Новости за 16.04.2019

Strolling down Castro Street with their son Friday in downtown San Francisco, Adam and Sabrina Walker heard a woman screaming for police, KGO reported. A man had snatched the woman’s … Click to Continue »

The 1940s noir mystery “Laura” is coming to Tacoma Little Theatre. Written by Vera Caspary, it was first a book, then a film by Otto Preminger with Jean Tierney, Dana … Click to Continue »

A Florida man has admitted to burying his overdosed friend in his back yard — and he made the confession during interviews with Orlando-area TV stations outside his home, showing … Click to Continue »

Commencement Bay Cannabis has opened a second location in the Tacoma area. The new store across from Puyallup Tribal Administration offices on Portland Avenue had its soft opening April 10. … Click to Continue »

A Spanaway woman who’d been drinking rubbing alcohol allegedly lit her house on fire early Tuesday with five other people sleeping inside. The 51-year-old was taken to Tacoma General Hospital … Click to Continue »

Trent Buchanan talks to the News Tribune after his six-inning, seven strikeout effort vs. Yelm High School on Monday afternoon. … Click to Continue »

Sometimes it’s hard to believe using marijuana for legitimate medical purposes has been legal in Washington for two decades. Since voters approved a landmark ballot initiative in 1998, broad acceptance … Click to Continue »

Compiled from Gig Harbor police reports. Phone scam April 8 — A fast-food supervisor received a call from what she thought was corporate telling her to take $2,100 to a … Click to Continue »

Flightless waterfowl in formal wear are front and center in Disney’s live-action “Penguins.” The latest entry in the studio’s Disneynature series of documentaries (2012’s “Chimpanzee” and 2015’s “Monkey Kingdom” are … Click to Continue »

It was immediately clear to hiker Kathy Sykes that the venomous cottonmouth in her way was not like most seen in the Carolinas. She was at historic Brunswick Town in … Click to Continue »

“Missing Link” is lesser Laika. The Oregon-based animation studio that produced the strange and unsettling “Coraline,” the rambunctious “Boxtrolls” and the exquisite “Kubo and the Two Strings” has gone brighter … Click to Continue »

The inferno that raged through Notre Dame Cathedral for more than 12 hours destroyed its spire and its roof but spared its twin medieval bell towers, and a frantic rescue … Click to Continue »

Stepping up pressure on Cuba, President Donald Trump is poised to allow lawsuits against foreign companies that have benefited from Cuba's seizure of American companies after the 1959 revolution, a … Click to Continue »

Compiled from Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One reports April 5-11. Total reports: 125 Fire: 2 EMS/Rescue: 94 Other: 27 April 5 — Medics responded to a person who fell … Click to Continue »

Egypt's parliament held its last debate Tuesday on proposed amendments to the constitution that could see President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi remain in power until 2030. The move was seen by critics … Click to Continue »

When Samsung said this year it would launch a smartphone with a folding screen, the big question was whether the innovation was something people actually wanted or needed. Is the … Click to Continue »

Drugstore chain CVS Health has agreed to pay a $535,000 penalty to resolve federal allegations that it filled 39 prescriptions for narcotic medications that its pharmacists should have known were … Click to Continue »

Indonesia's presidential election Wednesday pits incumbent Joko Widodo against former special forces Gen. Prabowo Subianto in a repeat of the 2014 contest. Widodo, a furniture exporter and heavy metal fan … Click to Continue »

Danish police have banned a second demonstration by an anti-Muslim provocateur in a neighborhood in Copenhagen with a large population of immigrants to avoid unrest. Police said Tuesday they are … Click to Continue »

Last year, Shir Katzenell made a drastic life change, leaving a prestigious job in the Israeli army to pursue a childhood dream: becoming a mermaid. Ever since getting hooked on … Click to Continue »

Former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan is joining the University of Notre Dame faculty and will be a guest lecturer in political science and economics. The school announced Monday that … Click to Continue »

A German government plane with no passengers on board is blocking the runway after a rough landing at one of Berlin's airports, forcing authorities to divert incoming planes. The German … Click to Continue »

Kabul has announced a list of 250 people — including around 50 women — who are headed for Qatar for talks with the Taliban later this week, a gathering known … Click to Continue »

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan is speaking up about what she calls a growing number of threats to America's homeland. Hassan, a Democrat, is giving a speech Tuesday at Southern New … Click to Continue »

World shares advanced Tuesday, led by a rally in Chinese markets. Upbeat home price data from China and encouraging talk from the White House on trade negotiations with Beijing appeared … Click to Continue »