Новости за 26.04.2017

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Cameron Seitzer hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Birmingham Barons to a 5-4 win over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on Wednesday.

Viterbo University’s Concert Choir and 9th Street Singers will give their annual spring concert starting at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7 in Mary of the Angels Chapel at St. Rose Convent, 912 Market St.

ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- Chase Simpson hit a solo home run in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Altoona Curve to a 3-2 win over the Erie SeaWolves on Wednesday.

BELOIT, Wis. (AP) -- Edwin Diaz hit a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Beloit Snappers topped the Clinton LumberKings 5-4 on Wednesday. With the victory, the Snappers swept the three-game series.

Five contestants raised $53,209 in the 21st annual La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Conductor Wannabe Contest. Proceeds from the fundraiser are split between the LSO and charities chosen by the contestants.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Cam Gibson tripled and singled twice, scoring three runs as the West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Fort Wayne TinCaps 8-2 on Wednesday. With the victory, the Whitecaps swept the three-game series.

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- Jose Queliz hit a two-run homer in the third inning, and Kelly Dugan hit a two-run home run and had two hits as the Jackson Generals beat the Biloxi Shuckers 6-5 on Wednesday.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — The owner of a Wisconsin television station is suing over an on-air prank pulled by the duo behind The Found Footage Festival.

The Whistles and the Bells, "Modern Plagues" (New West)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks have named Travis Green their new coach.

The Atlanta Hawks lost to the Washington Wizards 99 to 103 on April 26, 2017 at Verizon Center. Dennis Schroder of the Hawks led the game in scoring with 29 points on 10 for 18 shooting. The Hawks' Paul Millsap…

One big trade, but several big moves

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on a giant rabbit that died following a trans-Atlantic flight (all times local):

Audrey II is an usual plant, and it’s not what it seems.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least 25,000 people were displaced after fighting in the town of Kodok, according to a spokesman for the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders, one day after the top United Nations official in South Sudan warned…

The Tomah High School girls track and field team is struggling with depth this season, but the Timberwolves may have found a pair of relay teams that work. Tomah both the 400 and 800 relays at the Cochrane-Fountain City Invitational…

Johnny Depp's former business team is calling the star "a habitual liar" after Depp said in an interview that his one-time managers "clearly let him down."

Health insurers are pressing President Donald Trump and Congress to guarantee a crucial customer subsidy for the Affordable Care Act's shaky insurance exchanges, and one of the biggest carriers has thrown in its participation as bargaining chip.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's main opposition party said Wednesday it would challenge the outcome of the country's April 16 referendum on expanding the president's powers at the European Court of Human Rights a day after a high court rejected…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's pick to be the CIA's top lawyer says it would take a change in U.S. law to restart the program that permitted harsh interrogation of suspected terrorists in detention.

BLANCHESTER, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a crying woman was being held captive in a pit inside her neighbor's backyard shed, and the man was arrested on a charge of kidnapping.

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Maria Sharapova was given a lukewarm welcome by 4,500 spectators upon her return to professional tennis on Wednesday after a 15-month doping ban.

CLAY, Ky. (AP) — A man has been wounded and a police chief injured after the suspect gained control of a police car as authorities investigated a report of possible counterfeit money in western Kentucky.

Sidney Keys III has always loved to read. But at his school library, the 11-year-old noticed a void of books about kids like himself.

NEW YORK (AP) — You'd think Twitter would be able to milk its status as President Donald Trump's megaphone. But the company still faces stagnant user growth, has never made a profit and even reported a quarterly revenue decline Wednesday,…