Новости за 13.12.2016

(AP) — University of Michigan officials say the institution is joining a national alliance working to increase the enrollment and graduation of high-achieving students from low- and moderate-income families in the country's top colleges and universities. The project will include matching high-achieving, low- and moderate-income students with advisers and share information on the real costs of college after scholarship and financial aid.

NEW ORLEANS — Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has an idea for how the NBA could utilize more officials on the court. A day after the league announced plans to have four- and five-person crews at upcoming NBA Development League games, Kerr offered a recommendation: Last month, he was fined $25,000 after he criticized officials during a radio interview for missing traveling violations. The fine-worthy comments came Nov. 17 on KNBR 680, when Kerr mentioned an obvious missed travel call by Toronto... Читать дальше...

Actual performances from the actors. [...] no going down rabbit holes of plot in pursuit of tiny details of concern only to the most obsessive fans. [...] comes “Rogue One” to remind us of the good things that are lost to the series, such as naivete and the sort of loopy sincerity that lent integrity even to the worst elements. With the help of four screenwriters, Edwards turns “Star Wars” into a war movie, and that is a fundamental error. War movies are about toil, half victories, moral compromise and self-doubt. Читать дальше...

Or does the controversial drilling technique that has spurred a domestic energy boom contaminate drinking water, as environmental groups and other critics charge? A new report issued Tuesday said fracking poses a risk to drinking water in some circumstances, but a lack of information precludes a definitive statement on how severe the risk is. "Because of the significant data gaps and uncertainties in the available data, it was not possible to fully characterize the severity of impacts, nor was... Читать дальше...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In one of the stranger chapters of Mexico's drug war, townsfolk have kidnapped the mother of an alleged drug gang boss to demand the release of their loved ones. The government of the southern state of Guerrero said Tuesday it dispatched 220 soldiers and police in hopes of defusing the situation in the town of Totolapan.

(AP) — An Arkansas sheriff's office paid hackers the equivalent of $2,400 to regain access to hijacked computer files. Carroll County Sheriff's Office Lt. Daniel Klatt said the department's system was infected Dec. 5 with ransomware, which typically works by encrypting computer files to deny its owner access unless they pay a ransom, often in the electronic currency bitcoin, which is hard to trace. According to the Harrison Daily Times (http://bit.ly/2gvS3yP ), the hackers encrypted the department's management system... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A northwest Indiana man who served 18 years in prison on drug convictions has been spending time as a freed man after being granted clemency by President Barack Obama. The (Northwest Indiana) Times (http://bit.ly/2htjsn1 ) reports there has been a cultural and political shift toward leniency in sentencing for nonviolent drug offenders since Arocho was sentenced, partly due to an increase in the U.S. prison population.

Attorneys for Donald Fell argued that the death penalty violates the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. The Burlington Free Press reports (http://bfpne.ws/2gxDKtG) U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford said Tuesday a federal trial judge is "without authority" to rewrite the law so as to overrule the majority position at the Supreme Court.

A federal judge has approved the largest-ever criminal fine for a food-borne illness in the United States, resolving a decade-long criminal case against ConAgra for shipping Peter Pan peanut butter tainted with salmonella. The guilty plea to a single misdemeanor charge of shipping adulterated food closes the case on a salmonella outbreak blamed for sickening at least 625 people in 47 states. After a decade-long criminal investigation into a salmonella outbreak linked to Peter Pan peanut butter... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: 0-2-7 (zero, two, seven)

(AP) — Police say a man whose family says he had dementia was unarmed when an officer fatally shot him. Bakersfield police Sgt. Gary Carruesco said Tuesday that 73-year-old Francisco Serna didn't have a gun when an officer killed him just after midnight Monday.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz says the new system "establishes a new baseline for school accountability grades." The number of schools earning the highest ratings fell to 24 percent, or a double-digit percentage point decline.

The sponsor, Republican Rep. Anthony Forlini of Harrison Township, says the measure would help stem rising opioid overdose deaths. The limits would be raised if a safety study shows it is OK and the new limit is no more than what 15 percent of drivers surveyed already are exceeding. The state police says it has no public safety concerns, while the Department of Transportation is neutral on the legislation. The Republican-led Michigan Senate won't vote this term on tougher voter ID requirements... Читать дальше...

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A civil engineer has testified in federal court that beachgoers at a New Jersey shore town would have to cross a massive pond of murky water if protective sand dunes are built. Six Margate homeowners are suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state Department of Environmental Protection to block the project ordered by Republican Gov. Chris Christie.

At the meeting, though, attorney Stuart Flashman announced he had submitted a new lawsuit challenging the legality of AB1889, a bill approved last year that changed previous laws to allow high-speed rail bonds to be spent on electrification.

Wind chill is the combination of air temperature and wind, and forecasters say wind chills this cold can cause frostbite to exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. The cold will affect parts of the northern and eastern U.S. later this week and into the weekend, with frigid temperatures expected in the Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, according to Climate Prediction Center forecaster Stephen Baxter.

(AP) — Activists on Tuesday demanded the firing of five suburban Detroit officers after a drunken driver said he was arrested, restrained at a police station and repeatedly punched in the head until he was "knocked out." Taylor, who is black, is suing five officers and the Eastpointe police chief, alleging excessive force. The video shows five officers trying to restrain Taylor in a chair while one of them strikes him and repeatedly says, "stop resisting."

BERNARD, Iowa (AP) — Residents of the tiny eastern Iowa city of Bernard are imploring officials to keep the community's elementary school open despite declining enrollment and higher per-student costs. The district said it costs about $14,000 per student to keep Bernard Elementary in operation, while it costs about $7,000 per student at the district's other elementary schools. Several residents said the school's enrollment would be higher if the district hadn't moved the kindergarten and second grade students to Cascade Elementary School.

“My love for our city and my desire to be a positive change agent for Houston is not new,” wrestler says “I am happy to report that after great deliberation and with the counsel of my family and friends, I have indeed decided to run for the office of Mayor in the 2019 race,” he said in a statement on his official Twitter account. “My love for our city and my desire to be a positive change agent for Houston is not new, in fact, it has been a significant motivator in my life for decades,” he continued. Читать дальше...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State Auditor will not conduct a special audit of Iowa State University President Steven Leath's potential misuse of school airplanes. An aide to State Auditor Mary Mosiman said Tuesday that any findings or recommendations related to those issues will be issued next summer in Iowa State's routine annual audit report.

School board member called to resign over blackface photo (AP) — The Arkansas NAACP and several residents are calling for the resignation of a school board member in eastern Arkansas after photos surfaced of him in blackface while holding a sign referring to the Black Lives Matter movement.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has praised New York City students for standing up for issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The students' school is named for the late Harvey Milk, among the first openly gay men elected to public office in the United States when he won a seat on the San Francisco board of supervisors in 1977.

IFC has renewed its horror-comedy series “Stan Against Evil” for a second season, the network announced Tuesday. Dana Gould Rips Director Tim Burton for His 'Boring' Film 'Planet of the Apes' “‘Stan Against Evil’ instantly connected with IFC viewers, making it one of the network’s most popular original series launches to date,” IFC President Jennifer Casterta wrote.

The original 1974 film followed Brown (played by Pam Grier) as she fought back against the drug dealers who murdered her boyfriend. The character has become a cultural icon, inspiring Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown,” also starring Grier, as well as Beyonce’s character Foxxy Cleopatra in “Austin Powers Goldmember,” among others. Good most recently starred on Fox’s “Minority Report” TV series adaptation, based on the Steven Spielberg film of the same name, and also headlined NBC’s “Deception.”