Новости за 14.02.2017

The Sports Xchange
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love underwent successful arthroscopic surgery.

UPI Staff
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Watch: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer faced questions about the resignation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn and Trump administration links to Russia during the daily press briefing Tuesday.

By Larry Fleisher, The Sports Xchange
For the first time since 1909, the Chicago Cubs are defending World Series champions.

Andrew V. Pestano
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has proposed a compromise in an attempt to repeal House Bill 2, the so-called "bathroom bill."

Annie Martin
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- "Doctor Who" alum Jimmy Vee was confirmed to play lovable droid R2-D2 in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" in the wake of Kenny Baker's death.

Brooks Hays
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- In a new study, a team of geneticists at the University of Georgia showed how parenting transforms the brain of burying beetles.

Ben Hooper
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Police in South Australia are seeking the public's help identifying a clumsy arsonist caught on camera setting his own foot on fire.

Amy Norton, HealthDay News
Gene variants that raise a person's odds of being "apple-shaped" may be linked to heightened risks of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, a large study suggests.

Wade Sheridan
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Cheetah have invaded upcoming DC Comics-centric fighting game sequel "Injustice 2" as new playable characters.

Ryan Maass
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Israel Aerospace Industries has completed and delivered its Integrated Underwater Harbor Defense and Surveillance System project for India's navy.

Elizabeth Shim
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- The North Korean ambassador to Switzerland denied his country's latest ballistic missile launch is a provocation.

Annie Martin
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Amber Rose addressed the kiss she and Wiz Khalifa shared at a Grammys party after news broke of her split from "Dancing with the Stars" pro Val Chmerkovskiy.

Ben Hooper
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A Tennessee funeral home is drawing in bereaved customers by offering an unusual service -- drive-through viewings.

Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News
Scalp cooling caps can help breast cancer patients save their hair from the ravages of chemotherapy, a pair of new studies suggests.

Daniel Uria
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Police in Spain uncovered a gang that had been converting old Toyotas into fake Ferraris and Lamborghinis.

Allen Cone
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Linda McMahon, a former World Wrestling Entertainment executive to lead the Small Business Administration.

Wade Sheridan
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon's late night rivalry continued Monday on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" as the duo went on "Maury" to take a paternity test.

Annie Martin
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Chrissy Teigen shared a Snapchat post of the Yeezy shoes daughter Luna received from Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's children for Valentine's Day.

The Sports Xchange
Charles Oakley's ban from Madison Square Garden lasted less than a week.

Allen Cone
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Aetna and Humana mutually ended their $34 billion merger agreement Tuesday after a federal judge blocked the health insurers' deal on antitrust grounds.

Brooks Hays
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Over the weekend, Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann made its closest approach to Earth. As it did so, it split into at least two large pieces.

Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News
Kids in struggling families are developing asthma and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder at faster rates than kids from families with greater means.

Amy Wallace
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A new study from the University of Iowa Health Care has found that youth flag football may not be safer than youth tackle football.

Daniel Uria
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Police in New Zealand helped free a hedgehog that was found wandering a local road with a yogurt cup on its head.

Andrew V. Pestano
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 24-year-old Kevin Wellons, who went overboard from the Carnival Elation cruise ship near the Bahamas.