Новости за 15.03.2016

PITTSBURGH (AP) — In a flash, anxiety became joy. Belief morphed into reality. The slow steady rise from obscurity to respectability validated in an instant. The free T-shirts that read "Duquesne's Going Dancing" transformed from wishful thinking to truth in…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Monday's women's NCAA Tournament selections (all times Eastern):

Expected Big Ten tournament champion Michigan State to win the national title

The city of La Crosse yard waste and brush site at Isle la Plume will open for the season March 21, and Harter's Quick Clean-Up will provide subscription service yard waste pick-up starting April 1.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis Planning Commission has rejected the Minnesota Vikings' attempt to rename part of the street near their new stadium "Vikings Way."

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart made it her goal to win four titles in her career at UConn. Now she and her Huskies are six wins away from accomplishing that unprecedented feat.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An NFL official has acknowledged a link between football and the brain disease CTE for the first time.

BROWN DEER, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say police have shot a man following a bus altercation in the Milwaukee suburb of Brown Deer.

Spending on prescription drugs for insured Americans rose about 5 percent last year, driven by both greater medication use and higher prices, mainly for very expensive drugs termed specialty medicines. Still, the increase was half the rate in 2014, which…

"Midnight Special" is one of those rare, stimulating creations that grabs you and penetrates your bloodstream from start to finish. This unique tale about a kid with special powers skillfully melds mood and story, giving the entire experience the feel…

WASHINGTON (AP) — NFL executive Jeff Miller acknowledged a link between football-related head trauma and the brain disease CTE, the first admission by a league official that there is such a relationship.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton is ready to lay out his wish list for the year.

Everyone exhale. Time for a bracket break.

UW football's coach got to know the Panthers' basketball coach during their time together in Pittsburgh

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A 40-year-old man has pleaded guilty in federal court to dealing methamphetamine in North Dakota, Minnesota and Arizona.

March 13 began a week-long national initiative to promote and encourage openness in government and freedom of information. Sunshine Week is an opportunity for us all to celebrate Wisconsin's proud history of strong public records and open meetings laws.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Monday's women's NCAA Tournament selections (all times Eastern):

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say a customer in a Washington state convenience store shot and killed a man who attacked him and a clerk with a hatchet.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An assistant men's basketball coach at the University of California, Berkeley, became the latest employee found to have violated the school's sexual harassment policy, drawing swift and serious sanctions Monday after complaints that punishment was too…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 (all times Eastern Standard Time):

DETROIT (AP) — A man charged with fatally shooting six people in southwestern Michigan interspersed with his stints as an Uber driver told investigators he was being controlled by the ride-hailing app through his cellphone, police said Monday.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A strained hamstring. A twisted ankle. A spinal concussion. A stress fracture. The injuries piled up fast for Wichita State, which opened a promising season at No. 10 in the preseason poll but fell hard.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin's husband suffered eight fractured ribs and other injuries in a snowmobile accident in Alaska, but he was expected to recover, his father said Monday.

GENEVA (AP) — The Latest on Syrian peace talks that resumed in Geneva on Monday (all times local):

A century-old fixture on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus is getting some modern amenities.