Новости за 12.05.2016

Congrats to a spineless Mayor Chris Beutler. He is thoroughly unwilling to stand up to the ACLU on whether the homeless can legally live and sleep on the downtown sidewalks 24/7.

NEW YORK (AP) — For a reading jointly hosted by award-winning writers Sherman Alexie and Edwidge Danticat, the night began with three microphones and a guitar on stage.

NEW YORK (AP) — Works by Claude Monet, Frida Kahlo and Pablo Picasso and other perennial favorites are going on the auction block at Christie's sale of impressionist and modern art Thursday night.

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Items belonging to late comedian George Carlin will have a new home in New York.

Ryly Jane Hambleton ranks the state's high school baseball teams going into Saturday's start of the state tournaments.

He hungers to become a UFC champion, and evidence suggests it would be foolish to casually dismiss the pursuit of his dream.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Scherzer has thrown two no-hitters, come within one strike of a perfect game and met just about every expectation that accompanied the $210 million contract he signed with Washington.

The disc is gradually going farther, and Emilee Shostrom's confidence is getting higher.

NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning nonfiction author, journalist and comic book writer Ta-Nehisi Coates says he and his family won't be moving into a recently purchased New York City brownstone because of media attention.

It was all about qualifying for next week’s state track meet at the A-2 district meet Wednesday at Omaha Northwest.

There is something about big games that bring out a fire in Emily Lockman.

Max Knutson settled almost everything and teammates Ben Miller and Scott Schreiber upset everything else as Nebraska rolled to a 8-2 victory Wednesday night at Haymarket Park.

GRETNA — Officials say a fire destroyed the suburban Omaha home of former Husker Aaron Graham.

There's practically nothing Wyatt Divis can't do on a baseball diamond. And do it well.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — An Indianapolis real estate developer and his wife have donated $15 million and a collection of prints, etchings and drawings by masters such as Salvador Dali to the Indiana University Art Museum.

Eighth-ranked Omaha Gross scored the upset of the first day of the state girls soccer tournament with a 1-0 win over No. 4 Columbus Scotus in a Class B game Wednesday at Morrison Stadium in Omaha.

Henry Tanksley helped Parkview Christian take fourth place at Wednesday's Class D-2 district held in Osceola.

An apparent accident by the Webster County election clerk left one race off all 700-plus ballots in the county during Tuesday's primary election.

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As the Lincoln Stars left for home during the offseason, most knew where the future was taking them.

When clouds darkened and tornado sirens sounded across Lincoln Monday evening, Riley Breyer’s fourth birthday plans hit a big snag.

NEW YORK (AP) — A Francis Bacon double-panel self-portrait and a Cy Twombly "Blackboard" painting executed in blue — both in private collections for decades — were the highlights of Sotheby's auction of contemporary art on Wednesday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Americana darling Jason Isbell leads the nominations for the Americana Music Association's Honors and Awards with three nods for album of the year, artist of the year and song of the year.

Nebraska softball players MJ Knighten and Kiki Stokes were named to the All-Big Ten first team Wednesday.

Not only does Gary Pepin and his coaching staff have to figure out how to win the Big Ten Track and Field Championships, but also how to run the biggest meet in Lincoln in five years.