Новости за 18.03.2017

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The spread offenses that dominate the NCAA produce a parade of points but also prospects that aren’t quite ready for the NFL. Quarterbacks have to learn to line up under center and scan the field while backpedaling. Running backs have to learn to scurry straight ahead. Wide receivers have to dramatically expand […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen Page will reprise her pregnant-teen role in “Juno” during an all-female live reading of the film to mark its 10th anniversary and to benefit Planned Parenthood, according to Entertainment Weekly. The creators will stage the reading April 8 at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles to raise money […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A woman accused of fatally shooting her husband after an argument about a burned casserole, and then taking a photo of the body and texting it to a friend has been ordered to stand trial on a homicide charge. A district judge in Allegheny County also Friday allowed prosecutors to add an […]

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Investigators say a preliminary report on the March 7 train-bus crash in Mississippi that killed four Texas tourists should be ready within three weeks. Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gillich on Friday added a seventh railroad crossing to a list his city will decide on Tuesday whether to close. However, it won’t […]

The NCAA Tournament is moving into the round of 32, with eight of the 16 spots in regional semifinals to be filled Saturday. The tournament has mostly lacked drama so far. Higher seeded teams are 26-6 so far. Heavyweight matchups are coming. Afternoon games pit No. 4 West Virginia against No. 5 Notre Dame, No. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants to build a 30-foot-high border wall that looks good from the north side and is difficult to climb or cut through, according to a pair of contract notices posted to a government website further detailing President Donald Trump’s promise to build a “big, beautiful wall” at the Mexican […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Feeding peanut butter kibbles to millions of prairie dogs — by flinging the treats from four-wheelers and dropping them from drones — could be the next big thing to help a spunky little weasel that almost went extinct. Slinky with a robber-like black mask across its eyes, the endangered black-footed ferret […]

When the Packers gave Brett Favre the NFL’s first $100 million contract in 2001 — well, first “$100 million contract,” because, like so many deals in the league, it wasn’t ultimately worth the advertised amount — the team structured it to create extra space under the salary cap for other signings. So other players’ signings […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say a man has turned himself in to face a firearms charge in the shooting death of a 3-year-old girl in Pittsburgh. Public safety officials said 40-year-old Paul Parrish surrendered Friday afternoon. He’s charged with being a felon illegally in possession of a firearm. Police say Yasha Ross of Coraopolis was […]

Shellfish gathering has become a popular outdoor activity on Puget Sound and Hood Canal, and spring is one of the better times of the year to hit the beaches for clams and oysters. The recreational clam digging seasons on several beaches have been adjusted based on results from population, harvest and effort assessments taken by […]

T-Mobile is expanding its research lab in Bellevue — hosting 5G trials and doing more device testing — as the No. 3 wireless carrier competes with larger rivals AT&T and Verizon

Howard Schultz, as visible a symbol of the coffee giant as the green-and-white mermaid, is stepping away from the CEO post after shaping Starbucks into a global consumer giant. He’ll still play a part in the company’s future — but for how long?

The Business Roundtable’s quarterly CEO Economic Outlook Index shot up to 93.3 in this year’s first quarter from 74.2 in the fourth quarter.

This week’s business quotes range from making connections to the President’s in-laws, to tracking smartphone owners by their footsteps.

The popularity of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ low-interest mortgage loans continues to grow. Last year was a record year for VA loans, with $179.1 billion provided through 707,107 loans, up 12 percent over 2015.

Construction of housing here is booming, but it’s having a hard time keeping up with job growth — hence, rising prices. Also, one small town in Spain is way ahead of its peers in e-commerce.

The starter saw an increase in velocity while pitching against Felix Hernandez and Venezuela. He’s hoping to the uptick will stick around for the season.

BADEN-BADEN, Germany (AP) — Financial officials from the world’s biggest economies are struggling to define a common stance in the face of the Trump administration’s skepticism about free trade. Finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries comprising more than 80 percent of the global economy debated the wording of their final statement on trade […]

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish leaders, soldiers and flag-waving spectators are commemorating a World War I campaign in which Ottoman armies held off an Allied expeditionary force, a bloody event that helps to underpin staunch nationalism in Turkey today. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday attended a ceremony in the Aegean port of Canakkale, near where […]

PARIS (AP) — A man was shot to death Saturday after trying to seize the weapon of a soldier guarding Paris’ Orly Airport, prompting a partial evacuation of the terminal, police said. Authorities warned visitors to avoid the area while an ongoing police operation was underway. Emergency vehicles surrounded the airport as confused passengers gathered […]

HOMS, Syria (AP) — Syrian opposition fighters and their families have begun leaving the last rebel-held neighborhood in the central city of Homs as part of a Russian-backed evacuation deal signed earlier this week. Reporters saw scores of opposition fighters and their families leaving the area Saturday in buses bound for the northern rebel-held town […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump defiantly refused to back down from his explosive claim that Barack Obama wiretapped his phones, and sidestepped any blame for the White House decision to highlight an unverified report that Britain helped carry out the alleged surveillance. In brushing off the diplomatic row with perhaps America’s closest ally, Trump […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to sidestep their differences, but some awkward moments punctuated their first public appearance. During a photo op in the Oval Office on Friday, the two did not shake hands before reporters. Later, during a joint news conference, Trump pushed back against the notion […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans have a lot to say about their new president. Donald Trump’s proposed budget is “draconian, careless and counterproductive.” The health care plan is a bailout that won’t pass. And his administration’s suggestion that former President Barack Obama used London’s spy agency for surveillance is simply “inexplicable.” With friends like these, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans intent on scrapping Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act have a budget problem. As it turns out, repealing and replacing the law they hate so much won’t save nearly as much money as getting rid of it entirely, the goal they’ve been campaigning on for seven years. That means trouble for the […]