Новости за 26.05.2018

The meeting, which took place 11 days before the inauguration, preceded a $1 million contract that Michael Cohen received from a firm tied to the Russian oligarch.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia University Board of Governors has approved a nearly 6 percent tuition increase for some students. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the board’s Friday decision will raise annual tuition and fees by about $480. The increase applies to all non-Health Sciences undergraduates attending the school full time and paying in-state […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw marked the 10-year anniversary of his major league debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers on the disabled list. However, the three-time Cy Young Award winner is getting closer to returning. Kershaw is set to throw a four-inning simulated game on Saturday at Dodger Stadium, the next step in his […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials will begin enforcing Baltimore’s summer curfew for youth, but the mayor’s office has asked police to take children home instead of to city-run centers. The Baltimore Sun reports the curfew starts Friday. Children 13 and under must be inside from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., while youth ages 14 to 16 […]

Keith Leverkuhn is serving as Boeing’s eyes and ears at Rolls factories in Singapore and Derby, England, where the Trent 1000 engine is manufactured and being repaired.

A jockey in England led police on a long chase, but in a car.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a Savannah police officer was struck and killed by a tractor trailer rig while helping direct traffic at a crash scene. The department announced the death of 37-year-old Anthony Christie on Friday. News outlets report Christie was at a crash scene on Interstate 16 about 2:30 a.m. when he […]

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say one person was injured when a propane tank exploded and eight other tanks caught fire at a propane refilling station in the Denver suburb of Westminster. The Westminster Fire Department said Friday a tank sitting in the back of a running pickup ignited fire, triggering a chain reaction that […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Five members of a New Mexico prison gang have been found guilty of federal racketeering charges involving violent crimes including murder. The U.S. attorney’s office in New Mexico says a Las Cruces jury on Friday acquitted two other defendants of racketeering offenses. Prosecutors say Edward Troup, Billy Garcia, Arturo Arnulfo Garcia […]

Backtalk: Letters to the sports editor

The Mariners saw their five-game win streak end in Thursday's defeat to the A's. Can they get back on track against Minnesota at home Friday evening?

Some questions and answers about the case against Harvey Weinstein.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. power lines that came into contact with trees caused four Northern California wildfires that burned across more than 14 square miles last fall and incinerated 134 buildings, state fire officials said Friday. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection indicated three of the fires might […]

The victim’s rape kit, which contains DNA evidence, was among thousands that sat untested for years in a statewide backlog. It was finally sent for forensic testing last year and the DNA matched that of an Illinois sex offender, prosecutors say.

NFL players being required to stand during the national anthem is a free-speech issue, as it would be to anyone in the stadium. So let’s extend this ruling to the fans as well. Anyone using their phone, talking to a neighbor, walking back from a concession stand or bathroom, etc. during the anthem should be […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The eldest son of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is seeking to bar the media from covering court hearings after he was accused of assaulting his father last year. A lawyer for 29-year-old Track Palin filed a motion Friday to prohibit or limit media access to proceedings in Veterans […]

Re “NFL to anthem protesters: Stand or stay off the field” and “Hawks weigh in on new anthem policy”: Seahawks players K.J. Wright and Doug Baldwin are quoted as being disappointed. Wright says, “I believe that to keep everything nice and easy … maybe guys as a team should just stay in the locker room.” […]

The former U.S. national team star goalkeeper was charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault in 2014 after police said she assaulted two family members at a home in Kirkland.

President Donald Trump wanted to go ahead with the Singapore summit, but his dealmaker’s instincts warned him that the North Koreans were preparing to be recalcitrant, so he seized the initiative with a quick cancellation. Before you hasten to criticize, ask yourself — which side has the upper hand now? North Korea has, for the […]

Re “Amazon, Starbucks back foes of head tax”: Corporations recently got a substantial tax cut on the federal level. The largest corporations keep copious amounts money overseas, so they are not taxed on that income. Washington state does not have a capital-gains tax or an income tax. Over the years, my husband, our friends and […]

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A former Colorado State University professor who filed a sexual harassment suit against the school is getting support from an organization inspired by the #MeToo movement. KMGH-TV in Denver reported Friday the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund could contribute up to $100,000 toward the costs of the suit filed by […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A retired Massachusetts chief justice has been asked by Cambridge officials to help review whether police used excessive force in arresting a black Harvard University student. Video of last month’s incident showed several officers trying to subdue 21-year-old Selorm Ohene after responding to a report of a naked and distressed man […]

Warming temperatures attract thousands of Washingtonians out to the water every year around Memorial Day. This year, they're expected to have access to more than 247,000 registered vessels, the highest since 2013, raising concerns by rescuers already already on high alert in the nation's fourth most dangerous boating state.

■ Wear a life jacket. Children under 13 are required by law to keep one one at all times. Nationally, 80 percent of boat fatalities in 2016 were due to drowning. Of those victims, 83 percent were not wearing a life jacket though a jacket was available in the majority of cases, according to the […]