Новости за 14.02.2024

Little is known about Robin Hedrick's life.

Former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi winning back his Long Island seat could provide a blueprint for Joe Biden’s reelection campaign heading into November. His supporters say it demonstrates his party’s strength in competitive suburban territory that also happens to be where Donald Trump grew up. It was good news after a rough few days political for the White House, following the House voting to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and a special counsel's report on Biden's handling of documents. Читать дальше...

Conditions prevented the man from being rescued after getting lost while skiing.

The family of a teen murdered at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is launching a campaign where re-created voices of gun violence victims will call federal lawmakers. The parents of 17-year-old Joaquin Oliver launched the project on Wednesday, the massacre's sixth anniversary. Oliver and 16 others died in the shooting. The recordings re-creating voices of victims from around the country are being robocalled to U.S. senators and House members who oppose stricter gun laws. Manuel and... Читать дальше...

Black History Month was celebrated in the nation's capital with dueling events on Tuesday highlighting the divide between Democrats’ and Republicans' approaches to courting Black voters in the 2024 presidential election. At the White House, descendants of civil rights icons and Black historical figures convened with Biden officials including Vice President Kamala Harris. Later that evening, Republicans held a reception celebrating activists working to make inroads with Black voters. The two events... Читать дальше...

The beach may be bringing more crowds than the area’s environment can handle. 

The Bayer Corporation has spent more than $10 billion to settle lawsuits that claim the popular weed killer Roundup causes cancer. But a single verdict in Philadelphia this year has topped $2 billion and thousands of cases are still to come. Bayer calls the recent verdict “excessive” and insists Roundup is safe. However, it has reformulated the consumer version to remove a pesticide called glyphosate. Plaintiffs lawyer Tom Kline says Bayer failed to warn consumers to use gloves or other protective clothing when using Roundup. Читать дальше...

A man convicted for a 2015 killing in western New York has been freed and his indictment has been dismissed, solely because he was held at the wrong prison. That's the ruling of a state judge. The Democrat and Chronicle reports Terrence Lewis was released earlier this month from a Seneca County prison where he was serving 22 years to life for second-degree murder in the killing of Johnny Washington in Rochester. Judge Stephen Miller ruled Monroe County officials violated a federal interstate detainee... Читать дальше...

A protest on the Golden Gate Bridge briefly blocked all lanes, although traffic impacts are still ongoing.

Three police officers were shot in Washington and a fourth suffered minor injuries after someone suspected of animal cruelty opened fire on them Wednesday morning. The Metropolitan Police Department says the officers shot in the southeast part of the nation's capital are expected to survive. The shooter remained barricaded inside a home hours after opening fire on police. Several roads in the area were closed and schools were locked down. The incident comes as the District of Columbia is struggling with a sharp rise in violent crime... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mixed Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. lost 11 cents at $5.88 a bushel; Mar. corn was up 2.50 cents at $4.3425 a bushel; Mar. oats gained 2 cents at $3.8025 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans dropped 10.25 cents at $11.8275 a bushel.

Turkish state media say authorities have detained four people in connection with a massive landslide that engulfed a gold mine in eastern Turkey, leaving at least nine workers missing. The landslide struck the mine in Turkey’s mountainous Erzincan province on Tuesday. A video seemingly shot by a worker showed a huge mass of earth rushing down a gully, overrunning everything in its path. The landslide involved a mound of soil extracted from the mine. The mine's field manager and other officials were detained Wednesday. Читать дальше...

Stocks are holding steadier a day after skidding to sharp losses on worries that interest rates will stay high for months longer than hoped. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher Wednesday. It had tumbled 1.4% a day earlier following a hotter-than-expected report on inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was edging down by 10 points, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% higher. A calmer bond market was helping keep things steadier, as Treasury yields eased a bit. DaVita, Lyft and other stocks were climbing... Читать дальше...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Edrogan held talks in Cairo with his Egyptian counterpart in efforts to rally support for growing demands that Israel halt its war against Hamas in Gaza. Erdogan’s visit comes as ties between Ankara and Cairo are back on track after years of tensions and frosty relations. Turkey has long been a backer of the pan-Islamist Muslim Brotherhood group, which has been outlawed as a terrorist organization in Egypt. Erdogan met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi at Cairo’s Ittihadiya palace on Wednesday. Читать дальше...

Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. plan to go on strike on Valentine's Day in an effort to win better pay. In the U.S., Uber and Lyft drivers plan daylong strikes in Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Miami and other cities. Workers also plan to hold midday demonstrations at airports. In the U.K., thousands of couriers for Uber Eats, Just Eat, Deliveroo and Stuart planned to strike between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Uber said Tuesday it doesn’t expect the strikes to have... Читать дальше...

The tradition of red hearts mysteriously appearing overnight across Maine’s largest city has continued despite the death last spring of its beloved Valentine’s Day Bandit. Hundreds of red hearts appeared Wednesday on Portland storefronts, mailboxes and even trash bins. It marked a passing of the torch after the death in April of Kevin Fahrman, a musician, photographer and artist from neighboring Falmouth. He led a group of pranksters who struck every Feb. 14 since 1979. His identity was finally revealed after his death. Читать дальше...

A Michigan Republican accused of participating in a fake elector plot after the 2020 presidential election has testified that he did not know how the electoral process worked and never intended to make a false public record. James Renner said Wednesday during a preliminary hearing in Lansing for a half-dozen other electors who face forgery and other charges that they were told it was an “appropriate process.” Attorney General Dana Nessel has said Renner was one of 16 Republicans who acted as false electors for then-President Donald Trump. Читать дальше...

A Japan space agency official says an unmanned spacecraft that landed on the moon last month has captured and transmitted data analyzing 10 lunar rocks, a greater-than-expected achievement that could help provide clues about the origin of the moon. For four days, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, with its multi-band spectral camera that can study rock composition, worked on examining lunar rocks, said Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency project manager Shinichiro Sakai on Wednesday. Читать дальше...

Draymond Green was reportedly deployed to woo LeBron James to Golden State.

Police in northern Virginia fatally shot a man with a knife suspected of stabbing two people inside a training center for electrical workers. Prince William County police say officers responding to a report of the stabbing in Manassas on Tuesday encountered a man with a knife near the center's entrance. Police Chief Peter Newsham says it was a violent situation and they had to use lethal force. The stabbing victims were taken to area hospitals, where police say one man died and another was in critical condition. Читать дальше...

US mortgage rates rose last week to a two-month high, reversing some of the momentum in the nation’s housing recovery.

The new Power Up Cafe adds to the park's wildly popular Super Nintendo World.

The channel was designed to move water out of the LA basin as quickly as possible. 

Karen Palmer has found her perfect meal, and it overlooks a movie theater lobby.

SF Giants Dusty Baker and Pat Burrell both shop at Reno’s Liquor.