Новости за 16.05.2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama called on the nation Monday to support and listen to its law enforcement officers as he bestowed the Medal of Valor on 13 officers who risked their lives to save others.

LONDON (AP) — South Korean author Han Kang has won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction with "The Vegetarian," an unsettling novel about a woman whose decision to stop eating meat has devastating consequences.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for Joe Paterno's relatives and the NCAA can have more time to look into newly disclosed allegations about claims of abuse against the late Penn State football coach's former assistant Jerry Sandusky, a judge…

PAPILLION — A former treasurer for a volunteer fire association in Nebraska was sentenced to probation for stealing roughly $50,000 from the group.

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) — A former treasurer for a volunteer fire association in Nebraska was sentenced to probation for stealing roughly $50,000 from the group.

Olsson Associates on Monday announced a deal to buy to a Kansas City-area engineering company.

The Nebraska volleyball team has added another player with major-college experience to its roster for this season, joining the group that won the NCAA championship last year.

The Nebraska volleyball team has added another experienced player to its roster for this season, joining a group that won the NCAA title last season.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Since Prince's sudden death at age 57 on April 21, a host of figures have emerged as key players in the investigation of how he died and in the ultimate division of his estate, which is worth…

One of Lincoln's oldest local pharmacy chains is closing.

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana IceGators will suspend operations for the 2016-17 hockey season because of renovations at the Cajundome, the team's home arena.

Nebraska Medicine named Dr. Daniel J. DeBehnke its new chief executive officer Monday. DeBehnke will begin leading the academic medical center in Omaha later this year.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The creator of the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton" says it's a needed reminder during a heated political season that "immigrants get the job done."

NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Doris Roberts, who played the endlessly meddling mother on CBS' "Everybody Loves Raymond," has been memorialized as a tireless actress, a loyal friend and someone who could make even a monster on TV be adored.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Fallon donned a period costume Monday for a "Hamilton" takeoff at NBC's annual presentation of next season's schedule.

"Unseen City: The Majesty of Pigeons, the Discreet Charm of Snails, & Other Wonders of the Urban Wilderness" (Rodale), by Nathanael Johnson

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have become the first team in the NBA to put a sponsorship logo on player uniforms, striking a deal with StubHub for a spot on one of the hottest pieces of real estate available…

NEW YORK (AP) — It's the year of the woman at the 2016 Jazz Awards with Maria Schneider becoming the first artist ever to sweep five categories.

NEW YORK (AP) — PBS' Gwen Ifill is "doing well" and plans to return to the air around Memorial Day, the network said Monday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jane Little, an Atlanta Symphony Orchestra bassist whose career spanned a world-record 71 years with a single orchestra, has died at age 87 after collapsing onstage during a performance.

NEW YORK (AP) — A book about the first Protestant missions to the Muslim communities of the Middle East has won the prestigious Parkman Prize for history.

The Nebraska Republican Party selected delegates Saturday for the 2016 Republican National Convention, at which the party will name its presidential nominee.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Isabel Allende begins writing all her books on Jan. 8. But when the day arrived this year, she struggled with writer's block.

Nobody's saying Jordy Tshimanga will be the next Karl-Anthony Towns. Nobody that I know of, anyway. That would be crazy talk. Anyway, my interest for the purposes of this blog is the here and now, as opposed to trying to…

A Fairmont woman was found dead in her car after it was pulled from a farm pond Sunday, according to the Fillmore County Sheriff's Office.