Новости за 22.08.2017

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Some Harvard University professors are fighting a proposal that would ban all fraternities and single-gender clubs on campus. More than 20 faculty members have signed their support for a new rule that would forbid the Cambridge, Massachusetts, university from punishing students for joining “any lawful organization.” The professors say they aim […]

Regarding the article on the lack of enforcement of the helmet law for bike-share riders: This accommodation of bikers by Seattle police is shortsighted. Some would argue that wearing a helmet should be an individual choice. That might be fine if the individual rider were the only one impacted if she or he sustains a […]

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois man who killed a pregnant woman and her three children last month when he crashed his pickup truck into their vehicle has been arrested and charged with felony reckless homicide, authorities announced Tuesday. In a news release, the Will County State’s Attorney’s office and the county sheriff’s department […]

Stocks around the world jumped on Tuesday, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 had its fourth-biggest gain of the year, as markets put a shaky last couple of weeks further behind them. On Tuesday: The S&P 500 rose 24.14 points, or 1 percent, to 2,452.51. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 196.14 points, or 0.9 […]

Nice front page above the fold, with the headline “Trump: Afghan fight will continue” and below it a big photo of the total eclipse, though it looks more fittingly like a giant black hole, where we’ve already sent more than 2,000 U.S. soldiers to their deaths, trillions of dollars and nearly 17 years of wasted […]

Right-hander Dan Altavilla was recalled from Class AAA Tacoma to take Zych's place in the bullpen.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police officer shot and killed a man who authorities say was pointing a gun at a woman’s head. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that it happened Tuesday. Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri says officers responded to a residential call of an armed and possibly suicidal person and […]

BOSTON (AP) — An advocacy group is calling for the renaming of Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall because its namesake had ties to slavery. The meeting house built in 1742 is where Samuel Adams and other American colonists made some of the earliest speeches urging independence from Britain. Kevin Peterson is founder of the New Democracy […]

Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright said Tuesday he's back to full speed after missing last week to have a process done on his knee.

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — A Confederate memorial has been removed from outside a Maryland courthouse. Photos posted on Howard County Executive Allan H. Kittleman’s Facebook page show the memorial outside the Circuit Court in Ellicott City being removed Monday night and placed onto a truck. The monument includes the names of dozens of Confederate […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jury deliberations have resumed in Las Vegas for a fourth full day in the retrial of four men accused of wielding assault weapons to force federal agents to abandon a 2014 cattle roundup near anti-government figure Cliven Bundy’s ranch in Nevada. Jurors are back at work Tuesday considering 10 charges including […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon is raising the price of its unlimited plan while introducing a slightly cheaper, more limited version as wireless carriers battle each other for customers. All major carriers now offer unlimited plans after years of steering people toward paying extra for using more data. Verizon, like its rivals, will start charging […]

Says linebackers coach Bob Gregory: "Camilo might be the most explosive guy we have on our team but the least experienced."

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The parents of a Chinese woman who was abducted while studying at the University of Illinois plan to speak for the first time since an arrest was made. Investigators have said they believe 26-year-old Yingying Zhang is dead, although her body hasn’t been found. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that Zhang’s mother […]

BOSTON (AP) — Advocates for homeless families in Massachusetts are pushing legislation that would remove a state requirement that they spend at least one night on the streets before being eligible for emergency shelter. MassLive.com reports (http://bit.ly/2x8TFYN ) the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Housing was scheduled to hold a hearing on the legislation Tuesday. Under […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night’s Powerball lottery game has climbed to $700 million, making it the second-largest in U.S. history. Some details about the game and how the prize has grown so large: ___ WHEN IS THE DRAWING AND HOW DOES THE GAME WORK? Most Read StoriesLook back at […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An online auction of 264 rhino horns will start Wednesday after a South African court ordered the government to hand over a permit allowing the sale to proceed, according to lawyers for a rhino breeder who is conducting the legal sale. A law firm representing breeder John Hume said he believes a […]

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has long considered itself a haven of stability in a volatile region and a key ally in the fight against Islamic extremism, but in recent months, it has found itself shaken by carnage in Europe blamed on Moroccans who moved abroad. Young men from the North African nation have been […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say an auto theft suspect who wanted to watch the moon blot out the sun instead has a blot on his record. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said on its Facebook page that Jocsan Rosado was arrested Monday after he parked what deputies say was a stolen car […]

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The man’s bike was found leaned against a barrier on the freeway near Vancouver last week, but Washington State Patrol troopers thought it simply had been abandoned.

ARIMO, Idaho (AP) — Three Idaho firefighters battling a grass and brush fire threatening homes suffered burns after their firetruck ran over a gas can, engulfing the truck in flames. Downey Fire Department Chief Chris Sorensen tells the Idaho State Journal (http://bit.ly/2wkmmVf) that the gas can came loose at about 11 a.m. Monday and fell […]

COUGAR, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old girl missing overnight near Mount St. Helens has been found and is in good condition. The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office says rescuers found Katrina Osborne, from the Kelso and Longview area, Tuesday morning near the Smith Creek Trailhead east of the volcano. Osborne had become separated from […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Angolans vote Wednesday in an election that will see President Jose Eduardo dos Santos quit after nearly four decades in power. Yet the longtime leader has laid the groundwork for a hand-picked successor in an oil-rich country where poverty, corruption and human rights concerns are unlikely to dissipate anytime soon. Defense Minister […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on 16 mainly Chinese and Russian companies and people for assisting North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs and helping the North make money to support those programs. The Treasury Department says the penalties are intended to further isolate North Korea for its nuclear and missile […]