Новости за 09.01.2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is weighing whether Indian tribes’ immunity from lawsuits also extends to their employees in incidents that take place far from Indian reservations. The case involves a limo driver who rear-ended a car on a Connecticut interstate. The state court civil lawsuit filed by the injured occupants of the car […]

Seattle Times staff reporter Bob Condotta takes a look at the Seahawks’ divisional-round opponent Saturday, the Atlanta Falcons.

A cold front from the north could arrive in the region by Tuesday.

U.S. stock indexes edged mostly lower in early trading Monday, led by declines in energy companies. Oil and gas companies fell the most as the price of crude oil headed lower. Materials stocks notched the biggest gain. Investors had their eye on the latest company earnings and deal news. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expressing confidence in the future of the clean energy industry amid concerns the Trump administration may reverse his policies on climate change. Obama is trying to put pressure on President-elect Donald Trump in an article in the journal Science. Obama says the debate about U.S. climate policy is […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Lawyers for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel have asked the Connecticut Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to reinstate his murder conviction in a 1975 killing. The court ruled 4-3 on Dec. 30 that a lower court was wrong when it ordered a new trial for Skakel in 2013. But the justice […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s first independent governor enters the second half of his term with unfinished business: resolving the state’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit. It’s not quite what the onetime mayor of rural Valdez had in mind when he campaigned for the state’s top job with visions of making a long-hoped-for gas pipeline a reality. […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will be able to make up for lost electricity generation after the aging Indian Point nuclear power plant shuts down in 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday, announcing a deal between state officials and plant-owner Entergy Corp. that will close the facility by 2021. Sitting along the lower Hudson […]

Learning can be intimidating for a beginner, but it’s a fun way to work out, once you get the hang of it.

Carolyn Hax gives advice on what to do in such a situation.

Also airing Jan. 9: “Antiques Roadshow” on KCTS, and “America’s Next Top Model” on VH1 and MTV.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a company that wants to offer flight-sharing services using a model similar to Uber. The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that said Boston-based Flytenow could not operate a website that connected private pilots with passengers willing to share fuel […]

Firefighters were dispatched to the scene around 4 a.m., authorities said.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Peyton Manning and his Southeastern Conference nemesis, former Florida coach Steve Spurrier, will go into the College Football Hall of Fame together. The rest of the new Hall of Fame class of 13 players and coaches includes Southern California Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, San Diego State running back Marshall Faulk […]

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says it has successfully test-fired a submarine-launched cruise missile for the first time, giving it a “credible second strike capability.” A statement Monday said the missile was fired from the Indian Ocean and hit its target. It said the Babur Cruise-3 missile has a range of 450 kilometers (280 miles) […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura’s bid for reinstatement of a $1.8 million verdict in his defamation case against the estate of slain Navy SEAL and “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle. The justices didn’t comment Monday in leaving intact a decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from three sex trafficking victims who accuse advertising website Backpage.com of helping to promote the exploitation of children. The justices left in place a lower court ruling that said federal law shields Backpage from liability because the site is just hosting content […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening mostly lower on Wall Street, led by declines in energy companies and banks. Oil and gas companies had some of the biggest losses in early trading Monday as energy prices fell. Rig operator Transocean slumped 4 […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U2 will play the entirety of its classic 1987 album “The Joshua Tree” at each stop during a summer stadium tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its release. Powered by singles “With or Without You,” ”Where The Streets Have No Name” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” […]

OLDMANS TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Police say a 50-pound dumbbell crashed through a vehicle’s windshield on the New Jersey Turnpike, injuring a motorist. It happened Monday morning in the southbound lanes in Oldmans Township. The 75-year-old was flown to a hospital. The driver’s condition is not known. State troopers are trying to determine where the […]

Two new bills to be introduced Monday would create a way for victims of human trafficking to obtain protection orders and would extend the statute of limitations for prosecuting certain crimes related to trafficking and prostitution.

As Washington state lawmakers return to Olympia on Monday for the 2017 legislative session, education funding looms large. Gov. Jay Inslee has led the way on negotiations with a large proposed state budget increase.

PARIS (AP) — Police in Paris say 16 people have been arrested in connection with the October theft of more than $10 million worth of jewelry from Kim Kardashian West. Police say robbers forced their way into a private Paris residence where Kardashian West was staying, tied her up and locked her in a bathroom […]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ held Monday under tight security due to fears of possible retaliation for the killing of an Islamic extremist. The U.S. and British embassies asked their citizens to take precautions, and the police […]

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore’s defense minister says nine armored personnel carriers that have been detained in Hong Kong should be returned immediately under sovereign immunity laws. Customs authorities in Hong Kong, a Chinese territory, seized the eight-wheeled Terrex infantry carriers in November. The vehicles were being shipped back to Singapore from Taiwan. Defense minister Ng […]