Новости за 04.05.2020

The U.S. Coast Guard named Rear Adm. Melissa Bert as its first female judge advocate and chief counsel, its top legal position.

U.S. markets rose slightly to open the week as strong gains by tech stocks helped to offset plummeting airline stocks.

A TV series based on tiger breeder Joe Exotic has cast Nicolas Cage to play him, Variety reported. Exotic was the subject of the Netflix series "Tiger King."

Interferon beta, a drug originally developed to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is being explored as a possible cure for the severe lung infections caused by COVID-19, media reports confirmed Monday

The last supermoon of 2020, May's so-called "Flower Moon," will be visible in the night skies this week, and its brightness will likely obscure the yearly Eta Aquarids meteor shower, according to NASA.

Four B1-B Lancer bombers and 200 airmen were deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from Texas for training operations, the U.S. Air Force announced on Monday.

A film crew in Spain announced Monday the release of video of a rare brown bear filmed in a national park -- the first time the species has been seen in the area for more than a century, wildlife officials said.

Israel's Ministry of Defense ordered small drones for its ground forces working in urban areas, maker Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. said Monday.

More patient portals and electronic health records should enable users to create "proxy" accounts for nurses and home aids to prevent unintentional sharing of personal health details, researchers said Monday.

An Idaho man retook a Guinness World Record by bouncing five ping pong balls into five pint glasses in only 2.03 seconds.

ESPN will air live baseball games from South Korea as the game resumes there amid the coronavirus pandemic.

K-pop star IU shared a preview of her futuristic video for "Eight," a new song produced by and featuring BTS member Suga.

A Nebraska man who collected a $20,000 lottery jackpot said the win came just a few years after his life was saved by a Nebraska Lottery T-shirt.

People in close physical contact appear to have synchronized brain patterns, a revolutionary new MRI technique has revealed.

A new scientific study published Monday found that global warming is fueling a destructive algal bloom that is disrupting fisheries in the Arabian sea.

Under the new rules, companies must now submit, within 10 days, the required emergency-use paperwork and data proving that their tests work.

Twice as many women who have high blood pressure during pregnancy may be at an increased risk for heart and kidney disease than once thought, a new study suggests.

Animal rescuers in Britain came to the rescue of a badger that fell into an empty garden pond and was unable to climb up the smooth surface.

A lion searching for food in an Indian village fled into an elementary school building, where it was later tranquilized by officials.

From Justice Clarence Thomas breaking a yearlong silence to Chief Justice John Roberts being a stickler for his fellow justices' time limits, the U.S. Supreme Court live-streamed hearing proved to be popular.

A Chinese man who buried hundreds of thousands of dollars five years ago is learning the hard way there may be better ways to store his life savings, according to local reports.

Brandy and Chance the Rapper released a video for "Baby Mama," a new song celebrating single moms.

Schools around the United States have closed during the coronavirus pandemic, shifting to "distance learning," in which students and teachers meet up online for classes. UPI photographer Kevin Dietsch captures some moments with families in the Washington, D.C., in recent days.

U.S. Navy ships on Monday entered the Barents Sea between Norway and Russia, for the first time since the 1980s, "to assert freedom of navigation and demonstrate seamless integration among allies," the U.S. Navy said.

Taika Waititi has signed on to direct and co-write a new "Star Wars" film.