Новости за 29.12.2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump gave himself kudos for the creation of 8,000 new U.S. jobs by a Japanese tech mogul, saying it was proof of “the spirit and the hope” stirred by his presidential win. But for those particular jobs, Trump was basically taking a bow for the second time. The jobs were part […]

Tennis great Serena Williams is tying the knot. Williams announced her engagement to Alexis Ohanian on Thursday, posting a poem on Reddit that she accepted the proposal of the social news website’s co-founder. Williams’ agent, Jill Smoller, confirmed the engagement in an email to The Associated Press. Ohanian wrote on his Facebook page, “She said […]

The number of police killed in the line of duty rose sharply in 2016, driven by shootings of police around the country, most notably ambushes in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. From Jan. 1 through Wednesday, 135 officers lost their lives. Some died in traffic accidents, but nearly half were shot to death. That’s a […]

Statistics make it clear that the Seattle defense hasn't been the same this season when playing without one of Kam Chancellor or Earl Thomas.

NEW YORK (AP) — The deaths of actress and writer Carrie Fisher and her Hollywood legend mother, Debbie Reynolds, on successive days this week lend a special poignancy to an upcoming HBO film about their relationship. The film, “Bright Lights: Starring Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher,” is expected to premiere on the pay cable network […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Court records show actor Ben Mendelsohn’s wife has filed for divorce from the “Rogue One ” star. Emma Forrest filed for divorce from the Emmy-winning actor in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the end of their four year marriage. Forrest is seeking physical […]

STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A text message to a friend guided rescuers to a teenager held captive in the North Carolina home where her mother was also slain. Authorities say Gary Love of Wadworth, Ohio, held the 14-year-old girl captive for days and killed her mother in a grisly crime revealed after the girl was […]

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s Petersburg National Battlefield, a climactic site in the collapse of the Confederacy in the Civil War, has been cleared for a huge expansion under a new law that would authorize it to become the nation’s largest protected battlefield. The park commemorates sites in the war’s longest battlefield conflict, marked by […]

Featured readings for the upcoming week include a quartet of romance writers and acclaimed sports writer Dave Zirin, talking politics with Seahawks player Michael Bennett.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — More than 20 Indiana University employees will lose health care coverage if they don’t marry their same-sex partners by the end of the month. University employees in same-sex relationships have relied on a domestic-partner health care policy offered since 2002, the South Bend Tribune (http://bit.ly/2iIDSft ) reported. Employees who applied […]

STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A text message to a friend guided rescuers to a teenager held captive in the North Carolina home where her mother was slain. Authorities say Gary Love held the 14-year-old girl captive for days and killed her mother in a grisly crime revealed earlier this week when the girl was rescued […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials say a small-scale version of a key component of an eastern Idaho radioactive waste treatment facility that has so far failed to operate will be tested in Colorado. The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday said Engineers at Hazen Research near Denver in January will start testing a smaller […]

PORT ORANGE, Fla. (AP) — A Minnesota company has announced that its president and his friend were the victims of a central Florida plane crash earlier this week. The Daytona Beach News-Journal (https://goo.gl/4K6WXx ) reports Independent Technologies, Inc. released a statement Thursday naming one of the victims as its president, Daryl Ingalsbe of Spicer, Minnesota. […]

Here are some theaters offering discounted movie tickets during the week of Dec. 30.

NEW YORK (AP) — Massive 20-ton sanitation trucks, weighted with an extra 15 tons of sand, will surround the iconic New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, officials said Thursday, describing a security measure meant to stop deadly truck-driving attacks into crowds like those in Germany and France. The placement of the 65 trucks, along […]

Seahawks defensive lineman Damontre Moore has been charged with driving while under the influence and driving with a suspended license in connection with an arrest on Dec. 17.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge ordered another competency exam for Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof, who faces the death penalty for killing nine black parishioners last year. Federal Judge Richard Gergel said Thursday he ordered a psychiatric evaluation of Roof “in an abundance of caution” after Roof’s standby counsel filed a sealed motion again […]

With the Huskies playing in their 37th bowl game, here is a test of your Washington bowl knowledge.

Under NCAA investigation at the time, Lupoi and UW agreed to a $300,000 buyout three years ago.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland medical examiner’s office says a suburban Baltimore man’s death after a violent struggle with police was accidental and likely caused by drug use. The Baltimore Sun (http://bsun.md/2iIyLvB ) reported late Wednesday on the autopsy report. It says 21-year-old Tawon Boyd of Middle River was intoxicated with a drug commonly called […]

PARIS (AP) — French citizens will contribute an extra 1.60 euros ($1.67) on their property insurance policies to help finance a fund for victims of the extremist attacks that have recently hit the country. The measure comes into force on Sunday and requires policy holders to contribute 5.90 euros instead of 4.30 euros. French government […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Airport officials say a man and a woman disrupted a Delta Air Lines flight to Los Angeles, prompting the flight crew to return to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Airport spokesman Patrick Hogan says the flight took off at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday but returned at 7:35 p.m. Hogan says the flight crew reported […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — State officials say Nevada gambling revenue dropped about 1.5 percent in November mainly due to decreases in the Las Vegas area. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said Thursday that the state’s casinos won more than $930 million in November. Revenue on the Las Vegas Strip was down 3.5 percent year-over-year, to […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 24-year-old woman killed by her husband on Christmas Day had separated from him about a year before but held onto hope that he would change and they could be a family again, friends said. Katelynn Armand saw the best in people, they said, even the man who ended up killing […]

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged up this week to the highest levels in more than two years. Investors are bidding up rates under the belief that inflation and economic growth will rise with the incoming Trump administration. Long-term mortgage rates have risen nine straight weeks. Current avg Last week 52-week high 52-week low 30-year fixed […]