Новости за 26.03.2017

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Members of Pope Francis’ sex abuse advisory board vowed Sunday to press ahead with their work even without abuse survivors on the panel following the resignation of a respected child advocate. The commission wrapped up a plenary Sunday saying it would “find new ways” to ensure people who were abused by […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veteran newsman Ted Koppel told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he is “bad for America” in an interview that aired on CBS’ “Sunday Morning” that quickly became a trending topic on social media Sunday. Hannity fired back on Twitter alleging that his interview had been cut significantly from 45 minutes […]

Taylor Motter, acquired in an off-season trade with Tampa Bay, appears to be set as the Mariners' utility player entering the season.

DENVER (AP) — Two teenage girls were barred by a gate agent from boarding a United Airlines flight from Denver to Minneapolis because they were wearing leggings. United spokesman Jonathan Guerin said the girls were not allowed onto the Sunday morning flight because they were traveling under an employee travel pass that includes a dress […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Police have identified the pilot who was killed in a fiery crash of a small plane in suburban Atlanta. Cobb County Police told local news outlets Sunday that 78-year-old Robert George Westlake died in the crash Friday evening. The Cessna Citation I crashed in a subdivision, setting a house ablaze. FAA spokesman […]

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two men hit with a stun gun by the same South Carolina police officer who killed a black motorist will get almost $80,000 combined for dropping their lawsuits against North Charleston. North Charleston attorney Brady Hair tells The Post and Courier of Charleston (http://bit.ly/2nkBwCU) the city’s happy to resolve the […]

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party easily won an election in Germany’s western Saarland state on Sunday, an unexpectedly strong performance as Merkel prepares to seek a fourth term in a national vote later this year. The outcome was disappointing for her center-left rivals, the Social Democrats, in their first electoral test since […]

The Northwest Fly Anglers are hosting a Beginning Fly Casting Class starting Tuesday (April 4) at the Green Lake Casting Pier on the northwest side of lake. The six-week classes begin every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.  Cost is $60 per person and class is limited. Details: https://northwestflyanglers.wildapricot.org/classes. Start off spring by improving how to toss […]

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline dipped about a penny nationally during the past two weeks, to $2.34. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the price drop comes as crude oil prices also slipped during the same period. Gas in San Francisco was the highest in the […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — A Coast Guard helicopter crew has conducted a medical evacuation off the coast of Virginia after receiving an emergency alert from a fishing vessel. Authorities say the Fifth District command center in Portsmouth received an electronic beacon alert Sunday from the 75-foot trawler Capt Nathan, about 50 miles east of Chincoteague, […]

UW spring practices begin Monday morning at Husky Stadium.

His recklessness is beginning — barely — to trouble some of his supporters, but President Donald Trump mostly just gets to skip along in Mar-a-Lago as his party whistles a happy tune.

Everett’s OxyContin lawsuit is a reminder of the terrible toll of opioid addiction.

With the sudden resignation of its CEO, the Port of Seattle needs strong leadership sooner rather than later.

Gun violence leads to huge health-care costs. Gun violence has to be kept in the public’s sight if we’re ever going to do better than we’re doing now as a country.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney’s live-action “Beauty and the Beast” has continued to enchant audiences in its second weekend in theaters. Studio estimates say the film added $88.3 million to its total this weekend, down only 49 percent from its massive debut. The box-office juggernaut has earned $317 million to date from North American theaters. […]

DEAD SEA, Jordan (AP) — With an eye toward Washington, leaders of a fractured and conflict-ridden Arab world hold their annual summit this week, seeking common positions and possible leverage as President Donald Trump weighs his approach toward the region. From their hotel on the Dead Sea, they have a view of the Israeli-occupied West […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Rep. Eric Bedingfield once shunned all marijuana use, but when his eldest son’s six-year struggle with opioid addiction ended with his overdose a year ago, the conservative Republican co-sponsored medical cannabis legislation. “My mindset has changed from somebody who looked down on it as a negative substance to saying, […]

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A 92-year-old North Carolina man has finally received the Purple Heart he earned more than 70 years ago while fighting in Belgium during World War II. The Fayetteville Observer reports (http://bit.ly/2o6jJiD) Oscar Davis Jr. received the Purple Heart on Saturday. Davis was a private assigned as a radio telephone operator when […]

BAIDOA, Somalia (AP) — An emaciated woman writhes on her hospital bed, weakly waving her bony hand to create a current of air. Cholera patient Zeinab Hussein, a 50-year-old farmer, is one of thousands of desperate Somalis who have streamed into Baidoa in southwestern Somalia seeking food and medical care as a result the country’s […]

Here is the latest fishing report from Dave Graybill, longtime Eastern Washington outdoor radio host and angler: I did some exploring on Lake Chelan with Shane Magnuson on Wednesday of this week. He wanted to see if he could catch a Chinook and wanted to know if wanted to go along. Of course I would. I […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas lawmaker wants to expand the state’s indecent exposure in a move that opponents say could criminalize transgender people’s use of bathrooms. Republican Rep. Bob Ballinger’s proposal would make it a crime for people to knowingly expose their sex organs to someone of the opposite sex in a public […]

On the centennial of this historic achievement, when Eddie Carpenter, Frank Foyston, Hap Holmes, Jack Walker and Cully Wilson of our Seattle Metropolitans were champions on skates, I hope you'll take a moment to celebrate what truly makes Seattle a city of champions.

University of Washington police put in 200 hours of overtime at a cost of $20,007 while Seattle police sent 95 officers, who logged nearly 750 hours and $55,335 in overtime costs.

On March 26, 1917, 3,500 fans watched in the Seattle Arena as the Metropolitans crushed the Montreal Canadiens, 9-1, to win the Stanley Cup.