Новости за 14.02.2017

Amy Norton, HealthDay News
People with low back pain should try drug-free remedies -- from heat wraps to physical therapy -- before resorting to medication, new treatment guidelines say.

Alex Butler
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Professional football players would rather think about cutting cake than being cut on their birthday.

Stephen Feller
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The wife and stepson of a Ku Klux Klan grand wizard were charged Monday with allegedly murdering him and leaving his body near a river days after he was found.

Doug G. Ware
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- President Trump's choices to lead the U.S. Treasury and Veterans Affairs department were both cleared by the full Senate on Monday night.

Doug G. Ware and Stephen Feller
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- National security adviser Michael Flynn resigned from the Trump administration late Monday night over a December phone call with Russia's ambassador.

Doug G. Ware and Stephen Feller
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigned from the Trump administration late Monday night over a December phone call with Russia's ambassador.

Alex Butler
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- As its pitchers and catchers reported to Salt River Fields Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks noticed it needed some bullpen bulk.

Doug G. Ware
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. Treasury was formally cleared by the Senate on Monday night -- in a vote that broke along party lines.

Alex Butler
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- In one corner stands the czar of a tumbling basketball franchise, which repeatedly makes all of the wrong public relations moves.

The Sports Xchange
The New York Knicks drama involving the relationship between team owner James Dolan and former Knicks standout Charles Oakley may be taking a new turn.

The Sports Xchange
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded injured reserve center Chris Andersen to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday to open up a roster spot.

Doug G. Ware
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Strong momentum on Wall Street from last week carried into Monday as the post-election surge continued, pushing the Dow into record territory.

Ben Hooper
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- A passenger on the London Underground captured video of the moment a train-riding pigeon hopped up on a woman's purse to beg for some chocolate.

Ben Hooper
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- A British shopkeeper shared video of a bizarre theft where a man crawled into the store on all fours and grabbed magazines meant for young girls.

Ben Hooper
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- A group of University of Connecticut students decided to try sledding in a canoe, and the attempt ended in disaster for a girl who failed to run out of the way.

Doug G. Ware
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- More than a dozen militant leaders of the Islamic State were killed in a coalition airstrike in Iraq, the country's air force said Monday.

Andrew V. Pestano and Doug G. Ware
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The Northeast United States saw more snow Monday, as some areas in New England now have about two feet -- and another round is expected to arrive Tuesday.

HealthDay News
A Mediterranean diet high in virgin olive oil may boost the protective effects of "good" cholesterol, a new study suggests.

The Sports Xchange
Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love will get a second opinion on his ailing left knee Tuesday.

Brooks Hays
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new method for accurately measuring crop yields using satellite images.

Ben Hooper
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- A zoo in Germany is pleading with the public for help finding a missing penguin that was apparently stolen from its exhibit.

Thomas Seibert, The Arab Weekly
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net­anyahu are unlikely to seek an end to the nu­clear deal with Iran during Net­anyahu's D.C. trip.

Randy Dotinga, HealthDay News
The feel-good brain chemical dopamine appears to play a role in the development of a healthy bond between a mother and baby, a new study suggests.

Ryan Maass
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Police in Minas Gerais, the second-largest state in Brazil, are to receive protective vests made from Honeywell's Gold Shield ballistic composite materials.

By Robert Kieckhefer, UPI Racing Writer
McCracken, Iliad and Thunder Snow win Derby preps from Dubai to California; Winx runs her record to 14 in a row in Australia, much more weekend Thoroughbred racing action