Новости за 26.02.2017

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A woman who drove off a highway into a swollen Northern California creek was rescued after spending a chilly night in the backseat with her dog. The Press Democrat reported Sunday (http://bit.ly/2ldFnim ) that Victoria Trautvetter was rescued after an eight-hour ordeal when someone spotted the car in Austin Creek. […]

The Trump administration’s hint of “greater enforcement” against marijuana legalization is a loser of a policy idea.

U.S. Rep. John Lewis is one of the moral leaders who had the foresight and resolve to know that his life as a student and activist would affect the larger narrative of our country.

President Donald Trump is attacking one of our best checks on government — especially at a time when Congress shows no interest in playing that role with regard to the relationship between the president’s pals and Russia.

Transient struck while pushing shopping car alongside a busy arterial; the suspect vehicle sped away.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A man who denied firebombing an animal researcher’s laboratory at Michigan State University in 1992 even as he pleaded guilty now admits he carried out the attack and participated in others across the country. Rodney Coronado told the Lansing State Journal (http://on.lsj.com/2lcpSs2 ) he was a member of the Animal […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Former NHL enforcer Andrew Peters has been suspended indefinitely as coach of a youth hockey team pending a Buffalo police investigation into his role in an on-ice brawl. Buffalo Junior Sabres president Kevyn Adams announced the suspension Sunday, a day after the melee occurred during a game between the Peters-coached 15-and-Under […]

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians are celebrating a Christian crooner from the West Bank city of Bethlehem who won this year’s Arab Idol, the Arab world’s premier television song competition. Yacoub Shaheen, 22, beat finalists Ameer Dandan from an Arab town in northern Israel and Ammar Mohammed from Yemen. Shaheen is the second Palestinian […]

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline rose 2 cents nationally during the past two weeks, to $2.33. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the slight rise was due to small increases in crude oil and wholesale gas prices. Lundberg says she expects modest increases in the near-term. […]

Start sprucing up your spring fly-fishing trips with fly-fishing expert Michael Martin who will be hosting “The Fundamentals of Fly Tying” classes from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on March 12, 19 and 26. The single-day classes will introduce fly-anglers with instruction, tying, demonstration, equipment and tying methods. Each person will be able to tie […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The BTK serial killer’s daughter is writing a book about dealing with the emotional trauma of discovering that her father had killed 10 people. Kerri Rawson told The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2l02EZS ) that she hopes the book helps people cope with anxiety, post-traumatic stress, betrayal and depression. Rawson says she experienced […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will the 89th Academy Awards be a parade of political speeches or landslide for “La La Land”? Probably both. Sunday night’s Oscars are shaping up to be one of the most turbulent and politically charged ceremonies in recent memory. The three-hour-plus telecast, which begins at 8:30 p.m. on ABC, is expected […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Administration officials say President Donald Trump has no plans to cut Social Security or Medicare. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that “we are not touching those now.” He says people should not “expect to see that as part” of the administration’s first budget. Mnuchin says Trump’s […]

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Wendy’s says it plans to install self-ordering kiosks at about 1,000 locations by the end of the year. A typical location would have three kiosks, The Columbus Dispatch reported (http://bit.ly/2md5sjn ). Higher-volume restaurants will be given priority for the kiosks. Wendy’s chief information officer, David Trimm, said the kiosks are intended […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pressure is building in Congress to take gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region and Wyoming off the endangered list, which would allow farmers to kill the animals if they threaten livestock. Representatives from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Wyoming have asked House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin for a fast floor […]

Here is the latest fishing report from Dave Graybill, longtime Eastern Washington outdoor radio host and angler: We knew it was going to be wet when Rick Graybill and I fished Lake Chelan on Monday, but we didn’t know that it was going to snow. We got lots of rain and snow, but also lots of […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The small Alaska fishing community of Homer is no stranger to political activism. In the 1970s, a landmark legal case involving one of its residents found the constitutional right to privacy in Alaska extends to the at-home use of marijuana. In 1989, Homer became a “nuclear-free” zone. And just last month, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Samsung’s product showcase Sunday is notable for what’s missing: a new flagship phone. Instead, Samsung is spotlighting new Android and Windows tablets after delaying the Galaxy S8 smartphone — an indirect casualty of the unprecedented September recall of the fire-prone Note 7 phone . The new tablets will carry the Galaxy […]

TERREBONNE, Ore. (AP) — It was midweek in mid-February, so I figured the trail up Smith Rock State Park’s Misery Ridge would be pretty much free and clear of other hikers and sightseers. I was wrong. Dozens of others were making their way up the trail, which follows switchbacks to the top of the ridge. […]

ORONO, Maine (AP) — Researchers are testing a technique they say could determine the age of lobsters. Lobsters can live to be more than 100 years old. Their ages are typically estimated based on size, as they shed their shells and grow larger as they get older. University of Maine research professor Rick Wahle and […]

Tax refund time is here. Last year the IRS issued 111 million refunds, with an average refund of $2,860. More than 70 percent of taxpayers will get refunds this year, the IRS estimates. We asked experts for their tips on how to make the most of your windfall. SAVE A tax refund is a great […]

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Little stressors add up. Here’s how to manage them in healthy ways.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has broken a month-long silence to describe the assassination of one of her top legal advisers as a great loss for the country. She spoke Sunday at a memorial ceremony for lawyer Ko Ni and Nay Win, a taxi driver who was killed as he […]

UNDERHILL, Vt. (AP) — Maple syrup doesn’t get that rich flavor and color in an instant. It’s a long process from tree to bottle. But an improved technology could keep maple sugarers from working late into the night boiling sap into syrup. The new machine can remove more water from sap, leaving a higher sugar […]