Новости за 24.01.2019

The author of a new guide for adult college students offers advice on how to successfully earn a degree at any age — and says one Washington two-year public college ranks among the best in the nation for serving adults going back to school.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister says the time has come for an international investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Mevlut Cavusoglu told A Haber television on Thursday that the issue would be taken up with U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Execution, Agnes Callamard, during her visit next […]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A quick look at the Australian Open: LOOKAHEAD TO FRIDAY There’s only one main draw singles match on Day 12: No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic’s semifinal against No. 28 Lucas Pouille. Six-time champion Djokovic wants the record for most Australian Open men’s singles titles to himself — he shares the mark with […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The rest of the NBA isn’t much of an obstacle for the Golden State Warriors right now. But the two-time defending champions have just what they need to test themselves in the doldrums of an 82-game season. Long before the Warriors can go for their third consecutive title and fourth in five […]

A look at the upcoming week around the Big 12 Conference. GAME OF THE WEEKEND: Kansas at Kentucky: The ninth-ranked Jayhawks travel to face the eighth-ranked Wildcats in the highlight of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Kentucky has hit its stride after some early struggles, beating Mississippi State 76-55 on Tuesday for its fifth straight win. […]

With the New York Rangers playing their best hockey in months as they went into their extended break, veteran goalie Henrik Lundqvist hopes his young teammates don’t focus too far ahead when they return. The Rangers have won four of five to pull within nine points of the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A sea lion bit a fisherman on his leg in a harbor in southwest Alaska, marking a fishing town’s third attack in two years by the marine mammals. Sand Point police officer David Anderson tells the Anchorage Daily News that the sea lion hopped onto the fishing boat Celtic and bit […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The new mayor of a small town in western Oregon is little different than the previous ones — he just celebrated his 19th birthday. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Benjamin Simons was sworn into office earlier this month to become Yoncalla’s youngest mayor. Simons was elected in a three-person race in November while […]

WACO, Texas (AP) — Lauren Cox scored 22 points to lead all five Baylor starters in double figures and the No. 2 Lady Bears pulled away in the second half for an 84-69 victory over No. 20 Iowa State on Wednesday night. Cox had a tying layup to start an 8-0 run that put Baylor […]

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans headed into uncharted political waters Thursday, with the young leader of a newly united and combative opposition claiming to hold the presidency and socialist President Nicolas Maduro digging in for a fight with the Trump administration. Violence flared again Wednesday during big anti-government demonstrations across Venezuela, and at least seven […]

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The rise of Juan Guaido from back-bench obscurity to the U.S-backed, self-declared interim president of Venezuela in just three weeks has been meteoric – and by his own recognition risky. Few Venezuelans had even heard of the fresh-faced, 35-year-old lawmaker when he was plucked from anonymity and named as president of […]

City officials haven't yet determined the full extent of the attack, which has affected internal shared files.

An Everett woman who died after being hit by a U.S. Postal Service vehicle Tuesday evening has been identified as Victoria L. Taggart, 76, according to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner on Wednesday. She was crossing Pacific Avenue in a crosswalk in Everett around 5:45 p.m. when the traffic light changed, according to a statement from Everett Police Department. The […]

A day after being elected to the Hall of Fame, pitchers Mariano Rivera and Mike Mussina discussed Mariners legend Edgar Martinez's well-documented success against them.

"Dear Evan Hansen," the Tony Award-winning teen musical, was supposed to open tonight at the Paramount Theatre for its week-and-a-half run. But it's been canceled. Here's how you can attend another performance or get a refund.

Avista said both companies’ boards decided to drop the deal because they were unlikely to win a reversal of regulators’ decisions against the deal by the expiration of their merger agreement on March 29.

Fire investigators ruled the fire an accident and determined it was most likely caused by a marijuana grow light located too close to combustibles.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is deflecting speculation that he might run for Senate in Kansas, saying he has a “very full plate” in his current job. Pompeo was asked Wednesday night in a Fox News television interview about whether he might run next year for the seat held by […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed rolling back a 2016 criminal justice overhaul after earlier declaring “war” on criminals. Bills addressing sex offenses, sentencing, pretrial and probation and parole were introduced. Department of Law Criminal Division Director John Skidmore says if all provisions were enacted, they would roll back most of […]

NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old fatally stabbed his mother’s ex-boyfriend on the Oregon coast when the man kicked in the woman’s front door and charged at her son. The Coos County Sheriff’s Office says Anthony Calderon stabbed 39-year-old Eric Woodworth in the chest with a knife at about 6:05 Wednesday morning. […]

Health officials are investigating the suspected measles case and believe the risk to the general public is low.

“The cargo industry takes steps to clean up its smoke-belching ships”: This news was so heartening to me. My father, Andreas Arne Paulsen Faste, was a Seattle naval architect back in the ’50s, when the push was for double hulled tankers to keep big oil leaks out of the oceans and out of Puget Sound. […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The new U.N. envoy for Colombia is urging the government to swiftly implement its plan to protect social leaders, saying seven were killed in just the first week of January. Carlos Ruiz Massieu told the Security Council on Wednesday that there have also been 31 attacks since U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ […]

Thank you for the editorial urging President Donald Trump to cede his support for the citizenship question on the 2020 census. The census as it is allows government officials to get as close to accurate accounting of how many people live in this country, information that is essential for good government. As pointed out by […]