Новости за 02.12.2017

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel is telling state Superintendent Tony Evers he won't stop him from hiring a personal attorney to represent him in a lawsuit challenging his office's powers. But the Republican Schimel tells Evers in a letter Friday that the Department of Justice will continue to defend the office of state superintendent in the lawsuit. Evers' attorney responded by saying Schimel is prevented by rules of professional conduct from representing the superintendent's... Читать дальше...

1 Tillerson status: President Trump tweeted Friday that he is keeping embattled Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, though he would not say for how long. “The media has been speculating that I fired Rex Tillerson or that he would be leaving soon — FAKE NEWS!” he tweeted. Trump met for lunch Friday with Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis. Earlier in the day, Tillerson called reports of his potential departure “laughable.” Senior U.S. officials a day earlier said Trump is considering replacing... Читать дальше...

Automakers released U.S. sales of new cars and trucks in November on Friday. These were the top selling vehicles, the number sold and the percent change from last November. VehicleNovember 2017 salesPercent change from November 2016Ford F-Series72,7690.9 percentChevrolet Silverado46,4412.6 percentRam36,714-0.5 percentToyota Camry34,99124.1 percentHonda CR-V32,20625 percentNissan Rogue*32,00620.2 percentHonda Civic31,18123.2 percentToyota RAV428,7362.2 percentFord Escape25,1019.1 percentFord Explorer24,11022.8... Читать дальше...

San Francisco is a "liberal cesspool" that must be boycotted, according to some on social media who called for a boycott of the West Coast city after a stunning acquittal of an undocumented immigrant in the killing of Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Law enforcement’s response to a violent white nationalist rally in Virginia last summer failed on multiple fronts, leading to “deep distrust of government” in the Charlottesville community, an independent review released Friday found. Former U.S. Attorney Tim Heaphy’s investigation of the Charlottesville rally found that the city failed by not adequately communicating or coordinating in advance and by removing an officer from an area where a car plowed into counterprotesters and killed a woman.

BUENOS AIRES — Families of 44 crew members aboard a submarine that has been lost for 16 days are demanding that Argentina reverse its decision to stop looking for survivors. The navy said Thursday that the search was no longer considered a rescue mission, but it would continue looking for the missing sub. Experts said the crew only had up to 10 days of oxygen if the sub remained intact under the sea. An explosion was also detected near the time and place where the ARA San Juan went missing on Nov. Читать дальше...

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Thursday continued to distance himself from the Democratic left — and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom — with a pledge to take on unions and other interest groups if he is elected governor next year. “I was a fiscally prudent mayor and had to say no to a lot of people who didn’t like it,” he told about 75 people at a wide-ranging talk at the University Club of Palo Alto about children’s issues. Being governor “is not a job where you want to be the most popular person. Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister has accused the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations of a "bloodthirsty" stance on North Korea that could significantly worsen tensions. Sergey Lavrov's statement at a Rome news conference with his Italian counterpart on Friday came two days after Ambassador Nikki Haley said that if war breaks out over North Korea's missile tests, the country would be "utterly destroyed." Russian news agencies quoted Lavrov as saying: "If somebody is very eager to use force to wipe out North Korea... Читать дальше...

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — University of Connecticut students have rallied to call on school officials to prevent hate speech on campus, in response to an altercation at an event featuring a conservative commentator earlier this week. Students said Friday that the university should not condone speeches like the one titled "It's OK To Be White" given on campus Tuesday by Lucian Wintrich, the White House correspondent for the right-wing blog Gateway Pundit. A young woman appeared to take paperwork off the lectern during Wintrich's speech. Читать дальше...

As a scientist working for NASA in the 1990s, K.R. Sridhar developed a contraption that could use energy from the sun to transform the elements of the Martian atmosphere into breathable air or propulsion fuel. It passed all its tests, but a planned mission to send it to Mars in 2001 was canceled and Sridhar moved on, looking to apply what he had learned to help stem climate change on Earth instead. “I came full circle — I was trying to make a really uninhabitable planet habitable,” Sridhar... Читать дальше...

TX Norman OK Zone Forecast for Friday, December 1, 2017 _____ 659 FPUS54 KOUN 012120 ZFPOUN Zone Forecast Product National Weather Service Norman OK 320 PM CST Fri Dec 1 2017 TXZ086-021000- Wichita- Including the cities of Sheppard AFB and Wichita Falls 320 PM CST Fri Dec 1 2017 .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 50. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds around 10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable. Читать дальше...

WAVERLY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man hit and killed by a train in southeast Nebraska. The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office says 25-year-old Jeremy Sanchez, of Lincoln, was hit around 1:40 p.m. Thursday near Waverly High School in Waverly. Investigators say the crew of the BNFS freight train sounded the horn and applied the emergency brakes for some time before the train hit Sanchez. The investigation is ongoing, and an autopsy has been ordered.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the investigations into Trump campaign associates and Russian election interference (all times local): 4:05 p.m. Friday's guilty plea represents a further fall for retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who once was head of the Defense Intelligence Agency and was a vocal surrogate for Donald Trump on the president campaign trail. He was especially known for vigorously leading Trump rallies in "Lock her up" chants regarding Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. No sentence has yet been set for Flynn... Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A trial for a West Des Moines woman charged with murder in the death of her adopted teenager daughter has begun with a prosecutor arguing her home was ruled by "fear and confinement." Lawyers gave opening statements Friday in the trial of Nicole Finn. She's pleaded not guilty to murder, kidnapping and child endangerment in the October 2016 starvation death of 16-year-old Natalie Finn. Polk County prosecutor Bret Lucas says Nicole Finn created an intolerable home, calling it... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday denied he wants to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, calling reports to that effect "fake news," as his top diplomat brushed off speculation that he has lost the confidence of the White House. As Tillerson went about his normal schedule of diplomatic activities, including two meetings with Trump, the president said his secretary of state is "not leaving." "The media has been speculating that I fired Rex Tillerson or that he would be leaving... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police statistics show the city was a far less violent this November compared to last November. On Friday, the department reported that there were 35 homicides in November compared to 79 in November 2016 and there were 168 shooting incidents compared to 315 during the previous November. Though the latest figures represent a continuation of a trend of falling gun crimes this year, the number of homicides climbed past the 600 mark for the year — meaning 2017 is just the second... Читать дальше...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A former Croatian general who died after swallowing a liquid at a war crimes hearing in the Netherlands had cyanide in his system, Dutch prosecutors said after an autopsy was performed Friday. Preliminary results from a toxicological test revealed "a concentration of potassium cyanide" in Slobodan Praljak's blood, the Hague Public Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. The cyanide caused heart failure, which investigators "pointed out" as the 72-year-old Praljak's... Читать дальше...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A 17-year-old Pittsburgh boy was shot and injured near his school bus stop Friday morning, becoming the third student from his school to be shot this week. The boy, whose name hasn't been released, was a junior at Woodland Hills Junior/Senior High School. He is in critical condition with injuries to his abdomen but is expected to survive, said Sgt. Andrew Schurman of the Allegheny County police homicide unit. The shooting comes four days after another junior at Woodland Hills was shot and killed. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A wealthy Turkish-Iranian businessman who was arrested on his way to Disney World says he helped Iran move a billion dollars through foreign banks despite U.S. economic sanctions. Federal Judge Richard Berman announced after sending jurors home Friday that one juror would be trimmed from the panel for sleeping through testimony in the New York courtroom. The pace of testimony has been slowed as Reza Zarrab speaks through a Turkish translator and is sometimes questioned about telephone... Читать дальше...

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she's secured enough changes to the GOP tax overhaul to earn her support. Collins said Friday that stimulating the economy through tax reform can boost federal revenue and take-home pay for Americans. In a statement, she said, "I don't think there is a single American who thinks that our current tax code is fair, simple, or promotes economic growth." Collins had pressed for changes in the bill. An amendment she secured would let homeowners deduct up to $10,000 in property taxes. Читать дальше...

HOUSTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says nearly 894,000 people in Texas met this week's deadline to register for federal disaster assistance to help them recover from Hurricane Harvey. The agency said Friday more than $1.4 billion in help has been approved so far. But officials and nonprofit groups say more funding will be needed to help the state rebuild and reach those who live in the shadows and might not have easy access to resources to aid in their recovery. After several extensions... Читать дальше...

WA Current Conditions as of 01:00 PM PST Friday, December 1, 2017 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%) Arlington;Showers;44;SE;12;78% Bellingham;Rain;44;SSE;14;88% Bremerton;Showers;45;SSW;12;87% Chehalis;Partly sunny;48;S;14;76% Deer Park;Cloudy;38;SSW;3;89% Eastsound;Rain to snow;45;S;12;93% Ellensburg;Cloudy;33;Calm;0;88% Ephrata;Cloudy;35;Calm;0;78% Everett;Cloudy;46;SE;15;73% Fort Lewis;Partly sunny;47;SSE;12;99% Friday Harbor;Rain;44;SSE;8;95%... Читать дальше...