Новости за 04.02.2017

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leaked video showing a frightened dog being forced into churning water during filming of “A Dog’s Purpose” was misleadingly edited and the German shepherd was unharmed, according to third-party findings released by American Humane, the group responsible for overseeing animal safety on the movie set. An independent animal-cruelty expert found that […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban hurried to board U.S.-bound flights Saturday, fearing they might have only a slim window through which to enter the country after a federal judge temporarily blocked the ban. Those who could travel immediately were being urged to do so […]

LONDON (AP) — Antonio Conte waited more than four months for revenge against Arsenal. With a 3-1 victory over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, the wait was worth it for the Italian manager as Chelsea remained nine points clear at the top of the Premier League. The convincing win more than compensated for Chelsea’s […]

Victory capped a 15-0 finish in league play to clinch the Metro title. It also secured the No. 1 seed in the tournament, receiving a bye to the semifinals to be played at Alaska Airlines Arena on Wednesday.

Reports Friday night said U.S. Customs & Border Protection told U.S. airlines they could once again board travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations who had been barred by the president's order. Follow our reporters and photographers for live updates.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The water that serves North Carolina’s flagship university is safe to drink after a broken water main and problems at a water treatment plant forced the school to cancel classes and led restaurants and hotels to close, health and utility officials said Saturday. The Orange County Health Department and Orange […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has set a date to hear the case of a Virginia school board that wants to prevent a transgender teenager from using the boys’ bathroom at his high school. The justices agreed in October to hear the case. On Friday, the court released its calendar for March, which has […]

HOUSTON (AP) — The go-to place for many of the Super Bowl related festivities in Houston this week hasn’t been a swanky nightclub or a hard to get into restaurant but a popular 12-acre park that has helped revitalize the downtown area as well as become the heart of the city for many local residents. […]

AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — A top rebel commander in eastern Ukraine was killed when his automobile exploded, along with another person, rebels said Saturday, blaming Ukraine’s special services for the blast. Ukraine’s military, meanwhile said three soldiers were killed in shelling over the past day. Fighting between government forces and Russia-backed separatist rebels has escalated […]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The game between No. 12 North Carolina and No. 20 Notre Dame scheduled for Saturday in Chapel Hill has been postponed a day and moved to Greensboro due to a water shortage. In a news release Friday evening, UNC said the game — originally scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday at […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An aquatic weed is creeping across the Great Lakes region that grows really fast and is very hard to kill. Scientists don’t know a lot yet about starry stonewort, but they’re hurrying to find out more. The plant, which forms dense surface mats in lakes, first turned up in North America in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks into his presidency, Donald Trump has thrown Washington into a state of anxious uncertainty. Policy pronouncements sprout up from the White House in rapid succession. Some have far-reaching implications, most notably Trump’s temporary refugee and immigration ban, but others disappear without explanation, including planned executive actions on cybersecurity and the […]

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanians badly want Tesla Motors to build its next giant factory on their soil, so to grab the attention of the California tech company they built a virtual version of a facility inside the “Minecraft” video game. Vladas Lasas, who was behind the project, says they wanted to send a message […]

The girls, ages 2 and 12, were riding in a minivan that was struck by another vehicle Friday afternoon.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — About 140 Somali refugees whose resettlement in the United States this week was stopped by President Donald Trump’s executive order have been sent back to their refugee camp instead, one of the refugees said Saturday. It was not clear why they were returned a day after a U.S. court order blocked […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — New documents confirm that President Donald Trump retains a direct tie to his business interests through a revocable trust now being overseen by one of his adult sons and a longtime executive of the Trump Organization. Trump is the sole beneficiary of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, which is tied to […]

Reality took a beating from the Washington blame game this past week. Americans heard about a Kentucky massacre that never happened, a travel ban that was a ban despite it being called something else, and a dark plot to help Russian intelligence that was nothing of the sort. A look at some of the ways […]

It wasn’t supposed to take Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin five years to write a book about the death of their son, Trayvon Martin. But their grief has made finding the words unbearable until now. Martin’s parents collaborated to write “Rest In Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin,” published Tuesday by Spiegel & Grau. […]

Judge Neil Gorsuch recalls being blinded by tears in the middle of a ski run after someone rang his cellphone with news of the unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The reaction illustrates not only the depth of Gorsuch’s admiration for his mentor but also how thoroughly he has modeled his conservative constitutionalist […]

PARIS (AP) — Emmanuel Macron, a former investment banker who’s never held elected office, is holding a major rally in Lyon with his eyes set on winning France’s presidential election this spring. Macron, a 39-year-old telegenic former finance minister under President Francois Hollande, distanced himself from the Socialist Party to create a party called En […]

SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Officials say a train has derailed in downtown Suffolk but no injuries have reported. The city said in a statement that they were notified of the Norfolk Southern train derailment just before 7 a.m. Saturday. The statement said that the derailment caused a coal spill in the area. Norfolk Southern spokeswoman […]

HOUSTON (AP) — There’s no hiding it. One edge the New England Patriots have over the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday’s Super Bowl can’t be denied: experience. It’s a factor never to be scoffed at when the AFC and NFC champions meet for the league title. Sure, New England (16-2) has a bunch of young players […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says his company is buying plane tickets for stranded drivers now that a federal judge has put a hold on President Donald Trump’s ban on travel to the United States by people from seven Muslim-majority countries. Kalanick tweeted Friday night that the head of litigation for the […]

Halibut anglers will like what they see this coming spring in state-wide marine fisheries that reflects an increase in the sport catch quota. The International Pacific Halibut Commission met on Jan. 23-26 in Victoria, British Columbia, and set the West Coast catch quotas. “The total Washington sport catch quota last year was 214,110 pounds (as […]

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank has apologized in full-page newspaper ads for misconduct that has cost the company billions. The ad, signed by CEO John Cryan, ran Saturday in German newspapers including the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and the Munich-based Sueddeutsche Zeitung. The bank said its past conduct “not only cost us money, but also […]