Новости за 24.10.2020

A police officer in Waukegan, Ill., has been fired after shooting and killing a 19-year-old Black man and killing his girlfriend, officials announced Friday.

Macy's has announced that stores will be canceling in-person visits with Santa Claus because of the coronavirus pandemic.

About 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gathered in Tokyo on Saturday to call for the immediate return of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea.

Country music singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker has died at the age of 78, a family spokesman announced Saturday.

An attack on a Kabul, Afghanistan, tutoring center Saturday killed 18 and wounded 57 others amid negotiations between the U.S.-backed Afghan government and the Taliban.

Polish President Andrzej Duda announced Saturday he tested positive for COVID-19 as worldwide cases of the virus rose to 42.6 million with deaths hitting 1.15 million.

Washington state entomologists said they have found the first nest of Asian giant hornets, also known as murder hornets, in the United States, north of Seattle.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it's investigating an outbreak of listeria possibly linked to deli-style meats that has caused at least one death.

Alpha Conde won a third term as Guinea's president Saturday amid persistent violence and protests connected with the election.

President Donald Trump voted in person at a library in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday morning before taking off for campaign stumps in three states.

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket into space Saturday morning, carrying 60 Internet satellites into orbit to help establish connections to remote areas.

A Navy training plane crashed in Baldwin County, Ala., near an elementary school, killing the two people on board and setting a home on fire, military officials said.

SpaceX has rescheduled the Starlink-14 launch for Saturday morning.

A Colorado couple in their 80s died this week after the growing East Troublesome Fire overtook their home near Grand Lake, local officials said.

Film star and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger confirmed on social media he has undergone heart surgery.

The United States on Friday hit a new one-day high for reported coronavirus infections with more than 83,000, topping the previous record set in July by more than 5,000, the latest data revealed.

Late rapper Pop Smoke's "Shoot For the Stars Aim For the Moon" is the No. 1 album in the United States.

Hurricane Epsilon headed northeast away from the U.S. mainland Saturday morning, but was expected to bring high surf and rip tides to the coast.

American folk singer Arlo Guthrie has announced his retirement at the age of 73.

In what is surely no surprise in a deeply divided America, it turns out that your political views play a large role in your attitude towards COVID-19 prevention efforts.

Singer Monica turns 40 and actor Kevin Kline turns 73, among the famous birthdays for Oct. 24.

On Oct. 24, 2005, civil rights icon Rosa Parks died at age 92.

Active older adults -- cancer survivors included -- are in better physical and mental health than their sedentary peers, a new study finds.

The Los Angeles Dodgers cruised to a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, to take a 2-1 lead in the World Series.

The Washington Football Team fined second-year quarterback Dwayne Haskins for violating the team's coronavirus protocols.