Новости за 31.10.2018

Though Alex Trebek hinted that he was going to leave “Jeopardy” after his contract expired in 2020, he will remain with the game show for a little bit longer. Sony Pictures TV, which produces the long-running game show, announced that Trebek has signed a new deal through the 2021-2022 TV season. Additionally, Pat Sajak and Vanna White also re-upped with SPT for “Wheel of Fortune” through 2022. Read the full article on The Wrap

Alex Trebek was dressed to kill on Wednesday — as a member of Kiss. “Jeopardy!” host Trebek got a bit demonic this Halloween, masquerading as Kiss frontman/bassist Gene Simmons in a truly remarkable transformation. Read the full article on The Wrap

Paris police have opened a preliminary investigation into Palme D’Or-winning filmmaker Abdellatif Kechiche, who directed “Blue Is the Warmest Color,” after an unnamed actress accused him of sexual assault, according to French news network BFMTV. The 29-year-old actress said she dined with Kechiche at his Paris apartment and could not remember the events of the evening after drinking several glasses of alcohol, according to the report. The accuser told police that when she woke up, she was lying on a couch while Kechiche was fondling her... Читать дальше...

Josh Whitehouse has been cast in a key role in the ensemble cast of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” prequel pilot, an individual with knowledge of the casting told TheWrap. Whitehouse’s addition makes him the second actor cast on the Jane Goldman and George R.R. Martin-created project, following Tuesday’s announcement that Naomi Watts will have a leading role. Read the full article on The Wrap

NorCal police don't see the humor in this bloody Halloween prank.

DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — Three commanders at a military pilot training base in South Texas have been relieved of duty for what officials call leadership failures that left some personnel not feeling safe or respected. The Air Education and Training Command on Wednesday announced changes for the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, 150 miles (241.39 kilometers) west of San Antonio. The wing commander, Col. Charles Velino, was relieved, along with the operations group commander and a flying training squadron commander. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — At an apparent turning point in one of its hardest foreign policy challenges, the Trump administration is demanding a cease-fire and the launch of U.N.-led political talks to end the Saudi-Iran proxy war in Yemen. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis called for a halt to hostilities within 30 days. The renewed diplomatic drive reflects a convergence of political pressures: international outrage over the slaying of a U.S.-based Saudi journalist and a Yemeni humanitarian crisis fueled by... Читать дальше...

The cost of attendance stipend is quietly helping college players while the debate rages on whether they should be paid. The modest stipend is a fraction of the millions college football generates, but is intended to provide players with money to buy an occasional pizza when university food service is not available or take in a movie. Some players use it to pay utility bills or help out family members, and there are coaches and administrators who feel it helps ward off the temptation to accept impressible benefits. Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco have effectively swapped chief executives. Thomas P. Campbell, former director and chief executive of the Met, has been named the new leader of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The FAMSF is the institution that oversees the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor. The institution's board announced Campbell's appointment as its incoming director and chief executive Tuesday. Campbell, who is 56, resigned from the Met last year. Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal court has ruled that the Rhode Island Board of Education must provide free special education to students with disabilities until they turn 22. The Providence Journal reports the Monday ruling by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the state had failed to comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. States are required to provide "free, appropriate public education." A lawsuit argued that the state had discriminated against students... Читать дальше...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A proposed constitutional amendment on New Mexico ballots this year is seeking to bring the state court system one step closer toward streamlining the appeals process for some low-level cases. The proposal before voters is supported by members of the state judiciary. While it seeks to change an obscure segment of state law, supporters say it could result in notable savings in both cost and time for busy courthouses, like those in Bernalillo County, which includes Albuquerque. Читать дальше...

BEEKMANTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the cause of a fiery helicopter crash in northern New York state that killed two and injured two when the aircraft hit power lines and burst into flames while conducting installation work. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration and National Traffic Safety Board on Wednesday sent investigators to the crash scene in Beekmantown, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of the Canadian border. State police said... Читать дальше...

TOLLAND, Conn. (AP) — A Republican state representative in Connecticut is calling Democrats "really bad people" after being verbally attacked on the campaign trail. Tolland Rep. Samuel Belsito Jr. told the Journal Inquirer that he and two women campaigning with him were verbally accosted Sunday at a coffee shop in town by a man he called "one of the rudest people I've ever met." He said the man tore up their campaign sign and hurled profanities at them. The 76-year-old Belsito reported the incident to state police, who are investigating. Читать дальше...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Forecasters say there's a potential for damaging weather across the Deep South, and the biggest worries are along the Gulf Coast. The National Weather Service says storms moving into Louisiana by Wednesday night could become severe with heavy rains, winds as strong as 70 mph and a few tornadoes. The threat will spread eastward during the overnight hours. The Storm Prediction Center says there's a slight risk of severe weather Thursday along the coast eastward into the Florida Panhandle. Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — In the final days in one of the nation's hottest governor's races, Oprah Winfrey and President Donald Trump, as well as former Presidents Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter and Vice President Mike Pence, are trying to put their imprint on the Georgia election. Winfrey joins Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams for two town hall-style events Thursday, the same day that Pence travels to the state for several rallies with Republican Brian Kemp. Trump and Obama will follow with their party's candidate over the next three days.

The L.A. Film Festival will end after 18 years and will be replaced by “year-round events aimed at building community and broadening its support of visual storytellers,” Film Independent announced Wednesday. “We took a hard look at the healthy growth of Film Independent’s year-round programs and events over the past six years: the Spirit Awards, our film series curated by Elvis Mitchell, membership, labs, workshops, filmmaker grants and international programs,” said Mary Sweeney, chair of the Film Independent board of directors. Читать дальше...

Last winter, there were serious concerns that Cape Town, South Africa could become the world's first major city to literally run out of water. But after a wet South African winter (June through August), those fears have abated, and the city is now trying to get that word out to potential visitors.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's Democratic House speaker defended his handling of allegations of sexual harassment among state lawmakers on Wednesday amid criticism that he didn't do enough to address it. Speaker Nicholas Mattiello removed Democratic Rep. Cale Keable as chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee Monday, soon after a months-old email to Mattiello surfaced in which Democratic Rep. Katherine Kazarian accused Keable of sexual harassment. Multiple groups criticized Mattiello after WPRI-TV reported on the email... Читать дальше...

CA San Francisco Bay Area Zone Forecast for Wednesday, October 31, 2018 _____ 618 FPUS56 KMTR 311801 ZFPMTR San Francisco Bay Area/Central California Zone Forecast National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 1100 AM PDT Wed Oct 31 2018 This is an automatically generated product that provides average values for large geographic areas. For a more site specific forecast...please visit weather.gov/sanfrancisco (1) Select a location from the drop down menu above the map... -- or -- (2) Click a location on the map. Читать дальше...

FOLKSTON, Ga. (AP) — A sheriff's report says authorities in rural southeast Georgia found two women dead from gunshots to the head and a teenage boy slain with multiple shots to the chest in what investigators suspect was a double homicide and suicide. WTLV-TV reports the Charlton County Sheriff's Office released its incident report Wednesday on the three deaths. It says 15-year-old Caleb Logan Butts was discovered dead Tuesday in a house along with his mother, 39-year-old Kimberly Gayle Butts, and his grandmother... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic candidate for governor Tony Evers started receiving security protection from the Wisconsin State Patrol this week following an unspecified "issue" in his deadlocked campaign with Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Both Evers and Walker were campaigning across the state on Wednesday in a final push just six days before the election. A Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday showed Evers and Walker tied with 47 percent support just six days before the election. Читать дальше...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Libertarian candidate in Montana's U.S. Senate race has thrown his support behind Republican Matt Rosendale in response to an election mailer from an unknown group that appears aimed at undermining Rosendale's support among conservatives. Rick Breckenridge said Wednesday that he doesn't know the source of the mailer promoting him as a "true conservative" and claiming Rosendale supports using drones to spy on private citizens. Breckenridge says it's an attempt by so-called... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have found a new clue that Parkinson's disease may get its start not in the brain but in the gut — maybe in the appendix. People who had their appendix removed early in life had a lower risk of getting the tremor-inducing brain disease decades later, researchers reported Wednesday. Why? A peek at surgically removed appendix tissue shows this tiny organ, often considered useless, seems to be a storage depot for an abnormal protein — one that, if it somehow makes its way into the brain... Читать дальше...

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) — Trail Ridge Road over the high tundra of Rocky Mountain National Park has closed for the season. The National Park Service announced the closure Wednesday. The road normally reopens during the last week of May, if the weather allows plows to clear the snow by then. Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved highway in the United States, reaching an elevation of 12,183 feet (3,713 meters). It connects Estes Park on the east side of the mountains with Grand Lake on the west. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke returned to court Wednesday for the first time since a jury convicted him in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald, as his attorneys launched their effort to persuade a judge toss the verdict. Van Dyke, who was wearing a suit and tie when he was last in court on Oct. 5, walked in from an inmate holding area wearing a yellow jail-issued jump suit and jail-issued slippers. During his few minutes standing with his attorney in front of the judge... Читать дальше...