Новости за 29.06.2016

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The biggest court ruling affirming U.S. abortion rights in a generation scolded Texas lawmakers for a lack of facts and vindicated Republicans' wonky pest: A team of university researchers so prolific in their scrutiny of Texas women's health laws that a state health official lost his job for collaborating with them. Among some academics, the group's barrage of research published since the law passed in 2013 was unrivaled, pushing into the public arena suggestions that more... Читать дальше...

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders drew a stark line along the British Channel on Wednesday, telling Britain that it cannot keep valuable business links with its former continental partners in a seamless single EU market, if it doesn’t also accept European workers. The challenge cuts to the heart of the British vote to leave the bloc after a virulent campaign where migration from poorer EU countries was a key concern. Meeting for the first time without Britain, the 27 other EU nations set out a... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Missouri Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens is selling so-called "ISIS hunting permits" to raise money. Greitens' campaign distributed an email Wednesday promoting bumper stickers with the words "ISIS HUNTING PERMIT 2016."

(AP) — A 6-year-old boy's father had drugs in his system when two deputy city marshals opened fire on the man's car, killing his son and critically wounding him, an attorney for one of the deputies said Wednesday. The father's credibility and state of mind at the time of the November 2015 shooting will be crucial elements of defense for deputy Derrick Stafford, attorney Jonathan Goins told a judge. Goins also disclosed allegations that the father, Christopher Few, had battled a drug addiction and... Читать дальше...

GOP House Speaker Todd Richardson Wednesday named former system president Gary Forsee and Jeanne Sinquefield (SINK' field) to an eight-member review commission. The commission will review procedures at the university, which came under scrutiny last year after student protests in Columbia over administrators' handling of racial issues.

(AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards is urging Louisiana's public colleges against boosting tuition costs, after the schools largely escaped budget cuts in the financial year that begins Friday. Most colleges have authority to raise tuition under a law that allows certain price hikes if performance benchmarks are reached.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Santa Fe Public Schools has avoided a civil rights investigation by pledging to improve website accessibility for people with disabilities. Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights, says the Santa Fe Public Schools and others in the settlement promised to revamp websites to make them accessible to people with disabilities.

Earlier in a trade speech at a Pennsylvania scrap facility, Trump called on the U.S. to follow the political wave that began with Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. “Our friends in Britain recently voted to take back control of their economy, politics and borders,” Trump said. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee sounded more like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who ran against Hillary Clinton and global trade deals in the Democratic primary, when assessing whether free trade should continue to be a priority. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kaya Henderson is stepping down after more than five years as chancellor of the District of Columbia's public schools, ending a long tenure that included improvements in standardized test scores but a stubborn achievement gap between black and white students. Henderson, 45, succeeded the polarizing Michelle Rhee in the position after serving as Rhee's top deputy, and she continued her predecessor's aggressive education-reform policies. Under Henderson, city students have improved... Читать дальше...

El-Sissi's remarks on Wednesday came amid days of student demonstrations against the Education Ministry's decision to repeat one of the exams. The exams were posted on social networking sites hours before the actual testing time by an anonymous individual who wanted to shine a light on alleged corruption and inefficiency in the ministry.

The fourth annual 20th Street Block Party will literally be bigger than ever.

Hertl hurt his right knee in the Stanley Cup Finals, but is expected to be a key part of the team again next season. Hertl, 22, scored a goal in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against Pittsburgh, but was injured in Game 2 and didn’t play the rest of the series. Hertl was one of four players the Sharks issued qualifying offers to earlier this week.

WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director John Brennan said Wednesday that the attack in Istanbul has the earmarks of strikes by Islamic State militants and that the group is likely trying to hit the United States in the Middle East and on U.S. soil. Brennan has said that Russian military forces have bolstered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and are carrying out attacks against the U.S.-backed forces trying to unseat him. According to Brennan, Assad is in a stronger position now than he was a year ago.

06-29-16 15:05,By The Associated Press Here are the latest, unofficial returns from New York by county in the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 7. TPPRLeeKurzonVelazquzBrooklyn3433432,1031,1477,276Manhattan71712,0153071,701Queens5959184119588Totals4734734,3021,5739,565AP Elections 06-29-2016 19:05

06-29-16 15:05,By The Associated Press Here are the latest, unofficial returns from New York by county in the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 5. TPPRMeeksMirzaNassau5858328202Queens3993955,6531,125Totals4574535,9811,327AP Elections 06-29-2016 19:05

06-29-16 15:05,By The Associated Press Here are the latest, unofficial returns from New York by county in the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 3. KaplanNassau1,583Queens751Suffolk481Totals2,815AP Elections 06-29-2016 19:05

Police in Westbrook say the 10-foot-long snake finished its meal early Wednesday and then swam across the Presumpscot River and disappeared into brush on the other side. Residents are alarmed because children swim and feed ducks in that section of the river.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A black transgender woman has settled a complaint against a central Iowa hotel she says discriminated against her because of her gender identity and race. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed an Iowa Civil Rights Commission complained in November on behalf of 23-year-old Meagan Taylor.

The group announced Wednesday that it bought $2 million in airtime in a handful of battleground states including Nevada. A congressional report released Tuesday accused the Obama administration of lethal mistakes in Benghazi but produced no new evidence pointing to wrongdoing by Clinton.

In a news release, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday expanded the federal disaster declaration to include Pocahontas and Webster counties. People affected by floods in those counties can apply for individual aid, which covers emergency medical support, housing and other immediate needs.

Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat from Missouri, said the bill "will allow the Delta Queen to serve as far more than an historic landmark and tourist attraction — it'll be a real boon to jobs and economic expansion in Jefferson County." Once fixed, the goal is to have the boat cruise not only the Mississippi but its tributaries, visiting up to 80 ports ranging from Pittsburgh to New Orleans, Martin said. Restoration of the riverboat and restarting cruising is expected to create around 170 jobs... Читать дальше...

According to charges in Itasca County, Thoresen ambushed 20-year-old David Haiman of Hibbing along a road near Ball Club. The complaint says Thoresen hit Haiman with a baseball bat and stabbed him in the back and abdomen before decapitating him with a machete and throwing his head into the woods.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The nation's largest for-profit provider of inmate medical services has reached a nearly $4.6 million settlement with New Mexico prisoner. The information was released as a partial response to a public records request filed by The New Mexican, the Albuquerque Journal and the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government.

A few blocks away, Karol Dunford called her daughter and said she could see water rising up in the distance. The rain started in the county around 2 a.m. and was coming down at the rate of 2 inches an hour between 1 and 3 p.m. The National Weather Service, which had been warning for days that the water might rise, issued a dozen more flash-flood warnings Thursday. People started calling the sheriff, worried about the water. At 2 p.m., a deputy sent him a photo of the town of White Sulphur Springs... Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — A man who killed his estranged wife and himself at a busy downtown Denver office building had become increasingly mentally unstable and was banned from a local airport for unspecified comments he made, police said Wednesday. The Tuesday afternoon shooting sent panicked office workers scrambling to escape the Alliance Center, a building that houses several environmental organizations and provides shared workspaces. Other downtown buildings were locked down, and people were warned to stay away from the area... Читать дальше...