Новости за 06.12.2020

Venezuela conducts an elections for its National Assembly on Sunday, which opposition leader Juan Guaido -- who currently heads the legislative body -- is protesting.

With Europe in the midst of a second wave of coronavirus cases and deaths, the continent has the greatest per capita of infections and fatalities despite strong restrictions, including lockdowns.

Chief adviser of the White House's vaccine distribution effort Operation Warp Speed Moncef Slaoui said he believes the general population in the United States will see their lives "getting back to normal" in the spring.

The University of South Carolina is expected to hire Shane Beamer, the son of Hall of Fame coach Frank Beamer, as its next head football coach.

Rapper Eminem made a brief appearance in an "SNL" parody of his obsessed fan song, "Stan."

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa are both expected to start for their respective teams in Week 13.

"The Croods: A New Age" is the No. 1 movie in North America for a second weekend, earning an additional $4.5 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 11:17 a.m. EST Sunday from Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida with cargo headed to the International Space Station.

Dalvin Cook of the Minnesota Vikings tops UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's Week 13 fantasy football running back rankings.

Naya Rivera's ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, posted online a photo of their 5-year-old son placing a star on top of a Christmas tree this weekend, months after the "Glee" actress drowned in a lake.

Jason Bateman played a mall Santa and Cecily Strong played Mrs. Claus in a holiday and coronavirus pandemic-themed sketch on this weekend's edition of "SNL."

The official start to winter is less than three weeks away, but Mother Nature seems to be ready to bring on the snow already.

The official start to winter is less than three weeks away, but Mother Nature seems to be ready to bring on the snow already.

On Dec. 6, 1969, the Altamont Speedway Free Festival was held in Northern California.

Director/screenwriter Judd Apatow turns 53 and actor JoBeth Williams turns 72, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 6.

The United States hit a new single-day record of new COVID-19 cases -- 227,885.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a case about restitution to Jewish heirs for a collection of medieval artifacts known as the Guelph Treasure sold to the Nazis in 1935.

Heavy rain turning into freezing snow hit New England Saturday evening during the region's first nor'easter of the winter season.

Actor David L. Lander, best known as greaser "Squiggy" on the 1970s and 80s American sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," died Friday from complications of multiple sclerosis, his family said. Lander was 73.

The State Department has ended five exchange programs with China, calling them "soft power propaganda tools" of the Chinese government.

A carbon monoxide leak in a China mine killed 23 out of 24 people trapped inside since Friday, rescuers reported Saturday.

Demonstrators protested Saturday at Britain's Stonehenge monument against government plans to dig a tunnel underneath the world heritage site.