Новости за 13.04.2016

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State has signed prep forward Cameron Lard to a letter of intent.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Latest on the rescue of two skiers stranded on an Alaska glacier for four days (all times local):

NEW YORK - The online grocery wars are getting fiercer.

Karim Benzema will not play for France at this year's European Championship after his national federation ruled against his return due to an ongoing legal case, clearly fearing that his inclusion would disrupt harmony within the host nation's squad.

The big night has arrived. Golden State going for 73 wins, and Kobe Bryant going into retirement.

LOS ALAMITOS, California - Cam Newton's offseason routine took one wet turn last week.

CHICAGO - The Latest on a hearing concerning former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's sentencing for hush-money payments and a newly unsealed filing from his defense (all times local):

BOZEMAN, Montana - Montana State University has canceled a scheduled speech by the former Navy SEAL who says he killed Osama bin Laden.

CHICAGO - A Chicago officer shot and killed a 16-year-old boy during a chase on the city's West Side after the teen turned and pointed a gun, police said.

NEW ORLEANS - The Latest on the shooting death of football star Will Smith (all times local):

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas - University of Arkansas basketball coach Mike Anderson has announced the signing of a high school player from Alabama.

RALEIGH, North Carolina - A white North Carolina officer acted in self-defense and won't face charges for shooting a black man in a case that sparked outcry in his predominantly black neighborhood, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's official news agency says the country's constitutional watchdog has ratified results of the country's parliamentary elections.

SAN FRANCISCO - For now, 99-year-old Iris Canada can keep climbing the stairs to the apartment where she has lived for more than 60 years, sitting on her red sofa and surfing the TV channels.

JERUSALEM - The Israeli military says it has disciplined two soldiers after they set ablaze a Palestinian flag in the West Bank.

CHICAGO - A task force that reviewed Chicago police practices in the wake of several police shootings of young black men has issued recommendations for sweeping changes, including hiring an inspector general and overhauling union contracts.

BALTIMORE - The husband of the Maryland state's attorney who is prosecuting six police officers charged in Freddie Gray's death is dropping out of the race to be Baltimore's mayor.

NAIROBI, Kenya - A lawyer representing some of the Taiwanese nationals extradited from Kenya to China said Wednesday the Kenyan government acted illegally and he will be suing the state over the violations.

JONESBORO, Arkansas - Arkansas State has been fined $5,000 by the NCAA and been forced to vacate one men's basketball win after it was discovered a staff member provided more than $5,000 in apparel to a player.

NEW YORK - Major League Baseball teams will wear specially designed jerseys for Mother's Day and Father's Day this season.

CLEVELAND - The Browns never presumed Josh Gordon would be allowed back from his drug suspension.

INDIANAPOLIS - Kent State point guard Kellon Thomas will return to his hometown next season and finish his college career at IUPUI.

PARIS - The offices of leading French logistics firm Bollore Group have been searched as part of an investigation into whether the transport and logistics firm leaned on its public relations subsidiary Havas to win contracts to manage ports in West Africa, the company's lawyer said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON - The World Bank on Wednesday pledged $2.5 billion to educate and empower adolescent girls in low-income countries as a way to improve their well-being and fight poverty.

ALBANY, New York - Attorneys general from eight states and the District of Columbia have written letters to several national retailers expressing concern about on-call scheduling, which allows companies to assign shifts to workers with only a few hours' notice.