Новости за 28.01.2017

HOUSTON (AP) — In May 2013, when Houston was awarded the right to host this year's Super Bowl, the city's economy was booming as many of the oil and gas companies that call Houston home and have earned it the…

The New England Patriots are in the Super Bowl for the ninth time in the last 31 years, chasing their fifth championship next weekend in Houston.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Protesters rallied in St. Petersburg on Saturday against plans by the city authorities to give a landmark cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church amid an increasingly passionate debate over the relationship between the church and…

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The movies vying for top honors at the Producers Guild Awards are nearly identical to those up for best picture at the Oscars, with the exception of "Deadpool."

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams held up a Grand Slam winner's trophy for the 23rd time, celebrating her unrivalled place in history, and received a congratulatory letter and a pair of custom-made shoes from Michael Jordan, the name most…

LONDON (AP) — As a self-described "old drunk," the actor John Hurt nonetheless had a half-century career highlighted with memorable performances, two Oscar nominations, a Golden Globe and four British BAFTA awards. Success and failure were taken in stride.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Kamron King's goal as the mascot at Portland High School is, of course, to make the crowds cheer — even though he can't hear them.

PARIS (AP) — Emmanuelle Riva, a French star of screen and stage who was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress in 2013, has died. She was 89.

WACO, Texas (AP) — A former Baylor University student who says she was raped by two football players filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the school that alleges there were dozens more assaults of women involving other players.

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese are lighting incense sticks and praying at temples to wish for an auspicious start to the Lunar New Year.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams wins record 23rd Grand Slam title with victory over Venus in Australian Open final.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators used a controversial DNA testing method to solve the decades-old killing of the ex-wife of Righteous Brothers singer Bill Medley, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

WATFORD CITY — Carl John Thorgramson, 46, Watford City, died Jan. 25, 2017, at Valley Hospice in Scottsdale, Ariz.

WILLISTON — Arlene Garaas, 81, of Williston, died Jan. 26, 2017, at Bethel Lutheran Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Williston.

Donna L. Van Sickle, 77, of Roseville, Minn., died Jan. 26, 2017.

Everett Roy Kluck, 84, Mineral Wells, Texas, formerly of North Dakota, died Jan. 2, 2017, at a Texas nursing center.

Leo Senger, 90, Bismarck, died Jan. 25, 2017, with his family at his side, at the Baptist Health Care Center, Bismarck.

LaVon Kjonaas, 80, Bismarck, died Jan. 27, 2017.

HETTINGER — Collin Christman, 23, Hettinger, died Jan. 26, 2017, at his home.

Larry K. Schramm, 85, Bismarck, died Jan. 26, 2017, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck.

Jacob "Jake" Peterson, 24, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at his home in Eagle Lake, Minn.

Jim McCone Jr., 47, Bismarck, passed Jan. 24, 2017, after a courageous two-year battle with cancer.

WILLISTON — Darryl Selvin Hanson, 71, of rural Williston, died Jan. 25, 2017, at Trinity Hospital in Minot.

Albert Walter, 89, Bismarck, died Jan. 26, 2017, at a Bismarck care center.