Новости за 16.12.2017

Wildfires were still raging across Sonoma County the morning Barbara Toschi decided to go to work anyway. Less than 48 hours before, her Alexander Valley ranch had been in the crosshairs of the Tubbs and Pocket fires. She and her husband had packed up their cars and prepared to leave. The evacuation orders came twice. Still, they stayed. Then: Nothing. The flames swept away from their property line. The home — with its sprawling 100 acres of mature oak trees and vineyards — was spared.

TX Austin/San Antonio TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, December 16, 2017 _____ 382 FPUS54 KEWX 162051 ZFPEWX Zone Forecast Product for South Central Texas National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 251 PM CST Sat Dec 16 2017 TXZ192-171000- Travis- Including the city of Austin 251 PM CST Sat Dec 16 2017 .TONIGHT...Rain and isolated thunderstorms early in the evening, then showers and isolated thunderstorms before midnight. Patchy fog late in the night. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s. Northeast... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — A Republican from Fitchburg who won a special election to the state Senate is about to take his seat on Beacon Hill. Dean Tran will be sworn-in on Wednesday in the Governor's Council chambers. That will be followed by a ceremony in Gardner Auditorium, where senators have been meeting while the ornate Senate chamber undergoes renovations. Tran won a Dec. 5 special election in the 3rd Worcester District to succeed Democrat Jennifer Flanagan, who left the Senate after being named to the Cannabis Control Commission. Читать дальше...

TX Lubbock TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, December 16, 2017 _____ 821 FPUS54 KLUB 162026 ZFPLUB Zone Forecasts for the South Plains Area National Weather Service Lubbock TX 226 PM CST Sat Dec 16 2017 TXZ035-171030- Lubbock- Including the cities of Lubbock, Wolfforth, and Slaton 226 PM CST Sat Dec 16 2017 .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy early in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 15... Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton defended the state agency that investigates police shootings after a prosecutor criticized the investigation into the death of an Australian woman who was killed by an officer after she called police to report a possible assault. Dayton issued a statement Friday saying that the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has his "utmost confidence," the Star Tribune reported . Dayton's comments came days after Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman was recorded... Читать дальше...

VINITA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's top law enforcement agency is investigating the shooting of a high school coach who's in critical condition. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the shooting happened Friday night at a Vinita home, where attorney Karl Jones and high school coach Jason Sauer began arguing. The bureau says Jones eventually shot Sauer several times. Sauer was taken to a Tulsa hospital. The 57-year-old Jones was arrested at the scene and booked into the Craig County jail on a complaint of shooting with intent to kill. Читать дальше...

WA Current Conditions as of 12:00 PM PST Saturday, December 16, 2017 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%) Arlington;Showers;39;Calm;0;100% Bellingham;Cloudy;43;S;8;85% Bremerton;Cloudy;42;S;4;94% Chehalis;Cloudy;45;S;7;87% Deer Park;Cloudy;28;Calm;0;84% Eastsound;Partly sunny;45;S;9;93% Ellensburg;Partly sunny;42;NW;7;62% Ephrata;Fog;29;Calm;0;85% Everett;Cloudy;42;SE;5;85% Fort Lewis;Cloudy;41;SE;5;100% Friday Harbor;Cloudy;43;SE;5;92% Hoquiam;Cloudy;46;Calm;0;92%... Читать дальше...

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a western Washington state woman working as an escort told police she shot a man in the back of the head because he was performing a sex act wrong. The Daily Herald reports that 21-year-old Marissa Elizabeth Wallen of Mount Vernon was charged Friday with first-degree assault and first-degree robbery in Snohomish County Superior Court. Prosecutors say Wallen shot the 36-year-old Everett man on Oct. 21 and took his wallet, spending $12,000 using his credit cards... Читать дальше...

“Big Little Lies” became the darling of this year’s Golden Globes when it cleaned up during Monday’s nominations with six to its name. If you haven’t already binged this deliciously thrilling series we suggest you get to it before the award show airs on Jan. 7. After all, don’t you want to see your soon-to-be favorite show clean up? Here are seven reasons you need to down HBO series ASAP. 1. It’s already grabbed a Season 2 Okay, this “limited series” business was clearly more than a little lie after fans and critics alike ate the show up. Читать дальше...

(Note: This post contains spoilers for the video game “Star Wars: Battlefront II” and the beginning scene of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”) “Star Wars” fans have waited as patiently as possible for December to roll around, and with it, the release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” But for fans who want a little more, there’s another “Star Wars” story that’s not a novel or a comic book. “Star Wars: Battlefront II,” a video game in which players take part in some of the biggest battles in the “Star Wars” films as soldiers in the two opposing armies... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrity chef Mario Batali has issued an apology to his newsletter subscribers for his sexual misconduct against women, but he confounded some by ending his message with a recipe for a "holiday-inspired breakfast." Batali was immediately blasted on social media for including in the Friday email the "Pizza Dough Cinnamon Rolls" recipe after his apology for making "many mistakes." Several women have made allegations that he touched them inappropriately. Batali admitted his behavior and first apologized in a statement Monday. Читать дальше...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis are calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign at a demonstration in central Tel Aviv. Israel's Channel 2 News reported several thousand attended Saturday's rally, the latest in anti-corruption protests that have persisted for weeks. Protesters waved Israeli flags and signs reading "crime minister." Others chanted "corrupt (officials) go home." Police questioned Netanyahu for the seventh time yesterday investigating two corruption allegations surrounding the long-ruling Israeli leader. Читать дальше...

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A company that's developing a process intended to produce cleaner-burning coal plans to start operating a new test plant in northeast Wyoming by next summer. Clean Coal Technologies CEO Robin Eves says the company's test facility should arrive from Tulsa, Oklahoma, about the end of January. Eves added that a commercial facility capable of processing 30 tons of coal an hour also will be located at the same site of the test plant southeast of Wright in Campbell County. The Gillette... Читать дальше...

MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — New evacuations were called on Saturday as surging winds drove an enormous wildfire toward a wealthy enclave in the coastal foothills northwest of Los Angeles. The mandatory evacuations around Montecito and neighboring Summerland came as winds that had eased a day earlier raged back at around 30 mph (48 kph) with gusts to about 60 mph (97 kph). A portion of Santa Barbara city also is under mandatory evacuation. The northerly "sundowner" wind was driving the fire south and west. Читать дальше...

BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Authorities in western Washington state have identified a couple killed in a murder-suicide. Bremerton police tell the Kitsap Sun that 23-year-old Francisco Rivera fatally stabbed his wife, 22-year-old Marie Aurora Rivera, on Wednesday before hanging himself. Officials say Francisco Rivera was a sailor on the USS Nimitz and had recently returned from a six-month deployment. Detectives are continuing to investigate. ___ Information from: Kitsap Sun, http://www.kitsapsun.com/

“The Simpsons” has an eerie knack for predicting the future, from Donald Trump’s presidency to Nobel Prize Winners. Here are 12 times the long-running comedic series got it right. Lady Gaga On the episode “Lisa Goes Gaga,” Lady Gaga is shown suspended by cables flying over the audience at a concert. Well surprise, surprise because at the Super Bowl LI’s halftime show, Gaga descended from the stadium’s roof with suspension cables wearing pretty much the same outfit on her episode. 2016 Nobel Prize Winner In a 2010 episode... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An organization that helps the homeless is looking to convert a closing shelter in downtown Salt Lake City into a facility that serves families. Crossroads Urban Center recently released a report that found women and their children are struggling to find housing amid rising rent, low wages and lack of child care, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Thursday. The report by Crossroads was based on interviews with 77 women with children who are homeless or have recently been homeless. Читать дальше...

Gusty northerly winds are blowing across the Bay Area, reaching up to 53 mph and prompting the National Weather Service to issue red-flag fire warnings for areas above 1,000 feet of elevation. “Right now, we’re seeing winds up to 20 miles per hour, with gusts around 30 or 35,” Anna Schneider, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Monterey, said late Saturday morning. Gusts are even stronger at higher elevations; around 10 a.m., one gust had reached 53 mph. ... Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "LuckyDay Lotto Midday" game were: 04-38-39-40-44 (four, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty, forty-four)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were: 2-0-7-2, Fireball: 5 (two, zero, seven, two; Fireball: five)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Three-Midday" game were: 1-8-9, Fireball: 4 (one, eight, nine; Fireball: four)

Following backlash to remarks Rupert Murdoch made that downplayed sexual misconduct at Fox News, 21st Century Fox came out in defense of its executive chairman on Saturday. When Sky News host Ian King asked Murdoch on Thursday, “How harmful has the whole raft of sexual harassment allegations been for the business?,” the exec replied “That’s all nonsense.” “Rupert never characterized the sexual harassment matters at Fox News as ‘nonsense,'” a 21st Century Fox spokesperson said in a statement. “Rather... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Closing in on the first major legislative achievement of his term, President Donald Trump on Saturday defended the Republican tax cut as a good deal for the middle class while boldly suggesting it could lead to explosive economic growth. The legislation, which the GOP aims to muscle through Congress next week, would lower taxes on the richest Americans. Benefits for most other taxpayers would be smaller, but Trump attempted to sell the bill as a "Christmas present" for middle-class... Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Day" game were: 02-04-05-06-08-11-12-13-14-18-19-24 (two, four, five, six, eight, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-four)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: 8-9-6, Sum It Up: 23 (eight, nine, six; Sum It Up: twenty-three)