Новости за 22.06.2022

Maine has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by sending children with disabilities to mental health facilities as it fails to meet their needs in the community, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday. In a press release, the DOJ said it concluded an investigation that found the state system "unnecessarily" segregated children...

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack may start sharing information with the Department of Justice (DOJ) next month but has no plans to completely hand over its trove of witness interviews, the panel's chairman said Wednesday. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told reporters that the select committee may try to establish a...

A top investigator for the select House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol is leaving his post at the end of the week amid the slew of public hearings the panel is conducting. John Wood confirmed his departure to CNN on Wednesday, with a source telling the network Wood is...

Martin Sheen is calling his decision to change his name when entering Hollywood one of his “regrets.” “I never changed my name officially. It’s still Ramon Estévez on my birth certificate,” the 81-year-old former “West Wing” star said in a recent interview with Closer Weekly magazine. “It’s on my marriage license, my passport, driver’s license,”...

The International Rugby League (IRL) is banning transgender women from competing in the women’s league while officials conduct research to develop a policy on transgender participation. The IRL posted a statement online on Tuesday saying that the league considered multiple “relevant developments” in sports to reach its decision, most significantly the International Olympic Committee’s Framework...

Singer John Mellencamp is calling out senators for their response to gun violence, saying lawmakers don’t care about Americans' lives. “Only in America, and I mean only, in America, can 21 people be murdered and a week later be buried and forgotten, with a flimsy little thumbnail, a vague notion of some sort of gun...

Student-led organization March for Our Lives praised the Senate bipartisan gun safety bill on Tuesday, saying the new bill is “what progress looks like.”  “This is what progress looks like. Just ten days ago, thousands of Americans came together, laid down our differences and demanded that our elected leaders do the same in order to...

"Jeopardy!" host Mayim Bialik on Tuesday revealed her COVID-19 diagnosis, telling fans she regrets ever taking off her mask. "I have COVID and it’s no joke over here," the actress and scientist said in a video posted to the Instagram account for her podcast, "Bialik Breakdown." The former "The Big Bang Theory" star said she's...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to propose limits on the levels of nicotine tobacco companies can place in traditional cigarettes in an attempt to make them less addictive, according to a notice published in the agency's biannual regulatory agenda. Proponents think the rule could save millions of lives from cancer and other...