Новости за 22.03.2016

Last week’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court signals President Barack Obama’s willingness to compromise, but it comes far too late to induce a sudden state of happy cooperation. It should not change the political calculus of the…

I was in Florida last week, attending Donald Trump rallies and talking with the voters who love him. My question was straightforward: What’s the secret of the front-runner’s appeal?

The 20 or so kids in the day camp crowded around a pair of rough-skinned newts in a plastic container to watch their curious interaction.

This log includes incidents in which there might have been a public disturbance or a risk to the public. Information comes from the Corvallis Police Department, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police. It does not include all…

Corvallis Fire Department

Two of the Siuslaw National Forest scientists involved in the meadow restoration on Marys Peak will give an update on the project this week in Corvallis.

KENNER, La. (AP) — Police outside New Orleans say four FedEx employees accused of looting over $13,000 worth of electronic equipment from packages have been arrested.

HAVANA (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's trip to Cuba (all times local):

MAPLEWOOD, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis-area robbery was foiled when the owner of a business realized the would-be robber was using a water pistol.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on explosions at Brussels airport and metro station (all times local):

NEW YORK (AP) — Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials are frustrated over leaks that have plagued New York's first new subway station in a quarter century.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A library book overdue by nearly 50 years has been returned to a university library in southwest Ohio.

AVON, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a western New York man led police on a car chase that ended when he attempted to elude officers by ducking into a fire hall where a ham raffle was being held.

HAVANA (AP) — Nudging Cuba toward democracy, President Barack Obama will cast a spotlight on political repression and economic deprivation here when he meets with dissidents and speaks to the Cuban people at the close of a trailblazing trip.

MONROEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The death of "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee hasn't hurt ticket sales for a dramatic version of her novel staged each year in her Alabama hometown.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Olympic wrestling team has reported "tens" of doping cases which could rule top athletes out of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to move beyond a divisive primary season, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton seek to pad their delegate lead over their underdog rivals as the 2016 race for the White House moves West on Tuesday.

My youth as a rancher’s son trained me to become more aware of weather patterns and how changes from the norms might affect our livestock and alter the abundance of supplies of both their food and water.

The NCAA Tournament has reached the Sweet 16, and many of the usual suspects made it. There also are a few surprise teams and matchups. Don't feel bad if you're having trouble keeping track of it all.

A look at what's happening all around spring training in Florida and Arizona today:

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The government has been adamant for weeks: FBI investigators need to unlock an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, and Apple Inc. was the only one that could do it.

NEWPORT — The Philomath High baseball team took advantage of walks and errors to win two at the Yaquina Bay Baseball Classic on Monday.

It was a record 24 hours for the Pac-12 as the conference has four teams in the Sweet 16 for the first time ever.

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's president-elect on Tuesday proposed an 18-member Cabinet that will include party leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the former dissident who for decades had campaigned for a democratically elected government to replace the country's military junta.

EPHRAIM, Wis. (AP) — In Wisconsin, a state known for beer brewing and binge drinking, there's a small picturesque tourist village northeast of Green Bay where you can't buy a drop of alcohol.