Новости за 18.12.2015

Stephen Feller
STANFORD, Calif., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Researchers at Stanford found Ambien helped mice recover more quickly after having a stroke, though it is unclear whether the same would be true for humans.

Brooks Hays
MORELIA, Mexico, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Monarch butterflies are arriving by the millions in Mexico -- positive news for an iconic species whose numbers have dipped dramatically over the last decade.

Ann Marie Awad
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was the only senator with sights set on the White House to miss the vote on the $1.1 trillion government spending bill.

Daniel Uria
BARTLETT, Tenn., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Tennessee animal control found a creative way to capture an escaped pig by luring the animal with donuts.

Annie Martin
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Kelis reportedly welcomed son Shepherd in November, giving Knight Jones, her 6-year-old son with ex-husband Nas, a baby brother.

Marilyn Malara
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- {i:Dexter} star Michael C. Hall and the rest of the cast of David Bowie's off-Broadway musical {i:Lazarus} performed the show's title track live Thursday night.

Elizabeth Shim
BEIJING, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- China staged a military exercise involving submarines and fighter jets in the South China Sea, one of the busiest maritime trade routes in the world.

Daniel Uria
KRAILLING, Germany, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- German technology company has produced the world's first drone light painting video.

Ryan Maass
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has taken control of its new Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense system in Romania, prompting criticism from Russia.

Ben Hooper
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A Colorado coffee shop's youngest barista might only be 3 years old, but his cappuccino is just as good as anyone else's -- at least, according to his mom.

Alex Butler
CLEVELAND, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Last season it was a camera that handed out punishment to LeBron James as he fell off of the court and into the stands.

Daniel Uria
LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Police and paramedics in England are preparing themselves for a spike in alcohol consumption as residents celebrate during what is known as "Mad Friday."

Brooks Hays
PENSACOLA, Fla., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Researchers in Florida have confirmed the location of the Luna expedition, the oldest established European multi-year settlement in the United States.

Ben Hooper
STEVENAGE, England, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A British runner set a Guinness World Record by completing a half marathon while pushing his 1-year-old twin sons in a stroller.

Ann Marie Awad
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The campaign manager for Sen. Bernie Sanders threatened to sue the Democratic National Committee for blocking the campaign's access to the Democratic voter file.

Ann Marie Awad
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The campaign manager for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., threatened to sue the Democratic National Committee for blocking the campaign's access to the Democratic voter file.

Annie Martin
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Kim Kardashian appeared on camera for the first time since son Saint West's birth, telling fans she's been staying home with the infant.

Marilyn Malara
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- "Late Late Show" host James Corden celebrated this year's holiday season Thursday night with a special Carpool Karaoke rendition of "Joy To The World."

By Robert Kieckhefer, UPI Racing Writer
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- As the Thoroughbred racing calendar winds to a close, attention is already focused on 2016, starting in Dubai; in the U.S., some Kentucky Derby preps are on tap

Alex Butler
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Mix Diskerud took a stand against retired United States women's star Abby Wambach Thursday, following her comments.

Ben Hooper
FELIXSTOWE, England, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A British grandmother locked in a public restroom for four days said she kept warm using a hand dryer and passed the time by knitting a scarf.

Amy R. Connolly
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Enrique Marquez was allegedly paid $200 a month to enter into a "sham" marriage to San Bernardino, Calif., shooter Syed Rizwan Farook's Russian sister-in-law.

Ed Adamczyk
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Gillette is suing Dollar Shave Club Inc., claiming the new company's coating on razor blades violates a Gillette patent.

Annie Martin
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- "The Hills" star Audrina Patridge announced she is pregnant with her first child a month after her engagement to Corey Bohan.

Elizabeth Shim
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The United Nations General Assembly endorsed a resolution that condemns North Korea's human rights abuses.