Новости за 13.07.2018

U.S. stocks wrapped up another solid week Friday as industrial and energy companies ticked higher, but quarterly results from several big U.S. banks didn’t excite investors. On Friday: The S&P 500 index gained 3.02 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,801.31. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 94.52 points, or 0.4 percent, to 25,019.41. Most Read […]

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has been declared an opposition party candidate for the December presidential election after recently being acquitted of war crimes charges in an appeal to the International Criminal Court. Bemba accepted the candidacy from his Movement for the Liberation of Congo party Friday by telephone from […]

PHOENIX (AP) — Honduran consulate officials say they are working closely with the U.S. government to get a 1-year-old boy who was separated from his dad after crossing the border from Mexico back to his home country. Johan went before an immigration judge last week in a case that sparked international outrage. An official with […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In an effort to attract millennials to its games, a minor league baseball team in Alabama ended up insulting some of them. The Montgomery Biscuits is the Tampa Bay Rays’ Double-A affiliate. On Wednesday, the team announced an upcoming “Millennial Night.” A Twitter post remarks that if the millennials “want free […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats running for Kansas governor are falling in line with the national gun-control movement stirring the party’s liberal base. And they’re doing it even if it means disavowing a loosening of gun laws in recent years that had played well in their gun-friendly state. The top three Democratic contenders ahead of […]

With the official announcement of a "Downton Abbey" movie, longtime-fan and movie critic Moira Macdonald has some possible storyline ideas.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional investigators say TSA failed to perform many inspections of carriers operating flights from Cuba to the U.S. between 2012 and 2016. The Government Accountability Office said in a report Thursday that the Transportation Security Administration only performed about half the required inspections on five carriers that investigators studied. The GAO says […]

Patrick Marshall answers your personal technology questions each week.

Apple released updates to the MacBook Pro this week that hopefully address some concerns with the late-2016 version.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning lights about cyber threats to U.S. national security are “blinking red” and the digital attempts to undermine America are occurring daily, not just at election time, the nation’s top intelligence official said Friday. Russia has been the most aggressive foreign actor, but cyber threats also are coming from China, Iran and […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On Monday he was accepting an award from a legal foundation in Denver. He was in Los Angeles on Tuesday, fighting to unseal a lawsuit brought by a Playboy centerfold. On Wednesday he was in New York visiting children separated from their parents at the U.S. border and on Friday he […]

Mr. Art of the Deal doesn’t want any deals. He just wants to tear things down.

All of Sound Transit’s LINK light-rail stations offer opportunities to create vibrant, walkable mixed-use communities with significant amounts of new housing and reduced dependence on automobiles.

GEARHART, Ore. (AP) — Cannon Beach, Manzanita and Seaside all provide beach wheelchairs for people with disabilities. Gearhart could be the next North Coast city to try it. The Daily Astorian reports that the man who helped start the Seaside program went the Gearhart City Council this week to propose a similar service. Randy Anderson […]

Imagine the fear of a child who speaks no English and who is taken away from the only point of constant reference in his young life. If you strip those layers of politics away, one by one, you are capable of seeing how horrible it is.

Campaigns for and against the levy spent more than $600,000 combined, contesting a referendum that likely will not take place.

The radical left isn’t radical at all. Republicans, in their pursuit of power, forced the center to move left.

We heard dozen of stories of families unfairly separated by our country’s immigration policies.

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani official says death toll from suicide bombing at election rally has jumped to 128.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A manager at a Florida sporting goods store says he’s been rehired after being fired for tackling a man who was stealing a handgun. An attorney for 32-year-old Dean Crouch said Friday that Texas-based Academy Sports and Outdoors unconditionally reinstated his client. Crouch previously said he was fired Tuesday for violating […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia will be offering graduate-level certificate programs in medical marijuana. Courses start this fall for two graduate certificate programs in cannabis medicine and cannabinoid pharmacology at the school’s Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp. A third program on cannabinoid chemistry and toxicology will get […]

Seattle also brought up three right-handed pitchers from Class AAA Tacoma -- Christian Bergman, Casey Lawrence and Mike Morin.

MOSCOW (AP) — Kylian Mbappe has electrified the World Cup with his speed and youthful exuberance. Luka Modric has coolly controlled matches in Russia with his graceful play in the middle. Whether France wins its second title in 20 years or Croatia raises the trophy for the first time Sunday at the Luzhniki Stadium in […]

UNION CITY, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving house fire killed a 2-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl on Friday and injured at least six other people. The fire, at a multifamily home in Union City, started shortly before 9 a.m. and quickly consumed the home and damaged a neighboring house, sending flames and smoke high […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Awkward timing. The Justice Department announced new indictments in the Russia probe Friday just as President Donald Trump was meeting Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. Most cable news networks broke away from coverage of the royal pageantry to carry Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s announcement of indictments against 12 Russian intelligence […]