Новости за 24.07.2018

Sue Bird is the only woman to ever play in 500 WNBA games. From Game No. 100 to last Sunday's defeat to the Atlanta Dream that was Game No. 500, we look back at the milestone games that Bird has played in her long Storm career.

The secretary of state is not the president. And Donald Trump has proven that any speeches about freedom coming from his administration are not anchored in conviction.

MASHPEE, Mass. (AP) — The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is touting support from a key federal agency in its bid to protect its reservation lands. The Cape Cod tribe on Tuesday highlighted written testimony submitted to Congress by Bureau of Indian Affairs Acting Director Darryl LaCounte stating the agency’s support of legislation enshrining the 321-acre reservation […]

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A transgender woman, who’s incarcerated at a men’s correctional facility in northern Illinois, is again suing the state Department of Corrections to be housed in a women’s prison after alleging she’s suffered abuse in several male facilities. Deon “Strawberry” Hampton has sued the agency multiple times and has been […]

It's looking increasingly likely Earl Thomas will not be present when the Seahawks open training camp Thursday as there doesn't appear to be any new contract on the horizon.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jury selection started in the trial of an FBI agent accused of lying about firing two shots that missed Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, spokesman for the group that took over an Oregon wildlife refuge in January 2016. The errant shots came as the Arizona rancher emerged from his pickup when authorities arrested […]

Bad dogs tend to die young. That’s according to a British study that says aggression, excessive barking and disobedience are among behaviors that can doom canine pets to an early demise. One in three deaths among U.K. dogs younger than 3 years old was from “undesirable” behaviors. Euthanasia was the most common cause of those […]

Photographer: Samantha Shipp Photo taken: July 15 at Mount St. Helens Volcanic National Monument Photographer’s description: “On our way back to Seattle, my boyfriend and I were stopping at famous mountains between Oregon and Seattle to hike and photograph. We drove to St. Helens from Mount Hood in the evening, not really making the best time as we’d […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A special prosecutor has been named to help investigate allegations that Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill drunkenly groped a lawmaker and three legislative staffers. A Marion County judge on Tuesday appointed Fort Wayne attorney Daniel Sigler to review the state inspector general’s eventual findings and determine whether Hill should face criminal charges. […]

BERLIN (AP) — Days of extreme heat have damaged a runway at Germany’s Hannover airport, forcing operators to shut it down pending repairs. Germany’s ninth-busiest airport said Tuesday that 41 flights are affected by the closure, which is expected to last until Wednesday. The airport’s closure hits thousands of passengers during the busy summer holiday […]

URBANA, Ohio (AP) — A teenage boy in Ohio who claimed a second personality of his fatally shot and stabbed his father’s girlfriend has been sentenced to at least 28 years in prison. Sixteen-year-old Donovan Nicholas was sentenced Tuesday in Champaign County to life in prison with no chance for parole for 25 years. He […]

Facebook advertisers were easily able to exclude demographics like Jews and the disabled from viewing their ads. The company has committed to ending the practice and said most of the changes outlined in Tuesday’s agreement were already in the works or completed.

The economy is strong enough that even education isn't stopping people from being hired. But wages are still stuck.

“Mission: Impossible — Fallout" is definitely everything we expected, and more. Rating: 3.5 stars out of 4.

The man allegedly threatened and assaulted Burien Mayor Jimmy Matta Saturday at the annual Olde Burien Block Party.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elbert “Big Man” Howard, who was one of the six founding members of the Black Panther Party, has died at age 80. His wife, Carole Hyams, said Howard died Monday in Santa Rosa after a long illness. Howard served as the party’s first editor of its newspaper and deputy minister of […]

The Sounders academy won the U16/17 national championship earlier this month, giving fans and the front office alike a potential glimpse into the club's homegrown talent of the future.

TOGIAK, Alaska (AP) — A southwest Alaska fisherman is missing after falling off a boat. Alaska State Troopers say 39-year-old Anthony Active of Togiak (TOH-gee-ak) fell from a 26-foot (8-meter) boat Monday afternoon as he checked a set net in Togiak Bay. The accident occurred about 7 miles (11 kilometers) southwest of Togiak. Another person […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A white police officer charged in the shooting death of an unarmed black Pennsylvania teenager as he fled a traffic stop has waived his preliminary hearing. A lawyer representing Michael Rosfeld told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Tuesday that he can’t raise an affirmative defense that the shooting was justified at the preliminary […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Mennonite missionary from Virginia has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a child in Haiti. James Arbaugh of Stuarts Draft had pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of traveling in foreign commerce from the U.S. to Haiti to engage in illicit […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker leads his rivals in available cash as the campaign season heats up. Walker reported contributions of more than $220,000 since early February. He ended the latest reporting period Friday with about $330,000 available after debts. The independent opted to skip next month’s primaries and gather signatures to […]

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park’s fire danger has reached a high ranking for the first time this year following several of weeks of sunny weather and curing vegetation. The Jackson Hole News And Guide reported Monday that the high ranking comes days after lightning sparked the first wildfire of the season near Yellowstone. […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is facing questions about his relationship with former receivers coach Zach Smith, who was fired after an Ohio court granted a domestic violence protection order to his ex-wife. Meyer says the move was the best thing for his team. Smith is the grandson of former Ohio State […]

SELAWIK, Alaska (AP) — A 45-year-old northwest Alaska man died while swimming. Alaska State Troopers say Chester Skin of Selawik swam Monday night in the Selawik River in the middle of the village. He disappeared below the surface at about 7:30 p.m. and did not reappear. Boaters and other swimmers searched for Skin. Most Read […]

These artist edition sinks are made with metal materials like cast bronze that can develop a unique patina over time.