Новости за 15.01.2017

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch will deliver her final speech as attorney general at a Birmingham church that was the site of one of the most violent attacks of the civil rights movement. Lynch will speak Sunday afternoon at the city’s 16th Street Baptist Church. The church was the target of […]

MCCALL, Idaho (AP) — A wolverine has been recorded on an Idaho Fish and Game camera near McCall in west-central Idaho as part of a four-state study to determine where the elusive mammals live. The agency reported Friday that a remote camera recorded at least one wolverine earlier this winter feeding on a deer leg […]

PARIS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged the incoming Trump administration to accept an invitation from Russia to attend Syria peace talks next week. Speaking to reporters after a Mideast peace conference in Paris, Kerry said he supports the meeting that Russia, Turkey and Iran are co-sponsoring in Kazakhstan on […]

SANTIAM PASS, Ore. (AP) — Winter has arrived in Oregon’s mountains. As such, it’s time for skiers, snowshoers, snowmobilers and sledders to find powdery fun at Santiam Pass’ collection of sno-parks. A seasonal permit of $25 will give you access to 11 different parks east of Salem, along with the miles of trails they provide […]

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Thousands of people are showing up for a rally in suburban Detroit where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak in support of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. It is one of several rallies around the country by Democrats ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Trump has promised a speedy […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — After 10 weeks, dozens of tweets and one rollicking news conference, Donald Trump’s transition into the White House has left little doubt that the man Americans elected in November is the president they’ll get. The immense responsibilities of the office and the daunting decisions that await Trump when he takes office Friday […]

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A new display featuring photos of former mayors from Ohio’s fourth-largest city turned up a discovery: A photo thought to be of Toledo’s first mayor is actually a photo of his son. The mistake was discovered a few years ago by family members of the first mayor and local historians but […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tributes to former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt in the season after her death are taking place at the program she built into a national power and on other campuses across the country. Harvard, Kentucky, Vermont and Division II program Metropolitan State of Denver are among the women’s basketball teams […]

WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old woman abducted from a Florida hospital hours after her birth has met her biological parents for the first time. Kamiyah Mobley met her birth parents on Saturday at the police department in Walterboro, the South Carolina city where she was raised under a false name, multiple media outlets reported. […]

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s leaders on Sunday signaled their resolve to play hardball in talks with the European Union, suggesting they will look for partners elsewhere if the bloc restricts access to its huge market. Under pressure to reveal her Brexit blueprint, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said she will call for a “truly […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The crowd-pleasing NASA drama “Hidden Figures” has topped the box office for the second straight week, while a pair of high-priced prestige releases sputtered. Estimates on Sunday say “Hidden Figures,” a tale about African-American mathematicians in the 1960s space race, sold $20.5 million in tickets in North American theaters over the […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A police officer confronted by a fleeing gunman suspected of shooting three people fatally shot the man early Sunday, Chicago police said. Officers were on routine patrol in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the city’s West side when they heard gunshots and began chasing a 34-year-old man, police said. “Officers initiated […]

Baylor’s trip to the top is likely one and done. The Bears lost in their first game as the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 , clearing the way for the Kansas Jayhawks to possibly soar to the top of Monday’s poll. Kansas (16-1, 5-0 Big 12) moved up a spot to No. […]

In past years, it was just another day to Edgar Martinez. Really, there was no reason for him to make the day that the Baseball Hall of Fame voting results are announced as a priority. He wasn’t going to get voted in, so why worry? But this year, it will be different.

MILAN (AP) — Restorers at Milan’s famous Brera Art Gallery have taken measures to protect the collection after its humidity control system failed during a “once-in-a-decade” dry, cold spell that moved through Milan last weekend, officials said. Donato Bramante’s “Christ at the Column” and a Bastiani piece were removed from their exhibit spaces for immediate […]

LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) — Eddie Long, the pastor of a Georgia megachurch whose reputation was tarnished after former congregants accused him of sexual misconduct, has died. He was 63. New Birth Missionary Baptist Church said in a statement to multiple media outlets that Long died Sunday after battling cancer. Long has been senior pastor at […]

A sampling of national-media reaction following the Seahawks' 36-20 loss to the Falcons in an NFC divisional playoff game on Saturday.

LONDON (AP) — Penguin Books says Prince Charles has co-authored a book on climate change together with an environmentalist and a Cambridge scientist. The Prince of Wales, long a critic of man-made climate change, wrote the book “Climate Change” with Tony Juniper, a former Friends of the Earth director, and Emily Shuckburgh, a Cambridge University […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Goodwin Liu joined the seven-member California Supreme Court in 2011, he became its fourth sitting member of Asian descent. The number is remarkable. The other state supreme courts in the U.S. combined have a handful of Asian-American justices. And Asian-American representation on other state courts, the federal bench and among […]

The spring chinook forecasts for Columbia River tributaries above Bonneville Dam are expected to be above last year’s actual returns. This spring, the Wind forecast is 3,600 spring chinook (6,500 was forecast last year with a 3,200 actual return); Drano Lake is 7,500 (9,800 and 6,500); and Klickitat is 2,100 (1,600 and 2,000). The Wind […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump proved you could ride reality TV fame to the White House. Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner proved that having a film crew around can just compound the embarrassment of a political freefall. Now, a young Republican is following in their footsteps by allowing a documentary film crew to shadow […]

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Bob Dylan would surely still recognize the low-ceilinged room in Caffe Lena where he played a couple of gigs almost 60 years ago. But just about everything else about a venue that bills itself as the nation’s oldest continuously operating coffeehouse has undergone some major upgrades as part of a […]

The Seahawks wanted to run the ball and keep Atlanta's offense off the field Saturday in a divisional playoff game. But like just about everything in a 36-20 loss, that didn't go according to plan.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The eagle has landed — on chickens and rare birds, with talons at the ready. The resurgence of the bald eagle is one of America’s greatest conservation success stories. They have come back so strong that in some areas, they are interfering with efforts to preserve more jeopardized species, such as […]

As you head for the door, I find myself simply wanting to address you as one African-American man to another about the singular mark you made on American history: first black president.