Новости за 21.09.2015

HALIFAX, North Carolina - Authorities say a probation officer who is married to a North Carolina state senator has been charged with the attempted rape of one of his probationers.

SELMA, Alabama - The latest on the shooting that left three people wounded at an Alabama church (all times local).

A pastor who was wounded during a shooting inside an Alabama church said the gunman was aiming straight at his estranged girlfriend's head when he opened fire during a worship service. Minter is charged with three counts of attempted murder in the shooting Sunday of his 24-year-old girlfriend, his 1-month-old-son and Carswell at Oasis Tabernacle Church in Selma, Alabama.

Revenues from streaming music online have surpassed $1bn for the first time

Not the way he wanted to start 2015-16.

Director of the Human Rights Action Center Jack Healey claims that the choice of a Saudi Arabian diplomat as chairperson of a UN human rights advisory panel is hardly the best option available.

Most Alaskans will receive record $2,072 each this year from state's oil savings account

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is speeding up work on a project that could lead to the California tech giant building its own electric car, according to a new report.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is speeding up work on a project that could lead to the California tech giant building its own electric car, according to a new report.

[...] last month, an Apple attorney met with officials at California's Department of Motor Vehicles to discuss the state's regulations for self-driving cars. A department spokesman confirmed that meeting to The Associated Press on Monday, after it was first reported by the Guardian newspaper. The Apple meeting was to review DMV's autonomous vehicle regulations, said Armando Botello, the agency's deputy director, in an email.

[...] last month, an Apple attorney met with officials at California's Department of Motor Vehicles to discuss the state's regulations for self-driving cars. A department spokesman confirmed that meeting to The Associated Press on Monday, after it was first reported by the Guardian newspaper. The Apple meeting was to review DMV's autonomous vehicle regulations, said Armando Botello, the agency's deputy director, in an email.

Photo: At last night’s Emmy Awards, Viola Davis — who has been in the biz for 35 years — took home the statuette for “Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.” The moment cemented the How to Get Away With Murder star’s place in history, as she became the first African American actress to win said accolade. Following her inspiring acceptance speech, Davis headed backstage to the press room where fielded questions from a variety of reporters about her career leading up to this moment, which handsome star congratulated her, and what Taraji P. Читать дальше...

Undrafted defenseman spent the last two years playing junior in Quebec.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Sue Schneider, an iGaming expert and advocate, about how online gambling is becoming more acceptable and legal in the U.S.

Actor Jack Larson has died at the age of 87. He was best known for playing cub reporter Jimmy Olsen in the TV series, The Adventures of Superman. Larson went on to become a playwright and librettist.

Sean Lamont will earn his 98th cap on the wing in place of Tim Visser, as Scotland aim to defeat a nation now one place above them in the world rankings

A spokeswoman for the Clark County Water Reclamation District said work that started Monday will affect the Tropicana Avenue and Koval Lane intersections with the closure of an inside northbound lane on Koval to about 300 feet north of Tropicana and two left turn-lanes on southbound Koval squeezed down to a single turn lane.

The HBO miniseries won six Emmys Sunday. Lead actress Frances McDormand explains how the show brought a complex, ordinary woman to life in a year of debate about roles for women in Hollywood.

Playing on anti-Muslim sentiment could help candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump with their base, some political analysts say. But it could hurt them in the long run.

A new massive survey of U.S. college students finds that nearly one in four female students was sexually assaulted during their years on campus, which shows the problem is even more prevalent than some previous data suggested. This survey of 27 campuses also is the first to enable broad school-by-school comparisons, and it shows some of the most prominent state schools and prestigious Ivy Leagues as having the most serious problems.

The U.S. plans to take in as many as 100,000 refugees by 2017, but it will take more money from Congress to make that a reality.

The Broad contemporary art museum opened in Los Angeles this weekend, and NPR explores how the museum's audio tour addresses the challenge of how talk to kids about contemporary art.

Germans are grappling with what could be as many as a million asylum-seekers to their country this year, but most say they welcome the new arrivals. A sizeable majority of Germans today think of their country as a land of immigrants, who are vital to keeping it strong as the traditional population ages and shrinks. One of these new Germans is an immigrant from Mozambique who has become a brew master, soccer coach and member of the town council in an eastern German hamlet, where extremists have been attacking asylum-seekers.

As police face increased scrutiny over their use of force in America, many departments are looking at ways to improve their training programs. At the Henderson Police Department outside of Las Vegas, a new simulation technology prepares officers for real life situations.

Apple caused an uproar recently over the use of ad-blocking software in the new version of its mobile operating system.