Новости за 04.05.2024

Sadiq Khan, the Labour Party's mayor of London, romped to victory Saturday, securing a record third straight term at City Hall, on another hugely disappointing day for the U.K.'s governing Conservatives ahead of a looming general election.

A pair of teens were purportedly caught on video throwing trash cans full of debris while riding a boat exiting Boca Raton Inlet in Florida. They have since turned themselves in.

A 79-year-old man was arrested at his home in Missouri on accusations he murdered an 18-year-old woman over 57 years ago in Calumet City, Illinois.

A former Trump White House official and current Senate candidate in the hotly contested Nevada GOP primary race launched an initiative to deal with the crisis at the southern border.

High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water. Others prepared to evacuate their property.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was ejected for the first time in his career when he argued a called third strike by plate umpire Ryan Blakney in the seventh inning of Saturday's game against the Detroit Tigers.

Real Madrid has won its record-extending 36th Spanish league title after securing an insurmountable 13-point lead over second-place Girona with four games remaining.

The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated outfielder Kevin Kiermaier from the 10-day injured list ahead of Saturday's game against the Washington Nationals.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reported a steep drop in earnings Saturday as the paper value of its investments plummeted and it pared its Apple holdings. Nevertheless, tens of thousands of shareholders looked forward to hearing from Buffett directly, buoyed by a jump in performance of the many companies Berkshire operates directly.

A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening, nearly a week after she escaped with three other zebras from a trailer near Seattle.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shot back at Fox News for calling her an "idiot" because she's pushing to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson.

A student who was killed by police outside a Wisconsin school pointed a pellet rifle at officers and had refused to drop the weapon, authorities said Saturday.

Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and brought in replacements after the latest round of negotiations with the firefighters' union failed to deliver an agreement on wages.

Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigan's commencement Saturday, as student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war collided with the annual pomp-and-circumstance of graduation ceremonies.

Those pro-Gaza college protesters may be interested in more than divestment from Israel, judging from their wish lists.

The only American driver in Formula One had a somewhat decent showing in the Saturday sprint race ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.

Commencement ceremonies are being held at colleges and universities across the U.S. As many campuses have been roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war, some school administrations have taken steps to contain disruptions during their commencement activities.

Former Trump White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, once a staunch opponent of early voting, now believes the GOP should use the voting method.

A baby girl only 12 hours old was medically evacuated via a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter from a hospital in Cleveland, Texas, Friday due to floods blocking the roads.

Helping orphans in Uganda would seem to have few opponents.

Having been burned by mail-in ballots in a handful of places across a couple of election cycles, it is not surprising that Republicans are hesitant to fully embrace the imperative to be competitive with Democrats.

A Republican lawmaker shared a video where he praised counter-protesters at the University of Mississippi who made racist taunts toward a Black woman.

The student protest movement disrupting university campuses, classes and graduation ceremonies over the war in Gaza is also roiling Senate contests across the nation as Democrats tread cautiously over an internal divide and Republicans play up their rivals' disagreements.

A well-known British-Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals said he was denied entry to France on Saturday to speak at a French Senate meeting about the Israel-Hamas war. Authorities wouldn't give a reason for the decision.

The United States is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo. Music, all-day happy hours and deals on tacos are planned at venues across the country on Sunday - May 5 - in a celebration with widely misunderstood origins that is barely recognized south of the border.