Новости за 18.06.2020

A metal detector hobbyist came to the rescue when a "Star Wars" actor swimming at a British beach lost his wedding ring.

The Department of Defense will assemble an internal board and an external advisory committee on diversity and inclusion in the military, Secretary Mark Esper announced Thursday.

Members of a large groups of viruses, including influenza viruses, can build new genes using genetic code copied from hijacked human cells, according to new research.

Diabetes-related lower leg amputations have dropped significantly among non-white patients in states that expanded Medicaid under Obamacare, a new study finds.

The Supreme Court on Thursday fast-tracked an appeal by four federal death row inmates challenging Attorney General William Barr's efforts to resume federal executions.

Facebook said Thursday it has removed ads run by President Donald Trump's re-election campaign that featured a symbol that violated its policy against organized hate.

The head writer for perennial CBS soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful" said the show will be using a blow-up doll as a stand-in for love scenes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amazon has secured the rights to a documentary about voter suppression featuring activist Stacey Abrams.

Pregnant women exposed to air pollution or heat waves face a greater risk of having a preterm or underweight baby, a new research review finds.

K-pop stars Twice released an energetic video for the new Japanese single "Fanfare."

Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Cameron Crowe and others will take part in Cadence 13's "Origins: Almost Famous Turns Twenty" podcast in honor of the film's 20th anniversary.

An Alaska father and son fishing on a river found a message in a bottle that apparently traveled about 50 miles in 13 years.

President Donald Trump is expected to hold a roundtable with governors on reopening small businesses Thursday afternoon at the White House.

Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman learns about the villainous and all-powerful Darkseid in the first teaser trailer for "Zack Snyder's Justice League."

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes was rescheduled for June 20, 2020. The horse race will go off in Elmont, N.Y., Saturday without attendees or fans in the building because of the continued shutdown of large gatherings and sporting events.

Nearly 11,000 Americans died from natural heat exposure between 2004 and 2018, according to data released by the CDC, which describes such deaths as a "continuing public health concern."

A Florida wildlife sanctuary said a rare, albino red-tailed boa constrictor and four other reptiles were stolen from their enclosures.

Alanis Morissette will release a digital reissue of "Jagged Little Pill" in honor of the album's 25th anniversary.

Stradivarius took his place among the great stayers in racing history with a 10-length victory in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

The United Nations said Thursday that more than 79 million people were displaced last year because of war, violence, persecution and other tragedies, a total nearly doubling the amount from 10 years ago.

The "Cyberpunk 2077" video game from developer CD Projekt Red has been delayed again -- until Nov. 19.

A Dutch art detective said Thursday he's received "proof of life" of an early Vincent van Gogh painting stolen from a museum in March.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday ordered that four portraits of former speakers who served in the Confederacy be removed from the U.S. Capitol in honor of Juneteenth.

A pilot and a weapons officer have been recovered and are in good condition after an F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed in the Philippine Sea on Thursday.

Children of mothers with long-term depression have an increased risk of behavioral problems and poor development, researchers say.