Новости за 08.08.2015

BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of Christian families have fled a central Syrian town as Islamic State fighters advance toward it, activists said Saturday, the anniversary of the U.S. beginning airstri…

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The guys in the freshly minted gold jackets roaming the sideline during Sunday night's Hall of Fame game will be the latest member of the NFL's Who's Who.

NEW YORK (AP) — Vice Media's digital editorial staff are joining a union — the latest in a wave of digital staffers voting to unionize.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — There were 23 players missing from New England Patriots practice on Saturday when running back Travaris Cadet walked off the field with a trainer and kicked the ground…

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The first attack by Islamic extremists in a central Mali town, in which 10 people died, shows that jihadist aggressions are spreading in the country and hitting more direct…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The father of a Palestinian toddler killed in a firebomb attack blamed on Jewish extremists died Saturday of the wounds he suffered in the assault.

NEW YORK (AP) — There are plenty of smells in New York City's subways. But skunks?

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The body of the late Formula 1 star Juan Manuel Fangio has been exhumed by orders of an Argentina judge for testing to determine paternity claims brought by two …

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Detained Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian will appear in an Iranian court Monday for what likely will be the last hearing in his closed-door espionage trial, his lawy…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Miriam Uribe enrolled in California's low-income health insurance program last November, and she still hasn't found a primary care doctor 10 months later who could see her.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A series of attacks that killed at least 44 people and wounded over 300 in one day has shattered the relative calm of Afghanistan's capital, even as some had hoped fl…

MADRID (AP) — Strong winds have fanned wildfires that have raged out of control for three days in southwestern Spain and made firefighting difficult, forcing the evacuation of 3,000 inhabitant…

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The United Nations mission in Central African Republic says a Rwandan peacekeeper there has shot dead four of his colleagues and wounded eight others.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A sign that greets motorists entering the U.S. at the nation's busiest border crossing shows a silhouette of a man, woman and pigtailed girl running for their lives under the …

Recent reports of criminal activity from our local law enforcement agencies.

SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Napoli is headed back to Texas, where he played in a World Series before going on to win one with Boston.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Aldon Smith's teammates, coaches and everybody else around the San Francisco 49ers kept hoping the star linebacker had matured and moved forward from all the legal i…

BANGKOK (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which on Saturday marks 48 years since its establishment, aims to establish an economic community known as the AEC by the end of this…

Staying out of trouble

Behind a six-run eighth inning, the Cowlitz Black Bears started off their final roadtrip of the 2015 season on the right note with a 6-2 victory over the Kitsap BlueJackets at Kitsap Fairgroun…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Michael Sam became the first openly gay player to appear in a Canadian Football League game Friday night, playing sparingly for the Montreal Alouettes in a 26-23 loss to…

Of the thousands of drug abusers Gus Nolte has helped, one stands out for him.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Soudelor is lashing Taiwan, downing trees, traffic lights and power lines, and leaving at least four dead, one missing and dozens injured.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Gen. Manuel Contreras, who headed the feared spy agency that kidnapped, tortured and killed thousands during Chile's military dictatorship, died late Friday at a militar…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is allowing parole for a transgender inmate who is trying to force California to become the first state to pay for sex reassignment surgery.