Новости за 18.05.2020

Big-box retailer JC Penney will close almost one-third of its U.S. store locations as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring plan that the company hopes will avoid an all-out liquidation of assets.

A Maryland restaurant preparing to reopen amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic unveiled its fleet of wheeled bumper tables designed to enforce social distancing.

The maximum sustained winds of hurricanes are increasing around the world, according to an analysis of 40 years of satellite imagery published on Monday.

The South Korean boy band TXT released a new music video for their title track on their new album.

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated an Ohio U.S. attorney to be the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., replacing a controversial interim prosecutor who was a protege of Attorney General William Barr.

More than 50,000 healthcare workers will be enrolled in a clinical trial to assess chloroquine for protection against COVID-19, according to researchers at the Washington University of St. Louis.

Ken Osmond, who portrayed Wally Cleaver's best friend Eddie Haskell on "Leave It to Beaver," died Monday of undisclosed causes. He was 76.

BAE Systems announced a $26.7 million Navy contract to fit infrared countermeasures systems on KC-130J planes, the company announced on Monday.

Nestle Toll House is offering a year's supply of chocolate chips as the prize for a contest seeking the most unusual and original recipe to incorporate the company's morsels.

A recent, small study from Ohio State University indicates eating a single meal high in saturated fats may hamper your ability to mentally focus.

Virginia Tech's virtual commencement ceremony included an honorary doctorate being bestowed on a beloved university staffer: a therapy dog named Moose.

The Trump administration is under scrutiny for the firing last week of the State Department inspector general, as critics say it may have been done to shield Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from potential political harm.

Roughly 16 million Americans have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but only a fraction have access to a lifesaving treatment called pulmonary rehabilitation.

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande announced Monday their new song, "Rain On Me," will drop Friday.

More than 1 million people at the India-Bangladesh border are preparing to evacuate before Super Cyclone Amphan, which is predicted to make landfall Wednesday evening.

Beginning Monday, ride-sharing giant Uber will require all drivers and riders to wear face coverings as more governments start to lift coronavirus restrictions for businesses.

Schoolchildren return to the Yankus Korchak Elementary School in Jerusalem on May 18, 2020. Most schools reopened to full capacity across Israel after being closed due to coronavirus precautions.

A professional soccer team in South Korea apologized after the "mannequins" used to fill the seats during a game were identified as sex dolls.

U.S. automakers reopened plants across the United States Monday for the first time in nearly two months in a major test of how well the American economy can rebound from the coronavirus pandemic.

Dropkick Murphys said Monday that Bruce Springsteen will join them remotely for a livestream concert as they play at Fenway Park.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a roundtable with restaurant executives and industry leaders Monday at the White House.

Police in Virginia said they have made an arrest in the case of two men who used watermelons as masks when they allegedly stole from a grocery store.

NATO announced Monday that a multinational project, underway in Latvia's Irbe Strait, removed or neutralized 32 mines from the seabed.

The United States harshly criticized the World Health Organization's response to the coronavirus pandemic Monday, saying the global agency's "failure cost many lives."

Rosanne Cash has earned the MacDowell Medal, celebrating artists, writers and composers, but the public celebration has been postponed until 2021, the artists' colony said Monday.