Новости за 15.04.2020

An explosion at a paper mill in southwestern Maine caused debris to rain down on nearby witnesses Wednesday, though officials said no injuries were reported.

The deadly consequences of wildfires may stretch beyond the people directly in harm's way. Smoke-polluted air may also fuel a spike in cardiac arrests, a new U.S. government study finds.

Hugh Grosvenor, the duke of Westminster, will donate $15.7 million toward charities and organizations battling the coronavirus pandemic, the British businessman's foundation announced Wednesday.

Astronomers have discovered the brightest supernova ever. The stellar explosion recorded by an international team of astronomers was twice as bright as the average supernova.

A Maryland police department shared a cryptic warning to a local resident who apparently has a habit of checking their mail without pants during the coronavirus lockdown.

Two House Democrats introduced a bill calling for payments of $2,000 per month to Americans until unemployment falls to pre-pandemic levels.

A Wisconsin farm is celebrating the birth of a highly unusual animal: a goat with two faces.

Utility officials in a Florida county are reminding residents not to flush wet wipes down the toilet after all four of the wastewater facility's pumps clogged at the same time.

Traffic in downtown Lansing, Mich., was snarled Wednesday as "Operation Gridlock," a protest against stay-at-home orders, surrounded the state capitol.

Polish lawmakers debated a controversial proposal on Wednesday to ban nearly all abortions and criminalize those who teach sex to teenagers.

A Costco worker in Houston is being praised online for tracking down a customer who left nearly $200 in cash behind at the store.

For the first time, scientists have a conducted a Gulf-wide survey of oil pollution among fish populations. The survey comes 10 years after

A $10 billion JEDI cloud contract the Department of Defense awarded to Microsoft doesn't appear to have been improperly influenced by the White House, a Pentagon watchdog said Wednesday.

Japan's decision to distribute reusable cloth face masks to about 50 million households is backfiring, as users complain the masks are too small and are proving to be a waste of taxpayers' money.

K-pop star Solar shared the performance version of her concept teaser for her debut solo album, "Spit It Out."

A surprised Philadelphia woman captured video of an unusual sight right outside her sliding glass door: a groundhog happily munching away on a slice of pizza.

Declan McKenna released a video for "The Key to Life on Earth" featuring "The End of the [Expletive] World" actor Alex Lawther.

Green Bay Packers legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Davis died Wednesday. He was 85.

Traffic accidents caused a 60-vehicle pileup on Chicago's icy Kennedy Expressway Wednesday that sent more than a dozen people to the hospital.

Traffic accidents caused a 60-vehicle pileup on Chicago's icy Kennedy Expressway Wednesday that sent more than a dozen people to the hospital.

The Pentagon and the Navy decided this week to keep surge carrier forces at sea in hopes of avoiding the conditions -- a COVID-19 outbreak -- that sidelined the USS Theodore Roosevelt.

Paramount Network canceled the "Ink Master: Turf War" finale, featuring Bob Jones, Angel Rose and Jimmy Snaz, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The director-general of the World Health Organization said Wednesday the global body will take action to shore up any funding gaps that arise from U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull fiscal support.

Bob Odenkirk has signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television and has launched a new production company, Cal-Gold Pictures.

Country music singer Brad Paisley released "No I in Beer," his first song of 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic.