Новости за 14.02.2016

WASHINGTON -- In most presidential elections, Supreme Court nominations are a major issue for elites and a substantial concern for significant parts of the conservative movement. Other voters …

ECATEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Pope Francis urged Mexicans to shun the devil and resist the temptations of wealth and corruption Sunday as he celebrated a huge open-air Mass for more than 300,000 peo…

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — A real estate agent waits to rebuild her home on the same lot she fled in September, mourning the animals she couldn't save and the family heirlooms she left behind a…

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas State University has lifted a lockdown of its Jonesboro campus that followed reports of armed men near the student union.

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee County authorities say a man who was found dead in Greenfield Park in West Allis likely died from exposure to the cold.

EASTMAN -- Dale C. Duha, 83, of Eastman died Feb. 13, 2016, at Prairie Maison nursing home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, with interment…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chase Elliott kept the No. 24 Chevrolet on the pole for the second straight Daytona 500, becoming the youngest driver to land the top spot in NASCAR's biggest race.

BLACK RIVER FALLS -- Charles Youngthunder, 66, of Black River Falls died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Services will be noon, with visitation two hours prior,…

BROWNSVILLE, Minn. -- Joseph Serres, 89, of Brownsville died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, at his home. McCormick Funeral Home, Caledonia, is assisting the family.

CASHTON -- Irene A. Swiggum, 94, of Cashton died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, at Norseland Nursing Home, Westby. Arrangements will be announced by Torkelson Funeral Home, Cashton.

CALVERTON, N.Y. (AP) — Walter Yakoboski scraped together nearly every penny he made as short-order cook in 1979 to begin buying a small collection of rare comic books for $10,000, hoping his b…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on winter weather affecting much of the eastern half of the United States (all times local):

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the discovery of a suspicious device under a rental car near Albuquerque International Sunport (all times local):

Hilda Mary (Thompson) Melde, 100, of La Crosse passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Antonin Scalia's body lay in a Texas funeral home Sunday and officials awaited word about whether they would need to perform an autopsy before the late Supreme Court justice …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The nation's capital and northern Virginia are bracing for a winter storm.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Lake Superior community of Grand Marais has put the brakes on a potential move by a national discount retailer Dollar General to move into the scenic tourist town.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Denzel Valentine had 30 points and 13 assists, Matt Costello scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and No. 8 Michigan State beat Indiana 88-69 Sunday.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who is locked in a tough re-election contest in Wisconsin, does not want President Barack Obama to nominate a replacement for U.S. Suprem…

FALMOUTH, Va. (AP) — Virginia is recognizing an enslaved man whose escape to New England helped stir anti-slavery sentiment in the North.

FREDERICKSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say more than 70 people were treated following the huge pileup on a central Pennsylvania interstate that killed three people.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal and Tottenham grabbed late winning goals against title rivals on Sunday to move two points off the lead as the race to win the English Premier League tightened up.

La Crosse Aquinas ended the first half with a 16-0 run and tagged the Tomah Timberwolves with a 55-31 loss in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball game Friday at Tomah High School.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The driver of a wrong-way car that killed five, including himself, in an Ohio interstate crash was jailed just over a day earlier on suspicion of drunken driving, records show.

TORONTO (AP) — The Latest on Sunday's events at the NBA's All-Star Weekend in Toronto (all times local):