Новости за 18.02.2016

MADISON — It was 9:30 p.m. on a Friday and, all around the University of Wisconsin campus, students were either out enjoying the nightlife or in the process of getting ready to do so.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Furious about North Korea's recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch, South Korea vows to hit back hard and says the shutdown of a jointly run factory park in…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles hospital paid a ransom of about $17,000 to hackers who infiltrated and disabled its computer network because paying was in the best interest of the hospital an…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks are heading to the White House to celebrate their third Stanley Cup in six years, and they are bringing along a Russian rookie who could help them win an…

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — A woman testified Wednesday that a man told her not to yell when he first raped her when she was still a girl, an assault that came before a 10-year abduction during w…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have arrested two people in an attack on a tourist who refused to buy tickets to the Statue of Liberty.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — External corrosion on an oil pipeline was the root cause of a leak that spilled more than 140,000 gallons of crude on the Santa Barbara coast in May, federal regulators repo…

BEIJING (AP) — Apple Inc. on Thursday launched its smartphone-based payment system in China where the electronic payments market is already dominated by an arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — A storybook ending to the UW-La Crosse men’s basketball season is still possible, but UW-Eau Claire refused let the Eagles celebrate a WIAC championship Wednesday night.

If I’ve heard the question once, I’ve heard it a million times: What does University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez do to earn $1 million-plus per year?

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Two-time national player of the year Breanna Stewart hasn't come off the bench since she was a freshman at UConn.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Wednesday that escalating military activity in Syria and threats of further use of force risk derailing efforts to reconvene peace ta…

The Viterbo University women’s basketball ran its winning streak to two games by beating Waldorf College 70-52 in an NSAA game Wednesday night at Beggs Gymnasium.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The project was such a massive undertaking that architects had to account for the curvature of the Earth.

CRYSTAL CITY, Texas (AP) — A Texas mayor was released from jail Wednesday, a day after he was accused of disrupting a City Council meeting while fighting a recall effort that began before his …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stocks mostly posted strong gains on Thursday as a rebound in the price of oil and solid U.S. manufacturing data boosted European and U.S. markets.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A slow trickle of bodies turned into a swarm and Donovon Jack disappeared as fans rushed Penn State's bench after the Nittany Lions surprised No. 4 Iowa on Wednesday night.

Appeals Court Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg may have been on the short end of a 45 percent to 43 percent margin in the Wisconsin Supreme Court primary election, but she won by a landslide in La Cro…

BOWLING

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway plans to spend around $130 million on capital improvements in 2016, but that’s much less than the railway company spent the year before.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The jeers didn't bother Jalen Brunson. In fact, the boos probably helped him.

TEAM SCORES: West Salem co-op 137.75; G-E-T co-op 136.15; Viroqua co-op 135.6, Onalaska 135.000, Holmen 130.875.

DANA POINT, California (AP) — Vevo, the music video service owned by major labels Sony and Universal, is working on launching an ad-free subscription service with original content later this year.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — After stumbling through a miserable first half, No. 6 Maryland tapped into its depth and took advantage of its size against Michigan in the final 20 minutes.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Douglas County authorities say a woman has died in a skiing accident at Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe.