Новости за 12.09.2024

Buying a home in California doesn't look like it's getting easier anytime soon.

Kirk Olsen, 61, had not returned from his backpacking trip for two weeks.

Kirk Olsen, 61, has not returned from his backpacking trip for two weeks.

Simone Anderson has revealed how she and her husband, along with their two young children, had to flee their home in the middle of the night.

"I've had people tell me they don't want to come over here."

Cardi B has welcomed her third child into the world. The Grammy winner announced on social media Thursday that she gave birth over the weekend. She posted photos of her holding and breastfeeding the newborn in a hospital. “The prettiest lil thing,” she wrote in the post, followed by the date Sept. 7. The 31-year-old Cardi B announced she was pregnant last month on the same day she filed for divorce from rapper Offset, who is shown in the photos with her and holding the baby.

The burros were found near Owls Hole Spring, a remote area of the national park.

In peak California wildfire season, good news enters the weather forecast.

The conference isn't dead yet.

The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest has issued an emergency area closure.

Andrew Goetz, co-founder of famed beauty brand Malin + Goetz, shares how a scent can completely change the way guests view your home.

The progressive vegan concept had four locations in Los Angeles.

Attorney General Merrick Garland says he won't allow the Justice Department “to be used as a political weapon.” And he's denouncing what he calls "conspiracy theories and “dangerous falsehoods” that are targeting federal law enforcement. Garland spoke to U.S. attorneys and other department employees who gathered at the department's headquarters in Washington on Thursday. Garland forcefully defended the department’s integrity and impartiality against claims of politicization by Republicans. Garland... Читать дальше...

Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country’s rule of law. Legal experts and international observers have said the move could endanger Mexico’s democracy by stacking courts with judges loyal to the ruling Morena party, which has a strong grip on both Congress and the presidency after big electoral wins in June. The amendment passed Mexico’s Congress on Wednesday... Читать дальше...

Four Black rights activists have been convicted in Florida federal court of conspiring to act as unregistered Russian agents. The Tampa Bay Times reports that jurors deliberated all day Wednesday and returned the guilty verdicts late Thursday morning. The conspiracy charges carry up to five years in prison. No sentencing date has been set. All four of those convicted are or were affiliated with the African People’s Socialist Party and Uhuru Movement, which has locations in St. Petersburg, Florida, and St. Читать дальше...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is wading into the state Supreme Court races with a multimillion-dollar commitment to advertising. The liberal-championing group announced it would spend $2 million on seven weeks of radio ads ahead of the November election. The ads would largely focus on the candidates' records on reproductive rights. Democrats and allies have said the state Supreme Court could rule on the topic in the future despite Michigan voters enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution in 2022. Читать дальше...

A marine salvage firm has found the wreck of a long lost French steamship about 200 miles off New Bedford, Massachusetts. Atlantic Wreck Salvage of New Jersey found the wreck of Le Lyonnais in late August. The French steamship, a marvel for its time, was feared lost forever when a maritime disaster in 1856 sent her to the bottom of the ocean off Massachusetts. The next steps are to document the wreck site, map it and determine what artifacts can be brought to the surface. Members of the salvage crew... Читать дальше...

A man whose pickup truck got trapped in rushing floodwaters unleashed by rains from Hurricane Francine was saved by a Good Samaritan who also happened to be an emergency room nurse. Miles Crawford waded through waist-high water in New Orleans on Wednesday night to smash through the truck's back window and pull the driver out. Ten minutes later, the vehicle was fully submerged. The 39-year-old Crawford cut his hand in the process but said he had no choice but to do what had to be done. The ER nurse... Читать дальше...

A state judge has struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable. State District Judge Bruce Romanick also said in his ruling Thursday that the law violates the state constitution because it is too vague. Romanick was ruling on a request from the state to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the ban in 2022 by what at the time was the sole abortion clinic in North Dakota. The clinic has sinced moved across the border to Minnesota... Читать дальше...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell this week to its lowest level in 19 months, reflecting a pullback in Treasury yields ahead of an expected interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week. The rate fell to 6.20% from 6.35% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 7.18%. That’s good news for prospective homebuyers facing home prices near all-time highs. Mortgage rates are expected to keep trending lower overall this year. That’s... Читать дальше...

The Sundance Film Festival has narrowed its search for a new home down to three finalists. One option remains a combination of Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah, its base for over 40 years. The other two, Boulder, Colorado, and Cincinnati would find the country’s foremost showcase for independent film putting new roots down. The Sundance Institute announced the finalists Thursday. For now, Sundance will continue operating out of Park City for the 2025 and 2026 festivals. Changes won’t go into effect until the 2027 festival. Читать дальше...

Sundance Film Festival narrows search for new home to 3: Salt Lake City/Park City, Utah; Boulder, Colorado; Cincinnati.

Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness. In a call with reporters Thursday, officials said they have not yet determined how to the person caught the virus. They also have not been able to confirm the exact strain of flu. The case raised questions about the possibility of human-to-human transmission, but they say there is no evidence of that. Unusual flu strains that come from animals are occasionally found in people. Читать дальше...

Young's confidence in the 49ers is sky-high, even without Christian McCaffrey.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday responded to Venezuela’s disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of obstructing the vote and carrying out human rights abuses.