Новости за 16.09.2020

Paleontologists have unearthed evidence of a new mass extinction that occurred during the Late Triassic, some 233 million years ago.

A witness at a Tennessee theme park captured video of the moment a passenger on a thrill ride nearly collided with a family of bears wandering across the track.

Shares of Snowflake more than doubled after the New York Stock Exchanged opened Wednesday, making it the largest IPO for a software company in history.

A red-tailed hawk is recovering from its injuries and will soon be released back into the wild after being rescued from the front grille of a car that struck the bird on a Massachusetts highway.

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will leave interest rates unchanged -- and will likely keep them there for at least a year.

Women who experience adverse pregnancy outcomes ranging from high blood pressure to gestational diabetes have a more than 25% higher risk for heart disease later in life than those who don't.

A study jointly funded by the European Union and Japanese government suggests robots programmed with the ability to carry on conversations can positively impact the mental health of seniors in care homes.

An Australian woman who has used the same set of lottery numbers every week for about 20 years finally hit the big one with a $14.6 million jackpot.

Police in Connecticut shared video of a beefalo -- a hybrid of a bison and a domestic cow -- that escaped from a slaughterhouse more than a month ago twice approaching a trap set by its pursuers.

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation that would allow service members to break residential or car leases more easily should they be relocated.

One of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons in the world is headed for the auction block in New York and is expected to sell for between $6 million and $8 million.

A pair of regular customers at a New Jersey diner surprised their favorite server with an unusual tip -- a car.

Vicky weakened Wednesday morning, barely hanging on to its status as a tropical storm over the Central Atlantic.

A section of a bridge over Pensacola Bay in Florida broke off Wednesday after Hurricane Sally caused a construction crane to topple onto the span, local emergency officials said.

K-pop stars Loona announced their comeback with a teaser for their forthcoming mini album, "[12:00]."

A United Nations mission on Wednesday blamed the Venezuelan government for extrajudicial executions, kidnappings, arbitrary detentions and torture of residents since 2014.

South Korean and Japanese comfort women activists showed a united front Wednesday during a weekly gathering following the indictment of Yoon Mee-hyang, the former head of the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance.

"Stevie Nicks 24 Karat Gold the Concert," a film featuring footage from Stevie Nicks' 2017 tour, will be shown in theaters worldwide.

Forecasters with the National Weather Service reclassified Paulette as a "strong" post-tropical cyclone over the North Atlantic on Wednesday, though the system retained Category 1 hurricane strength.

Facemasks offer more individual protection against COVID-19 than any potential vaccine, Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told lawmakers Wednesday.

An emergency medical technician in Wales raised money for the Welsh Ambulance Service and broke a Guinness World Record when he took 2,075 soccer penalty shots in 24 hours.

"A Time to Sing," a concert featuring Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams, will mark the Kennedy Center's first event with a live audience since March.

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announced a new virtual event that will take place Sept. 24-26.

Barbados Governor-general Sandra Mason said Wednesday her Caribbean island nation has decided to remove Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and declare itself a republic.

"No Time to Die," a new James Bond film starring Daniel Craig, Rami Malek and Léa Seydoux, will open in theaters Nov. 20.