Новости за 20.03.2016

BRUSSELS — The top suspect in last year’s Paris attacks told investigators after he was captured that he was planning new operations from Brussels and possibly had access to several weapons, Belgium’s foreign minister said Sunday. Reynders gave credence to the suspect’s claim because “we found a lot of weapons, heavy weapons in the first investigations, and we have seen a new network of people around him in Brussels.” Abdeslam was wounded during the raid, and a senior Belgian police official said... Читать дальше...

Stan Lee talks about forever fans, love of ‘comicbooks’ at Silicon Valley Comic Con SAN JOSE — Stan Lee took the Silicon Valley Comic Con stage for the last day of the weekend-long event, and made a good case for more than his regular one-scene cameo in the next Marvel movie. [...] the co-creator of Thor, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man and the X-Men is still arguably the most entertaining draw at pop culture conventions. The San Jose Convention Center big room that seats 3,200 — almost as much... Читать дальше...

The evening’s ostensible focus on this occasion was Simon Dobson, a composer, conductor and trumpeter whose music — especially for brass ensemble — has drawn more attention in the United Kingdom than it has here. [...] the evening began with two blink-and-you-missed-them snippets from the composer’s notebook: “Crystal,” a tiny fanfare for eight trumpets that has the opening to Monteverdi’s “Orfeo” very much on its mind, and “A Modulation on Plymouth Sound,” a commissioned world premiere. The latter piece combined Guy’s solo clarinet playing ... Читать дальше...

ATHENS — Hundreds of mostly Syrian asylum-seekers continued to arrive in Greece by sea Sunday despite the start of an international agreement to send migrants back to Turkey. At least 875 new refugees — mostly Syrians, along with Iraqis and Afghans — landed on four of Greece’s Aegean islands close to the Turkish coast between Saturday evening and daybreak Sunday. The EU-Turkey plan, agreed to on Friday, aims to halt smuggling by sending migrants who do not qualify for asylum back to Turkey. The... Читать дальше...

The president was joined by wife Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha on the flight, with dozens of U.S. lawmakers and business leaders arriving separately for the visit. The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961 after Fidel Castro's revolution sparked fears of communism spreading to the Western Hemisphere. Obama was to be greeted there by Cardinal Jaime Ortega, who helped facilitate months of secret talks between U.S. and Cuban officials that led to the normalization of diplomatic relations in December 2014. Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A transgender inmate who was paroled after a judge ordered California to pay for her sex reassignment surgery is making plans to have the surgery on her own this summer through coverage provided by the state's low-income health insurance program, she told a California newspaper. A federal judge ordered the state to provide the surgery to Michelle Norsworthy in 2015, just the second time that any judge in the United States directed a state prison system to provide the operation. Читать дальше...

HAVANA (AP) — Obama arrives in Havana for historic visit; big step in improved ties between US, Cuba.

SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were: 0-5-7 (zero, five, seven)

WHL Scoring Leaders following Saturday's games: GAPtsAdam Brooks, Reg3882120Dryden Hunt, MJ5858116Brayden Burke, Let2782109Jayce Hawryluk, Bdn4759106Nolan Patrick, Bdn4161102Parker Bowles, TC395796Tyson Baillie, Kel435295Reid Gardiner, PA434992Alex Forsberg, Vic316091Tyler Wong, Let434689Brayden Point, MJ355388Mathew Barzal, Sea266086Tyler Soy, Vic463985Jack Walker, Vic364884Ivan Nikolishin, RD315182Chase Witala, PG403979Collin Shirley, Kam374279Brett Pollock, Edm304878Matthew Phillips, Vic373976Jesse Gabrielle... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers have scheduled a public hearing on a proposed ballot question that would let the state issue a second slots parlor license. Plainville is already the site of a slots parlor created under a 2011 law that legalized casino gambling in Massachusetts.

[...] his brand of clean self-deprecating humor, combined with his wife’s earnest give-it-all-you-got singing, seems downright innovative in this era of snark and negativity. The audience will cheer for you just for showing up, and, if you’re still legitimately entertaining, a celebratory mood breaks out. After she showed some skill on the grand piano on the stage, Allen walked out with his trademark greeting, “Hello dere.” The Pittsburgh-born Allen wanted to be a journalist (“because I look great in a trench coat”)... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wealthy donors handed over $25 million last month to an outside group backing then-Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio, and the flood of money helped pay for thousands of television advertisements. The presidential candidates — current and former — must file their February campaign finance reports to the Federal Election Commission on Sunday, as they look ahead to the next series of nominating contests — in Arizona, Idaho and Utah on Tuesday. [...] the pro-Rubio surge... Читать дальше...

The zoo's director of animal health says it's only the third C-section he has been involved with and his first on a cheetah. Zoo officials say the cheetahs' immune systems are not developed very well and they're not able to actively fight off infections.

DHARMSALA, India — The prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile called Sunday for China to engage in dialogue on autonomy for his people’s homeland, as tens of thousands of Tibetans around the world voted for new leaders of a government that Beijing does not recognize. Buddhist monks in crimson robes lined up along with hundreds of Tibetan men and women in schools, government buildings and the courtyard of the Tsuglakhang Temple in India’s northern city of Dharmsala, where the exiled government is based... Читать дальше...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Orange County say a 1-year-old girl died after she was hit by a pickup truck in the driveway of her family's home in Anaheim. Police Sgt. Daron Wyatt says the child's 22-year-old aunt was backing the pickup out of the driveway after a birthday party Saturday when she felt the truck strike something. Wyatt says the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with authorities. He tells the Orange County Register (http://bit.ly/1RvhPOK) that investigators don't believe... Читать дальше...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Anker Joergensen, a former prime minister loved by many Danes for his down-to-earth character but criticized for his handling of economic problems in the 1970s and '80s, has died. Joergensen lived in a small apartment in Copenhagen instead of the prime minister's official residence.

BOSTON (AP) — The head of General Electric is scheduled to speak this week to Boston business leaders about the company's decision to relocate its global headquarters to the city and other topics. Jeffrey Immelt will be the featured guest at Thursday's Boston College Chief Executives Club lunch at the Boston Harbor Hotel.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president said Sunday that he had held very good talks with U.S. senators about the security situation in Central and Eastern Europe, before a NATO summit that Poland will host in July. Andrzej Duda said that the five members of the U.S. Senate's Intelligence Committee were "not interested in" and didn't discuss Poland's current political crisis that has paralyzed the Constitutional Tribunal, which has drawn censure from European Union leaders and concern from three... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A school district in central Washington state is considering arming some educators and administrators. The ultimate goal, he said, would be to keep students and staff safe during an emergency. Having armed staff at the Naches Valley School District makes sense, Cerna said, because of how long it might take law enforcement officials to respond.

BOSTON (AP) — Affordable housing advocates are pressing Boston city councilors to act on what they say is a worsening crisis for renters in the city. The groups say the councilors promised to make affordable housing a priority in their election campaigns last fall and must be held to their commitments.

Bernice Dyck, a widowed mother of two sons, formally adopted Chendra Kaub Chumb as her daughter six months ago, the Fresno Bee reported Saturday (bit.ly/1UIoMkW). Bernice Dyck's son, Rick, opened a school in Cambodia in 2003 and stopped into a cafe where Chumb was working. Chumb's biological mother is still alive, and Chumb said she supported the adoption. Chumb travels to Cambodia to visit her biological mother every year, and the Dycks said they are hopeful the adoption will make it easier to go back and forth.

JERUSALEM — A Palestinian home near the site of an arson attack that killed three Palestinians last year caught fire early Sunday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said, with immediate suspicion falling on Jewish extremists. The deadly July 31 firebombing was condemned across the Israeli political spectrum, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged “zero tolerance” in the fight to bring the assailants to justice. Investigators placed several suspects under “administrative detention,” a measure... Читать дальше...

Outfielder Sam Fuld required an MRI for a shoulder injury after feeling something on a throw to the plate the previous day. The A’s were awaiting results Sunday; Fuld is on the bubble for a roster spot but he is out of options and the team would like to keep him. Even before this triceps issues, Doolittle was scheduled to work in minor-league games at this point of the spring because he wants to throw his offspeed stuff, particularly his changeup, in a more controlled environment.

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s interior minister on Sunday identified the suicide bomber who killed four foreign tourists in Istanbul as a militant with links to the Islamic State group. Istanbul remained tense a day after the bombing, with Turkish authorities postponing a high-profile soccer match between two major teams, citing an unspecified threat. The country faces a wide array of security threats including from ultra-left radicals, Kurdish rebels demanding greater autonomy who currently are locked in battle with security forces in the southeast... Читать дальше...

Utah lawmakers voted to scrap primaries in favor of caucuses in the two most recent presidential election cycles. About a third hold primaries for governor, Congress and other races at the same time as their White House primaries to save money on poll workers, locations and ballots, said Wendy Underhill, elections program director with the National Conference of State Legislatures. "Because it's a closed election by law, independents can't participate and the secretary felt that was unfair," said Matt Roberts... Читать дальше...