Новости за 29.02.2024

Republicans are three times more likely to hold Christian nationalist views than Democrats, according to a recent survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). More than half — 55F percent — of Republicans qualify as Christian nationalists versus 25 percent of independents and 16 percent of Democrats, according to the institute. Additionally, 43 percent...

According to a recent study led by University of Utah geographers, the "best" place to spot UFOs is the American West.

The nation’s security and safety is being placed in peril because of the power lust of a few party-first politicians.

Former Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) announced Thursday that he’s launching a long-shot bid for retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow's (D-Mich.) seat.  Amash left the Republican Party in 2019 following his criticism of former President Trump and switched to independent, however he is running in the GOP primary for the Senate seat. “Regardless of who wins the...

They developed policies that did not take race into account for any individual applicant, but which were better at selecting a promising and talented student body than what they had in place before.

A federal district judge on Thursday dismissed a Texas law that would have made it a state crime to enter illegally. In effect, Senate Bill 4 was a bid by the state to take over immigration enforcement from the federal government — which Texas officials argued in court has allowed or even facilitated an “invasion”...

Washington D.C. will see another early peak bloom for its beloved cherry blossom trees, the National Park Service (NPS) announced Thursday. The NPS estimates that the peak bloom for the cherry blossoms in the nation’s capital will be between March 23 and March 26, depending on weather conditions, almost exactly in line with last year's peak of...

The Biden administration is proposing regulations to make air travel easier for people who use wheelchairs. The proposed rule from the Department of Transportation (DOT) would make the “mishandling” of assistive devices including wheelchairs “an automatic violation of the Air Carrier Access Act,” which would allow the department to “to more easily penalize airlines and...

President Biden now says that a cease-fire in Gaza probably won’t start before next week, adding that the civilian deaths in Gaza will complicate negotiations. “Hope springs eternal,” Biden said Thursday when asked if he expects a cease-fire by Monday. “I was on the telephone with people in the region,” he added. “Probably not by...

California is bracing for a powerful winter storm that could bring up to 10 feet of snow and high winds to the Sierra Nevada. “A second winter storm will impact the West Coast on Thursday and Friday,” the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Weather Prediction Center said in a forecast discussion Thursday. “The storm will create...

The head of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus is bashing the nascent funding agreement hashed out by leaders of both parties, warning that conservatives would be willing to force a government shutdown to secure steeper cuts and policy preferences. Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) has led the charge among the far-right lawmakers urging Speaker Mike Johnson...

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it is investigating the national security risks posed by Chinese-made “smart cars" amid concerns about foreign governments gaining access to the cars’ systems and data. The Commerce Department will investigate the risks associated with connected cars that incorporate technology from China and other “countries of concern” and consider potential...

A raging wildfire that tore across the Texas Panhandle this week has now become the largest in state history, and deteriorating conditions are expected to continue in the state. A string of wildfires has blown through the Lone Star State in recent days, prompting evacuations and the destruction of homes and buildings. Texas A&M Forest...

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Thursday officially announced a run to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as Republican leader, setting up what is expected to be a hotly contested race for the top spot in the conference. “I am asking my Republican colleagues to give me the opportunity to succeed Leader McConnell,” Cornyn...

Oprah Winfrey says she’s parting ways with WeightWatchers’s board of directors and donating her stock in the company to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. The media mogul and former talk show host first joined WW International Inc.’s board in 2015, before kicking off a high-profile 2020 marketing campaign as the...

America’s hotels have been through a lot over the last few years. Their operating income almost completely disappeared in 2020, along with nearly a third of their employees. They still haven’t fully recovered from the pandemic. Although the outlook for 2024 is better than what the industry faced four years ago, hoteliers are dealing with...

We should be aiming to create a safe environment for every woman who wants to become pregnant to do so.

Former President Trump asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to toss nearly $1 million in sanctions against Trump and his attorneys ordered after a judge found a lawsuit brought against Hillary Clinton and other defendants was without merit. In a filing in the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Trump’s lawyers argued that a federal...

Republican Mazi Pilip, who lost the special election to fill ex-Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) House seat earlier this month, said not seeking former President Trump’s endorsement in the race was a “mistake.”  Pilip lost the race to Democrat Tom Suozzi by more than 7 points following a campaign in which Pilip somewhat distanced herself from...

The White House is demanding Fox News retract its coverage of bribery allegations against President Biden's son, Hunter, in the wake of the arrest of a key figure in the accusations against the Biden family. Calling the allegations against Hunter Biden "false," White House special assistant to the President Ian Sams blasted the network for...

As the saying goes “where there is smoke, there is fire.” We face a five-alarm fire, and our response time has been abysmal. If we continue to permit predatory nicotine entrepreneurs to exploit and addict yet another generation, shame on us.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on his delay in notifying the White House about his hospitalization in January, after suffering complications from prostate cancer surgery. The Pentagon on Monday released the results of a 30-day review that found no attempt to hide his secret hospitalizations in December and January, effectively...

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his support for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) as the next Senate Republican leader. “Mitch McConnell, who has served in the Senate for almost 40 years, announced he'll step down this November. Part of public service is about knowing when to usher in a new generation,” Kennedy said Wednesday...

As we await the release of more hostages from Gaza, all eyes are on Qatar — a small nation with a big role in global affairs.

This is the moment for Mitch McConnell to redefine not just his legacy, but the future of the Republican Party and, indeed, the very fabric of America’s democratic process.