Новости за 30.03.2018

1 Asylum seekers: A federal judge in Seattle has opened the door for thousands of immigrants to apply for asylum, finding that the Department of Homeland Security has routinely failed to notify them of a deadline for filing their applications. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Martinez issued his ruling Thursday in a lawsuit brought by immigrant rights groups. The case concerns immigrants who fear persecution if returned to their home country. They’re often released from custody pending deportation proceedings... Читать дальше...

Mississippi State wants to write more history in women’s college basketball. For now at least, the Bulldogs are best remembered as the team that ended UConn’s 111-game winning streak in last year’s national semifinal, knocking off the Huskies in overtime on a buzzer-beater by guard Morgan William. With virtually the same guard-strong lineup as last year, the Bulldogs are back in the Final Four in Columbus, Ohio, seeking more. So are the Huskies, although the teams... Читать дальше...

Proposals for the first three major public art projects to be part of the redevelopment of San Francisco’s Treasure Island went on public view Thursday. Seven finalists, announced in December, submitted drawings and descriptions for a total of nine projects. The finalists are Ai Weiwei, Chakaia Booker, Andy Goldsworthy, Antony Gormley, Jorge Pardo, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Pae White. All are prominent artists with international reputations. Only Booker, Pardo and White are Americans... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — First it was West Virginia teachers who walked out of their classrooms and won higher pay. Then Oklahoma teachers threatened a walkout and got double-digit raises. Will Arizona be the next educators in a red state to rebel? The threat of a walkout in Oklahoma was enough for the GOP-led Legislature to vote overwhelmingly this week to boost taxes for teacher raises and more school funding. It's the latest success story in a movement that national education leaders say is gaining momentum. Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A standing-room-only crowd packed into a church Thursday to celebrate the life of a 22-year-old black man who was shot to death by Sacramento police, prompting angry protests and a resolve to force changes in police departments around the country. The musical and scriptural celebration of Stephon Clark was interrupted by his emotional brother Stevante, who hugged and kissed the casket, led the crowd in chants of his brother's name and interjected as other's spoke. The Rev. Читать дальше...

A federal court jury has cleared two San Francisco police officers of wrongdoing for fatally shooting a mentally ill man in his home in December 2010. After hearing conflicting accounts of the officers’ confrontation with Vinh “Tony” Bui at a trial last week, U.S. District Court jurors rejected family members’ claims that the officers used excessive force or acted negligently when they shot him. Police said they went to the home on Bacon Street in the Portola neighborhood... Читать дальше...

Portugal. The Man is just one of the bands performing at this year’s Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, according to a cryptic tweet by festival officials posted Thursday afternoon. A portion of a photo of a car’s grill and “#OutsideLandsClue” showed up on the festival’s official Twitter @sfoutsidelands, the same day Eager Beaver tickets sold-out. Within minutes, fans identified it as the psychedlic pop band’s 2017 album cover for “Woodstock.” The full image is of the car ablaze... Читать дальше...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Police in suburban Dallas say the bodies of two men who were fatally shot have been found in a car parked in the back of an apartment complex. Arlington police say the bodies were found Thursday morning after a bystander spotted the two victims. Investigators are still trying to determine when the shooting took place and how long the bodies had been in the car. The two men were pronounced dead at the scene. The identities of the two men were not immediately released by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office. Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers approve medically assisted suicide that's legal in 5 states and Washington, D.C.; governor to sign bill.

NEW YORK (AP) —The following list shows theNasdaq stocks that have gone up the mostand down the most based on percent of change for 2017. No securities trading below 1000 shares are included.Net and percentage change are the difference be- tween last year's closing price and this year's closing. Changes for issues added during the year are calcu-lated from closing prices on the first trading day. UPSName PE High Low Last Chg. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The new director of the top U.S. public health agency on Thursday pledged to work to bring the nation's opioid epidemic "to its knees" and said he believes the AIDS epidemic could be ended in three to seven years. Dr. Robert Redfield Jr. made the comments at a staff meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Redfield started the job Monday, less than a week after U.S. officials announced they were appointing him the CDC director. The 66-year-old rose to... Читать дальше...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House approved a budget plan Thursday with more money for early education and flat funding for public colleges and universities, but it keep in place cuts to services for seniors and people with disabilities. Republican House leaders touted an increase in money for K-12 public schools that will mean lawmakers meet core funding goals outlined in state law, along with a new requirement that the state kick in an extra $48 million for early childhood education programs. Читать дальше...

Walmart’s shift on Cosmo Walmart has removed Cosmopolitan magazine from its checkout aisles. Cosmopolitan will still be in the magazine section of the stores, but the magazine has been under heavy criticism from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, saying it “places women’s value primarily on their ability to sexually satisfy a man and therefore plays into the same culture where men view and treat women as inanimate sex objects.” A Cosmopolitan representative... Читать дальше...

Greyhound bus headline, March 28, Bay Area, D1 The headline incorrectly identified the federal agency targeting Greyhound buses for immigration searches. It is the U.S. Border Patrol.

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California law requires coffee companies to carry an ominous cancer warning label because of a chemical produced in the roasting process. Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle wrote in a proposed ruling Wednesday that Starbucks and other coffee companies failed to show that the threat from a chemical compound produced in the roasting process was insignificant. A nonprofit group had sued coffee roasters, distributors and... Читать дальше...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's education department says the state's plan to close the student achievement gap has been approved by the federal government. Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra announced Thursday that she found out about the approval from a personal call from U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos. All 50 states are required to submit accountability plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act, which replaced No Child Left Behind. Along with Idaho, the federal government... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Armed security officers are becoming more prevalent at America’s schools, according to a federal study released Thursday amid a heated debate over whether teachers and other school officials should carry guns. While student and staff fatalities at school persist, students report fewer instances of violence, theft and other abuse during the past decade, the survey found. Armed officers were present at least once a week in 43 percent of all public schools during the 2015-16 school year... Читать дальше...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut high school employee is accused of threatening to "execute" white men and stomping on an American flag in a classroom. A police report says Harding High School in-school suspension counselor Carl Lemon was arrested Wednesday and charged with threatening and breach of peace. The document says a teacher reported that Lemon said he "couldn't wait for the Panthers to give the OK and a revolution begins" because he would "execute every white man he gets his hands... Читать дальше...

Less than two hours before the start of their season, the Cardinals found a closer. Greg Holland and St. Louis agreed to a $14 million, one-year contract Thursday. The three-time All-Star was a free agent after leading the National League with 41 saves last year for Colorado. His addition would be a major boost to a bullpen lacking a proven closer in the wake of an injury. Holland turned down a $17.4 million, one-year qualifying offer from the Rockies last fall. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — “Hello Bill Hamilton.” The silver kiosk displayed its welcome when I swiped the black wristband that was my admission ticket. The days of slipping through the back of a tailor’s shop are long gone. I was standing before the first of 12 information-gathering sentinels at Spyscape, a $50 million, 60,000-square-foot spying and espionage museum, which opened recently in mid-Manhattan. With leading questions and embarrassing exercises, the kiosks were assessing me ... Читать дальше...

HOLLYWOOD, Md. (AP) — Mourners have remembered the teenage girl who was shot when a classmate opened fire inside their Maryland high school. The Baltimore Sun reports that the hundreds who attended Thursday's service for 16-year-old Jaelynn Willey watched a montage of her with her eight siblings and received a card inscribed with her "best ever" chocolate chip cookie recipe. Willey was shot March 20 at Great Mills High School and died March 22. Her funeral program remembered the sophomore as "vibrant... Читать дальше...

Rob Manfred Major League Baseball’s commissioner said a provision in government spending legislation that stripped minor-league players of the protection of federal minimum-wage laws will ensure that a lot of players in the low minors will get a raise this year. The “Save America’s Pastime Act” appears to preempt a lawsuit filed four years ago by three players alleging MLB and its teams violate the Fair Labor Standards Act and state minimum-wage and overtime requirements for a work week they estimated at 50-to-60 hours. Читать дальше...

Lacking much information on Shohei Ohtani, the A’s need to figure him out on the fly. Manager Bob Melvin said Opening Day starter Kendall Graveman would go with his strengths rather than try to exploit Ohtani’s weaknesses. Whatever they may be. Graveman threw a first-pitch cutter, 92 mph, down and in, and Ohtani ripped it into right field for a base hit. Something for the A’s to remember: He likes those pitches. Ohtani’s much-anticipated... Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers planned to vote Thursday on legislation that would make it the latest liberal-leaning state to legalize medically assisted suicide. The state House has already passed the measure, which allows doctors to fulfill requests from terminally ill patients for prescription medication that will allow them to die. The governor has said he will sign the bill, which would make Hawaii the sixth state to legalize the practice, plus Washington, D.C. The legislation includes safeguards intended to prevent abuse... Читать дальше...