Новости за 08.06.2016

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say an Albuquerque man took drastic action to escape the sounds of his neighbors having sex — he set fire to his own apartment. A criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court says police found minor fire damage when they arrived to Cook's apartment.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic presidential primary in California, delivering a devastating blow to rival Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator had pinned his hopes of a comeback on a strong finish in California, but the loss in the nation's largest state is all but certain to hasten the end of his White House campaign.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic presidential primary in California.

The school says a goal is to add programs for students tied to various careers. College spokeswoman Tina Bassett says the school is "always looking to expand our offerings to meet the needs of the workforce."

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek state hospital workers and teachers have walked off the job, demanding back pay and protesting staffing shortages they say are the result of government policies imposed as part of the country's bailout program.

(AP) — Jose Miguel Jimenez Chavez is a Mexican American and Terre Haute South Vigo High School senior with a unique perspective on some issues gaining national headlines. An exchange student this year, he tries to dispel stereotypes some people have about his native country, stereotypes fueled by this year's presidential race. On Saturday, he graduated from Terre Haute South Vigo, and both his mother, Rosaura Chavez, and father, Guillermo Jimenez, attended the ceremony at Hulman Center. Similar to other graduates... Читать дальше...

The national average in the 2013-2014 school year was 13 percent, more than 6.5 million students, a number that Bob Balfanz, a research professor at Johns Hopkins University and director of the Everyone Graduates Center, called disturbing. According to AP's analysis, girls were just as likely as boys to habitually miss school. Schools should be creating welcoming environments to make students feel wanted each day, Balfanz says. Chronic absenteeism is one of several topics covered in the department's Civil Rights Data Collection... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets to burnish his standing as a trusted U.S. partner Wednesday, addressing a joint meeting of Congress after years of being shunned in Washington over religious violence in his home state. Coincidentally, it was that year that Modi was denied a visa to visit the U.S. over suspicions about his possible role in religious riots that killed more than 1,000 Muslims in the western state of Gujarat, where he was then the top official. American officials... Читать дальше...

Initially configured to alert only armed attacks and bombings, French officials eventually plan to update the app so that it can flag industrial accidents, floods and other emergencies.

SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a teacher who was pepper-sprayed by a police officer after giving a speech at the city's Martin Luther King Jr. In his civil rights complaint, Hagopian says he suffered difficulty breathing, anxiety and stress after an officer pepper sprayed him while he was walking on a sidewalk and talking on his cellphone.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Campus policies put in place to prevent and respond to sexual assaults worked about as well as Stanford University officials expected, after a member of the school's swimming team was spotted by a garbage bin on top of an unconscious woman. "Stanford University did everything within its power to assure that justice was served in this case, including an immediate police investigation and referral to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office for a successful prosecution," university officials said in a statement. Читать дальше...

Should I tell boyfriend I like lesbian porn? Should I tell my boyfriend? I don’t know if I’m making too much out of this, or if there are other women out there who are in the same situation. Books have been written about the many varied sexual fantasies women have. Nothing compels you to share your fantasy with your boyfriend unless you feel a need to. [...] if you do, don’t be shocked if he finds it a turn-on, because many men also fantasize about women having sex together. At first he was my knight in shining armor... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California advances 2 Democratic minority women — Harris, Sanchez — to November US Senate runoff .

SACRAMENTO — The Bay Area’s only Republican in the state Legislature, Catharine Baker, swept to a first-place finish in Tuesday’s primary election over Democratic challenger Cheryl Cook-Kallio in the East Bay’s 16th Assembly District. In the 16th District, Baker and Cook-Kallio were guaranteed spots because they’re the only candidates in the race, but that’s not the case in some Bay Area legislative elections. In San Francisco, Democratic Assemblyman David Chiu swept to an easy first-place finish over his Republican challenger... Читать дальше...

“Buster Posey scratched” is not the most auspicious way to start a homestand and a series against the team with the most potent offense in baseball. With Hunter Pence on his way to the operating table and Angel Pagan still more than a week away from playing, Posey joined the inactives Tuesday night with a chronic nerve irritation in his right thumb. The undermanned Giants put up a fight, thanks largely to starter Albert Suarez, but lost 5-3 on Xander Bogaerts’ two-run single in the 10th against Santiago Casilla... Читать дальше...

San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener was leading fellow Supervisor Jane Kim on Tuesday in the primary election for the state Senate seat representing the city and northern San Mateo County. Because of recent changes in term limits, whoever wins in November could hold the District 11 seat for as long as 12 years. Wiener’s supporters filled the room, sipping drinks, munching Mediterranean appetizers and posing for pictures with the candidate, who was wearing a puffy down jacket. Wiener raised... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — All but one Democratic incumbent lawmaker fended off primary challenges on Tuesday as party leaders on both sides prepare for a general election that will determine the balance of the state Legislature in November. Unofficial election results show Rep. Idalia Lechuga-Tena, an Albuquerque Democrat, lost her attempt at holding onto her seat representing a southeast district of the state's largest city.

Harris, a former San Francisco district attorney, was leading the unwieldy 34-candidate field with 40 percent of the vote Tuesday, followed by Sanchez with 16 percent, with about a third of precincts reporting. “Tonight California spoke — it said unity is our strength and diversity is our power,” Harris told her supporters at a victory party in Delancey Street’s Club Room in San Francisco. Assemblyman David Chiu wore a bright red T-shirt saying “Asians for Kamala,” a group created for her first run for district attorney. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders has won the Democratic presidential primary in Montana, a late victory on the night rival Hillary Clinton claimed victory in the race for their party's nomination.

(AP) — Margarita Solis regularly drives to Flint distribution centers to load up on bottled water, as thousands of residents have done in the city coping with a lead-contaminated water crisis. Last September, state officials acknowledged a failure to add chemicals to limit corrosion had enabled the river water to scrape lead from aging pipes, exposing people in some homes and schools to the potent neurotoxin. State officials said there are no Spanish language print media or radio outlets in Flint devoted to news. Читать дальше...

Officials from New England Development, the Massachusetts-based company that's bringing the outlet mall to the Des Moines metro area, tell The Des Moines Register (http://dmreg.co/1PgRc07 ) that construction is set to begin this month. The company's vice president, Michael Barelli, says the outlet mall is expected to attract 1.5 million visitors each year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic presidential primary in Montana.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was leading California’s Democratic presidential primary by an expectedly large margin Tuesday, shortly after the former secretary of state declared herself to be the first woman to be the presidential nominee of a major political party. Even before polls opened Tuesday, the Sanders campaign had rejected assertions that Clinton was the presumptive nominee, calling it “wrong to count the votes of superdelegates before they actually vote at the convention... Читать дальше...

Sanders says at a rollicking rally in Santa Monica, California, that after that election, "we take our fight for social, economic, racial and environmental justice to Philadelphia." According to unofficial returns, Davidson had 77 percent of the vote with 94 percent of precincts reporting from the six western Ohio counties. Democrat Corey Foister had 21 percent, and Green Party candidate Jim Condit Jr. had about 2 percent after a day of light voter turnout. California U.S. Senate candidate Kamala... Читать дальше...

7,891 of 22,359 precincts - 35 percent x-Donald Trump 112 Ben Carson 0 Ted Cruz 0 Jim Gilmore 0 John Kasich 0 AP Elections 06-07-2016 23:05