Новости за 28.05.2016

A fire with flames up to 40-feet high raced through a homeless encampment Saturday in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill district, fire officials said. The blaze engulfed the entire encampment at 15th and Carolina streets at 10:56 a.m., but firefighters were able to put the fire out within 15 minutes of arriving on the scene, said Bryan Rubenstein, a battalion chief at the San Francisco Fire Department. The encampment was located alongside a warehouse that suffered considerable damage to an exterior wall, Rubenstein said. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Donald Trump acquired a pair of Atlantic City casinos in the mid-1980s, he pitted his managers against each other in a ferocious competition over everything from booking entertainers to attracting high-rolling gamblers. Trump's penchant for encouraging rivalries is now roiling his presidential campaign just as he's captured the GOP nomination, creating deep uncertainty among Republicans about his preparedness for a complex and costly general election campaign. The tensions... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is relying on information it won’t make public to dispute an Associated Press investigation that found the military misled Congress about sexual assault cases to blunt support for Senate legislation. Defense Department spokesman Eric Pahon said the importance of protecting the privacy of sexual assault victims “limits the ability of the department to release certain information.” The investigation and the study by Protect Our Defenders focused on congressional testimony... Читать дальше...

"If there is no Republican on the ballot for Senate in November, that makes it much more difficult to get serious candidates to run for governor and lieutenant governor ... in 2018," said Steve Frank, a Republican strategist and longtime conservative activist. Independent polling this week confirmed again that Republicans in the contest remain unknown to most voters, while Harris and Sanchez are positioned for a 1-2 finish that would propel the rivals to a one-party runoff in November. With time running short... Читать дальше...

During his rehab stint with Triple-A Nashville last week, Josh Phegley often texted fellow catcher Stephen Vogt for updates from the A’s clubhouse. “We definitely missed each other,” said Phegley, who was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list Friday. When facing left-handed starters, as was the case Saturday against Detroit’s Matt Boyd, manager Bob Melvin can plug Phegley into the lineup without worry. The soreness worsened and, after receiving a cortisone shot, Phegley sat out more than a week. Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Pasco frozen food company has laid off 61 more workers amid an ongoing shutdown in connection to listeria contamination in some of its products. CRF Frozen Foods has recalled more than 400 products sold under 50 brand names at retailers including Costco, Target, Trader Joe's and Safeway after they were linked to a listeria outbreak in April.

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Handschu barely gave it a thought 45 years ago when she was listed first among plaintiffs in a Vietnam-era lawsuit challenging how New York City police officers conducted surveillance of political activities. Rules were relaxed after the Sept. 11 attacks to let police more freely monitor political activity in public places. [...] they are being tightened to respond to outrage fueled by revelations that the NYPD was monitoring places where Muslims eat, study and worship. Attorney Martin R. Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — A suspended University of Hawaii football player is expected to plead no contest to charges stemming from two separate incidents. University of Hawaii football player Kennedy Tulimasealii is accused of damaging a navigation system on April 1 in a vehicle owned by the father of his ex-girlfriend, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported (http://bit.ly/1TOZba9 ). Tulimasealii is expected in court June 26 on charges of assault, resisting arrest and harassment in an April 12 confrontation... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A black teenager says he was escorted out of his high school graduation ceremony in Sacramento by three deputies for refusing to remove his kente cloth, a traditional Ghanaian silk and cotton fabric. Nyree Holmes said Saturday he wore the decorative cloth atop his graduation robes to have something that represented his culture during the ceremony at Sacramento's Sleep Train Arena on Tuesday.

The Warriors played “stressed” on their last visit to this Thunder-crazed city, where they lost by 28 points and 24 points and looked utterly overwhelmed by the magnitude of the moment. Curry and the Warriors were back in Chesapeake Energy Arena on Saturday morning, in advance of Game 6 against Oklahoma City. Curry made his observation after he led the Warriors to their season-saving victory in Game 5. Head coach Steve Kerr, asked about this at Saturday’s shootaround, acknowledged the Warriors... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A new labor contract between the University of Illinois and faculty members who aren't on a tenure track provides retroactive merit raises, higher minimum salaries and academic freedom protections. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1TLtnVw ) the minimum salary will increase from $40,000 to $43,000 in 2017 for a full-time, non-visiting specialized faculty member with a nine month appointment.

During Grouplove’s first visit to BottleRock in 2013, frontman Christian Zucconi finished the group’s set, took off his shirt on stage, and then passed out. Whether it was the electrolytes or three more years of road experience, Zucconi and his bandmates played a super-enthusiastic set on day one of the 2016 edition of the Napa festival that kept everyone — lead singer included — on their feet, with highlights including Grouplove’s breakthrough hit “Tongue Tied” and an amped-up cover of the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage.” “Well... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic officials have rejected Bernie Sanders' request to remove two high-profile Hillary Clinton supporters from leadership positions at the party's summer convention. Democratic officials responded to Sanders' request on Saturday, saying in a letter that Malloy and Frank were elected under party rules and that Sanders wasn't alleging any violations of that process.

Among the festival’s five stages is the Williams-Sonoma Culinary Stage, which features a near-constant succession of celebrity chefs doing cooking demonstrations. While Ramsay said he dislikes the comparison of chefs to rock stars, he acknowledged that the two groups have a few things in common: “We are finicky, dainty, delicate souls that love creating.” A massive crowd gathered to see Ramsay, despite the sound of the nearby Cold War Kids’ “Hang Me Up to Dry” nearly drowning him out. The whole thing smacked of corporate sponsorship... Читать дальше...

"Fundamental to the mission of the National Park Service is preservation of natural and cultural resources, social and ecological values, for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of this generation and those to come," said Rose Keller, social scientist at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. In 2015, interpretive rangers gave out 52,036 resource warnings for behaviors such as threatening thermal features, approaching wildlife too closely, hiking in restricted areas and "taking bathroom... Читать дальше...

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Prince George's County police say a 45-year-old high school teacher has been charged with having illegal sexual contact with a student. According to police, McDuffie admitted having sexual contact with a 17-year-old female student at Forestville High School during the school day in March and April.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A group of former presidents has held secret meetings in the Dominican Republic with Venezuelan officials and government opponents in an attempt to mediate the deeply polarized South American nation's political standoff, an opposition leader confirmed Saturday. Following criticism that the encounters were held in secret, Torrealba said via Twitter that opposition representatives stressed several "indispensable" demands for any dialogue: allowing the recall referendum to proceed... Читать дальше...

The Sooners scored once in the fifth, twice in the sixth and once in the seventh to take a 7-3 lead into the bottom of the seventh before the Ragin' Cajuns' Kelsey Vincent hit a three-run homer to cut the lead to one. A walk then put the tying run on first base for ULL before OU pitcher Paige Parker recorded the final out.

DENVER (AP) — Denver's district attorney won't pursue charges against police who shot and killed a parolee who had hijacked a vehicle, led officers on an afternoon chase in a residential neighborhood and shot at them, wounding one. The Denver Post reports (http://tinyurl.com/harntj6 ) that in a letter to Police Chief Robert White, DA Mitch Morrissey says Gerardino Cayetano-Gonzalez endangered officers and the public and appeared determined to escape or die after police responded to a report of a burglary in February.

In Washington County, located between Austin and Houston, two people have died and two are missing due to swollen rivers that have overrun communities, washing away mobile homes and causing water to flow into other structures. Brieden said Saturday that one person was found dead in a mobile home that was swamped by floodwaters and a second person was found in a vehicle that had gone off a road and into a submerged ditch. Near Austin in Travis County, which saw up to 9 inches of rain this week,... Читать дальше...

Documents released by the Maine Warden Service on Wednesday in response to Freedom of Access Act requests by media organizations indicate the 66-year-old woman from Brentwood, Tennessee, survived more than three weeks after getting lost. The slow-and-steady hiker who earned the trail nickname "Inchworm" lived on even after wardens announced on Aug. 4, 2013, that one of the most extensive searches in state history would be "extensively scaled back." The terrain where Largay disappeared in western Maine is rugged... Читать дальше...

Divers have retrieved the wreckage of a World War II plane that crashed into the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, killing the pilot. The plane was pulled out of the water at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday by divers with the New York Police Department and the Army Corps of Engineers. A veteran air show performer who died when a World War II plane crashed into the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey is being hailed as an "extraordinary pilot." Officials are expected to begin the... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — Taxpayers already on the hook for $54 million in a racial profiling case against the longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix are about to get walloped with another worrisome cost. Two weeks ago, a federal judge concluded that the lawman knowingly ignored the 2011 order because he believed continuing his immigration enforcement efforts would help his 2012 re-election campaign. Emilia Banuelos, an immigration attorney in Phoenix who isn't involved in the profiling case, said some victims... Читать дальше...

A judge on Friday ordered Depp to stay away from estranged wife, Amber Heard, after she accused the Oscar-nominated actor of repeatedly hitting her during a recent fight and leaving her face bruised. Depp's publicist has not responded to a request for comment, and the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star made no mention of the allegations during his Friday night concert in Lisbon. Los Angeles Police responded to a domestic violence call at the couple's home on May 21, but the person who made the call... Читать дальше...

A Paris fire service spokesman says an off-duty fireman ran immediately to the scene after a lightning strike disrupted a child's birthday party in a park. Eric Moulin says the fireman saw nine of the 11 victims prone on the ground under a tree at Park Monceau, a popular weekend hangout for well-to-do families in Paris. A Paris fire service spokesman says 11 people including eight children have been hit by lightning in a Paris park after a sudden spring storm overtook a child's birthday party.