Новости за 18.06.2017

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A northwest Arkansas house once occupied by former President Bill Clinton that was damaged by fire has been deemed a total loss. The home now owned by Stephanie and Robert Dzur and occupied by Stephanie Dzur’s father burned June 8. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://bit.ly/2rtuHjM ) reported Sunday that Stephanie Dzur says […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Arturo Vidal brushed off a hotly disputed video review to give Chile a 2-0 win over Cameroon in the Confederations Cup on Sunday. Vidal’s 81st-minute header after a pass from substitute Alexis Sanchez gave the South American champion a Group B win which was anything but routine, before another goal was decided […]

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming is warning audiences about offensive material in a traveling musical after Native American high school students walked out of a performance of “The Fantasticks.” The walkout happened Thursday during intermission, The Laramie Boomerang reported. It wasn’t clear how many students attending the Native American Summer Institute at […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL salary cap has been set at $75 million for this season in a slight increase over last year. The league and NHL Players’ Association announced the cap and the salary floor of $55.4 million in a joint statement Sunday. The figures are set by the league’s hockey-related revenue. It’s […]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Aroldis Chapman rejoined his New York teammates Sunday ready to pitch again after more than a month on the disabled list, and the struggling Yankees couldn’t wait to have their flame-throwing closer back in the bullpen. Manager Joe Girardi planned to use Chapman in the series finale at Oakland regardless of […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The National Park Service in Alaska says the climber who died on Denali, North America’s highest mountain, was a 28-year-old man from Nepal. The park service said Sunday that Sanjay Pandit, of Kathmandu, was descending the mountain Friday with two teammates when he died of an unknown medical illness. Denali’s summit […]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Sunday it launched missiles into eastern Syria targeting Islamic State militants in response to an attack on Iran’s parliament and a shrine in Tehran, warning that it would similarly retaliate on anyone else carrying out attacks in Iran. The launch of surface-to-surface medium range missiles into Syria’s […]

Trump’s limited reversal of Obama’s opening to Cuba is political theater for domestic consumption. It will not achieve what U.S. sanctions against Cuba failed to achieve in the past five decades.

Political permanence doesn’t infuse any desire to change the rules of the game. Both the Democratic House speaker and Republican Senate majority leader have served more than 22 years.

A new lawsuit rightly shines a spotlight on the problem of high suspension and expulsion rates for special-education students in Washington state.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Desert dwellers in the western U.S. see temperatures topping 120 degrees as a reason to hunker down indoors and turn up the air conditioning. But some tourists welcome it as a bucket-list opportunity to experience Death Valley — famously the hottest place in America. Many will get their chance in the […]

Once again, Amazon is disrupting retail. We’ve been feeling it big-time in Seattle for years. The latest news about Whole Foods means yet more anxiety to come, no doubt.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Suspected jihadists attacked a hotel resort Sunday in Mali’s capital, taking hostages at a spot popular with foreigners on the weekends. The number of casualties was unclear in the assault, which continued into the evening, authorities said. Gunfire first rang out at the Campement Kangaba on the outskirts of Bamako in […]

Can the Mariners salvage a win in the final game of their weekend series in Texas? Follow along here for live updates.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator on Sunday warned against rushing a vote on a GOP bill to repeal and replace the nation’s health care law, saying both parties deserve a chance to fully debate the bill and propose changes after it was drafted in secret. “The Senate is not a place where you can […]

Hisashi Iwakuma could also join the Mariners' rotation in the series vs. Houston

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Are Beyonce and Jay Z parents again? Mum’s the word from the parents and their reps, even though reports are flying that the much-anticipated twins have made their arrival. Several outlets have published reports with no official confirmation. Even Beyonce’s father, with whom she has had a strained relationship, tweeted congrats […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities say San Francisco’s Bay Bridge was partially shut down for hours after officers responding to a crash shot and wounded a motorist who drove at them. The California Highway Patrol says the collision was reported around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. CHP Officer Vu Williams says a Cadillac not involved in the […]

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — There’s only one thing preventing baker Mandy Coriston from selling the Irish soda bread she makes from her great-grandmother’s recipe inside her old cast-iron skillets: She lives in New Jersey. New Jersey is now the only state in the U.S. where people can’t sell home-baked goods after a Wisconsin court this […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man was fatally shot at his own birthday party. Lt. Ryan Olsson of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called early Sunday to a home in Orlando where a birthday party was being held for 39-year-old Alexis Osmick. According to Olsson, “a disturbance occurred” and shots were […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An uptick in attacks by Afghan National army soldiers against foreign troops would seem a worrisome trend ahead of the deployment of another 4,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan in the latest attempt by Washington to turn around the protracted war against insurgents. Two so-called insider attacks, in which a soldier in […]

DORAVILLE, Ga. (AP) — What is shaping up as the most expensive House race in U.S. history is down to its final days in Georgia. Republican Karen Handel, Democrat Jon Ossoff and their outside backers are trying any arguments that will coax any stray voters to the polls for Tuesday’s special election. Ossoff is trying […]

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops and allied militias met up with Iraqi forces at one crossing point along their shared border Sunday for the first time in years, in a step described as a major achievement by the Syrian military in their fight against the Islamic State group. The development reported by pro-government media Sunday […]

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The mother of a pregnant woman slain by her boyfriend, a former Ohio police officer, has forgiven the man and persuaded prison officials to allow the couple’s surviving child to visit him behind bars. Patty Porter, 70, also is working for the early release of Bobby Cutts Jr., The (Canton) Repository […]