Новости за 25.03.2016

METAIRIE, Louisiana - Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says New Orleans has matched the offer that restricted free agent tight end Josh Hill had signed with the Chicago Bears earlier this week.

SAN DIEGO - A Navy captain who oversaw operations in the U.S. Pacific Fleet was sentenced Friday to nearly four years in prison for providing classified information to a Malaysian defense contractor in exchange for luxury hotel stays and the services of prostitutes.

NEW YORK - The New York Police Department said it will review an incident in which four plainclothes officers and a lieutenant handcuffed a postal worker who was out driving his mail truck.

DALLAS - A prestigious laboratory in Texas already under federal investigation after inspectors determined it didn't do enough to prevent the suffering of primates is facing more scrutiny after animals in another study were found dead.

CLEARWATER, Florida - Pete Mackanin quickly impressed his new boss.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - With this year's elections just months away, attorneys for U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown tried on Friday to convince federal judges to throw out the current boundaries for Florida's congressional districts.

KISSIMMEE, Florida - Starters Julio Teheran of the Atlanta Braves and Dan Straily of the Houston Astros were dominant in Friday's game, which was rained out in the seventh inning with the score tied at 1.

CHICAGO - A leading hospital system in the U.S. is courting military veterans with a multimillion-dollar ad campaign, raising concerns from some veterans groups that private sector marketing could weaken the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system.

DALLAS - Delta Air Lines Inc. will drop a lawsuit against Republic Airways Holdings Inc. and provide $75 million in credit to help Republic rebuild under bankruptcy protection.

SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah businessman who was a helicopter-flying philanthropist before he became a key figure in an influence-peddling scandal that ensnared two former state attorneys general was convicted Friday of lying to banks but cleared of dozens of other charges.

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Massachusetts - The home of former New England Patriots star tight end and convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez is on the market.

MESA, Arizona - Shane Victorino is heading to extended spring training with the Cubs. The move became clear once he knew he wouldn't be able to break camp with the team because of his strained left calf.

SALT LAKE CITY - The Latest on prosecutors moving to drop charges against Olympic gold-medal skier Picabo Street. (all times local):

NEW YORK - Federal health officials on Friday issued first-time guidance for couples planning a pregnancy if either partner may have been exposed to Zika, the tropical disease linked to birth defects.

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland - Moments after Maryland concluded its season with a disheartening loss to Kansas, senior guard Rasheed Sulaimon expressed hope that the team's appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament would serve as a "springboard" for the future of the program.

Anthony Hamilton, "What I'm Feelin'" (RCA Records)

WASHINGTON - Consumer spending and home construction are helping sustain modest U.S. economic growth despite problems caused by a strong dollar, low oil prices and an excess of business stockpiles.

NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Anaheim defenseman Josh Manson $2,487 for making an inappropriate gesture at Toronto forward Nazem Kadri.

Zayn, "Mind of Mine" (RCA Records)

LAKE FOREST, Illinois - The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one-year contract with safety and special teams contributor Chris Prosinski.

CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Indians are expanding and extending the safety netting behind home plate at Progressive Field to better protect their fans.

GAINESVILLE, Virginia - A worker fell about five stories inside a Virginia water tower and survived.

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania - Federal prosecutors want a judge to freeze the assets of a Pennsylvania priest who owes $70,000 in fines and restitution after he was convicted of sexually assaulting poor street children during missionary trips to Honduras.

WASHINGTON - Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk is slated to be the first Republican senator to meet with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania - A county coroner in Pennsylvania has started ruling heroin overdose deaths as homicides, saying drug dealers are murderers.