Новости за 30.04.2018

Stem-cell clinics are growing fast by offering hope to desperately ill people, But most of their therapies are untested and none has been approved by federal regulators.

A small Detroit-area firm that disassembles new cars and analyzes them down to the nuts and bolts picked apart Tesla’s Model 3 sedans. It praised their battery packs and electronics but pans much of the rest of the vehicles as costly, heavy and poorly built.

Portland resident Brian Michael Bendis, lured away from rival Marvel, is tasked with rescuing DC Comics’ Superman franchise and the rest of its superhero lineup.

Critics say digital loot boxes — which offer video gamers features like new character outfits and powerful weapons — are predatory, seducing people with murky odds and dazzling presentations.

Every five years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture conducts a census of farm animals from alpacas to poultry. The bottom line? There’s a lot of cows out there.

A nurse has a unique perspective on illness and sympathy for her patients after losing a leg to cancer.

SMYRNA, Del. (AP) — State fire marshals say one person is dead after a mobile home fire in central Delaware. Authorities say the fire was reported shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday on West Big Woods Road in Smyrna. Firefighter arrived to find flames pouring from the dwelling and later discovered one person dead inside. There […]

The Philippines is one of Southeast Asia’s most tolerant countries toward gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people. And lawmakers are taking steps to ensure national legal protections that would penalize discrimination against them.

The money would be used to improve water quality, control a major predator, invest in coral restoration and enhance underwater monitoring.

With meth resurgent and the opioid crisis showing no sign of abating, more people are developing endocarditis from injecting drugs — sometimes repeatedly if they continue shooting up. This has doctors grappling with the question: Is a heart ever not worth fixing?

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid are about to find out what the NBA playoffs are really about. After dispatching the Miami Heat in five games in the first round in their first career postseason appearance, the Philadelphia 76ers’ youngsters will open the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday night in Boston against […]

Starter Rob Whalen gave up six runs on 10 hits over five innings in the 11-5 defeat.

Though scientists say the reasons for the spate of eruptions is unclear, officials with Yellowstone Volcano Observatory cautioned that the geyser activity is not a sign of impending doom.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo is trying to eliminate the drama around whether Jabari Parker will return to the Milwaukee Bucks. It doesn’t sound like he wants Parker to leave as a restricted free agent. “Jabari ain’t going nowhere,” Antetokounmpo said with a smile. “He’s going to be here and he’s going to be ready […]

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — One of two men charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Davenport last year has agreed to testify against everyone involved. The Quad-City Times reports 21-year-old Nakita Ronschel Wiseman Jr., of Bettendorf, pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary and second-degree robbery as part of a deal with prosecutors. In return, several […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy whose yodeling at an Illinois Walmart started a wave of attention has signed a record deal. Mason Ramsey signed with Atlantic Records and Nashville-based Big Loud Records. The Tennessean reports he’s also released his debut single, “Famous.” The song was written by Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and […]

LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say they believe an Oregon trucker who went missing for four days walked a shorter distance to get home than was reported by the man’s employer. Oregon State Police Sgt. Kaipo Raiser said the agency’s investigation shows 22-year-old Jacob Cartwright walked about 14 miles over four days before he […]

PARK COUNTY, Colo. (AP) — Authorities have ordered the evacuation of a central Colorado subdivision after a grass fire threatened some residences. Park County officials issued the mandatory evacuation order Sunday afternoon for the Ranch of the Rockies subdivision, which is about 75 miles west of Colorado Springs on the Park County border. It was […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say two people have been killed and three others were injured in a six-vehicle accident on Interstate 40 in western Tennessee. The Commercial Appeal quotes Shelby County Sheriff’s spokesman Earle Farrell as saying three cars and three trucks were involved in Saturday’s accident in the community of Arlington. Farrell says […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — US officials say San Diego border crossing is full before caravan of migrants criticized by Trump starts seeking asylum.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee say a woman has been charged in the death of a 4-month-old girl. Clarksville police spokesman Jim Knoll says in a news release that 25-year-old Sarah Danielle Scribner was charged with criminal homicide. The statement says officers who answered a call about an unresponsive child Saturday night found […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — A member of a violent Baltimore street gang could spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted on federal racketeering and drug trafficking charges. Thirty-five-year-old Gerald Thomas Johnson was one of three members of the Black Guerilla Family convicted in January for their roles in the gang. Johnson was […]

LONDON (AP) — UK accepts interior minister’s resignation over immigration scandal.

Horizon flight forced to return to Portland airport on Saturday after the smell of smoke was noticed.