Новости за 22.06.2015

The synagogue was spared blood, but the explosion on that morning in 1958 rocked a Jewish congregation whose backing of the civil rights movement had long sown fears of retaliation. "The sanctuary was packed that Friday night" immediately after the synagogue bombing in Atlanta, recalls Alvin Sugarman, a college student at the time who years later became the reform congregation's rabbi. Members of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, had to rebuild both the congregation's structure... Читать дальше...

Amid the high-stakes negotiations in Brussels over Greek debt, many Greeks have been taking their cash out of banks in large amounts. European stock markets are surging on hopes that Greece and its creditors will reach a deal to get the country more loans before it goes bankrupt at the end of the month. Leaders of the 19-nation eurozone are gathering in Brussels for a last-ditch summit aimed at clinching a deal between Greece and international lenders as a major debt payment deadline looms.

(AP) — Cooler weather in the forecast for Monday is expected to help firefighters battling a huge forest fire in the San Bernardino Mountains. The National Weather Service in Oxnard said a high pressure system that pushed temperatures into the triple digits in Southern California over the weekend was drifting east, allowing a gradual cooling trend into the middle of the week. In Northern California, about 325 firefighters focused on protecting the Sierra Nevada town of Markleeville, about 20 miles south of Lake Tahoe... Читать дальше...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Markets surged on Monday on hopes that eurozone leaders gathered for a last-ditch summit on Greece would reach a breakthrough that might keep the country from defaulting on its debt and falling out of the currency union. Before leaders gather on Monday evening, eurozone finance ministers will also gather in Brussels to pore over the details of Greece's proposal and confirm whether it meets the demands of creditors. The new government's different approach to the country's bailout program ... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter called on Germany and other NATO allies to stand together in the face of Russian aggression and other security threats in the region, but insisted no one is looking for another Cold War or new hot conflict with Moscow. [...] part of the calculous, Carter said, will be a new playbook for NATO that deals with Russia's aggression while also recognizing its important role in the nuclear talks with Iran and the fight against Islamic State militants. The Pentagon chief... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Attorneys in 10 more Kentucky counties can now file court cases without making trips to the courthouse. Since the start of eFiling in December 2013, 700 attorneys and other users have filed more than 25,000 documents electronically.

The Green Living program, launched last year, encourages residents to stop smoking, become more active, eat healthier, and reduce gas, electric and water bills and divert waste from the landfill. On-site organic materials' collection and wet/dry recycling stations are located on each block.

The short animated videos are designed to persuade photographers and high school seniors to refrain from taking pictures on or near train tracks. The videos show a high school senior posing in the middle of a highway before getting hit by a truck.

[...] man pleads guilty in Wind River Reservation stabbing (AP) — The third and final defendant charged in a fatal stabbing on the Wind River Indian Reservation has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A memorial honoring the nine people killed in the 2009 crash on Metro's red line is opening. City officials plan to open Legacy Memorial Park on Monday. The park includes nine sculptural artworks and a memorial wall remembering those that were killed. Monday marks six years since the crash. The park is located at the corner of 5720 New Hampshire Ave. NE and North Dakota Avenue NE. It's near the site of the red line crash, which happened between the Tacoma Park and Fort Totten stations on the red line.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials are investigating after the body of a man who is a suspect in a Boise Police Department arson investigation was found in a submerged vehicle in Arrowrock Reservoir. Boise County Chief Deputy Dale Rogers tells the Idaho Statesman (http://bit.ly/1IYw9hb ) that two men spotted a Dodge pickup truck underwater while paddle boarding in the reservoir Sunday afternoon.

UTICA, Neb. (AP) — A pavement project is scheduled to begin this week on L-80F in the Utica area of Seward County. The Nebraska Roads Department says workers will be doing a chip seal from Reference Post 0 to Reference Post 5.7 south of Utica. The department says chip seal is an application of an asphalt binder to a roadway, followed by an aggregate. A pilot vehicle and flaggers will be deployed to control traffic, which will be reduced to one lane with a reduced speed limit of 45 mph. The work is expected to take two days.

The Yulin government distanced itself from the festival and announced new restrictions, but eateries reached by telephone reported brisk business during the event ostensibly held to mark the summer solstice. Restaurant owners say eating dog meat is traditional during the summer, while animal rights activists say the festival has no cultural value and was merely invented to drum up business. Apparently concerned about the adverse publicity, the local government disavows any ties to the event, issuing... Читать дальше...

Couples, officials, foes readying for US gay marriage rulingCINCINNATI (AP) — With a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage expected any day now, gay couples in states with bans are making wedding plans, courthouse officials are getting ready for different scenarios and steadfast foes are working on their strategies to keep up the opposition. Fletcher, 31, a University of Cincinnati senior academic adviser, and Hickam, 30, a GE Aviation engineer, have arranged to take off work to get their... Читать дальше...

The photo features a man named Elbert Williams and two dozen other charter members of the NAACP's Brownsville branch, an audacious group of men and women who registered black voters in West Tennessee in the early days of the civil rights movement. Three-quarters of a century after what some historians believe to be the first NAACP member killed for daring to speak up for civil rights, Emison has gotten federal authorities to take another look at it. When he was a child, Emison sometimes heard his father... Читать дальше...

Area residents repeated messages of solidarity, love and even defiance of evil at the remembrances, hopeful their expressions would drown out the hate embodied in the slayings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Authorities say a white gunman was welcomed into a bible study last week at the historic black church before making racially offensive remarks and shooting nine people to death. "Because the doors of Mother Emanuel are open on this Sunday, it sends a message to every demon in hell and on earth," said the Rev. Читать дальше...

In an interview, Obama weighed in on the debate over race and guns that has erupted after the arrest of a white man for the racially motivated shooting deaths of nine black church members in Charleston, South Carolina. The president said while attitudes about race have improved significantly since he was born to a white mother and black father, the legacy of slavery "casts a long shadow and that's still part of our DNA that's passed on." Obama also expressed frustration that "the grip of the NRA... Читать дальше...

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Warnings are appearing on Instagram accounts in North Korea that claim access to the popular photo-sharing app is being denied and the site blacklisted for harmful content. [...] warnings have also appeared when websites that link to Instagram are accessed through desktops or laptops using LAN cables on the North Korean Internet provider. [...] even live-streaming video had been posted using the new Twitter app Periscope. Besides Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites were also functioning normally. Читать дальше...

Back then, Clinton believed she needed to project an image of strength and experience in order to convince voters she could be the first woman to serve as commander-in-chief — a "kind of tough single parent" rather than a "first mama," as her chief strategist Mark Penn described at the time. "Everything we need to do in our country really starts with how we treat our children," Clinton said at a recent campaign event, surrounded by parents and preschoolers at a YMCA in Rochester, New Hampshire.... Читать дальше...

The court is considering an emergency appeal from abortion providers in Texas, who want the justices to block two provisions of a state law that already has forced the closure of roughly half the licensed abortion clinics in the state. The Texas law is among a wave of state measures in recent years that have placed restrictions on when in a pregnancy abortions may be performed, imposed limits on abortions using drugs instead of surgery and increased standards for clinics and the doctors who work in them. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' upheaval over trade has exposed turmoil within a House Democratic caucus that's grown smaller and more liberal in recent years as moderates have been ousted in successive election bloodlettings. House Democrats celebrated earlier this month after they derailed Obama's bid for expedited trade negotiating authority by voting down a linked worker retraining program they long had supported. Obama maneuvered with congressional Republicans to get the trade package back on track... Читать дальше...

Remedies for colds and hangovers are legion in San Francisco, but the spicy oxtail pho from Mekong Kitchen may be the one cure-all to rule them all. The 3-month-old Castro restaurant makes a gorgeous oxtail broth, full of strong, musky beef flavor and spice that creeps up to a crescendo. The spicy oxtail pho is one of several re-created Vietnamese classics at Mekong Kitchen, the latest home of chef Tim Luym, known to San Franciscans for his Filipino cuisine at the now-shuttered Poleng Lounge. Sriracha-glazed chicken wings... Читать дальше...

For 21-year-old Jordan Spieth, who moments before had been faced with the possibility of an excruciatingly painful loss, it was an unlikely and historic victory in Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. Spieth, who birdied the 18th hole, had to watch as Johnson attempted a 12-foot, 4-inch eagle putt that would have given him the win. [...] Johnson missed that putt, hitting it 4 feet past the hole. An 18-hole playoff Monday seemed certain, but Johnson missed again from short range... Читать дальше...

Swimmers crowd the fast lane headed to worlds, Rio Missy Franklin got out of a red car Sunday morning sporting a new red and black Speedo jacket, and Cal coach Teri McKeever had one word for her: Franklin is fresh off signing her first endorsement deal with Speedo, and her new apparel nearly matched that of her college rival, Stanford. Franklin had “mixed feelings” about her performance during the Arena Pro Swim Series event in Santa Clara. [...] she was pleased with her strokes, which is what’s... Читать дальше...

Because the room fits only five people, Bochy and Co. must decide who’s expendable among starting pitchers not named Madison Bumgarner. The Giants dropped a 10-2 clunker to the Dodgers on Sunday night, and Tim Lincecum was pulled after 11/3 innings, the shortest start of his nine-year career. Yusmeiro Petit replaced Lincecum and became the first Giants reliever since Alan Embree in 2001 to give up four homers in a game, and the Giants ruined a chance to sweep the series and overtake the first-place Dodgers for the first time since May 29. Читать дальше...