Новости за 20.01.2024

Donald Trump is turning the screws on Nikki Haley in a show of strength ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, surrounding himself with leaders from her home state. Trump, according to his campaign, will be joined at a rally at the NHU Arena in Manchester Saturday night by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, the state’s lieutenant governor and a slew of other senior officials, including the state’s attorney general, treasurer and House speaker. The appearances are yet another blow against Haley... Читать дальше...

Erin and Ben Napier, the hosts of "Home Town," step out of their comfort zone to design for their modern-loving client.

Some 500 Honduran migrants in a caravan have departed from the northern city of San Pedro Sula in hopes of reaching the United States. It was the first such group since January 2022 and was comprised of men, women and children mostly from inland and southern Honduras, where many farm workers lost their jobs due to the closure of some plantations. The vast majority of migrants cross Central America and Mexico in small groups, using all types of transportation and smuggling networks. Only a few form caravans. Читать дальше...

Ron DeSantis is campaigning in South Carolina, and he's trying to frame his White House campaign as the one that can top GOP front-runner Donald Trump and Nikki Haley in pivotal South Carolina. But some who came out to see him Saturday in Myrtle Beach said they felt the state was likely to go the former president’s way in next month’s primary. DeSantis scheduled two other events across a state whose primary has historically been influential in determining the party’s nominee. The events reflect his... Читать дальше...

You dirty rat! In a city infamous for its gangster past, some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the “rat hole.” The indentation in the pavement on West Roscoe Street resembles the outline of a rat, claws, tail and all. It was reported Friday on social media that the “rat hole” had been filled. Neighbors gathered Friday afternoon using a brush and water to scrub the shallow hole in the sidewalk clean, restoring it to its “ratfull” place among the city’s iconic ... Читать дальше...

A Kansas couple has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $215,000 in retirement benefits on behalf of a dead relative while they concealed his body inside their home for six years. Authorities say Mike Carroll’s pacemaker showed that he died in 2016 at age 81, but Overland Park police didn’t discover his body until 2022 after his son-in-law, Kirk Ritter, called police to report his death in the Kansas City suburb. Prosecutors say Lynn Ritter and Kirk Ritter, both 61, continued depositing... Читать дальше...

For the second year in a row, this city has been named the loneliest one in America. These are the 10 places where people are most likely to live alone.

Freezing temperatures and wind speeds are creating dangerously cold conditions in a large part of the U.S. stretching from Montana to northern Florida. The region is not expected to begin thawing out until Monday. In the meantime, forecasters are warning residents to be careful when outside. Weather risks include frostbite, hypothermia and falls and vehicle crashes. Black ice — the often invisible glaze that forms on roads, sidewalks and driveways — is of particularly concern in some spots. Home... Читать дальше...

The father of an American teen killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank has railed against Washington’s military support for Israel. He spoke as hundreds of mourners buried the 17-year-old in the family’s Palestinian village Saturday. The death of the teen a day earlier drew an immediate expression of concern from the White House and a pledge from Israeli police to investigate. It was the latest fatal shooting in the West Bank where nearly 370 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire... Читать дальше...

A man arrested last month in Connecticut in the killing of a television news anchor’s mother in Vermont last February has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. Forty-four-year-old Shawn Conlon was arraigned in Brattleboro on Friday. Seventy-three-year-old Claudia Voight of Windham, Vermont, died in her home on Feb. 20. She was the mother of Heidi Voight, an NBC Connecticut news anchor and Miss Connecticut 2006. Vermont State Police said Conlon rented a room in Claudia Voight’s home and stopped... Читать дальше...

Adam Harrison, one of three sons of reality TV show “Pawn Stars” celebrity Richard “Rick” Harrison, has died in Las Vegas at age 39. A family representative confirmed Saturday that Adam Harrison died Friday and said a drug overdose was suspected. A family statement expressed extreme sadness and asked for privacy to grieve his loss. Las Vegas police didn't immediately respond Saturday to messages about an investigation of the death. “Pawn Stars” dates to 2009 on the History Channel. Adam Harrison was not a featured character.

The forecast is predicting showers for the 49ers-Packers divisional round showdown. 

A second man has been convicted on charges stemming from the death of an Ohio religious leader authorities said was killed in a botched robbery attempt. Twenty-three-year-old Isaiah Brown-Miller was convicted Friday of kidnapping and aggravated robbery charges in his third trial in the December 2021 death of 48-year-old Columbus imam Mohamed Hassan Adam, a prominent figure in the Somali community. Jurors in Franklin County deliberated for about 14 hours over two days and twice reported an impasse before arriving at the guilty verdicts Friday. Читать дальше...

Two storms are expected to deliver two rounds of snow to Tahoe over the weekend.

A spaniel with six legs that was found abandoned in a supermarket parking lot is now like other dogs after having her extra limbs surgically removed.

CHICAGO (AP) — En una ciudad tristemente célebre por su pasado gangsteril, un malhechor ha rellenado un bache en un barrio del Northside de Chicago que los vecinos llamaban afectuosamente el “hoyo de la rata”.

The recently installed chair of Michigan’s Republican Party and others in the state GOP are suing to get the group’s former leader, Kristina Karamo, officially declared as being removed from the post. Malinda Pego, Michigan GOP administrative vice chair Ali Hossein and party coalitions vice chair Hassan Nehme are among plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed Friday in Kent County Circuit Court in Grand Rapids. The lawsuit alleges breach of contract. A group of Michigan Republican state committee members voted Jan. Читать дальше...

The Pack's "San Francisco Pep Rally" was hosted 33 miles south of SF.

The rapper first put the place on the market in October for about $6 million. The price has since come down by more than $1 million.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is making part of her closing argument to New Hampshire before Tuesday’s primary with supportive words from the mother of Otto Warmbier, the American college student who died in 2017 after being imprisoned by North Korea. In the three-minute television ad scheduled to air Monday, Cindy Warmbier says that Haley, while serving as U.N. ambassador at that time, “told us to be loud and fight back, to fight for justice." Twenty-two-year-old Otto Warmbier was... Читать дальше...

Global Forecast as of 12:00 GMT Saturday, January 20, 2024

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City/Town, Country;Saturday's Weather Condition;Saturday's High Temp (F);Saturday's Low Temp (F);Sunday's Weather Condition;Sunday's High Temp (F);Sunday's Low Temp (F);Sunday's Wind Direction;Sunday's Wind Speed (MPH);Sunday's Humidity (%);Sunday's Chance of Precip. (%);Sunday's UV Index

Abidjan, Ivory Coast;Mostly sunny;89;78;Mostly sunny;91;80;S;9;73%;6%;9

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Partly sunny;74;64;Turning sunny... Читать дальше...

Global Forecast as of 12:00 GMT Saturday, January 20, 2024

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City/Town, Country;Saturday's Weather Condition;Saturday's High Temp (C);Saturday's Low Temp (C);Sunday's Weather Condition;Sunday's High Temp (C);Sunday's Low Temp (C);Sunday's Wind Direction;Sunday's Wind Speed (KPH);Sunday's Humidity (%);Sunday's Chance of Precip. (%);Sunday's UV Index

Abidjan, Ivory Coast;Mostly sunny;32;26;Mostly sunny;33;26;S;14;73%;6%;9

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Partly sunny;23;18;Turning sunny... Читать дальше...

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