Новости за 21.03.2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — As America’s leading pro-Israel group prepares to hear from nearly all the presidential candidates, most eyes in the audience of thousands will be on GOP front-runner Donald Trump. He’s the wild card whose previous comments about Israel have created some anxiety among many who will attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s business as usual at the Supreme Court this week, no matter that confirmation politics is on everyone’s mind in Washington. The justices are entering their second month of life without longtime Justice Antonin Scalia. They could be without a ninth colleague for many months. The court may be the one place […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah voters on Tuesday will navigate a new presidential caucus system that comes months earlier than last time and opens the Republican race to online voting with computers, smartphones or tablets. Unlike in some past presidential campaigns, the state of Utah is not paying for a primary election this year, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. judge is urging the Obama administration to protect from public disclosure federal court records related to the once-secret criminal history of a former Donald Trump business partner. In a highly unusual order prompted by The Associated Press, U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan said that unless the Justice Department acts […]

The Crusaders, led by stellar center fielder Taylor Wright, lost in the first round of state last season but will rely on a talented young team to improve on that finish this season.

TOKYO (AP) — Two British ships arrived in eastern Japan on Monday to transport a shipment of plutonium — enough to make dozens of atomic bombs — to the U.S. for storage under a bilateral agreement. Kyodo News agency said the ships arrived at the coastal village of Tokai, northeast of Tokyo, home to the […]

Led by pitchers AJ Block and Nick Rudholm, the Knights want another chance to win the title that eluded them last season. They must overcome the graduation of nine seniors.

Emil Fredreksen won highest honor for heroic actions during gunboat explosion in San Diego in 1905.

For Afro-Cubans, President Obama’s trip carries a hope that an African-American leader’s near-universal popularity among Cubans of all races will help end lingering prejudice and inequality.

Lawmakers grapple over whether to increase salaries to combat a shortage of math, science and special-education educators.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. OBAMA ARRIVES IN CUBA His whirlwind trip is a crowning moment in his and Cuban President Raul Castro’s effort to restore normal relations between their countries. 2. MIGRANT DEAL REMAINS WORK IN PROGRESS Most Read StoriesLive updates […]

Seattle Fire Battalion Chief Tamalyn Nigretto, the incident commander at the Greenwood explosion and Ride the Ducks crash, says the department has gone out its way to hide her, her accomplishments and those of other females in the fire service.

PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says he’s planning to release a list of judges that he would select from to fill Supreme Court vacancies if he’s elected president in an effort to ease concerns about his picks. “I am going to give a list of either five or 10 judges […]

Thousands lined up in the drizzle at Seattle Center Sunday to hear Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders bring his anti-billionaire message to Washington ahead of this week’s caucuses.

Photos from inside and outside Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders stop in Seattle at the KeyArena.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Folding kayak-maker Folbot says it’s suspending operations at its factory in North Charleston as it restructures the business. The Post and Courier in Charleston reported (http://bit.ly/1Lzud4a) the company said in a statement Saturday that it’s neither producing new kayaks nor taking orders at this time. It’s describing the suspension of […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian 400-meter runner Nadezhda Kotlyarova says she has tested positive for the banned substance meldonium. The case adds to Russian track and field’s difficulties as the country tries to persuade international authorities to lift a blanket ban on Russian athletes implemented in November in the wake of a major doping scandal. Kotlyarova […]