Новости за 18.04.2020

Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to speak Saturday at the Air Force Academy's graduation, a ceremony friends and family will have to watch from home.

The New York Police Department said it rescued a man stranded on a remote island after his kayak sunk.

Orthodox Christians plan to celebrate Easter this weekend amid coronavirus restrictions hindering traditional services.

Multiple wildfires spreading across Ukraine have burned 38 homes and 15.4 square miles of forest and forced residents to keep their windows shut due to air pollution.

"The Neighborhood" star Cedric the Entertainer is set to host a CBS special in May called "Homevideos: A Global Phenomenon."

Travel restrictions affecting military personnel will be extended to June 30, the Defense Department announced Saturday.

Los Angeles plans to deploy medical street teams to help the homeless amid efforts nationwide to curb COVID-19 spread.

J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath's Bad Robot Productions is working on three new shows for the soon-to-launch HBO Max streaming service.

Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to speak Saturday at the Air Force Academy's graduation, a ceremony friends and family will have to watch from home.

The 2020 edition of Comic-Con International: San Diego has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 150,000 worldwide.

Some 163 South Koreans who recovered from COVID-19 have tested positive again for the virus, public health officials said as the global death toll surpassed 150,000 Saturday.

Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane on Saturday deployed the army into the streets to restore order.

The Weeknd's "After Hours" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a third, consecutive week.

A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's southern Ogasawara Islands on Saturday, seismologists confirmed.

A federal judge in Tennessee ruled that the state's stay-at-home order can't block abortions because they're "time-sensitive procedures."

Actor Britt Robertson turns 30 and actor Maria Bello turns 53, among the famous birthdays for April 18.

On April 18, 1949, the Republic of Ireland formally declared itself independent from Britain.

The Chicago Bears parted ways with veteran tight end Trey Burton after only two seasons.

The New York Liberty selected Oregon superstar guard Sabrina Ionescu with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft on Friday.

Forecasters say winter's recent return to the Northeast may not have been its final visit of the spring, despite a comeback of milder air this weekend.

Gianna Bryant, Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester, who were among nine killed in a helicopter crash that also took the life of Lakers icon Kobe Bryant, were selected as honorary draftees in the 2020 WNBA Draft.

The Tennessee Supreme Court on Friday delayed the execution of a death row inmate citing the coronavirus pandemic, which has shut down much of the state.

The Army closed out the week with another round of contracts -- totaling $635.1 million -- to aid in the effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Pentagon.

President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a $19 billion program to assist U.S. farmers and ranchers, and channel their products to food banks as the coronavirus impacts the nation's food supply chain.

Women receive fewer medications after a heart attack and are more likely to die than men, a study by the European Society of Cardiology said on Friday.