Новости за 20.04.2017

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Consumer goods giant Nestle saw sales barely rise in the first three months of 2017 but confirmed its guidance for the year, including a rise in restructuring costs. The Vevey, Switzerland-based company said sales in the quarter rose 0.4 percent 21 billion Swiss francs ($21.07 billion). Underlying sales, which exclude the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The “America First” president who vowed to extricate America from onerous overseas commitments appears to be warming up to the view that when it comes to global agreements, a deal’s a deal. From NAFTA to the Iran nuclear agreement to the Paris climate accord, President Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric is colliding with […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dow Chemical is pushing the Trump administration to scrap the findings of federal scientists who point to a family of widely used pesticides as harmful to about 1,800 critically threatened or endangered species. Lawyers representing Dow, whose CEO also heads a White House manufacturing working group, and two other makers of organophosphates […]

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Randall Royer grew up in the Midwest, a suburban St. Louis kid. By the time he was 21, he had converted to Islam and changed his name to Ismail Royer, fighting in Bosnia alongside fellow Muslims against Serbian ethnic cleansing. By the time he was 31, he was sentenced to 20 […]

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — A Soyuz space capsule blasted off Thursday for the International Space Station, carrying an American astronaut making his first space flight and a veteran Russian cosmonaut. NASA’s Jack Fischer and Russia’s Fyodor Yurchikhin lifted off from the Russia-leased launch facility in Kazakhstan at 1:13 p.m. (0713GMT, 3:13 a.m. EDT). They reached […]

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Five days before a rampage that left three men dead, Kori Ali Muhammad shot an unarmed security guard who he felt had insulted him at a Motel 6 when he visited a woman at the hotel, police said. Muhammad shot the guard, 25-year-old Carl Williams, multiple times at close range shortly […]

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Under tight security, Pakistan’s top court is to deliver a much-awaited decision on Thursday on corruption allegations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family which could determine his political future. If the Supreme Court announces punitive measures against Sharif or his family members as part of the decision, it may lead to a […]

NEW YORK (AP) — David Stern hasn’t left the NBA far behind. Just a few blocks, actually. His office these days is located in a building near the one he had as commissioner, the job he left in 2014 after 30 years in which he helped turn a fledging league into a $5 billion annual […]

BEIJING (AP) — EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini expressed concern Thursday about rising tensions over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, and said China and Europe have a common responsibility to avoid a military escalation on the Korean Peninsula. In a speech at Tsinghua University on her final day of a three-day trip to Beijing, […]

It has become easier for regular folks to buy stock in startups, but doing so is risky. In case you are tempted, here’s what you need to know. — Invest only what you can afford to lose. Many of the companies raising money through crowdfunding are in their very early stages. Some haven’t made or […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Green Bay Packers player whose consulting business has connected 400 high school athletes with college teams got a lesson in federal securities law when he sought to raise money for a new smartphone app. Videoscore owner Darryl Ingram decided to seek Wisconsin investors through a process called state crowdfunding, […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For members of Prince’s 1980s backing band The Revolution, reuniting and hitting the road for a spring U.S. tour is how they are coping with the “Purple Rain” pop superstar’s unexpected death a year ago. “We’re taking it to the people who are grieving like we are, and letting them have a […]

GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — He was barely 20 when Islamic State group militants stormed his home city of Deir el-Zour in oil-rich eastern Syria. Mohammed had already been fighting government forces the past two years, so it was an easy decision for him: join the militants to keep up the battle against President Bashar Assad’s […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ attempt to carry out its first execution in nearly 12 years wasn’t thwarted by the type of liberal activist judge Republicans regularly bemoan here, but instead by a state Supreme Court that’s been the focus of expensive campaigns by conservative groups to reshape the judiciary. The court voted Wednesday […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Clive Davis celebrated his legacy with the debut of a documentary about his life, along with performances from artists he helped become icons, during the opening night of the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. Davis, 85, said it was a dream come true to launch “Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives” […]

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is dropping its plan to establish a colony of venomous timber rattlesnakes on an uninhabited island. The state Fisheries and Wildlife board voted unanimously on Wednesday to suspend the plan indefinitely after residents in the region raised safety concerns. State officials previously planned to bring some of the endangered snakes to […]

Some noteworthy locations are the Bachelor Island area, below the I-5 Bridge, and Cathlamet and Kalama areas.

Gov. Jay Inslee has signed legislation that would penalize dog owners for leaving their dogs tied up for a reckless period of time without access to food, water and shelter.

PHOENIX (AP) — The National Park Service says the search for two missing hikers related to the co-founder of the Merrell Boot Co. is difficult and complex and that it is not requesting any additional resources despite an announcement from the family that it planned on sending its own support. A spokeswoman said Wednesday that […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man attacked three people with a large knife, killing one and seriously injuring another before fleeing, in what Las Vegas police called a series of random attacks. Police identified the suspect as Richi Briones, 32, who underwent a court-ordered mental health evaluation in recent months. The first attack occurred at […]

The new method is being implemented later this year by VantageScore, a company created by the credit bureaus Experian, TransUnion and Equifax.

The Seattle mayor spoke with reporters a day after the man suing him over allegations of child sexual abuse revealed his name.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia plans to tighten its citizenship rules to require higher English language skills, longer residency and evidence of integration such as a job, officials said Thursday. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the new citizenship test would reflect Australian values instead of the current multiple-choice format. “This will be good for the […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge followed through on his promise Wednesday and blocked abortion-restricting rules in Missouri, saying he’s bound by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling and that the state is denying abortion rights “on a daily basis, in irreparable fashion.” Missouri’s attorney general swiftly pledged an appeal, calling the ruling “wrong.” […]

The tournament, which includes Gary Payton and Rashard Lewis, swings into Seattle on Aug. 20 at KeyArena.