Новости за 15.05.2017

Consider the ante upped in the Western Conference finals, and not just because the Anaheim Ducks rallied to beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 and even the best-of-seven series.

Seattle Seahawks running back Eddie Lacy weighed in at 253 pounds Monday to earn a $55,000 bonus for being under his first target by two pounds.

A fly's hearing mechanism might inspire the next generation of auditory sensors, but new research suggests its unique ears also have limitations.

Breaking up The Big Three might hand the Boston Celtics the top pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.

Philippines legislators unanimously threw out an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte accusing him of leading mass murder in drug crackdown.

Authorities at a Malaysian airport said they seized 330 critically endangered tortoises that were falsely labeled as "stones" in boxes shipped from Madagascar.

A Michigan fisherman shared a photo of the unusual catch he reeled in from the Detroit River -- a 9-pound, 10-ounce Atlantic salmon.

More than two dozen schoolchildren were hurt Monday when a charter bus taking them to Washington, D.C., flipped over on a Maryland interstate, authorities said.

San Antonio star forward Kawhi Leonard will miss Tuesday night's Game 2 of the Western Conference finals at the Golden State Warriors, leaving Spurs coach Gregg Popovich irate over what he felt was an avoidable injury.

Mexican authorities discovered a 45-foot-long tunnel that connects a state jail to a wooden house near the U.S. border.

Roger Federer announced his withdrawal from the upcoming French Open to prepare for the grass and hardcourt season.

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crew in California rescued a group of sea turtles from some floating trash, including one turtle with a plastic jug stuck on its head.

A Texas dog is the toast of Twitter after a neighbor snapped a picture of him perched on his owner's home -- and a note explaining that he isn't in danger.

Thanks to new satellite data and an updated prediction model, researchers have a better understanding of the drivers of toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie.

Taiwan has deployed two retired Oliver Hazard Perry Class guided missile frigates as it militarizes an island in the South China Sea.

Rookie Patrick Mahomes II, the Kansas City Chiefs' top pick in last month's NFL Draft, was uninjured after being robbed in Texas.

A federal court is again considering President Trump's much contested travel ban, focusing this time on his campaign promises to impose a Muslim ban.

A drone manufacturer showed off the strength of their device by hoisting a sky diver 1,082 feet into the air for the "world's first drone jump."

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a New Mexico mother's appeal of her son's arrest for disrupting his seventh-grade gym class with fake burps.

Fewer U.S. babies are dying from SIDS, but certain minorities remain at greater risk, a new study finds.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, selected last week as the cover star of "Madden NFL 18" dubbed the G.O.A.T. edition, is uncomfortable being called the greatest of all time.

Although many people think "vaping" is safer than smoking, research links both e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes to an increased risk for bladder cancer.

Are the speeds on the 1.5-mile tracks that comprise the bulk of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series too fast?

The AT&T Byron Nelson is playing out the string at TPC Four Seasons Resort at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas, this week and will head for the greener pastures of Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas next year.

Syria's government is executing dozens of prisoners a day and wiping out their remains with a newly built crematorium, the U.S. Department of State said Monday.