Новости за 26.01.2017

Mariners add a veteran catcher for roster depth going into spring training.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — South By Southwest says FBI director James Comey will address the portion of its festival focusing on interactive technology. Comey will be a featured speaker in Austin on March 13. He is under a U.S. Justice Department inspector general’s investigation for an FBI probe into emails linked to Hillary Clinton’s private […]

MIAMI (AP) — The man suspected of the shooting at a South Florida airport that left five people dead and six wounded has been formally indicted by a federal grand jury. The indictment returned Thursday charges 26-year-old Esteban Santiago with 11 counts of causing death or bodily harm at an international airport, five counts of […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands has erupted again, sending a cloud of ash and ice particles 30,000 feet in the air. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the cloud was seen by satellite shortly after Bogoslof (BOH-gohs-lawf) Volcano erupted Thursday. Volcanic ash above 20,000 feet is a threat to airliners flying […]

HOUSTON (AP) — A spokesman says former President George H.W. Bush is taking his last round of antibiotics and could be discharged this weekend from the Houston hospital where he’s being treated for pneumonia. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said Thursday that the 92-year-old former president’s health is improving every day. The nation’s 41st president was […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — Greece and its international creditors failed Thursday to bridge their differences and move toward finishing an important review of the bailout program that is keeping the country’s economy afloat. The president of the group of nations using the shared euro currency, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, chaired the talks between the eurozone’s 19 finance ministers […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Workers have removed about one-fifth of the 140,000 gallons of diesel that spilled from a broken pipeline onto an Iowa farm, authorities said on Thursday, and all the liquid on the ground should be cleaned up by the end of the day. Vacuum trucks were sucking up the fuel that […]

LONDON (AP) — It took more than a year’s worth of beatings, sleep deprivation, psychological abuse and threats to his family before former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg said he cracked and confessed to being a member of the al-Qaida terror network. The only problem, he said, was that it was a lie. Chris Arendt, […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lily Tomlin will be acting for the actors Sunday, as she receives Life Achievement honors at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. “I feel like I’m a kid going to some grownups’ event,” she said in an interview. “I feel like I’m playing along with it.” Tomlin has been letting the kid […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, say one person is dead after a shooting involving an officer. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said in a Twitter feed that a weapon was recovered at the scene of the Thursday shooting on the city’s east side. The department said the officer and the victim were Hispanic. Word […]

HOUSTON (AP) — It’s rare when Tom Brady takes a back seat in a Super Bowl. Janet Jackson managed to make that happen. Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction is a lasting memory of the last Super Bowl in Houston, overshadowing a thrilling win by the Patriots in 2004 and forever changing how the NFL handles halftime performances. […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Donald Trump’s home state would no longer do business with companies working on the Republican president’s border wall under a proposal announced Thursday by Democratic New York legislator. Assemblywoman Nily Rozic’s bill would prevent the state from signing contracts or investing in companies hired for the federal project. It’s the latest […]

Bryce Caldwell says the broader store will carry organic produce, dairy, seafood and meat, mainly from King, Snohomish, Pierce, Skagit, Pacific and Grays Harbor counties.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The former head of President Donald Trump’s transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency says he expects the new administration to seek significant budget and staff cuts. Myron Ebell left the transition team last week. Ebell says in an interview with The Associated Press that his specific proposals to the White House […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — What was perhaps the best dunk contest in All-Star weekend history will not get a rematch. Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine says he will not return to the event to try to win it for a third straight year. LaVine defended his title in Toronto last season, winning a thrilling duel with […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pair of gay rights advocacy groups said Thursday a judge should halt Utah state laws that discriminate against LGBT students by restricting talk about homosexuality in schools. The laws create a “chilling culture of silence that stigmatizes LGBTQ students,” Equality Utah and the National Center for Lesbian Rights said […]

WASHINGTON — Can women be brilliant? Little girls are not so sure. A study published Thursday in the journal Science suggests that girls as young as 6 can be led to believe men are inherently smarter and more talented than women, making girls less motivated to pursue novel activities or ambitious careers. That such stereotypes […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marketers would describe “A Dog’s Purpose” as a film with “four-quadrant” appeal, meaning it’s likely to draw moviegoers of both genders, young and old. Based on a bestselling book and told from a dog’s perspective, it’s a feel-good story for animal lovers of all kinds. Which is why a video leaked […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A proposal to require firearm safety training for New Hampshire lawmakers wishing to carry guns on the House floor has been defeated. Democratic Minority Leader Steve Shurtleff proposed the rule Thursday after a representative dropped her loaded gun during a committee hearing this month. House rules say lawmakers with the proper […]

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is making a rare start in a speed race this weekend to protect her overall World Cup lead. A specialist in slalom and giant slalom, the American will enter Sunday’s super-G on the Olympia delle Tofane course in Cortina, Italy — marking only the fourth super-G race of […]

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a 26-year-old western New York man has admitted to posing as a police officer during a traffic stop with a real cop. The Erie County District Attorney’s Office says Corey Shepard, of Cheektowaga, pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that include criminal possession of a forged instrument, criminal impersonation and […]

While we put the final touches on Ignite Education Lab -- just under two weeks away -- we wanted to give you an update on another friendly face you'll get to see at Town Hall on Feb. 8.

We asked readers to weigh in on the Seattle Freeze. Is it real or not? How do you overcome it?

Readers rave about internet service, rant about traffic reporters encouraging listeners to text them.

The Spark Museum’s giant Tesla coil is rewarding for thrill-seekers. Along with The Spark, Bellingham has lots of other fun things to see, do and eat.