Новости за 10.07.2018

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Turkey’s president says he thinks the mindset of Greek Cypriots remains unchanged from when the latest effort to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus collapsed a year ago. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in Cyprus on Tuesday to meet with the leader of the island nation’s breakaway Turkish side, Mustafa Akinci. Erdogan […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — In calls from the Oval Office, from Air Force One, and from his New Jersey golf club, President Donald Trump returned over and over to the same question as he mulled his next Supreme Court nomination: “Who’s the best here?” His final answer was hardly a surprise: Trump landed on the person […]

The limited-edition set of Smokey Bear gear includes pins, hats, tees and more.

The Seattle company has made a start. But the challenge is enormous, with few immediate monetary incentives in place for change.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Belgium’s golden generation has come up short at a major tournament. Again. With Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard in fantastic form creating chances for themselves and Romelu Lukaku up front, Vincent Kompany fit again at the heart of the defense and Thibaut Courtois standing tall in goal, these Red […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: PepsiCo, up $5.13 to $112.89 The beverage company posted a larger second-quarter profit than analysts expected. Chevron Corp., up $1.60 to $127.59 Most Read StoriesChandler's Crabhouse is closing — and so is Seattle's first Pagliacci PizzaLonnie Shelton, starter for Sonics' 1979 NBA title […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sam Esposito, the North Carolina State baseball coach who played in the 1959 World Series for the Chicago White Sox, has died. He was 81. The school says on its website he died Monday at a nursing home in Newland. A cause of was not given. Esposito won 513 games for […]

Kate Christensen’s latest page-turner, “The Last Cruise,” is a brilliant twist on the innate drama of a cruise-ship setting: The ship is a 1950s ocean liner, making its final voyage. Much of the fun of reading it is that you know that things will go awry; you’re just not sure how.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department confirms a family of three U.S. citizens has been killed in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia. Georgian police officials said Monday that Ryan Smith, his wife, Laura Smith, and their four-year old son were found dead. Police say they arrested a 20-year old man in the central Georgian province […]

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City has signed Riyad Mahrez for a club-record 60 million pounds ($80 million) as it further strengthens its team after winning the Premier League title. The Algeria winger was an integral part of Leicester’s astonishing run to the title in 2016, but has been pushing to leave the central England […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is drafting guidelines to help Catholic dioceses find appropriate ways to decommission unneeded churches so they don’t end up as discos, gymnasiums or gelato shops. The Vatican’s culture ministry is teaming up with Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University and the Italian bishops’ conference to host an international conference in November […]

Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy says an allegation posted on social media accusing him of bloodying his former girlfriend’s face is baseless and false. An Instagram post Tuesday from a person who says she is friends with the woman showed a graphic photo of the former girlfriend and accuses McCoy of physically abusing her, […]

We taste-tested and ranked the city’s four best burgers — as chosen by you, the people. (Okay, we rated three of them, and had to agree to disagree about the fourth!)

LONDON (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro faces some major challenges if he’s going to go any further at Wimbledon after reaching consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals for the first time since 2012. First, on Wednesday he’ll take to the court for a third consecutive day amid concerns over his fitness. Second, his opponent will be […]

The hope is to use the all-star break to help Hernandez get his ailing back healthy.

Seattle Times reader Michael Levy and a friend took a drive to capture a great sunset.

President Trump just hired Bill Shine, forced out of Fox News in the aftermath of sexual harassment scandals. And he defends Rep. Jim Jordan, accused of turning a blind eye to widespread sexual abuse of athletes when he was an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire say a man accused of yanking on a woman’s hijab at a restaurant has turned himself in. Authorities say the 25-year-old woman was sitting at a table at The Farm in Manchester on June 22 when the man unfamiliar to her pulled on her hijab without saying […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted Tuesday to approve President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead Veterans Affairs, a department beset by political infighting and turmoil over providing health care. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee agreed on voice vote to back Robert Wilkie, currently serving as a Pentagon undersecretary. Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont […]

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey Republican congressional candidate is calling for the ouster of the House GOP’s campaign chairman after the party denounced him over racially charged social media posts. Seth Grossman said in a statement Tuesday that National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Steve Stivers should resign and that the party should back […]

After four years of investing in new online services, markets and acquisitions, the high-end Seattle retailer says stronger financial results are on their way.

Built in 1923, the home once owned by the silent film star is on the market for $7.399 million.

This potato salad can hold its own on any super-food list. Skip the mayo and keep potatoes on your summer menu.

MIAMI (AP) — Investigators say excessive speed caused a roller coaster to derail at a Florida boardwalk. Two riders fell 34 feet (10 meters) when their car was left dangling from the track June 14. In a statement Tuesday, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said a preliminary investigation determined that excessive speed caused the Sand […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Gareth Southgate and England are ready to face the music. No other soccer nation dwells on decades of failure quite like the English. Southgate was so demoralized by his penalty kick failure against Germany in the 1996 European Championship semifinals, he avoided The Lightning Seeds “Three Lions,” the team’s official song when […]