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A distant mirror:  House Speaker Tom Foley didn't cross the National Rifle Association until a mass shooting at Fairchild Air Force Base killed four and wounded 23.  Congress then enacted a 10-year ban on the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons. The NRA came gunning for Foley.

A distant mirror:  House Speaker Tom Foley didn't cross the National Rifle Association until a mass shooting at Fairchild Air Force Base killed four and wounded 23.  Congress then enacted a 10-year ban on sale of semi-automatic assault weapons. The NRA came gunning for Foley.

A distant mirror:  House Speaker Tom Foley didn't cross the National Rifle Association until a mass shooting at Fairchild Air Force Base killed four and wounded 23.  Congress then enacted a 10-year ban on sale of semi-automatic assault weapons. The NRA came gunning for Foley.

Police are looking for possibly three suspects in connection with a home invasion robbery in South Seattle in which a 71-year-old woman was pistol whipped and shot in the shoulder Tuesday afternoon.

Police are looking for possibly three suspects in connection with a home invasion robbery in South Seattle in which a 71-year-old woman was pistol whipped and shot in the shoulder Tuesday afternoon.

A 26-year-old woman was found decapitated on a northwest Washington property, prompting a search for a man described as a "person of interest" in the slaying. Investigators are now searching for Jacob Gonzales, a 34-year-old man believed to be driving a green 1990 Mitsubishi Montero with the Washington license number AYE2639. Gonzales is described as a Hispanic man with black hair and hazel eyes standing 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds.

VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday brought his boss's tough-on-trade theme to Kentucky bourbon country, which has prospered from surging whiskey exports and is nervous about threats of a trade war breaking out. Speaking at a rally to promote the Republican tax overhaul, Pence said that President Donald Trump's administration is cracking down on what it sees as unfair trade practices. Pence defended Trump's pledge to implement tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports. Читать дальше...

The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles bolstered their formidable pass rush with another top-level defensive lineman. The Eagles acquired three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Bennett from the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday, three people familiar with the trade told The Associated Press. The deal won't be officially announced until the NFL's league year opens next Wednesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to release the trade information. Seattle... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though Twitter didn't exist during the Civil War, government officials could still find ways to express strong feelings. In the days leading up to the conflict in 1861, John Adams Dix, the nation's 24th Treasury secretary, wrote a letter ordering officials not to let a Union ship docked in New Orleans fall into Confederate hands, saying, "If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." The phrase "shoot him on the spot" became a rallying cry in Northern states during the Civil War. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers increased their borrowing at a slower pace in January, as the category that covers credit cards recorded the smallest increase in three years. January's gain of $13.9 billion followed a $19.2 billion increase in December and a November surge of $30.9 billion, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. In January, borrowing in the credit card category edged up $701 million. That followed an increase of $6.1 billion in December and was the smallest monthly advance since a gain of $605 million in February 2015. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are lower Wednesday as investors worry that more protectionist trade policies are on the way. Gary Cohn, the top economic adviser to President Donald Trump, resigned after he opposed the administration's planned tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum. Trump also suggested the U.S. could impose penalties on China as part of intellectual property disputes. Industrial companies like Caterpillar and Boeing are taking some of the worst losses. Retailers are sinking after... Читать дальше...

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Amazon dio otro paso para atraer a los clientes de bajos ingresos a su tienda online y alejarlos de su rival Walmart. La tienda en línea ofrece a partir del miércoles un descuento de 5,99 dólares mensuales en su membresía Prime a las personas afiliadas al programa estadounidense de asistencia para la salud Medicaid, dirigiéndose a un conjunto mayor de clientes potenciales que de otra forma no podrían pagar la cuota estándar. Amazon ofrece desde junio el mismo descuento en Prime... Читать дальше...

Mark Fox might need an improbable run through the Southeastern Conference tournament to save his coaching job. He's hardly alone on the college basketball hot seat. From Georgia's Fox to Pittsburgh's Kevin Stallings to UConn's Kevin Ollie, numerous coaches went into conference tournaments knowing their jobs could be in jeopardy without a few more wins.

State House Republican leader Rep. Dan Kristiansen becomes the sixth GOP legislator not to seek re-election in the 2018 midterm elections.

State House Republican leader Rep. Dan Kristiansen becomes the sixth GOP legislator not to seek reelection in the 2018 midterm elections.

Years from now, Ichiro will undoubtedly join Ken Griffey Jr. and (fingers crossed) Edgar Martinez as players induced into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as Mariners, but how does he stack up to the greatest M's of all time?

NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola may be getting into the booze business again by developing a bubbly alcoholic drink in Japan. The soda maker, best known for Coke, Sprite and Fanta, says it's experimenting with a canned beverage that would be a mix of sparkling water and an alcoholic Japanese drink. The Atlanta-based company declined to say when the drink may launch or what it would be called. Coca-Cola Co. sold wine about 40 years ago, but got out of that business in 1983. Last year, it launched a line of fruity alcohol mixers in Spain.

Three areas within King County reported median prices of more than $1 million for single-family homes: Mercer Island, Kirkland-Bridle Trails, and Bellevue west of Interstate 405. So what, exactly, does a median home price look like in those areas?

NEW YORK (AP) — Abercrombie & Fitch's flagship brand had its first quarterly sales gain for a key measure in five years, offering encouraging evidence that its overhaul is working to attract shoppers. The company overall posted better-than-expected results for the holiday season period, led by the performance of its surfer-inspired Hollister brand. Its shares soared 13 percent. The results indicate that A&F's heavy marketing and fashion overhaul are helping as the teen retailer looks to regain... Читать дальше...

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are bringing back Ichiro Suzuki. Seattle finalized a one-year deal with 44-year-old Japanese star on Wednesday after several outfielders got hurt. Suzuki spent the first 11 major league seasons with the Mariners, earning 2001 AL Rookie of the Year and MVP, winning a pair of batting titles and becoming a 10-time All-Star. He was traded to the New York Yankees midway through 2012, played parts of three seasons with the Yankees, then spent three seasons with Miami. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn denies that he had any prior knowledge of President Donald Trump's plans to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum when he sold about $31 million of stock in a steel-dependent company last month. "Any suggestion that we had prior knowledge of the Trump administration's announcement of new tariffs on steel imports is categorically untrue," Icahn said. "We reduced our position in Manitowoc for legitimate investment reasons having nothing to do... Читать дальше...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Suffering from heart problems, Bob Sloan told his children he wants to use California's new law allowing life-ending drugs for the terminally ill when his disease becomes too advanced to bear. But then the 73-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant learned that because he lives at the Veterans Home of California at Yountville — the nation's largest retirement home for veterans — he must first move out. Veterans in government-run homes in many parts of the country that have legalized physician-assisted death... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — Millions of Europeans who arrived late to work or school Wednesday had a good excuse — an unprecedented lag in the continent's electricity grid that's slowing down some clocks. The problem is caused by a political dispute between Serbia and Kosovo that's sapping a small amount of energy from the local grid, causing a domino effect across the 25-nation network spanning the continent from Portugal to Poland and Greece to Germany. "Since the European system is interconnected ... when there... Читать дальше...

MIAMI, Okla. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a nearly century-old gas pump that was stolen from a Route 66 landmark in Oklahoma. Police say the red, 8-foot-tall pump was one of three bolted into concrete outside the Marathon Gas Station in Miami, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) northeast of Tulsa. The restored station was built in 1929 along the iconic Chicago-to-Los Angeles roadway. It's on the National Register of Historic Places. Investigators believe the pump was taken late Feb. 25 or early the next morning. Читать дальше...

A sensational two-way player who at his height was among the best contact hitters the game has ever seen, Ichiro became an instant star in Seattle after his contract was purchased from Japan's Orix BlueWave in November 2000, nine months after the M's dealt away face-of-the-franchise Ken Griffey Jr. But it's fair to wonder whether his signing signals that team is further away from returning to the playoffs