Новости за 27.09.2015

Laina Fullum, nutrition services director for Columbia Public Schools sent an email to parents and guardians in early August saying that any student who owed $15 or more to the district would receive the alternate meal instead of a regular school lunch. Even though she was the one who initially informed families about the proposed policy, Fullum said she is relieved that the district didn't start serving the alternate meals. Since the principals started reaching out to the families, the district's unpaid total has fallen to just over $79,000.

PARIS — Six French jet fighters targeted and destroyed an Islamic State training camp in eastern Syria in a five-hour operation on Sunday, President Francois Hollande announced, making good on a promise to go after the group that he has said is planning attacks against several countries, including France. Hollande said the strikes on the training camp, and others to come, were aimed at “protecting our territory, cutting short terrorist actions, acting in legitimate defense.” The U.S.-led coalition... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday defended her use of a private e-mail server while she was secretary of state, comparing the multiple investigations to Republican-led probes into her husband’s administration more than two decades ago. Clinton likened the inquiries into her correspondence to controversies like the Whitewater land deal that trailed her husband’s campaign and much of his administration, saying that voters in New York elected her to the Senate despite years of political questions. Читать дальше...

(AP) — An Arizona music festival is set to resume for a Kanye West performance after as many as 12 people were injured when a crowd rushed a stage, officials said Sunday. Tempe Police Sgt. Damon DeSpain said the department is working with other emergency responders and the event promoter to prevent a repeat of Saturday night at the Summer Ends Music Festival. Tempe Fire Medical Rescue, aided by Scottsdale and Phoenix fire crews, arrived at the scene after initial reports said as many as 40 people... Читать дальше...

The opposition party’s new leader, Jeremy Corbyn, opposes atomic weapons and had said the issue would be debated at the party’s annual conference, which opened Sunday. [...] after Labor-supporting trade unions said they would vote to keep nuclear weapons and protect thousands of defense jobs, delegates dropped the issue from the conference agenda. Britain has been a nuclear power since the 1950s, and both Labor and Conservative governments have consistently supported atomic weapons. Since the 1990s... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A teenager who was crowned the first transgender homecoming king at his suburban Twin Cities high school said his accomplishment is "a really big step" toward his goal of helping lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. Baca is the first transgender homecoming king at the school of about 1,600 students, Associate Principal Andrew Mons said. Baca said he was "really euphoric" about being crowned homecoming king "because I've been trying so hard to make a difference this year as my senior year... Читать дальше...

Pennsylvania has four school districts whose credit was downgraded to "speculative" earlier this year by Moody's rating agency. Rating agencies are also watching Pennsylvania school districts because an entrenched budget stalemate has stopped aid to school districts.

WASHINGTON — Religious activists in the Republican Party, bolstered by House Speaker John Boehner’s sudden exit, say the next GOP presidential nominee must share their uncompromising stance on abortion rights, same-sex marriage and other priorities to get to the White House. “You cannot win a primary and then succeed in the general election without having strength within the ranks of social conservative voters,” said Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council Action. An emboldened... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner, in his first one-on-one interview since announcing his resignation last week, compared conservative hard-liners in his party to biblical “false prophets” who promise more than they can deliver. Boehner referred to the ill-fated 2013 government shutdown over funding for President Obama’s health overhaul. Michael Needham, chief executive of Heritage Action for America, said on Fox News Sunday that Boehner and his allies treated conservatives as “crazies” to be marginalized... Читать дальше...

Maya Donnelly awoke to what sounded like thunder in the early morning hours, but dismissed it as a typical monsoon storm and went back to sleep. Inside was roughly 26 pounds of marijuana — a package that authorities say was worth $10,000 and likely was dropped there accidentally by a drug smuggler's aircraft. The couple said officers who responded told them an ultralight aircraft smuggling marijuana from Mexico had probably let part of its load go early by accident before dropping the rest farther north, the newspaper reported. Читать дальше...

KABUL — Islamic State gunmen attacked checkpoints in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing three police officers in the group’s first attack on the country’s security forces, Afghan officials said. [...] Islamic State loyalists in Afghanistan have clashed only with Taliban insurgents.

(AP) — Teachers in a suburban Chicago school district have voted to ratify a tentative agreement on a new contract, ending a strike that had closed down schools. The Prospect Heights Education Association says details of the agreement will be released jointly by both sides if the school board approves the deal.

On the day after Jarrett Parker’s three-homer outburst, Giants manager Bruce Bochy had some fun with bench coach Ron Wotus. Parker started in left field and batted seventh Sunday, one spot higher than he did Saturday. Bochy didn’t move Parker even higher, in part, because the A’s sent another left-hander (Sean Nolin) to the mound in the series finale. “I heard from most everybody back home, a bunch of different friends,” he said before Sunday’s game. Parker clearly is making the Giants take notice. Читать дальше...

Former Raiders owner Al Davis would have loved Cardinals coach Bruce Arians and his philosophy. Like Davis, Arians wants to score a touchdown on every play, and on defense Arians wants a sack or turnover on every play. This high risk, high reward approach has worked wonders in the first two games, but will it last today against the 49ers? Cardinals offense vs. 49ers defense: Safety Antoine Bethea was in Indianapolis when Arians was the offensive coordinator, and Bethea said that down and distance means nothing to Arians. Читать дальше...

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Dartmouth College says its endowment has wrapped another successful fiscal year. The Ivy League college's endowment grew to $4.7 billion by June 30, an investment return of 8.3 percent for the fiscal year. The total reflects an increase of $196 million over the previous year. The endowment funds more than 20 percent of Dartmouth's annual operating budget.

MILFORD, Utah (AP) — Of the 45 students who were granted Milford High School diplomas this month, only two were there to walk across the stage. The other certificates went to family members of the students -- young men who dropped out in the 1940s to fight in World War II. Over Labor Day weekend, hundreds of people packed the high school auditorium to see the families accept diplomas on behalf of their relatives and give a standing ovation to the two surviving veterans, reported KSL-TV (http://bit.ly/1KYzuPY... Читать дальше...

Vermont earlier this year became the first state to remove a philosophical exemption allowing parents to skip the immunizations required to enroll in school but keep the religious exemption in place. [...] while some states require evidence — a statement of religious beliefs, for instance — to support the claim that a child should be exempt for religious reasons, Vermont requires only checking a box on a form next to the word "religious." Vermont, which historically has had one of the country's... Читать дальше...

PISA is given every three years to measure 15-year-old students' knowledge in reading, math and science literacy using questions that involve everyday situations, according to its website. A provided sample question for the financial literacy exam displayed an invoice with students being asked to explain various parts of it. The Organization for Economic Coordination and Development coordinates the assessment in 75 countries and educational jurisdictions with the U.S. Department of Education sponsoring... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A transgender woman has filed a discrimination lawsuit against a nursing college in Louisville, saying she was humiliated when she was allegedly excluded from using the women's restroom though she identifies as a female, a TV station reported Sunday. Gilliam, a U.S. Army veteran and a single parent, told the station in an interview that she began physically transitioning from a male to a female after she started classes at Galen, according to the report. Galen said in a statement that it... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday there will be no government shutdown when funding expires this week, and he unloaded on the uncompromising faction of the GOP that dogged him throughout his speakership. [...] he made clear a faction remains in Congress that favors unrealistic demands over policy that can be passed — even though that approach helped bring the nation to the brink of default in 2011 and triggered a government shutdown two years later. Boehner's resignation... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pope Francis met with victims of child sexual abuse Sunday on the final day of his U.S. visit and promised to hold accountable those responsible for the scandal in the church, delivering a powerful warning to American bishops accused of covering up for pedophile priests instead of reporting them to police. "God weeps, for the sexual abuse of children cannot be maintained in secret, and I commit to a careful oversight to ensure that youth are protected and that all responsible... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Attorney Martha Gomez has been waiting more than three years to hear from a federal court whether a group of farm workers in California's Central Valley can proceed with their lawsuit alleging wage theft. Across the country, federal district courts have seen a rise in recent years in the time it takes to get civil cases to trial and resolve felony criminal cases as judges' workloads have increased, according to statistics from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The result... Читать дальше...

Man dies after ATV crashes, slides down embankment CORINNA, Maine (AP) — A Lisbon man has died after the all-terrain vehicle he was driving slid down an embankment and rolled over him.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — About 200 people have held an anti-war demonstration in St. Petersburg, while about 30 people joined a similar march in Moscow to call for Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine and stay out of the fighting in Syria.

The takedown of the popular website was led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, prompting protests accusing federal authorities of anti-gay bias and raising questions about why they would single out Rentboy when other escort websites, gay and straight, continue to do business. "Surely the Department of Homeland Security has more pressing concerns than to fritter away precious time and resources on something that shouldn't even be criminalized in the first place," said Human Rights Watch's Graeme Reid... Читать дальше...