Новости за 22.03.2018

Toys 'R' Us founder Charles Lazarus died Thursday, a week after the chain he founded announced the closure of all of its stores in the United States.

The CEO of California-based toy company MGA Entertainment Inc. launched a crowdfunding campaign to save Toys 'R' Us.

When most people think of origami, they think of a swan or a butterfly. When a group of scientists in Switzerland think of origami, they think of an earwig.

The fourth nor'easter to pound the Northeast in three weeks dumped more than a foot of snow in some places and left at least three people dead in New York.

After American women began to adopt annual mammography screening in the 1980s, researchers say the average size of newly discovered breast tumors got smaller.

Puzzling skeletal remains found in Chile 15 years ago -- and rumored to be "alien" -- are, in fact, from a human fetus with rare bone anomalies, researchers say.

Clear backpacks are coming to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., following security threats in the wake of last month's mass shooting.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have developed a noninvasive screening test for urinary tract cancers by using DNA recovered from cells that are shed into urine.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby juggled the puck on his stick before scoring against the Montreal Canadiens Wednesday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.

NASA can now assess the risk of a landslide in real time at any location on the planet.

French civil servants throughout the country went on strike Thursday, protesting government plans to cut thousands of jobs over the next four years.

President Donald Trump was scheduled to host a Greek independence day celebration Thursday at the White House.

Lower back pain is the world's leading cause of disability globally, but it is improperly treated with pain medication instead of physical therapy and exercise.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gave his farewell speech Thursday, encouraging State Department employees to do "one act of kindness each day."

New research shows disabled beetles work extra hard to be good parents. In fact, disabled beetles went above and beyond the efforts of their able-bodied peers.

"Karate Kid" rivals Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reunite in the latest trailer for YouTube's upcoming sequel series, "Cobra Kai."

President Donald Trump signed a presidential order Thursday for new tariffs on imported Chinese products, as a means to stem "economic aggression" by Beijing.

A form of artificial intelligence can analyze heart ultrasound tests than more quickly and better than board-certified echocardiographers, according to a study.

The House passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill Thursday to fund the government through September and avoid another government shutdown this weekend.

House intelligence committee members voted Thursday to release their report that concludes there was no collusion between President Trump's campaign and Russia.

NEW ORLEANS -- Two down, one to go.

K-pop stars Oh My Girl will return with a new song April 2 following the release of its EP "Secret Garden."

Dakota Johnson and Zazie Beetz are being eyed to join an upcoming untitled thriller from Annapurna Pictures that will star Armie Hammer.

The Arizona Cardinals re-signed offensive lineman Daniel Munyer to a one-year contract, the team announced Thursday.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now home to 160 million pounds of floating plastic refuge and encompasses an area of more than 600,000 square miles.