Новости за 25.06.2018

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protesters angered by Iran’s cratering economy confronted police in front of parliament on Monday, with security forces firing tear gas at them, according to online videos, the first such confrontation after similar demonstrations rocked the country at the start of the year. The unplanned demonstration came after protests forced two major shopping centers for mobile phones and electronics to close in Tehran and after demonstrators earlier closed its Grand Bazaar. Читать дальше...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on an appearance in Reno by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and protests outside (all times local): 12:50 p.m. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced a $2 million grant for Nevada from the Justice Department to help defray costs from the deadly shooting on the Las Vegas Strip on Oct. 1, 2017. Most of the attention was on the Trump administration's immigration policy at a school safety conference in Reno where more than 200 protesters rallied outside. But... Читать дальше...

U.S. Olympian Laurie Hernandez and her family appeared on the latest “Celebrity Family Feud” and, let’s just say, she’s a little better under pressure than her brother Marcus. In the Fast Money Round, the 18-year-old gold medal gymnast earned 129 points after answering five survey questions in 20 seconds. But Marcus, well, he didn’t think quite as quickly as his sister and, when he did, he came up with some pretty weird answers to not-so weird questions. All ended well though, as Marcus and Laurie’s... Читать дальше...

U.S. Olympian Laurie Hernandez competed with her family on the latest “Celebrity Family Feud,” and let’s just say she’s a little better under pressure than her brother Marcus. In the Fast Money Round, the 18-year-old gold medal gymnast earned 129 points after answering five survey questions in 20 seconds. But Marcus, let’s just say he didn’t think quite as quickly as his sister, coming up with weird answers to not-so weird questions that resulted in a goose egg score. All ended well though, as... Читать дальше...

PYONGYANG, North Korea — In another sign of detente following the summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump, North Korea has decided to skip one of the most symbolic and politically charged events of its calendar: the annual “anti-U.S. imperialism” rally marking the start of the Korean War. Fist-pumping, flag-waving masses of Pyongyang residents normally assemble each year for the rally to kick off a month of anti-U.S., Korean War-focused events designed to strengthen nationalism and unity. Читать дальше...

ROME — Italy’s firebrand interior minister visited Libya on Monday and returned home emboldened with his decision to close Italian ports to immigrants, demanding Europe step in to accept them and help Libya better secure its borders and screen immigrants for asylum before they leave home. Matteo Salvini made his first official visit abroad as interior minister to Tripoli, Libya’s capital, to hammer home his commitment to ending the migration flows that have fueled anti-immigrant... Читать дальше...

A Humboldt County mother who tried to kill her 11-year-old daughter in order to cast out demons she believed to be possessing the child will reportedly spend at least six months in a mental hospital.

Two men struck by a car Sunday while crossing an intersection in San Francisco were left with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The collision occurred just before 3:30 a.m. near the intersection of Octavia and Haight streets, according to the San Francisco Police Department. A car traveling southbound on Octavia Street struck two men, police said. The men, 34 and 38 years old, were transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claimed Monday that a "lot of progress" has been made in the Middle East, but he did not identify specific areas of improvement. Trump commented as he welcomed King Abdullah II of Jordan to the White House for a working visit. Abdullah recently met in the region with Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and top White House adviser, who has been working on a plan to help achieve peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Trump ignored a question about when he would make the plan public... Читать дальше...

ASSAMAKA, Niger — Algeria has abandoned more than 13,000 people in the Sahara Desert over the past 14 months, including pregnant women and children, expelling them without food or water and forcing them to walk, sometimes at gunpoint, under a blistering sun. Some never make it out alive. The expelled migrants can be seen coming over the horizon by the hundreds, appearing at first as specks in the distance under temperatures of up to 118 degrees. In Niger, where the majority head... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law, despite growing legalization for recreational and medical use. The FDA approved the medication, called Epidiolex, to treat two rare forms of epilepsy that begin in childhood. But it’s not quite medical marijuana. The strawberry-flavored syrup is a purified form... Читать дальше...

Two men were stabbed Sunday evening during San Francisco’s Pride celebrations and one of the individuals suffered critical injuries, authorities said. A fight broke out between four men just after 5:15 p.m. near the intersection of Golden Gate Avenue and Hyde Street, according to the San Francisco Police Department. The incident occurred a quarter-mile from the main stage of the Pride celebration, which went until about 6 p.m. One victim, a 21-year-old man... Читать дальше...

How many times must Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm warn us about the dangers of the dinosaurs? The actor, who returns as the mathematician and onscreen Cassandra in “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” said his character will continue to shed his wisdom about the dangers of messing with nature — and dinosaur DNA — until the message sinks in. “I’ll just keep doing my best,” Goldblum told TheWrap.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of Northern California homes and businesses were threatened Monday after wind-driven wildfires broke out over the weekend, forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes throughout rural regions north of San Francisco. The biggest fires continued to grow but there were no reports of injuries or deaths, California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. About 3,000 residents evacuated homes in Lake County. A wildfire there that was not contained and destroyed at least 22 homes and buildings... Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on the separation of immigrant children from their parents (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Federal officials Monday ordered protesters to end their round-the-clock occupation of property outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Portland, Oregon. Law enforcement officers began distributing notices to vacate late Monday morning. The several hundred protesters have so far ignored the demand. The group rallying under the moniker Occupy ICE PDX wants... Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on the separation of immigrant children from their parents (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Federal officials Monday ordered protesters to end their round-the-clock occupation of property outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Portland, Oregon. Law enforcement officers began distributing notices to vacate late Monday morning. The several hundred protesters have so far ignored the demand. The group rallying under the moniker Occupy ICE PDX wants... Читать дальше...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld dismissing a defamation lawsuit filed by former state schools superintendent Cindy Hill. The court issued its unanimous decision Monday in Hill's lawsuit against Tim Stubson. Hill contended that Stubson made malicious and false statements about her during his U.S. House campaign in 2016. Stubson lost in the primary to Liz Cheney, who eventually won the seat that year. The comments by Stubson concerned the controversy over removing Hill as... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: 2-3-8 (two, three, eight)

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers have failed to override any of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's vetoes, including a proposal that revamped a contentious plan to pay off $550 million of Hartford's debt. And while the House of Representatives voted Monday to override the Democrat's veto of legislation that prevents the governor from making mid-year cuts in state education aid, there wasn't enough support in the Senate. Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano is accusing the Senate Democrats, who supported... Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a black man by Minneapolis police (all times local): 11:30 a.m. A man who lives in the north Minneapolis neighborhood where police fatally shot a black man says he heard officers yell, "Drop the gun!" multiple times before a series of gunshots. After the shots stopped Saturday, Robert Lang then came out from behind his garage and saw a man lying in a pool of blood at the end of his driveway, with a gun just a couple of feet away. Lang says he... Читать дальше...

RICHMOND, Texas (AP) — Authorities are seeking three masked men who kicked down the door of a Houston-area home and held a 7-year-old boy in a bathtub of hot water to force the family to turn over cash and valuables. The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office says the child and his father were hurt in the attack before dawn Monday in Richmond. Sheriff Troy Nehls says the boy, whose name wasn't released, was treated for burns and fluid in his lungs but should recover. The father suffered head injuries. Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma election officials say nearly twice as many Republicans and Democrats are voting early in this year's primary elections compared to four years ago, and enthusiasm is particularly high among Democrats. Oklahoma Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax (ZEER'-iks) said nearly 31,000 registered Democrats voted early ahead of Tuesday's elections, more than twice the 14,100 who voted early in 2014. Turnout is sharply higher for Republicans, too. Ziriax says about 36,600 Republicans voted early this year... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on immigration legislation (all times local): 2:41 p.m. President Donald Trump is continuing to rail against U.S. immigration policies days after signing an executive order reversing his administration's insistence on separating migrant children from their parents at the border. Trump said, as he met with Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House, that the executive order was "great" and that he was "very happy" he'd signed it. But he's continued to call for an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws... Читать дальше...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on an appearance in Reno by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and protests outside (all times local): 11:50 a.m. No arrests were made among protesters blocking a street outside a speech where U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions cast children at the nation's southern border as victims of a broken immigration system. Demonstrations outside the Peppermill hotel-casino were colorful, loud and peaceful. An act of civil disobedience by more than 20 people who sat down in a crosswalk didn't draw a police response. Читать дальше...

Four years after playing its last show, Devo is returning for a one-off live appearance at Burger Boogaloo. Alongside the Damned, the pioneering new wave band will headline the two-day festival in Oakland hosted by John Waters, topping a bill that features punk and underground stars the Mummies, Hunx and His Punx, Mudhoney, Dwarves and more. While Devo, which formed in Akron, Ohio, in 1973, isn’t necessarily gearing up for a comeback, the group will release two retrospective books in July: “Devo... Читать дальше...