Новости за 08.04.2017

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States, Mexico and Canada are going to announce a joint bid for the 2026 World Cup on Monday, a person familiar with the decision said. The Confederation of North and Central America and Caribbean Association Football is moving ahead with the bid that was widely expected before Donald Trump […]

How area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending April 7.

PARIS (AP) — Violent clashes broke out both inside and outside a venue in the Corsican city of Ajaccio that was supposed to hold a rally by French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen.  According to French television BFM TV, Corsican nationalists arrived at Le Pen’s rally on Saturday and clashed with her far-right supporters […]

The cause of the fire at Shilshole Marina is under investigation.

Catch-me-if-you-can speed, heavy pressure and frustrating grinding hockey will all collide in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The 16 teams that open the playoffs run the gamut of styles and the one that comes out on top in June will again set a blueprint for the rest of the NHL to follow. It’s a copycat league […]

The Stanwood Eagles Blackmouth Fishing Derby on Camano Island is April 22-23. Cost is $50 per person, and tickets must be purchased by 2 p.m. on April 21 or until closing at Stanwood Eagles. First place is worth 45 percent of the entry fee, second is worth 20 percent, third is worth 15 percent, fourth […]

So-called “Peak TV” and its expansive array of series has been great for viewers, say Hollywood scribes, but not so much for writers. On Monday, the Writers Guild of America will resume negotiations over a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents broadcast and cable networks and movie studios. […]

ROME (AP) — Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement is broadening its reach as it eyes national office, inviting some very establishment figures to a daylong summit Saturday on technology, science, jobs and the future. The summit, which was intentionally low on political diatribe, marked a new phase for the grassroots protest movement that has upended the […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Six people have been arrested in Florida after a protest against U.S. military action in Syria turned violent. Authorities say the peaceful protest at a Jacksonville park escalated into a confrontation between demonstrators and their opponents Friday night. Jacksonville Sheriff’s officials estimated between 100 and 200 people were in the crowd. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Obama administration officials are pushing back against criticism of the former president, saying they proposed similar airstrikes in Syria to the ones President Donald Trump ordered this week, but were stymied by a Republican-controlled Congress reluctant to go along with the Democratic president’s plan. This comes after Trump ordered the missile […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has been reviewing the handling of thousands of terrorism-related tips and leads from the past three years to make sure they were properly investigated and no obvious red flags were missed, The Associated Press has learned. The review follows attacks by people who were once on the FBI’s radar but […]

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says his meetings with China’s President Xi Jinping went well but as for any progress on trade “only time will tell.” Trump tweeted Saturday that “It was a great honor to have President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan of China as our guests in the United […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Travelers stuck in endless delays at New York City’s cramped and congested LaGuardia Airport can feel like prisoners. Now there’s a plan to liberate them by closing the city’s most notorious jail. A commission that helped persuade city officials to eventually close New York’s violent jail complex on Rikers Island said […]

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Norway and Turkey — NATO’s northern and southern frontiers in Europe — have been pillars of the Western military alliance for more than 60 years. But the diplomatic temperature between the two has fallen steadily since Turkey recalled dozens of military officers as suspects in an aborted coup — and Norway […]

The salmon season setting meetings are on their last leg, and it appears sport fisheries could see major cutbacks in some areas while others will get equally or slightly better opportunities this summer through next winter. “Coming into this year’s process we’re dealing with issues for (wild) coho for the Skagit, Stillaguamish and Queets,” said […]

Philip Morris’ 3.3 percent contribution to S&P 500 gains in the first quarter makes it the fourth most important U.S. stock, right after Apple, Amazon and Facebook.

Dividend detective Q: How can I tell whether a company pays a dividend, and how big it is? A: You can always just call it and ask — start with the Investor Relations department. It’s also easy to look it up online or in newspaper stock listings. Instead of the dividend itself, many stock listings […]

Seattle might resemble San Francisco in high real-estate prices, but even there the resemblance is flawed. San Francisco has so much history, wealth and panache that Seattle will likely always be the smaller sibling.

People have calmed down since the Great Recession, yet research shows many are actually more confident than they should be given their savings situation.

Celebration planned for the 50th anniversary of 737’s first flight on April 9, 1967. Also, Amazon exec addresses the good and bad effects of its tremendous growth.

This week’s best business quotes cover Blue Origin, Bertha, body cameras and Boeing’s first 737.

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists opposed to the Islamic State group say aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition have struck a boat carrying people fleeing fighting between the extremists and U.S.-backed fighters, killing at least seven civilians. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said a boat carrying about 40 people was hit as it was crossing the […]

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia special congressional campaign has become an internal conservative squabble, with a national conservative group blasting a Republican establishment favorite as a big-spending “career politician,” while other GOP hopefuls argue over who’s most loyal to President Donald Trump. It’s enough to leave national Republicans nervous they could lose the traditionally conservative […]

SHANGHAI (AP) — Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton set a track record to capture his sixth pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday, breaking the 13-year-old mark held by Michael Schumacher by more than half a second. Hamilton, a four-time champion in Shanghai, set a time of 1 minute, 31.678 seconds, edging rival Sebastian […]

BEIRUT (AP) — The official Saudi Press Agency is reporting that U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken by telephone with King Salman about the U.S. missile strike on Syria. The news agency reports that during the Friday phone call, the Saudi monarch congratulated Trump for his “courageous decision.” Saudi Arabia says the missile launch by […]