Новости за 04.04.2016

(AP) — Nebraska senators say the federal process law enforcement agencies use to seize property from people suspected of crimes is robbing schools of valuable funding. Lawmakers voted 36-0 Monday to advance a bill by Sen. Tommy Garrett of Bellevue to reform Nebraska's civil forfeiture laws.

The initiative works to improve the lives of American Indian youth by promoting a national dialogue and programs to train the next generation of leaders.

(AP) — There's one last orca birth to come at SeaWorld, and it will probably be the last chance for research biologist Dawn Noren to study up close how female killer whales pass toxins to their calves through their milk. While SeaWorld's decision last month to end its orca breeding program delighted animal rights activists, it disappointed many marine scientists, who say they will gradually lose vital opportunities to learn things that could help killer whales in the wild. [...] as SeaWorld's orca population dwindles... Читать дальше...

San Jose, California, TV station KNTV reports (http://bit.ly/1Vr3loH) a Sonoma County freeway was completely blocked at 10 a.m. as the sea lion tried to make it across the road. The sea lion evaded an off-duty officer, before experts from the Marine Mammal Center arrived and caught the critter.

There's basketball on the TVs, beer and brandy Old Fashioneds in the glasses, fried fish on the plates — and good-natured conversation that largely eschews the presidential election that seems so far from this cozy, small-town watering hole. Not Democratic leader Hillary Clinton, says Dan Gremonprez, 65, of West Bend, a retired engineer: God no. A recent national poll from Quinnipiac University showed that both are viewed positively within their own parties, but have negative favorability ratings among general election voters. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Twenty years after the arrest of Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber, some Lincoln residents remember him as an odd recluse who ate rabbits and lived without electricity, while others say he had a funny, personable side. Kaczynski is serving a life sentence in a federal prison in Florence, Colorado, for a series of bombings, most through the mail, that killed three people and injured 23 others over 17 years. Jerry Burns was a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer in the Lincoln... Читать дальше...

Without leaving the Bay Area, music fans can see more than 50 of the Coachella acts here, along with watching footage live from the festival online and in virtual reality. For those worried about FOMO (fear of missing out) during the actual festival, multiple artists from Coachella’s huge lineup will play each night in San Francisco, Oakland or nearby from the eve of the desert festival’s first weekend, April 15-17, through its second weekend, April 22-24. Coachella’s move in 2012 to clone itself... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Singapore man accused of illegally exporting technology to Iran that was later found in unexploded improvised explosive devices has been extradited to the United States to face charges, the Justice Department said Monday. Lim and several other defendants are charged with helping export to Iran in 2007 and 2008 thousands of radio frequency modules that were purchased from an unnamed Minnesota company, and with lying to the U.S. government by saying that Singapore was the end destination of the goods. Читать дальше...

The leaked database contains 49,611,709 entries and divulged considerable private information, putting people at risk of identity theft and fraud. The leak came with the message: "Who would have imagined that backwards ideologies, cronyism and rising religious extremism in Turkey would lead to a crumbling and vulnerable technical infrastructure?" Among the most serious recent incidents, the U.S. government's Office of Personnel Management revealed in April 2015 that hackers gained access to the... Читать дальше...

Almost all of the region's school districts enforce an anti-hazing policy that holds students, administrators and faculty members responsible for failing to abide by the rules, The (Munster) Times (http://bit.ly/1YbehWR ) reported. Ohio-based company Neola, which helps school systems align their policies with state law, has worked with 29 school corporations in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties and 223 school districts in Indiana. [...] hazing still happens in school locker rooms, bathrooms and private homes... Читать дальше...

Because this pinniped was much smaller, possibly a yearling or a pup, officials planned to take it to the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, whereas its hefty forebear was released at a fishing dock in Point Reyes National Seashore and gave birth a few days later. A wave of stranded sea lions and seals in recent weeks, often found on beaches, has crowded pens at the Marine Mammal Center with starving pups.

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police say a man was found fatally shot in a Salisbury home. Troopers said in a news release that a woman called 911 about 10 p.m. Sunday, and said she got home and found her boyfriend lying unresponsive in a bedroom. Police found the man, 24-year-old Irvonte C. Jones, was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics took Jones to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators say a suspect or motive have been developed yet.

With Felix Doubront going on the disabled list on Opening Day, it appears as if former Giants left-hander Eric Surkamp will wind up in Oakland’s rotation to start the season. Surkamp, 28, had an excellent spring, including seven scoreless innings of relief against his old club in relief of Doubront on Saturday. With the exception of one bad start, Doubront had a good spring, but he left Saturday’s outing after one inning with left forearm tightness, and after an MRI, he was diagnosed with a left elbow sprain. Читать дальше...

Records show 20 of the 60 polling places in Arizona's largest county still had people waiting in line to vote in the state's presidential primary more than three hours after the polls officially closed. The records obtained by The Associated Press from the Maricopa County Recorder's Office also show five polling places saw their last ballot cast more than five hours after the 7 p.m. poll closing. Sanders' supporters believe he might gain additional delegates to the Democratic convention because... Читать дальше...

The milestone was marked in a ceremony Monday at the Rhode Island manufacturing plant for General Dynamics' Electric Boat. In a Navy tradition, Dempsey wrote her initials on a metal plate, which were made permanent by a welder and will later be mounted on the submarine. Groton, Connecticut-based Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia build two Virginia-class attack submarines annually under a teaming agreement. "With the undersea environment constantly changing and becoming more crowded with capable threats... Читать дальше...

Prosecutors say he drove from Tacoma, Washington, to Costa Rica, opened two secret bank accounts, deposited more than $350,000 in cash and hid 1,000 ounces of gold in a safe deposit box.

LEONIA, N.J. (AP) — A dinosaur theme park in New Jersey that was in danger of becoming extinct has found a new home. Dinosaurs has signed a deal with Bergen County to move to Overpeck County Park, which covers more than 805 acres and has major sections in Teaneck, Leonia, Ridgefield Park and Palisades Park.

Francis Mallmann to be headlining chef at Auction Napa Valley 2016Argentine chef Francis Mallmann will cook for attendees of this year’s Auction Napa Valley. Francis Mallmann, the Argentine chef known for his rugged, open-fire style of cooking meat, will be the headlining chef at this June’s Auction Napa Valley, to be held at Meadowood. Mallmann, whose restaurants include Francis Mallmann 1884 in Mendoza, Argentina and Patagonia Sur in Buenos Aires, had been in talks with the Napa Valley Vintners and Meadowood Napa Valley Resort for years... Читать дальше...

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Fighting raged Monday around Nagorno-Karabakh, with Azerbaijan saying it lost three of its troops in the separatist region while inflicting heavy casualties on Armenian forces and the Armenian president warning that the hostilities could slide into a full-scale war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke on the phone Monday and called for both sides to stop fighting, a Russian foreign ministry statement said. Self-proclaimed officials... Читать дальше...

Police ID shooter in fatal New Mexico restaurant shooting Police say Dung Nguyen is the brother of the men's father, Hung Nguyen, who was taken to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Prosecutors have said they'll seek the death penalty against Elvis Thacker, 28, of Cedarville, Arkansas, if he is convicted of first-degree murder and sodomy in the September 2010 death of Briana Ault, 22, of Fort Smith. In a plea bargain, prosecutors said they would drop a sodomy charge against Johnathen Thacker if he testifies truthfully against his brother. LeFlore County District Judge Jon Sullivan set aside a week for jury selection and clerks said Monday that 300 or more potential jurors were being summoned to the courthouse in shifts. Читать дальше...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — University of Iowa officials have proposed a new location for a building to house its art museum less than a month after pulling out of a public-private partnership for the project. O'Harrow says the new proposal includes access to additional event spaces and visitor services through the university's main library, including a cafe and auditorium. The museum staff is moving back into the old building after nearly eight years, but university officials say that it can't obtain... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery fell 1 cent at $4.7475 a bushel; May corn was up .50 cent to 3.5450 a bushel; May oats were rose 2 cents to 1.87 a bushel; while May soybeans were off 4.75 cents at $9.1350 a bushel. Beef higher and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. April live cattle was up .23 cent to $1.3320 a pound; April feeder cattle rose .47 cent to $1.5667 a pound; while April lean hogs fell .13 cent at $.6767 a pound.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A pair of thieves stole an autographed motorized scooter donated by San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence from the city's Make-A-Wish Foundation office over the weekend, officials said Monday. Foundation spokeswoman Jen Wilson said the burglars were caught on surveillance cameras as they also escaped with high-end backpacks, laptops, iPads and other items. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organization that last year arranged 400 wishes for San Francisco Bay... Читать дальше...

BART has resumed regular service between the Pittsburg-Bay Point and North Concord stations after three and a half weeks of using bus bridges and shuttle trains during a mysterious electrical problem. The electrical troubles, and their cause, remain but BART announced the restoration of regular service at 11:19 a.m. Monday. Unexplained power surges north of the North Concord station started zapping trains on March 16, damaging parts of the propulsion systems and knocking about 50 rail cars out of service. Читать дальше...