Новости за 17.12.2018

The deal, which is slowly moving towards its anticipated conclusion next year, has implications for Boeing's future work in the Puget Sound area as well as its global competition with Airbus and that plane-maker's own regional-jet partner, Bombardier.

MLS has adopted a new format for its playoffs, getting rid of aggregate scoring and replacing it with a single-elimination tournament.

Report card day can provoke anxiety and dread among students. It may also lead some of them to fear for their physical well-being. A new study found a nearly fourfold increase in confirmed reports of child abuse on the Saturdays immediately after the distribution of report cards at Florida public schools. The study, published in […]

Brad Evans scored 28 goals in 255 MLS appearances and helped the Sounders win the MLS Cup in 2016.

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia teacher told police he stole a 9-year-old student’s violin because he needed money to pay for a $700 ticket. Citing an incident report, news outlets report that video showed 21-year-old Kalif Jones of Stone Mountain stealing the instrument from the cafeteria. It also showed the Brockett Elementary School teacher […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans say they want their candidate in a still-undecided U.S. House race marred by ballot fraud allegations to take his seat in Congress despite acknowledging that a replacement election may be required. The state Republican Party and 9th Congressional District GOP said Monday that the state elections board should […]

Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma,” a mesmerizing black-and-white drama inspired by memories of the director’s childhood in Mexico, was named best film of 2018 by the Seattle Film Critics Society. The group, made of 25 local critics working in print, broadcast, podcasting and online (including yours truly), announced winners in 19 categories today. “Roma” took the most […]

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say all passengers were safely rescued after a Ferris wheel malfunctioned in central Arkansas. The Log Cabin Democrat reports that passengers reported hearing a loud pop and felt their gondolas sway while on the ride Saturday night in Conway, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Little Rock. Passengers were […]

In this well-crafted family drama, that huge Julia Roberts smile turns up, but it’s haunting. The film, a tribute to maternal love, it is likely to sadden you to your core. Rating: 3 stars out of 4.

Another five announced layoffs bring the total this year to 37 jobs. The district is also planning to cut another six positions, but they haven’t been announced yet.

According to industry professionals, disagreements in households about what color lights to choose are common.

HOUSTON (AP) — Shackled at their ankles and wrists and their shoelaces removed, a long line of men and women waited on the tarmac as a team of officers patted them down and checked inside their mouths for anything hidden. Then one by one, they climbed a mobile staircase and onto a charter plane the […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have fired coach Dave Hakstol, with the team having lost 11 of its last 14 games. General manager Chuck Fletcher announced the move Monday, less than two weeks since taking over for the fired Ron Hextall. Minor league coach Scott Gordon took over as the interim replacement. The last-place Flyers have lost […]

Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann have paid $14.5 million for the top floor of a 13-story development in Santa Monica, California.

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll updated the statuses of K.J. Wright, D.J. Fluker, Jordan Simmons and Bradley McDougald during his radio show on 710 ESPN on Monday morning.

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Wage stagnation, say researchers at the Economic Policy Institute, is caused by specific political decisions. By these calculations, the shift in power away from workers and toward their employers has cost the bottom 90 percent of wage earners $1.53 trillion in income in 2015 alone, or $10,800 for every American household.

TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina school bus overturned after it was hit by a car, sending 13 middle school students to the hospital. The North Carolina Highway Patrol said 12 of the students had minor injuries in the crash Monday in Alexander County, while one was in critical condition but expected to survive. […]

Kevin and Julia Garratt were living in China in 2014 when they were arrested, becoming pawns in a high-stakes ploy by Beijing to prevent Canada from extraditing a millionaire businessman. They were imprisoned -- Kevin for more than two years. To their dismay, they see plenty of parallels in the current situation.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Despite opposition from the United States and Hungary, the U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a non-binding compact that provides more robust support for countries where most of the world’s more than 25 million refugees live. The Global Compact on Refugees also strengthens shared responsibility to help those who are forced […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Baylor fell out of the top five for the first time in nearly a year after losing at Stanford. The Lady Bears dropped from third to sixth in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll on Monday after losing 68-63 on Saturday to the then-No. 11 Cardinal. Stanford moved up to eighth. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas, Duke and Tennessee were 1-2-3 Monday in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the second straight week, while reigning national champion Villanova fell out for a second time. The Jayhawks earned 56 of 65 first-place votes to stay at No. 1, a perch they held in the […]

In a game that could have sent the Seahawks to the playoffs, their kicker decided effort wasn't part of his job description. I don't know if it was the NFL's laziest play this season, but it has to be on the podium.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have hired Kelly Krauskopf as their new assistant general manager, making her the first woman in league history to hold the title. Krauskopf has a long history with the franchise. She spent 19 seasons as the top executive of the WNBA’s Indiana Fever and helped oversee Indiana’s new NBA2K […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 41-year-old Kansas man has been sentenced to 109 years and six months in prison for abusing and killing his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son, whose body was found encased in concrete in the garage of a Wichita rental home they had lived in. Stephen Bodine was convicted of first-degree murder and other […]