Новости за 20.12.2024

But will pizza be on the menu?

The Disneyland Railroad was closed from August to October.

"You need to resign. ... Your racism and your hate need to go."

France’s anti-terrorism court has convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty in 2020. Paty was killed near Paris days after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a debate on free expression. The assailant, an 18-year-old Russian of Chechen origin, was shot to death by police. Those convicted on Friday were accused, in some cases, of providing assistance to the perpetrator and, in others, of organizing a hate campaign online before the murder took place. Читать дальше...

A Department of Homeland Security agent who the FBI says conspired with another agent to sell an illicit drug known as “bath salts” has pleaded not guilty to a drug distribution conspiracy charge. A grand jury in Salt Lake City brought the criminal charge against Special Agent David Cole of the Homeland Security Investigations unit. The indictment alleges that he abused his position as a federal law enforcement agent to obtain and sell drugs for profit. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Читать дальше...

The agency reported that the driver of the car was arrested.

Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi has replaced the armed forces chief and several other top military officers in a major reshuffle amid the ongoing fight against rebels in the country’s eastern region. The Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Gen. Christian Tshiwewe, was replaced by Lt. Gen. Jules Banza Mwilambwe. Congo’s military has been fighting more than 100 armed groups for years in the mineral-rich eastern region where the rebels are vying for a foothold in a conflict... Читать дальше...

A man suspected in the killings of three people in Illinois was fatally shot by police in suburban Chicago while in the neighborhood of a far-right political influencer. Nick Fuentes said on the social media site X that the man was outside his home in Berwyn with a gun and another weapon and rang the doorbell. Fuentes recorded it on a porch camera Wednesday night. Authorities say the man shot at Berwyn police during a subsequent foot chase and was killed by officers. Fuentes' lawyer says Fuentes believes the armed man "was there to do him harm.

Veering toward a midnight Friday government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but punts President-elect Donald Trump demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

A French anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty.

The clock is now racing toward the midnight deadline to fund government operations.

Volkswagen’s employee representatives say they have reached a wage deal. The deal will ward off management proposals for plant closings in Germany and bars involuntary layoffs through 2030. The company said the deal includes provisions to shed more than 35,000 jobs in “socially responsible” ways by 2030. The company pressed for cost cuts to deal with lagging auto sales in Europe.

Members of Greece’s former royal family have applied for Greek citizenship and formally acknowledged the country’s republican system of government, in a landmark move 50 years after the monarchy was abolished. A government official said relatives of the late King Constantine II, who died last year aged 82, had signed the declaration, adopting the surname “De Grece” – French for “of Greece.” Officials have not officially named the applicants. But Greek news media widely reported that ten family members have sought citizenship... Читать дальше...

A court in Sicily Friday found Italian Vice Premier Matteo Salvini not guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship iin 2019 when he was interior minister. The court in Palermo dropped all the charges against Salvini in relation to an incident in which he refused to allow migrants to leave the Open Arms rescue ship at Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa. Verdicts in Italy are only considered final once all appeals are exhausted, a process that can take years.... Читать дальше...

December 21 isn't just four days before Christmas for many in Australia. It's “Gravy Day,” inspired by one of the most unlikely Christmas songs ever written. Singer Paul Kelly's 1996 composition “How to Make Gravy” is one of that country's most popular holiday songs, even though its setting is a letter written from a prison inmate to his brother, ostensibly to pass along a recipe for the family's Christmas dinner. In the lyrics, the narrator is writing on the 21st of December — now “Gravy Day.” Australian... Читать дальше...

Ayomanor's most memorable Stanford moment came against Colorado and Travis Hunter.

The superstar didn't make a basket on Thursday night in the 51-point loss.

Authorities say a knife-wielding teenager walked into a school in Croatia’s capital, stabbed a 7-year-old girl to death and wounded three more children and a teacher. The attack took place Friday morning at the Precko Elementary School in the neighborhood of the same name. The interior minister said the attacker was a 19-year-old former student. After the attack he attempted to kill himself but was stopped by police, who detained him. School attacks are rare in Croatia and in the Balkans as a whole... Читать дальше...

The Lithuanian government says an investigation of last month’s crash of a DHL cargo plane as it approached the airport in Vilnius has found no indication of “unauthorized interference." The plane crashed and skidded into a house in the early morning of Nov. 25. A Spanish crew member was killed and the other three crew members were injured, but no one was hurt on the ground. The Lithuanian Justice Ministry said Friday that after a preliminary analysis of the Boeing 737’s flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder... Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden is expected to soon secure the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency. That's an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor’s total by one as Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump’s far-reaching first term when he filled three seats to the Supreme Court. Biden and Senate Democrats placed particular focus on adding women, minorities and public defenders to the judicial ranks. About two-thirds of Biden’s appointees are women and a solid majority of appointees are people of color. Читать дальше...

No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama. Best Western, Bama Budweiser and Burger King are among the more than 500 businesses to lease incarcerated workers from one of the most violent, overcrowded and unruly prison systems in the U.S. in the past five years alone, The Associated Press found as part of a two-year investigation into prison labor. The cheap, reliable labor force has generated more than $250 million for the state since 2000 ... Читать дальше...

The weather service expects three rainstorms before Christmas.

Nuna Baby Essentials is recalling nearly 609,000 child car seats because the harness adjuster can loosen and the seats may not restrain children.

No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama. Best Western, Bama Budweiser and Burger King are among the more than 500 businesses to lease incarcerated workers from one of the most violent, overcrowded and unruly prison systems in the U.S. in the past five years alone, The Associated Press found as part of a two-year investigation into prison labor. The cheap, reliable labor force has generated more than $250 million for the state since 2000 ... Читать дальше...

Harry and Meghan released their annual holiday card via their foundation, Archewell, revealing a collage of six different photos.