Новости за 13.06.2019

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s pro-independence ruling party took a major step Thursday toward nominating incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen — a thorn in the side of China — as its candidate for a second presidential term. The Democratic Progressive Party announced that Tsai had won a primary over challenger William Lai, a former premier, in […]

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the death of a bald eagle found at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Wednesday that a wildlife service criminal investigator says the eagle appears to have been shot. The bird’s carcass was discovered May 21 in a wooded […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon city has launched a program to distribute portable toilets in order to reduce cleanup costs and improve public health and hygiene. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Tuesday that Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler proposed the Hygiene Street Response initiative after receiving numerous complaints about human feces in public places. Wheeler says that […]

Seattle led 6-1 but the Twins rallied to force extra innings. Minnesota committed errors in the 10th that gave the Mariners a 9-6 victory.

Right-hander Parker Markel picked up his fourth save.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee are investigating a shooting involving members of a regional fugitive task force. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said on Twitter that its agents were on the scene of a shooting in Memphis on Wednesday night. The state police agency says the shooting involves the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins found out what San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets learned the hard way. Don’t let the St. Louis Blues take a lead. Craig Berube’s team showed all playoffs it could lock down a hockey game better than anyone else in the NHL. Their style of game translates […]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams has been named to New Zealand’s provisional squad for the basketball World Cup but is not expected to play because of long-standing feud with Basketball New Zealand. Adams’ name was included among 25 players New Zealand submitted Thursday to the world governing body FIBA. […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins will look back on three minutes all summer. The Bruins had it all lined up: a raucous home crowd for its first Game 7 of a Stanley Cup Final in their 95-year history, was aided by a couple of world champions from other sports and a fast start that […]

BOSTON (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly should expect another email from his 99-year-old grandmother pretty soon. Congratulations from Deirdre O’Reilly are certainly in order after her grandson won the Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the NHL playoffs. O’Reilly scored the opening goal for the St. Louis Blues in […]

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A former Australian army lawyer charged with leaking secret documents to journalists said on Thursday his prosecution was not about protecting national security but concealing “a national shame.” David William McBride, 55, made his first appearance in the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court on Thursday on charges relating to the leaking […]

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana judge has ruled a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body can reject an insanity defense. Joseph Oberhansley is accused of killing and mutilating 46-year-old Tammy Jo Blanton in Jeffersonville in 2014. He faces trial on Aug. 19. Oberhansley filed a motion last month […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Fallout from the Netflix miniseries that dramatizes the events surrounding the Central Park Five trial continues. The New York Post reports that Elizabeth Lederer informed Columbia Law School on Wednesday that she would not seek reappointment as a part-time lecturer due to negative publicity generated by the series, “When They See […]

Family members of Thomas Hernandez, of White Swan, one of 5 people fatally shot last weekend, describe a web of relationships scarred by violence that's plaguing the remote region.

HONG KONG (AP) — Traffic was restored in the heart of Hong Kong on Thursday following violent clashes the day before between police and protesters who oppose legislation that would allow criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial. The events in the former British colony mark possibly its biggest political crisis since […]

A look at what’s happening around the majors Thursday: ACES UP Lefty aces Jon Lester and Clayton Kershaw square off when the Chicago Cubs visit the Los Angeles Dodgers for the opener of a four-game series. Lester is looking for his third straight victory for Chicago. He allowed four runs in the first Saturday night […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California appeals court says it’s legal to have small amounts of marijuana in prison — so long as inmates don’t inhale. The 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled that California voters legalized recreational possession of less than an ounce (28 grams) of cannabis in 2016, with no exception even for […]

It’s 2019, and here’s “Shaft.” Again. This time with Richard Roundtree, Samuel L. Jackson and Jessie T. Usher playing three generations of John Shafts. Rating: 2 stars out of 4.

Mayor Jenny Durkan says Seattle has a unique voice as the region's biggest city in the debate over Navy testing and training.

Russell Wilson on the rookie receiver: "DK is looking really, really special. He can do anything and everything. He’s tremendous."

Riders have been tweeting photos of crowded stations or people leaving the downtown transit tunnel, to catch buses on the streets.

Seattle, after halting efforts to address widespread vehicle camping, is targeting junk RVs and predatory "car ranchers" who rent vehicles to homeless people.

The Highway 99 tunnel under downtown Seattle opened on Feb. 4. WSDOT, the state transportation agency, planned to begin tolling the tunnel in July, but now drivers get a few more months to drive in the tunnel toll-free.

Renton police say video-surveillance footage from a parking lot shows an unconscious woman being repeatedly raped, punched, kicked and stomped on by the teen during a nearly hourlong assault.