Новости за 14.02.2024

The San Francisco 49ers have fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks three days after losing the Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was fined $35,000 by the NBA for a gesture he made toward an official, the league announced Wednesday.

Sizzling fastballs and the "pop" of mitts emerged from hibernation Wednesday as pitchers and catchers began spring training with the Washington Nationals in Florida, where manager Dave Martinez told reporters he's looking forward to seeing a promising crop of young minor leaguers and draft picks step up.

A short while ago, President Pinocchio commented on negotiations over the Senate's border bill. He said, "If that bill were the law today, I'd shut down the border right now and fix it quickly."

The recent furor surrounding Lionel Messi's absence from a soccer game in Hong Kong provides a striking illustration of China's deep-seated ideological paranoia and political schizophrenia.

When the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed that God was dead, he didn't mean it literally, as that would have been impossible.

Donald Trump's detractors harp about him pulling $50 million in PAC donor money to fight a barrage of Democrats' legal attacks designed to put him in prison. But he's not only doing himself a big favor.

The Washington Commanders announced Wednesday that Lance Newmark, who worked as the senior director of player personnel for the Detroit Lions, will join general manager Adam Peters' staff as assistant general manager.

Many Christians turned to social media to sound off about a Jesus-themed, Super Bowl commercial that sparked everything from frustration to accolades.

Eight children were among 22 people hit by gunfire in a shooting at the end of Wednesday's parade to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win, authorities said, as terrified fans ran for cover and yet another high-profile public event was marred by gun violence. One person was killed.

Inmates at a Mississippi prison were forced to mix raw cleaning chemicals without protective equipment, with one alleging she later contracted terminal cancer and was denied timely medical care, a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges.

It is so difficult sometimes to take either of the parties seriously. Both have an unfortunate tendency to say one thing and do another, and in the process damage the United States.

Visit PBS and the brilliant, fun, entertaining blessing you will get from watching a new documentary series called "Gospel."

I didn't fare too well on my Super Bowl bets. I wagered a six-way parlay (I know, right?) and a four-way parlay (got three out of four -- that's still a loser).

Free speech is under unprecedented assault from a courthouse right here in the District.

A GOP legislative effort to prevent Virginia children from using the popular video-sharing app TikTok - an idea backed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin - died this week in the Democratic-controlled Legislature.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pitched the Quest 3 to potential headset customers this week while hoping to keep consumers away from Apple's new Vision Pro.

Joaquin "Guac" Oliver died in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school massacre, but federal lawmakers who oppose tighter gun regulations began getting phone calls in his voice on Wednesday, lambasting them for their position.

Mexican regulators have ordered online retailers Amazon and Mercado Libre to reveal their algorithms and to wall off TV streaming to avoid stifling competition.

In a turn of events that melds educational endeavors with unique side hustles, Rachel Dolezal, the woman who became a topic of nationwide discussion in 2015, has been engaging in a new vocation as an after-school teacher in Arizona.

In search of international capital, the Thai government is actively wooing China to help build a long-sought east-west highway and railway "Land Bridge" bisecting the country, linking the Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand as a shortcut for oil and other international cargo that currently must sail further south via Singapore and the Malacca Strait.

Former President Donald Trump slammed Republicans Tuesday, saying they "don't learn" after Democrats flipped the New York House seat formerly held by ousted Rep. George Santos.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing for another meeting with President Biden on border security, saying he wants to deal with the crisis at the border before tackling the $95 billion foreign aid bill approved by the Senate.

Thousands of Delta employees got the equivalent of a month's pay Wednesday as the airline sent out its profit-sharing payments.

Grocery delivery giant Instacart announced Tuesday it would cut 250 employees this week, about 3% of its workforce, as it revamps the company.