Новости за 03.09.2017

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Records show a 2015 lawsuit accusing Hartford school officials of negligence in the alleged sexual assault of a special education student has been settled for $235,000. The suit says the Hartford Public High School student was raped by another student in an unsupervised school stairwell in 2013. It says that on […]

A man rushed past layers of security officers into a massive fire at the Burning Man festival’s signature ceremony, suffering burns that left him dead just hours later. Authorities are investigating the death of Aaron Joel Mitchell, 41, who broke through a two-layer security perimeter during the Man Burn event in which a giant, wooden […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before he left office in January, President Barack Obama offered his successor accolades and advice in a private letter that underscored some of his concerns as he passed the baton. In the letter, published Sunday by CNN, Obama praised President Donald Trump, saying: “Congratulations on a remarkable run. Millions have placed their […]

Workers, even the more than 90 percent who don’t belong to a union, are going to have to pay attention and advocate for each other if they want to advance — or even to retain many of the rights that previous generations fought for.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins placed Su’a Cravens on the exempt/left squad list on Sunday, and his future is in doubt after teammates said the 22-year-old safety had to be talked out of retiring. Cravens, the Redskins’ expected starter at strong safety, has been out since Aug. 15 following knee surgery to repair […]

Walter Becker, the guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the 1970s rock group Steely Dan, which sold more than 40 million albums and produced such hit singles as “Reelin’ In the Years,” "Rikki Don’t Lose that Number” and “Deacon Blues” has died. He was 67.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday he expects the Environmental Protection Agency “to get on top” of the threat of possible water contamination after an Associated Press report of highly toxic waste sites flooded in the Houston area. “The EPA is monitoring that. The EPA is going to get on top of […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift wants to know if we’re “…Ready For It ?” The pop star released the pulsating new song off of her upcoming album “reputation” on Sunday after previewing it during a college football game on ESPN Saturday night. The song quickly became a trending topic on Twitter. Swift previously released […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Unions representing Cleveland police and paramedics say they won’t hold a large American flag before the Cleveland Browns’ season opener because of previous player protests during the national anthem. The unions’ refusal to participate in the on-field ceremony at First Energy Stadium before next Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers comes after […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander only had about 30 minutes to decide whether to accept a trade the Houston Astros. In the end, he figured he simply couldn’t pass up a chance to join the team with the American League’s best record. “Ultimately it came down to winning and joining an organization that is set […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Coast Guard says it has suspended its weeklong search for two North Carolina men whose fishing boat was found capsized off the South Carolina coast. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Meredith Austin said his agency, the Navy and others searched for 247 hours for Steve Chaney and David Hambrick, who never […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday called on Congress to combine a $7.9 billion disaster relief package for Harvey with an increase in the nation’s borrowing limit, saying it was time to “put politics aside” so storm victims in Texas can get the help they need. “The president and I believe that […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsay Davenport sat on the edge of her seat in the coaching box at Arthur Ashe Stadium, watching her player compete in the U.S. Open. The former No. 1 and winner of three Grand Slam singles titles is among a handful of female coaches in professional tennis. While she’s the only […]

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Italian nights are getting cooler as fall approaches, and there’s something autumnal about many of the movies at the Venice Film Festival this year. The passage of time and the approach of death are on the minds of many filmmakers — including Italy’s Paolo Virzi, whose drama “The Leisure Seeker” […]

Which former Cougs made NFL 53-man rosters and who got cut? Here's a summary.

Keeping track of notable happenings as the Seahawks begin putting together their practice squad.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With no new wide releases, Hollywood basically took the Labor Day weekend off and put an end to what’s expected to be the lowest earning summer movie going season since 2006 — the last time the industry saw a sub-$4 billion summer. Things weren’t as apocalyptic as analysts suggested going into […]

CUMBERLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine lobstermen Alex Todd has hauled in blue lobsters and even some lobsters that were half blue, or half orange. But he says those don’t compare on the scale of weirdness to the translucent crustacean that he recently pulled up in a trap. The lobster that Todd caught on Aug. 24 […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in the disappearance of a Temple University student. Authorities say 22-year-old Jenna Burleigh went missing Thursday morning near the school campus in Philadelphia. They say she was last seen with former student, 29-year-old Joshua Hupperterz. Police say Hupperterz was taken into custody Saturday in Paupack […]

PULLMAN — The lethality of the Air Raid offense lies in its simplicity, and in No. 24 Washington State’s 31-0 win over Montana State on Saturday night, Luke Falk showed his mastery of the offense by simply taking what the defense gave him and milking that for all it was worth. So with the Bobcats’ […]

HOUSTON (AP) — To the masses, it was a vicious blast of nature’s cruelty, a bruising brawl to survive, a forced trip to an uncertain future. To the few, it was just another miserable day. For all the hardship and pain unleashed by Hurricane Harvey, many of Houston’s homeless shrugged it off. “We ain’t got […]

A new performance audit — released days after Washington State University’s first class of medical students arrived in Spokane — has renewed questions about whether the new med school was the best use of state money.

CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic-leaning Illinois is the latest state to direct taxpayer money to private schools, a development that’s caught some by surprise and brought condemnation from politically powerful teacher unions and Democrats looking to defeat the Republican governor in 2018. Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratic-controlled Legislature last week approved a sweeping overhaul of […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Open champions Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova play their fourth-round matches, along with a number of men who have a wide-open road to their first final. Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov opens play Sunday against No. 12 Pablo Carreno Busta, the highest-seeded men’s player left in one half of the […]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president on Sunday vowed to protect his former ambassador to six South American nations, an ex-army chief accused of crimes in the bloody final phase of the country’s civil war. “I state very clearly that I will not allow anyone in the world to touch Jagath Jayasuriya or […]