Новости за 27.03.2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Japan's space agency says communication has failed with a newly launched, innovative satellite with X-ray telescopes meant to study black holes and other space mysteries. Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, said he suspected that the satellite had suffered an "energetic event," possibly a gas leak or a battery explosion, that sent the satellite tumbling end-over-end. The danger is that in that state, the satellite may not be able... Читать дальше...

More than 300 soccer hooligans clad in black have clashed with riot police after rallying in central Brussels where a temporary shrine has been made for victims of Tuesday's attacks. Riot police backed by water cannon surrounded the group, whose members held a banner denouncing the Islamic State group that claimed responsibility for the bombings, and forced them toward a nearby train station. A Brussels square that has been a memorial site turned agitated on Sunday when black-clad men started shouting... Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were: 0-1-2 (zero, one, two)

Jurors took two hours to find Jason Lofthouse guilty of 10 counts of sexual conduct between a school employee and a student and two counts of kidnapping. Prosecutors say the girl admitted to having sex with Lofthouse at two hotels and engaging in sex acts in his classroom.

Tam tried to hold onto his messenger bag but was stabbed in the head by the male suspect, Esparza told the San Francisco Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1XSWL9J). Security video released Friday by police shows the attacker chasing Tam onto a street, stabbing him while he's on the ground and taking his bag before running away.

(AP) — Authorities are investigating after two police officers shot and killed a 39-year-old Lowell man who they say was armed with a meat cleaver and a knife. The Middlesex district attorney's office on Sunday identified the man as Jose Perez.

(AP) — A new study is focused on finding the source of groundwater contamination under the University of Washington Tacoma campus. The News Tribune reports (http://goo.gl/fyBoRV ) that a proposed legal agreement between the university and state Department of Ecology seeks the sources of remaining groundwater contamination, including outside the 46-acre downtown campus.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo hosted an Easter egg hunt and open house at the New York state governor's mansion this year, the first of what the governor hopes will become an annual springtime tradition. Sunday afternoon's event also included tours of the historic residence in Albany and opportunities to meet the Democratic governor. Cuomo and his family watched as visitors took part in activities including an egg roll.

14 in Fairfield arrested in prostitution sting The men are accused of approaching undercover police officers who were posing as prostitutes and offering them money in exchange for sex Friday and Saturday.

(AP) — Los Angeles County authorities are searching for an alleged hit-and-run driver following a crash that killed two people and injured five others in the city of South Gate. Police say 22-year-old Bryan Rojas had an injury to his forehead when he fled the scene of the violent two-vehicle collision Saturday.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Amateur video appearing to show an Israeli soldier killing an already wounded Palestinian attacker sparked uproar in Israel on Sunday, reflecting the deep divisions in the country following six months of violence. In a video released by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem, one of the attackers appears to still be alive after the initial shooting. Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a military spokesman, said a preliminary investigation found the soldier arrived on the scene some six minutes after the initial incident... Читать дальше...

Bay Area baseball fans aren’t likely to get a look at the A’s top pitching prospect during the Bay Bridge Series this weekend. Sean Manaea, who has had a strong spring and who could be a rotation consideration for the team within the next month or two, has some minor left-leg soreness and he will remain behind in Arizona when the team leaves Mesa on Wednesday. Felix Doubront, who remains in the running for a rotation spot, is expected to pitch in a minor-league game Tuesday.

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Pistons officials plan to announce what they're calling "major financial support" for Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's effort to put 8,000 young people to work this summer. Team officials are expected to share their plans Monday morning at an event that's also scheduled to include Duggan and Wayne County Executive Warren Evans. Duggan has challenged businesses and foundations to employ residents between the ages of 14 and 24. Earlier this month, officials said more than 11,000 applied... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Top hats with bunny ears and elaborate costumes have gotten a showing in New York City's Easter Parade. The event runs along Manhattan's Fifth Avenue every Easter Sunday. It started in the 1880s as a strolling display from people wearing their finery outside churches. It has morphed into an expression of the creative and sometimes zany. Hats in an assortment of colors were bedecked with flowers Sunday. Even the animals got into it, with at least one dog wearing its own pastel-colored outfit.

An 18-year-old San Pablo woman was killed Saturday night when an alleged drunken driver careened into her disabled car on the shoulder of Interstate 80 in Fairfield, authorities said. Investigators with the California Highway Patrol reported that Marc Crawley, 46, of Suisun City lost control of his 1968 Ford Mustang shortly before 8 p.m. on eastbound 80 and collided with a disabled car along the highway, pushing it into two people standing in front of it. Crawley was arrested on suspicion of... Читать дальше...

The Seattle Times reports (http://bit.ly/1UVjnqN ) that on Friday regents voted unanimously for "candidate C," who was later announced as Kirk Schulz, but some say identifying candidates only by letters is like using code in a public meeting. Former state auditor and Open Public Meetings Act expert Brian Sonntag says if a decision, such as who should run a university, is supposed to be public, labeling the candidates with "code" keeps the public in the dark.

Giants’ Posey scratched with hip injury; backup wins camp award Catcher Trevor Brown won the award Sunday, the second consecutive year the honoree got to the majors before his first big-league spring training. Even better news seems to await Brown, who won the Nugent award in a vote of teammates, coaches and trainers. With Andrew Susac sidelined the past two weeks with another wrist injury, Brown appears to have a spot on the 25-man roster as Buster Posey's backup. Manager Bruce Bochy said Posey... Читать дальше...

Three minutes into the game, Stanford sealed its own fate, even though it did not know that yet.

Updates an earlier version that showed the incorrect asking price. An attractive pergola and soothing water feature in a Japanese garden await the future owner of this sizable townhome near Balboa Park. The listing also includes garage parking for two cars. To learn more, visit www.315SantaRosa.com. Listing agents: Joost Van De Water, Zephyr Real Estate, (415) 431-3131, joost@zephyrsf.com;... Читать дальше...

Event organizers placed more than 9,000 eggs on three fields with the intention of having staggered start times for each age group. Pez in a statement apologized for "an unfortunate situation," adding that the actions of a few turned the event into "a mess." People who attended the hunt took to Facebook to comment on the event, calling it "a joke" and blaming "greedy parents" for ruining the hunt.

The congregation, led by a choir clad in crimson, gold and white robes, joined in song early in the service, with the pastor asking them to share introductions, "but don't act crazy" as the hundreds in attendance exchanged hugs and handshakes. Many in the choir and audience smiled as they swayed and clapped to the music and sang the refrain "yes, He lives," a reference to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the event Christians celebrate on Easter.

A chilly mist and predawn darkness didn’t stop the Bay Area’s faithful from making the annual trek up Mount Davidson for an Easter sunrise service on Sunday. The hill’s landmark cross, illuminated with booming stage lights so that it could be seen through the morning fog, served as a beacon for hundreds who hiked the muddy trails to the city’s highest point for the 94th year of the holiday celebration. “It was worth getting up early,” said San Francisco resident Aracelis Gil, who made the half-mile or so walk with her husband ... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Two dead venomous snakes were found in a package in a western Pennsylvania post office earlier this month, federal authorities said. Capt. Thomas Christ of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission said a waterways conservation officer opened the box and found two venomous pit vipers, both dead. Kacprzyk also said that brining an exotic snake from another country is dangerous, since hospitals carry antivenom antidotes for venomous snakes common to the United States but don't have antidotes for those from other countries.

A mother, who’s been trying to find her missing teenaged daughter for four years, is making a desperate attempt to rescue her from the cult that’s been holding her. Yet for all the twists and turns in Dietz’s plot, the new revelations that crop up every few minutes and the almost nonstop action, surprisingly little tension is generated during the play’s 80 intermission-less minutes. There are moments of pretty intense drama isolated within individual performances, and one potent face-off in director Susi Damilano’s staging... Читать дальше...

The superbly played encores by Debussy and Bizet that were appended to Saturday’s Berkeley concert by Kent Nagano and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra served a far more serious purpose. For local audiences, there was a nostalgic satisfaction in seeing Nagano once again prowling the stage of Zellerbach Hall, where he served so many years as music director of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra. [...] the main body of the program found the orchestra delivering without grievous mishaps — aside from an... Читать дальше...