Новости за 22.10.2018

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s governor has renewed his call for suspended state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry to resign. Responding to a question about Loughry at a news conference Monday, Gov. Jim Justice said “it just seems to me like the right thing is resignation and go on down the road.” Loughry was […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s largest labor organization is supporting Democrat Mark Begich for governor. The Alaska AFL-CIO in August endorsed Gov. Bill Walker’s re-election bid. But Walker, an independent, announced Friday that he was ending his campaign. Walker’s announcement followed the resignation of his lieutenant governor for what Walker described as an inappropriate overture […]

Washington State Ferries has also canceled its daily round-trip sailing to Sidney, British Columbia, because of the out-of-service boats. The reduced service is expected to be in effect through Nov. 4.

Calvert chose the Huskies over offers from UCLA, Michigan State, Arizona State, Notre Dame, Washington State and others.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Animal Legal Defense Fund has filed a lawsuit to compel the federal government to act on climate change as a similar lawsuit filed by young activists was placed on hold. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the plaintiffs in the suit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Oregon include scientists, nature enthusiasts […]

Mayor Jenny Durkan proposes to fund healthy-food and education programs that, until now, have been paid for through the city's general fund, an idea that one unhappy council member described as a bait-and-switch tactic.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For all the anticipation about whether someone will finally snag the gigantic Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, the games come down to two things: simple math — and very long odds. But there are some quirks and surprises about the math equations that likely will soon vault someone into stratospheric […]

For the simple idea of sitting Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith at a table and turning on a couple of movie cameras, director Roger Michell should get a royal commendation himself.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he wants to push a new middle-income tax cut through Congress after the midterm elections. Trump says he’s looking to cut middle-income taxes about 10 percent after signing a tax bill last year. He tells reporters as he left the White House for a Texas rally that “we’re […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say five of the six men killed last week when a dump truck collided with a pickup truck on a Utah state highway were from Honduras. Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Nick Street said Monday that authorities are coordinating with Honduran consular officials to inform the victim’s families before making […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police have arrested a man who they say ordered a fellow gang member to fire the shots into a crowd that killed a 2-year-old boy. Authorities said Monday that 27-year-old Alexander Varela was arrested Friday on murder charges and other counts in the Oct. 6 fatal shooting of Julien Gonzalez. They […]

BEIRUT — After journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a member of the team that had flown in to confront him put on his clothes and left the building to create a misleading trail of evidence, surveillance images released by Turkey on Monday showed. The ruse — acknowledged by a […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say Hurricane Michael has killed at least 29 people in the state, bringing the overall death toll to 39. Florida Emergency Management Division spokesman Alberto Moscoso says the state toll stood at 29 on Monday afternoon. Ten deaths have been reported in other states. The latest update in […]

Low-wage workers who started out working more hours also saw the most benefit from an increasing Seattle minimum wage, while those working fewer hours saw little benefit, according to the latest study from University of Washington researchers.

ESPN has exercised a six-day selection window, and will choose between UW-Stanford and WSU-Cal for its 7:45 p.m. time slot on Nov. 3.

Documenting oral history way is an important part of preserving a community identity as well as a family history.

No. 15 Washington continues to hold out hope for the return of tight end Hunter Bryant at some point this season. “We are getting close. I will give you that,” UW coach Chris Petersen said Monday. Petersen has previously said that Bryant has been on track in his recovery from summer knee surgery. Bryant initially […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The founder of the infamous Billionaire Boys Club who is serving a life sentence for murder is appealing to California Gov. Jerry Brown for a chance at freedom. Joe Hunt after spending 34 years in prison says that he has asked Brown to commute his sentence. But time is running out […]

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Police have released the names of two men who died in a shooting over the weekend in Bend. The Bulletin says the men have been identified as 33-year-old Kyle Scott Adams and 31-year-old Tyler William Herrick, both of Bend. Police were called to the home early Saturday after neighbors heard gunshots. […]

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Near record-low returns of spring chinook to the South Umpqua River have state wildlife biologists concerned. The News-Review reported Monday that this year, snorkel counts revealed 28 fish returning to their natal pools. That’s the second-lowest since the department started recording numbers 40 years ago. Loss of spawning habitat, warming river […]

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A jury has acquitted a bounty hunter after he was accused of terrorizing a Coeur d’Alene family by threatening to break into their home to find a fugitive who wasn’t there. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports the jury took less than two hours to find 24-year-old Reed J. Alefteras not […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he’s ‘not satisfied’ with what he’s heard from Saudis on journalist’s killing.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The star prosecution witness in the trial of four Delaware inmates charged with murder, kidnapping and other crimes following a fatal prison riot last year played a key role in the disturbance and likely ordered the killing of a prison guard, a defense attorney claimed during opening statements Monday. Attorney Jason […]

A leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency says it’s better to work with Russia to bring its drug-fighting operation into compliance than to criticize the reinstatement and insist that the sports power publicly confess to orchestrating a doping scheme. WADA director general Olivier Niggli told The Associated Press “now is the time to concentrate on […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has a strong relationship with the Saudi crown prince, said Monday that White House officials have their “eyes wide open” about the investigation into the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The critic of the Saudi royal family, who was living in exile in the […]