Новости за 09.02.2018

Been lusting in your heart for a Chevrolet Camaro SS, but will wind up in an SUV because you've got people and gear to haul? Say hello to Chevy's new-for-2018 Tahoe RST Edition. Two things make the RST Edition a special edition. One, it's the first Tahoe to be offered with the muscle of a 6.2-liter V8 like its platform mates, the GMC Yukon Denali and Cadillac Escalade, have had for years. Two, the price of the new Tahoe terrors can quickly soar to $78,000 - or about the price of a Corvette. And that's not just your garden-variety Vette... Читать дальше...

If you've ever wanted to experience taking a true vintage race car out on some of the best road tracks in Texas, then the Corinthian Vintage Auto Racing Club might be just for you. The CVAR club is a Texas-based group of approximately 350 enthusiasts who are devoted to the sport of vintage auto racing. Hosting nine races every year in Texas and Oklahoma, the club is all about preserving, restoring and racing vintage race cars at their own events as well as other elite track events nationally. Focusing on safety and ethics... Читать дальше...

If you have ever listened to HD radio, you'll notice a greatly enhanced sound, especially when you go from amplitude modulation stations (AM radio) to the same station in HD. One of our broadcast stations for the Car Pro Radio Show is news/talk WBAP 820 AM out of Dallas. When I listen to the station, I listen from 99.5 FM, which is a country station, but on HD2, which runs right alongside 99.5 FM HD1. Two completely different stations, sharing the same 99.5 FM frequency. When you get used to the sound quality of HD radio... Читать дальше...

NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — Police say a stranger spanked a man's 2-year-old son at a grocery store in Georgia when the toddler kept asking his dad for a candy bar. A Newnan police report says 62-year-old Juan Martinez was arrested Tuesday night. Police say Martinez smelled like alcohol and slurred his speech. The 2-year-old's father, James Morris, tells The Newnan Times-Herald his son was asking him for a candy bar in the store's checkout line when Martinez slapped his son's hand and bottom. Morris says his son was not hurt. Читать дальше...

Nissan rolled out the newest generation of its Nissan Maxima sport sedan just two years ago, and now it returns for 2018 with just a few enhancements. Those enhancementsinclude standard Android Auto connectivity (in addition to Apple CarPlay, added last year), new content for the Midnight Edition package, and a new exterior color, Carnelian Red ($395 extra), which was included on our test vehicle. Prices for 2018 start at $33,270 (plus $885 freight) for the base S model. Other trim levels include... Читать дальше...

MIAMI (AP) — Una mujer de Florida asegura que una aerolínea la obligó a echar su hámster al inodoro del aeropuerto porque el roedor, que dijo que le proveía apoyo emocional, no podía viajar con ella en la cabina. El diario Miami Herald informó que la estudiante universitaria Belen Aldecosea, quien debía volar a su casa en el sur de Florida, llamó dos veces a Spirit Airlines para asegurarse de que Pebbles, su hámster enano, podía viajar con ella. Aseguró que la aerolínea le dijo que no había problema. Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina appellate court primaries apparently won't happen after all this year now that a federal appeals court has blocked a judge's ruling directing they be held over the wishes of the Republican-controlled legislature. A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday halted last week's preliminary injunction by U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles. She had decided that partisan primaries must go ahead this year for the state Court of Appeals and state Supreme... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice says five people have been arrested and two victims have been recovered in a sex trafficking sting in St. Croix County. Attorney General Brad Schimel said Friday the five arrested were involved in operations that targeted children for sexual purposes and so-called "johns" who wanted to pay for sex. Schimel says some of arrested were knowingly seeking 14- and 15-year-old children for sex. Those arrested are facing possible charges of attempted second-degree sexual assault of a child... Читать дальше...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A 33-year-old man was sentenced to about 2.5 years in prison for soliciting nude photos from a 15-year-old girl. Sean Wenger, of Osage City, was sentenced Thursday for sexual exploitation of a child. He also must register as a sex offender for 25 years and will be on post-release supervision for the rest of his life. The Lawrence Journal-World reports prosecutors said they found 20 nude images of the girl on Wenger's phone. Texts between the two showed he had demanded the photos while she was in Douglas County. Читать дальше...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — When someone wants to purchase a keg of beer from craft brewer Adam Watson, he has to turn them away because Kentucky law limits his sales per customer. That would change if a bill passed by the state House on Friday becomes law. The bill would raise the daily limit on per-customer sales by Kentucky craft brewers. The measure would allow microbreweries to sell up to 31 gallons (117 liters) — the equivalent of two kegs — to each customer at their places of business. The current... Читать дальше...

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were: 0-6-6-9 (zero, six, six, nine)

LOCUST GROVE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say multiple officers have been shot and a suspect is dead south of Atlanta. WSB-TV , citing the Henry County Sheriff's Office, reports that two Henry County sheriff's deputies and a Locust Grove officer were shot. The sheriff says the man who shot them is dead. The television station reports two of the lawmen were taken away by helicopter while the third was carried by ambulance. WSB says the shooting happened in a neighborhood in Locust Grove... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he wishes aide accused of domestic violence well, hopes he'll have a great career ahead of him.

LOCUST GROVE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities: 2 deputies and 1 police officer have been shot south of Atlanta; suspect is dead.

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who lived in a New York City building where a raging fire destroyed the top two floors and displaced 150 people has been charged with setting the fire. Thirty-four-year-old Jelani Parker pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of arson, assault and reckless endangerment. He was ordered held without bail. The Nov. 17 fire raced through in the six-story apartment building in upper Manhattan. Prosecutors say Parker doused a room in the apartment he shared with his parents with gasoline and set it on fire. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The flu has further tightened its grip on the U.S. This season is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago. A government report out Friday shows 1 of every 13 visits to the doctor last week was for fever, cough and other symptoms of the flu. That ties the highest level seen in the U.S. during swine flu in 2009. And it surpasses every winter flu season since 2003, when the government changed the way it measures flu. "I wish that there were better news this week, but almost... Читать дальше...

‘Guys… where are we?’ A cliffhanger line associated with the 2004 hit JJ Abrams TV series, Lost, can be used to sum up the status of the beautiful game all across the U.S. Soccer in our country is currently finding its core identity. It’s been building and expanding its way into the mainstream for decades,

When real estate agent Josie George of Ratoosh Group arrived to show a rustic cabin in the Berkeley Hills for an open house on Sunday afternoon, people were already gathered outside.

Salma Hayek has paid tribute to the late producer and studio executive Jill Messick, who committed suicide on Wednesday at the age of 50. “I am deeply saddened by the loss of Jill Messick,” Hayek said of Messick, who was an executive producer on Hayek’s 2002 Miramax film, “Frida.” “She always navigated the frustrating and hostile environment of Miramax with grace and elegance. She became my ally and my friend. In the many years we worked together I witnessed her professionalism while being pregnant, a mother and through incredible pressure. Читать дальше...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — An environmental group wants couples to think of wild animals before acting like them this Valentine's Day. The Center for Biological Diversity is handing out endangered species condoms at the Carnegie Science Center's adults-only Valentine's event Friday in Pittsburgh. The wrappers feature colorful artwork and slogans like "Before it gets any hotter...remember the sea otter," and "Can't refrain? Think of the whooping crane." The group hopes to show how human population growth negatively affects wildlife. Читать дальше...

“Silicon Valley” star Thomas Middleditch said that there’s a difference between sexual assault and “strange sex.” “I thought the whole Aziz Ansari thing was kind of absurd,” he said, speaking with the A.V. Club. “Like, there’s a difference between assault and just kind of strange sex.” Also Read: 'Silicon Valley' Star Zach Woods Talks T.J. Miller's 'Sad' Exit, Jared's Secret Friends When asked whether the accusations against co-star T.J. Miller — who isn’t returning for Season 5 — were discussed on set at “Silicon Valley,” Middleditch said... Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado Democratic state lawmaker says she was sexually harassed by Republican state Sen. Larry Crowder. Rep. Susan Lontine said she filed a confidential complaint against Crowder in November. She said an investigation found her allegations to be credible. She decided to go public Thursday because she says Crowder didn't accept responsibility for his actions during a meeting this week. Lontine accused Crowder of pinching her buttocks in the House of Representatives in 2015 and later making an inappropriate sexual comment... Читать дальше...

PRIMGHAR, Iowa (AP) — A northwestern Iowa man has pleaded not guilty to charges in a fatal 2016 all-terrain vehicle crash. The Sioux City Journal reports that 27-year-old Garrett Crowl entered the written plea Thursday in O'Brien County District Court. He's charged with two counts of vehicular homicide — one of operating while intoxicated and the other while driving recklessly. Investigators say Crowl was driving an ATV recklessly while under the influence of marijuana on July 30, 2016, when he lost... Читать дальше...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky became the first state with a work requirement for Medicaid and now the state has to build a mobile-friendly website that works. State officials hope nearly half a million people will use their smartphones to log their hours so the government can keep track of who is meeting the requirements. It's the kind of government program that often draws disdain from small-government Republicans, but some in this red state have embraced it as a model of efficiency. Government-run websites are notorious for their glitches... Читать дальше...

Stocks struggled to stabilize Friday as investors sent prices climbing, then slumping in unsteady trading a day after the market entered its first correction in two years. The up-and-down swings came a day after the market entered a correction, or a drop of 10 percent from a recent peak. Major U.S. indexes set their latest record highs just two weeks ago. The Dow Jones industrial average slumped nearly 300 points in midday trading after surging more than 349 points earlier in the day. The blue chip... Читать дальше...