AP Investigation: Olympic teams to swim, boat in Rio’s filth
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Athletes competing in next year’s Summer Olympics here will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with human feces that they risk becoming violently ill and unable to...
View ArticlePanicked 911 caller: Dispatcher had no reason to hang up
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 911 caller said Wednesday she was panicked about a friend being shot but stayed as calm as possible before a New Mexico dispatcher told her to “deal with it yourself” and...
View ArticleProsecutors charge teen with murder in death of 8-year-old
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors charged a 15-year-old boy with murder, kidnapping and rape Wednesday in the death of an 8-year-old girl in an artists complex in a California beach town. Police...
View ArticleIndian media: Yakub Memon, convicted in 1993 Mumbai bombings that killed 257...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian media: Yakub Memon, convicted in 1993 Mumbai bombings that killed 257 has been hanged .
View ArticleCalifornia Guard uses drone to search for missing teacher
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California National Guard is using a drone to search El Dorado National Forest for a missing San Francisco teacher, marking the first time the Guard has used an unmanned...
View ArticlePhillies agree to trade Cole Hamels to Rangers
Two people familiar with the deal say the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to trade ace left-hander Cole Hamels to the Texas Rangers for a package of prospects.
View ArticleMLS All-Stars triumph over Tottenham
Kaka scored on a penalty kick and set up David Villa’s goal minutes later in the first half to help the best players in Major League Soccer beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on a blustery Wednesday night.
View ArticleShadow lenders push deeper into risky commercial real estate
Asset managers that operate outside the banking industry’s regulatory oversight are becoming more active in a market that burned traditional lenders in the 2008 financial crisis.
View ArticlePolice investigating killing of woman in Northgate parking garage
Police are looking into the apparent killing of a woman found in a car in a Northgate-area parking garage Wednesday night.
View ArticleRainiers knock off El Paso, 5-1
The Tacoma Rainiers fought off rain and multiple El Paso scoring threats to beat the Chihuahuas, 5-1, and extend their winning streak to a season-high five games on Wednesday night at Southwest...
View ArticleEl Paso snaps Tacoma’s five-game winning streak
Chihuahuas score four runs in sixth inning of 5-1 victory over Rainiers.
View ArticleStill all quiet on the Russell Wilson front as deadline approaches ever nearer
The apparent deadline for Russell Wilson to strike a deal on a contract extension with the Seahawks is now about 12 hours away. And if the two sides are merging toward a deal, no one seems to know...
View ArticleNonprofit chosen to relocate ‘Up’ house
A nonprofit group has come forward to relocate Ballard's so-called "Up" house, once owned by Edith Macefield and a target for demolition in favor of new development for at least about a decade.
View Article‘Samba’: a light take on immigrant’s travails in France
Movie review of “Samba”: This breezy tale centers on a Senegalese immigrant (Omar Sy) and his caseworker (Charlotte Gainsbourg).
View Article‘Our Man in Tehran’: ‘Argo’ terror, from those who lived it
Movie review of “Our Man in Tehran”: This documentary reminds us that the story of how six American Embassy workers escaped Iran in 1980 was not a movie but scary real life.
View Article‘Court’: a travesty of justice in India’s antiquated legal system
Movie review: In this quiet, devastating critique of the antiquated Indian legal system, a folk singer/social activist is accused of inciting what is presumed to be the suicide of a sewer worker in...
View ArticleTrump’s call for mass deportations runs into messy realities
Mass deportation may be more difficult than Donald Trump realizes because deporting so many people means finding them first.
View ArticleFacebook ready to spread Internet drone’s giant wings
The giant social network says it will begin test flights later this year for a solar-powered drone with a wingspan bigger than a Boeing 737’s, in the next stage of its campaign to deliver Internet...
View ArticleSeveral blazes thrust Northern California into fire season
LOWER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Triple-digit temperatures and gusty winds thrust Northern California into full-fledged wildfire season Thursday with several new blazes flaring up, forcing hundreds of people...
View ArticleAttack in West Bank kills Palestinian child, homes torched
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Suspected Jewish assailants attacked a Palestinian village in the West Bank early Friday and torched two homes, killing a young child and critically wounding at least three...
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