Новости за 15.08.2016

More than 11,000 people in southern Louisiana hunkered down in shelters Monday, forced out of their homes by intense flooding that took many people by surprise. The weather had improved from the torrential downpours, but rivers and creeks in many areas were still way above flood stage, and people downstream eyed the deluge with concern. Rescuers evacuated more than 20,000 people since the flooding started Friday and more than 11,000 people were in shelters as of late Sunday, according to the state Department of Children and Family Services. Читать дальше...

The university says Reginald Owens, who is also the F. Jay Taylor Endowed Chair of Journalism at Tech, will serve as the keynote speaker for summer commencement exercises at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Thomas Assembly Center. Owens retired last month after a 19-year career at Tech, where he also served as director of Tech's News Bureau and member of the University Communications Department.

Within hours of its start late Saturday afternoon, Cal Fire officials reported that the blaze was 20 percent contained as six air tankers and 200 ground personnel completely surrounded the ridge that was burning a few miles south of the 1,300-person Lower Lake community. “At that point there was a flare-up with the heat, lack of humidity and increase in winds,” explained Paul Lowenthal, an assistant fire marshal for the Santa Rosa fire department who is now aiding the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. Читать дальше...

New iPads may be on the horizon. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released a new research report this weekend that details what he expects Cupertino to show off through 2017. On the docket: a trio of new iPads ranging in size from 9.7 inches to 12.9. Kuo works from the firm KGI Securities, and bases his claims on

ATLANTA — A state judge on Monday signed an order ending an ownership dispute over the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s traveling Bible and Nobel Peace Prize medal that had pitted the slain civil rights leader’s two sons against their sister. The consent order says the items are to be released to Martin Luther King III as chairman of the board of his father’s estate but does not indicate what will happen to them after that. During a board meeting in January 2014, the brothers voted 2-1 against... Читать дальше...

MILWAUKEE — City leaders blamed outside agitators Monday after a second straight night of violence convulsed Milwaukee’s mostly black north side in protest at the fatal shooting of a black man by police. The problems began Saturday afternoon after a black police officer shot and killed a black man during a traffic stop. Both Barrett and Police Chief Edward Flynn credited church groups and “many others” for staging peaceful demonstrations, prayers and vigils earlier Sunday, as well as volunteers... Читать дальше...

Ninth and 10th grade students exceeded the benchmark in English, indicating a high probability of success in first year college courses. Wyoming 11th graders are administered the ACT test, while ninth and 10th grade students take the ACT Aspire test.

49ers QB Thad Lewis out for season with torn ACL Niners quarterback Thad Lewis tore his ACL in Sunday’s preseason-opening loss to the Texans and is out for the season, head coach Chip Kelly said today. On Sunday, Lewis completed 12 of 21 passes for 97 yards in six series against the Texans. In seven career games, Lewis has completed 60.9 percent of his passes (115 of 189) for 1,296 yards and five touchdowns with four interceptions (81.4 passer rating). Driskel, a sixth-round pick, completed 4 of 12 passes for 20 yards in his NFL debut. Читать дальше...

In 1986, the Turkish military expelled dozens of cadets suspected of loyalty to a young Muslim cleric named Fethullah Gulen, seen as a potential threat to the country’s strict secular rule. Gulen, now based in Pennsylvania, denies any involvement, but a rising tide of allegations challenges the moderate image promoted by his Islamist movement and casts it as a cover for secret designs on Turkish power that included efforts to infiltrate state institutions decades ago. In the 1970s, when Turkey was run by a military-backed... Читать дальше...

Inside a Goshen, N.Y., catering hall, a crowd of people gathered last month, playing with miniature Lego blocks and posing with life-size brick characters. When the well-coiffed representatives of London’s Merlin Entertainments appeared, they explained to the skeptical crowd why their small town, some 60 miles north of New York City and miles from mass transit, would be a great location for North America’s third Legoland, along with a Lego-themed aquarium and a Lego-themed hotel. Legoland parks are highly interactive... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — An advocacy organization for people with disabilities has released a report alleging a school for children and young adults with psychiatric issues has failed to prevent and properly respond to student suicide attempts and other acts of self-harm. The Disability Law Center's report on the Chamberlain International School in Middleboro, released on Monday, says the school also has failed to investigate and stop bullying and says some staff members have verbally harassed students. Lawyer Eric MacLeish... Читать дальше...

News station KOAT-TV in Albuquerque reports (http://goo.gl/zz1CgU ) that Paisano's in Albuquerque is selling "black olives matter" shirts and hats after making national headlines for putting the phrase on a sign outside the restaurant.

(AP) — The superintendent of the Perryville School District says a bus driver averted a disaster on the first day of school. Superintendent Walt Davis says the bus ran off Arkansas 9 near the Fourche La Fave River on Monday morning but that the bus driver was able to keep the bus upright and out of the water.

(AP) — An Indiana high school is planning a celebration of life for four community members who died in a small plane crash that killed all six people on board in Virginia. "The full breadth of our school campus and resources will be made available to the families and our community, as we begin the healing process together," he said.

Many of the homeowners who live in areas inundated with floodwaters have no flood insurance, a problem that will leave them draining savings accounts and relying on federal disaster programs to rebuild and repair. People in many of the areas that remain underwater weren't considered in a high-risk flooding area and weren't required to carry flood insurance by their mortgage lenders. Meteorologist Ken Graham of the National Weather Service's office in Slidell says forecasters knew and alerted people... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Students in Kentucky lack a prominent voice in decision-making at their schools, according to a new report by a non-partisan, nonprofit committee dedicated to improving the state's schools. The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/2aUb1Nc ) reports that the "Students as Partners" report by Kentucky's Prichard Committee Student Voice Team found that only six percent of school decision-making councils in the state have advisory student members, two percent have voting student members and... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A cross-state procession for a police officer shot and killed during a traffic stop in a small New Mexico village is set to begin Monday afternoon, with law enforcement agencies planning to escort the officer's body along a 225-mile route. The body of Jose Chavez, 33, is being transported to his hometown of Las Cruces from Albuquerque, where the fallen officer's body was taken over the weekend for an autopsy at the state Office of the Medical Examiner. A fellow officer... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Missouri couple who were among victims in apparently random shootings in Joplin say they're grateful the incident didn't turn out much worse. The Pughs said Monday that doctors treating Don found no permanent damage from the gunshots.

(AP) — Vice President Joe Biden assailed Donald Trump's ability to lead America at home and abroad on Monday, branding him as indifferent to the needs of Americans in his first campaign appearance with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Biden, who decided not to make a third presidential bid last year, said in his native city of Scranton that Trump was "totally, thoroughly unqualified" to be president, calling him a dangerous voice on national security and foreign policy. Pennsylvania has not... Читать дальше...

SALEM, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been hospitalized after a jet ski in his driveway exploded. Authorities from Kenosha County said the explosion happened around 9 a.m. Monday outside the man's Salem house. They believe the explosion occurred due to gas fumes after the jet ski's ignition was turned. First responders transported the man to a local hospital with severe injuries. He's been identified as 52-year-old Michael Przlomski. The house suffered minor cosmetic damage. Authorities say the explosion is not considered suspicious.

(AP) — Connecticut State Police are investigating after what are believed to be human remains were found near a road inside a retirement community in East Lyme. Local police responded to a report of a suspicious item just before 7 a.m. Monday near Sleepy Hollow Road inside Sleepy Hollow Hills, a retirement community in the village of Niantic.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three environmental groups and two commercial fishing advocacy groups say they will file a lawsuit against the federal government over heat-related fish kills in the Columbia River Basin in the Pacific Northwest. The groups on Monday sent a 60-day notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for what the groups say are violations of the Clean Water Act.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Police say a 28-year-old man died after being shot in a parking lot outside a Fort Wayne restaurant. Fort Wayne police say Jeffrey Lute of Fort Wayne died outside a Texas Roadhouse about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. The Allen County Coroner's Office says Lute died at the scene from a gunshot wound. Police say a 29-year-old man has been arrested and preliminary charged with aggravated battery and unlawful possession of a firearm.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The prosecutor in a northwest Iowa county will not pursue a flag desecration charge against a man who protested a crude oil pipeline crossing his property by hanging an American flag upside down at his home. Calhoun County Attorney Tina Meth Farrington says the sheriff's deputies who charged Martz weren't aware courts had struck down the law.

(AP) — A federal firefighter from Vermont who was killed by a falling tree while battling a wildfire near the Nevada-Utah line had a passion for people and the outdoors, and he had hoped to become a paramedic, his family said Monday. A federal investigative team is taking over the probe into the death of Justin Beebe, 26, who was killed over the weekend near Great Basin National Park, about 200 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Forest Service spokeswoman Ronda Bishop said. An avid hunter, fisherman and snowboarder... Читать дальше...