Новости за 14.01.2017

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bounce artist Big Freedia is holding an open call for new dancers.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man charged in the shooting death of a 25-year-old Lincoln man has been convicted of first-degree murder.

The sky did not plummet to the ground last Saturday when the Huskers failed to land a commit on a day when some thought they would get at least one, if not two.

Ogallala, Nebraska, was named for the Oglala band of the Teton Sioux and sat strategically on the South Platte River, the Oregon Trail, Pony Express route, the Union Pacific Railroad and, later, Interstate 80.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Store shelves are running low on ice melt and pantry staples in parts of Nebraska and Iowa as residents prepared for a predicted ice storm later.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is raising awareness of its new diversity council with a series of performances at Baptist churches.

MILAN (AP) — If turmoil brings innovation and renovation, Italian menswear is in for a creative burst.

LONDON (AP) — There's a little less mystery about the season finale of the television series "Sherlock" after a Russian version of the episode leaked online.

Broadway star Jennifer Holliday has backed out as a performer at next week's presidential inaugural, saying she did not realize that her participation would be interpreted as a statement of support for President-elect Donald Trump.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — It began for UConn pitcher Ryan Radue as a small role in a team effort to help a sick child.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar winners Brie Larson and Jennifer Hudson will help announce this year's Academy Award nominees.

OMAHA — An Omaha firefighter accused of slapping, shoving and threatening to kill a woman on Christmas morning will be allowed to visit his young son.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have officially retained Todd Wash as defensive coordinator.

Bob Diaco is back close to where it all began for him. Officially. And Nebraska put up some big dollars to bring him aboard.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha firefighter accused of slapping, shoving and threatening to kill a woman on Christmas morning will be allowed to visit his young son.

NEW YORK (AP) — Uma Thurman and ex-boyfriend Arpad Busson are facing off in a New York City court over their 4-year-old daughter.

BALTIMORE (AP) — As a younger lawyer, Loretta Lynch prosecuted New York police officers who sodomized a Haitian immigrant in a precinct bathroom. As attorney general, she's broadened her focus to go after entire police departments for unconstitutional practices.

The oldest defensive starter in the NFL is also among its earliest risers.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in southeast Nebraska say an Iowa woman has died after being hit by a vehicle.

Abortion opponents from across Nebraska struck a hopeful tone in their annual downtown Lincoln rally Saturday, buttressed by recent political gains at the federal and state levels.

A few thousand people gathered on the north side of the state Capitol on Saturday morning for the annual Nebraska Walk for Life.

LAUREL, Neb. (AP) — Think back to your high school days and picture a couple of the faculty members.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Carpool has been a loud and off-key treat for Danny Gass the past two days.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's senior U.S. Senator Deb Fischer will again chair a Senate subcommittee dealing with transportation.

KEARNEY — A former Nebraska probation officer sentenced to federal prison for having sex with probationers, then lying about it, is appealing his conviction.