Новости за 28.08.2020

In a new study, published Friday in the journal Science, researchers argue Earth was always wet, formed by waterlogged building blocks. The proof: a collection of meteorites called enstatite chondrites.

The U.S. government on Friday executed a man convicted of raping and killing a 10-year-old girl more than 20 years ago after a federal appeals court dismissed a late stay.

A Maryland woman's mistake while playing a lottery game turned what would have been a small prize into a total $103,182.

A Chicago couple said they were trapped inside their home for hours when a 4-foot snake showed up on their doorstep.

President Donald Trump pardoned Alice Johnson on Friday, two years after granting her clemency for a life sentence she received as a non-violent drug offender.

A group of scenic Brazilian islands that have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic are reopening for tourists -- but only to those who can prove they had COVID-19.

The U.S. Air Force's first Intrepid Spirit Center, a privately funded post-traumatic stress disorder treatment center, opened this week at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

Police in Connecticut are warning residents to keep a distance from an "aggressive" escaped beefalo -- a hybrid of a domestic cow and a bison.

Breastfeeding mothers are unlikely to transmit the new coronavirus to their babies via their milk, researchers say.

F-22 fighter planes intercepted three groups of two Russian patrol aircraft near Alaska before they entered U.S. or Canadian airspace, NORAD said on Friday.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper offered his support to a congressional campaign to award a Medal of Honor to U.S. Army SFC Alwyn C. Cashe, who died after repeatedly entering a burning tank to rescue injured soldiers.

A rescue boat funded by British street artist Banksy pulled 89 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea this week, the operation announced Friday.

A New York-based developer's new video game takes a new twist on the concept of a flight simulator by offering the realistic experience of taking a long commercial flight in economy class.

Exposure to certain chemicals commonly found in cosmetics and processed foods increases a child's risk for developing ADHD-like behaviors by more than 30%, according to a study published Friday by JAMA Network Open.

Dozens of Black players announced that they will donate game salaries to initiatives to fight racial injustice Friday, as MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day.

MTV will air the 37th annual Video Music Awards live from various locations in New York City Sunday at 8 p.m. EDT.

Civil rights activists, lawmakers and thousands of citizens assembled in Washington, D.C., Friday to rally against police brutality and call on voters to spur change with the November presidential election.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the National Mall during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. On the same date in 2020, thousands of protesters marked the anniversary, demanding an end to police brutality and urging Americans to vote in November.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation from the office on August 28, 2020, citing health reasons. The nation's longest-serving prime minister, Abe, 65, said he will remain until a successor is found. Here's a look back at his political career.

To reduce gender and racial bias, the U.S. Marine Corps will no longer include photographs of personnel in the training or assignments selection process.

To reduce gender and racial bias, the U.S. Marine Corps will no longer include photographs of personnel in the training or assignments selection process.

A Japanese company unveiled its prototype flying car to the public with a four-minute test flight.

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Chair Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., said Friday it is working on a resolution to hold Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas issued by the committee.

K-pop stars Twice released a highlight medley for "#Twice3," their forthcoming Japanese album.

A lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair wrapped in a telegram stained with the 16th president's blood is up for auction online.