Новости за 27.03.2024

A West Virginia animal shelter put out an urgent plea for people to foster its dogs after a vehicle plowed into its building Wednesday, shelter officials said.

In the midst of March Madness, the NCAA is pushing for states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban prop bets on college athletes.

Ronald Acuna Jr. and the Atlanta Braves are ready for another crack at Philadelphia.

Tensions between the Philippines, a key U.S. ally, and China are reaching new levels following the latest use of water cannons by two Chinese Coast Guard ships against a Philippines navy boat that resulted in injuries to several sailors.

A cargo ship rammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Bridge early Tuesday, causing the span to collapse and the presumed deaths of six people. On Wednesday, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board boarded the ship and planned to recover information from its electronics and paperwork while divers continued to search for those missing.

The progressive lawfare campaign against conservatives is perhaps the most effective of the many leftist political attacks.

Senegal's little-known opposition figure who was elected president this week in a tightly contested race won over 54% of the votes, according to results released on Wednesday.

Because of increases in police officer retirements and resignations over the past few years caused by the "defund and defame" movement, the U.S. has fewer police officers per resident than at any time in more than 25 years.

It didn't take long for Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes to break their viewing record in the women's NCAA Tournament.

A former Houston police officer who led a 2019 deadly drug raid that prompted a probe which revealed systemic corruption problems within the police department's narcotics unit and resulted in nearly two dozen convictions being overturned has won a legal victory after a judge dismissed two murder charges he had been facing in the case.

Legislation advanced by Kentucky lawmakers on Wednesday would carve out a "giant loophole" in the state's open records law that would enable public officials to evade scrutiny, a media attorney says.

Colorado is one step closer to becoming the second state in the nation to legalize "supervised drug consumption" sites, also known as safe injection sites or overdose prevention sites.

The Carolina Panthers have bolstered their pass rush, agreeing to terms on Wednesday with veteran free agent Jadeveon Clowney, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 draft.

Federal prosecutors in New York accused former Prime Minister of Mongolia Sukhbaatar Batbold Tuesday of buying two luxury apartments in Manhattan with embezzled money.

Two men with decidedly different political outlooks have been my go-to sources on race in America. They are Dr. Thomas Sowell and Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Opening day for Washington Nationals fans often felt like Christmas morning -- especially when stars like Max Scherzer, Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman Rendon trotted out onto the field. These days, those big names are gone, and when the team begins the 2024 campaign against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, even the most dedicated fan will likely need a program to know who's who on the Nationals' roster.

Flying cars, once a figment of science fiction imagination in tales from "Harry Potter" to "The Jetsons," are making a steady ascent toward commercial reality.

2024 presents the worst presidential choice America has had since ... well, maybe ever.

Negotiations to lure the NHL's Washington Capitals and NBA's Washington Wizards to northern Virginia have "ended" and the proposal to create a development district with a new arena for the teams "will not move forward," the city of Alexandria said in a statement Wednesday.

House Oversight Chair James Comer invited Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to testify at a hearing looking at the administration's actions on various energy issues.

The Biden administration said Wednesday it is looking at putting artificial intelligence "nutrition labels" on new tech products similar to the Food and Drug Administration's mandatory food labeling regime.

It's going on six months since Hamas terrorists attacked Israel, but Ofri Bibas Levy still has no idea if her brother, Yarden Bibas, is alive or dead. He was taken captive by Hamas while trying to ward off the terrorists who had broken into his Kibbutz Nir Oz home -- while trying to save his family from being taken.

A 19-year-old college student learning to be an electrical line worker died this week in Oroville, California, after a training pole failed, causing him and the pole to fall to the ground.

Dollar Tree, a company long celebrated for its $1 price tags, is poised to redefine its pricing structure, raising its highest price to $7 as costs rise across the board.

Legalized statewide sports wagering in North Carolina from smartphones and desktops that began two weeks ago is off to a "strong start," a state lottery official said on Wednesday, likely buoyed by betting on college basketball at its season's apex.