Новости за 02.02.2024

The 49ers license plates would also benefit California State Parks.

Federal judge in DC postpones Donald Trump's March trial on charges of plotting to overturn election; no new date set.

Built in 2014, the Mele Komo Beachfront Estate features a total of 12 bedrooms and 13.5 baths, split between two houses.

New Mexico Democrats who control the Legislature want to make it a crime to pose as a fake presidential elector in one of the few states where Republicans signed paperwork in 2020 falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner. Legislators advanced a bill Friday on a party-line committee vote. New Mexico is one of several states where Republican electors attempted to cast ballots indicating that Trump had won the 2020 election, a strategy at the center of criminal charges against Trump and his associates. Читать дальше...

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says he is “totally focused on the work” that his agency does and is not distracted by politics. The Secretary's comments during an interview Friday with The Associated Press come as House Republicans are rallying to impeach him over his handling of the southern border. There's only been one other Cabinet official impeached and that was in 1876 over government kickbacks. Mayorkas called the impeachment drive “politically motivated and completely baseless."... Читать дальше...

"They're stupid expensive," his mom, Lisa McCaffrey, said on her podcast this week.

The movie star is planning on going to Las Vegas to support his favorite team.

An earthquake was recorded off the coast of Northern California on Friday morning.

A court filing discloses that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is involved in a “personal relationship” with a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump. But Willis argues there are no grounds to dismiss the case or to remove her from the prosecution. Willis hired special prosecutor Nathan Wade in November 2021 to assist her investigation into whether Trump and others broke any laws as they tried to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Читать дальше...

A truck loaded with liquid petroleum gas cylinders has exploded in a depot and set off a late-night inferno that burned homes and warehouses in Kenya’s capital. At least three people died and 280 were injured. Two dozen people were in critical condition. A government spokesman said Friday that a lot of people were home when the fire reached their houses in a Nairobi neighborhood late Thursday. The spokesman said the injured were rushed to several hospitals to be treated. Firefighters were searching... Читать дальше...

Authorities in Florida say a state trooper and a truck driver were killed after the trooper chased a reckless driver into the opposite direction of Interstate 95. Officials say the driver made an illegal U-turn and the trooper followed him, turning into the path of a tractor-trailer. Both the trooper and the trucker were killed. The suspect drove off and was chased by other troopers and deputies until he crashed into a tree and fled on foot. He was captured after an extensive manhunt about five hours after the initial pursuit. Читать дальше...

The Ohio Supreme Court has given Republican Attorney General Dave Yost until Monday to respond to the legal claims of the coalition of civil rights organizations that is challenging his rejection of a package of proposed voter protections they are working to place on November’s ballot. Justices set the deadline Friday. At issue is Yost's Jan. 25 decision finding the proposed constitutional amendment’s title — “Ohio Voters Bill of Rights” — “highly misleading and misrepresentative” of the measure’s contents. Читать дальше...

A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a county election official challenging the state’s mail ballot counting law. Burleigh County Auditor Mark Splonskowski alleged a conflict between state and federal law in the lawsuit backed by the conservative, Trump-aligned Public Interest Legal Foundation. He sued the state election director, who asked the judge to dismiss the case. Splonskowski also alleged he risked criminal penalties in accepting mail ballots received after Election Day.

The U.N. food agency says it has received reports of people dying from starvation in Sudan, where raging fighting between rival generals is hampering the distribution of aid and food supplies to those most hungry. The 10 months of clashes between the Sudanese military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary group commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, has decimated vast swaths of the northeastern Africa country. The conflict erupted last April in the capital... Читать дальше...

Court filing discloses a 'personal relationship' between Fani Willis and prosecutor she hired in Trump's Georgia case.

Rising seas and frequent storms are taking their toll on California's iconic public piers and raising questions about the future of the landmarks. Repairs have climbed into the millions in recent years for many communities, and more storms are expected to bring more damage to the piers this year with an El Nino season. City engineers are looking at redesigning some piers so they can withstand higher, more powerful waves. But the need for taller and stronger pilings could make historic piers look more industrial. Читать дальше...

The two 16-year-old convicted killers of a transgender teenager in northwest England nearly a year ago have been given minimum sentences of 20 and 22 years. Justice Amanda Yip lifted the reporting restrictions on naming the murderers of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey. They were identified at Manchester Crown Court on Friday as Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe. The horrific murder shocked the nation. Ghey was stabbed with a hunting knife 28 times in her head, neck, chest and back in broad daylight... Читать дальше...

From its inception, the newscast La Verdrag was meant to radically transform the way LGBTQ+ community are viewed in Mexican society. First broadcast in October, the program goes against the grain in a highly “macho” country where nearly four in every five people identify as Catholic. By stepping out under the glow of the studio lights, its host, Guillermo Barraza, has sought to push the boundaries of society in a place where both LGBTQ+ people and journalists are violently targeted. And Barraza is... Читать дальше...

Mountains of Southern California could see 15 inches of rain in atmospheric river. 

SFGATE columnist Dave Tobener isn't buying what the Giants are trying to sell.

Another atmospheric river is poised to soak California and the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Nevada again holds the first-in-the-West slot in the presidential campaign calendar. But this year’s showdown in the Silver State won’t look like it did in previous years. Nevada will hold Democratic and Republican primaries on Tuesday, but the GOP primary will be non-binding and former President Donald Trump won't be on the ballot. Instead, Trump will compete in the GOP caucuses on Feb. 8, when 26 GOP delegates will be up for grabs. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is the only major candidate running in the GOP primary. Читать дальше...

Paquin previously put the five-bedroom, eight-bathroom coastal abode on the market in 2020 for $14 million.

A new state law requires Nevada to hold a primary election next week, but the Nevada GOP voted to hold their own caucuses, or party-run meetings open to Republicans only. The state GOP will only award delegates needed to win the nomination through the caucuses, rendering the state-run presidential primary purely symbolic. Former President Donald Trump is competing in the caucuses, while former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is running in the primary. The unusual arrangement has confused some voters... Читать дальше...

Almost immediately after Joe Biden walked into the Oval Office on his first day as president, he began rolling back his predecessor’s immigration policies.