Новости за 18.07.2018

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland man convicted of killing his 15-month-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 25 years. Prosecutors say Darian Lee McWoods overdosed the girl with methadone in December 2013. The girl named Kamaya also had broken ribs and other injuries. Patricia Fisher, the […]

As Seattle looks to double the size of its bike-share program to 20,000 bikes under proposed regulations announced last week, The Seattle Times took to our Instagram account (@seattletimes) to ask readers for their questions about dockless rental bikes.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court has blocked a measure that would divide the state in three from appearing on the November ballot. The justices on Wednesday ordered the secretary of state not to put the initiative before voters, saying significant questions have been raised about its validity. The court will now consider […]

It’s the same sunny, hummy territory as the 2008 original, but it’s oddly better this time around; credit writer/director Ol Parker, and the way that a familiar recipe often improves after you’ve made it a few times. Rating: 3 stars out of 4.

The annual summer bash brings roughly 100 artists to the Pike-Pine corridor. Don't miss these standouts.

The bright, young R&B talent rides a wave of local buzz into Seattle's quintessential summer fest.

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker already under fire for claiming legislative immunity during a traffic stop has a record of getting pulled over for speeding, and only got a warning each time, according to state police reports. Rep. Paul Mosley was stopped by Department of Public Safety troopers six times since February 2017, according […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial judge shouldn’t have reduced a jury’s award to a man whose leg was severed by a garbage truck in downtown Portland. In reinstating the award, the Appeals Court said the judge’s application of a $500,000 state cap for pain and suffering […]

The Storm topped the 100-point mark for the fourth time this season in a road win over the Chicago Sky.

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — A man accused of driving while intoxicated during a police chase that ended in a fatal crash has been charged in the deaths of two Nampa residents. Idaho State Police on Tuesday identified 50-year-old Joseph Sena as the driver involved in the fatal crash on Saturday that killed 51-year-old Rosa Delafuente […]

Iraq War veteran Chris Sheppard fumed as he watched President Trump’s joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. The former combat engineer with the U.S. Marine Corps sat glued to his cellphone screen in his downtown Seattle office, watching live on Monday as the American president suggested he believed Putin’s denial that […]

TALBISEH, Syria (AP) — Former rebel commander Omar Melhem has nearly come full circle. He was a colonel in the Syrian army when the uprising against President Bashar Assad began in 2011. He defected a year later and joined the armed revolt against the Syrian leader. Then, when Assad’s forces marched into Talbiseh, he was […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge Wednesday denied a request from the NFL to appoint a special investigator to look into what the league says is extensive fraudulent claims on the $1 billion concussion settlement. Judge Anita Brody wrote in her federal court ruling that the league’s attorneys had demonstrated that there is “sufficient evidence […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Climate change protesters are claiming victory in their effort to present an unusual “necessity defense” against felony charges stemming from efforts to shut down oil pipelines. The Minnesota Supreme Court declined Wednesday to review a ruling by the Minnesota Court of Appeals that backed the protesters, who will still face […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Organization of American States is condemning human rights abuses committed by Nicaraguan police and armed pro-government civilians since massive protests against President Daniel Ortega began in mid-April. An adopted resolution with 21 votes in favor also criticized the harassment of Roman Catholic bishops engaged in a dialogue process between the government […]

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — The mother of an 8-year-old Indiana girl who was raped and killed in 1988 wants prosecutors to seek the death penalty against the man accused of the crimes. Prosecutors on Tuesday declined to discuss whether they’ll seek the death penalty for 59-year-old John Miller in the killing of April Tinsley. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats opposing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination are seizing on remarks he made in 2016 saying he would like to put the “final nail” in a Supreme Court precedent upholding an independent counsel law as constitutional. Republicans say Kavanaugh’s writings and speeches are being taken out of context. The independent counsel […]

To start our positional previews counting down the days until the UW Huskies open fall camp, we look at front line of the Pac-12's top-ranked defense from 2017. A year ago, the Huskies ranked No. 2 in the nation against the run.

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — A 6-month-old boy was found with serious burns more than an hour after his mother reported him kidnapped, and he later died. Now a Louisiana police department is investigating the mystery surrounding his disappearance and death. Police in Natchitoches (NACK-uh-tish) say the mother reported she was attacked Tuesday night by two […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democratic senators are voicing opposition against an Oregon federal prosecutor nominated to fill a judicial vacancy in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Oregon U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley and other members of the Senate’s Democratic Caucus held the Senate floor Tuesday night for hours in […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket company has shot a capsule higher into space than it’s ever done before. The company’s New Shepard rocket blasted off Wednesday on a test flight from West Texas. Once the booster separated, the capsule’s escape motor fired, lifting the spacecraft to an altitude of 389,846 […]

Displaying ruthless efficiency, Liz Cambage of the Dallas Wings broke Williams’ WNBA single-game scoring record Tuesday by pouring in 53 points in a win over the New York Liberty in Arlington, Texas.

SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. judge in San Francisco has thrown out a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s decision to cut Affordable Care Act subsidies. The ruling by Judge Vince Chhabria on Wednesday came after California and other states that sued said a workaround was largely succeeding in protecting consumers from higher costs. The states […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his supporters have a new buzz phrase to diagnose his critics: “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” The term is supposed to describe voters who are so angry and opposed to the U.S. president that they are incapable of seeing any good in what he does. “TDS” has popped up on […]

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey woman facing a retrial on charges she killed her ailing husband by smothering him with a plastic bag and tried to kill her daughter the same way and her bail has been set at $1 million. Jenny Tran was convicted of aggravated manslaughter and received a 50-year prison sentence. […]