Новости за 05.08.2016

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Stefen Romero hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading the Tacoma Rainiers to a 16-15 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas on Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Bruce launched a three-run homer for his first hit since being traded, Bartolo Colon took a shutout into the seventh inning and the New York Mets beat the Yankees 4-1 on Thursday night for a…

The thunderstorms came at just the right time Thursday night, keeping the throng that had made its way to Pinewood Bowl to see Alabama in cars until just before the scheduled 8 p.m. starting time.

The Temptations got started in 1960. The Beach Boys followed a year later. Chicago has been around for 49 years.

The Lancaster County Super Fair is now in full swing through Aug. 13 at the Lancaster Event Center, 4100 N. 84th St.

At 11 p.m. or so Thursday, the 2016 Pinewood Bowl concert series will be 80 percent complete, with just two September shows left for the Pioneers Park amphitheater.

The following is a rundown of area concerts.

Families who are hoping to someday bring the issue of medical cannabis to a vote in Nebraska are hosting a fundraiser this weekend.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A roundup of news from Thursday's sessions of the Television Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs.

On Sunday, the Journal Star told the story of Braniff Flight 250, which plummeted to the ground near Falls City 50 years ago, and introduced you to some of the people whose lives are forever connected to Nebraska’s deadliest commercial…

The Nebraska Department of Education wants to find ways to boost enrollment at Loup County Public Schools, to stabilize the administrative turnover and tumult at Santee Public Schools and help raise test scores at an Omaha Elementary.

With the go-ahead run in scoring position in the Class B high school state baseball tournament last May, Waverly's Cinderella run came to a halt with a 3-1 elimination loss to Blair.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — ABC's hit comedy "black-ish" dwells on an African-American family, but Kenya Barris, the show's creator, says he isn't interested in profiling who sees it.

Gage County remains on the hook for a $28.1 million judgment awarded to six people by a federal jury that found their civil rights were violated in an investigation into a 1985 Beatrice murder.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Huddleston, the character actor best known for portraying titular roles in "The Big Lebowski" and "Santa Claus: The Movie," has died. He was 85.

All of those emails Ashlyn Power sent off to college volleyball coaches before the AAU national tournament in June paid off.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The IOC approved the entry of 271 Russian athletes for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday, meaning 70 percent of the country's original team will compete after a doping scandal that has dominated the…

HOUSTON (AP) — Entering his sixth season in the NFL, Cecil Shorts has stepped into the role of the savvy veteran among Texans wide receivers.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Linebacker NaVorro Bowman said his new extension with the San Francisco 49ers provides a good example for his younger teammates.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Huddleston, a character actor best known for portraying titular roles in "The Big Lebowski" and "Santa Claus: The Movie," has died. He was 85.

Hey! Football. Good to see your face.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — And on the seventh day of training camp practices, the Jets' veterans rested.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — David Johnson is a dream for those who play fantasy football — a big, fast, agile running back and an outstanding receiver who scores a lot of touchdowns.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Quinton Spain has a much different pedigree than the other Titans linemen.

Superhero fatigue? Warner Brothers and DC Comics have a remedy for that with “Suicide Squad,” filled with characters who are decidedly uninterested in heroics. “We’re bad guys,” sneers demented clown Harley Quinn, in case there was any question. They’re so…