Новости за 05.08.2016

Donald Charles Cacek, of Superior, born Dec. 23, 1923, passed on July 25, 2016.

Ann Axford Ferguson, 70, of Lincoln, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Born July 20, 1946, to William Henry Ferguson and Helen Lee Hart. Community volunteer. Graduate of Lincoln Southeast High School. University of California Santa Barbara Bachelor of Arts, 1987.…

David A. Schuster, 89, of Sterling, died at his home on Aug. 3, 2016. Born on Jan. 20, 1927. U.S. Army veteran in Korea. On Aug. 26, 1950, he married Darlene Epley at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Worked for Juilfs…

Merlin Lenard Erb, age 93, of Fairmont, died Monday, July 5, 2016 in Fairmont. Born July 15, 1922, in Dorchester, to Mose & Ida (Schweitzer) Erb.

Thomas B. Manning, age 86, of Fairmont, died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, in Lincoln. Born April 7, 1930, in Sawyer, to Earl & Clara (Biba) Manning.

Theresa L. Dolezal died on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at age 59 at her home in Lincoln. Theresa was very grateful to Jesus for her positive peace and for all who helped during her ALS disease.

Byron Salem, 97, residing at 14515 W. Granite Valley Drive, Sun City West, Ariz., passed away peacefully at his home on July 18, 2016. Byron was born in 1918 in Lincoln to Charles M. and Hazel Mollberg Salem. He had…

Dona Jean (Williams) Brockley, 89, of Lincoln, joined her dear husband, Bob, forever in Heaven on August 2, 2016, with her family by her side. She was born November 28, 1926, in Louisville, to LaRue and Genevieve (Shoeman) Williams. She…

Mary Louise Heiselman, 98, died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, at Holmes Lake Rehabilitation Center, where she had recently moved after living in her home on Madison Avenue in Lincoln for more than 70 years. Known as Louise by most of…

SEATTLE (AP) — After squandering numerous opportunities, it's not surprising that the Seattle Mariners' extra-inning loss ended with tying run on third base.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Politics were top of mind for Jamie Lee Curtis, who hosted the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual grants presentation Thursday evening at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

BEIJING (AP) — Acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou has responded to criticism from an Asian-American actress over the casting of "white man" Matt Damon as his movie's lead, saying the role was never conceived for a Chinese actor.

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As of one recent count, Edward DeBartolo Jr. had rewritten his Hall of Fame speech some 14 times.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sophina DeJesus won't be on the floor when Olympic gymnastics begins this weekend. Her career likely ended in April when she wrapped up her senior year at UCLA by helping the Bruins to a fifth-place…

YUCATAN, Mexico (AP) -- Corey Wimberly hit a walk-off single with two outs in the 11th inning, as the Leones de Yucatan topped the Guerreros de Oaxaca 7-6 on Thursday. With the victory, the Leones swept the three-game series.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There's one question swimmers won't hear this month around the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro: What are you wearing?

Consumer confidence improved in Nebraska during July while the outlook for employment remained positive, according to the latest monthly surveys conducted by the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

BERLIN (AP) — If you go down to the Rhine today, you're in for a big surprise.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There's nothing like the unique Brazilian vibe — and the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will see no shortage of samba, culture, diversity and history as the South American…

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Ramon Hernandez hit two home runs and drove in six runs, as the Hillsboro Hops defeated the Everett AquaSox 9-4 on Thursday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Brock Holt's RBI single in the 11th inning lifted the Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Travis Taijeron hit a grand slam in the third inning, leading the Las Vegas 51s to a 9-4 win over the Fresno Grizzlies in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies pitcher Tyler Chatwood left a couple of change-ups up in the zone and the Los Angeles Dodgers made him pay.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Mikey White hit a two-run double in the top of the 11th inning to help lead the Stockton Ports to an 8-4 win over the San Jose Giants on Thursday.