Новости за 10.04.2023

A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher. Prosecutor Howard Gwynn said in a news release that a grand jury sitting in Newport News on Monday charged the boy’s 25-year-old mother with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor charge of endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm. The Associated Press isn’t naming the mother to shield the identity of her son. The boy shot his first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner, on Jan. 6 inside her classroom at Richneck Elementary School. Читать дальше...

The U.S. military says a rocket attack has targeted a base in eastern Syria housing American troops causing no injuries or damage. The military said in a statement that one rocket struck the Mission Support Site Conoco in eastern Syria on Monday evening and another rocket was found at the attack point of origin. No one claimed responsibility. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, hinted that Iran-backed fighters based in eastern Syria might have been behind the attack. Читать дальше...

A high school along Florida’s Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank after a leader of a conservative group challenged it, claiming it minimized the Holocaust. “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation” was removed from a library at Vero Beach High School after a leader of Moms for Liberty in Indian River County raised an objection. The school’s principal agreed, and the book was removed last month. Other books about Anne Frank and copies of the published diary... Читать дальше...

Makoto Shinkai was never the same filmmaker after the 2011 earthquake stuck Japan. When the tsunami and quake ravaged the Tōhoku region of northern Japan and prompted a nuclear meltdown, Shinkai, a now 50-year-old director and animator of some of the most popular anime features in the world, could feel his sense of storytelling crumbling. The three blockbusters that have followed by Shinkai — “Your Name,” “Weathering With You” and the new release “Suzume” — have each tethered hugely emotional tales to ecological disaster. Читать дальше...

Hilary Swank has given birth to twins — a boy and a girl. The 48-year-old “Million Dollar Baby” actor posted a photo of her and her twins looking at the sunset on Instagram Sunday evening with the caption: “It wasn’t easy. But boy (and girl!) was it worth it.” She added on Instagram that she’s “posting from pure heaven.” Over the course of her pregnancy, the Oscar winner had been filming the ABC series “Alaska Daily.” She shared in an interview in October that when her pants didn’t fit during filming... Читать дальше...

America's beekeepers have faced challenges during the unusually cold and wet winter in California's farm country. Most commercial beekeepers send their bees to the Golden State every year to help pollinate California's $5 billion-a-year almond crop. But bees have been slow to emerge from their hives due to the chilly weather. That means beekeepers have had to feed them to keep them going. Some also have been dealing with damaged hives as rivers flood orchards. The rainy weather is expected to bring... Читать дальше...

The new director of the National Hurricane Center is a man with plenty of experience calling big storms. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Monday announced Mike Brennan will take over immediately. Brennan had been acting deputy director and for the past five years was supervisor of the hurricane specialist unit that produces forecasts and warnings for the public. Brennan is 45 and has a doctorate in atmospheric sciences from North Carolina State. Outside experts praised the choice. Читать дальше...

Hostess Brands President and CEO Andy Callahan knows that his company __ the maker of Twinkies, HoHos and other snack cakes __ is sometimes the butt of jokes. Callahan says a steady stream of new products, like candy bar-inspired Kazbars and miniature Baby Bundt cakes, have been key to winning over skeptics and leading them back to old favorites. Founded in 1925, Hostess almost didn’t make it into the new millennium. The company filed for bankruptcy twice before private equity investors formed Hostess Brands in 2013. Читать дальше...

Britain is bracing for a four-day walkout by tens of thousands of doctors at the state-funded health care system. One official said the strike Tuesday by doctors early in their career could be “catastrophic” and postpone up to 350,000 appointments. A three-day strike last month crippled the health system that has been trying to dig out of an appointment backlog that predates the pandemic and has led to longer waiting times. The doctors' union is asking for a 35% pay rise to bring junior doctors' pay back to 2008 levels. Читать дальше...

Two-year community colleges, which serve many of the students who need the most support, have the lowest completion rates of any kind of university or college. The availability of advisers, students say, is often a deciding factor in who succeeds. In Alabama, a number of community colleges have sought new ways to help students through whatever life and academic challenges come up until they graduate. At Chattahoochee Valley Community College in Phenix City, the Strategies to Enhance New Student Engagement program... Читать дальше...

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey says he’ll seek a fourth term, bringing unmatched name recognition in Pennsylvania politics to his party’s defense of a seat in a presidential battleground state. Casey's announcement Monday gives Democrats a boost ahead of a difficult 2024 Senate map.Casey is a key ally of labor unions and President Joe Biden. In running for reelection, Casey has talked about landmark bills produced by a Democratic-controlled Congress that would expand spending on infrastructure such as airports and broadband... Читать дальше...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military sent several dozen warplanes and warships toward Taiwan in a large-scale exercise that simulated sealing off the island in response to its president’s trip to the U.S.

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after a report showed resilience in the U.S. jobs market. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo and Seoul but fell in Shanghai. Markets were closed in Hong Kong and Sydney after last week ended with Good Friday holidays in many countries. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices slipped. Bond yields finished higher following the highly anticipated report on employment, which showed hiring slowed more than expected but remained resilient last month. The Federal Reserve faces a tough... Читать дальше...

The mayor of Baltimore has called for a summer curfew after two teenagers were shot while police were attempting to break up a large crowd of minors Sunday night. WBAL-TV reports a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old were shot and wounded as police attempted to break up fights among a crowd of more than 200 teenagers gathered at the city’s Inner Harbor area around 9 p.m. One of the victims was in critical condition and the other was stable. Following the shooting, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced... Читать дальше...

The investigation started roughly 29 months ago with two missing children. It soon grew to encompass five states, four suspected murders and claims of an unusual, doomsday-focused religious beliefs. On Monday morning, an Idaho jury will begin the difficult task of deciding the veracity of those claims and others in the triple murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell. Prosecutors charged Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, with multiple counts of conspiracy, murder and grand theft in connection... Читать дальше...

India will soon eclipse China to become the world's most populous country, and its economy is among the fastest-growing. But the number of Indian women in the workforce, already among the 20 lowest in the world, has been shrinking for years. It’s not only a problem for individual women, but a growing challenge for India’s own economic ambitions if its estimated 670 million women are left behind as its population expands. The hope is that India’s fast-growing working-age population will propel the nation's economic growth for years to come. Читать дальше...

Authorities say a surfer was in serious condition after being bitten in the leg by a shark off Honolulu. The city's Emergency Medical Services says the 58-year-old man was attacked shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday near Kewalo Basin. The man wasn't identified. Honolulu Ocean Safety patrolled the waters off Kewalo Basin and Ala Moana Beach Park, and lifeguards posted signs in the area.

People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the COVID-19 pandemic. That's according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau released last week. The report says that, in many respects, the demographic makeup of people working from home from 2019 to 2021 became more like workers who were commuting. The industry groups that saw the greatest jumps in people working from home were information, finance and professional and administrative services. Читать дальше...