Новости за 01.12.2016

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A trial has been scheduled to begin next week for the white man charged with the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church. Roof faces dozens of federal charges, including hate crimes, in connection with the June 2015 slayings at Emanuel AME Church.

The Times-Call reports (http://bit.ly/2gYLJ7F ) that county commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday night to stop growing GMO corn and sugar beets on county-owned farmland. Farmers have argued that independent scientific research on the issue should take place before deciding to phase out crops.

A videotaped broadcast showed senior officials presenting the formal invitation to the prince to become king, and then his acceptance. Thailand is a constitutional monarchy — although currently under military rule — but Bhumibol played an important role in stabilizing his country through a time of enormous change which saw neighboring monarchies collapse under the pressures of the Vietnam War. Vajiralongkorn faces the challenges of a country that has become fractured over the past decade, as contending... Читать дальше...

Daniel Kelley pleaded not guilty to three charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two charges of reckless endangerment on Wednesday. A police affidavit says the 41-year-old Kelley had an assault rifle, shield, helmet and fatigues on when police arrived.

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian police officials say that they have found several bodies in a house west of Vienna. They say they can't comment further on Thursday's discovery until investigations progress. The house is in Boeheimkirchen, a town about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of the Austrian capital.

(AP) — A Virginia school district is considering whether two classic books are inappropriate for students after a parent filed a formal complaint. Local news media outlets report that an Accomack County Public Schools parent filed a complaint against the use of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" because of their use of racial slurs.

(AP) — Officials with a private liberal arts college outside Philadelphia say all full-time undergraduate day students will soon be required to live on-campus or in college-approved housing. The Reading college says research indicates students are happier and have higher retention rates if they live on campus.

Green Party candidate Jill Stein requested the recount that started Thursday, even though she has no chance of picking up the roughly 1.3 million votes needed to win. Stein says she wants a recount to ensure ballot tabulating machines were not compromised by hackers. In Madison, about 40 workers gathered in two conference rooms overflowing with sealed bags of ballots from across the county. Vote counters, observers, reporters and curious onlookers are filling the hallway outside two large conference... Читать дальше...

The school says the agreement will support research in nuclear and accelerator science and continue operation of the cyclotron laboratory. [...] known as FRIB (EF'-rib), the new East Lansing facility will help scientists make discoveries about the properties of rare isotopes.

New discoveries could be found in President Monroe's letters Jay Gaidmore, director of the Special Collections Research Center at the school's Swem Library, says the correspondence could provide new scholarship discoveries into Monroe's presidency. The letters were purchased from the Raab Collection, a historical document and autograph dealer. [...] the firm got them from descendants of William Crawford, Monroe's Treasury Secretary. The university will display the letters next year and post them online.

NEW YORK (AP) — Supporters of Hillary Clinton apparently still have a chance to get a since-recalled commemorative edition of Newsweek that was set to be released if the Democrat won the presidential election. During an appearance on the Media Masters podcast released Thursday, Impoco described the pre-produced cover as a "routine" product in the publishing industry.

In ritzy West Atherton, even down-to-earth ranch homes come to market with astronomical price tags. Earlier this year, 49 Douglass Way sold quickly for $3,200,000, despite the 1952 rancher’s lack of updates or cool, mid-century design elements. What’s even more amazing is that those buyers barely moved in some furniture —they didn’t even put sheets

(AP) — The largest U.S. solar panel installer is moving into Florida's residential market after the state's voters last month rejected a utility-backed ballot measure that critics said would make going solar more expensive. A typical SolarCity operations center employs about 100 people, a company spokesman said, and the company is hiring for sales and installation jobs at its Orlando area facility in Clermont. Musk has said that he wants to sell solar panels through Tesla's stores so that customers... Читать дальше...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Attorneys for three transgender students want a federal judge to force a Pennsylvania school district to let the students use the restrooms of their choosing until their lawsuit over the issue is heard by the court or settled.

If there was any doubt that Darren Criss is a San Francisco native, the star of the national tour of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” and the former “Glee” co-star name-checked so many San Francisco people and institutions at Feinstein’s at the Nikko Wednesday night, he could have been a spokesperson for San Francisco Travel. Criss, whose parents were among the sold-out audience, grew up in the city, went to St. Ignatius Prep, did shows with 42nd Street Moon as a child, trained with the American Conservatory... Читать дальше...

CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man whose driver's license has been suspended nearly four dozen times was arrested for speeding on Interstate 81 south of Syracuse. State police say the trooper who stopped Barnes found that the Rochester man didn't have a valid license.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Somali-born student who injured nearly a dozen people in a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University showed few signs of bitterness despite what must have been a difficult early life, and he even danced onto the stage when he graduated from community college. Abdul Razak Ali Artan was fatally shot by a university police officer when he refused to drop his knife during Monday's attack. A video of his graduation ceremony shows him jumping and spinning onto the stage and smiling broadly... Читать дальше...

Tech entrepreneurship would mark a big change for Phelps, whose business experience to date consists mostly of endorsement deals with Under Armour, Visa and Wheaties. In an advertising campaign that began last month, he became pitchman for the computer chipmaker Intel. What else might the swimmer, who won 28 medals in five Olympics, do in the tech industry? Phelps wouldn't say, beyond noting that he isn't ready to start his own investment fund, like retired Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant... Читать дальше...

The sale includes his famous image of Ali towering over a fallen Sonny Liston during their 1965 heavyweight title bout. There's also a print of Baltimore Colts' Alan Ameche (uh-MEE'-chee) scoring the winning touchdown against the New York Giants in 1958 — dubbed "the greatest football game ever played."

[...] all the teachers and other staff went to the scene, where they found their school destroyed, along with all the books, desks, lesson plans, grading books, school records and every piece of equipment used by the 150 students, six teachers and Principal Carl Tucker. The cause of the blaze was never determined, but fire officials said it started at the front of the school and was suspicious in nature. In good weather they went across Route 72, over a double set of railroad tracks, the Kishwaukee River bridge and into Kingston Park... Читать дальше...

The event that draws between 750 and 1,000 people every year will be held Saturday at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington. The Wilmington News Journal reports (http://delonline.us/2gKNyAX ) that the gala raises between $140,000 to $200,000 annually for the theatre's arts education programs.

The New York Daily News reports (http://nydn.us/2gHQkH6 ) the 34-year-old woman was preparing Thanksgiving dinner at her Tribeca apartment when she removed the rings and placed them on a paper towel by the sink. The jewelry, which included the woman's diamond-studded wedding band and engagement ring, accidentally wound up in the trash and was picked up by garbage collectors on Friday.

(AP) — Indiana State University has placed a fraternity chapter on probation following the accidental drowning of an 18-year-old freshman during a fraternity event in Illinois. The school has said that Karnezis apparently fell from a boat into a small pond during a Sigma Chi fraternity social event in the rural community of Dennison, Illinois.

SEATTLE (AP) — The suspect in the fatal shooting of a Tacoma officer has been shot and killed by police after a lengthy barricade situation, authorities said early Thursday. Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesman Ed Troyer says the suspect was shot at approximately 3:30 a.m. Thursday, ending an 11-hour standoff. Earlier, the neighborhood had been locked down while officers from multiple agencies worked to bring about a peaceful resolution. After the death of the officer, a procession of... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia public school teacher has been suspended after the district says she made "racially insensitive and discriminatory remarks" following this year's presidential election. The district school board announced the suspension of the unidentified Cheltenham High School math teacher on Wednesday.