Новости за 16.03.2018

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new interior minister said Friday he doesn’t consider Islam to be a part of Germany, a position that puts him at odds with Chancellor Angela Merkel on the central question of migration. Horst Seehofer, the country’s top security official, told the Bild newspaper that “Islam doesn’t belong to Germany,” but added […]

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s new foreign minister arrived Friday in Poland for talks on the European Union’s future and security and on the two neighbors’ bilateral relations. Heiko Maas said before departing he wanted to make it clear that Germany was not taking trust and good neighborly ties with Poland “for granted.” German Chancellor […]

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Dickinson police have arrested two men believed to be responsible for passing counterfeit money in the city. Authorities say they searched a residence Thursday and found an active counterfeiting operation with more than $2,600 in bogus bills in various stages of production. Officers arrested a 19-year-old man and a 22-year-old man.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factory output jumped last month, led by big gains in the production of cars, computers and furniture. The Federal Reserve says manufacturing output rebounded 1.2 percent in February, the most since October and following three months of weak or negative readings. Factory production has increased a healthy 2.5 percent in the […]

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The city of Minot is taking over management of two problem-plagued downtown parking ramps while going after the developer in court to collect about $3.5 million. The ramps opened in 2016 after years of construction marked by contractor disputes and delays. The original bid was $10.5 million, but the ramps ended […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The owner of Bi-Lo and Harveys grocery stores is closing 30 underperforming stores in the Carolinas. Media outlets reported that Southeastern Grocers said Thursday it will closed 19 stores in South Carolina and 11 in North Carolina. Southeastern Grocers says it is voluntarily filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a […]

LOWER TOWAMENSING, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey woman injured in a snowboarding accident at a Pennsylvania resort this week has died from her injuries. The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office says 20-year-old Euna Shin, of Piscataway, died Thursday afternoon. She had suffered head injuries the day before when she fell at the Blue […]

The series premiere of "Station 19," set in the same world as "Grey's Anatomy," will air March 22 on ABC.

What's happening on the movie scene during the week of March 16.

Carolyn Hax slaps down a reader’s theory as both untrue and ugly.

Also on TV: “Day of Our Lives,” “MasterChef Junior,” premiere of “Mistress Hunter” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

Beyond airports and train stations, now you can check luggage at a growing number of big-city shops and eateries rather than drag your bag as you sightsee.

Readers rave about school bus parking at Benaroya, rant about cold water in public bathrooms

A Bellevue hearing examiner will decide whether to revoke Kemper Development Co.’s helistop permit following a March 22 hearing, though that likely won’t be the end of the decadelong saga.

The Seattle School Board won’t reveal its finalists for superintendent until late March. But one unorthodox candidate — a 15-year-old Franklin High student — already announced her official bid for the job.

Two people say Israel Horovitz harassed them at Olympia’s Harlequin Productions, which has staged six of his plays. An artistic director says, “It never seemed to me that it was any big deal,” and didn’t explain why Horovitz was invited back repeatedly.

The discrepancy boils down to staffing. Metro thinks it will need almost twice as many employees to operate the streetcar system — including operators, mechanics and supervisors — as SDOT does.

And after spending about 10 days in the desert, Larry Stone came away with some observations. Continuing a March tradition, here are a few Arizona impressions:

LONDON (AP) — The United States and other allies have united behind the U.K. government in blaming Russia for the nerve-agent poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. But Britain’s main opposition party is split over how firmly to point the finger at Moscow. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn warned Friday that […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Wounded Knee father accused of fatally starving his newborn son is expected to plead guilty to second-degree murder in agreement with federal prosecutors. He’s expected in federal court in Rapid City Friday. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Darwin Wade Red Cloud withheld sustenance from the 2-month-old as a pattern of child […]

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Two east Alabama firefighters have been seriously injured during a training exercise. Police say two members of the Opelika Fire Department were hurt Thursday afternoon while training inside an abandoned home. Authorities haven’t released their names. Police Capt. Bobby Kilgore says one firefighter suffered from smoke inhalation and the other suffered […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Kremlin says UK foreign secretary’s comments blaming Putin for nerve agent attack ‘shocking’ and ‘inexcusable’

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A senior U.S. State Department official has repeated Washington’s support for Cyprus’ right to carry out an offshore search for oil and gas. Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell told reporters after talks with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday that the U.S. also wants to see a resumption of talks […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homebuilders broke ground on fewer apartment complexes in February, causing overall housing starts to fall 7 percent. The Commerce Department said Friday that housing starts last month were at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 1.24 million, an expected decline after construction surged in January to 1.33 million. February’s slowdown in construction […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Oregon Department of Energy official has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the bribes he received to help arrange the sale of state energy tax credits. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Joe Colello pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to charges of money laundering, conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue […]