Новости за 15.04.2016

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A 5-month-old female polar bear cub has made quite a playful debut at an Ohio zoo.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Country singer Zac Brown says in a statement that he was "in the wrong place at the wrong time" last week in a Palm Beach hotel room where four people were arrested for drug possession.

IOWA CITY, Iowa - The president of the governing body for Iowa's public universities has long used his $5 million pledge to the Hawkeye football program to build his image as a successful businessman and philanthropist.

INDIANAPOLIS - Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is scheduled to attend the Indiana GOP's spring fundraising dinner next week ahead of the state's May 3 primary.

VALENCIA, Spain - Levante fought back to beat Espanyol 2-1 at home on Friday to boost its hopes of avoiding relegation from the Spanish league.

AUSTIN, Texas - Tyrone Swoopes has been given one chance to run the Texas offense. He's been given two. Now he's getting a third.

PORTLAND, Oregon - Court documents say the owner of an Oregon company bribed a government official in return for U.S. Department of Defense contracts.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Offensive lineman Tanner Hawkinson has retired from the Jacksonville Jaguars.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Last-place Hannover gave itself a glimmer of hope by beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-0 in the Bundesliga on Friday.

JASPER, Texas - An East Texas jail inmate who fled while being treated at a hospital has been caught hiding in a dishwasher.

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado - Bennie Fowler, who caught Peyton Manning's final pass in the Super Bowl and had a key reception in Denver's playoff win over Pittsburgh, has signed his exclusive rights free agent tender with the Broncos.

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has signed an executive order banning non-essential, city-funded travel to North Carolina and Mississippi because of laws passed there that critics call discriminatory against gay and transgender people.

MIAMI - Chris Bosh will still play a role for the Miami Heat in the playoffs, though apparently one that doesn't include him returning to the court.

NEW YORK - Messy party photos, offensive tweets, pepper spraying student protesters ... sometimes, you just want a do-over when it comes to your online presence. And for a hefty price tag, you can.

NEW YORK - Police say they are investigating the death of a man inside New York City's main intake shelter for homeless men as a homicide.

SEATTLE - A Seattle ordinance that bars people from throwing their coffee grounds, pizza scraps and other potential compost into their trash cans is being challenged by critics who say the liberal city is turning garbage collectors into trash investigators.

CHICAGO - The wife of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas says a new potential lakefront site could help ensure a museum of Lucas' art is built in Chicago.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Every living former Ohio State head coach shared a stage with current coach Urban Meyer at the school's annual clinic for high school football coaches.

NEW YORK - The visionary 87-year-old jazz pianist Cecil Taylor received a standing ovation as he walked slowly to the stage at the Whitney Museum of American Art, using a cane and holding his assistant's arm.

WASHINGTON - Employers added more jobs in three-quarters of U.S. states in March, led by big gains in Maryland, Ohio and New Jersey. Just 12 states shed jobs, while there was no change in South Dakota.

A mixed-martial arts promotion geared toward Hispanic fighters and fans in the United States has signed a deal to air events on UFC Fight Pass.

LAKE FOREST, Illinois - The Chicago Bears have exercised a fifth-year option on three-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman Kyle Long that keeps him under contract through 2017.

LOS ANGELES - A high-stakes debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders drew an estimated 5.6 million viewers, a relatively small audience for this campaign season's presidential debates.

GLASTONBURY, Connecticut - Connecticut police say two people have been arrested after a dispute in a McDonald's drive-thru lane turned into a food fight.

A year after Dan Enos left a head coaching job at Central Michigan to become the offensive coordinator at Arkansas, Pete Lembo made a similar MAC-to-Power Five move, going from head coach at Ball State to assistant at Maryland.