Новости за 19.03.2018

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Top U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials discussed how to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during weekend talks ahead of upcoming inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korean summits, Seoul said Monday. South Korean officials who visited Pyongyang recently say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to hold talks […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Top U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials have discussed how to achieve a complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula ahead of upcoming inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korean summit talks. Seoul has said previously that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to hold summit talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in […]

Nowruz in Seattle, a celebration of Persian New Year and the contributions of Iranian Americans, was presented by the Seattle-Isfahan Sister City Advocacy at Seattle City Hall on Sunday.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s exports in February grew 1.8 percent compared to the same month a year ago, according to Ministry of Finance data released Monday. Worries are growing about a possible trade war over President Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on steel and 10 percent on aluminum. Japan is asking for an exemption. Exports […]

Washington was 4-5 in true road games this season, but if they want to make a deep run in the NIT, they’ll have to figure how to win away from home.

A group of about 30 kayakers in Seattle protested the potential impact of the Kinder Morgan pipeline project in Canada.

Cleveland banged out 17 hits and drew seven walks en route to the rout.

The business week ahead

A Waymo video shows early riders in the company’s pilot program in Phoenix as they adapt to their first self-driving car experience, moving from anxious excitement to giddiness to anticlimactic sleepiness in the space of a single ride.

Drew Houston has steered the online file storage and collaboration company through rapid growth since its founding in 2007, but Dropbox also gained a reputation for excessive spending and “a frat-boy atmosphere.”

Americans’ heavy use of their mobile phones has spurred creation of a cottage industry that encourages people to take a much-needed screen break.

Commentary: There’s a lot of growing up happening in today’s tech industry, where former whiz kids made their fortunes and are now settling down, starting families and starting to think about their legacies.

NEW YORK (AP) — A 71-year-old man has died in an apartment fire in Manhattan’s East Village. Police say Barry Allen was pronounced dead at the scene on East 7th Street after firefighters responded to the fire at 7:30 a.m. Sunday. Several other people received minor injuries. The cause of the fire was not immediately […]

As infighting over the country’s domestic course continues at the top, Putin will have an interest in intensifying the conflict with the West, observers say.

Buoyed by recent electoral success, the far-right Freedom Party’s leader, Heinz-Christian Strache, himself an avid smoker, wants to give Austrians the choice to continue to puff away with a coffee or meal.

The Sounders were rocked 3-0 on the road by FC Dallas and were pretty much done by the 37th minute when Clint Dempsey was sent off for delivering an ill-advised blow to an opponent.

Two former deputies claim the Sheriff’s Office tried to cover up ties to a weapon used in a murder-suicide, then retaliated against them when they tried to bring attention to what happened.

SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — A police officer in Virginia received minor injuries after his vehicle was struck by another vehicle while he was providing assistance to a stranded motorist. Police said the accident happened Sunday morning in Suffolk. They said the officer’s vehicle had its emergency equipment activated when it was hit by the other […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods put on a Sunday charge at Bay Hill that looked all too familiar. One swing changed everything at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Coming off three birdies and two pars saves that brought him to within one shot of the lead, Woods hammered a tee shot so far left on […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — More than 400 high school seniors are expected to shadow bankers across Virginia this week to learn about banking and financial services. The Virginia Bankers Association Bank Day will be held Tuesday at more than 30 banks around the state. The third Tuesday in March was declared Bank Day by the […]

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) — A 23-year-old man has been killed in a two-car crash in northern Virginia. Prince William County Police said the accident happened just before 2:30 a.m. Sunday in Woodbridge when the driver of a 2000 Honda Civic lost control while driving westbound on the Prince William Parkway. The car left the road, […]

Son shoots mother before turning gun on himself, according to police.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police say a 5-year-old girl has died after falling into the Big Sioux River at Falls Park. Authorities were called at noon Sunday. Two rescue swimmers dived into the water and began to break the ice where she was last seen. Police say the girl was found unresponsive […]

The Mariners cut their spring roster down by five on Sunday, leaving Mike Zunino and two backup catchers — but only one on the 40-man roster.