Новости за 09.12.2020

A U.S. Navy warrant officer specialty for Aerial Vehicle Operators was announced this week, with plans to train about 450 personnel for the designation.

NASA revealed 18 astronauts who will train to fly to the moon on Wednesday at an event in Florida with Vice President Mike Pence.

Police were called to a building in New York to rescue a raccoon that was stranded on a ledge about 20 feet over the ground.

The U.S. Marine Corps announced it has activated a Quick Reaction Force to compete against other U.S. and British military branches this Friday in a "Call of Duty" video game tournament.

Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to try again on Wednesday to fly a prototype of the company's 160-foot-highl Mars rocket, Starship, miles high above South Texas in the first high-altitude test flight for the vehicle.

President-elect Joe Biden formally nominated retired four-star Army Gen. Lloyd Austin III to be his defense secretary Wednesday.

To protect their nests from the wrath of giant hornets, honeybees in Vietnam spread the dung of buffalo and other animals around the entrances to their hives.

A long-lost painting by early 17th century Flemish painter Jacob Jordaens was discovered hanging in a municipal building in Brussels, officials said.

Children with depression are at significantly increased risk for diseases linked to mental health issues and early death, according to a study published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry.

K-pop group Onewe shared a preview of its video for "A Book in Memory," the title track from its single album "Memory: Illusion."

Israel received its first shipment of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, a few weeks before the country expects to begin inoculations.

Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes will star in "True Story," a limited series from "Narcos" executive producer Eric Newman.

Massachusetts Lottery officials said there were 50 top prize winners in a single Mass Cash drawing, a new record for the game.

Side effects of radiation therapy in breast cancer patients are often missed by doctors, U.S. researchers report.

A recent discovery has given scientists hope that the devastating brushfires in Australia in the summer did not completely wipe out a group of the world's smallest possum species.

Hall of Famer Goldberg called out Universal Champion Roman Reigns Wednesday on WWE interview show, "The Bump."

"RuPaul's Drag Race" will feature 13 new queens, including the show's first transgender man contestant, and premiere Jan. 1 on VH1.

A Florida couple said they are grateful to a "Christmas angel" who found their bag containing $250,000 worth of jewelry and tracked them down to return it.

The University of Washington has paused football team activities due to an increase in positive COVID-19 cases within the program, the school said Wednesday.

"Pinocchio," a new movie starring Roberto Benigni and Federico Ielapi as Geppetto and Pinocchio, will open in theaters Dec. 25.

The first accuracy test of a new range of electrical sensors on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford was a success, the U.S. Navy announced Wednesday.

South Korea has received a bid from a U.S. aerospace manufacturer for attack helicopters that can be introduced to South Korea's Marine Corps.

Tyler Hoechlin will wear a new, redesigned Superman outfit in The CW's upcoming DC Comics series, "Superman & Lois."

"True Blood" creator Alan Ball and "Riverdale" showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa will executive produce a new "True Blood" series for HBO.

Canadian health officials on Wednesday approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by U.S. drug company Pfizer for general use, becoming the second country worldwide to give it the go-ahead.