Новости за 16.05.2022

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is calling on House leadership to schedule a vote as soon as possible on their bill that would increase pay for law enforcement officers and assist police departments in expanding officer ranks. The letter comes days after the U.S. saw a string of shootings over the weekend that claimed the...

In 2022, with news from around the world available at the touch of a button, how do we stay informed about the events that are shaping our communities? Who is shining a spotlight on city hall or informing our choices at the polls? Who helps consumers when they are wronged or exposed to unsafe conditions...

President Biden will hold a reception in honor of the prime minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and his spouse, Mareva Grabowska-Mitsotaki. The event is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET. Watch the live video above.

(KTLA) – The suspect in the church shooting that killed one person and wounded five others in Laguna Woods, Calif., was identified Monday as a 68-year-old Las Vegas man. David Chou was booked on one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder in connection with the Sunday afternoon shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church, according...

If you weren’t aware that fraud and improper payments have become an urgent crisis in government programs, then you haven’t been paying attention. Improper payments during FY 2021 were estimated to be about $281 billion — a $75 billion increase from FY 2020 and more than double the amount reported in FY 2017. And while...

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, is calling for new legislation to address child online safety so kids aren’t treated as “digital experiments.” “I've learned that without meaningful change to the way we hold technology accountable and approach to designing technology in the future, we will not be able to stop our kids from being...

President Biden on Monday awarded the Medal of Valor to 15 public safety officers, including a police officer and firefighter who died in the line of duty, and paid tribute to a retired police officer who died in the mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., over the weekend.   Biden recognized the medal recipients during an...

Karine Jean-Pierre will hold her first White House briefing as press secretary on Monday afternoon. Jean-Pierre, who replaces Jen Psaki at the podium, is the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the position. The briefing is slated to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET. Watch the live video above.

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Monday called for Congress to take action in the wake of the fatal shooting of 10 people in Buffalo, N.Y., over the weekend, saying that “thoughts and prayers are not enough.” “I am horrified to see another devastating act of hateful gun violence in America. Our thoughts...

Jill Biden and Selena Gomez are teaming up for a White House event focused on youth mental health. The first lady will participate in the Youth Mental Health Action Forum, organizers announced Monday. Along with Biden and the “Lose You to Love Me” singer, the Wednesday gathering at the White House — led by MTV...

The event is scheduled to begin at 11:45 a.m. ET. Watch the live video above.

DENVER (KDVR) — Supply chain issues, combined with a recent safety recall, have left many pharmacy and store shelves without baby formula. As parents struggle to figure out what to do, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched a fact sheet to provide resources to families looking for formula. Here are five things to know if you can’t find...

Ketanji Brown Jackson says the leak of the draft opinion that would overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion sent shockwaves throughout the Supreme Court. “Everybody who is familiar with the court and the way in which it works was shocked by that,” Jackson, who was confirmed to the Supreme Court by...

You know about the old “Big Lie” — that the 2020 election was stolen. Here’s the new “Big Lie” — Republicans in Congress care about illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. If they really cared, they’d fix the problem. Instead, they are happy to use it to falsely accuse President Biden and Democrats of wanting open borders. Another round of alarmist Republican shouting about the border will begin next week when the Biden administration plans to end...

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has emerged as a rising force within the House Republican Conference a year after taking over as GOP conference chair amid the turmoil surrounding Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) ouster from leadership. Republican lawmakers unsurprisingly hail Stefanik for bringing consistency to the party’s messaging. It’s a big change from the days when...

May 17 will mark the single busiest primary day to date this year, as voters in several states head to the polls to cast their ballots in some of the cycle’s biggest nominating contests. At stake are hotly contested Senate nominations in crucial battlegrounds like Pennsylvania and North Carolina. The primaries will also be the...

The White House on Monday outlined a plan to boost housing availability and lower costs for renters and homeowners, portraying it as part of a broader effort to combat inflation for Americans. The administration released a “Housing Supply Action Plan,” which officials said would produce more housing supply, including affordable units, in the next five...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced on Sunday that he had been treated for a minor stroke but would return to his work in the Senate later this week. “Earlier today, an angiogram indicated that I had experienced a minor stroke in the form of a small venous tear at the back of my head,”...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Sunday blamed the worsening baby formula shortage on Abbott Nutrition, one of the largest formula suppliers in the country. Baby formula shortages due to supply chain and workforce issues were amplified by a recall of formulas made by Abbott and an ongoing shutdown of its manufacturing plant in...

Actress Bette Midler is facing backlash after suggesting that women should breastfeed in light of the current baby formula shortage. Retail supply of formula has been spotty for months because of supply chain pressures and labor shortages, but was made far worse when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s recalled Abbott Nutrition’s baby food products. "TRY BREASTFEEEDING!...

A trial over whether a lawyer with ties to the Democratic Party lied to the FBI in 2016 is set to begin on Monday in what could be the first major test for John Durham, the special counsel appointed during the Trump administration to investigate the former president's allegations of a conspiracy to undermine his...

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday to meet with local leaders and community members in the wake of a shooting over the weekend that left 10 dead, the White House announced Sunday. The White House in a statement said the Bidens would "grieve with the community that lost...

White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Sunday said if former President Trump wins the presidency again in 2024, Fauci will not return to serve Trump in the White House. Fauci, the chief medical adviser to President Biden, gave CNN's Jim Acosta a plain "no" when asked if he would work with the 45th...

Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos said in a tweet on Sunday that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) had saved the Biden administration “from themselves” by blocking spending proposals that Bezos said would have further fueled inflation. In a tweet on Sunday, Bezos said that the Biden administration “tried hard to inject even more stimulus into...

The average pay for the CEOs of the largest companies in the U.S. hit $14.7 million last year, according to the Wall Street Journal's latest analysis, setting a record high for the sixth year running. In 2020, CEO average pay was $13.1 million, meaning total compensation rose by 12 percent for the top executives in...