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The accusations — of an Uber manager propositioning an engineer via instant message on her first day in his department, of the top-rated host at Fox News calling female co-workers to talk about sex — are so lurid they sound like outliers. But years after companies and courts began insisting sexual harassment has no place […]

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A man charged with beheading a co-worker and trying to kill another at an Oklahoma food processing plant again didn’t attend his competency trial. The trial for Alton Nolen continued Thursday with a psychologist for the state saying he believes Nolen is competent. A psychologist for the defense said Wednesday she […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Coal Museum won’t need as much coal anymore. The museum in Benham, Kentucky, is installing solar panels on its roof, part of a project aimed at lowering the energy costs of one of the city’s largest electric customers. Opened in 1994, the museum is housed in a building that […]

Sounders star forward Clint Dempsey says his recent goal-scoring exploits with the U.S. Men's National Team has left him feeling more physically confident than he's been in some time

NEW YORK (AP) — Free agent slugger Ryan Howard has reached a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves, hoping for another chance to play in the majors. The 37-year-old Howard wasn’t signed by the Philadelphia Phillies after last season. The Braves made the deal Thursday. Howard will report to extended spring training next week. […]

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a U.S. customs agent who fatally shot her 20-year-old son. The complaint filed Thursday in federal court in Detroit names Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Mitchell Quinn and two Detroit police officers. Authorities were seeking Terrance Kellom on an arrest warrant in […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has denied a motion to throw out the murder conviction of a man in an infamous 1979 missing-child case. Maple Shade, New Jersey, resident Pedro Hernandez was convicted in February in the death of 6-year-old Etan Patz (AY’-tahn payts), who vanished on his way to a school […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — T.J. Oshie can’t help it when he’s on the ice with Alex Ovechkin. “When you get the puck, you’re always thinking, ‘Where’s 8?'” Oshie said. The Great 8 is the best goal-scorer of this generation, but this season opponents have to worry about Oshie and wonder, “Where’s 77?” The former role player […]

The headline chosen for the front page article April 3 by David Gutman in The Seattle Times set the reader up to have a negative reaction to the city of Seattle’s legal obligation to make our community accessible to everyone by building sidewalk curb cuts: “Seattle may have to spend millions making sidewalks more accessible.” […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A transgender teenager who sued his school board for the right to use the boys bathroom says his case won’t be resolved by the time he graduates but he will keep fighting on behalf of others. Gavin Grimm addressed members of Congress on Thursday during a forum on civil rights under President […]

The paper is also preparing for a more digital-focused strategy as part of a plan with its corporate owners.

How bad could it get when a major quake strikes Seattle? Let’s just say you had better plan on moving out of the area for some time.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — One moment, Bob Diaco is congratulating one of his charges for a job well done with a fist-bump and slap on the back. The next, he is charging at a linebacker who slipped out of position on a drill. Chin to facemask, and loud enough to draw the attention of sideline […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has paid more than $800 million from a special compensation fund to hostages held by Iran and victims of embassy bombings and the 2000 attack on the U.S.S. Cole. The money was paid out of the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, which was established in 2015. The […]

It took the presidency of Donald Trump to shock them out of their quietude. They emerged from the bunkers, blinking and surprised to find they had so much company.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council is strongly condemning North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch and demanding a halt to all missile tests that violate U.N. sanctions “and are significantly increasing tension in the region and beyond.” A press statement agreed to Thursday by all 15 members expresses “utmost concern” at North Korea’s “highly […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Thabo Sefolosha of the Atlanta Hawks surely suffered when police officers broke his leg arresting him outside a Manhattan nightclub in 2015. He needed surgery and sat out while teammates went deep in the NBA playoffs. But the city’s decision to settle his wrongful arrest lawsuit Wednesday for $4 million still […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri sheriff was back in office Thursday despite his arrest on 18 counts, including an allegation that he handcuffed an innocent 77-year-old woman with so much force that she suffered a heart attack. The FBI and Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson Wednesday. He was briefly […]

MANASSAS, Va. — The fate of a Virginia man accused of killing his 1-year-old son for insurance money is now in the hands of a judge. Joaquin Rams is charged with capital murder in the 2012 death of his son, Prince McLeod Rams. Prosecutors said during closing arguments Thursday that he killed the boy to […]

Amazon’s newfound role in civic discussions has been an interesting challenge for the company, which has a tradition of being secretive and ferociously competitive.

NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast will start selling cellphone plans in the coming months, using a network it’s leasing from Verizon. Many subscribers will save money, especially if they don’t use a lot of data. Only Comcast internet customers can sign up. Comcast says its wireless service is aimed at holding onto its customers. Comcast’s […]

MILFORD, Pa. (AP) — An anti-government sharpshooter charged with killing a Pennsylvania police trooper and injuring a second in a 2014 ambush at their barracks has been hospitalized and his trial has been delayed. Defense attorney Michael Weinstein tells The Associated Press he was informed that Eric Frein (freen) was taken to the hospital around […]

Inequality in education hangs on, maybe because people are not willing to change old patterns.

Even in tunnel boring machine Bertha’s darkest days, manufacturer Hitachi Zosen never for a moment considered quitting, says Takashi Hayato, the Japanese manufacturer’s U.S. president.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Retired running back Marshawn Lynch visited the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday as he decides whether to come back to the NFL and the team decides whether it wants to acquire the hometown favorite. A person familiar with the visit says Lynch came to the facility to meet with Raiders officials. The […]