Новости за 03.02.2017

NEW YORK (AP) — Macy’s shares are soaring in morning trading, after being temporarily halted on the New York Stock Exchange on a news report that Saks’ owner has approached the department store chain about a takeover. The article, posted on The Wall Street Journal’s website, reports Canadian chain Hudson Bay Co., which owns Saks […]

The Mariners will employ another platoon at first base this season. Will it yield better results than the platoon in 2016?

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court has blocked a new legal challenge to Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. The decision comes days after the House of Commons decisively backed a bill to authorize divorce proceedings from the 28-nation bloc, sending a measure on for committee scrutiny. That result was a victory for Prime […]

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — A natural feel for the fall line — the most direct route down a mountain. It’s what every ski racer wants but only a select few have. Breezy Johnson has certainly got it, and that’s why she’s considered one of the brightest young downhillers on the U.S. Ski Team. “Her […]

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Police in Hickory say an officer has been involved in a shooting while serving a search warrant. Media outlets reported the shooting happened about 9:30 a.m. Friday. Police spokeswoman Crystal Dieter said she could only confirm there had been a shooting while an officer was serving a search warrant. She did […]

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — The new CEO of the Salvatore Ferragamo luxury leather goods and fashion house says the prospect of a possible new tax on imports into the U.S. won’t deter his growth strategy in the country. Eraldo Poletti told The Associated Press on Friday that any tax on imports, as floated by President […]

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia blamed Kosovo on Friday for the collapse of European Union-mediated talks as tensions escalated in the Balkans amid reports of troop movements and war rhetoric. Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic claimed the Kosovo leaders’ “only goal is to storm” into northern Kosovo, an area populated by Serbs. He rejected calls […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state inspector general says his investigators found evidence of cadet cheating, instructor misconduct and training and testing problems at the Pennsylvania State Police Academy. Inspector General Bruce Beemer issued a 47-page report Friday on the probe. The report says cheating was uncovered after an academy staff member found a folded, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The pace of growth for U.S. services companies slipped a tad in January, but employment measures improved in a positive for the economy. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade organization of purchasing managers, says that its services index declined to 56.5 in January from 56.6 in December. Any reading above 50 […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories rose moderately in December, closing out a second rough year for American manufacturers who have been battered by a strong dollar and a plunge in capital investment. Orders to factories rose 1.3 percent in December, the Commerce Department reported Friday. A key category that tracks business investment was […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Congress is moving to overturn an Obama administration rule intended to clamp down on oil companies that burn off natural gas during drilling operations on public lands. The rule, finalized in November, seeks to reduce waste and harmful methane emissions as part of a strategy by former President Barack Obama […]

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are climbing Friday morning after the government said employers stepped up their hiring last month, another positive sign for the U.S. economy. The biggest gains are going to small-company stocks, which stand to benefit from a pickup in the economy. Banks rose sharply after President Trump took a first […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to US factories up 1.3 percent in December but down for all of 2016.

Every time she tries to control you, explain calmly that you’re an adult. If that doesn’t work, it’s time to split, advises columnist Carolyn Hax.

“Legacy” introduces U.S. Army Ranger Sgt. Eric Carter (Corey Hawkins, “Straight Outta Compton”), who is six months removed from killing a terrorist leader in Yemen only to find his squad and their families targeted.

The new exhibit at the new Pioneer Square gallery Non-Breaking Space showcases powerful graphic design work over the decades that has confronted racism and women’s rights, among other issues.

“City in the Sky” (10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, KCTS) includes a visit to Boeing’s production facility in Seattle area.

Venues marking the month include Seattle Art Museum, Shoreline City Hall gallery and Jacob Lawrence Gallery.

Seattle Opera: Frost Fest The opera company brightens winter with a family celebration featuring a bilingual, Barcelona-set retelling of a fairy tale: “Cinderella en España.” Drop-in opera-related family activities commence at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4; the performance starts at 2. Cornish Playhouse, Seattle Center; adults $5, kids under 18 free, tickets required for kids […]

Who’s singing the National Anthem? Can you stream the game?

PHOENIX (AP) — Republican members of Arizona’s congressional delegation are again trying to split up the federal appeals court whose nine-state territory includes Arizona. A bill introduced Thursday by Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake would put Arizona in a new 12th Circuit with Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Washington while leaving California, Hawaii and […]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s official news agency is reporting that U.S. wrestlers have been banned from participating in the Freestyle World Cup competition in the western city of Kermanshah in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order forbidding visas for Iranians. The Friday report quotes Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi as saying a […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In an explicit warning to North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has asserted that any use of nuclear weapons by the North on the United States or its allies would be met with what he called an “effective and overwhelming” response. U.S. defense secretaries have long offered assurances to […]

PARIS (AP) — Paris police say a soldier has opened fire outside the Louvre Museum after he was attacked by someone, and the area is being evacuated. The Paris police press office said it has no other details other than that a soldier opened fire. A police union official, Luc Poignant, told BFM-TV that an […]

HONG KONG (AP) — Stocks linked to a missing Chinese billionaire have slumped in trading despite his company’s reassurances that it is business as usual. Three companies in which Xiao Jianhua’s Tomorrow Group has sizeable stakes tumbled on Friday, the first day of trading after China’s weeklong Lunar New Year holiday. Cement maker Xishui Strong […]