Новости за 25.12.2019

(AP) -- CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman who told police she intentionally ran over a teenager because she believed the girl was Mexican has been charged with another hit-and-run crash that hurt a 12-year-old boy. Nicole Franklin, who also goes by the name Nicole Poole, was charged Monday by Des Moines police with…

(DAILY SABAH) -- China plans to rewrite all translated "classic religious books" to reflect the socialist values of the Communist Party of China. The order was given during a meeting in November that was organized by the Committee for Ethnic Affairs, which is responsible for all religious matters of the country. While not directly referring…

Elon Musk purchased an abandoned car featured in an old James Bond film, crediting the vehicle as partial inspiration for the Tesla Cybertruck's design. A couple from Long Island, New York became the inadvertent new owners of a 1976 Lotus Esprit sports car when they purchased an unclaimed storage unit for roughly $100 in 1989,…

(CNN) -- For years, cabin greetings such as "Good morning ladies and gentlemen" have been as much part of the flying experience as safety demonstrations and seat belt buckling instructions. But now, one European airline has advised its crew to make announcements more inclusive after a passenger complained. EasyJet, a low-cost carrier and one of…

There are plenty of celebrities who keep to themselves and enjoy their fame and fortune quietly, doing charity work and other work behind the scenes. There are others who are high profile and choose to use their means to bring joy to others. It's nice for us to tag along and be able to enjoy…

There are few things in this world you can count on, and few of them are salutary. I can think of only three, two of which are horrible. Those are death and taxes. As for positives, I can think of one: the overwhelming goodness of Gary Sinise. Sinise, probably best known for his role as…

A husband from China has been praised for the ingenious way he created a chair for his heavily pregnant wife when nobody else would give up their seat. Police from Hegang, a city in the province of Heilongjiang in Northeast China, released video footage of the man and woman who were waiting inside a crowded…

Disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein is trying desperately to clear his name, and those efforts seem to be going beyond his current legal battle. In the wake of dozens of sexual misconduct allegations, Weinstein bemoans the lasting damage to his professional reputation, a reputation that he believes should be one of supporting women. "I…

A group of salmon farmers saved a bald eagle from the clutches of an octopus on the north side of Vancouver Island in Canada, as seen in a video posted on Dec. 11. The boat was headed back to their float house when the salmon farmers heard a commotion in the water, KCPQ reported. John…

A children's living nativity play in France fell victim to protesters this month when 50 demonstrators stormed the event. The disruption was reported by the French-language publication La Dépêche du Midi. In its translation of the French media outlet, Breitbart said that during the Dec. 14 event, the "mob of leftist extremists interrupted the nativity…

A new study claims that United Nations peacekeepers assigned to Haiti from 2004 through 2017 fathered hundreds of children by Haitian women and girls as young as 11 and abandoned the mothers and children when their time on the island ended. The study was published in the publication The Conversation. It said that 2,500 Haitians…

Honoring its six-year "Black Xmas" tradition, Black Lives Matter organized protests this Christmas season to disrupt holiday shoppers and encourage the disruption of so-called "white capitalism." According to The Daily Wire, one such demonstration was held just this past weekend with nearly a thousand activists taking to the streets of Los Angeles in the organization's…

There's not much worse than a thief. During the holiday season, these criminals come out in droves to undertake their favorite Christmas pastime -- stealing boxes from porches. With the rise of Amazon, packages sit on doorsteps across the nation as a siren song to those with a less-than-trustworthy moral compass. One quick detour by…

President Donald Trump made a teleconference call with members from the five branches of the armed forces serving around the world on Tuesday, thanking them for the work they do to keep Americans safe during the holidays and throughout the year. "I want to wish you an amazing Christmas and Happy New Year. You’re tremendous…

“I give Him all His praise, the glory, the honor ... When you feel like you’re bigger than the Lord, that’s when all that success die. It goes away.” Ravens QB Lamar Jackson @Lj_era8 talks about how God keeps him humble.pic.twitter.com/A1erEs1TQS — Sports Spectrum (@Sports_Spectrum) December 18, 2019 Falling to No. 32 in the draft,…

An original documentary about 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg will be released on Hulu in 2020. The documentary with the working title "Greta" will be directed by Nathan Grosman and produced by Cecilia Nessen and Frederik Heinig of B-Reel Films, Deadline reported on Dec. 16. "In August 2018, Thunberg, a 15-year-old student in Sweden,…

A former NFL player who once raised money for Barack Obama says a political "awakening" among African-Americans is underway that could translate into President Trump winning 20% of the black vote in 2020. Jack Brewer, now a businessman who formerly played for the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and the Arizona Cardinals, said…

Notoriously liberal Vox Media has laid off hundreds of freelance employees shortly before a law that it previously praised goes into effect in January. The contractors who were let go were all based in California, and that was no coincidence. The company's sports website SB Nation cited a very specific piece of legislation that made…

Art conservators in the United Kingdom have discovered a centuries-old depiction of the Nativity beneath another painting. BBC News reported the conservators at Northumbria University were working on a piece of art from the Bowes Museum showing the beheading of John the Baptist. The wooden piece holding the canvas, believed to date to the 16th…

(CNBC) -- Boeing documents now under review by a U.S. government committee appear to point to a “very disturbing” picture of commentary from the planemaker’s employees over the 737 Max aircraft, a House of Representatives transportation infrastructure committee aide said on Tuesday. The documents, submitted to the committee late on Monday, discussed concerns over Boeing’s…