Новости за 15.04.2016

LOS ALAMITOS, California - Howdy won the $54,970 feature by two lengths Thursday on opening day of the spring meet at Los Alamitos.

MESA, Arizona - Katie Ledecky and Conor Dwyer won the 200-meter freestyle races at the Arena Pro Swim meet Thursday night, with Missy Franklin and Michael Phelps winning their consolation finals in the event.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Yu Darvish described his yearlong recovery from Tommy John surgery as fun.

MANILA, Philippines - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he will be visiting an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, the visit coming a day after he announced new military aid to the Philippines that spurred protests from China.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Alaska Air National Guard helicopter on Tuesday landed 50 meters from an orange blanket tied to a half-buried ski, hoping to find more signs of two people stranded for four nights on the vast Harding Ice Field.

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Transgender people said Thursday they fear a South Carolina bill that would require them to use the public bathroom for their biological sex will stoke misguided fears and endorse restroom vigilantism, even if the bill ultimately dies as expected.

HONOLULU - The U.S. Marine Corps says it has recovered the remains of nine of the 12 Marines killed when two helicopters crashed during nighttime training off Hawaii.

SAN FRANCISCO - The Golden State Warriors' record-setting 73rd win generated a record local television rating as well.

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey - A military vehicle has overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike, seriously injuring four soldiers.

The U.S. women's soccer team will open its quest for a fourth straight Olympic gold medal against New Zealand, then play France and Colombia in the first round of the tournament in Brazil.

MEXICO CITY - The Attorney General's Office said Thursday that Interpol has distributed notices calling for the arrest of three Mexican men accused of sexually assaulting a high school senior in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.

SHAHAPUR, India - Shantabai Babulkar's day begins before dawn with a 5 kilometer (3 mile) trek across barren fields and dusty scrubland to fetch water from a distant well for her family.

DALLAS - All-Star center Tyler Seguin is missing the playoff opener for the Dallas Stars.

LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant spent the first morning of his life after the Los Angeles Lakers in his office, working on his unspecified ambitions outside basketball.

HONOLULU - Hawaii lawmakers are taking aim at a burgeoning vacation rental market: online brokers offering up tents to tourists on the islands' world-class beaches and public parks.

WASHINGTON - Freddie Freeman has had trouble catching up to fastballs during the Atlanta Braves' miserable start.

Super Bowl rematch. Minus Peyton Manning, of course.

HOUSTON - An anti-abortion activist who made undercover videos at Planned Parenthood clinics claims a Texas district attorney colluded with the provider to obtain an indictment accusing him of falsifying records to make his secret recordings.

MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Vikings will play their first regular-season home game at US Bank Stadium against, naturally, the rival Green Bay Packers.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - President Barack Obama's national security adviser says the U.S. now talks "almost daily" with Russia to ensure its military operations in Syria don't clash.

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut - Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck had historic careers at UConn. The trio made more history Thursday night in the WNBA as the top three picks in the draft.

CHICAGO - A federal judge on Thursday allowed former Illinois Congressman Mel Reynolds to remain free despite traveling to South Africa in violation of his bond, supposedly to take care of his ailing daughter, and failing to show for a hearing on tax charges.

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado - Center Matt Paradis, who took every snap for the Denver Broncos from their opener through the Super Bowl, signed his exclusive rights tender on Thursday, four days before they start their offseason program.

ABOARD US COAST GUARD HC-130 HERCULES - Seven endangered Hawaiian monk seals that were found abandoned or malnourished late last year began their trip back to their remote island homes Thursday after being rescued and rehabilitated.

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas - Arkansas quarterback Austin Allen has been named the starter by coach Bret Bielema as the Razorbacks near their final week of spring practice.