Новости за 06.03.2024

A jury has been seated in the trial of a man whose son killed four students at a Michigan school with a gun acquired shortly before the shooting. The selection process in the high-profile case lasted less than two days. James Crumbley is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each teenager killed by his son, Ethan Crumbley, at Oxford High School in 2021. The dad is accused of failing to safely store a gun and ammunition at home, and ignoring the mental health of his son. Opening statements are scheduled for Thursday.

Embattled New York Community Bancorp is getting a lifeline of more than $1 billion as a group of investors plug cash into the troubled bank. The deal will bring four new directors to the board, including Steven Mnuchin, the former U.S. Treasury secretary under President Donald Trump. Joseph Otting, a former comptroller of the currency, will become the bank’s CEO. The news sent NYCB's stock on a wild ride. It had dropped more than 80% this year before the announcement. After that, it shot up toward its best day in nearly a year... Читать дальше...

San Francisco voters awarded local police more power and less oversight Tuesday.

Disagreements among Indiana lawmakers could stop passage of a bill aiming to address antisemitism on college campuses, leaving Indiana students and professors uneasy as divisions surrounding the ongoing Israel-Hamas war deepen. House Republicans have dissented from the version amended in the state Senate this week, and lawmakers have just days to work out their differences before the session ends. The bill — deeply personal to many Jewish, Palestinian, Muslim and Arab students during a particularly painful school year ... Читать дальше...

The Rev. Mark Harris has won the Republican nomination for a U.S. House seat in North Carolina, giving the pastor a second chance to go to Washington after a 2018 absentee ballot scandal. Harris just barely crossed the 30% threshold to avoid a possible runoff in the six-candidate race in the state’s 8th District, narrowly defeating political newcomer and Union County farmer Allan Baucom. Harris received the most votes in his 2018 election, but agreed with state officials to hold a new race after... Читать дальше...

House Republicans have invited Hunter Biden and his former business associates to appear at a public hearing on March 20. It's part of the next step in the GOP's monthslong impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The House Oversight and Accountability Committee announced Wednesday that the hearing is expected to include an appearance by the president’s son and three former associates. A week ago, Hunter Biden sat for lengthy private deposition with two House committees. It remains unclear whether... Читать дальше...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti remained largely paralyzed on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Ariel Henry struggled to stay in power and return to the violence-plagued capital, Port-au-Prince, from Puerto Rico.

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Republican Steven Wright advances to primary runoff election in Texas' 35th Congressional District.

A male bastion from its founding in 1842 until 1997, the Vienna Philharmonic has 24 female players among 145 members with three vacancies as it tours the United States this week. Based since 1870 at Vienna’s Musikverein, the self-governing ensemble elects leadership, engages conductors, chooses programs and schedules tours and recording sessions. The Vienna Philharmonic selects members from the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and has had a summer residency at the Salzburg Festival since 1922. Harpist... Читать дальше...

A newspaper in Idaho is reporting that workers had expressed concerned about bending or bowed beams and other structural issues before a steel airport hangar under construction collapsed in January, killing 3 people. The Idaho Statesman obtained police interviews and reports through a public records request. They show some employees told the site's supervisor of their worry a day before the privately owned and partially built hangar collapsed Jan. 31 on the grounds of the Boise Airport. Boise police... Читать дальше...

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Aid agencies and local authorities say a surge of new attacks by an Islamic State-affiliated group in northern Mozambique has left more than 70 children missing and caused 100,000 people to flee their homes. There are fears the children may have drowned in a river or been kidnapped by militants. The attacks in Cabo Delgado province may mark a new stage in a crisis that aid agencies say forced more than a million people to flee their homes during nearly seven years of violence. Thousands were killed, and some were beheaded.

Polish military authorities say that a soldier seriously injured during a training exercise has died. The death raises the death toll to two. A military tracked vehicle ran over two soldiers. One was killed and the other was injured during the drill at a test range in Drawsko Pomorskie in northwestern Poland on Tuesday. The 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade said the injured soldier died at a hospital in the city of Szczecin on Wednesday.

Nearly five months of fighting has left much of Gaza in ruins and created a worsening humanitarian catastrophe. Many Palestinians are scrambling for food to survive while pressure grows internationally for Israel and Hamas to reach some kind of deal. The United States, Qatar and Egypt have spent weeks trying to broker an agreement in which Hamas would release up to 40 hostages in return for a six-week cease-fire, the release of some Palestinian prisoners and an major influx of aid to the isolated territory. Читать дальше...

Arizona’s health department has named a physician to address ways to lessen the effects of extreme heat in the arid Southwestern state as the first statewide heat officer in the nation. The Arizona Department of Health Services says Dr. Eugene Livar was appointed to the role under Gov. Katie Hobbs’ extreme heat preparedness plan. Livar has been with the state health department since 2012, most recently working as assistant director for public health preparedness. The toll of heat-associated deaths... Читать дальше...

“Kung Fu Panda 4” finds our trusty, rotund hero Po at a career crossroads and he’s nervous. “Kung Fu Panda 4” also finds the franchise at an inflection point, but there’s no reason to be nervous, Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy says: DreamWorks knows what it’s doing. The series’ first new installment in eight years is a reliably funny, sweet and wonderfully realized passing of the torch, with a paw in the past and another into the future. Po, voiced by Jack Black, teams up with a new character... Читать дальше...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — FRP Holdings Inc. (FRPH) on Wednesday reported profit of $2.9 million in its fourth quarter.

Donald Trump is now the last major Republican candidate for president who's still standing. He's outlasted more than a dozen challengers now that Nikki Haley bowed out on Wednesday. The former president refused to appear with his rivals at debates. He attacked the strongest of them on his own social media site and during large rallies where he spoke uninterrupted for hours. Trump retained the support of many early-state Republican voters who saw him as an incumbent and endorsed his false theories... Читать дальше...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is sending the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police search passengers’ bags for weapons. Wednesday's move follows a series of high-profile crimes in the system. The Democrat says she will deploy 750 members of the National Guard and 250 state troopers and transit officers to help the New York Police Department check bags at subway entrances. It is part of a larger plan from the governor’s office to address crime on the subway. It includes a legislative... Читать дальше...

This world famous chef has a beef with Gordon Ramsay.

Protesters have commandeered a pickup truck and used it to ram down the wooden doors of Mexico City's National Palace. They battered down the doors and entered the palace, where the president lives and hold his daily press briefings, before they were driven off by security agents. The demonstration Wednesday was called to protests the abduction and murder of 43 students a decade ago. For years, the victims' families and students at government rural teachers' colleges have protested the 2014 disappearances. Читать дальше...

 Gov. Newsom appointed seven members to join a new Fast Food Council.  

The government's new free electronic filing system for income tax returns is getting its first users this filing season. The IRS pilot program is known as Direct File and it's rolling out in a limited way in 12 states. If it's successful and scaled up for the general public’s use, the program could drastically change how Americans file their taxes. That is, if the agency can keep enough money flowing to see the program through development despite threats to its funding. A Texas woman who works for... Читать дальше...