Новости за 10.11.2015

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Police say a boy who was listening to music through earphones was struck and killed by a train in Thermopolis. The Casper Star-Tribune reports (http://goo.gl/VrO7tu ) the boy, whose name and age have not been released, apparently did not hear the train approaching behind him when he was hit Sunday morning. Police say the death was an accident, but an investigation is ongoing. ___ Information from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, http://www.trib.com

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A person arrested on unrelated charges in Houston will be questioned as a "person of interest" in the shooting of a Texas state judge outside her Austin home. In social media postings Monday night, the Austin Police Department said it was "aware of the arrest in Houston of a person of interest in the shooting" of state District Judge Julie Kocurek.

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "MassCash" game were: 11-17-20-21-22 (eleven, seventeen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two)

5M developer alters project to include more affordable housing The developer of a mixed-use project at Fifth and Mission streets has agreed to increase the amount of affordable housing while cutting the number of parking spaces, compromises that could help shore up support for the divisive South of Market project as it heads for final approvals. The new development agreement, hammered out over the weekend by Supervisor Jane Kim and Forest City Senior Vice President Alexa Arena, calls for 87 affordable apartments in a 288-unit rental building... Читать дальше...

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were: 15-20-25-37-39, Lucky Ball: 18 (fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, thirty-seven, thirty-nine; Lucky Ball: eighteen)

"In making the false and defamatory statements, Mr. Cosby held Mr. Ruehli up to public scorn and ridicule, injured her good name and reputation and caused her severe emotional distress," her lawyers say in the complaint, filed in federal court in Springfield, near where Cosby has a home. The Associated Press generally doesn't identify people who say they're victims of sexual abuse, but the women have come forward to tell their stories. Ruehli, who lives in Windham, near the Massachusetts state line... Читать дальше...

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen burst into a clandestine cockfight in southern Mexico and sprayed the crowd with bullets, killing 12 people and wounding five others, officials said Monday. According to a law enforcement official who was not authorized to be quoted by name, one of the dead was a 12-year-old boy whose father allegedly headed a local crime gang. In the resort of Acapulco, further to the west, unidentified assailants opened fire on an amateur soccer match on the outskirts of the city, killing three people on Sunday.

GENEVA — Russia’s status as a sports superpower and its participation in track and field events at next year’s Olympics came under threat Monday after a report accused the Russians of widespread, state-supported doping reminiscent of the darkest days of cheating by the former East Germany. The WADA investigation’s findings that Russian government officials must have known about doping and cover-ups, with even their intelligence service (the FSB) allegedly involved, threatened to severely tarnish... Читать дальше...

Ken Griffey, Trevor Hoffman join Baseball Hall of Fame ballot Ken Griffey Jr. and Trevor Hoffman are among 15 newcomers on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot and will face a newly trimmed electorate, along with steroid-tainted holdovers Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio were elected in 2015, the first time since 1955 writers picked a quartet of players in one year. Griffey, a unanimous pick for the 1997 AL MVP award... Читать дальше...

The school confirmed on its Facebook page that there had been a shooting on campus and advised students to go to their residence hall and stay there until notified. Kevin Bobo of the sheriff's office told the television station there was never a gunman loose on campus and that the school is not in any danger.

DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen is offering $1,000 in gift cards and vouchers as a goodwill gesture to owners of small diesel-powered cars involved in an emissions cheating scandal. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the cars, with 2-liter four-cylinder diesel engines, emit 10 to 40 times the allowable amount of harmful nitrogen oxide while being driven. [...] Monday, Fitch, the credit rating agency, downgraded Volkswagen's debt by two notches to reflect the potential financial costs of the... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Racially charged incidents at the University of Missouri have led to numerous protests, a hunger strike by a graduate student and at least 30 black football players announcing they are on strike — with all of them calling for the president of the four-campus system to be removed. At a special meeting of the system's governing board, Wolfe said he takes "full responsibility for the frustration" students had expressed regarding racial issues and that he hopes the school community uses his resignation... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The president of the University of Missouri system and the head of its flagship campus resigned Monday with the football team and others on campus in open revolt over what they saw as indifference to racial tensions at the school. President Tim Wolfe, a former business executive with no previous experience in academic leadership, took "full responsibility for the frustration" students expressed and said their complaints were "clear" and "real." [...] by the end of that day, a campus sit-in had grown in size... Читать дальше...

A grandmother struck by a taxi driver finishing a 16-hour shift. Since Halloween, vehicle-related incidents across New York City have claimed 12 lives, a figure that has generated headlines and some criticism of Mayor Bill de Blasio's ambitious traffic safety agenda. A key component of Vision Zero — a traffic plan originated in Sweden in the late 1990s with the audacious goal of reducing the number of traffic fatalities to zero — is stepped-up enforcement of traffic regulations.

(AP) — Officials at the Wyoming Department of Corrections are warning that as more people are sentenced to state prisons, spare beds are becoming scarce. Among the recommendations are more drug rehab programs outside prison, giving more first-time, nonviolent offenders probation instead of hard time and offering inmates incentives to be released on good behavior. The penitentiary reform bill comes as the state faces a projected budget shortfall of $600 million over the next three years, leading lawmakers to look at cutting costs... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts State Police have arrested a New Hampshire man who violated his parole after serving time in prison for being an accomplice in a police officer's killing. State police set up surveillance after they learned Paul and a woman were staying at a Boston hotel.

TUESDAY Boxing 6p Featherweights: Miguel Flores vs. Читать дальше...

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Israeli poker player who held a long-running perch in second place and infuriated World Series of Poker viewers with his lengthy contemplation of most hands is out of contention for the World Series of Poker title and $7.6 million top prize. Stern watched arms crossed from the sidelines in front of coach and 2014 WSOP champion Martin Jacobson when Blumenfield clinched a pair of kings, and the hand, when the second-to-last card was turned over. Stern held up a "fear the fedora"... Читать дальше...

KINGS PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Officials on Long Island have announced arrests and suspensions involving young students who allegedly used their mobile devices to circulate or view sexually explicit material of another student. Suffolk County police say an encounter that occurred off school grounds between a male and female who knew each other was recorded on a cellphone by a male acquaintance in late October.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — The author of a new biography of George H.W. Bush is lauding the former president, saying he left a legacy of service. The 91-year-old sat in a wheelchair wearing a neck brace.

Some religious conservatives have expressed anger over the coffee company's annual holiday-time cups — a minimalist all-red design with no images aside from the company's green and white logo. Trump, who is working to win the support of evangelical and other conservative Christians in a crowded field, has often expressed frustrations over companies using the term "Happy Holidays" in place of "Merry Christmas." Brian Oaks, general manager of the Prairie Capital Convention Center, said the billionaire... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state health officials said Monday they have found no source for the E. coli outbreak related to Chipotle, and the chain's Pacific Northwest restaurants could reopen later this week. Seattle attorney Bill Marler, who has filed two lawsuits on behalf of people who have gotten sick in this outbreak, said that just because health department officials haven't found the cause of the outbreak doesn't mean they aren't still blaming Chipotle for making people sick. The company... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Unrest on the Missouri campus brought on by dissatisfaction with the way the president of the university system handled complaints about racism had been brewing for months. The Missouri team's stand was credited with escalating the protest about long-simmering tensions about race and other student welfare issues on campus. The Missouri athletic department faced a $1 million dollar payment to opponent BYU if it had to back out of the game. The president of the University of Missouri system... Читать дальше...

Stanford women host SJSU in NCAA soccer opener Pac-12 champion Stanford received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA women’s soccer tournament and will host San Jose State at 7 p.m. Friday in the first round. The Cardinal, looking for their seventh trip to the College Cup in the past eight years, have a 25-match home unbeaten streak in the NCAA tournament. San Jose State had a 10-7-3 overall record but won an automatic tournament berth by winning the Mountain West Conference title. The Spartans took both... Читать дальше...