Новости за 22.10.2016

BOSTON (AP) — Tim Kaine is sounding a hopeful note that a Democratic White House could work with Republicans to bridge deep divides laid bare by this bitter presidential campaign. The vice presidential candidate told The Associated Press on Saturday that he and Hillary Clinton have already spoken about how to heal the nation if they should win. [...] Kaine said he's not worried about lacking a voice in a Clinton administration and expects to be a principal adviser to her on the most difficult issues if she wins. Читать дальше...

The Pentagon demanded the money back after audits revealed overpayments by the California Guard under pressure to fill ranks and hit enlistment goals. Faced with a shortage of troops at the height of the two wars, California Guard officials offered bonuses of $15,000 or more for soldiers to reenlist. Van Meter said he refinanced his home mortgage to repay $25,000 in reenlistment bonuses and $21,000 in student loan repayments that the military says was improperly given to him. Retired Army major... Читать дальше...

Kevin Meaney, comedian who starred in TV’s ‘Uncle Buck,’ dies FORESTBURGH, N.Y. — Kevin Meaney, a comic’s comic who worked the standup circuit, was a staple on late-night TV and starred in the short-lived 1990s CBS series “Uncle Buck,” has died at age 60, his agent said Saturday. The father and native New Yorker had a small role as an executive in the 1988 film comedy “Big,” starring Tom Hanks, and helmed the CBS version of “Uncle Buck,” which ran just one season, from 1990 to 1991. Condolences poured in via social media from Mr. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Bills advancing in the Michigan Legislature would let school districts stock a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose. The sponsors, Republican Sen. Dale Zorn of Ida and Senate Democratic Leader Jim Ananich of Flint, say Michigan would become the eighth state to allow school personnel access to the lifesaving drug.

Shortly after the calendar flipped from Friday night to Saturday morning, an exhausted Sonny Dykes walked into a postgame news conference. By the time his four-plus-hour game with Oregon was over, and by the time the teams had broken all kinds of records for snaps within a game, Cal actually had five days to prepare for USC. Utah and Arizona State each had an extra day to prepare for the Bears, and Oregon had an open week to focus on Cal’s vaunted offense. If nothing else, the Bears will have some momentum to counteract the fatigue. Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — School leaders are trying to find ways to end significant racial disparities in Austin, where black and Hispanic children make up at least 90 percent of the student body in more than half of the city's public schools. White students make up only a quarter of all students in Austin public schools, but they are the majority in the district's two most coveted magnet programs and at 30 other campuses primarily on the city's more affluent west side. [...] the majority of schools... Читать дальше...

BEIJING — Typhoon Haima forced the evacuations of more than 50,000 people in southern China after hammering the northern Philippines with ferocious wind and rain, triggering flooding, landslides and power outages and killing at least 13 people. Residents in the cities of Shanwei and Shantou, in China’s Guangdong province, were forced to move to safer ground as the storm hit, local authorities and state media reported. Chinese meteorological services said the typhoon made landfall shortly after noon Friday in Shanwei in Guangdong province... Читать дальше...

At least that's the word on Wall Street after several reports citing unnamed sources said the giant phone company is in advanced talks to buy Time Warner, owner of the Warner Bros. movie studio as well as HBO and CNN. The acquisition would combine a telecom giant with a leading cellphone business, DirecTV and internet service with the company behind some of the world's most popular entertainment, including Game of Thrones, ''The Big Bang Theory and professional basketball. Companies that provide... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia home where Oscar-winning actress Grace Kelly grew up and accepted a marriage proposal from Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1955 is now in the hands of the royal family. The property last made headlines in 2014 when its 81-year-old former owner pleaded no contest to animal cruelty charges for keeping cats and dogs in unsanitary conditions. Officials with the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals seized 15 cats from the home and found the remains of several others. Читать дальше...

The Warriors are “leaning toward” picking up the third-year option on forward Kevon Looney, according to a team spokesman. Two hip surgeries limited Looney, 20, to five games as a rookie. The 30th pick of the 2015 NBA Draft, he impressed this past preseason, averaging 4.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per game. In back-to-back games last week, Looney recorded nine rebounds.

Woman's abdominal pain turns into surprise baby Michael Jaegers tells WXIA-TV (http://on.11alive.com/2eud8vl) doctors told him his wife was pregnant — 38 weeks pregnant to be exact. At 7 pounds, 3 ounces and 19 inches long, he appeared to be very healthy, even without prenatal care.

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A judge has rejected a Roman Catholic school's request that she reconsider dismissing a lawsuit filed by a former employee who claims she was fired because she's married to a woman. Drumgoole claims the school violated state discrimination laws by firing her as dean of guidance and head coach of the basketball team after learning she married a woman.

Tailback Christian McCaffrey returns to action for Stanford Saturday in its noon game against a surprising Colorado team, a Stanford spokesman said about 90 minutes before kickoff. McCaffrey missed last week’s Notre Dame game with an undisclosed injury from the Washington State game a week earlier. Cornerback Alijah Holder, who missed the last three games with a shoulder injury, is also back.

KMVT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2dyat0B ) that the scam is for a student debt relief program. Maughan says the college has not given permission to use CSI in the advertisement.

Hillary Clinton takes the view that America benefits from a wide network of alliances, both for security and for economic strength. Going to war in Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 profoundly changed the lives of tens of thousands of people whose loved ones were killed or grievously wounded. Instead he has sent small numbers of troops to prod and coach local forces to do the main fighting, backed by U.S. airpower. Trump argues the U.S. gets too little out of current trade arrangements as well... Читать дальше...

AT&T Inc. has agreed to buy Time Warner Inc. in a deal worth about $80 billion, bringing disparate assets including satellite TV provider DirecTV, cell phone network AT&T Wireless, the Warner Bros. movie studio and HBO and Turner cable channels under one umbrella, The Wall St. Journal reported Saturday. Both companies’ boards are currently meeting to discuss and approve the transaction, which would be the largest media merger since AOL’s ill-fated $165 billion purchase of Time Warner in 2000. Читать дальше...

“They’re trying to poison the mind of the American voter,” GOP candidate says of mainstream media and controlling conglomerates “As an example of the power structure I’m fighting, AT&T is buying Time Warner — and thus CNN — a deal we will not approve in my administration because it’s too much concentration of power in the hands of too few,” Trump told an enthusiastic Gettysburg, Pa. crowd. “Likewise, Amazon — which, through its ownership controls the Washington Post — should be paying massive... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A decade ago, environmentalists and the federal government agreed to revive a 150-mile stretch of California's second-longest river, an ambitious effort aimed at allowing salmon again to swim up to the Sierra Nevada foothills to spawn. Nickel, a fifth-generation farmer to work land along the river, doubts the wisdom of spending money on an intricate system of passages to get salmon around the river's many dams and siphoning off more water from agriculture. The Natural Resources Defense Council in 1988 set out to revive the river... Читать дальше...

UCA on Friday said Arkansas State University vice Chancellor Len Frey; Kennesaw State University interim President Houston Davis; University of Toledo, Ohio, dean and professor of engineering Nagi Naganathan; and Western Carolina University dean and professor of economics Darrell Parker. Each of the four will visit UCA separately and talk with faculty and staff members, trustees and community residents Monday through Friday.

Donald Trump Vows to Sue All of His Sexual Misconduct Accusers (Video) “Every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign,” the GOP presidential candidate said during his Saturday speech in Gettysburg, Pa. “But a simple phone call placed to the biggest newspapers or television networks gets them wall-to-wall coverage, with virtually no fact-checking whatsoever,” Trump continued. If they can fight somebody like me, who has unlimited resources to fight back, just [imagine] what they can do to you. Читать дальше...

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A man accused of leaving his 5-year-old daughter in the freezing cold on an Ogden college campus is facing charges. Authorities say surveillance video shows Sanchez and his daughter outside a closed daycare facility at Ogden-Weber Tech College just after 5 a.m. on Oct. 9.

(AP) — Caterpillar Inc. officials say the company's new CEO is bringing experience in the global markets and an understanding and respect for the company's place in central Illinois. The Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/2etsuj4 ) that the construction and mining equipment company announced Monday that Jim Umpleby will replace Doug Oberhelman as CEO on Jan. 1.

(AP) — Two fraternities at the University of Missouri-Columbia have gotten another extension to continue housing students without installing fire sprinkler systems. The Columbia Missourian reports (http://j.mp/2eOOSqp ) that Kappa Alpha Order and Delta Tau Delta have fire extinguishers and smoke detectors but do not have sprinkler systems, a violation of an ordinance passed by the Columbia City Council in 2009 after a Sigma Chi fraternity member died in a 1999 fire.

(AP) — Police are investigating a deadly home invasion involving children in Georgia. Police say it appears two families live in the home but no parents were there at the time of the shootings.

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on developments in Iraq where Iraqi forces and their allies launched a major offensive this week to retake Mosul, the country's second-largest city from the Islamic State group (all times local): A police commander in Kirkuk says the assault by the Islamic State group on the northern Iraqi city that began early Friday has killed at least 80 people, mostly security forces. The attack appeared to be intended to divert attention from Mosul, some 170 kilometers (100 miles) away... Читать дальше...