Новости за 27.02.2017

First pitch will now be 12:10 p.m. (MST)/11:10 a.m. (PST). The game will still be broadcast live on radio on ESPN 710 and mariners.com

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Singer-rapper Lauryn Hill has postponed a Pittsburgh concert that was scheduled to make up for one last month that started more than three hours late. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust says Tuesday’s show at the Byham Theater has been moved to June 2 “due to a scheduling conflict.” Hill’s representatives didn’t immediately comment […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Midshipmen stream into a stifling gym at the U.S. Naval Academy, eager to watch their classmates as they compete in a boxing ring. While all midshipmen must participate in boxing as part of their physical education, these young men and women are among the Academy’s best. In one corner, a coach […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump’s upcoming budget will propose a whopping $54 billion increase in defense spending and impose corresponding cuts to domestic programs and foreign aid. The result is that Trump’s initial budget wouldn’t dent budget deficits projected to run about $500 billion. White House budget officials outlined the […]

UW School of Medicine student intends to improve global health with affordable vaccines for developing countries.

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — In the past three days, Islamic State militants in Egypt’s volatile northern Sinai region abducted four men accused of collaborating with the government, three of them during a brazen raid in the middle of a public market. Two of the men have been found slain while the others remain missing; Egyptian […]

They use no white sugar, and they can easily be made gluten-free, too.

Two recent stories regarding the arena and NBA and NHL teams haven’t passed the smell test.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Warren Beatty needs someone to talk to following Sunday night’s epic award mix-up at Sunday night’s Oscars, Steve Harvey is open ears. While hosting the Miss Universe pageant in 2015, Harvey accidently named the wrong woman as the winner during the live broadcast. Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel mentioned Harvey’s mistake […]

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has issued a list of the top dozen bacteria most dangerous to humans, warning that doctors are fast running out of treatment options. In a press briefing on Monday, the U.N. health agency said its list is meant to promote the development of medicines for the most worrying […]

Recorded in the palatial estate housing the Seattle Times Cactus League bureau.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish official says the son of a Nazi official has returned three artworks that his family had looted from Krakow during World War II. Krzysztof Marcinkiewicz, spokesman for the provincial governor’s office in Krakow, said Monday that the gesture inspired hope that other Nazi descendants will follow suit. In the […]

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky jailer says six inmates have been treated at a hospital after apparently taking some kind of contraband. Hardin County Jailer Danny Allen told news outlets that some of the inmates were initially found unresponsive on Sunday night, but he said all were responsive and combative by the time they […]

BOSTON (AP) — The eight Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority trains that derailed last year were the most of any light rail public transit agency in the country. The federal National Transit Database, which tracks safety data for transportation systems, says six Green Line trolleys and two subway maintenance vehicles derailed in 2016. The New Orleans […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A flight attendant accused of making bogus bomb threats on two Skywest flights in 2015 has signed a plea deal to avoid trial, but he could still end up spending decades in prison. Justin Cox-Sever, 23, of Tempe, Arizona, is accused of making threats on a July 2015 flight from Charlottesville, […]

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The uncle of a 9-year-old boy who was fatally beaten over a missing piece of birthday cake has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for handcuffing him to a chair and watching the mother’s boyfriend pummel the boy senseless. Twenty-five-year-old Jacob Barajas apologized at the hearing Monday in Hagerstown. He says […]

The major U.S. stock indexes edged lower in early trading Monday, pulled down primarily by a slide in phone companies. Supermarket operators and companies that sell consumer staples also fell. Utilities declined along with the price of natural gas. Oil companies led the gainers as the price of crude rose. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear an appeal from a Georgia death row inmate who says lower courts failed to look at lengthy, detailed rulings in his case when turning away a challenge to his sentence. The justices agreed to take up the appeal from Marion Wilson, who was convicted […]

Cash can help you survive an emergency, but saving as much as financial planners typically recommend — three to six months’ worth of expenses — can take years. You can build an edible emergency fund a lot quicker. A well-stocked pantry can help you survive a natural disaster or extended blackout, get through a stretch […]

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — A south Georgia deputy has been killed in a fiery crash while on the job. News outlets report Lowndes County Deputy Chris Butler died Saturday when his patrol car struck a semi-truck and burst into flames. Georgia State Patrol officials say the 39-year-old Butler was responding to a domestic violence call […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Academy Awards after parties are always swanky and star-studded. But this year, even disparate celebrations had a conversation topic in common: The best-picture gaffe that saw Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway award the night’s top prize to “La La Land,” only to correct themselves and present it to “Moonlight.” The unprecedented […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is boosting its sanctions against North Korea in line with a U.N. Security Council Resolution following another nuclear test in September last year. The EU member states said in a statement Monday they will restrict trade in coal and iron and ban imports of several other metals. The EU […]

TOKYO (AP) — Malaysian police investigating the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half brother believe they know somebody who might help them solve one of the most bizarre murder mysteries they have ever faced. They know his name, his nationality and have a pretty good idea where he’s holed up. The […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A senior Taliban commander was killed Sunday in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, according to the Afghan president and the militant group. During a ceremony Monday honoring the country’s security and defense forces, President Ashraf Ghani said that Mullah Abdul Salam, the Taliban’s shadow governor for Kunduz province, had been killed. Taliban spokesman […]

BEIJING (AP) — China’s policy ministry says more than 800 people have been arrested in a crackdown on unlicensed banking operations as authorities try to stem outflows of money from the country. The ministry said more than 380 underground banks that handled transactions totaling more than 900 billion yuan ($130 billion) were broken up in […]