Новости за 01.07.2018

Nelson Cruz's parents were in town Sunday to help the Mariners' designated hitter celebrate his 38th birthday.

MOSCOW (AP) — Mathias Jorgensen’s goal just under a minute into Sunday’s knockout-round game against Croatia was Denmark’s fastest World Cup goal ever, but not the fastest in tournament history, or even among the top 10. The match entered rarer territory moments later when Mario Mandzukic evened things for Croatia, just the third time the […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise, Idaho, Police say a man suspected in a mass stabbing that injured 9 targeted a 3-year-old’s birthday party.

The Mariners go into Sunday's game with a season-best six-game win streak. Can they extend that to seven against Kansas City?

The Port of Seattle’s efforts to build public trust are undermined by secrecy around its $500,000 payout in a harassment case involving its former chief lawyer.

American kids are more likely to be poor, to drop out of high school and even to die young than in other advanced countries.

Nothing better illustrates Trump’s attitude toward the non-syncophantic press than his embrace of authoritarian leaders who repress their own media — from Vladimir Putin to Filipino leader Rodrigo Duterte to Polish President Andrzej Duda.

SAMARA, Russia (AP) — Brazil captain Thiago Silva is hoping Neymar plays as well as some of his Paris Saint-Germain teammates have done in the knockout round of the World Cup. Teenager Kylian Mbappe scored a pair of goals in France’s 4-3 victory over Argentina, sending Lionel Messi out of the tournament. Edinson Cavani then […]

Officer lost control of the vehicle while responding to reports of shots fired.

A high-pressure area sets up in the eastern Pacific usually about a week after the holiday, keeping Washington warm and dry during the summer months.

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — The Kuskokwim River Salmon Management Working Group is recommending for a small western Alaska town to receive additional fishing hours this season after the community’s subsistence fishing ability was reduced. KYUK-AM reports the lower Kuskokwim River opened for gillnet fishing for six hours Friday, but recent deaths in Kasigluk, a town […]

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a 52-year-old man has been arrested after the body of his estranged wife was found in a burning trailer north of Medford. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that Kevin Dean Hicks Sr. was booked into jail, accused of murder and abuse of a corpse. The office says […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A lawmaker for the Illinois district where an ex-Lithuanian parliamentarian and judge lived before being jailed in Chicago at Lithuania’s request has proposed legislation to suspend extradition proceedings until a decision on her political-asylum request. U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren introduced the bill last week . Lithuania wants 47-year-old Neringa Venckiene (vehn-KEE’-ehn-nay) on […]

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) — Uruguay players used to have the reputation for being dirty. That has all changed under one man they call “El Maestro.” Coach Oscar Tabarez has transformed Uruguayan football and worked hard to improve its image during his 12-year tenure, although Luis Suarez sometimes undoes it all. The South American team […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan voters who twice delivered the governorship to a Republican computer executive-turned-venture capitalist are again being wooed by a wealthy outsider businessman with no political experience for the top post — this time a Democrat. Shri Thanedar, who was unknown until six months ago, has spent millions of his fortune on […]

Behold the sartorial splendor wrought from toilet paper, tape, glue and thread!

Jim Brower’s daughter, Landry, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis shortly after her birth in 2007, and in the ensuing decade he and his wife Jessica have become increasing involved in the push for a CF cure.

Frannie Ronan is only 8, but she's already won a silver medal at the Washington Special Olympics qualified for the USA Games with a bit of luck and a change in the rules.

Seattle’s plan to convert on-street parking pay stations to a pay-by-plate format later this year sparked a flurry of questions from readers about the new system.

Frannie Ronan is not shy about showing off her muscles. At 8 years old, she’s the youngest athlete at the Special Olympics USA Games, which open July 1 in Seattle.

Scientists launched two of the neon-orange, wind-propelled robots off the Washington coast at Neah Bay to survey fish and help improve weather forecasts.

Readers rave about forgiveness, nice bus driver, free beer, recovery of a stolen car; rant about rude bus riders, stolen dog ramp, road rage, bridge openings.

After 10 years since it was first introduced, Seattle’s ban on plastic straws and utensils is now in effect.

The Seattle woman created a voicemail system for the homeless, which allowed them to get communications from prospective employers and landlords without revealing their housing status. It eventually spread nationwide.