Новости за 27.12.2018

Also “The Godfather” and “The Godfather, Part II,” and a new episode of “Jeopardy!”

Trees may be the superheroes  we need to fight climate change.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 35-year-old man who is accused of intentionally crashing his SUV into a Vietnamese church early Monday didn’t show up to a Portland courtroom as ordered. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Hieu John Phung was in Astoria when he was “picked up” and taken to a hospital, a member of the Clatsop County […]

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a 79-year-old woman was killed on Christmas Eve after she was struck by a car in northwestern Oregon. KVAL-TV reports Carol Warner Christen died at the scene of the crash Monday on U.S. Highway 101, north of Barview Jetty County Park. Oregon State Police say Christen, of Yamhill, was […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Emails from the Portland Bureau of Transportation indicate decorative panels on the Portland Aerial Tram had come loose twice before one fell and struck a pedestrian. KGW-TV reports a 21-year-old woman sustained minor injuries after a metal panel fell on her while she was on a pedestrian bridge earlier this month. […]

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials and a spokesman for a separatist group say a separatist leader authorities blamed for masterminding last month’s attack on China’s consulate in the southern city of Karachi has been killed in Afghanistan. Baluch Liberation Army spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said in a statement Wednesday that their top leader Aslam Baloch […]

Huskies begin practices in Los Angeles on Thursday.

NEW YORK — On late Sunday night, a scuffle broke out between a New York police officer and five homeless men at a subway station in Manhattan. The officer single-handedly fended off all five with just his feet and his baton. The scene was captured on video by a bystander and shared on social media, […]

The suspect, who lived with his mother in Hoodsport along the Hood Canal, told sheriff’s deputies he thought his mother was a demon, according to court documents.

Carson has gone from a "who's he?'' draft pick in April 2017 to a "who's who'' list of Seahawks tailbacks on Sunday.

The Seahawks have already secured a wild card spot. So why should they play their defensive starters in Sunday's regular season finale against the Cardinals, risking unnecessary injuries? First-year defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. weighs in.

Carroll also said free safety Tedric Thompson has been cleared to return after sitting out the Kansas City game with a chest injury.

The final miles of a nearly two-month race across Antarctica — a lonely effort marked by long days, short nights and stunning endurance — ended Wednesday with a sprint to the finish. In what could go down as one of the great feats in polar history, American Colin O’Brady, 33, covered the final 77.54 miles […]

The 2,000-acre spread, located about 10 miles from Temecula, has come on the market for $8 million.

Former Sounders coach Sigi Schmid, who died Tuesday at age 65, got the team to the playoffs its first seven years of existence. Beyond that, he brought credibility and legitimacy to a franchise that became an MLS template for success.

Cora Adams, 84, who operated a popular burger joint on the way to Mount Rainier National Park, was killed with her daughter when they were struck by a tour bus on Dec. 19.

Re: “Trump’s pick for acting defense chief brings knack for complex issues honed at UW, Boeing”: Patrick Shanahan comes to the job without any military or foreign-policy experience. He has been a businessman, and this article extolled his budget and management skills honed at Boeing and the University of Washington. In his 17-month role as […]

President Donald Trump claims that federal workers are happy to go without pay until the wall is funded. Maybe some are. But as a retired federal worker who lived through too many “shutdowns,” I was never happy about the government shutting down. I had bills to pay and creditors who weren’t interested in any excuses […]

The two early-morning fires on Christmas Eve caused about $200,000 worth of damage to three Fremont businesses, according to the Seattle Fire Department.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers wideout Davante Adams is optimistic that he will be able to play in Green Bay’s season finale against the Detroit Lions, a game in which he would have a shot to break a couple of franchise receiving records. Adams missed practice on Wednesday. The star receiver hurt his right […]

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Trent Boult took six wickets for four runs in the space of 15 balls, narrowly missing a hat trick as New Zealand bowled out Sri Lanka for 104 after it resumed at 88-4 on Wednesday on the second day of the second cricket test. Boult began the day with 0-20 […]

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Jordy Nelson’s debut season in Oakland didn’t go exactly as he hoped when he signed with the Raiders following 10 years in Green Bay. A team he hoped would be good enough to contend for the playoffs went into rebuilding mode instead. He dealt with knee injuries that hampered him early […]

The Trump administration says it will keep a tent city holding more than 2,000 migrant teenagers open through early 2019. The announcement was made Wednesday about the Tornillo facility, which opened in June in an isolated corner of the Texas desert for up to 360 children. It later expanded into a guarded detention camp that […]

The U.S. Senate taking a first step in passing criminal-justice reform is a rare and welcome show of bipartisan cooperation.