Новости за 01.09.2017

HOUSTON (AP) — The gymnasium at the Champions Islamic Center is covered with mats and blankets, donated clothes and boxes of food lining its walls. On the eve of the Eid al-Adha festival, one of Islam's holiest days, it's become the temporary home for 15 of the thousands of Harvey evacuees, Muslim and non-Muslim. And though it will host hundreds of people during the Friday morning prayer for the so-called festival of sacrifice, the mosque's leaders have been adamant: No matter how many people attend the prayers... Читать дальше...

When a European director makes his or her first movie in the United States, you can pretty much rely on two things: the camera’s awe at the wide-open spaces and big skies, and a downbeat story of how the Land of Opportunity so often lets its most helpless citizens fall between the cracks. So on the American Miserabilism shelf at your local shuttered video store, you can put Andrew Haigh’s powerful and poignant “Lean on Pete” alongside such other classics of the genre as Werner Herzog’s “Stroszek” and Andrea Arnold’s “American Honey.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the murky flood waters of Hurricane Katrina were slowly pumped out of New Orleans in 2005, the challenges the city faced were only beginning to come into focus. Housing, health and public safety, what and where to rebuild — all were questions faced by local, state and federal authorities who, it soon became obvious, had not been prepared to deal with the aftermath of levee failures that led to catastrophic flooding. Some public figures questioned whether New Orleans would, even should, survive. Читать дальше...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Harvey spread its misery into the Deep South as a likely tornado damaged homes and toppled trees in a rural area of northwest Alabama and areas around the region faced flooding fears. The rains caused some flooding in low-lying streets in Memphis, as the western Tennessee city reported power outages late Thursday and rivers in the area swelled. Though still a tropical depression, Harvey also began to shed its tropical characteristics overnight as its rain bands extended farther... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's hiring and budget plans are raising questions about whether he can deliver the "better-than-ever" recovery he's promised after Hurricane Harvey devastated a swath of the U.S. Gulf Coast. Trump has proposed vast budget cuts and leaving some leadership positions unfilled at agencies involved in disaster management. His Republican allies on Capitol Hill proposed spending some of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster money to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Читать дальше...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — High anxiety about White House politics, hurricane flooding and even the threat of nuclear war with North Korea is adding an extra spark to the annual burning of a giant, ghostly marionette that serves as an effigy to gloom and doom. The ritual burning of Zozobra is expected to attract tens of thousands of revelers Friday to a Santa Fe city park for a mixture of wholesome and ghoulish fun. Inside the six-story puppet are reams of crumpled, handwritten notes about recent troubles... Читать дальше...

JEMEZ SPRINGS, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico village is holding a festival in connection with a legend that Bigfoot is roaming around the state's Jemez Mountains. The Los Alamos Monitor reports (https://goo.gl/E26ihV ) the village of Jemez Springs is hosting the Bigfoot BBQ & Blues Fest on Saturday to celebrate rumors the ape-like creature hangs around the forests near one of the nation's premier nuclear labs. Event organizer Felix Nunez says he didn't want to hang his hat on Bigfoot's existence.... Читать дальше...

Dear Abby: I’m an active, sixtysomething wife, mother and grandmother who was recently diagnosed with early-stage Parkinson’s disease. From all outward appearances, I appear healthy, and I’m living my life as normally as possible, as my neurologist suggested. My symptom manifests as a right-sided (dominant side) hand tremor that I try to hide as much as possible. Covering my hand with a napkin in a restaurant, sliding it under my leg or putting it into my pocket has worked so far to prevent the tremors from being noticed. Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland transportation officials are highlighting bus changes in an effort to make Baltimore students who use public transit aware of them. Maryland Transit Administrator Kevin Quinn on Friday will highlight back-to-school outreach that already has been done regarding the new BaltimoreLink bus system. He'll also explain how bus operators will play a major role in getting the city's 27,000 students who use public transit to and from school quickly and safely starting next week.

One man used his last words to save a friend's life, warning him away from a live electrical wire. Another died checking on his uncle. Several others were last seen helping people out of floodwaters. They're among Harvey victims who lost their lives trying to save other people. Others died doing their best to survive the catastrophic disaster. They range from 6 years old to 89. Their stories are emerging as the death toll from the storm continues to mount. Twenty-five-year-old Andrew Pasek was on... Читать дальше...

KINGWOOD, Texas (AP) — Stewart Lawrence stood on a bridge that barely cleared the raging floodwaters below. He held two guinea pigs in a cage and seven rifles he'd rescued from his ruined home, and waited for a boat to come by and deliver him to dry land. He'd been evacuated Tuesday after feet of water from the Harvey-fueled San Jacinto River washed through his home in the tony northeast Houston community of Kingwood. In the scurry to get out, he'd left his son's prized pets and had to come back for them. Читать дальше...

Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie was pretty excited when he drafted safety Shalom Luani in the seventh round this spring. He called Luani “a football-lovin’ Jesse,” the highest compliment from someone from Tennessee. In layman’s terms, Luani is a playmaker. After barely missing a leaping interception in his first preseason game, Luani got one Thursday night in the preseason finale against the Seahawks at the Oakland Coliseum. The Washington State alum was a lock to make the roster before that play... Читать дальше...

You had to feel for the Raiders’ ball boy Thursday night. Derek Carr — along with 38 of his teammates — wasn’t going to play in the Raiders’ preseason finale against the Seahawks, but he was still fired up for warm-ups. Carr lined up opposite the ball boy and backup quarterback EJ Manuel and started throwing 15-yard lasers to the teenager, who likely ended up with sore hands after dropping most of the throws. Poor kid probably wishes he had a different story to tell his buddies. Читать дальше...

Guard Joshua Garnett’s season might have ended in August. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Thursday night the 49ers might place Garnett on season-ending injured reserve after he underwent what was initially described as minor knee surgery last month. Shanahan, Garnett, general manager John Lynch and members of the medical staff will be part of a meeting Friday to discuss options. The 49ers could also place Garnett on injured reserve with the designation to return, meaning... Читать дальше...

HOUSTON (AP) — As floodwaters receded and rescuers searched waterlogged neighborhoods for more potential victims, Houston officials began turning their attention to finding temporary housing for those in shelters and getting enough gasoline for people to fill up cars — but also to the city's long-term recovery, which will take years and billions of dollars. Authorities raised the death toll from the storm to 39 late Thursday. And the latest statewide damage surveys revealed the staggering extent of the destruction. Читать дальше...

C.J. Beathard did the near-impossible Thursday night during what is annually the NFL’s most forgettable contest: He provided a run to remember. With fans and starters taking the preseason finale off, the 49ers’ rookie quarterback took off on an improbable 62-yard touchdown run in the second quarter of a 23-13 win over the San Diego Chargers. Beathard, to be polite, doesn’t possess a sprinter’s speed, but he had enough to sail past second-stringers after dropping back to pass on 2nd-and-8. Читать дальше...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — It's the time of year when crosswalks are busy, school zone signs are flashing, and finding a No. 2 pencil at the drugstore may not be so easy. Back-to-school season is obvious, especially in an area like southern Utah where there's a high concentration of young families. Something perhaps not as apparent, though, are the silent struggles transgender students in Utah's public school system face. From social rejection to violence to substance abuse, the Centers for Disease... Читать дальше...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — J.K. Dobbins wanted to give his fans back in Texas something to cheer about. His Ohio State teammates and Buckeyes fans jumped right on board. The freshman broke a 15-year-old school record by rushing for 181 yards in his college debut, J.T. Barrett threw three touchdown passes and No. 2 Ohio State managed to pull away in the second half for a 49-21 victory over Indiana on Thursday night. "I'm probably the only good thing going on in my town right now, so I just thought of... Читать дальше...

Misinformation and bigotry are proliferating and threatening American democracy, University of California President Janet Napolitano said Thursday in an address to political science academics. The UC leader waded into the issue of free speech on college campuses, too, saying that controversial, right-wing figures such as Milo Yiannopoulos want to provoke universities and their students, not engage in meaningful debate or discourse. And although Napolitano said that white supremacy cannot be tolerated... Читать дальше...

POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. (AP) — Tara McCloskey, the sixth-born child in her family of 10, grew up wanting to go to college but wondering how it would ever be affordable. She had watched two of her older sisters leave higher education because the cost was too high. Two other sisters had graduated, but they were still paying back their student loans six to 10 years later. "The idea of graduating debt-free was huge to me," she said. "I want to be free while I'm young to do different things and not have to... Читать дальше...

ARIES. (March 20 - April 18): You're getting some good advice on how to alleviate personal pressures, but it won't help if you don't put it into practice. Only you can take the next step.

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge is to decide whether to keep alive charges against Penn State fraternity members linked to the death of a pledge whose agonizing night after a fall down stairs was captured by security cameras in February. District Justice Allen Sinclair must decide Friday whether prosecutors have put on enough evidence to send the charges against the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and 16 former members to county court for trial. His decision follows a hard-fought, unusually long, seven-day... Читать дальше...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities on Friday will attempt to pull two bodies from a car that plunged off a cliff more than a month ago in the Central California mountains and became lodged atop boulders in the middle of a dangerous river. Officials said they believe the two dead were vacationing exchange students from Thailand. The slow pace to launch the recovery had prompted emotional pleas to Fresno County authorities from relatives traveling in from Asia wishing to take the remains home. But only now has the river ... Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — A lovable prankster. A confident dreamer. An all-around great guy. These are some of the ways friends and family described the soldiers killed when an Army Black Hawk helicopter disappeared off Hawaii two weeks ago. On Thursday, the Army declared the final two missing soldiers dead. DNA analysis identified the three others last week. The Army lost all five on board when the UH-160 helicopter crashed Aug. 15. The Coast Guard and other agencies scoured the ocean in the days that followed for the three men and two women. Читать дальше...

With car break-ins spiking again in San Francisco to the tune of about 85 a day, police Thursday unveiled a shakeup that eliminates a citywide task force focused on the epidemic in favor of assigning dozens more cops to walk neighborhood beats. The disbanding of the auto burglary task force, which the city created less than two years ago, comes even though the city’s civil grand jury recommended that San Francisco not only make the special unit permanent but beef it up with more officers and equipment.