Новости за 17.02.2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Of the many roads to the Academy Awards, none is as unlikely as the one taken (at ferocious speed, with engines roaring) by George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road." Whatever one's…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals are installing additional netting at Kauffman Stadium that extends toward the outfield end of each team's dugout to improve the safety for fans sitting along…

“Our hope,” says Greg Anderson, half of the Anderson & Roe Piano Duo, “with everything we do is that we’ll excite and energize audiences of all types.”

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — He could be considered the Justin Bieber of Alaska.

ATLANTA (AP) — When rapper Killer Mike spoke before Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at an Atlanta rally on Tuesday night, he sparked controversy by telling supporters that "a uterus doesn't qualif…

The Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets are on the board, not waiting until the NBA's trade deadline on Thursday to make moves they hope will bolster their playoffs chances this season.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The 1962 New York Mets, the mid-70s Tampa Bay Bucs and the current Philadelphia 76ers have nothing on Casey Mears.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The greatest Cleveland Brown of them all is being immortalized.

PARIS (AP) — With existing infrastructure at the heart of the project, leaders of the Paris bid for the 2024 Olympics are promising limited spending and long-lasting benefits if the French cap…

The Bluebacks Chapter of Trout Unlimited, based in Corvallis, will host a screening of the "Fly Fishing Film Tour" at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at LaSells Stewart Center, OSU, 875 S.W. 26th St…

Oregon State softball pitcher Meehra Nelson picked up wins in her three starts last weekend and was named the Pac-12's freshman of the week on Wednesday.

This week's featured film to be shown at 7 p.m. Friday during the 12th annual Eco-Film Festival is "Lost Rivers."

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With 97 percent of the venues in existence or already planned by private investors, organizers of Los Angeles' bid for the 2024 Olympics are promising a prudent and responsi…

Kanye West, "The Life of Pablo" (GOOD Music/Def Jam)

Oregon State has agreed to a home-and-home football series with Colorado State in 2017 and 2020, Vice President/Director of Athletics Todd Stansbury announced Wednesday.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC praised the four cities bidding for the 2024 Olympics on Wednesday for relying heavily on existing and temporary facilities to cut costs and avoid white elephants.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man accused of killing the father of Brooklyn Nets guard Wayne Ellington Jr. has been sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty.

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has warned Chicago officials that if the court allows construction to start on "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' lakefront museum, it may have to be torn down la…

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — A Klamath Falls man arrested last year in connection to a shooting death has been found guilty of a lesser charge.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences wants to empower women to create video games.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook says his company will fight a federal magistrate's order to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino, Califor…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors and advocates for rape victims are asking the Ohio Supreme Court to reinstate charges against a Cleveland man accused of attacking a woman in 1993.

ROME (AP) — A cycling sprint alongside the Roman Forum. Beach volleyball at the Circus Maximus. The marathon passing through St. Peter's Square and finishing under the Arch of Constantine. A n…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Is eight enough?

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on the large explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara (all times local):