Новости за 26.08.2017

Marvel’s “Inhumans” has released the character poster for Lockjaw, the Royal Family’s loyal canine, to celebrate National Dog Day. Lockjaw has partnered with IMAX, SoCal Bulldog Rescue Network and Bulldog Club of America to help fellow bulldogs find homes. Fans can stop by the Irvine Spectrum on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to meet the bulldogs and take pictures with an IMAX-sized Lockjaw. Additionally, on National Dog Day, Atom Tickets will offer fans $5 off when they purchase two or more tickets... Читать дальше...

LYON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The ashes of a cancer-stricken service dog who served three tours in Afghanistan with the U.S. Marines have reached their final resting place. The Detroit News and MLive.com report a couple hundred people gathered Saturday for the burial of Cena at the Michigan War Dog Memorial in Oakland County's Lyon Township. The 10-year-old black lab was interred with other military service dogs. State Sen. Mike Kowall says Cena "has done a fabulous job" and now "is welcomed home."... Читать дальше...

MANILA — A Filipino teenager at the center of the latest outcry against the president’s bloody crackdown against illegal drugs was buried Saturday, with mourners turning his funeral into a protest against thousands of drug killings. Hundreds of mourners and left-wing activists carried placards that read “Stop killing the poor” and “Justice for Kian” during a miles-long funeral march before Kian Loyd delos Santos was interred at a public cemetery in the Manila metropolis.

Free agent pro wrestler Cody (don’t call him “Cody Rhodes”) is feeling awfully “vindicated” these days. Though the WWE alum may not have a permanent place of employment, he has a belt — and it’s coming home with him this weekend. Bringing the hardware he has back to Atlanta, Georgia “means a great deal,” Cody Runnels told TheWrap ahead of his big bout. After all, “The Ring of Honor World Title is a recognized world title.” Ring of Honor is one of the two pro-wrestling promotions that Cody currently makes his bones in... Читать дальше...

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey authorities say a psychic and her son cheated an elderly man out of more than $147,000 for treatment they said would rid him of evil spirits. Galloway police say Sally "Kim" Wando and her son, Frank Marco, face theft and conspiracy charges. Authorities say the pair told police the money was for a car from Marco's auto dealership, not for psychic treatment. Police found that claim unsubstantiated. The victim, who is not named, told police Wando offered him... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service is warning residents of the nation's capital that they may hear bursts of live gunfire Saturday and early Sunday morning as the agency tests a detection system. The Secret Service says the gunfire is part of calibration for a system that indicates the source and direction of gunshots. A statement from the Secret Service says the system "provides real time detection and geolocation of gunshots fired within proximity of protected sites." As part of the test... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed a plan pushed by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan aimed at protecting students who take out college loans. Madigan says the proposal was intended to fight abuse and failures in the industry, part of an investigation and lawsuit her office brought against a loan servicing company. The measure would, among other things, require servicers to provide students detailed information, including their repayment options. Rauner rejected the plan Friday, saying... Читать дальше...

Political events in the Bay Area Sunday No Marxism in Berkeley: Protest to “expose the plan of purging our nation from a free nation to a communist nation.” Event is from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Berkeley, at Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Allston Way. Information: www.facebook.com/events/1356598631088305 ... Читать дальше...

Firefighters were searching the waters along the Embarcadero near the San Francisco Ferry Building on Saturday afternoon after a kayaker observed a person in distress in the water, fire officials said.

Charles Bentley, who in the 1950s led a team of scientists that measured the West Antarctic Ice Sheet for the first time, and who later explained the mechanics of the fast-moving ice streams that drain the sheet, died last Saturday at his home in Oakland. He was 87. The cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease, his daughter, Molly Bentley, said.

“Nurse Jackie” actor Haaz Sleiman has come out about his sexuality… without mincing words. “I am a gay, Muslim, Arab-American man. And I’m going to take it even further: Not only am I gay, but I’m also a bottom. Not only am I a bottom, but I’m also a total bottom which means I like it up you know where,” he said in a video posted on Facebook. “And I say this to all the homophobes living in the United States of America and across the globe,” he added. “Why not? If you ever come to me, to kill me just because I’m gay… I will destroy you. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts high school student is suing school officials, alleging they failed to protect her after she was sexually assaulted by two students at a home in 2013. The suit filed Friday in federal court says the woman was a 15-year-old Newburyport High School sophomore when she was given marijuana and then raped by a male student and sexually assaulted by another. It says that when she and her parents told the associate principal, he threw his hands in the air and said "you didn't have to tell us that... Читать дальше...

A Painted Lady was showing a little more paint than usual on Saturday. The extra paint was on a large banner than hung from one of the famous Victorian homes across the street from Alamo Square. Homeowner Gretchen Sisson, 33, woke up early Saturday to hang a protest banner from her third-story window. “Love Trumps Hate,” the sign read, for all in the park or nearby to read. Sisson said she was pleased to hear that the right-wing... Читать дальше...

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Law enforcement officials are warning motorists to use caution on rural roads in northeastern Iowa following a series of sex assaults on women. The Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office says in a news release that several women have reported being assaulted on rural roads in Black Hawk, Linn and Tama Counties. The Linn County Sheriff's Office says the latest case is a woman who reported being attacked early Friday morning by a man who flagged her down on a rural road near Bertram. Читать дальше...

(Spoiler alert: Do not read on if you don’t want to know about the upcoming season of “American Horror Story.”) Like nearly every “American Horror Story” season, “Cult” has been clouded with secrecy — but co-creator Ryan Murphy is here to solve some mysteries for us about the upcoming season. According to Entertainment Weekly, FX held a special screening of the first three episodes on Friday evening, followed by a Q&A with network head John Landgraf and Murphy. Murphy revealed that “AHS” darling... Читать дальше...

Don't be fooled by Hurricane Harvey's quick, eight-hour transition from a Category 4 monster with sustained winds of 130 mph winds to a Category 1 with 90 mph winds. Experts say the storm's destruction is probably just beginning. The storm surge — the wall of water pushed inland by the storm — will gradually subside Saturday, but officials are worried about "potentially catastrophic" rainfall that will continue for days, with more than 40 inches and flash flooding possible even well inland, said Eric Blake... Читать дальше...

Hurricane Harvey reached land Friday night, securing its place in history as the most furious hurricane to hit the Texas coast since Hurricane Carla in 1961. Carla killed dozens and destroyed nearly 2,000 homes. A look at Hurricane Carla and some of the most damaging hurricanes to hit the United States since 2000: (Figures have not been adjusted for inflation) CARLA Starting as a tropical depression in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 3, 1961, Carla steadily gained momentum until it was labeled a major hurricane four days later. Читать дальше...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson invited a pint-sized hero to the set of his new movie “Skyscraper” after hearing that the boy used skills learned from “San Andreas” to save his little brother from drowning. “You know there’s a little 10-year-old boy out there and his name is Jacob O’Connor. He’s a real-life hero,” The Rock explained in a social media video on Friday evening. “He couldn’t find his little two-year-old brother Dylan so he went out back and found little Dylan lying face down in their pool. Читать дальше...

A ballot measure could decriminalize psilocybin – known colloquially as "magic mushrooms" – in California as early as 2018.

Latest updates in advance of a planned right-wing gathering in San Francisco on Saturday: 10:29 a.m.: Park closes: San Francisco police and park department rangers closed off Alamo Square Park. Rangers announced through bullhorns that all visitors must leave, and officers escorted people out of the park. Earlier in the day, the city had put fencing on all four sides of the park. Dozens of police officers and Recreation and Park... Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The question of what Pennsylvania's House Republican majority will do about a $2.2 billion hole in the state budget is sending ripples of worry through some quarters. House GOP leaders have been quiet this month after the Republican-controlled Senate passed a bipartisan revenue plan in July that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf supports. It is now two months since the Legislature overwhelmingly approved a 3 percent spending bump in the shadow of state government's largest shortfall since the recession. Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri teenager accused of killing an 80-year-old woman who offered to help him has pleaded not guilty in her death. Trystan Westrip of Republic is charged with first-degree murder and other counts in the October 2016 death of Mary Shisler of Strafford. He was 16 at the time of the crime but is being tried as an adult. He entered his plea Friday in Greene County Court. The Springfield News-Leader reports a probable cause statement says Westrip stabbed Shisler's after stopping at her home to steal her car. Читать дальше...

CT Taunton MA Zone Forecast for Saturday, August 26, 2017 _____ 682 FPUS51 KBOX 261716 ZFPBOX Zone Forecast Product for Southern New England National Weather Service Taunton MA 115 PM EDT Sat Aug 26 2017 CTZ002-262000- Hartford CT- Including the cities of Hartford and Windsor Locks 115 PM EDT Sat Aug 26 2017 .THIS AFTERNOON...Sunny. Near steady temperature in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming outfitter and hunting guide has been cited for alleged cruelty to animals after a witness said he tied down a horse for at least three hours before the horse died. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports (http://bit.ly/2wxXDwA) the Teton County Sheriff's Department issued the citation Friday to Forest Stearns of Wilson. No one answered the phone at Stearns' business Saturday. No home phone number could be found. Sheriff Jim Whalen says Stearns told deputies the horse... Читать дальше...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — A confidential settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed mentally disabled man shot by police in Kentucky. The 2012 shooting occurred after 46-year-old Gregory Harrison called police several times to say he wanted to kill his brother, had a gun and needed help. Bowling Green Police officers tracked him down to a set of railroad tracks. He was sweaty, shouting and cried intermittently. He asked to talk to his sister and said... Читать дальше...