Новости за 01.01.2016

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mike Oxley, who helped write landmark anti-fraud legislation following a wave of corporate scandals that brought down Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc., died Friday at age 71. The law reshaped corporate oversight after accounting scandals in 2001-2002 at Enron, WorldCom and other major corporations exposed inadequate internal controls and auditors who had become too cozy with the companies whose books they examined. Pro-business conservatives argued that a board... Читать дальше...

If you’re in the market for a fairly likable sitcom with appealing characters and an acceptable number of laughs, skip the premiere of “Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life” on Sunday, Jan. Cooper Barrett (Jack Cutmore-Scott) is a guy in his mid-20s who is trying to jump-start his life as a grown-up but is ill equipped to make the transition from college party boy to adulthood. The pilot, “How to Survive Your Lovable Jackass,” is a laugh-starved contrivance about the theft of a big-screen... Читать дальше...

Obama arrived Friday morning to play at the Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The weather on Oahu's east side was sunny, with light breezes.

(AP) — With shiny orange confetti stuck to his sweat-soaked face as the celebration after the Orange Bowl rolled along, Clemson linebacker Ben Boulware knew the time was right to make a bold statement. No FBS team has ever finished 15-0, and being the first to get there has been a goal for Clemson from the moment that the team convened for training camp last summer. [...] only a handful of teams have even had the chance to play 15 games, with longer regular seasons, conference title games and now... Читать дальше...

Pasadena — It’s a beautiful day for the 102nd Rose Bowl, with temperatures expected to be in the mid-60s by the 2:10 p.m. kickoff. The Cardinal (11-2) and Hawkeyes (12-1) are ranked fifth and sixth respectively in the Associated Press poll, but that order is reversed in the rankings by the College Football Playoff selection committee. On Saturday, Oregon plays TCU in the Alamo Bowl, and Arizona State meets West Virginia in the Cactus Bowl.

Bears basketball game day: The game will be televised on Pac-12 Network; Radio on KGO 810 AM; Live stats on CalBears.com Cal: G Tyrone Wallace (15.5 ppg, 4.4 apg), C Kameron Rooks (3 ppg, 3.8 rpg), G Jordan Mathews (13.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg), F Jaylen Brown (14.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg), F Ivan Rabb (12.4 ppg, 9 rpg) Cal is coming together at the ideal time. Since going 0-2 on their Las Vegas trip in November, the Bears are 6-1. Cal leads the Pac-12 with a field goal percentage defense of 37.3. Ten of the Bears’... Читать дальше...

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Ex-Rep. Mike Oxley of Ohio dies; helped create anti-fraud legislation after corporate scandals.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Protesters upset by a decision not to indict police officers in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice are continuing their call for the Cleveland prosecutor to step down. Police officers accompanied the marchers and stood in front of the prosecutor's house during the protest.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A spokeswoman for the family of a man who died when his plane struck two buildings in downtown Anchorage says the crash was a suicide. Demarest was flying a plane owned by the Civil Air Patrol Tuesday when he clipped the building that houses the law firm and crashed into an unoccupied commercial building.

Sports calendar, Jan. 1-3 College basketball UCLA at Washington FS1 Women Florida State at Louisville ESPNU College football Outback Bowl: Citrus Bowl: Florida Channel: 7 Channel: 10 Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State ESPN Rose Bowl: Iowa ESPN (680) Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Mississippi ESPN Horse racing Golden Gate Fields, thoroughbreds NHL Winter Classic: Montreal at Boston Channel: 11 Channel: 3 Channel: 8 College basketball DePaul at Seton Hall FS1 Georgia Tech at North Carolina Channel... Читать дальше...

Gov. Bruce Rauner has ordered Illinois National Guard soldiers to active duty to help with flood recovery efforts in the state. In a statement on Friday, Rauner says the step means soldiers will be ready at a moment's notice for local communities as flood waters could continue to rise over the weekend. [...] other parts of Tennessee and western Kentucky face flood threats as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Authority work to control water levels. Two days after the surging... Читать дальше...

CAMDEN, Del. (AP) — Delaware State Police are looking for four men who robbed a Camden restaurant at gunpoint. It happened about 11:30 p.m. Thursday at the Waffle House on South DuPont Highway, troopers said in a news release. Four men, two of them with handguns, entered the restaurant and pointed the guns at an employee. Police say the robbers demanded money and the employee gave them cash from the register. The men then fled.

The existing constitution limits the powers of the president and places the prime minister in charge of the government — as in many European countries. Opposition parties have said they favor constitutional changes to make Turkey more democratic but are wary of turning the system to one with a strong executive.

Kuperus served on the Sussex County Board of Agriculture, the New Jersey Farm Bureau and the State Planning Commission. Besides his state posts, Kuperus also served on the Sussex Borough Council and the Sussex County Board of Freeholders.

(AP) — A Kansas Court of Appeals panel has ruled a Dodge City casino doesn't have to pay the state's "use tax" on electronic gambling machines it operates for the Kansas Lottery. The three-judge appeals panel agreed Thursday with a state Board of Tax Appeals decision that said the Kansas Department of Revenue was wrong in collecting $801,588 in compensating use tax from the Boot Hill Casino and Resort in Dodge City, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1RTfRwR ). The tax was from... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Nebraska's new rules for unemployment benefits are generally earning praise, but some people have been tripped up by one of the requirements. The rule is designed to provide job seekers with access to "the largest jobs database in the state," Albin said. Vince Mancuso of Omaha also missed the new rule initially, but once he received the warning letter he started contacting prospective employers through the site.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A western New York bar owner who says his restaurant was the one identified by authorities as the target of a would-be terrorist says the man arrested in the plot is an aggressive panhandler. Federal authorities say the 25-year-old Lutchman sought to prove he was worthy of joining the Islamic State group by carrying out a New Year's Eve attack at a bar using a machete and knives provided by an FBI informant. The U.S. attorney's office for western New York did not return a... Читать дальше...

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Rhode Island Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were: 2-4-8-8 (two, four, eight, eight)

HONOLULU (AP) — A surge in the popularity of Hawaii's Lanikai Beach has left many longtime residents frustrated by extreme traffic back-ups. Locals say the last week of 2015 was particularly bad, with beautiful weather causing holiday visitors to clog up the Lanikai loop.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The United States Postal Service is commemorating the space mission to Pluto with new postage stamps. The stamps supersede a 29-cent "Pluto: Not Yet Explored" stamp that flew to Pluto on the New Horizons spacecraft, beginning in 2006. The mission that has strong Boulder ties flew successfully past Pluto in July. According to the Boulder Daily Camera (http://tinyurl.com/zqesjws ), one new stamp has a drawing of the spacecraft and the other has a picture of Pluto taken during its close approach. Читать дальше...

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson said in his New Year's speech on Friday that it was the right time to step down because many political uncertainties — including Iceland's application for European Union membership and its recovery from economic collapse — have been resolved.

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Pro-government fighters in Yemen attacked and killed a senior al-Qaida leader and three people traveling in his convoy near a security checkpoint in the southern Abyan province on Friday, Yemeni officials said. Al-Qaida and Islamic State-linked militants have exploited the chaos of Yemen's civil war to make incursions into the strategic port city, where militant attacks targeting pro-government officials have escalated in recent months.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Day" game were: 01-02-03-04-07-08-10-13-14-19-22-23 (one, two, three, four, seven, eight, ten, thirteen, fourteen, nineteen, twenty-two, twenty-three)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: 5-7-4, Sum It Up: 16 (five, seven, four; Sum It Up: sixteen)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Day" game were: 6-5-8-5, Sum It Up: 24 (six, five, eight, five; Sum It Up: twenty-four)