Новости за 15.10.2015

BOSTON (AP) — A rare letter that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed to a friend has sold at auction for $217,000.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After more than 20 years in New Orleans, the Essence Festival is now going global.

NEW YORK (AP) — On a small downtown stage, comedian Hasan Minhaj is practicing for his latest gig. He wonders aloud: What do immigrants love? Then he answers himself.

NEW YORK (AP) — For a songwriter — for anyone, really — there's a big difference between simple and simple-minded.

Great Scott! In less than a week, mid-valley residents will get to go back to the theatre for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

When we haven’t drawn eastern Oregon mule deer permits, we’ve gone to my old stomping grounds around the upper North Umpqua. It’s an area we are familiar with and we’ve been seeing a slight in…

As the students started their practice on Fern Ridge Reservoir, they first practiced tacking in their two-person sailboats.

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — The assistant principal of a school on New York's Long Island is in hot water with the district following her brief turn as an actress in a raunchy rap video.

LONDON (AP) — The president of Hollywood's movie academy says criticism of the lack of diversity among Oscar nominees has helped spark a vital global discussion about how to make the entertain…

Marlan Carlson has a scheme that’s driving this year’s season for the Corvallis-OSU Symphony, and it’s nicely summarized by the work that highlights Sunday’s opening concert.

NEW YORK (AP) — Just when they'd been designated automatic outs, pitchers are making an impact at the plate in the National League playoffs.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Lamar Odom's marriage to Khloe Kardashian introduced him to untold millions of fans who don't know a power forward from a paparazzo, reality television notoriety wa…

CHICAGO (AP) — Manny Ramirez's latest gig with the Cubs is proof that if you hang around the game long enough, you'll see it all.

A look at what's happening around the major leagues today:

The Big Ten is hurtin' for certain.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bopping his head to the beat and swaying to a blues version of "America the Beautiful," President Barack Obama celebrated what he called one of the country's most precious gi…

The Washington Redskins once won a Super Bowl with a collection of wide receivers called "The Smurfs."

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay Z told a jury Wednesday that he believes he has a valid license to use Arabic music featured on his 1999 hit "Big Pimpin'" that is now the subject of a copyright infring…

SEATTLE — Host Washington swept the Oregon State volleyball team in Wednesday night’s Pac-12 Conference match at Alaska Airlines Arena.

TORONTO (AP) — The Blue Jays nearly threw away Game 5 of the AL Division Series with a bizarre blunder by catcher Russell Martin before rallying in a nearly hour-long seventh inning.

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is hoping people will find common ground, no matter what or who they believe in, with her new documentary series "Belief," about how religion is viewed across the globe.

DALLAS — Corvallis High’s Geneva Wolfe finished first in the girls race while fellow Spartan Theodore Gorchels won the boys competition in Wednesday's Mid-Willamette Conference cross-country m…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bopping his head to the beat and swaying to a blues version of "America the Beautiful," President Barack Obama on Wednesday night celebrated what he called one of the country…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One ace helped the Los Angeles Dodgers stave off elimination against the New York Mets.