Новости за 08.01.2022

The Chicago Teachers Union is proposing that city schools keep classes remote until at least Jan. 18, but has eased its testing demands for the third largest school district in the country. The u...

Positive COVID-19 tests have forced three more U.S. skaters to drop out of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, following four others who have already had to withdraw from the competition.U.S. skaters Raffaella Koncius, Alexey Shchepetov and...

CNN anchor Pamela Brown tested positive for COVID-19, she tweeted on Saturday morning.Brown, who said she is fully vaccinated and boosted, tweeted that she had a scratchy throat, so as a precaution she took a rapid...

Freelance writer Ruth Shalit Barrett filed a lawsuit against The Atlantic for $1 million after she claims the outlet smeared her in its retraction of her article. Barrett wrote an article, titled...

President Biden and former President Obama will pay their respects to former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) at a memorial service in his home state of Nevada.Biden, Speaker ...

Baltimore County schools will be closed for two days to give teachers time to prepare for potential transition to virtual learning amid a surge in coronavirus cases, leaders from the school system and five labor uni...

The U.S. intends to propose talking about military exercises in Eastern Europe and missile placements when its delegation meets with Russian negotiators on Monday during bilateral talks, a senior Biden administratio...

Sen. John Thune (S.D.), the No. 2 Senate Republican and a close ally of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), on Saturday announced he will run for reelection in 2022.   In a statement posted to Twitter, Thune said he is “...

Alabama announced Wednesday it will be investing $1 million to train students to work in the tourism industry.Republican Gov. Kay Ivey ...

The omicron variant is fueling an unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases and placing a strain on hospital capacity, but experts say the spike could play out in the shape of an "ice pick" - a shar...

Going to Mars is fraught with unnecessary risk - and a waste of hundreds of billions of dollars.

A Chinese man who was violently attacked in New York City in April, 2021, has died from the injuries he sustained, the New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to The Hill. Police confirmed that Yao Pan Ma, a Chinese immigrant aged...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on Friday vetoed a bill that would have allowed farmers in the state to unionize, the Portland Press Herald reported.The proposal called for agriculture workers to be able to organize and bargain for wages,...

Tensions between the U.S. and Russia rose on Saturday as the Kremlin delivered a strong rebuke to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who a day prior said, "it's sometimes very difficult to get" Russians to leave "on...

Children who have had COVID-19 seem to be at increased risk of developing Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday.Past studies show increased risk in developing diabetes as an...

The Supreme Court is grappling with an executive move that was openly discussed as a circumvention of constitutional limitations.

Harry Reid came from a town where you couldn’t afford to stay down.When he was just 11 years old, Harry followed his father hundreds of feet underground into the mines below Searchlight, Nev., where he would pan for gold and keep his dad company as...

A Texas teacher has been charged with child endangerment after she allegedly placed her COVID-19-positive son in the trunk of her car, ...

Tennis star Naomi Osaka withdrew from a Melbourne tournament's semifinal due to an abdominal injury, over a week before the Australian Open is poised to start.“Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Melbourne Summer Set with an abdominal injury,” the...

American Democracy survived the protests of Jan. 6. It has survived much sterner tests, including a horrific Civil War.

A United States still deeply divided over Jan. 6 has hurt its standing overseas, tarnishing the reputation of a country that has long promoted democracy efforts abroad.The one-year anniversary of the Capitol riot m...

The perplexing December jobs report is raising concerns about how many Americans may have permanently left the labor force because of the COVID-19 pandemic.The U.S. added 199,000 jobs last mon...

Democrats are headed for a showdown with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) over his bid to force the Biden administration's hand over a Russian gas pipeline.As part of a deal reached by Cruz and Majority Leader Charles Schum...

A group of Chicago parents is suing the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) after teachers refused to return to in-person instruction due to COVID-19 concerns and school officials canceled classes entirely. ...

Oregon issued guidance on Friday for how hospitals should prioritize care in critical situations amid a surge of omicron coronavirus cases. The Oregon Health Authority ...