Новости за 26.05.2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s legal team wants a briefing on the classified information shared with lawmakers about the origins of the FBI investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election. And they may take it to the Justice Department as part of an effort to scuttle the ongoing special counsel probe. Rudy […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has long made immigration a top priority. He has spent recent weeks publicly hammering Congress to crack down on “legal loopholes” he says allow criminals to enter the country illegally. But behind the scenes, Trump has shown little interest in jumping into an intensifying Capitol Hill debate over immigration […]

Most government offices are closed Monday, as are schools, public libraries and community centers. Many businesses and public services will be closed or will operate on a holiday schedule.

Defending state champs Redmond upset in quarterfinals by Mount Spokane.

Paxton allows just three hits in seven innings, striking out 11 and Mariners again earn a one-run victory.

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Everybody plays games,” President Donald Trump declared as he suggested the potentially historic North Korean summit he had suddenly called off might be getting back on track. His sights set on a meeting that has raised hopes for a halt in North Korea’s nuclear weapons development, Trump welcomed the North’s conciliatory response […]

The Mountlake Terrace baseball team advanced to the Class 2A state-title game by beating West Valley-Spokane 7-3 in the state semifinals.

The Storm (2-1) trailed by 14 points early in the fourth quarter, but then used aggressive defense to pressure Chicago (2-2) into three shot-clock violations in the fourth period and another in overtime.

She strikes out 16 in a three-hitter as the Timberwolves get revenge on Puyallup 4-0 and advance to the Class 4A state semifinals.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — After a structural failure shuttered the westbound lanes of the James B. Edwards Bridge, one of the most important spots in the Lowcountry has been a small room tucked behind a nondescript North Charleston office building. That’s where S.C. Department of Transportation officials monitor as many as 32 traffic cameras at […]

The Mariners grab veteran outfielder Denard Span and closer Alex Colome, and while their playoff pursuit is likely of the one-game, loser-out variety, it was a trade they earned in recent weeks and deserve considering their playoff drought.

King County wants to drop $190 million taxpayer dollars on building a brewpub, club-level premium seating and other amenities on Safeco Field. Good thing there are no more pressing needs for that money right now.

Breaking down the details of the trade and how it will affect the Mariners going forward in 2018.

Zimmerman outlasted Lincoln junior Mykel Campbell who finished second with a mark of 6-5.

Chloe Cunliffe won the Class 3A state championship Friday, finishing with a mark of 13 feet, 8½ inches, good enough for both the state meet and overall state records.

Of course it was with the Rays. If the Mariners were going to make a trade to address the obvious needs of bullpen and outfield depth this early in the season, why not make a deal with their favorite trade partner? For the ninth time since he’s been general manager with the Mariners, Jerry Dipoto […]

SALALAH, Oman (AP) — Cyclone Mekunu has blown into the Arabian Peninsula, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain and cutting off power lines. Portions of Salalah, Oman’s third-largest city, lost electricity early Saturday as the cyclone made landfall. Streets already were flooded and in some places impassable. While there is no rain at dawn […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The makers of “Sesame Street” are suing the creators of a new Melissa McCarthy movie, saying they’re abusing the famed puppets’ sterling reputation to promote the film. A judge Friday scheduled a hearing next week to consider a request for immediate relief by Sesame Workshop, which sued Thursday in federal court […]

The Owls take down Seattle Academy 3-0 and will play Wahluke for the state title on Saturday.

The 47th Northwest Folklife Festival began Friday at Seattle Center. The annual Memorial Day weekend event, free with suggested donation, continues through Monday.

TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to death by lethal injection in Alabama for shooting and killing a teenager two years ago. News outlets report 24-year-old Peter Capote was sentenced Thursday by Colbert County Circuit Judge Hal Hughston Jr. in the death of 19-year-old Ki-Jana Freeman. Capote was found guilty April 24 […]

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A man who admitted embezzling $815,000 from the Maine boat yard where he worked as a financial manager has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison. The Bangor Daily News reports 51-year-old Steven Nygren, former chief financial officer of Brooklin Boat Yard, also was sentenced Friday to five years supervised […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the University of Southern California has agreed to step down amid a sex scandal involving a school gynecologist, the chairman of the school’s board of trustees said Friday. The university’s board of trustees has “agreed to begin an orderly transition and commence the process of selecting a new […]