Новости за 24.02.2019

“True Detective” season finale reveals a truth, while ABC debuts espionage dramedy “Whiskey Cavalier.”

To get past the initial discomfort, know that it’s an act of kindness.

“Becoming” is the nation’s top nonfiction best-seller.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis may have wrapped up his clergy sex abuse prevention summit at the Vatican, but a scandal over an Argentine bishop close to him is only gaining steam. The Associated Press has reported that the Vatican knew as early as 2015 about Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta’s inappropriate behavior with seminarians. Yet […]

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. envoy says Pakistan has “a desire to change” its ways and be removed from an American blacklist of countries that infringe on religious freedoms. That’s according to Sam Brownback, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. He spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday from Abu […]

Rooms in a Copenhagen hotel, treated once a year with an antibacterial spray that’s activated by sunlight, can fully disinfect themselves each morning.

The Academy is messing with its Oscars formula again. Is that a good thing? The 91st edition of the ceremony might look different from previous years because the Academy is tweaking with its format. With no host and a shorter ceremony, what should we make of all the changes? Here’s our arts critic Moira Macdonald’s […]

MADRID (AP) — The trial of former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, who faces charges of money laundering related to the sale of television rights for Brazil matches, begins on Monday. Also a former Nike executive in Brazil, Rosell presided over Barcelona from 2010-14 and has been accused of misappropriating money coming from the sale of […]

DANDONG, China (AP) — When a green-and-yellow train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled slowly over a bridge into the Chinese city of Dandong late Saturday, few locals took notice. Over the past few decades, North Korea has receded into irrelevance as the contrast with China has grown starker and starker. Many Chinese […]

Love you have to coerce is not love at all, something too many Americans still cannot get through their heads

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Vaux’s swifts are finding “no vacancy” signs at some of their favorite motels these days. These birds migrate along the West Coast twice a year, stopping off for overnight stays between their 50-mile daily flights. They flock together out of the weather to keep warm all night, then hit the […]

The Zags’ top three scorers in the game — Chandler Smith, Zykera Rice and Jill Townsend — each played high-school basketball in Washington.

The Zags beat Brigham Young 102-68 in Spokane and clinched the WCC regular-season title. Last week’s top-ranked team, Duke, lost to No. 8 North Carolina on Wednesday. The next AP poll will be released Monday.

Terrell Brown had 20 points as Seattle University easily defeated Chicago State 77-57 on Saturday at Redhawk Center.

UW clinched a share of the Pac-12 title with a win over Colorado. The win was like most this season: You had no idea who be the top player.

The Crusaders finished fifth last year, and has no shortage of confidence after beating the Wildcats 48-41.

Washington State, which had won three of its previous four games, lost at home to Utah, 92-79.

The Washington men's basketball program completed a remarkable return to prominence by securing a share of the regular-season conference crown.

The Bulldogs, who made it to the title game last year, get the first-round bye with a 58-29 win over the Panthers.

The Wildcats, who haven't been to the dome in a decade, earn a first-round bye after beating the Bombers 60-54.

The Timberwolves focused their defense on stopping the McDonald's All-American, but the rest of the Eagles stepped up in the 69-49 win.

BONVILLE, Australia (AP) — Marianne Skarpnord birdied her final two holes after a 16th-hole bogey made it close to shoot a 3-under 69 to win the Australian Ladies Classic by two strokes. The 33-year-old Swedish player finished with an 8-under total of 280 Sunday at Bonville Golf Club in the tournament co-sanctioned by the Australian […]

RUSTON, La. (AP) — DaQuan Bracey had 16 points, seven rebounds and five steals as Louisiana Tech stretched its home winning streak to 12 games, defeating North Texas 66-53 in the first round of Conference USA inaugural Bonus Play format on Saturday night. JaColby Pemberton had 11 points and six rebounds for Louisiana Tech (18-10, […]

Trying to hold on to playoff spots, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Dallas Stars didn’t wait for trade-deadline day to make some significant additions. The Blue Jackets made their second trade in two days with the Ottawa Senators by acquiring forward Ryan Dzingel. Also Saturday, the Dallas Stars got winger Mats Zuccarello from the New […]

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — Jaalam Hill had his first career double-double to help last-place Cleveland State beat Northern Kentucky 83-77 Saturday night to knock the Norse out of first in the Horizon League and snap their 20-game home win streak. NKU (21-8, 11-5) is now a game behind Wright State, which beat Youngstown State […]