Новости за 06.08.2018

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The director of human resources for Portland Public Schools was under investigation when she quit last month. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports it is unknown why Kylie Rogers was under scrutiny, but records show the district hired an outside lawyer to investigate her. Rogers declined to answer questions when contacted by the newspaper, […]

Natasha Howard added 14 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks and five steals. But trailing 74-72 Breanna Stewart's three-point play sparked a 15-0 Seattle run to give the Storm the lead for good.

NEW YORK (AP) — The next version of Google’s Android system will be called Pie. It will use artificial intelligence to adapt to how you use the device. For instance, Android will set screen brightness by studying your manual adjustments, rather than automatically switching to a certain level based on ambient light. Google names its […]

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The fastest member of the Kansas City Chiefs was drafted in the fifth round a couple of years ago. Second-fastest? He went in the sixth last spring. Now, if defensive back Tremon Smith can perform anything like Tyreek Hill when he steps onto the field for the Chiefs’ preseason opener […]

Huskies also have "high hopes" for redshirt freshman Ariel Ngata at outside linebacker.

ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) — Authorities say a man on the run from police in Vermont drove into a lake in an attempt to escape. WCAX-TV reports police encountered the man while searching for a suspect in an armed robbery of a gas station in Enosburgh on Saturday night. The store clerk saw the man […]

A bright color scheme can be a welcomed pick-me-up for a child’s bedroom or family room.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police say a shooting that wounded a disc jockey at a Wisconsin radio station appears to have been a targeted attack against a specific individual. Madison police spokesman David Dexheimer said Monday that Sunday’s shooting at WORT-FM wasn’t a random attack or an act of violence targeting the media. Police are […]

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s health ministry has launched a nationwide vaccination campaign to protect children from measles and poliomyelitis. The initiative follows a measles outbreak that affected over 700 people, only two years after the disease was eradicated in Latin America’s largest nation. Health officials also worry that polio may return to Brazil. […]

Designers are pushing prairie dresses and fanny packs — but didn't we ask for it?

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Now is the time to see the covered bridge that appeared in the Walt Disney movie “Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.” The Bend Bulletin reports the Hixon Bridge across Tumalo Creek in Shevlin Park is scheduled to be removed next year after experts determined it had reached the end of its […]

LONDON (AP) — It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas at one London department store. Europe may be basking in a summer heatwave, but Selfridge’s store, first opened in 1909, is thinking of chillier times, launching its Christmas Shop a full 145 days before Dec. 25. The department store says over 500 products are […]

Soften the blow of heading back to school with great tech gadgets and a hot new tablet.

EAGLE, Idaho (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a man has been hit and killed by a car in Eagle. The Ada County Sherriff’s office said Monday a driver, who has not been identified, struck a man in a roadway on Cardon Street in Eagle. The man was near a landscaping truck and trailer that […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is endorsing controversial Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in that state’s GOP gubernatorial primary. In a Monday morning tweet ahead of the Tuesday contest, Trump says Kobach has his “full & total Endorsement!” Kobach advised the Trump campaign and has continued to advise the White House on immigration […]

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Air quality in the Rogue Valley of southwestern Oregon worsened this weekend after a change in wind direction pushed more wildfire smoke into the area. The Mail Tribune reports Medford’s air quality fell to a “hazardous” level and Ashland’s was almost at that level. National Weather Service meteorologist Dan Weygard says […]

Weather delays are the worst, because when airlines play the weather card, they don't owe you anything but a seat on the next available flight. Here's how to avoid them — and make the best of a bad situation if one interrupts your itinerary.

MONROE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a teenager who held up a North Carolina lemonade stand for $17 is still at large. They’re hoping to track him down through surveillance footage and possible DNA and fingerprint tests. Union County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Tony Underwood said Monday that investigators are still looking for the suspect, who […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Wasilla teenager died after falling in Hatcher Pass. Alaska State Troopers say the body of 18-year-old Zachary Campbell was recovered. Trooper early Friday night received a report of a hiker missing in the area of Skyscraper Ridge at the pass. Troopers launched a search with help from Matanuska-Susitna Borough emergency […]

There has been no sign of J Pod, J50's family, in San Juan Island waters since Thursday. The pod has been keeping to the outer coast and west end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and environs.

MEDFORD, Ore. — The state Department of Forestry says a complex of wildfires burning since mid-July in southwestern Oregon is now more than 80 percent contained. The agency said in a news release Monday that crews using infrared scanners to detect pockets of heat near containment lines are finding fewer hot spots. Extinguishing the remaining […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A motorcycle driver was critically injured when the bike struck a guardrail in Anchorage. Anchorage television station KTVA reports a second person also was injured in the crash Sunday night on the Glenn Highway near the Northway Mall. Anchorage Police Department spokesman MJ Thim (tim) says the motorcyclist was driving into […]

Hordes of headbangers amassed in Germany for the world’s largest heavy metal festival – among them, two elderly men who apparently left their retirement home to rock out, police said. Authorities said the pair went missing from their retirement home in Dithmarscher, a rural district in Schleswig-Holstein, and were found to have traveled about 25 […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce reveals she had an emergency Caesarean section when she delivered her twins. The singer, in a series of essays in September’s Vogue magazine, says she was 218 pounds and was swollen from toxemia. The 36-year-old says they spent many weeks in intensive care and her husband, Jay Z, was “such […]

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The number of emergency firefighters in Alaska is expected to decrease due to new rules required to join the ranks. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Sunday that emergency firefighting crews have declined in Alaska from more than 70 crews in the 1980s and 1990s down to 20 crews this year. Starting […]