Новости за 24.09.2018

The Trump administration will be decreasing the number of refugees accepted into the U.S. despite the fact that, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, the global number of refugees and asylum-seekers has reached a record high. As a family physician who has cared for many patients and families who have come to the […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The developer of the Keystone XL oil pipeline says it plans to start construction next year, after the U.S. State Department concluded major environmental damage from a leak is unlikely and could quickly be mitigated. TransCanada spokesman Matthew John said Monday that the company remains committed to moving ahead with the […]

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A crash of a small airplane killed two Fairbanks men on a hunting trip. Alaska State Troopers say an airplane belonging to 45-year-old Timothy Sonnenberg was spotted crashed and burned south of Gold Creek. Sonnenberg and 43-year-old Jason Roberts were reported overdue on Friday morning from a hunting trip to the […]

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities say a wildfire in western Wyoming near Grand Teton National Park has destroyed more buildings and forced the evacuation of over 300 homes. Officials were surveying the damage Monday after the fire flared up in windy, dry weather and swept through a rural subdivision of about 125 homes on Sunday. […]

“NOAA condemned over orca response” demonstrates how frustrated many are over the condition of our native species and our environment. While Gov. Jay Inslee’s orca task force and his support of Initiative 1631 (the carbon-fee tax) are a good start, he needs to take a strong stand against the Kalama methanol refinery. That facility would […]

LONDON (AP) — British police are warning the public to stay away from a rare goat-antelope that has escaped from a zoo in western England. Official says the young female West Caucasian tur is likely in the woods near Paignton Zoo, about 200 miles southwest of London. Devon and Cornwall Police said Monday the horned […]

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank head Mario Draghi says he expects inflation to rise in the 19 countries that use the euro as a stronger job market pushes up wages. Draghi’s comments Monday before the economic and monetary committee of the European Parliament in Brussels indicated the bank continues to think the recovery […]

An Island County deputy shot the man after he "failed to comply" with commands, according to the Skagit Multiple Agency Response Team.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is warning Russia that supplying Syria with an advanced missile defense system would be a “major mistake” and should be reconsidered. It also says U.S. forces will not leave Syria until Iran leaves. National security adviser John Bolton said Monday that delivery of the Russian S-300 would be […]

The Seahawks beat the Cowboys 24-13 on Sunday to avoid a perilous 0-3 start. But amid their jubilance from getting this first win, more questions have emerged regarding the future of All-Pro safety Earl Thomas.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s an “absolute no” on statehood for Puerto Rico while critics, including San Juan’s mayor, are in office. Trump criticized Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, a critic of his administration’s response to hurricanes in the U.S. territory last year, in a radio interview with Geraldo Rivera that aired Monday, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has not decided whether to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for reportedly questioning the president’s fitness to serve. Trump told Geraldo Rivera in an interview aired Monday that he’s looking at what, if anything, to do about Rosenstein’s reported actions. The New York Times first reported that […]

PARIS (AP) — Humanitarian groups operating the sole private rescue boat near the deadly central Mediterranean human trafficking route have asked French authorities to allow 58 refugees to disembark in the southern port of Marseille. Medecins Sans Frontieres and SOS Mediterranee are also urging European countries to intervene in order to secure the boat’s future […]

Even though the last day of Summer was Sep. 21, NOAA said a developing El Nino is extending the chance of warmer-than-normal temperatures this season.

Aqua aerobics classes are fun — and vigorous — at Horizon House.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Recently confirmed CIA Director Gina Haspel says one of her top priorities is to invest more heavily in collecting intelligence against nation state adversaries as well as Islamic extremists. In her first public speech since becoming director of the agency, Haspel said she also is working to invest in foreign-language training […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former co-worker says a gunman who opened fire at a Wisconsin software company was quiet and never smiled. WTS Paradigm employee Anthony Tong shot four co-workers at the company’s Middleton headquarters Wednesday before police killed him. All the workers survived their injuries. Tong’s motive remains a mystery. Isaac Hall tells […]

LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a baby girl found crawling across a busy New Jersey street was unharmed after a neighbor and passing motorist came to her aid. The child was spotted around 5 p.m. Saturday in Lakewood, in southern New Jersey. The motorist, 41-year-old Cory Cannon of Eatontown, told the Asbury Park Press […]

DETROIT (AP) — A food service worker at Comerica Park in Detroit has been fired after a video was posted online allegedly showing him spitting on a pizza. WXYZ-TV reports the video was visible on Instagram over the weekend and shows an employee spitting on the pizza intended for customers. WWJ-AM reports officials at the […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police say a 5-year-old Arkansas boy was playing with a gun that he found when it accidentally fired, killing him. Little Rock police Lt. Michael Ford says Brennan Esau was home with his siblings aged 14, 10 and 6, but no adults, when he shot himself Saturday night. Ford says […]

Fellow immigrants Jose Antonio Vargas and Carlos Bulosan lived their lives at different times and in different ways. But their search for belonging in America feels the same.

Sarah Weinman assembles a substantial array of evidence that points to a horrific real-life story at the center of Vladimir Nabokov's magnum opus, a life story that, she says, Nabokov "strip-mined to produce the bones of Lolita."

Graham-Kapowsin's overtime loss to Puyallup last week means there's a new team atop the rankings.

A Seattle City Council vote on Monday is the final local political hurdle to a KeyArena renovation and NHL team. And there's little chance of a surprise rejection similar to one that scuttled a Sodo arena proposal in May 2016.