Новости за 11.04.2024

The black bear made its way back to Tahoe from remote El Dorado County. 

Prosecutors in Virginia say that a criminal investigation into staff members at a school where a 6-year-old shot his teacher will continue. The announcement comes a day after a former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary was charged with felony child neglect. Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn told reporters Thursday that a special grand jury that was empaneled to investigate the shooting has finished its work. But Gwynn said his office would continue to investigate the January 2023 shooting. Читать дальше...

The background check startup has raised $679 million and is now cutting staff. 

Children age 4 and under in Florida were undercounted by almost 10% during the 2020 census. The estimated error was the largest undercount of young children by any U.S. state. That's according to estimates released Thursday by the Census Bureau. More than 112,000 children age 4 or younger were overlooked in Florida. Vermont had the smallest undercount of young children during the 2020 tally, with a negligible rate of 0.02%. That's the equivalent of six children. Preschool-age children are the most... Читать дальше...

Wheat for May lost 6.75 cents at $5.5175 a bushel; May corn was off 5.50 cents at $4.2875 a bushel, May oats rose 10 cents at $3.4775 a bushel; while May soybeans fell 5.50 cents at $11.5925 a bushel.

SFGATE editor Alex Simon says Tara VanDerveer's sudden retirement is quite fitting.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has announced a new website with information about federal, state and local resources and programs related to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. The website includes details for affected workers and businesses. It also includes major traffic updates for commuters and guidance on in-person resources available through Maryland Business Recovery Centers. Additional resources on the website include links to information on the salvage and response operations from the Unified Command... Читать дальше...

The stairway's deconstruction is the culmination of decades of controversy.

The North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments related to voter fraud allegations made after the 2016 election. The Thursday hearing sets the stage for how partisan officials can pursue claims of voter fraud in future state elections. A group of four voters claimed in a 2017 lawsuit they were defamed by supporters of former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory after he lost to now Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper by about 10,000 votes in 2016. The lawsuit says McCrory supporters submitted election protests... Читать дальше...

Debate over a bill that would protect health care workers who provide abortion and gender-affirming care from out-of-state lawsuits is off to a fiery start in the Maine Legislature. There were emotional recriminations Wednesday evening including one lawmaker asserting that a mass shooting and recent storms were God’s revenge for “immoral” laws adopted in Maine. The Democratic-led chamber advanced the legislation on an 80—70 vote in the House. On Thursday, the Maine House formally censured two lawmakers for their comments.

Here's a chance to purchase the New Haven, CT, home designed in 1962 by architect Serge Chermayeff as his personal residence.

Two doctors are in favor of releasing a Wisconsin woman from a psychiatric hospital, a decade after she nearly killed a girl at age 12. Morgan Geyser is now 21 and no longer takes antipsychotic medicine. She's asking a judge to grant her a conditional release from Winnebago Mental Health Institute. She and another girl confessed quickly after the stabbing in 2014, saying they attacked their friend to please the online horror character Slender Man. The psychiatric hospital's medical director, Dr. Kayla Pope... Читать дальше...

Under heavy U.S. pressure, Israel has promised to ramp up aid to Gaza dramatically, saying last week it would open another cargo crossing and surge more trucks than ever before into the besieged enclave. But days later there are few signs of those promised materializing and international officials say famine is fast approaching. While Israel says it has dramatically increased the number of aids trucks entering the territory, U.N. workers report only a slight uptick — possibly because they count trucks differently. Читать дальше...

New York’s state budget is poised for another delay as backroom negotiations over a sweeping proposal to drive new housing construction continue to hold up the spending plan. Lawmakers in the state Senate passed a stopgap bill Thursday that will keep government funded and extend the budget deadline until April 15. The Assembly is expected to approve the measure on Friday, sending it to the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul for a signature. Housing has emerged as the major stumbling block in budget negotiations... Читать дальше...

Elon Musk is clashing with a bald, athletically built Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X. The headline-grabbbing billionaire bought the social media platform when it was Twitter. He has upended many of Twitter’s policies, gutted its staff and transformed what people see on the site. As not only its owner but perhaps its most influential user, he’s used it to try to sway political discourse around the world. His latest entanglement is inside a nation of 203 million people... Читать дальше...

The proposed Palm Springs location is already facing community backlash.

Both Atelier Crenn and Bar Crenn continue to operate in San Francisco.

Ticket and hotel packages were reportedly fetching upward of $2,000.

Days after a New York judge expanded a gag order on Donald Trump meant to curtail “inflammatory” speech ahead of his upcoming criminal hush money trial, the former president tested its limits by disparaging two key witnesses in the case as liars. In a post on his Truth Social platform Wednesday, Trump called his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and the adult film actor Stormy Daniels “two sleaze bags who have, with their lies and misrepresentations, cost our Country dearly!” It's unclear whether the... Читать дальше...

Thirteen members of the Hasidic Jewish community have pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from their alleged role in a dispute over an illegal tunnel built beneath a historic Brooklyn synagogue. Prosecutors say the defendants committed reckless endangerment and criminal mischief by damaging the synagogue and interfering with police who had arrived. The tunnel was built in secret to expand the worship space. On Wednesday the defendants were issued a limited protection order that bars them from making any alterations to the building. Читать дальше...

There have been 17 times as many U.S. measles cases in the first three months of this year compared with the average number seen in the first three months of the previous three years. That’s according to a government report published Thursday. The report’s authors say the increase represents a renewed threat to measles elimination in the U.S. There have been more than 110 cases of the contagious disease so far. Measles can be dangerous, especially for young children. Experts say it’s highly preventable... Читать дальше...

Some Muslim and Arab American leaders have grown frustrated with the outreach from President Joe Biden's White House as the war in Gaza drags on. They say private meetings with officials at all levels of the administration have failed to lead to meaningful changes in U.S. support for Israel, and they're unwilling to continue talking. The fractured relationship could jeopardize the Democratic president's reelection campaign and help pave the way for Republican Donald Trump to return to the White House. Читать дальше...

Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip. Haniyeh accused Israel of acting in “the spirit of revenge and murder.” The Israeli military confirmed it carried out the attack Wednesday. It said the men conducted militant activity in central Gaza, without elaborating. Hamas said four of the leader’s grandchildren were also killed. Haniyeh’s sons are among the highest-profile figures to be killed in the war so far. It was not immediately clear... Читать дальше...

A fight broke out in a New Orleans courtroom where a man pleaded guilty to murdering his three children in an arson house fire. New Orleans news outlets report that Joseph Washington had pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Thursday when he was attacked by a woman related to the children. Other relatives joined in the attack before deputies restored order. Washington's plea came after prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty, meaning Washington will spend the rest of his life in prison.... Читать дальше...

While the president's student debt relief plan could help many first-time homebuyers, it could also make housing even more expensive.