Новости за 24.12.2015

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Students at the University of Southern Maine who have been protesting racism on campus met with the college's president to talk about changes to hiring, training and class requirements. Cummings says five students presented a 10-point "list of demands" during a one-hour meeting that he called "extremely productive."

Madonna and Steven Klein secretprojectrevolutionNEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 24: (Exclusive Coverage) Madonna and Rocco Ritchie perform during Madonna and Steven Klein secretprojectrevolution at the Gagosian Gallery on September 24, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) A New York judge has ordered MADONNA’s teenage son with GUY RITCHIE to return home to New York to spend Christmas with the pop superstar. A custody battle unfolded in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday morning after Rocco... Читать дальше...

Your kids knock over the Christmas tree while playing a game of freeze tag in the living room. Your 9-year-old breaks down into a screaming fit of terror after accidentally touching the Elf on the Shelf. And oops, there goes your favorite ornament. Your 2-year-old just decided to see what would happen if she threw

California health officials warned people Wednesday to take care when handling food after a marked increase in cases of norovirus, which they also subtly referred to as ‘winter vomiting disease.’ The highly-contagious virus can spread quickly from person-to-person in crowded environments like schools, nursing homes, cruise ships and restaurants. The virus, which causes gastroenteritis, is passed on through both feces and vomit and is usually picked up through contact with an infected person... Читать дальше...

Tablets designed just for kids are getting more sophisticated as they face increased competition from regular tablets. [...] some of those companies are looking to take back some of the sales to older kids that they've lost over the years, offering premium products — most with price tags of over $100 — that look and perform less like toys and more like the ones adults use. The use of Android and Windows software, in place of the more basic, custom-made systems used in toy tablets, allows for more... Читать дальше...

Cadillac's new luxury compact is a chiseled two-plus-two muscle car with razor-sharp throttle response, a locked-down chassis and tons of grip, all good things when matched with the ATS-V's twin-turbocharged and intercooled 3.6-liter V6. The V6's titanium connecting rods complement the turbos titanium alloy turbines, contributing to the powertrain's responsiveness. With the cornering prowess on tap from the electronic limited-slip differential, Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires and five-link rear suspension... Читать дальше...

Three lanes of southbound Highway 101 were blocked in San Mateo Thursday morning for nearly an hour after a vehicle crashed and flipped over, the California Highway Patrol said. Just before 6 a.m., dispatchers began getting reports of a gray Nissan overturned on the highway near the Poplar Avenue off ramp with a man trying to get out of the overturned vehicle, the CHP said. Around 6:15 a.m., the CHP issued a Sig Alert and the three left lanes were closed to traffic as crews waited for a tow truck to arrive to remove the crashed car.

Officials in the suburban town just south of Albany prohibited a sign saying "Merry Christmas" from being placed at the busy intersection. The Times Union of Albany reports (http://bit.ly/1Se4oHl ) the town allowed a public display of a Christmas tree and a Menorah, but officials banned religious holiday signs so they wouldn't violate any laws or distract drivers.

The brunt of the wet storm system, which is expected to bring up to a half an inch of rain by the end of the day, is predicted to hit the region Thursday afternoon, said Diana Henderson, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Monterey. Residual showers throughout the evening and Christmas morning are expected before the weather turns dry Friday afternoon and Saturday, she said. By Saturday morning, temperatures in parts of the Bay Area are forecast to dip into to the 30s and 20s before leveling out to the 50s for the afternoon... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Peggy Say, who spent nearly seven years on a tireless quest for the release of her brother, journalist Terry Anderson, and fellow hostages from kidnappers in Lebanon, died Wednesday. Anderson, the chief Middle East correspondent for The Associated Press when he was abducted from the streets of Beirut in 1985 in the midst of the country's civil war, said his sister died Wednesday after a long illness. A self-described housewife, Say quickly became her brother's most prominent public champion... Читать дальше...

On a Saturday night after the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, a plastic replica hand grenade was left in the driveway of Baitus Salaam Mosque in Hawthorne, near the Los Angeles airport. Since the attack, California has seen a surge in vandalism and threats against mosques. On Dec. 15, the Los Angeles Unified School District committed the cardinal sin of responding to terror with fear by closing all its schools — 900-plus, serving 640,000 students — because of an implausible threat that other cities were quick to dismiss. Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Yorkshire terrier that disappeared out a doggy door at an Ohio home three years ago has been reunited with its owner after being found about 200 miles away, near Detroit. The Columbus woman says someone found him in Romulus and took him to an animal shelter, and a microchip in the dog helped workers track down the owner.

CSX train derails in W. Virginia; no gas leaks or injuries New Martinsville Fire Chief Larry Couch says that 10 CSX train cars ran off the tracks on the north side of the city early Thursday.

Record highs already have been recorded early on Christmas Eve in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse as temperatures top 60 degrees in each city. The weather service has issued a wind advisory for parts of western New York, where gusts of up to 55 mph are forecast.

(AP) — Rolling Stone magazine is urging a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by three former fraternity members at the University of Virginia who claim they suffered humiliation and emotional distress because of the magazine's debunked article about a campus gang rape. George Elias IV, Stephen Hadford and Ross Fowler sued the magazine in July, claiming they were defamed by the November 2014 article written by journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely, which described in chilling detail a student's account... Читать дальше...

The main plan before them would cut two to three years off sentences for first-degree drug sales and reduce the severity levels assigned to first-degree drug possession and second-degree drug crimes. Faith leaders and other backers of an overhaul said drug laws have been too draconian and exacerbated racial disparities in the prison system. Robert Small, executive director of the Minnesota County Attorneys Association, said law enforcement is worried about sending the wrong message to drug dealers and users. Читать дальше...

In Rome, home heating is blamed along with heavy traffic for the eye-stinging, throat-irritating air. [...] air quality improves, thermostat settings in Rome's homes and office cannot exceed 18 degrees Celsius (64 degrees Fahrenheit.) The total hours a day furnaces can run is being reduced from 12 to eight.

State troopers were called to a residential burglary alarm on Birchview Drive around 10:15 a.m. Wednesday. An autopsy is scheduled on the deceased victim to determine a cause of death and the investigation is ongoing.

CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — Three adults and a juvenile have been arrested over the fatal shooting of a Houston-area convenience store clerk during a robbery. Cleveland police say the four suspects were being held Thursday on capital murder charges.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Christian faithful from around the world descended Thursday on the biblical city of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations at the traditional birthplace of Jesus, as an outburst of Israeli-Palestinian violence dampened the typically festive mood. Thousands of people were crowding into Manger Square, admiring the town's Christmas tree and listening to holiday music played by marching bands and scout troops. Since mid-September, Palestinian attacks have killed 20 Israelis... Читать дальше...

(AP) — It didn't take long to become the warmest Christmas Eve on record in one northeastern Pennsylvania town, and high temperature records were expected to fall or be threatened in Philadelphia and other parts of the state. The National Weather Service says the high temperature will be about 70 there, and even warmer in Philadelphia where a high expected in the low 70s should also break a record.

A fourth Palestinian was killed in clashes with Israeli troops, according to a Palestinian hospital official. In the first incident, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the attacker approached the entrance to an industrial zone in the Ariel settlement and stabbed two security guards, wounding them moderately, before they shot and killed him. The video purported to show a wedding attended by Jewish extremists last week, where revelers stabbed pictures of a Palestinian toddler killed in an arson attack earlier this year... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The state Superior Court has upheld three life sentences a central Pennsylvania judge gave an inmate who raped a clerk at the state prison in Rockview. The state Department of Corrections last year paid $3.3 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the clerk, who alleged various security breakdowns led to the July 2013 attack.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Who needs to fly south for the winter? Record high temperatures in New Jersey may have some residents feeling like they can visit the tropics just by staying put. Temperatures had already hit 70 degrees in some areas by Thursday morning. They were expected to rise into the mid-70s during the day. Atlantic City and Trenton are poised to break existing heat records for December 24 by at least 10 degrees. The down side: the National Weather Service says the balmy weather is bringing winds... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Mulester Johnson was at home with relatives in northern Mississippi when a fierce storm that has killed at least six people across the country hit. Johnson opened the door to what had been a bedroom and looked past his disheveled belongings to clusters of broken trees in the backyard. Sheet metal is wrapped around trees; there are overturned airplanes; a building is just destroyed. Along Mississippi Highway 7 close to Johnson's house, headlights from passing cars illuminated downed tree limbs... Читать дальше...