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Minneapolis police officers asked emergency medical workers dozens of times over three years to inject suspects and others with the powerful anesthetic ketamine, including some who were already restrained, the Star Tribune reported. In some cases, the drug caused heart or breathing failure and required those injected to be revived or intubated, according to the newspaper. The Star Tribune reported Friday that it had obtained a draft report of an investigation by the Office of Police Conduct Review... Читать дальше...

The opera we now know as “Siegfried” began life as “Young Siegfried,” because it was originally supposed to serve as a prequel to the tale of doomed heroism that Wagner had set out to tell. And even though the composer had to rethink things as his work ballooned into the four-part “Ring of the Nibelung,” that discarded title lingered in the War Memorial Opera House on Friday, June 15, like a wonderfully apt premonition. It wasn’t just that the San Francisco Opera’s opening-night “Siegfried” ... Читать дальше...

Three hikers were stuck on a Pacifica cliff for more than 12 hours before a California Highway Patrol helicopter rescued them Saturday morning, officials said. The trio — two 13-year-old girls and a 23-year-old man — had climbed up the bluff of Shelter Cove sometime Friday evening. They called for help around 9:30 p.m., said Klaus Zalinskis, spokesman for the North County Fire Authority, which led the rescue operation. “They were apparently on the beach and made... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A biotech billionaire who purchased the Los Angeles Times with an eye toward restoring its independence and vigor will officially take control of the news organization Monday, the newspaper reports . Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong (soon-shong) is spending $500 million to buy The Times, San Diego Union-Tibune, Spanish-language newspaper Hoy and some community newspapers from Chicago-based Tronc. The deal, announced Feb. 7, returns The Times to local ownership after nearly two decades under rocky Chicago control. Читать дальше...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were: 8-0-8-6, Lucky Sum: 22 (eight, zero, eight, six; Lucky Sum: twenty-two)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were: 1-7-4, Lucky Sum: 12 (one, seven, four; Lucky Sum: twelve)

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A cat has tested positive for rabies after biting a person in Colorado. The Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment says the person is undergoing treatment to prevent getting rabies. The victim's identity hasn't been released. The Greeley Tribune reports the cat has been euthanized. Health department spokeswoman Kelly Martinez says it wasn't a house cat but one that might have been living on its own. Rabies is nearly always fatal if left untreated. Along with a bat and 10 skunks... Читать дальше...

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — State police are investigating an early-morning crash on Interstate 93 in Braintree that left a 29-year-old woman dead. Investigators say the Taunton woman, whose name has not been released, got out of her 2003 Buick Rendezvous on Saturday after she lost control and struck a guardrail in the southbound lanes of the highway. Police said a second car then slammed into the Buick, pushing it into the woman and killing her. The driver of the second car, a 20-year-old Brockton woman... Читать дальше...

Worst dads on tv and film Homer Simpson, “The Simpsons” Homer Simpson is TV’s most famous dad but not exactly a role model. He may be good at heart but some of his favorite past times include drinking, laying on the couch, and strangling his son Bart whenever he gets out of line.   Daniel Plaineview, “There Will Be Blood” Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) says it straight out, “he’s an oilman”; he puts family second behind his own greed. That becomes abundantly clear as his relationship deteriorates... Читать дальше...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A second sheriff’s deputy died Saturday from injuries suffered the day before when an inmate who was being transported in Kansas City overpowered two officers and may have used one of their guns to shoot them. Police confirmed that Deputy Theresa King, 44, died just after midnight from Friday’s shooting. Officer Patrick Rohrer, 35, died earlier. The inmate was also shot during the confrontation in a gated area near the Wyandotte County Courthouse and was taken to a hospital. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Almost immediately after President Trump took office, his administration began weighing what for years had been regarded as the nuclear option in the effort to discourage immigrants from unlawfully entering the United States. Children would be separated from their parents if the families had been apprehended entering the country illegally, John Kelly, then the homeland security secretary, said in March 2017, “to deter more movement along this terribly dangerous network.” For more than a decade... Читать дальше...

ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) — A seven-time "Jeopardy!" winner who taught history at a small Michigan college faces up to five years in prison for sneaking into the email accounts of other professors, administrators and students. Stephanie Jass, who taught at Adrian College in southern Michigan, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lenawee Circuit Court to a charge of unauthorized computer access. Her sentencing is scheduled for July 20. Authorities say Jass logged into other people's email accounts without permission... Читать дальше...

LONDON — A large fire ripped through the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, causing extensive damage to a building considered the jewel in the city’s architectural crown. It was the second time in four years that a blaze has hit the acclaimed building, which was under restoration and was set to reopen after a fire badly damaged it in May 2014. The structure, widely described as a masterpiece of Glasgow-born architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, was completed in 1909. Читать дальше...

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s maritime rescue service said Saturday that it has saved 933 people and recovered four bodies from dozens of migrant boats attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea over the past two days. The service said it pulled the migrants from a total of 68 different smuggling boats that rescue craft intercepted throughout Friday and Saturday after they departed from African shores. The spike in arrivals comes as Spain prepares to... Читать дальше...

An initiative that would clear the way for expanding rent control across the state has qualified for the November ballot. The measure, dubbed the Affordable Housing Act, would repeal the 1995 Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which sets rules and limits for rent control in California. Backers of the repeal collected more than the 365,880 valid signatures needed to place the initiative on the ballot. Under the act, for example, cities can’t cap rents on any units... Читать дальше...

BEIJING — China fired back Saturday in a spiraling trade dispute with President Trump by raising import duties on a $34 billion list of American goods including soybeans, electric cars and whiskey. The government said it was responding in “equal scale” to Trump’s tariff hikes on Chinese goods in a conflict over Beijing’s trade surplus and technology policy that companies worry could quickly escalate and chill global economic growth. China “doesn’t want a trade war”... Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — When students return to the University of South Carolina this fall, they'll find the school has added a full-time staff member who coordinates support programs for recovering addicts. The State newspaper in Columbia reports the school has hired Larkin Cummings, who previously worked at the University of Texas-Austin in that university's recovery program. A survey conducted in the fall of 2016 found 4 percent of the student body could use help recovering from a drug or alcohol addiction. Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man has been acquitted of the murders of his stepfather and a great-grandmother police say could have been al witness to the slaying more than a decade ago. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that jurors deliberated for a little less than five hours Friday before acquitting 32-year-old Theo Berry in the March 2007 murders of 41-year-old Duane Bell and 64-year-old Cotneita Hanchard. Berry was arrested in December 2009. A 2012 death penalty trial ended in a hung jury. Prosecutors... Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on the visit to New Orleans by the King and Queen of Spain (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Following a red carpet arrival at the New Orleans Museum of Art, King Felipe the VI and Queen Letizia of Spain enjoyed music by a jazz group and a cultural performance by Mardi Gras Indians as they ended a visit to the city celebrating its tricentennial. After a private lunch Saturday with Mayor Latoya Cantrell, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and other dignitaries and officials, the royals departed New Orleans for San Antonio... Читать дальше...

CARACAS,Venezuela (AP) — Seventeen people were killed at a crowded nightclub in Venezuela's capital Saturday after a tear gas device exploded during a brawl and triggered a desperate stampede among hundreds gathered for a graduation celebration, government officials said. Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said the incident at the "Los Cotorros" club in the middle-class neighborhood of El Paraiso left eight minors dead and five injured. Seven people have been detained, including the individual believed to have set off the tear gas canister. Читать дальше...

TX Amarillo TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, June 16, 2018 _____ 087 FPUS54 KAMA 161927 ZFPAMA Zone Forecast Product for The Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles National Weather Service Amarillo TX 227 PM CDT Sat Jun 16 2018 TXZ012-017-171315- Potter-Randall- Including the cities of Amarillo and Canyon 227 PM CDT Sat Jun 16 2018 .TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Windy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to around 15 mph after midnight. Читать дальше...

EVANSTON, Wyo. (AP) — A lawsuit challenges a new policy allowing teachers and other trained employees in a western Wyoming school district to carry guns on campus. The lawsuit against Uinta County School District No. 1 contests the policy on procedural grounds. Monica Vozakis and Timothy Beppler claim the district failed to comply with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. They say the act requires school boards to provide at least 45 days of advance notice before deciding on policy changes.... Читать дальше...

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Over 100 firefighters have doused a blaze that erupted at a Maryland recycling plant filled with piles of cardboard and other highly combustible materials. Local news outlets report that the two-alarm fire at the Georgetown Paper Stock recycling plant in Rockville was extinguished Saturday. Roads around the plant were reopened by mid-afternoon. The fire started Friday, sending black acrid smoke across the area. Roughly 125 firefighters helped battle the blaze, working through the night. Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A jury has convicted an Albuquerque man of stabbing to death his wife's ex-husband in 2016. The Albuquerque Journal reports the jury returned the verdict Friday in the murder case against Terry Lee White. Prosecutor Natalie Strub in her opening statement Tuesday said White's DNA was found under the fingernails of former Bernalillo County firefighter Don Fluitt. Fluitt was found dead on December 2016 in his garage. He was scheduled to appear before a judge to discuss child custody changes. Читать дальше...

When A’s manager approached Jed Lowrie about moving to third base to fill in for ailing Matt Chapman, the second baseman didn’t even hesitate. “He’s doing the best he can for his team, and it’s really admirable to really have no questions,” Melvin said. “He’s just said: ‘Whatever you need me to do.’ … For him to be up for it, from the second we talked about it, that’s really appreciated by the team and the staff.” Lowrie accepted the move right in the middle of the... Читать дальше...