Новости за 30.03.2017

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former actor who played one of television's "Power Rangers" was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for stabbing his roommate to death with a sword two years ago.

China wants to get its hockey program up to par before hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The NHL is using that as a starting point for a long-term vision to turn the country into a hockey nation.

When Beacon Hills closed last fall, the Country Inn & Suites at 5353 N. 27th St. tried for a couple of months to lease out the space to another restaurant.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres center Sam Reinhart didn't appreciate spending Buffalo's last game glued to the bench.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — 'City of Stars' might still be stuck in your head, but the Oscar-winning 'La La Land' songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul already have another big screen musical on the horizon: "The Greatest Showman" starring…

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona freshman forward Lauri Markkanen is leaving early for the NBA and is expected to hire an agent.

"I've been having glitches," Scarlett Johansson's part-human, mostly cyborg robot says in "The Ghost in the Shell." "It will pass."

National environmental groups and the company seeking to build the Keystone XL pipeline fired separate legal volleys Thursday over the contentious project.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jennifer Lawrence is a Russian ballerina turned seductive spy in "Red Sparrow"

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — University of North Dakota junior defenseman Tucker Poolman has signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the NHL's Winnipeg Jets.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The gang members start their days in the impoverished neighborhoods of South Los Angeles, but their real work begins in some of the city's wealthiest enclaves.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ridley Scott knows how to scare us. He's been doing it for over 40 years. But the new footage from his upcoming "Alien: Covenant" that premiered Thursday at CinemaCon makes that alien bursting out of John…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former running back LaDainian Tomlinson rejoined the Chargers on Thursday as a special assistant to the owner.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors hoping to use Bill Cosby's explosive deposition testimony about getting quaaludes to give women in his sexual-assault trial also want to use references he made about trying to slip women the aphrodisiac Spanish fly.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Northeastern forward Zach Aston-Reese, Denver defenseman Will Butcher and Union forward Mike Vecchione have been selected as the 2017 Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalists for the best player in college hockey.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cable television's Spike network will be transformed into the Paramount network early next year, introducing new series with stars to include Alicia Silverstone and Michael Shannon.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have made slugger ByungHo Park one of their final roster cuts despite a strong performance at the plate throughout spring training.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Blake Treinen will begin the season as the closer for the Washington Nationals, even though he has only one big league save.

OMAHA — A death penalty sentencing hearing has been postponed for a former doctor convicted of killing four people connected to an Omaha medical school.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on seven people for allegedly supporting the Islamic State group or al-Qaida, including a member of the IS cell dubbed "The Beatles." The sanctions also targeted a diverse array of individuals…

HOUSTON (AP) — One of the four people wounded in a Houston shooting that also killed two victims was a former contestant on "America's Next Top Model" and the sister of one of the men who died.

NEW YORK (AP) — An album containing a rare photograph of 19th century abolitionist and Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman was sold Thursday at a New York City auction for $161,000 — far exceeding presale estimates.

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — During their first formal meeting ever, Group of Seven industrialized nations culture ministers have discussed the looting and trafficking of cultural treasures by extremist organizations.

ATLANTA (AP) — Whenever Mike WiLL Made-It receives any praise for his work on Beyonce's anthemic "Formation," he thinks about all of the people who doubted he would ever work with the Grammy-winning pop star.

Join Brian Christopherson, Steven M. Sipple and Chris Basnett for Episode 13 of the Husker Extra podcast.