Новости за 09.04.2024

Republicans are scrambling to change Nebraska's electoral voting system to prevent a scenario in which President Biden beats former President Donald Trump in November by way of the state's Democrat-leaning Omaha district.

On Monday, President Biden revealed his plans to forgive student loans, essentially offering at least $5,000 in debt relief to a potential 23 million borrowers -- and leaving taxpayers to foot the hefty bill. House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, Texas Republican, has a thing or two to say about the situation.

Workers at New Hampshire's youth detention center treated a teenage boy like a "sex slave and a punching bag," and the state itself laid the groundwork for the abuse, an attorney argued Tuesday as the first of more than 1,000 lawsuits alleging similar horrors went to trial.

The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines will be barred from resuming production at U.S. facilities until it meets a number of safety requirements, under a long-awaited settlement announced Tuesday by federal officials.

Federal researchers working in a government lab famed for helping produce the atomic bomb during World War II are now focused on what some see as a new, equally existential threat to humanity: artificial intelligence.

The families of hostages believed to be held by Hamas demanded results from the Biden administration after a meeting Tuesday with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Thousands of visitors to northern New England communities in the path of the total solar eclipse were told to pack their patience for the trip. In some areas, they needed it for up to 12 hours after the event started, inching their way back home on packed interstates and secondary roads.

A third channel will open this month at Baltimore's port after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse two weeks ago, and Maryland's congressional delegation will sponsor legislation seeking federal aid to pay entirely for a new bridge, Sen. Ben Cardin said Tuesday.

The U.S. Postal Service signaled plans Tuesday for a rate increase that includes hiking the cost of a first-class stamp from 68 cents to 73 cents, part of an overall 7.8% increase to take effect this summer.

A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been indicted on eight felony counts of child neglect in the case of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher in Newport News, Virginia, last year.

Bonnie Tyler's power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" rocketed up music rankings amid Monday's total eclipse of the sun.

President Biden should raise the issue of the state of freedom of religion in Japan when he meets with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his visit to the U.S. this week, several religious liberty advocates said Tuesday.

A teenage boy was charged with murder Tuesday after D.C. police accused him of gunning down a 14-year-old boy at the Brookland Metro Station last week.

Washington Nationals opening day starter Josiah Gray went on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right elbow and forearm problem, among of a series of pitchers hurt around the majors early this season.

Arizona can soon enforce a long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother's life is at stake, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, opening the door to prosecuting doctors who perform the procedures.

Minority voters are shifting from the Democratic Party, and a realignment around blue-collar, populist values will have important consequences for economic policy.

Many Americans think of the surge in southern border crossings and the threat from China as two completely different issues. They shouldn't.

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Tuesday promised to quash the impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas "as quickly as possible."

The Biden administration on Tuesday scolded Ecuador for its decision to raid the Mexican embassy on Friday to arrest an official facing corruption charges.

John Calipari is stepping down as Kentucky's men's basketball coach after 15 years, saying Tuesday on social media that the "program probably needs to hear another voice" amid reports that he's closing in on a deal with Arkansas to take over that Southeastern Conference program.

Tougher penalties against package-stealing porch pirates and retail theft rings were signed into law Tuesday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

General Motors' robotaxi subsidiary Cruise is restarting operations in Phoenix, but with human drivers.

Recently, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution from Sen. Mike Braun that "commits to preventing the looming fiscal crisis in the United States."

A large alligator was corralled and taken to a gator farm after it forced its way into a woman's house in Sarasota County, Florida.

Things are starting to look up -- or at least a little less gloomy -- for President Biden's reelection hopes.