for its online TV bundle, as other streaming-TV providers do the same. Hulu’s service, like AT&T TV Now, Dish’s Sling and YouTube TV, are a replica of traditional TV but on the internet. They were once vaunted as a successor to traditional cable. But the market has lost steam as

BEND, Ore. — More than 60 Oregon veterinarians have signed a petition asking Gov. Kate Brown to order an investigation into the killing of a bobcat kitten that wandered into an elementary school, a newspaper reported Friday. The 62 veterinarians from Eugene, Bend, Portland, Corvallis, Sunriver and more signed the petition calling the death of

CODY, Wyo. — Officials in Wyoming have received a building permit application from Kanye West for a proposed amphitheater on property owned by the rapper. West recently announced that he plans to move the headquarters of his shoe and clothing company, Adidas Yeezy, to Cody. He also wants to build a 70,000-square-foot (6,500-square-meter) amphitheater on

WHEELING, W.Va. — A West Virginia school district has settled a lawsuit with a man who says he was sexually abused by a teacher and fathered four of her children. The Intelligencer reports Ohio County Schools settled with Christopher Birch on Thursday. The April lawsuit said Bridge Street Middle School science teacher Elizabeth Harbert began

ELY, Nev. — A decade-long legal battle over a plan to pump groundwater from eastern Nevada to Las Vegas resumed this week with lawyers on both sides arguing over differing parts of a former state engineer’s decision to block the plan. The Las Vegas Review Journal reports a judge isn’t expected to rule for months

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Currier Museum of Art has acquired a second New Hampshire home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Kalil House in Manchester was built in 1957 and is an example the “Usonian Automatic” houses Wright designed as a more moderately-priced option for the post-war middle class. The house, which includes the original

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas archdiocese wants to become a foster care provider, but only if it can be excused from federal rules protecting against anti-LGBT discrimination. The Houston Chronicle reports that the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston filed a lawsuit on Oct. 31 challenging the rule that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and

SALT LAKE CITY — A well-rounded offense has helped Utah edge closer to the College Football Playoff picture. The eighth-ranked Utes, who are seventh in the CFP rankings, have run off five straight victories and are a game ahead of UCLA and USC atop the Pac-12 South. Utah gets a chance to solidify its position

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State still has a path to the College Football Playoff, although the No. 9 Nittany Lions can’t afford another slipup. Especially against a team they’ve historically beaten. However, this Indiana team is different, and the No. 24 Hoosiers (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) are determined to show they belong. The Hoosiers,

LONDON — Mo Farah and other leading British athletes have submitted a letter to the British Olympic Association, urging a relaxation on what they say are “unlawful” sponsorship regulations placed on them ahead of next year’s Tokyo Games. The Olympic Charter’s Rule 40 prevents athletes promoting their own sponsors during the games to protect the

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — He caught a fish “this” big. No, really. KVIA-TV reports a 9-year-old New Mexico boy landed a 42-pound (19-kilogram) blue catfish this week while fishing in the Elephant Butte Reservoir. Kris Flores told the station his son, Alex, made the big catch Sunday evening and shattered dad’s record. Flores says the

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s unemployment rate fell to a new record low of 3.9% in October. The California Employment Development Department says the state added 23,600 nonfarm payroll jobs during the month. The previous record low was 4% set in September. The department says October’s gains extend California’s record jobs expansion to 116 months.