US, UK and Israel blame Iran for ship attack; Tehran denies – Sun, 01 Aug 2021 PST

The United States and the United Kingdom joined Israel on Sunday in alleging Iran carried out a fatal drone strike on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, putting further pressure on Tehran as it denied being involved in the assault. Continue Reading at The Spokesman-Review here Top Featured Tags:…

Family: Zydeco musician Chris Ardoin shot while performing

A Zydeco musician has been shot in the back while performing at an event in central Louisiana Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Speedy WR John Ross hoping things click with the N.Y. Giants

There is little doubt John Ross hasn’t lived up to expectations after being taken with the ninth pick overall in 2017 Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

China, India miss UN deadline to update emissions targets

China and India have missed a U.N. deadline to submit fresh targets for cutting their greenhouse gas emissions Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Former Husky Bob Cummins, a ‘giant’ of the Northwest rowing scene, dies at 72

Bob Cummins joined the UW men’s rowing team in 1967. He later helped found the Lake Stevens Rowing Club, was a master boat builder at Pocock Racing and was a U.S. Rowing referee. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

AP FACT CHECK: No, Pelosi is not out to arrest mask refusers

A member of the House Republican leadership is spreading an accusation that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is out to get people arrested if they refuse to wear a mask inside the premises Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

European Tour’s Trophee Hassan II in Morocco canceled

The European Tour’s Trophée Hassan II in Morocco in October has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

‘Happy tears’: Lee’s gold sparks joy at home in Minnesota

Family and friends in Minnesota broke into cheers and screams for Sunisa Lee Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Amazon sales rise 27%, a letdown from peak pandemic performance

Amazon charted $113.1 billion in revenue in the three months from April to June, a 27% increase over the same period last year. That was in line with the company’s forecasts, but slightly lower than analysts’ expectations of $115 billion. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Canadian MLS teams get exemption to host matches

The three Canadian teams in Major League Soccer are back in Canada for good Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Plumber turned political candidate busted in Capitol riot

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City plumber who’s moonlighted as a fringe political candidate is in hot water for allegedly storming the U.S. Capitol during January’s insurrection, boasting about it on social media and then trying to cover his tracks. Daniel Christmann, a 38-year-old who screamed at the city’s current Republican mayoral nominee…

Some workers facing more charges in youth center abuse case

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Ten former workers at New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center have been formally indicted and in some cases are facing more charges than they did when they were arrested in April. The men were charged in April with either sexually assaulting or acting as accomplices to the assault of more than…

Reyes 2 HRs, drive almost hits bicyclist, Indians top Cards

CLEVELAND (AP) — Some batters hit for the cycle. Indians slugger Franmil Reyes nearly hit the cyclist. Reyes homered twice, including a second-inning blast that bounced out of Progressive Field and almost dinged a bicyclist pedaling on a street next to the park, and Cleveland beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Wednesday. Reyes’ leadoff…

Teen fatally shot inside California theater, another wounded

CORONA, Calif. (AP) — One teenager was fatally shot and another seriously wounded inside a Southern California movie theater, authorities said. Police responded to the theater in The Crossings mall in Corona around 11:45 p.m. Monday and found a 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman with gunshot wounds. The woman died at the scene, and…

Wu-Tang Clan album sale pays off Martin Shkreli’s court debt

NEW YORK (AP) — An unreleased Wu-Tang Clan album forfeited by Martin Shkreli after his securities fraud conviction was sold Tuesday for an undisclosed sum, though prosecutors say it was enough to fully satisfy the rest of what he owed on a $7.4 million forfeiture order he faced after his 2018 sentencing. The entrepreneur known…

Explainer: Employers have legal right to mandate COVID shots

Federal guidance out this week suggests the law is on the side of employers. Vaccination against the coronavirus can be considered a “condition of employment,” akin to a job qualification. The same reasoning applies to universities and schools. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Texas shooter dies after party-goers throw bricks at him

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A man who opened fire at a backyard party in Fort Worth early Monday, killing one and injuring three, died after being chased by fellow party-goers who threw landscaping bricks at him, Texas authorities said. Fort Worth police said the shooter, who was struck multiple times with at least one…

Hasbro, AON rise; Tencent, Fair Isaac fall

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Tencent Music Entertainment Group, down 32 cents to $10.46. Beijing ordered the Chinese internet giant to end its exclusive contracts with music copyright holders. Aon Plc, up $19.08 to $251.56. Most Read Stories 3 people killed, 5 injured in Seattle shootings early Sunday VIEW Forced…

Public health officials in Snohomish, other Western Washington counties urge mask use indoors as COVID cases rise

Health officials from the counties, which include Snohomish, King and Pierce, recommend all people, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks when in indoor public places. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Another rough outing for Darvish as Padres lose at Miami 9-3

MIAMI (AP) — Yu Darvish’s ERA rose for the fourth start in a row when he allowed four runs in five innings, and the San Diego Padres settled for a four-game series split against last-place Miami by losing 9-3 Sunday. Darvish (7-5) needed 23 pitches to get through the first inning, and later gave up…

Red Sox end Germán’s no-hit bid in 8th, storm past Yanks 5-4

BOSTON (AP) — Held hitless into the eighth inning by Domingo Germán and looking feeble, Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox suddenly erupted for five runs to shake Fenway Park and storm past the New York Yankees 5-4 Sunday. The old ballpark was almost silent all afternoon until Verdugo opened the eighth with a…

Indians rally for 3-2 win, end 11-game losing skid to Rays

CLEVELAND (AP) — Bobby Bradley’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning capped Cleveland’s comeback and sent the Indians to a 3-2 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday, ending the Indians’ losing streak against the Rays at 11 games. On the verge of being swept and dropping under .500 for the first time since May 1,…

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