Новости за 07.03.2020

The United Nations' refugee agency has launched an appeal for $621 million to assist nearly 1 million people from the Democratic Republic of Congo seeking asylum in neighboring countries.

More than 9,000 Tennessee residents were without power Saturday after a series of seven tornadoes killed at least 24 people this week.

The European Union's foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, told migrants from Turkey not to go to Greece after clashes with police along the border.

The Illinois Supreme Court has rejected actor Jussie Smollett's request to dismiss a case in which he's accused of falsely reporting that he was a victim of a racist and homophobic attack near his Chicago home.

A hotel in China being used as a coronavirus quarantine center collapsed Saturday, trapping dozens of people, officials said.

Luke Evans and Josh Gad have signed on to reprise their "Beauty and the Beast" roles of Gaston and LeFou in a prequel series for Disney+.

Following a burst of chilly air that raced from the Midwest on Friday into the Northeast on Saturday, weather whiplash will allow springlike warmth to build from the Great Plains to the Eastern Seaboard.

The Pentagon said it will send over 150 service members to be stationed Saturday at border crossings in California and Texas.

Hachette Book Group announced it has canceled the planned publication of Oscar-winning filmmaker Woody Allen's memoir "A Propos of Nothing."

K-pop group BTS' "Map of the Soul: 7" is the No. 1 album in the United States this week.

Actor Laura Prepon turns 40 and actor Rachel Weisz turns 50, among the famous birthdays for March 7.

On March 7, 1945, the U.S. 1st Army crossed the Rhine at Remagen, Germany after capturing the strategically important, Ludendorff Bridge.

SpaceX launched more than 4,300 pounds of supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station from Florida on Friday night -- the company's 20th such mission for NASA.

Tiger Woods will skip next week's Players Championship because of ongoing issues with his back.

New York Yankees star outfielder Aaron Judge was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his first right rib and will be out at least two weeks.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was fined $500,000 for publicly criticizing NBA officials.

AccuWeather estimates the total damage and economic loss caused by the tornado outbreak in Tennessee in the early morning of Tuesday will be between $1.5 billion and $2 billion.

President Donald Trump on Friday announced Rep. Mark Meadows will become his chief of staff, replacing Mick Mulvaney.

Vice President Mike Pence revealed Friday that 21 people -- 19 employees and two passengers -- on board the Grand Princess cruise ship tested positive for coronavirus.

Prosecutors in Colorado won't seek the death penalty for one of the suspects in a school shooting that killed one student last year.

The Navy will commission its newest expeditionary sea base, the USS Hershel "Woody" Williams, at a ceremony in Norfolk, Va., Saturday morning.

Boeing received an $800 million contract modification in support of lot 11 P-8A aircraft for the Navy, South Korea and New Zealand, the Department of Defense announced.

Former Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks center Joakim Noah reached an agreement on a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.

Reports suggest a subset of patients being reinfected by the novel coronavirus may be emerging, but experts say it is too soon to know if these patients have gotten it again or just relapsed.

Officials in Austin, Texas, canceled the South by Southwest film, interactive and music festival amid coronavirus fears, event organizers said Friday.