Новости за 19.02.2017

HAMMOND, Ore. (AP) — The Coast Guard rescued a kayaker who fell out of his boat while paddling toward the Columbia River near Hammond, Oregon. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a report of a man in the water Sunday. Dispatch reported that the man struck pilings and was ejected from his kayak. A Jayhawk […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Adam Eaton donned his “go-to shirt” — a gray T, with the words “Mighty Mouse” in red, and a sketch of the small-but-strong cartoon character who debuted in the 1940s — before and after the Washington Nationals’ first full-squad workout of spring training on Sunday. The piece of casual […]

PROSPERITY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say an officer in South Carolina responding to a hostage situation shot a man who pointed a gun at deputies after leaving the home. Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said in a statement that the armed man ran from the home in Prosperity at the same time the three hostages […]

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — When the Detroit Tigers indicated they were willing to listen to offers for their top players, Ian Kinsler became a prime candidate to be traded. The second baseman tried his best to keep an even keel amid the offseason speculation. “This is the club I want to be on. They’re all […]

In honor of Presidents Day, some tweets for President Trump.

My message to my former colleagues in the federal government is: Don’t go. Instead, speak truth to power. You are needed now more than ever.

When an Indian community’s way of life is threatened by a massive oil pipeline, the federal government cannot easily put corporate interests above tribal concerns.

Detectives are investigating the discovery of a man’s body on Misery Point Road; police say he died from ‘homicidal violence’

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Charges have been dropped in at least 18 central Florida criminal cases and hundreds more could be reviewed while authorities investigate a sheriff’s deputy who investigators say was caught on his own body camera taking $100 bills from a DUI suspect. The fallout from Volusia County Deputy John Braman’s resignation […]

Video of Nelson Cruz meeting with the media for the first time this spring.

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Before he leaves for the World Baseball Classic, Manny Machado is making the most of his short time at Baltimore Orioles camp. Machado, who was born in Miami, will play shortstop for the Dominican Republic in next month’s WBC, and with the Orioles’ everyday shortstop J.J. Hardy injured, he’s getting to […]

"I think it's an appropriate commemoration," co-owner Wassef Haroun says of the fundraiser.

BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane has crashed in a New Jersey neighborhood, injuring the pilot but sparing residents in nearby homes and businesses. The single-engine Piper went down shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday in Bayonne. City officials say the 56-year-old pilot was alert and talking after rescuers removed him from the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Great Wall” was a hit in China. In North America, it was a dud. The most expensive film ever made in China and with a budget of $150 million, “The Great Wall” was intended to prove that the world’s no. 2 movie marketplace could produce Hollywood-sized blockbusters of its own. […]

BOSTON (AP) — Hundreds of scientists, environmental advocates and their supporters held a rally in Boston on Sunday to protest what they see as increasing threats to science and research in the U.S. The scientists, some dressed in white lab coats, called on President Donald Trump’s administration to recognize evidence of climate change and take […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The United States on Monday marks Presidents Day, a holiday that’s taking on a new meaning for some Americans this year as President Donald Trump — to the dismay of some and delight of others — upends traditional notions of the office. The holiday began as a celebration of George Washington’s […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A man who escaped from an Illinois prison in 2003 has been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Atlanta. An ICE spokesman says Jorge Soberanis-Rumaldo was taken into custody Friday as part of an enforcement operation targeting criminal illegal immigrants. Authorities say Soberanis-Rumaldo is a Mexican national who was […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After decades as the crossroads of prairie populists and checkbook conservatives, Iowa has suddenly become solidly Republican like many of its Midwestern neighbors. It was one of four states — along with Kentucky, Missouri and New Hampshire — that flipped to complete GOP control in the November election, but Iowa’s […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee has sent formal requests to more than a dozen organizations, agencies and individuals, asking them to preserve all materials related to the committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and related issues, according to a congressional aide. The committee chairman, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and its […]

Here is the latest fishing report from Dave Graybill, longtime Eastern Washington outdoor radio host and angler: The lure of catching those whopper kokanee at Lake Roosevelt is strong. The drive to Spring Canyon or Keller can be more than most people want to attempt, especially with the weather we’ve had. A much closer destination […]

The South seems to be rising on the wings of low-manufacturing wages. And that Southern influence is spreading.

It gets harder every year to get into some of the University of Washington’s most in-demand majors, creating a cutthroat system of competition at the flagship university.

M’s fans may hate to admit it, but the signs of decline stick out like an Oscar Mayer product at Whole Foods. So should they be distressed, or can the King still regain his regal form?

PRESIDIO, Texas (AP) — Two hunters accused in a shooting on a remote Texas ranch near the Mexican border had told authorities that they were attacked by immigrants who had entered the country illegally. Presidio County Sheriff Danny Dominguez told Odessa television KOSA (http://bit.ly/2llzxzr ) that a grand jury indicted Michael Bryant and Walker Daugherty […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Trump administration official was fired following criticism in a private speech of President Donald Trump’s policies and his inner circle of advisers. Craig Deare, whom Trump appointed a month ago to head the National Security Council’s Western Hemisphere division, was on Friday escorted out of the Executive Office Building, where […]