Новости за 18.02.2017

BERLIN (AP) — A Hungarian love story about two slaughterhouse workers who connect in shared dreams has won the top Golden Bear award at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. “On Body and Soul” by writer-director Ildiko Enyedi contrasts the harsh reality of the abattoir with the magical world of slumber. The film on Saturday beat […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Lisa Marie Presley describes herself as deeply in debt and just out of a treatment facility in court papers that accuse her estranged fourth husband of having hundreds of inappropriate photographs of children on his computer. Their 8-year-old twin daughters are under the care of California child protective services, according to […]

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — The mother of a man who authorities say wanted to kill Jewish or black people in an attack inspired by Dylann Roof says her son thought it was time for white people to stand up for their rights. Joanne Strickland told WBTW-TV (http://bit.ly/2l1uNOQ ) that her son Benjamin McDowell was religious […]

Manager Scott Servais was impressed by Thyago Vieira's fastball and his ability to control his emotions and effort the first bullpen session.

Metro also honored West Seattle's Keffrey Fazio as its Coach of the Year and Rainier Beach senior Khalil Shabazz as its Defensive Player of the Year.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ford’s courtship of Stewart-Haas Racing was nothing short of clandestine. No matter how Ford crunched the numbers, it was at a significant deficit in car count. It hindered the manufacturer’s ability to win a championship — Ford last won a Cup title in 2004 — and new leadership recognized an […]

A Testimonial match has been set for March 1 at Memorial Stadium to honor longtime Sounders great Zach Scott, who retired after the team's MLS Cup win in December

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Some Philadelphia joggers weren’t joking when they said they were going for a “brief run.” In briefs, boxers, bras and bloomers, they ran three-quarters of a mile in a Valentine’s Day-related charity event benefiting sick children. Saturday’s annual Cupid’s Undie Run featured 1,000 people in their underwear and little else, except for […]

PHOENIX (AP) — For years, immigrants being released from jails in Phoenix would routinely be kept locked up an extra couple days to give federal authorities time to check their immigration status and launch deportation proceedings. It was a policy put in place by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and widely denounced by critics who cited it […]

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Jason Heyward is amazed at how Kris Bryant handles the attention that comes with being the NL Rookie of the Year two years ago and the commanding MVP choice and World Series champion just a year later. The swarms of adoring Cubs fans. Constant autograph signing. Selfies galore with the North […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a maximum security prison in South Carolina has been placed on lockdown after two inmates attacked two prison employees. Department of Corrections spokeswoman Sommer Sharpe said the assault happened Friday at the Broad River Correctional Facility in Columbia, the state capital. Sharpe says the two prison employees who were […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A company that operates six South Florida hospitals has agreed to a $5.5 million settlement with the federal government over patient information that was stolen by two employees. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Friday (https://goo.gl/4L35f6 ) that Memorial Health Care systems reached the agreement with the U.S. Department of […]

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A conservative Christian university in South Carolina is getting its federal tax-exempt status back 30 years after losing it over a ban on interracial dating. Bob Jones University President Steve Pettit told The Greenville News (http://grnol.co/2lvPnry ) that the ban was dropped in 2000 and a former university president apologized for […]

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Police in Delaware are searching for a mounted elk’s head valued at $65,000 that went missing from a home during a party. Police said in a statement that they were called Monday to a home in Wilmington in Delaware’s New Castle County. Police say when they arrived they were told that […]

Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, a blind Egyptian cleric who died in prison Saturday, was convicted in 1995 along with nine followers of a conspiracy to blow up the United Nations, FBI offices, highway tunnels and other New York-area landmarks in a single day of terror. He also was convicted at the same trial of plotting to […]

LONDON (AP) — The British capital’s fashion extravaganza has kicked up a notch with shows by Jasper Conran and other designers. London Fashion Week is on its second day, with Saturday’s womenswear previews for fall and winter including latest designs by Gareth Pugh, Emilia Wickstead, Simone Rocha and Italian designer Donatella Versace’s Versus line. GREEN […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting through college isn’t easy, and it can be even harder for low-income and first generation students with few support resources. A new tool involving big data can help those at risk. Researchers at Georgia State University spent four years analyzing students’ grades, test scores and other information in order to identify […]

Next month, the Beppu family will close down their celebrated Linc's tackle shop. It's the end of an era for Seattle, whose heritage is intertwined with the World War II internment of Japanese-Americans.

The 75th anniversary of the internment of people with Japanese ancestry during World War II is spurring members of a Seattle church to share their stories — and support local immigrants and refugees amid the furor surrounding President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

CHICAGO (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been charged with fatally shooting a 2-year-old boy in Chicago. Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi announced Saturday that Devon Swan has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Lavontay White, who was killed while in the backseat of a car. Lavontay’s uncle, 26-year-old Lazaric Collins, also […]

CUMBERLAND, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio zoo says a litter of six African painted dog puppies born in December can now be viewed by the public. The Columbus Zoo says the puppies from the endangered species have begun exploring publicly visible areas of the zoo’s conservation center, The Wilds, in Cumberland, Ohio. Dan Beetem, director […]

DARGAN, Md. (AP) — From John Brown’s raid to James Brown’s wail, a stream of hot-blooded history runs through an old farmstead in western Maryland. A new book traces the property’s connection between the 19th-century abolitionist and the 20th-century soul singer. The farmstead near Dargan, Maryland, is where Brown launched his 1859 raid on a […]

BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed fighters have captured a village in northern Syria from members of the Islamic State group, bringing them closer to cutting a road linking two major cities in the country and closing in on the extremists’ de facto capital. The Syria Democratic Forces has been on the offensive toward the city of […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — “Pokemon Go” monsters can roam virtually wherever they please, but they’ll need a permit to get into Milwaukee County parks. At the height of the game’s popularity last summer, the large crowds it attracted to one Milwaukee park left county officials at a loss for how to deal with the sudden influx […]

Carolyn Hax advises a friend whose extended family doesn’t communicate well about events.