Новости за 02.02.2018

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin's office says a grand jury has found a deadly shooting by police on a busy Providence highway "lawful and legally justified." Kilmartin's office on Friday released the findings of the Providence County grand jury in the Nov. 9 shooting. The incident began with a high-speed chase prompted by the theft of a state police cruiser, and ended with nine officers from Providence and state police shooting more than 40 rounds into a pickup truck after it rammed a car. Читать дальше...

HAMMONTON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train. The agency says Victoriano Diaz-Sanchez was struck around 6 p.m. Wednesday in Hammonton by an eastbound Atlantic City rail line train. He was pronounced dead a short time later. It's not clear why the 59-year-old Hammonton man was on the tracks. Authorities say none of the 250 passengers and crew members aboard the train were injured. Rail service was suspended for nearly three... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Friday released a partisan and bitterly disputed memo that they say shows surveillance abuses in the early stages of the FBI's investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia. The memo, prepared by Republicans on the House intelligence committee, says there was "a troubling breakdown of legal processes" in the Russia investigation. President Donald Trump, who advocated for the memo's release over the fierce objections of the Justice Department and the FBI,... Читать дальше...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Singer Rihanna and French President Emmanuel Macron were headlining a conference in Senegal on Friday raising hundreds of millions of dollars for education in poor countries. Cheers and whistles rang out in the conference center in Senegal's capital, Dakar, as Rihanna was announced in the audience that included several African heads of state and the World Bank president. Rihanna tweeted "merci" to thank Macron for co-hosting the Global Partnership for Education conference as part of his two-day trip to Senegal. Читать дальше...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — After weeks of no news, Republican leaders are expressing renewed optimism about the prospects of overhauling Kentucky's struggling public pension system. Acting House Speaker David Osborne says a bill could be filed as soon as Monday. He said Friday he's confident lawmakers will tackle the issue before the legislative session ends in April. Republican Gov. Matt Bevin said Friday he's also confident that lawmakers will produce a "good bill" to shore up the chronically underfunded pension systems. Читать дальше...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Two national civil rights groups have joined a federal lawsuit accusing dozens of Oklahoma sheriffs, judges and court clerks of operating a debt-collection scheme that preys on poor people by sending them to jail if they can't pay court costs. Georgetown University's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection and Civil Rights Corps joined an amended complaint filed late Thursday in Tulsa. The initial lawsuit filed in November accuses the Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Records show a state Justice Department agent resigned after he allegedly exposed his genitals at the agency's headquarters, a restaurant and a party. DOJ officials said in December that they received a sexual harassment complaint about Special Agent Brad Montgomery in 2015. He resigned in 2016. The agency hasn't released any details about the complaint or why Montgomery resigned. USA Today Network-Wisconsin reports police records show he allegedly exposed himself in the agency's... Читать дальше...

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pensilvania, EE.UU. (AP) — La marmota más famosa de Pensilvania pronosticó el viernes que no habrá un final prematuro del invierno en Estados Unidos. Los cuidadores de Punxsutawney Phil dijeron que el roedor peludo auguró seis semanas más de invierno después de ver su sombra al amanecer del viernes. Vestidos con sombreros de copa, como es la tradición, los miembros del Círculo Íntimo del Club de la Marmota Punxsutawney revelaron el pronóstico de Phil de cada 2 de febrero. Se basa... Читать дальше...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The discovery of an Islamic State hideout filled with explosives and suicide vests in a poor Kabul neighborhood reflects the failure of Afghanistan's corruption-wracked government to protect the capital, analysts and residents said Friday. This week's revelation that militants were operating in Kabul's western Qala-e-Wahid district follows a recent series of horrific attacks in the heavily guarded city that killed nearly 200 people and wounded hundreds more, including foreigners. Читать дальше...

It’s unclear exactly who in the audience is supposed to love “Winchester,” other than the cinematic lottery winners working at the Winchester Mystery House. Although it isn’t a top-flight horror movie — too slow for thrill-chasers, too ridiculously fictionalized for historians — the film serves as a proper 99-minute commercial for that San Jose tourist spot. “The silver chandeliers were imported from Germany,” a character in the house explains early on, as if she’s... Читать дальше...

It was love at first audition. Everyone and their mother knows Channing Tatum and now-wife Jenna Dewan Tatum met while filming 2006’s “Step Up.” And now fans can bear witness to their storied, and awkward, meet cute. For posterity, and hilarity’s, sake, Dewan recently shared a video of her 2005 audition for “Step Up” with Tatum.  The “World of Dance” host said she was sent the clip ahead of the premiere of the couple’s new YouTube Red series “Step Up: High Water.” “It’s really cute, and also embarrassing... Читать дальше...

Josh Homme is not well. As the red-haired, 6-foot-4-inch singer and guitarist for Queens of the Stone Age took the stage with his band at the Bill Graham Civic on Thursday, Feb. 1, there was a glint in his eye that suggested imminent chaos. The Southern California desert rock band has long championed overindulgence and excess in its music (its signature song, 2000’s “Feel Good Hit of the Summer,” peaked with the chorus “Nicotine, Valium, Vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol! Читать дальше...

Ann Gillis, a child star from Hollywood’s golden age whose career continued through Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi classic “2001: A Space Odyssey,” died Wednesday at age 90. Her son Gordon Fraser confirmed her passing to The Hollywood Reporter. The Arkansas native was signed to Warner Bros. at age 7 and appeared in dozens of films, notably playing Becky Thatcher in David O. Selznick’s 1938 adaptation of the Mark Twain novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” She also voiced Fantine, Bambi’s eventual mate... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the FBI (all times local): 12:02 p.m. President Donald Trump says a newly declassified GOP memo alleging FBI abuses shows, "A lot of people should be ashamed of themselves." Trump tells reporters Friday: "The memo was sent to Congress, it was declassified. Congress will do whatever they're going to do. But I think it's a disgrace what's happened in our country." Trump's decision to declassify the memo clears the way for the public release of the document. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Asked if he has confidence in Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Trump says: 'You figure that one out'

DENVER (AP) — A story by Marijuana Business Daily, relayed by The Associated Press on Feb. 1, about country music star Willie Nelson's marijuana company, reported erroneously the name of the company. It is GCH, Inc., not GHC, Inc. A corrected version of the story is below: Willie Nelson's pot company raises $12 million for expansion Country music star Willie Nelson's cannabis company joined the marijuana funding fray Wednesday with the announcement of a $12 million raise for expansion into new markets... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic state representative has decided to retire. Aaron Collins, a spokesman for Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, says Terese Berceau won't run for re-election this fall. A message left at her Capitol office wasn't immediately returned. The 67-year-old Berceau has served in the Assembly since 1998. She represents Madison's west side and is perhaps best known statewide for her 2009 push to raise the beer tax. She's the second Assembly member to decide not to seek re-election in recent weeks. Читать дальше...

NY Forecast for Sunday, February 4, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip.

CT Forecast for Sunday, February 4, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Bridgeport;Sun, some clouds;29;25;SSW;10;43%;6%;3 Chester;Mostly sunny, cold;29;24;SSW;9;42%;7%;3 Danbury;Partly sunny;29;22;SSW;7;44%;8%;3 Groton;Mostly sunny, cold;29;25;SW;10;49%;4%;3 Hartford;Partly sunny;28;23;SSW;8;43%;9%;3 Meriden;Partly sunny;28;22;SSW;8;43%;8%;3 New Haven;Sun, some clouds;29;26;SSW;9;44%;6%;3 Oxford;Sun... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Friday declassified a partisan and bitterly disputed memo on the Russia investigation, clearing the way for House Republicans to release allegations of what they say is FBI misconduct. The move came over the fierce objections of the FBI and Justice Department, which have said the document prepared by Republicans on the House intelligence committee is inaccurate and missing critical context. The memo alleges that the FBI abused U.S. government surveillance powers... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is trying to pressure Pyongyang just a week before the Olympic Games begin. Trump called the leaders of South Korea and Japan on Friday to ask them to keep up the pressure on North Korea. The south is hosting the Winter Games. Also Friday, Trump invited six North Korean defectors to the White House to highlight human rights abuses by Pyongyang. Trump called the nuclear standoff with North Korea "a tricky situation." One of his guests was escapee Ji Seong-ho... Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are resurrecting a push for a state law mandating equal pay for equal work by women and men, but the outcome remains uncertain. Rep. Alyce Clarke, a Jackson Democrat, successfully amended House Bill 1241 Friday morning to insert an equal pay requirement. The original bill seeks to prohibit cities and counties from imposing certain employment regulations on private businesses. Nearly 30 of the majority Republicans broke ranks and voted with minority Democrats to pass the amendment, 74-40. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump on newly declassified GOP memo alleging FBI abuses: 'A lot of people should be ashamed of themselves'

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the final sentencing hearing for disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar (all times local): 11:50 a.m. A doctor who specializes in gynecology says Larry Nassar molested her at age 11 at a camp for elite gymnasts. Brittney Schumann says she couldn't be an advocate for women's health by staying anonymous. She told Nassar, a former sports doctor, that he's a "disgrace" to the medical profession. Victims are confronting Nassar in court in Eaton County, Michigan. Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — A former Baltimore high school principal who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $58,000 in school funds has been sentenced to 90 days in jail. Leslie Lewis, former principal of Baltimore Community High School, received a 5-year sentence Friday, but a judge suspended all but 90 days and ordered her to serve five years probation. Lewis also was ordered to pay $58, 689.40 restitution to the city Board of Education. Prosecutors say Lewis stole more than $13,000 from an account she set up for the school... Читать дальше...