Новости за 24.02.2017

(AP) — A California lawmaker was removed from the state Senate floor Thursday after refusing to stop delivering a speech criticizing late state Sen. Tom Hayden for his leadership role in the anti-Vietnam War movement of the 1960s. Many fled South Vietnam and blame the U.S. anti-war movement for undermining American forces and contributing to the victory by the communist North. According to a written copy of Nguyen's speech provided by her office, she planned to say that Hayden "sided with a communist... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is giving himself too much credit for sending criminal foreigners out of the country and saving money on fighter planes. TRUMP: We're getting gang members out, we're getting drug lords out, we're getting really bad dudes out of this country, at a rate nobody has ever seen before. ... It's a military operation because what has been allowed to come into our country, when you see gang violence that you've read about like never before and all of the things, much of that is people who are here illegally. Читать дальше...

Lea Michele has joined the cast of the untitled ABC comedy pilot from “Hamilton” alum Daveed Diggs, TheWrap has learned. The pilot, written and executive produced by Jeremy Bronson, centers on an outspoken, idealistic rapper who runs for office as a publicity stunt and actually gets elected.

Cal women likely need sweep in Oregon to make NCAA Tournament The Cal women’s basketball team knows that it has backed itself into a corner. Just when it looked like the Bears had steadied themselves by beating the Southern California schools in the first week of February, they turned around and were upended by Utah and Colorado and then swept by Stanford in the two-game “Battle of the Bay.” [...] Cal is headed to Oregon for the regular season’s final two games, lugging a season-long, four-game... Читать дальше...

A Republican legislator and Vietnamese refugee was dragged from the state Senate floor Thursday morning when a Democratic leader ordered her removed after she tried to criticize the late Tom Hayden, a former state senator and vocal opponent of the war in Vietnam. State Sen. Janet Nguyen, R-Garden Grove (Orange County), who was born in what was then Saigon, spoke briefly in Vietnamese, but her microphone was shut off less than 30 seconds after she began to repeat her remarks in English. Even while Nguyen was speaking, Lara called on state Sen.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions signaled Thursday his strong support for the federal government's continued use of private prisons, reversing an Obama administration directive to phase out their use. Yet the federal prison population may increase again given Sessions' commitment to aggressive enforcement of drug and immigration laws, and his focus on combating violent crime. The latest memo — issued just two weeks after Sessions was sworn in as attorney general — could be part... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California's governing board has named a new chancellor at UC Davis, six months after the campus' previous leader resigned following an investigation into alleged misconduct. Katehi resigned after being placed on paid leave last April amid allegations of misconduct.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's travel ban has been frozen by the courts, but the White House has promised a new executive order that officials say will address concerns raised by judges that have put the policy on hold. The first order was met by legal challenges, confusion at airports and mass protests. In refusing this month to reinstate the travel ban, which a judge in Washington state had blocked from taking effect, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals identified... Читать дальше...

A legislative committee earlier this week tabled a proposal that would allow Native American students to wear regalia, such as embroidered beads and eagle feathers, along with their caps and gowns. Over the years, controversies have erupted not only across Montana, but in other parts of the country as students of color seek to blend the regalia of their cultural heritage with the pomp of high school graduation. School officials in El Reno, Oklahoma, last year took away a hand-beaded graduation... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The National Rifle Association on Thursday said it backs an effort to expand an Arkansas campus guns bill to allow anyone with a concealed handgun license to carry a gun on a college campus and remove an active shooter training requirement for people who want to participate. The group said it supports the amendment to the campus guns bill, which currently would allow anyone 25 and older to carry on a college campus if they have a concealed handgun license and have undergone up to 16 hours of active shooter training. Читать дальше...

The Lo Nuestros Awards presented by Univision were held Miami on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017.

An Alameda County sheriff’s deputy who was struck by an inmate transport bus at Santa Rita Jail died Thursday, officials said. Deputy Michael Foley, 60, suffered extensive head trauma when he was hit by a bus driven by another sheriff’s deputy in the jail parking lot in Dublin at about 6 a.m. Wednesday. The driver and another deputy were leaving the jail to pick up lunches for inmates when the incident occurred, and no inmates were aboard the bus. The driver, whose name was not released, was placed on paid administrative leave. Читать дальше...

(AP) — The Kentucky Senate passed legislation Thursday that would set guidelines for the governor when replacing entire public university boards or individual members. The measure that cleared the Senate on a 32-6 vote is a response to upheaval at the University of Louisville, which has had multiple governing boards since last year. Loss of accreditation would be devastating and would mean, among other things, that UofL students would not be eligible for state or federal financial aid. Beshear... Читать дальше...

2 share Honda lead; Martin Kaymer 1 shot back On such a serene Thursday at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., that was required to keep pace. Two PGA Tour rookies who last played this course at Q-school for the Web.com Tour, Cody Gribble and Wesley Bryan, each opened with a 6-under-par 64 in the morning and it stood the rest of the day. Kaymer, a two-time major champion from Germany playing on a sponsor exemption, chipped in from behind the 17th green for birdie and closed with a two-putt birdie from 40 feet for a 65. Читать дальше...

The state Senate approved a bill Thursday that would end the state's status as the only one in the U.S. that allows a judge to override a jury when sentencing capital murder cases. The U.S. Supreme Court last month refused to hear inmate challenges to Alabama's override provision, but critics say it interjects politics into death penalty cases. Since 1976, Alabama judges have overridden jury recommendations 112 times, according to the Montgomery-based Equal Justice Initiative. Bill sponsor Sen. Читать дальше...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed Thursday that their agents requested to see the identification of domestic flight passengers landing at a New York airport Wednesday night as they searched for an immigrant who had received a deportation order to leave the United States. According to the agency, two CBP agents asked passengers who had been on Delta Flight 1583 from San Francisco to show their identification while deplaning after landing at John F. Kennedy Airport at about 8 p.m. Wednesday. Читать дальше...

1 Blasphemy charge: A 42-year-old man who burned a Quran and posted the footage on Facebook has been charged with blasphemy in Viborg, Denmark, a striking decision by prosecutors in a country that is largely secular but has grappled with the role of Islam in public life. Poland’s conservative government has replaced almost all of its military leadership after hundreds of officers left, an exit that coincides with a call from Warsaw to its NATO allies for help boosting its defense. With the government... Читать дальше...

The bill would require the state Board of Education to establish policies for local school boards that choose to offer elective social studies courses on the Hebrew texts and New Testament. Under the bill, Bible literacy would be an optional course for public school students, with curriculum set by Kentucky's Board of Education.

‘Taken’ Star Clive Standen Says His Character Is a ‘Nerd’ Compared to Other Action Heroes (Video) The protective streak shown in Neeson’s character throughout Luc Besson’s film trilogy will be brought to the NBC series when it premieres on Feb. 27, Standen says. While Standen didn’t meet Neeson in person until after they completed filming the pilot for the series, but when they did finally meet, he discovered that both actors had approached the character in the same way — as an ordinary guy thrown into extraordinary situations.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise said it now expects its adjusted profit to be between $1.88 and $1.98 per share for its current fiscal year, down from a previous forecast of between $2 and $2.10. Hewlett-Packard Co. split into two companies in 2015, with Hewlett Packard Enterprise selling commercial tech products and services, while HP Inc. focuses on personal computers and printers. Gap met Wall Street expectations with its fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, helped again by results at its Old Navy stores. Читать дальше...

OXON HILL, Md. — Stephen Bannon, President Trump’s reclusive chief strategist and the intellectual force behind his nationalist agenda, said Thursday that the new administration is locked in an unending battle against the media and other globalist forces to “deconstruct” an outdated system of governance. In his first public speaking appearance since Trump took office, Bannon made his comments alongside White House chief of staff Reince Priebus at a gathering of conservative activists. “They’re... Читать дальше...

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Mexican and U.S. business leaders attending a large trade conference in the border town of El Paso said Thursday that their sectors will survive despite threats by President Donald Trump to dismantle or renegotiate the North American Free Trade Act — which he has labeled the worst deal in U.S. history. The forum happened as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Mexico amid what many consider is the most contentious relationship the two nations have had in decades. The nonpartisan... Читать дальше...

Train the cameras on the itchy trigger fingers of Karlie Samuelson and Sydney Wiese. No. 8 Stanford (24-4, 14-2 Pac-12) plays No. 10 Oregon State (25-3, 14-2) Friday night, and the winner will clinch at least a share of the regular-season title. If the previous matchup between the teams is any indication, the game should be a thriller. Wiese scored 26 points as the Beavers won 72-69 in double overtime Jan. 8, their first-ever win at Maples Pavilion. McCall had 25 points, including a reverse layup... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will step up enforcement of federal law against recreational marijuana, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Thursday, offering the Trump administration's strongest indication to date of a looming crackdown on the drug, even as a solid majority of Americans believe it should be legal. Enforcement would also shift away from marijuana policy under the Obama administration, which said in a 2013 memo that it would not intervene in state's marijuana laws as... Читать дальше...

Santa Clara County officials asked a federal judge Thursday to impose a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Trump’s executive order threatening to withhold federal funds from sanctuary jurisdictions, calling the move “extortion” by the White House. San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera alleged the executive order targeting sanctuary cities violated the 10th Amendment, which limits the reach of the federal government in state matters. [...] Santa Clara County officials argued that nearly $1.7 billion in annual health... Читать дальше...