Новости за 15.08.2015

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — An 18-year-old student faces charges after he was allegedly caught carrying a firearm into a Georgia high school. The Augusta Chronicle reports the weapon was discovered Friday morning at Thomson High School in McDuffie County. School Superintendent Mychelle Rhodes said officials identified the weapon using the metal detectors at the school's entrances. The student was charged and booked into the county jail. ___ Information from: The Augusta Chronicle , http://www.augustachronicle.com

The rules aren't being imposed by any college dorm — they're actually the wishes of the married couple who are taking in the 18-year-old music major after she got stalled on a rural Utah university's housing waitlist. [...] unusual arrangements don't necessarily impact student retention, although most agree such an inconvenient step isn't ideal during what is already a stressful life interchange for the blossoming scholars. Calculating exact college enrollment figures can be tricky with the fickle... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, the lone Republican senator who was considering support for the Iran nuclear deal, announced plans on Saturday to vote no, dealing a significant blow to the White House's efforts to garner bipartisan backing for the controversial accord. Flake, a freshman who had praised President Barack Obama for seeking a diplomatic solution, had been publicly undecided, making him a top target of the White House's concerted lobbying campaign. Flake's opposition to the deal all but guarantees that no Republicans ... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Nebraska will begin offering high school sports championships for disabled students competing with partners. The National Federation of High School Associations says similar unified sports program are already in place in Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, Washington and Illinois. Grants will be available to help school districts begin programs, and the Special Olympics of Nebraska will offer training and support to help.

Shortstop Christian Arroyo, the club's first-round draft pick in 2013, was taking a third-inning throw from Susac on an Edwin Medina stolen-base attempt when Arroyo's arm collided with Lancaster JetHawk. Hudson started San Jose's 3-0 victory and pitched 2 2/3 innings, allowing one hit, no walks and striking out two. Susac was 2-for-4 with a homer in the fourth game of a rehab assignment that could end with his activation from the Giants' disabled list next week.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated Saturday that she did not send or receive emails marked classified from her homemade email server while secretary of state, an issue that continues to overshadow her campaign. Last month, the inspector general of the nation's intelligence community raised concerns that classified information had traversed the email system and sent a counterintelligence referral to the Justice Department.

VAN, Texas (AP) — Students in a tornado-damaged East Texas town are preparing to return to school with donated books and portable classrooms. The twister heavily damaged Van's elementary and intermediate schools, along with an administrative building.

The Greensburg Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/1TGlcEj ) the state's Interim Study Committee on Education has scheduled an Oct. 19 meeting to study the issue. The Republican chairmen of the House and Senate education committees had asked General Assembly leaders to approve having the legislative education study committee review what is causing the drop and how the state could respond.

Divided for a decade between the ultra-Orthodox Jews who control the school board — but don't send their children to public schools — and parents who say their children are the victims of unfair budget cuts, East Ramapo has seen meetings degenerate into shouting matches and a federal lawsuit brought against the district. [...] a former New York City public schools chancellor has been appointed by the state to examine claims of parents like Curry, who have demanded state intervention in a district they say is failing to serve their children. Читать дальше...

The Jerusalem Fire in Lake County, Calif., was nearing full containment on Saturday, but its remnants were seen by many as wind shifts sent smoke into the Bay Area.

(AP) — Starting next year, a new state law should help more students get college credit for the advanced placement classes they took in high school, something supporters of the measure hope will keep more college-bound students from going out of state. The legislation, which Gov. Bruce Rauner signed Thursday, requires all Illinois public colleges and universities to give students credit for a score of three or better on 34 of the AP course examinations. "Students who challenge themselves with college-level... Читать дальше...

"[...] you have a roof over your head you know you can come back to, where there's a place for you and a place for your children, you can't begin the process of healing," said Barbara Paradiso, director of the Program and Center on Domestic Violence at the University of Colorado Boulder. Because of the nature of the crime, victims, mostly women, often have no access to money, no recent job history, and no friends or family they can turn to. The national rental vacancy rate dipped to 8 percent in 2014... Читать дальше...

Taylor Swift took her "1989" extravaganza to Levi's Stadium on Friday night for the first of two sold-out shows, with plenty of ecstatic teenage and younger girls in attendance who sung along with every word.

Collins is her married name — she and her husband Zack celebrated their first anniversary in June — but her maiden name, Tuckwiller, is synonymous with the fair as members of her family have been involved since it was the Greenbrier Valley Fair before becoming the state fair in 1941. [...] perhaps it was only fitting when she assumed the position of CEO in March, rising from the interim position she had held since longtime leader Marlene Jolliffe stepped away in January to take a similar spot at the Virginia fair. Читать дальше...

(AP) — At least 13 percent of Kansas' 286 school districts are expected to ask top state officials for more money to address their budget problems, renewing a debate over whether a new funding law is harming public education. [...] the state Department of Education has received applications for extra aid from 22 districts that have seen lower local tax revenues, largely due to a drop in oil prices. Under the new school funding law — enacted by Republican lawmakers with Gov. Sam Brownback's support ... Читать дальше...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Two teenage boys died early Friday at a Yosemite campground when a large tree limb fell and crushed their tent. Several campers in the Upper Pines Campground said they were awakened at 4:15 by a loud crack followed by a scream that pierced the predawn air. Emergency vehicles arrived some 45 minutes later. “Our thoughts are with the families as they grieve this tragedy,” park Superintendent Don Neubacher said in a statement. Groups of campers stopped to take in the scene. Читать дальше...

A partnership between the company located south of the I-80 interchange and York High School began, said YHS principal Mitch Bartholomew, "When we talked about internships for our students in diesel tech" with Truck Center Companies, which already had a program in place, the York News-Times (http://bit.ly/1gztUr4 ) reported. The upside for the trucking industry is how the program points young people who are so-inclined toward diesel technician positions. The advantage for students like Thorne is... Читать дальше...

Passengers will now have more transportation options coming and going from the Oakland International Airport, airport officials announced Friday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Mary Hastler recently purchased an Apple Watch, but already the high-tech device has her thinking of ways she could improve service for her customers at Harford County Public Library. While books are not disappearing from the state's libraries, librarians are adopting the latest technology to improve the customer experience — providing materials in a variety of formats. Another goal includes providing the resources to help all students start school at grade level. The program... Читать дальше...

Winds in the West are helping stoke wildfires sweeping across the Northern Rocky Mountains, Pacific Northwest and elsewhere, posing problems for firefighters trying to contain the flames fed by drought. Two large fires in Oregon have burned through buildings and forced evacuations as strong winds pick up, sending guests of a resort fleeing. A fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in rural central Oregon exploded to more than 50 square miles Friday, forcing evacuations of a rural subdivision... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Kentucky county clerk reiterated to a federal judge on Friday that he should stay his ruling ordering her to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. On social media, photos showcasing the damaged cars outpace those of the shiny, sleek models on display, said museum spokeswoman Katie Frassinelli. (AP) — The University of Maryland said Friday that an assistant women's basketball coach resigned, following his suspension after a player he coached at Xavier University accused him of groping her. Читать дальше...

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — Even at his own rallies, Republican presidential candidate John Kasich is a stranger to some New Hampshire voters. Karen Bednarski, who packed into one of the Ohio governor's three New Hampshire appearances this week, says she learned about his presidential bid for the first time "within the last week." Even as a mystery, Kasich has emerged as a legitimate threat to his better-known Republican rivals — former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in particular — whose presidential aspirations are focused on New Hampshire. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Opportunity News Media wants you to know it's OK to be a Republican, and it is spending $3 million to say so in the presidential battleground states of Ohio and Colorado. The television ads serve as coming attractions of a sort for the 2016 campaign, for which politically minded donors have already given half a billion dollars to candidates and outside groups eager to back them. Add in campaign finance regulations that are still evolving in the wake of the landmark Supreme Court decision known as Citizens United... Читать дальше...

Bride hates wedding photos I took for free Recently, my husband was asked to be the best man at his friend’s wedding. The happy couple did not have the financial means to hire a photographer, so I was asked to take pictures of the ceremony and reception. [...] I charged them nothing for doing it. [...] how do I tactfully address the situation with the bride if she “reminds” me again of my lack of professional photography skills? Sad Newbie Photographer Dear Photographer: The next time the bride “reminds” you... Читать дальше...