Новости за 13.04.2018

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A transgender actress who accused "Transparent" star Jeffrey Tambor of sexual misconduct says she's grateful for the support she's received and hopes the show is able to continue without the Emmy-winning star. Trace Lysette is one of two women who came forward last year and accused Tambor of sexual harassment. Tambor repeatedly denied the claims, but Amazon announced earlier this year that he would not be returning to the show, leaving its future in doubt. Lysette says she's hopeful the show will return... Читать дальше...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Farmers in Vermont say they are being unfairly blamed for phosphorus runoff that is causing aggressive algae growth in Lake Carmi. A group of farmers located near the Franklin lake filled the Statehouse on Thursday during a joint hearing on how to clean up the waterway. They came with University of Vermont Agronomist Heather Darby, who said farmers are not over-applying phosphorus. She says new data shows farmers are using nutrient management practices on their land. Farmer... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Changes announced in corporate dividends Apr. 9-Apr. 13. INCREASED DIVIDENDS BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Tr 1.27484 from 1.23015 Enterprise Pdts Partners .4275 from .425 First Republic Bank .18 from .17 Genesis Energy .52 from .51 Gladstone Investment .067 from .065 Greenbrier Cos .25 from .23 H.B. Fuller Co .155 from .15 Lakeland Financial .26 from .22 MV Oil Trust .365 from .22 Procter&Gamble .7172 from .6896 SPECIAL DIVIDENDS Gladstone Investment .06 STOCK DIVIDENDS Bank of South... Читать дальше...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The three main protagonists in denouncing Chile's sex abuse scandal will meet with Pope Francis over the weekend of April 28-29 and will stay as his guests at the Vatican hotel where he lives. Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of Chile's most famous predator priest, told The Associated Press on Friday that he and his colleagues had agreed to Francis' invitation to come to Rome so the pope could personally apologize for having discredited them during his recent trip to Chile. In a telephone interview... Читать дальше...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Sedgwick County juvenile court document indicates the state of Kansas was told at least twice that a 5-year-old Wichita boy who has been missing since mid-February was being abused. The document includes detailed accounts from people who said they saw Lucas Hernandez with bruises, black eyes and cuts at various times in the year before he disappeared. His stepmother, Emily Glass, who reported him missing Feb. 17, is jailed on child endangerment charges involving her 1-year-old daughter. Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Board of Education has approved creating statewide academic standards for a Mexican-American studies high school course, but Republicans insisted on calling it "ethnic studies" over the tearful objections of a Democratic member. Friday's vote creates an elective called "Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of Mexican Descent" in a state that was once part of Mexico and where the majority of public school students are Hispanic. Students, teachers and academics argue... Читать дальше...

WA Forecast for Sunday, April 15, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Arlington;Occasional rain;53;43;SSE;8;68%;93%;1 Bellingham;Rain at times;54;42;S;6;79%;91%;1 Bremerton;Rain at times;53;42;S;8;82%;88%;1 Chehalis;Periods of rain;52;40;S;7;86%;86%;1 Deer Park;Mostly cloudy;54;41;SSE;10;66%;73%;2 Eastsound;Periods of rain;53;43;W;4;78%;88%;2 Ellensburg;Mainly cloudy;59;38;SSE;7;58%;55%;2 Ephrata;Mostly... Читать дальше...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Alice Gerstel bid an emotional farewell to her family's closest friends in October 1941, she was hopeful she'd see "Little Simon" Gronowski again. And she did — 76 years later and half a world away from where they were separated in Brussels. Gerstel and her Jewish family had hidden in the Gronowskis' home for nearly two weeks before her father sent word from France that he had reached a deal with a smuggler who would get her, her siblings and their mother safely out of Nazi-occupied Belgium. Читать дальше...

San Francisco officials impounded 66 electric shared scooters from sidewalks Friday in the first enforcement effort since hundreds of the standup vehicles were dropped on city sidewalks about two weeks ago, triggering an avalanche of complaints to City Hall from business owners and residents about potential hazards. The Public Works Department responded Friday morning. Department Director Mohammed Nuru said the scooters, owned by three companies — Bird, Lime and Spin — were blocking sidewalks and deemed to be safety hazards. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan, in NBC interview, backs Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California as his successor.

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on a suburban Detroit man charged with shooting at a black teenager who knocked on his door (all times local): 3 p.m. A retired, white Detroit firefighter is charged with assault with intent to murder after a shot was fired at a black teen who police say knocked on the door of the man's suburban Detroit home to ask directions to school. Jeffrey Zeigler was arraigned Friday. The 53-year-old was arrested Thursday after a woman told 911 her husband had chased a black male who tried to break in. Читать дальше...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on teacher protests across the nation (all times local): 2:50 p.m. Kentucky's House of Representatives has overridden Gov. Matt Bevin's veto of a $480 million tax hike that helps pay for increases in public education spending. The Republican-controlled House voted 57-40 to override the GOP governor's veto of House bill 366. The bill raises revenue for the state over the next two years. It includes a 6 percent sales tax on a variety of services, including auto and home repairs... Читать дальше...

ALISO VIEJO, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Un video muestra que el actor Will Ferrell fue tratado por paramédicos tras sufrir lesiones menores en un accidente automovilístico en una autopista en el área de Los Ángeles. El video de OnScene.TV muestra al actor de 50 años sentado a un lado de la carretera hablando con un bombero poco después del choque ocurrido el jueves por la noche. En otro video de LA-OC.tv Ferrell aparece hablando por celular desde una camilla y a los bomberos subirlo a una ambulancia.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Thousands of Kentucky teachers demanded a state budget that helps schools as lawmakers debated whether to reject the Republican governor's vetoes and restore increases in education spending. Teachers hoisted signs and repeated "we love our children" at a rally outside Kentucky's Capitol, but the focus quickly shifted inside. Demonstrators chanted "we are united, can't be divided" as lawmakers debated whether to uphold a $480 million tax increase that fuels record new spending on public education. Читать дальше...

Ann Hershey, a cinematographer in the 1970s who went on to make acclaimed documentaries while also performing in the renowned feminist folk trio the Plum City Players, has died at 79. She died April 6 at her home in El Sobrante, where she had lived for 27 years. Cause of death was metastasized breast cancer, according to her wife, photographer-writer Carol Osmer Newhouse. Hershey was best known for “Tillie Olsen: A Heart in Action,” for which she spent seven years traveling with and taping Olsen... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a full pardon Friday to I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, suggesting he had been "treated unfairly" by a special counsel. Libby, Cheney's former chief of staff, was convicted in 2007 of lying to investigators and obstruction of justice following the 2003 leak of the covert identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame. President George W. Bush later commuted Libby's 30-month prison sentence but didn't issue a pardon despite intense pressure from Cheney. Читать дальше...

Yes, finally you can chase down your food at one of San Francisco's most prized eateries, the Taco Bell Cantina on Third Street, with an ice-cold cerveza.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A committee of Virginia lawmakers has advanced a budget plan expanding Medicaid but tightening part of a work requirement plan House lawmakers approved earlier this year. The House Appropriations Committee approved two bills on bipartisan votes Friday, sending them to the full chamber. Lawmakers are taking another stab at passing a budget after attempts during the regular session ended in a stalemate over disagreement about Medicaid expansion. A final deal could be weeks away. Читать дальше...

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A former Rhode Island city councilman has been ordered to make a charitable contribution after entering an Alford plea on a charge of making an obscene phone call to a 13-year-old boy. The Newport Daily News reports a judge accepted 47-year-old John Florez' plea Wednesday. The plea means he acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to convict without admitting guilt. Florez previously said he was trying to get the boy to stop sending aggressive and sexual messages to his daughter... Читать дальше...

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — The Sparks City Council is putting some heat on the owner of a warehouse that has been the scene of four suspicious fires in just over the past five weeks. Like the previous three incidents, no one was hurt when the latest blaze broke out this week at the warehouse on Dermody Way east of the Nugget hotel-casino between Interstate 80 and the Truckee River. But Sparks Fire Chief Chris Maples told KOLO-TV that responding to the fires with four engines and a truck company ties up his department's valuable resources. Читать дальше...

WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont State Police report on handling officer-involved shootings recommends longer leave time before troopers return to active duty. WCAX-TV reports the review also recommends that troopers remain on administrative duty until the shooting investigation is completed and receive better mental health support. The report also suggests improved tracking of officers involved in critical incidents, and extra review of members of a tactical team involved in multiple shootings. State... Читать дальше...

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lucky Links Day" game were: 02-03-09-10-11-12-14-16 (two, three, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, fourteen, sixteen)

FLORENCE, N.J. (AP) — A homeless man whose selfless act of using his last $20 to fill up the gas tank of a stranded motorist got him worldwide attention and an unexpected windfall says he's still struggling with addiction. Six months ago, Johnny Bobbitt Jr.'s act of kindness was the subject of a GoFundMe page that went viral. The woman he helped, Kate McClure, set it up as a way to give back to him, and more than $400,000 was donated. McClure and her boyfriend set up two trusts for him. Bobbitt Jr. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Dept. watchdog report: Fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe misled investigators over news media disclosure.