Новости за 31.12.2017

ISLAMABAD — The Palestinians have withdrawn their envoy to Pakistan after he appeared at a rally with a radical cleric linked to the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Palestinian envoy Walid Abu Ali shared the stage with Hafiz Saeed, the head of the hard-line Jamaat-ud-Dawa movement, at Friday’s rally, which was held to protest U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The rally in Rawalpindi, attended by thousands, was organized by the Defense of Pakistan Council, an... Читать дальше...

The Cal women’s basketball team picked an inopportune time to play its worst game of the season. Competing for national attention with only one other top-20 showcase game Sunday, the No. 20 Bears laid an absolute stinker in an 82-46 to 11th-ranked UCLA at Haas Pavilion. Cal (10-3, 1-1 Pac-12) put up a season-low point total on a season-worst 28.6 percent shooting, including missing its final 11 three-point attempts, and committed 24 turnovers to a season-low nine... Читать дальше...

HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on a man arrested at a Houston hotel with several guns in his room (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Houston police say they don't believe an intoxicated man arrested for having several guns in his hotel room intended to use the weapons. Investigators say security officers called police after the man became belligerent and refused to be leave the bar at downtown Houston's Hyatt Regency Hotel. The hotel's annual New Year's Eve party is one of the city's largest. Police say responding officers found a rifle... Читать дальше...

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say they are investigating the death of a 51-year-old woman who appeared to either fall out of or be shoved out of a moving vehicle during an argument. Greenville County Deputy Coroner Kent Dill said Donice McClain died Saturday at the hospital, a day after she was injured at her daughter's home in Fountain Inn. Dill says McClain was arguing with the driver of the vehicle when she fell out. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday. Dill did not identify the driver in his statement. Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The National Weather Service has wind chill advisories in effect across Indiana on New Year's Eve. Weather service forecasters in Indianapolis said Sunday to expect wind chills from -25 to -15 Sunday through Tuesday night. Lows Sunday night were forecast at between -12 and -1 in central Indiana. Forecasters say the potential exists for multiple nights of subzero low temperatures and wind chills. The weather service says wind chills as low as -25 are possible in parts of northern Indiana. Читать дальше...

BERLIN — Germans have rarely been so divided about the changes taking place in their society, longtime leader Angela Merkel said Sunday, adding in her New Year’s address that she is committed to helping tackle the challenges of the future by swiftly forming a new government. Germany has been in political limbo since elections in September, which saw heavy losses for the centrist “grand coalition” that has run the country since 2013. Merkel’s attempt to forge a new government with two smaller parties failed... Читать дальше...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The largest protests to strike Iran in nearly a decade continued unabated Sunday, despite a government move to block access to Instagram and a popular messaging app used by activists to organize, with even President Hassan Rouhani acknowledging the public's anger over the Islamic Republic's flagging economy. Rouhani and other leaders made a point to warn that the government wouldn't hesitate to crack down on those it considers lawbreakers amid the demonstrations, which began Thursday over the economic woes plaguing Iran. Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joseph Helle was expecting a different sort of reception when he returned home from Army tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and showed up to vote in his small Ohio town. His name was missing from the voting rolls in 2011, even though Helle had registered to vote before leaving home at 18 and hadn’t changed his address during his military service. Helle, now the mayor of Oak Harbor, is among thousands of state residents with tales of being removed from... Читать дальше...

BYRAM, Miss. (AP) — Police say an officer shot a man after receiving call about a shoplifter at a Walmart in western Mississippi. Byram Police Chief Luke Thompson told WLBT-TV that the incident occurred around 8:55 a.m. Sunday. He says the suspect attempted to flee in a foot chase before he got into his vehicle, rammed a police car and another car in the parking lot. Thompson says the officer fired several shots, hitting the suspect. The chase ended in front of a residence. The suspect was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Читать дальше...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The Costa Rican government says that a plane with 10 foreigners and two local crewmembers has crashed in a wooded area. The Public Safety Ministry has posted photographs and video of the crash site showing burning wreckage of the plane in Guanacaste, northwest Costa Rica. Sunday's statement says there were 10 foreigners and two Costa Rican crew members aboard the plane belonging to Nature Air, which had taken off nearby.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee say a 12-year-old girl fatally shot another girl and is being charged with criminal homicide. A statement from the Nashville Police Department says officers were called to an apartment early Sunday on a report of a shooting. According to a preliminary investigation, the girls were part of a group of juveniles who left the Nashville apartment and stole a gun from a vehicle in a nearby parking lot. Police say the girls brought the gun back to the apartment... Читать дальше...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's President Andrzej Duda has invited his countrymen to help shape the nation's constitution in 2018, which marks a key national anniversary. Duda gave his televised New Year's speech as tens of thousands of Poles, dressed against the cold, were flocking to free outdoor concerts in Warsaw and in many other cities to see in the New Year. Sumptuous fireworks shows were planned by local authorities. In 2018 Poland will celebrate 100 years of regained statehood. Duda is planning... Читать дальше...

TheWrap’s compiled a list of 12 of the biggest and best viral videos from late-night TV in 2017. There were some tearjerking monologues, the best “Carpool Karaoke” segments to date, and enough Trump commentary to last us a lifetime. Click the links to watch each video. “Late Show with Stephen Colbert”: This Monologue Goes Out To You, Mr. President — “Face the Nation”s John Dickerson took President Trump’s insults in stride during their sit down at the White House. Stephen Colbert did him the courtesy... Читать дальше...

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say men in stopped cars on South Carolina roads have twice fired shots after people pulled over and got out to help. York County deputies say no one was hurt in either shooting Friday night on roads in rural areas west of Rock Hill. Investigators say in both cases, a car was stopped either in the middle or on the side of the road and when someone got out of their vehicle to check, three men came out and started firing. Deputies said in a statement the shootings... Читать дальше...

The first day of 2018 will be the 17th Spare the Air day of the Bay Area winter season. The alert for Monday, announced by the Bay Area Quality Management District, will remain in effect for 24 hours. People may not burn wood or other solid fuels, indoors or outdoors. During the winter season, which is from Nov. 1 to Feb. 28, wood smoke is the largest source of air pollution in the Bay Area, according to the district. This has... Читать дальше...

Nate (Nick Jonas), “Kingdom”: After finally coming out to his father (Frank Grillo) in the show’s penultimate episode, Nate is shot and killed after getting into a fight with a bouncer. Martha (Laura Wilson), “The Handmaid’s Tale”: Ofglen/Emily (Alexis Bledel) and her lover are both put on trial for “gender treachery,” but only Martha is sentenced to execution by hanging for her homosexuality. Mr. Kaplan (Susan Blommaert), “The Blacklist”: Mr. Kaplan narrowly escaped death several times before... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES -- Defensive end Aaron Lynch won’t play today in the regular-season finale against the Rams in what could be the final game of his four-year tenure with the 49ers. Lynch, a 2014 fifth-round pick who is in the final year of his contract, is a healthy scratch for the second straight week and the fourth time in the past six game. Lynch has endured two consecutive disappointing seasons after collecting a combined 12.5 sacks in his first two years. Last year... Читать дальше...

Boy, 2017 was something — wasn’t it? While plenty has been happening in the “real world” over the past 12 months, the show continues to go on for TV. Well, not every show. When it comes to television, the winners and losers are pretty easy to define, though 2017 was such a screwy year sometimes they intertwined. Here is the breakdown for who conquered the airwaves and who crumbled in ratings. Check out a random sample below; click through our gallery for all 17. Also Read: Disney Acquires 21st Century Fox Assets for $52.4 Billion Winner... Читать дальше...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Plane crashes and burns in Costa Rica, believed to have 12 aboard.

CARSON - Cornerback David Amerson said earlier this week he was finally feeling healthier. He said he hoped to play in the Raiders’ season finale “if they put me out there.” They won’t. Amerson, who was limited in practice all week, is inactive for a ninth consecutive game today because of a foot injury that has lingered since Week 7. Amerson signed a four-year extension with the Raiders before the 2016 season and was expected to be one of their top cornerbacks this season. Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: 6-3-4 (six, three, four)

From fellow politicians to Oscar winners and musicians, President Donald Trump practices diversity as an equal-opportunity insulter. Rahm Emanuel On Jan. 2, Trump tweeted, “Chicago murder rate is record setting – 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can’t do it he must ask for Federal help!” The swipe at Emanuel allowed Trump to take a shot both at an elected Democrat and his predecessor’s former Chief of Staff. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer On May 9, Trump tweeted... Читать дальше...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 25 points and Marina Mabrey added 22 to help No. 2 Notre Dame beat Wake Forest 96-73 on Sunday. The Fighting Irish (13-1, 2-0 ACC) made its first six shots en route to taking a 24-6 lead late in the first quarter. Notre Dame shot 56 percent from the floor to win its sixth straight game since losing at top-ranked Connecticut on Dec. 3. The Irish also made half of its 3-point attempts for the second straight game. They are a combined 13 of 26 during... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on recreational marijuana sales in California (all times local): 11:50 a.m. More than six dozen marijuana retailers have been licensed to start selling recreational pot in California on New Year's Day. The start of legal retail cannabis sales on Monday comes more than two decades after California paved the way for legal weed by passing the first medical marijuana law in the U.S. Alex Traverso, a spokesman for the state's Bureau of Cannabis Control, says the agency has... Читать дальше...

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 2:45 p.m. President Donald Trump is offering a New Year's Eve message, saying, "What a year it's been, and we're just getting started." Trump also tweeted Sunday: "Together, we are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Happy New Year!!" The tweet included a celebratory video recap of the president's first year in office, showing gauzy footage of him meeting with world leaders, visiting disaster victims and giving speeches, all... Читать дальше...