Новости за 19.07.2022

The Secret Service arrested an individual on Monday evening for allegedly entering a restricted roadway near first lady Jill Biden’s motorcade and attempting to evade officers. The Secret Service said in a statement that uniformed division officers ordered the individual to stop at approximately 5:02 p.m. on Monday, but that they attempted to flee from...

Story at a glance Multiple thunderstorms struck the New York City area Monday afternoon dropping roughly four inches of water over a 24-hour period.   The downpour was so intense that some New York City streets quickly flooded, causing water to burst on the subway stations below.   In the Bronx, the weather caused a 58-foot-long sinkhole...

An attorney representing Stephen Bannon, the former Trump adviser charged with unlawfully defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, suggested to a jury on Tuesday that political motivations are driving the case against his client. During his opening statement on the first day of trial, defense attorney Evan...

With President Biden's climate agenda largely on ice amid Senate opposition, the focus has shifted to what other global leaders are doing to combat climate change. Australia, which leads the world in per capita emissions from coal power, is vowing aggressive action to reduce emissions and curb global warming. Tanya Plibersek, Australia’s minister for the environment and...

The impacts of rising temperatures could cut our strategic decision-making skills in half by the end of the century.

A man was fatally shot in the face near the set of "Law & Order" in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning, according to New York City law enforcement sources.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory committee on Tuesday unanimously voted to recommend the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, giving a green light to a fourth shot to fight the virus. The Novavax vaccine is not expected to play a major role in the U.S. vaccination campaign, given that it is intended for...

Comedian and President Biden impersonator Dana Carvey says the commander in chief has morphed from a "soothing grandpa" into a "feistier" leader while in office. "Have you noticed that Biden’s gotten a little feistier lately?" Carvey asked Monday as he guest hosted ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" "When he first came out, he was like a...

Rep. John Katko (N.Y.) is stepping down as chairman of the Republican Governance Group, the caucus of moderate House Republicans formerly known as the Tuesday Group, and endorsing Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio) to be its next chairman. “This caucus is one of the most effective conservative organizations with the purpose of breaking through Washington’s continued...

A Department of Homeland Security official urged caution on Tuesday when asked about a GOP proposal to classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) introduced a bill last month that would classify the synthetic opioid a weapon of mass destruction (WMD). She said she hoped it would allow relevant federal agencies to better...

University of Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh spoke against abortion, arguing in favor of pregnancies being carried to term, at a pro-life charity dinner in Plymouth, Mich., according to Detroit Catholic, the news service of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.  “I have living proof in my family, my children and the many thousands...

Broadway theaters say they’ll continue to be mask-optional, despite rising case counts of COVID-19 around the country. The Broadway League, a national trade association, said Tuesday that owners and operators of performance spaces in New York’s famed theater district “will continue their mask optional policy through August and until further notice.” The group stressed that...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a briefing Tuesday afternoon. The event is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET. Watch the live video above.

Justin Bieber is relaunching his “Justice” tour, more than a month after saying he had been sidelined by a Ramsay Hunt syndrome diagnosis. A representative for the “Ghost” singer confirmed that Bieber’s international tour would resume on July 31 in Italy, Variety reported Tuesday. Bieber is poised to perform at stops in Europe, South America,...

Story at a glance Georgia’s Medicaid program will begin covering gender-affirming surgeries for transgender beneficiaries as part of a settlement with two transgender women. A lawsuit filed last year by the ACLU and the law firm King & Spalding alleged that Georgia Medicaid’s exclusion of coverage for gender-affirming surgery violated the constitutional rights of transgender...

Former President Jimmy Carter and former White House Chief of Staff James Baker penned an op-ed calling for reforms to the 1887 law that governs the counting of Electoral College votes, arguing that the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is the latest example of why change is necessary. The duo’s op-ed, published in the Wall Street...

Story at a glance Spending hours staring at screens combined with a lack of time spent outdoors can cause children to develop nearsightedness, myopia, and lead to serious eye problems later in life. "The age of myopia onset is the most significant predictor of severe myopia later in life,” one expert said.  Approximately 54 percent...

Buffalo mayor Byron Brown will be among those providing testimony to the House Financial Services Oversight Subcommittee about the harm that mass shootings do to a community beyond the bloodshed. The virtual hearing is scheduled for 2:00 pm ET. Watch the live video above.

Past progress is no guarantee of continued success.

A large majority of Americans believe that COVID-19 will always be around, according to new polling data released on Tuesday, with pandemic pessimism appearing to be rising — along with recent case counts. The Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index found that 78 percent of Americans surveyed agreed with the statement “We will never fully be rid of...

Matthew Pottinger, who was a deputy national security adviser to former President Trump, is reportedly set to testify Thursday before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Pottinger, who resigned from the Trump administration immediately after the Capitol attack, is expected to testify along with former White House aide Sarah Matthews....

Story at a glance In recent years, incremental progress has been made to increase representation at higher education institutions. But under the status quo, 70 years will pass until underrepresented populations are fully reflected in higher education.  According to new research, even more time will pass before racial parity is achieved in faculty representation.  Throughout...

How much did President Biden advance American interests during his five-day trip to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia? Unlike the palpable animus that President Obama and his Secretary of State John Kerry showed for the Netanyahu government, Biden exuded a sincere warmth in reaffirming the strong relationship between Israel and the United States....

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will launch a pilot REAL ID application popup on Tuesday, becoming the first airport in the country to allow passengers to complete their application for the enhanced identification document while they wait to board a flight. The airport is partnering with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and United...

An event backed by former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn that was set to host a range of right-wing speakers next month has been canceled following pushback from the local community, according to the venue that was hosting the event. Scott Donaldson, the owner of Main Street Armory in Rochester, N.Y., said in a...