Новости за 27.02.2024

Georgians could get a chance in November to vote on authorizing sports gambling after senators on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment.

The White House on Tuesday slammed former President Donald Trump's claim that his multiple criminal indictments have strengthened his appeal among Black Americans because their community can relate to being criminally prosecuted unfairly.

A contentious accusation has emerged from the team of Alexei Navalny, suggesting that the Russian opposition leader's death was a deliberate act ordered by President Vladimir Putin.

A Massachusetts man who spent nearly three decades in prison on a murder conviction that was thrown out by the courts is suing the state for $1 million, the maximum allowed by state law.

A Pakistani national who U.S. officials say was the captain of a ship carrying Iranian-made missile components to Houthi rebels in Yemen was ordered Tuesday to remain behind bars as he awaits trial on charges of attempting to smuggle a warhead and other weapons and lying to U.S. Coast Guard officers as they boarded the boat.

Two men were convicted of murder Tuesday in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, a brazen 2002 shooting in the rap legend's studio.

A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds - including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation - then illegally selling their feathers intends to plead guilty to illegal wildlife trafficking and other criminal charges, court documents show.

West Virginia's Republican-majority Senate greenlit a bill on Tuesday that would make a video on fetal development produced by an anti-abortion group required viewing in public schools.

The emir of Qatar spoke Tuesday of "a race against time" to secure hostage releases as part of the diplomatic push for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza in which his country is playing a key role.

Horse racing's federal oversight body says racetracks under its jurisdiction experienced 1.23 racing-related equine fatalities per 1,000 starts in 2023, a much lower rate than at tracks outside its watch.

Nebraska prosecutors have decided not to seek the death penalty in the December killing of a Catholic priest inside his home but will pursue execution in the brutal killing of a retiree during a break-in that happened in the same tiny town four months earlier.

Two Republican lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding information on the illegal immigrant suspected of killing a 22-year-old university student in Georgia.

Is Michelle Troconis a murderous conspirator who wanted her boyfriend's estranged wife dead and helped him cover up her killing? Or was she an innocent bystander who unwittingly became ensnared in one of Connecticut's most enduring missing person and alleged homicide cases?

A Florida bill to allow people to file wrongful death lawsuits over the death of a fetus is being shelved because of the political fallout from an Alabama Supreme Court decision that frozen embryos are legally protected children.

The U.S. national team has fought for years to raise the level of women's soccer across the globe, but that doesn't make its inevitable losses to teams it once dominated any easier.

As President Biden and his administration continue to roll out their agenda ahead of the 2024 election, he will argue that his administration has done much good work addressing climate issues.

Department store chain Macy's announced plans Tuesday to close 150 stores, and add more locations for luxury retailer Bloomingdale's and beauty story chain Bluemercury.

Laken Riley was a 22-year-old nursing student out on her morning run at the University of Georgia when authorities say a stranger dragged her into a secluded area and killed her, sending shockwaves through campus as police searched for a suspect.

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid walked to the podium Tuesday in Indianapolis with a message that went beyond the football world.

President Biden is struggling to attract Black Michigan voters in the key swing state as election-day voting got underway Tuesday, a new poll shows.

Meta's Threads remains one of the most downloaded social media apps on Apple and Google's app stores and is consistently beating its main competitor X in downloads.

Economic news has been good lately. Gross domestic product grew 3.3% in the fourth quarter, and inflation has come down.

Legendary Eagles co-founder Don Henley has offered frank testimony in a Manhattan courtroom about a cocaine-fueled night when he was arrested with a 16-year-old prostitute in his Los Angeles home.

Pro football will be back before you know it. The next NFL draft is in April, and the first regular-season games will be on Sept. 5. But we won't be watching.

Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a bill Tuesday that would block Federal Air Marshal Service agents from going to the southern border unless Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas verifies that a border crisis exists.