Новости за 31.03.2016

HOUSTON (AP) — The names Denzel Valentine and Buddy Hield have been virtually inseparable during college basketball's postseason.

HOUSTON (AP) — Congratulations, you made March Madness.

HONOLULU (AP) — The National Football League and the state of Hawaii have another two months to talk about holding next year's Pro Bowl in the islands.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jakob Dylan, Michael Stipe, the Flaming Lips and Pixies are among the artists honoring David Bowie Thursday at a Carnegie Hall tribute concert that turned into a memorial through some bizarre timing.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephanie J. Block, Christian Borle and Andrew Rannells will lead the cast of Broadway's revival of "Falsettos."

HOUSTON (AP) — Bill Self, who led Kansas to the No. 1 ranking in the final weekly poll and its 12th straight Big 12 title, is The Associated Press Coach of the Year.

HOUSTON (AP) — Denzel Valentine of Michigan State is The Associated Press Player of the Year, edging out Oklahoma's Buddy Hield by three votes.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals reported to spring training this year just a few months after being feted by 800,000 people in downtown Kansas City, their reward for their first World Series triumph in three decades.

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Formula One drivers have expressed their frustration with the retention of the much-criticized rolling elimination format of qualifying for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, saying it is a clear example of the poor decision making in…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — James Kiki isn't sure if he'll fill out an NCAA Tournament bracket next year. He might want to.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States pledged Thursday to deepen cooperation with allies South Korea and Japan on deterring the North Korean nuclear threat, working to ramp up pressure following worrying provocations. Leaders of the three countries urged the world…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says its investigators have interviewed 108 alleged victims of sexual abuse by international peacekeepers in Central African Republic, the "vast majority" of them minors.

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's new standardized test is a harder test for students and it's also more difficult for evaluators to score.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thunderstorms rumbled across parts of the South on Thursday, bringing the threat of possible tornadoes, a day after at least seven people were injured when severe storms spawned multiple tornado touchdowns in northeastern Oklahoma.

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors say an Oregon man fled his trial during a lunch break and wasn't present to hear the judge's guilty verdict.

Margaret A. Sparrow, 60, died Monday, March 28, at her Philomath home. Please share your thoughts and memories for the family at www.demossdurdan.com.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A wrong-way driver leading authorities on a high-speed chase crashed through a gate and into a fighter jet at a central California naval base, killing himself and a passenger, authorities said Thursday.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Often an afterthought in the chaotic GOP presidential contest, John Kasich is soldiering on with the belief that he can convince hundreds of delegates to swing his way at a contested summer convention by warning that…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the nuclear security summit convened by President Barack Obama in Washington (all times local):

PARIS (AP) — An 8-year-old boy from the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros has been in a transit zone in Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport for 10 days after trying to enter France illegally.

ATLANTA (AP) — After 51 years in baseball, longtime Atlanta Braves executive John Schuerholz is moving to an advisory role he says is perfectly timed to finally provide more family time.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer for Katt Williams says the comedian has been granted bond.

PIRAEUS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the flow of refugees and other migrants into Europe (all times local):

ABOARD A GERMAN NAVY VESSEL (AP) — The surge of migrants arriving in Greece on small boats from nearby Turkey made headlines last year, prompting countries to try to shut down that route into Europe. Now concerns are growing that…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A coalition of groups has launched an ad campaign against House Speaker Beth Harwell and other lawmakers over a controversial bill that would allow counselors to refuse to treat patients on the basis of "sincerely held…