Новости за 03.02.2022

Senators say they are on the brink of clinching a deal on Russia sanctions legislation, as they work to reach a final agreement on text of a bill.The progress comes after the talks appeared to hit a snag earlier this week, as the group struggled to...

The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, announced that it is closing its doors "for the immediate future" amid increased attacks from right-wing demonstrators.The butterfly sanctuary, positioned along the...

Former employees of the Washington Football Team criticized a culture of sexual harassment, misogyny and racism they said pervaded the organization during a Thursday "roundtable" held by the House Oversight Committee.Numerous employees,...

Dallas officials are considering enacting a policy that would grant paramedics and firefighters the opportunity to take paid leave for their mental health after they experience a traumatic incident while on duty.Da...

A fan of the San Francisco 49ers is in a coma after he was attacked outside the NFC championship game on Sunday.Daniel Luna was found injured in the parking lot of SoFi Stadium during the game against the Rams, Inglewood Police Lt. Geoffrey Meeks...

The city of Little Rock, Ark., adopted a resolution on Tuesday that declared recent violent crime in the community a public health emergency....

Among my most lasting early COVID memories are the reassuring sight of trucks hauling groceries and goods. It was spring 2020, when the nation was reeling from the emerging pandemic and the loss of 22 million jobs. Several months later,...

A historic steel bridge in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, will be partly demolished so that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos can sail his new megayacht through the Maas River, also known as the Meuse River, Agence France-Presse reports. ...

The GOP has good reason to worry about its future.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday amplified her support for strong sanctions on Moscow if Russia invades Ukraine, warning that Congress is prepared to advance "forceful" new restrictions on both the country and its autocratic leader,...

The United States carried out a raid early Thursday that killed Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi.The operation, carried out in Syria, comes amid concerns about a potential resurgence from the...

President Biden on Thursday said he is against defunding the police while promoting the administration’s efforts to curb gun violence in New York City. “Mayor Adams, you and I agree, the answer is not to abandon our streets, that’s not the...

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons could still approve a Texas inmate's request to become the first to undergo a gender-affirming surgery while in federal custody, according to documents obtained by The Hill.The Bureau's Transgender Executive Council (TEC)...

The conservative Club for Growth's political action committee is intervening in the Republican Senate primary in Arizona, endorsing venture capitalist Blake Masters to take on Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.).The endorsem...

A bill aimed at reining in Apple’s and Google’s app store market power advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday with support from all members of the panel except Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). Other Republicans on the committee...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said she has not provided any information to the select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.Asked during her weekly press co...

House lawmakers sparred on Thursday during an oversight roundtable on sexual harassment within Washington's NFL franchise, with Democrats seeking to amplify the voices of alleged victims and Republicans arguing the matter was outside of...

Actress Susan Sarandon is facing backlash over a Tuesday tweet in which she compared a New York Police Department (NYPD) funeral to "fascism."The "Thelma & Louise" star shared an image originally shared by podcaster Danny Haiphong that...

An Alabama schools official on Wednesday told lawmakers preparing to take up bills associated with critical race theory (CRT) that state residents are confused as to what the theory actually means....

Tibetans protested outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Switzerland on Thursday, a day before the Winter Olympics are set to begin in Beijing.The headquarters saw hundreds of Tibetans marching and holding signs...

A New York jury on Wednesday convicted the former CEO of Rochester Drug Cooperative (RDC) of conspiring to unlawfully distribute opioids and conspiring to defraud the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).Laurence Doud, 78, was convicted in a...

Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross on Wednesday denied allegations contained in a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by ex-Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, with the team owner calling the claims “false, malicious and defamatory.” Ross’s...

Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke has been released from prison less than halfway through his initial sentencing, according to a report by NBC News.Van Dyke, who in 2018 was convicted of second-degree murder for the...

Spike Lee is set to direct a multi-episode ESPN documentary about Colin Kaepernick that provides "a full, first-person account" on the former NFL quarterback.The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback is collaborat...

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) and other officials on Wednesday emphasized that Super Bowl fans attending the event needed to abide by mask requirements despite a recent controversy in which photos showed the L...