Новости за 23.08.2015

Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport was shut down Sunday afternoon over a suspicious item, and travelers reported long lines and mass frustration in the airport's other terminals. The airport tweeted that the item was being cleared.

Tune in here at 4 for live coverage of the 49ers’ first preseason game at home against the Dallas Cowboys.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran Sunday in a sign of newly thawed relations in the wake of a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. The semi-official Fars news agency, which is considered close to Iran's conservative camp, best captured the sentiment with the headline: "Den of fox reopened." Terrorism, regional stability and the spread of the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq are among the challenges Britain and Iran should be prepared to work together on, Hammond said. Читать дальше...

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Two children still missing after they were swept away nearly three months ago in the flash flooding along the Blanco River in Central Texas are the focus of a renewed search. Search teams converged on three areas now exposed by lower water levels in hopes of finding the remains of 4-year-old Leighton McComb and 6-year-old William Charba, who were with their families in a vacation house in Wimberley that was torn apart by raging floodwaters on Memorial Day weekend. Jonathan McComb... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Firefighters are gaining some ground against a wildfire burning in Kings Canyon National Park in California that led to the evacuation of thousands of people and destroyed at least one building. The wildfire has burned across more than 73 square miles of timber and brush left parched by the state's extended drought.

DERBY, Conn. (AP) — Fire officials say a woman has died in a fire at a multi-family home in Derby. The fire started at around 7 a.m. Sunday. WTIC-TV reports firefighters discovered the flames when they came to the location on Derby street for a car accident. The three-story building was evacuated and the fire was put out by 9 a.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

(AP) — A new firefighting mobilization center is being set up at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane to help fight wildfires in Washington state. The new firefighting resources come one day after the Obama administration approved Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's request for a federal emergency declaration to help firefighting efforts in Eastern Washington.

PARIS (AP) — U.S. airman Spencer Stone says he was awakened from a nap before springing into action and subduing a gunman on a high-speed train with two other Americans he was traveling with.

NEW YORK (AP) — "Straight Outta Compton" easily maintained its box-office lead with an estimated $26.8 million in ticket sales over a sleepy late summer weekend at the multiplexes. The low-budget horror sequel "Sinister 2" fared the best of the new releases, opening with $10.6 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

(AP) — Weeks into his presidency at Sweet Briar College, Phillip C. Stone still marvels at the energy of passionate alumnae who helped save the school just a few months ago from the fate of dozens of other women's colleges: closure. [...] Stone admits the school's long-term future will require more than just the fierce loyalty and the millions in donations that Sweet Briar women summoned to achieve a rare feat in higher education — saving a school from shutdown. Sweet Briar's leaders announced... Читать дальше...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's federal lawmakers are still discussing Planned Parenthood and the Iran nuclear deal during their August break, but at county fairs and coffee shops rather than in the halls of Congress. Rounds, the newest member of the delegation, said he's hearing from residents that they're fed up with a federal government that's bloated and unresponsive. Speaking with the third-term congresswoman, Harig recounted her dismay about recently released undercover footage in which... Читать дальше...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Animals are being adopted again from the Guilford County Animal Shelter, which closed for almost a week following an investigation into charges of cruelty and mismanagement. A state investigation found more than 100 examples of animal cruelty at the Guilford shelter and abnormally large numbers of dead animals found in kennels at the Davidson shelter.

KRQE-TV in Albuquerque reports (http://bit.ly/1hTsYPf) that State Police confirmed Marvin Goke was dismissed late last week for violations of rules and regulations. According to court documents, Goke arrested 34-year-old Angela Torres for aggravated DWI in May 2014.

(AP) — When the Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia was granted a license to provide medication-induced abortions, it was exempted from the requirement that it have a staff doctor with surgical privileges at a hospital in the community. Admitting privileges are required for Missouri abortion centers, but a health department spokesman says no surgical procedures are being performed at the Columbia facility.

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security officials close to pro-government forces fighting Yemeni rebels say a Saudi-led coalition is bombing rebel positions near the Bab el-Mandeb strait to weaken them in preparation for a ground offensive there.

CINCINNATI (AP) — A University of Cincinnati police officer's fatal shooting of a motorist he stopped over a missing front license plate has grabbed other colleges' attention, prompting discussions and reviews of their own police policies. Newton said his department also is looking at procedures involving officer body cameras — ordered prior to the Cincinnati shooting and planned for use this fall — like the one that captured video expected to play a pivotal role in the criminal trial of fired UC officer Ray Tensing. Читать дальше...

First day of classes held at new Career Academy in Nebraska Unless you're a student at the Career Academy, where the excitement and enthusiasm for a developing partnership between Lincoln Public Schools and Southeast Community College outweighed any scheduling snafus. Envisioned as a place where Lincoln's high school students can enroll in career education, both to lay the groundwork for education beyond high school as well as prepare for future employment, the Career Academy features 16 pathways... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Providence city council member is proposing to limit the number of college students who can live in a single-family house. Joseph McCarthy of the Greater Providence Board of Realtors says the proposal wouldn't be effective without also involving students and colleges in the discussion.

GLASSBORO, N.J. (AP) — Students returning this month to two New Jersey state colleges will find big differences next to campus as developments materialize seeking to add the bustle of traditional college towns. A $74 million building next to Rowan University opened this month, the latest and largest addition to a yearslong project to connect the growing university with the modest downtown of Glassboro; and a development of retailers and student housing is opening next to The College of New Jersey... Читать дальше...

About 50 faculty members marched Saturday up the central Commons toward dormitories where incoming freshmen and their parents were moving in. Faculty grievances include delayed talks, university spending on outside lawyers and consultants, rising administrator salaries and too high a priority placed on athletics.

(AP) — The crowd applauded as the ribbon was cut to mark the grand opening of Manna Mart, Hotel INC's new food pantry building. Hotel INC is a faith-based nonprofit that provides help with meal planning, budgeting and financial assistance to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. Since 2012, Hotel INC has increased its service from an average of 90 families a month to 350, operating out of a 16 foot by 20 foot space. On Dec. 9, 2014, Hotel INC broke ground on the new food pantry building and turned the old area into office spaces. Читать дальше...

Late June victories in the Supreme Court on health care and gay marriage, along with a win for his trade agenda on Capitol Hill, were followed by the landmark Iran nuclear deal in July and the raising of the U.S. flag over a new embassy in Cuba in August. Obama will likely have to veto a resolution of disapproval by lawmakers, blemishing his signature foreign policy initiative, but he appears on track to garner enough from support from Democrats to hold off Republican override efforts. Seeking to bolster his legacy abroad... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Tammy Garrett was raised in a low-income household, just like most of her students at Hobgood Elementary in Murfreesboro. "If you ... only know middle-class families, you may not understand at times why they don't have their homework or why they're tired," Garrett says. [...] when Garrett became principal four years ago, she decided to get teachers out of their classrooms and out of their comfort zones for an afternoon — first just a few, now everyone. En route, the bus driver describes... Читать дальше...

Since moving to Hampton in 1997, they've become the go-to couple for activists and candidates alike. Locals who know the terrain and the people who count in every town and are willing to contribute relentless effort toward a campaign. Few volunteers know the Republican stronghold of Salem better than Judy Galluzzo, whose first race in the 1970s was an early campaign of former Gov. John H. Sununu. Volunteers like Galluzzo bring important assets to the table: instant credibility, know-how and "infectious enthusiasm," said Jim Merrill... Читать дальше...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — It was long past 2 one recent Wednesday morning when Anne Simon finally arrived back at her hotel room in central Vancouver. The University of Maryland biologist had just watched the fruition of what she considers her greatest act of science. Last week, Simon traveled thousands of miles — and even further in terms of cultural evolution — to arrive at the set of "The X-Files," the 1990s Fox cult classic slated to air a six-episode miniseries in January following a lengthy hiatus. Читать дальше...