Новости за 30.07.2016

The fact that the U.S. volleyball roster includes three who play setter is a source of pride for some — and controversy for others. And the 31-year-old Courtney Thompson will undoubtedly be a big part of the story, whether the U.S. finally wins its first women’s volleyball Olympic gold, or if it does not.

A week at North Bend’s fire training facility helps teen girls from around the country discover more about themselves as they explore a challenging career idea.

The top in-state finisher was Washington State University sophomore-to-be Aaron Whalen from Ephrata, who finished in sixth place at 1-over 289.

NEW YORK (AP) — A bride-to-be says New York City police officers staged a phony traffic stop for her fiance, who wanted an unusual setting for his proposal. Sorah Oppen tells the New York Post she was riding in boyfriend Yehuda Coriat’s car Wednesday afternoon in the Far Rockaway neighborhood when they were pulled over […]

Seattle enters camp with new starters at all five spots — justin Britt, left tackle Garry Gilliam, left guard Mark Glowinski, right guard Germain Ifedi and right tackle J’Marcus Webb.

Medics responded to the Stillaguamish River to help the person Thursday afternoon. That victim was pronounced dead at the scene. And on Wednesday, a 17-year-old girl drowned in the Snoqualmie River.

It’s part of an effort to keep downtown a bit cleaner.

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing has criticized new European tariffs on Chinese steel as “unjustifiable” protectionism coming just weeks after commerce ministers from G20 nations pledged to promote free trade. The European Union said Friday it had set definitive anti-dumping duties on certain Chinese steel bars at rates higher than initially proposed, following a 2015 investigation […]

Summer’s finally here, which means loads of fun in the water — just make sure you don’t put yourself and others at risk.

Seattle’s Kshama Sawant argues there’s no real difference between the two political parties — even after one of them put Donald Trump on the ballot. Don’t be like Kshama Sawant.

Many working families struggle to get their kids ready for the new school year. Seattle Times readers can help.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M has suspended two assistant football coaches for two weeks for what they described as a “failed attempt at humor” this week at a football clinic for women. Coach Kevin Sumlin announced Friday night that offensive line coach Jim Turner and special teams coordinator Jeff Banks have been suspended […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities say they charged a 12-year-old boy for smothering a 4-month-old baby after the boy told a school resource officer that he had killed his nephew. West Palm Beach police released a probable cause affidavit Friday saying that the boy approached a Riviera Beach police officer at his […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman suspected of crashing a car into a Los Angeles home, killing one person and injuring eight others, has surrendered to police. Authorities say 34-year-old Rashanda Norman was arrested Thursday evening on suspicion of hit-and-run. She remained jailed Friday, and it isn’t clear if she has an attorney. Investigators believe […]

Police and firefighters found Kevin Holle, 59, in his home in the Lakeland Hills community after the fire on June 20.

DALLAS (AP) — A newly released military report details how the Army reservist who killed five Dallas police officers stole a female soldier’s underwear and tried to hide what he did under investigation. The Army on Friday released a partially redacted report on Micah Johnson, who was killed July 8 in a standoff after opening […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s governor is asking the company that runs the “Pokemon Go” app to return the Pokestops and gym that are the backbone of the popular game to the state capitol. The sites had become hugely popular in the past few weeks, drawing dozens of people to the Statehouse at all […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is investigating a charter school system that the Turkish government claims has ties to a moderate Islamic cleric it’s accused of inspiring a military coup attempt. The Texas Education Agency said Friday that Turkey alleges Harmony Public Schools gave preferential treatment to Turkish owned and operated vendors in violation of […]

COLUMBIA, Calif. (AP) — Four family members died in a small-plane crash at a Northern California airport earlier this week. Family and friends identified the pilot as Daniel Kruetzfeldt; his wife, Kristen Kruetzfeldt; his mother, Mary Chandler; and his stepfather, Claude Chandler, the Modesto Bee newspaper reported Friday (http://bit.ly/2aD4z21 ). The Kruetzfeldts leave behind three […]

The Mariners got to experience what the rest of baseball has been bleating about since spring training — the Chicago Cubs are good. Cubs hitters beat up on Hisashi Iwakuma and then pummeled the Mariners’ bullpen while Jon Lester tossed six scoreless innings in a 12-1 rout.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal authorities say a woman who was recently released from prison in Oregon robbed a bank in Wyoming only to throw the cash up in the air outside the building and sit down to wait for police. Investigators say 59-year-old Linda Patricia Thompson told them she wanted to go back to […]

MIAMI (AP) — One of three South Florida-based men accused of stealing $4.8 million in gold from a truck along a North Carolina interstate has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison. A federal judge sentenced Roberto Cabrera on Friday. He had faced up to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty in […]

The Linux operating system is seldom targeted, but it can happen, and whether to play it safe by using anti-virus and anti-malware software is a judgment call, Patrick Marshall writes. He also answers questions about emails that fail to arrive and Windows 10 installation.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday threw out as unconstitutional a host of Wisconsin election laws passed in recent years, saying they unfairly benefited Republicans who had enacted them and made it more difficult for Democrats to vote. U.S. District Judge James Peterson’s ruling keeps in place the state’s voter identification law, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — US judge in Wisconsin throws out range of restrictive election laws passed by GOP-led Legislature.