Новости за 16.04.2016

Based on the March 1 caucus, Sanders initially picked up 38 delegates to Hillary Clinton's 28. [...] Sanders has won additional support at congressional district conventions and Saturday's state convention, resulting in a few more delegates.

VATICAN CITY — Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Democratic presidential candidate, met briefly with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday morning before the pontiff’s trip to Greece. “I conveyed to him my great admiration for the extraordinary work that he is doing all over the world in demanding that morality be part of our economy,” Sanders said during his flight back to New York from Rome. If someone thinks that greeting someone means getting involved in politics,” he added, laughing, “I recommend that he find a psychiatrist! Читать дальше...

Television station KCRG reports (http://bit.ly/1Si1Kzq ) that the district has announced it will eliminate 10 elementary school and 13 high school teaching positions. Superintendent Brad Buck says the move to save money is caused by low levels of supplemental state aid, fueled by years of declining enrollment.

Ceremony, running event honor slain Kalamazoo officer (AP) — Hundreds of people have run or walked to remember a Kalamazoo police officer killed in the line of duty.

A post on Frehley's website and Facebook page says he was admitted to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after Friday's show at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre (WILKS'-ba-ree), Pennsylvania. According to his website, Frehley had to cancel a show April 9 in New Hope, Pennsylvania, after a band member was sick.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hillary Clinton is taking a detour from big-dollar fundraising in California this weekend to pitch her plans to raise the federal minimum wage and refresh her criticism of rival Bernie Sanders. The former first lady told a cheering crowd at a Los Angeles college Saturday that if elected she would push Congress to lift the $7.25-an-hour federal base wage.

SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were: 9-5-2 (nine, five, two)

According to an update Saturday on the Madison Police Department's website, the girl died at a hospital. The girl was taken to a hospital after police and emergency medical technicians from the Madison Fire Department were called Tuesday afternoon to a north side apartment.

Lt. Ariel Jackson with the Anne Arundel Fire Department said the helicopter went down Saturday near the Amtrak tracks by the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. BWI says the incident is not affecting airline operations.

(AP) — The new bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette has been installed in his new position. Local media report that a ceremony was held Friday for Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel, who becomes the seventh bishop for the diocese.

OCEAN SHORE, Wash. (AP) — State officials say a shrimping boat is sinking near Ocean Shores. They are concerned about a possible fuel leak. KIRO-TV reports (http://is.gd/2CxB6V ) the boat has about 3,000 gallons of fuel on board. The Washington Department of Ecology says three people were rescued from the boat and the captain of the vessel is in the hospital. A salvage crew was expected to recover the vehicle later in the weekend, and state officials say they saw no sign of a fuel spill as of noon Saturday. Читать дальше...

BRASILIA, Brazil — Separated by only a boulevard, two rival camps of demonstrators in Brazil’s capital underscore the sharp ideological divide that is playing out in Congress as lawmakers debate whether to oust the president. On one side of Brasilia’s showcase Eixo Monumental, which cuts through the center of city and dead ends at Congress, several thousand supporters of embattled President Dilma Rousseff have pitched a tent city, sleeping in hammocks and eating rice and beans served by volunteers at communal kitchens. Читать дальше...

Man convicted of killing toddler to serve life in prison (AP) — A man charged in the murder and sexual molestation of a 13-month-old Boyle County boy has pleaded guilty to murder and sodomy.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say the robbery of an armored car in St. Louis last week was an inside job that appears to be the second-biggest cash heist in the St. Louis region. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/267uZfH ) reports attorney Scott Rosenblum, who is representing one of the suspects, says officials claim $2 million was taken in the April 4 robbery.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Police in Tulsa say a man was shot to death on the city's east side and a suspect is in custody. Sgt. Dave Walker says the 55-year-old victim was shot about 5 p.m. Friday and was dead at the scene with a gunshot wound to the head. Walker says detectives identified a suspect and arrested him as near the scene. Walker says investigators have not determined a motive for the shooting.

(AP) — The death of a Malayan tiger and other deaths at the Baton Rouge Zoo have prompted the zoo to ask for an audit from its accrediting agency, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and an investigation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The zoo's General Curator and Assistant Director Sam Winslow says it won't be known what killed the tiger until the results of a necropsy come back in a few weeks.

CHICAGO (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has been charged with shooting a Chicago police officer with a pellet gun. Police say the officer was hospitalized with a non-life threatening injury. The shooting took place around 10:30 p.m. Friday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The teen was charged with a felony count of aggravated battery and a misdemeanor count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

A’s infielder Eric Sogard, who averaged 380 plate appearances the past three seasons, continues to receive disappointing news in 2016: Sogard opened on the disabled list with a shoulder ailment, and an MRI on the troubled knee detected loose bodies that warranted surgery. Manager Bob Melvin said before surgery becomes definite, Sogard will a second opinion. Henderson Alvarez will throw a bullpen session Sunday and, if he comes out of it OK, will make a minor-league rehab assignment. A’s lineup... Читать дальше...

If the hawks are able to form an active nest with at least one egg or if there are nestlings, federal law prevents university officials from removing the birds. Officials say crews have cut down tree branches where the hawks have begun building nests in hopes of discouraging them.

(AP) — Police are looking for two suspects accused of holding a University of Hartford student at gunpoint. The victim told police he was in his dorm room with his girlfriend when two men knocked on the door.

(AP) — Police have identified a suspect in connection to an on-campus shooting that injured two students at Tuskegee University. Tuskegee University Police tell multiple news outlets in a news statement that they have identified 20-year-old Ras Hodari Jacobs-El as a suspect after the shooting occurred around 4 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot of a university residence hall.

WINTER HAVEN, Florida (AP) — Authorities in Florida say a school bus driver has been arrested and charged for sexually assaulting four special needs students. The Polk County Sheriff's Office initially charged Carlos Ojeda, 72, of Haines City, with eight counts of capital sexual battery involving two female students under age 12.

Hey, look: the Houston Rockets actually showed up at Oracle Arena on Saturday morning. They have the league’s most valuable and captivating player in Stephen Curry. [...] they will have an arena full of boisterous, gold-clad fans on their side in Game 1 on Saturday afternoon. The Rockets, by comparison, seem like the very definition of mediocrity at 41-41 during the regular season. Our defense has been much better since the All-Star break.

The Warriors play Game 1 of their best-of-seven, first-round series against Houston at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, starting a postseason run after completing a regular season that felt quite a bit like the playoffs. Opponents offered their best shots during the Warriors’ 24-0 start, a 54-game home winning streak and as they tried to complete the best-ever regular season with 73 wins. About the only thing that didn’t have a playoff feel was the Warriors’ usual postseason prep. Since they didn’t know Houston... Читать дальше...