Новости за 17.02.2017

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The NBA is warning Texas over a proposed “bathroom bill” targeting transgender people that is similar to a North Carolina law that prompted the league to move the All-Star Game out of that state. The NBA on Friday joined the NFL in suggesting that Texas will be overlooked for future big […]

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Shifting attention from his troubled White House, President Donald Trump hit the road Friday for a campaign-style rally, resurrecting the buoyant jobs promises that powered his election victory and pledging to “unleash the power of the American spirit.” “We love our workers and we are going to protect our workers,” […]

MILAN (AP) — The appearance of a palm-filled oasis opposite Milan’s gothic-era Duomo Cathedral has spawned a vibrant public debate. Twitter is awash with palm-inspired memes playfully mocking the project, while right-wing politicians were slammed after suggesting that to accompany the desert scene, the cathedral’s spires would next be covered with minarets. A well-known landscape […]

The STM Radial Laptop Messenger has a padded sleeve for 14- to 16-inch laptops and pockets on every surface.

WASHINGTON (AP) — LGBT employees are asking Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to commit to safeguarding anti-discrimination regulations. The staffers sent an email to DeVos that was obtained Friday by The Associated Press. In the email, staffers urge the new education secretary to issue a statement confirming her commitment to Title IX rules, which prohibit discrimination […]

This isn't the first time a driver has tried to fool the Washington State Patrol by driving with a mannequin.

NEW YORK (AP) — As the final votes pour in ahead of the Academy Awards’ Tuesday afternoon deadline, Hollywood is drawing to a close an awards season that has, from Nate Parker to Mel Gibson, often been a confounding morality play. By even movie standards, the dramatic swings of fortune are hard to believe. Parker, […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — United Nations officials say 1 million children urgently need humanitarian aid in eastern Ukraine, and the number has nearly doubled in a year. The U.N.’s children’s agency, UNICEF, reported the statistic Friday. More than 9,800 people have died since government forces and Russia-backed separatist rebels began fighting in April 2014. UNICEF […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman pleaded not guilty in Nevada state court on Friday to charges that she intentionally drove onto a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk, killing one pedestrian and injuring at least 34 others less than a week before Christmas 2015. Lakeisha Nicole Holloway, 26, entered her plea after a Las Vegas judge […]

Aetna is doubling the quarterly dividend it pays shareholders and buying back stock as it regroups from its failed attempt to acquire rival health insurer Humana. Aetna Inc. said Friday its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of 50 cents per share and also authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $4 billion worth […]

Even ardent defenders of park open space want to see the museum thrive. Are there options for going underground, an effective, art-friendly approach that renowned museums have utilized worldwide?

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Speakers at a Vatican-sponsored conference in Northern California have called on the Catholic church to acknowledge its own racism and urged those attending to fight against oppression. Bishop Shelton Fabre of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana says the church should use its influence to eradicate racism “from the human heart.” […]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The top air quality regulator in the San Francisco Bay Area is investigating Friday why charred debris from an Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people was dumped along the shoreline. Air quality enforcement director Wayne Kino said the material should not have been dumped in an open field owned by […]

The state Department of Licensing is getting flooded with calls from King, Pierce and Snohomish counties about increased car-tab fees that are just starting to go into effect following the passage of Sound Transit 3.

A president who paints with broad brushes across an entire region or religion echoes loudly from the past. We must say, “not this time.”

PHOENIX (AP) — The recent revelation that condemned prisoners in Arizona can now provide the lethal drugs to be used in their executions has received attention around the world and raised questions about the state’s rules for the death penalty. The novel policy has drawn sneers from defense attorneys who were puzzled as to why […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump got ahead of himself Friday when he said he’s approved construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Trump has signed an order asking the TransCanada pipeline company to “resubmit its application” for a permit to build the project, which it has done. And there’s no question Trump is in favor […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Municipalities nationwide including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Skokie, Illinois, are urging a federal judge to continue blocking President Donald Trump’s travel ban. New York City’s chief lawyer Zachary Carter filed papers Friday in federal court in Brooklyn on behalf of nearly three dozen cities. Carter and Senior Counsel […]

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria has told a federal jury he lied to investigators about knowing a key figure in an alleged Cuban ballplayer smuggling network linked to a Florida sports agent and a trainer. Hechavarria testified Friday in the Miami trial of agent Bartolo Hernandez and trainer Julio Estrada, who are […]

LAGRANGE, Ga. (AP) — A jury has convicted a former Georgia National Guard sergeant of fatally shooting an off-duty police officer outside a restaurant in 2014. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/2m2advm ) that Michael Bowman faces a possible death sentence following the Troop County jury’s verdict Thursday in the killing of Griffin police officer Kevin […]

Moderate Democrats in the Senate pitch a fourth education-funding proposal, adding to the confusion as lawmakers try to resolve the landmark McCleary case.

It's Presidents Day weekend, meaning an extra day to wander in the city or venture out of it. We've got some ideas.

Carolyn Hax advises a woman who’s been a punching bag for her in-laws.

Seattle rock band celebrates release of new record “Sincerely” on Feb. 23 at Chop Suey.