Новости за 25.06.2018

MCALLEN, Texas — One by one, around Father’s Day, the surge of Amazon boxes containing shirts, pants, underwear and many other items began arriving at an asylum-seeker rest center in the border town of McAllen. Included in the packages were notes of support. One read: “As someone who has a dad who would do anything for their child I hope this helps a few of the dads that come through your doors with the same ideas.” The boxes started arriving as people across the... Читать дальше...

Restaurant owner Stephanie Wilkinson created a national uproar when she asked White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave her Virginia eatery on Friday. It turns out that restaurants in most states — including Virginia — can legally refuse to serve public officials like Sanders, according to David Cole, the National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union. “Only three jurisdictions in the United States — D.C., Virgin Islands, and Seattle — prohibit public accommodations... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on immigration legislation (all times local): 4:39 p.m. The second-ranking Senate Republican says more judges are needed to handle immigration cases at the border. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas told reporters Monday, "I think we need some more immigration judges." The Republican senator takes a different view from President Donald Trump who said Monday that hiring more judges isn't the way to resolve the border crisis and would simply lead to graft. Senate Republicans have... Читать дальше...

1 Syria fighting: Jordan will not take in Syrians fleeing their government’s latest offensive in the country’s south, officials said Monday, as violence in the Syrian province of Daraa claimed more lives and displaced thousands. President Bashar Assad’s forces have been advancing deeper into Daraa under the cover of Russian air strikes. The U.S. has called on Moscow to adhere to a de-escalation agreement for the region reached last year. The city of Daraa is where antigovernment protests began in March 2011, inspired by the Arab Spring. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday trash-talked a Virginia restaurant that asked his press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, to leave because she worked for his administration. In a tweet, Trump said that The Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, "should focus more on cleaning its filthy canopies, doors and windows (badly needs a paint job) rather than refusing to serve a fine person like Sarah Huckabee Sanders." "I always had a rule, if a restaurant is dirty on the outside... Читать дальше...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting by a Missoula high school (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Missoula police found a handgun on the grounds of Sentinel High School where two boys were shot and injured Sunday night. Capt. Mike Colyer tells ABC Fox Montana the gun was found at about 1 p.m. Monday and will be sent to the state crime lab for testing to help identify the suspect. Police say the victims likely knew the shooter. Colyer says the boys are hospitalized, but are expected to recover. Читать дальше...

Stormy Daniels' planned meeting with investigators Monday in the federal probe of President Donald Trump's longtime personal attorney was abruptly canceled just hours before it was to start after an ugly, finger-pointing spat between prosecutors and the porn star's lawyer over who tipped off the media to the sit-down. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was supposed to meet with prosecutors from the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan in preparation for a possible grand jury appearance... Читать дальше...

LONG BEACH — A resident of a retirement home opened fire on firefighters responding to a report of an explosion in the building Monday, killing a veteran fire captain and wounding a second firefighter and another person, officials said. The shooting happened after firefighters responded to an alarm shortly before 4 a.m. at the 11-story retirement facility in Long Beach and found some windows blown out, the smell of gas and a fire that they extinguished, authorities said. ... Читать дальше...

The state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe might be totally up in the air after Thanos snapped his fingers in “Avengers: Infinity War,” but the Guardians of the Galaxy will return — in some form. And now their return has a script. “Guardians of the Galaxy” writer James Gunn took to social media to announce the fact that he’d finished the screenplay, posting a photo of the title page. As a caption, he wrote “Every bit of my heart.” Every bit of my heart. pic.twitter.com/hSxnbLpdn6 — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 25... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — After failing to fully resolve two difficult cases this term, the Supreme Court signaled Monday that it was still not ready to decide when a Christian shop owner can refuse service to a same-sex wedding and whether some states have gone too far in gerrymandering their election maps for partisan advantage. The justices said they would not yet accept two similar cases next year, sending them back to lower courts to be reconsidered under the hazy standards recently issued by the high court. Читать дальше...

ASSAMAKA, Niger (AP) — From this isolated frontier post deep in the sands of the Sahara, the expelled migrants can be seen coming over the horizon by the hundreds. They look like specks in the distance, trudging miserably across some of the world's most unforgiving terrain in the blistering sun. They are the ones who made it out alive. Here in the desert, Algeria has abandoned more than 13,000 people in the past 14 months, including pregnant women and children, stranding them without food or water and forcing them to walk... Читать дальше...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Supreme Court says lawmakers did not boost school funding enough, gives Legislature a year to increase.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Authorities in Colombia say they have identified the remains of three Ecuadorean press workers who were kidnapped while reporting in a restive border region. The Ministry of Defense announced Monday that three bodies recently discovered have been confirmed as those of Javier Ortega, Paul Rivas and Efrain Segarra. Their bodies will be turned over to Ecuadorean officials. The employees of the newspaper El Comercio were investigating a rise in drug-fueled violence along the Colombia-Ecuador... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State officials say a toxic algae bloom has spread in Utah Lake near Provo making more areas unsafe for recreation. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality said in a statement Monday that it's now warning people at Lincoln Marina, Sandy Beach and Utah Lake State Park about the presence of high levels of toxin-producing cyanobacteria. It was previously detected in Provo Bay. Blue-green algae occur naturally in many freshwater systems and can proliferate rapidly under the right conditions of warm weather... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — A man who alleges that members of a unit headed by a corrupt Chicago police sergeant planted a gun on him to win a conviction walked out of prison hours after prosecutors dropped gun charges against him. On Monday, Anthony McDaniels became the latest of two dozen people to have their felony drug or gun convictions based on investigations of a unit that was headed by then-Sgt. Ronald Watt be tossed out of court. The 50-year-old McDaniels, who had served nearly 10 years of a 12-year-prison sentence... Читать дальше...

SANAA, Yemen — A pair of air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition on Monday killed at least eight civilians — all members of a single family — in Yemen’s northwestern Amran province near the capital, Sanaa, security officials said. The strikes, which hit sites in the al-Barid neighborhood in the city of Amran, also wounded at least 20 people, the officials said. Also Monday, the Saudi-led coalition claimed that one of their air strikes killed at least 41 Shiite rebels... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. U.S. stocks are closing sharply lower as fresh trade worries hit stock markets around the world. Chipmakers sank amid reports the Trump administration will limit technology exports to China as well as investment by China. Micron Technology, which gets half its revenue from China, lost 6.6 percent. Harley-Davidson fell 6 percent after it said it will start building some motorcycles bound for Europe in factories overseas in response to tariffs by the EU. Читать дальше...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — People are winning and losing money again for the first time in years at two Atlantic City casinos that had been shut down. Monday marks the first day of so-called "soft play" at the Ocean Resort Casino and the Hard Rock. The testing period is designed to see how the casinos' equipment and technology systems work before the full grand openings for both facilities on Thursday. But the winning and losing of money is real. State gambling regulators say no serious issues popped up Monday at either casino. Читать дальше...

NY Burlington VT Zone Forecast for Monday, June 25, 2018 _____ 243 FPUS51 KBTV 252004 ZFPBTV Zone Forecast Product for Vermont and Northern New York National Weather Service Burlington VT 401 PM EDT Mon Jun 25 2018 NYZ028-260800- Eastern Clinton- Including the city of Plattsburgh 401 PM EDT Mon Jun 25 2018 .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 10 mph until midnight, becoming light and variable. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds, becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon. Читать дальше...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia authorities: Bodies of 3 Ecuadorean press workers killed by Colombian rebels identified.

BOSTON (AP) — Immigration officers in Massachusetts must arrest people living in the country illegally when they show up for appointments in government offices. A June 7 affidavit filed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Boston field office is a reversal of a February order. The American Civil Liberties Union policy is legally challenging the policy on behalf of immigrant families. In January, at least seven people in Massachusetts and Rhode island were detained during or after check-ins... Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three bills approved by North Carolina legislators have automatically become e law because Gov. Roy Cooper failed to act on them before a constitutionally-mandated deadline. A 10-day window to sign or veto the measures closed Sunday night. The bills address when landlords can collect eviction-related fees from temporarily delinquent tenants, how government pension programs can recoup overpayments from their members and how to calculate base rates when public water utilities purchase other water of wastewater systems. Читать дальше...

ISTANBUL (AP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ushering in a new era for Turkey after weekend elections saw him win a presidency granting him the vastly expanded executive powers he has long sought. But his governing party saw its parliamentary majority slip, leaving him reliant on the support of a small nationalist party. Critics have reacted with alarm to Erdogan's victory, saying the results usher in what will effectively be one-man rule, putting someone with increasingly autocratic and intolerant... Читать дальше...

MAE SAI, Thailand — Rising waters prevented divers from moving deeper into a cave complex in northern Thailand flooded by heavy rains, forcing them to suspend their search Monday for 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been missing for two days, but officials said they believe they’re still alive. The boys, aged 11-15, are thought to have entered the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai province with their 25-year-old coach Saturday afternoon. A mother reported that her son did not return from soccer practice that day... Читать дальше...

DETROIT - Former A’s reliever Octavio Dotel is simultaneously disappointed and pleased that Edwin Jackson tied his major-league record for most teams when Oakland called Jackson up to start against the Tigers on Monday “I want to be by myself in that department!” Dotel said by phone from the Dominican Republic. “I was happy I got that record, it always made me feel good. “Now, Edwin Jackson will know what it’s like. And it looks like he’ll break it. I was 38 when... Читать дальше...