Новости за 26.02.2020

Pope Francis on Wednesday encouraged Catholics to give up their phones and turn off their televisions for the 40 days of Lent to "make room for the word of God."

One in 10 eligible voters in 2020 are naturalized U.S. citizens, a Pew Research Center study released Wednesday said.

A British Columbia couple said their $375,500 winning lottery ticket almost ended up stowed away in a storage unit during their recent move.

Wildlife officers in Tennessee said they responded to a report about an injured bald eagle and arrived to find the raptor had merely had too much to eat and was too fat to fly.

Police and firefighters in Connecticut came to the rescue of a puppy heard crying from about 15 feet down in an old well.

A Massachusetts gas company responsible for a series of explosions that killed one person in 2018 has agreed to pay a $53 million criminal fine, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

If world leaders, land managers and other policymakers can find a way to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius and conserve a third of the land in the tropics, global species loss could be cut in half.

Ford Motor Co. announced recalls of its F-series trucks this week for three separate issues, affecting more than 250,000 vehicles.

Democratic presidential candidates campaign in South Carolina ahead of the first Southern primary vote. South Carolina voters go to the polls on February 29, 2020. Seven of the candidates seeking the nomination to challenge GOP President Donald Trump in November participated in a debate in Charleston, S.C., on February 25.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalonia regional leader Quim Torra met Wednesday to begin dialogue to end secessionist-related violence in Spain that stems from previous Catalan attempts at independence.

A federal appeals court ruled in favor of the Trump administration Wednesday, allowing the Justice Department to withhold federal funds from local and state jurisdictions that have so-called sanctuary policies.

The New York Giants released team captain Alec Ogletree and fellow linebacker Kareem Martin on Wednesday, opening up about $13 million in salary cap space.

New Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy believes quarterback Dak Prescott can win a Super Bowl.

A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are suspending their study abroad programs over concern for the coronavirus outbreak.

Sugar-sweetened drinks can play havoc with your cholesterol and triglyceride levels, which increases your risk for heart disease and stroke, a new study finds.

Top college football running back prospects compared themselves to some of the NFL's best Wednesday during the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

Top college football running back prospects compared themselves to some of the NFL's best Wednesday during the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

K-pop group NCT 127 shared a new promo for its album "Neo Zone" after announcing dates for its "Neo City - The Awards" tour.

Japan has lifted a ban against all Fukushima seafood shipments for the first time since the 2011 nuclear disaster, after restrictions against the last remaining species of fish, skate, were lifted on Tuesday.

Authorities in Washington state came to the rescue of a sea lion found wandering down a rural road about two miles from the nearest large body of water.

"Top Boy," starring Ashley Walters, Kane Robinson, Micheal Ward and Simbi Ajikawo, will return for a second season on Netflix.

A government ethics watchdog filed suit against several federal agencies Wednesday to obtain information about the involvement of White House adviser Stephen Miller in the Trump administration's "public charge" rule.

SZA and Justin Timberlake shared a single and music video for "The Other Side," the first song to debut from the "Trolls" sequel.

Saudi Arabian flight students have been cleared to resume flight training in the U.S., following a December shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida and a Navy investigation of its vetting of foreign students.

While performing renovations at London's House of Commons this week, crews uncovered a long-forgotten doorway officials say dates back to the mid-1600s and was probably used by some prominent British historical figures.