Новости за 30.08.2018

What to watch in the leading soccer leagues in Europe this weekend: ___ ENGLAND The pressure on Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will ratchet up if the team loses at Burnley on Sunday for a third straight defeat in the Premier League. Most Read StoriesRedmond CEO charged with fraud on more than 100 H-1B visa […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An arbitrator is sending Colin Kaepernick’s grievance with the NFL to trial, denying the league’s request to throw out the quarterback’s claims that owners conspired to keep him out of the league because of his protests of social injustice. Kaepernick’s lawyer Mark Geragos tweeted a picture Thursday of a ruling by arbitrator […]

DETROIT (AP) — Before the world marks the end of Aretha Franklin’s life at her funeral Friday, fans gathered a day early to celebrate her in the place where her faith was forged and her voice was first discovered, singing signature gospel classics like “Amazing Grace” and “Precious Lord.” The line for the public viewing […]

U.S. stocks skidded late Thursday following a report that the Trump administration could put tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods as early as next week. On Thursday: The S&P 500 index retreated 12.91 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,901.13. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 137.65 points, or 0.5 percent, to 25,986.92. Most Read […]

Since the Seattle Education Association authorized a potential strike this week, there are some urgent questions: When do students go back to school? What will happen to them if a walkout does disrupt their return to class? We're working hard to answer these, but we want to hear more from you.

Public health officials are concerned about a cluster of new HIV infections among people described as being homeless, heterosexuals and drug users in North Seattle, with eight such cases identified during routine testing, according to Public Health – Seattle & King County. “This cluster is unusual and worrying, suggesting that we are seeing an increase […]

The motorcycle hit the guardrail, causing the rider to go over it, a State Patrol trooper said. No other vehicles were involved,

The motorcyclist is believed to be a man in his 40s, Trooper Rick Johnson said.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The long-awaited federal court trial of a woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill her rich Canadian husband has begun in Puerto Rico, and the judge has warned the jury “it would get hot.” A decade has passed since Aurea Vazquez was charged with offering a man […]

The annual PAX West convention at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center comes less than a week after a gunman killed two and wounded 11 Sunday at a gaming competition in Florida.

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. on Thursday reported second-quarter sales that fell short of Wall Street estimates, hurt by its Hollister division selling out of its summer clothing too soon in an unusually hot summer in Europe. Shares in the company based in New Albany, Ohio, fell 17 percent in late […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will be signing an executive order Friday that the White House says is aimed at strengthening Americans’ retirement security. The White House declined to provide details on the order, but said it was part of a larger plan to promote programs that enhance retirement security and expand access to […]

PHOENIX (AP) — The late Sen. John McCain has left Arizona for the last time on final flight to Washington, D.C.

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Sports betting has debuted in West Virginia, just in time for college football season. West Virginia Lottery general managing counsel Danielle Boyd says in an email the first legal wager was accepted Thursday at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. She says it’s the first sports book to begin operations […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio State University trustee who thought football coach Urban Meyer deserved more than a three-game suspension has resigned from the board. Former board chairman Jeffrey Wadsworth resigned after Ohio State suspended Meyer and athletic director Gene Smith last week following a two-week investigation. It found they tolerated bad behavior for […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s highest court has upheld life sentences for juveniles. The Court of Appeals ruled 4-3 that Maryland law provides a juvenile offender serving a life sentence with a “meaningful opportunity” to obtain release based on demonstrated maturity and rehabilitation. In its ruling Wednesday, the court cited state law, parole commission regulations […]

The Canadian government has recently moved to nationalize the expansion of the controversial pipeline. But the ruling Thursday by the Federal Court of Appeals is requiring the government to assess the project's possible impact on southern resident killer whales, which use trans-boundary waters of the Salish Sea.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan pop star-turned-opposition figure blocked from leaving for United States, lawyer says.

Marshawn Lynch returns to Seattle, though don't expect to see much of him on the field, as the Seahawks host the Raiders for their fourth and final preseason game still in search of their first win. Follow along as we bring you live updates and analysis from CenturyLink Field.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some Roman Catholic officials in Pennsylvania are lining up with a key state legislative ally in backing the creation of a victims’ compensation fund over allowing victims in decades-old child sexual abuse cases to sue in court. Erie Bishop Lawrence Persico said Thursday he’ll collaborate in the creation of compensation fund. […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. attorney’s office in Springfield, Illinois, says it’s transferring ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock’s corruption case to another prosecutors’ team outside central Illinois. It revealed the step in a Thursday filing asking for a temporary stay of the pre-trial process. The Peoria Republican’s trial date is Jan. 28. The filing comes shortly […]

LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon hunter who fell out of his tree stand and got tangled in his safety harness has been rescued after hanging upside-down for two days about 30 feet (9 meters) from the ground. The Union County Sheriff’s Department says Thursday another hunter found the man and drove to a […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker cancels Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest that sparked Pakistan protests.

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Transportation Department spokesman says 93 people have died in crashes on Idaho roads since Memorial Day. The Idaho State Journal reports the number of deaths caused by crashes in Idaho this year between Memorial and Labor Day has surpassed the 91 deaths that occurred during the same time period […]

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan has sold her Rhode Island estate. The Providence Journal reports that the Newport estate, named Casa del Sole, sold for nearly $4 million. Kwan took sole ownership after filing for divorce from Clay Pell last year. Kwan and Pell both listed “irreconcilable differences” in divorce papers. […]