Новости за 18.02.2016

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Court documents say a woman arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting three fugitives told police she drove the men around as they tried to buy a used car in the hours after their escape from a California jail. The Orange County Register (http://bit.ly/24c8NQo ) cited a search warrant in […]

The first-place trophy was awarded to the Monmouth, Ore., terrier named Allie at the Westminster Kennel Club’s annual dog show.

BOSTON (AP) — It’s like “Guitar Hero” that pays you back, if you’re any good. At least, that’s the pitch gambling regulators across the country are hearing as they consider whether to allow casinos to offer slot machines that mimic video and arcade games in an effort to attract younger gamblers. The latest is Massachusetts, […]

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Delaware school district has apologized after a staff member inadvertently sent parents a sarcastic “Hurt Feelings Report” that makes fun of “whiners.” The News Journal of Wilmington (http://delonline.us/1ToDyww) reports that the form is structured like a bullying report and was attached to an email sent Wednesday to parents at Wilmington’s […]

In this photo by Gemunu Amarasinghe, a novice Buddhist monk carries a puppy at a monastic school in the suburbs of Yangon, Myanmar. Public education in Myanmar is in crisis, with crumbling schools, ill-trained teachers and many families unable to afford books, uniforms and other expenses. Monastic schools may provide the only education many children […]

A baby panda in Malaysia, the Secret Sunrise dance and more in Photos of the Day.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging mostly lower Thursday morning, led by declines in consumer stocks after Wal-Mart reported disappointing results and cut its sales projections. The market is coming off a three-day rally, its longest so far this year. The price of crude oil continued to recover. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial […]

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a New York man charged with killing his wife of 51 years admitted using a camping tool and fire poker to beat her inside their apartment. The Leader-Herald of Gloversville reports (bit.ly/1WtnR6t) a Gloversville detective testified during a preliminary hearing Tuesday that 70-year-old Frank Ostrander told officers he argued […]

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors plans to sell 20- and 30-year notes to make a payment on its huge U.S. pension obligation for hourly workers. The Detroit company filed a prospectus for the offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday that did not specify an amount. But Moody’s Investor Services said it […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge rejected a plea deal Thursday in the rape case against former NFL star Darren Sharper, saying the nine-year sentence doesn’t reflect the seriousness of the alleged assaults against as many as 16 women. “This court cannot accept this plea agreement,” U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo told Sharper […]

NEW DELHI (AP) — A protest that rocked a New Delhi university this week spread across India on Thursday, with students and teachers in at least 10 cities joining demands for the release of a student leader arrested on sedition charges and accused of being anti-Indian. Protesters were outraged by nationally televised scenes of Kanhaiya […]

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say more than 2,800 vehicles are trapped at crossings on the Greek-Bulgarian border, following road blockades by protesting Greek farmers and counter-protests by angry Bulgarian truckers. Police say about 1,300 lorries and cars were stuck on the Greek side of the main Promahonas-Kulata crossing Thursday, and about 1,500 in […]

WANATAH, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a 41-year-old man is dead after a snowmobile he was driving crashed into a parked semitrailer in northern Indiana. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday that Jason Beecher of Koontz Lake was found dead on the property of Kaiser Farms near the west side of Wanatah. A […]

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota said Thursday it is recalling nearly 2.9 million sports utility vehicles, including more than 1.1 million in the U.S., because of seat belts that might fail in a crash. The recall covers RAV4 SUVS from the 2005 through 2014 model years, the RAV4 electric vehicle from 2012 through 2014, sold in […]

MADRID (AP) — China says its state-owned ICBC bank will cooperate with Spanish authorities investigating it in a money laundering and tax fraud probe that has led to the arrest of five directors. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters Thursday in Beijing that the government demands that Chinese companies overseas abide by both […]

PHOENIX (AP) — On a Sunday evening last spring, two men wearing body armor and armed with assault rifles abruptly stopped their car outside a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Garland, Texas. An approaching security officer thought it was a prank, but quickly realized he was mistaken and ran behind a tree as shots erupted. […]

The European Union can be a bewildering place, full of mystifying acronyms and impenetrable jargon. With EU leaders meeting Thursday and Friday to thrash out a deal that aims to keep Britain in the bloc, here are some key terms deciphered: EUROPEAN UNION: Formed in 1957 as the European Economic Community by France, West Germany, […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A large Los Angeles hospital chose to pay hackers who were holding its computer network hostage, a move its CEO said was in its best interest and the most efficient way to end the problem. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center showed uncommon transparency in saying Wednesday that it paid the 40 bitcoins […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Condoms could be coming to porn studios across California if the state agency in charge of enforcing workplace safety adopts proposed new regulations aimed at protecting actors who make adult films. The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health was scheduled to vote on the regulations following a hearing Thursday in […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron is bracing for a crucial European Union summit on Thursday, convinced he needs to clinch a deal to fundamentally reform the bloc to make sure a U.K. referendum on continued British membership can be won. With as many as four core issues still outstanding going into the […]

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a five-day visit to Mexico with a message of love and compassion for the people of Mexico and the migrants who pass through it on their way to the United States. For their political and religious leaders, the trip was more a lesson in tough love. […]

Safety David Bruton Jr., one of several Denver Broncos defenders set to become a free agent, wishes the NFL was more like the NBA.

Sounders midfielder Andreas Ivanschitz continued his strong preseason with two goals and a hockey assist as Seattle topped the L.A. Galaxy 4-0 on Wednesday in a preseason scrimmage at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.

Our recent interactive look at the revival of the Elwha River watershed took collaboration across many corners of the newsroom. Here's a small glimpse at how it came together.

The project was such a massive undertaking that architects had to account for the curvature of the Earth.